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Cultural Commentary With Shawn Stone

Movie Poster: a star is born

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: A Star Is Born

Upcoming:

Formosa Quartet
Concert Hall (Haydn), Studio 1-Goodman (Bartok), Studio 2 (Bach), Theater (Shih-Hui Chen), Concert Hall (Lei Liang)
EMPAC, RPI, Troy, Thursday 10/11, 7 PM

Pauly Shore
Funny Bone Comedy Club, Crossgates Mall, Guilderland, Thursday 10/11, 7:30 PM

Paul Taylor Dance Company (performing Cloven Kingdom, Company B, Concertiana)
The Egg, Albany, Friday 10/12, 8 PM

Jeewon Park (piano), Edward Aaron (cello), Colin Jacobsen (violin), Nicholas Cords (viola)
music of Mozart, Mendelssohn, Arvo Part & Giya Kancheli
Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Mass., Friday 10/12, 7:30 PM

The Feelies
Helsinki Hudson, Hudson, Friday 10/12, 9 PM

Albany Symphony Orchestra’s Opening Night: Ride of the Valkyries
with violinist Stefan Jackiw and Sandbox Percussion; selections from Grand Opera, premiere of
Viet Cuong’s Re(new)al (orchestral version), and Brahms’ Violin Concerto
Palace Theatre, Albany, Saturday 10/13, 7 PM

Walt Michael & Company
Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs, Sunday 10/14, 7 PM

Modest Mouse
Palace Theatre, Albany, Sunday 10/14, 8 PM

Phish
Times Union Center, Albany, Tuesday-Wednesday 10/16-17, 7 PM

New movies: Bad Times at the El Royale, First Man, Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween, Colette

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.