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Cultural Commentary From Shawn Stone

Movie Poster Juliet, Naked

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

Upcoming: Dom Flemons “Black Cowboy Tour” - Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs, Thursday 8/30, 7 PM

"Mean Girls" - GE Theatre at Proctors, Schenectady, Friday 8/31, 7 PM

Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy “Visions from Cape Breton & Beyond” - The Egg, Albany, Friday 8/31, 7:30 PM

Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles - MASS MoCA, Courtyard C or Hunter Center, North Adams, Mass., Saturday 9/1, 8 PM

Steve Martin & Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life - Tanglewood, Lenox, Mass., Sunday 9/2, 2:30 PM

Trio Solisti (Haydn, Dvorak, Chausson) - Maverick Concerts, Woodstock, Sunday 9/2, 4 PM

Michelle Wolf - Funny Bone Comedy Club, Guilderland, Sunday 9/2, 9:45 PM

Chapel - The Hollow Bar + Kitchen, Albany, Tuesday 9/4, 8 PM

New movies: "Juliet, Naked;" "The Bookshop;" "Kin;" "Searching"

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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