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Cultural Commentary From Shawn Stone For 6/30/16

  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: Free State of Jones

Upcoming:
Twyla Tharp Dance - (Country Dances, Brahms Paganini, premiere of Beethoven Op. 130/String Quartet No. 13) - SPAC, Saratoga Springs, Thursday 6/30
Tom Russell - Eighth Step at Proctors, Schenectady, Thursday 6/30
1st Friday - (Albany Institute of History & Art, Upstate Artists Guild, Romaine Brooks Gallery etc.) Downtown Albany, Friday 7/1 (5-9 PM)
Upbeat on the Roof with Olivia Quillio - Tang Teaching Museum & Art Gallery, Saratoga Springs, Friday 7/1
Simi Stone - Helsinki Hudson, Hudson, Friday 7/1
Bob Dylan, Mavis Staples - Tanglewood, Lenox, Mass., Saturday 7/2
Chicago - Park Playhouse - July 1-30 - Tuesday through Saturday at 8pm
Jupiter String Quartet with pianist Ilya Yakushev (music of Beethoven, Ligeti, Schubert, Shostakovich) Maverick Concert Hall, Woodstock, Sunday 7/3 (4 PM)
James Taylor - Tanglewood, Lenox, Mass., Monday 7/4
New York State’s 4th of July at the Plaza - Empire State Plaza, Albany, Monday 7/4 (event starts at 3 PM; Boogie Wonder Band at 8 PM; fireworks at 9:15 PM)
Summer in the City free movies present Wreck-It Ralph - Palace Theatre, Albany, Tuesday 7/5 (noon)

New movies: Our Kind of Traitor, Les Cowboys, The BFG, The Legend of Tarzan

Joe talks to people on the radio for a living. In addition to countless impressive human "gets" - he has talked to a lot of Muppets. Joe grew up in Philadelphia, has been on the area airwaves for more than 25 years and currently lives in Washington County, NY with his wife, Kelly, and their dog, Brady. And yes, he reads every single book.
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