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Cultural Commentary From Shawn Stone For 6/22/17

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Shawn Stone joins us to talk about what he's seen lately and what cultural events are coming up this week in our region.

Seen: My Cousin Rachel, Wonder Woman, Citizen Jane: Battle for the City

Upcoming events:

·         Shakespeare 1990s: Romeo + Juliet, 10 Things I Hate About You, Shakespeare in Love - Madison Theater, Albany, Thursday-Sunday, 6/22-25, various times

·         Kevin James - The Egg, Albany, Friday, 6/23, 7 PM

·         Dancing With the Stars Live! Hot Summer Nights - Palace Theatre, Albany, Friday, 6/23, 7:30 PM

·         Wilco’s Solid Sound Festival feat. Wilco, Alvin Brothers, Television, Alloy Orchestra, comedy stage - MASS MoCA, North Adams, Friday-Sunday, 6/23-25

·         Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival: Chaka Khan, Gipsy Kings, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Jean-Luc Ponty - SPAC, Saratoga Springs, Saturday-Sunday, 6/24-25, noon

·         Boston Early Music Festival: Two Italian Comic Operas by Pergolisi - Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, Saturday 6/24 at 8PM, Sunday 6/25 at 3 PM

·         MaryLeigh Roohan - Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs, Sunday, 6/25, 7 PM

·         Brazilian Girls - Helsinki Hudson, Hudson, Sunday, 6/25, 8 PM

·         Made in the Shade of the Egg: The Big Takeover - The Egg (outside), Wednesday, 6/28, noon

New movies: Beatriz at Dinner, Band Aid, Transformers: The Last Knight

In a radio career that has spanned nearly 35 years, Ray Graf has done it all. At one time or another he worked as an overnight board operator, a commercial copywriter, a reporter and a voiceover announcer. For several years - a lifetime ago - he was a morning drive disc jockey. Graf has been a member of the WAMC News team for 16 years. These days, he finds himself as The Roundtable's news anchor, panelist- and occasional guest host for Joe Donahue. "Radio news is not always easy," said Graf of his most recent radio vocation, "but it's not nearly as difficult as spinning a Michael Bolton record at 5:45 in the morning and pretending you're happy about it."
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