Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 3.20 - The ”Peak Sunshine” Edition

Welcome to Season 03 Episode 20 - the "Peak Sunshine" edition - of Notes from the Aisle Seat, the podcast featuring news and information about the arts in northern Chautauqua County NY, sponsored by the 1891 Fredonia Opera House. Your host is Tom Loughlin, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor and Chair Emeritus of Theatre and Dance at SUNY Fredonia.

Guests on this episode include: Capt. Curran Schenck, Associate Bandmaster, US Army Soldier's Chorus; Mr. Michael Mcentarfer of The Wretched Group, discussing A Hard Day's Night; and Ms. Tina Rausa, President of the Board of the Lakeshore Center for the Arts on the 2024 Juicebox Organic One-Act Play Festival.

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Time Stamps

• Capt. Curran Schenck/US Army Soldier's Chorus  02:58
• Michael Mcentarfer/A Hard Day's Night   17:48
• Arts Calendar   36:15
• Ms. Tina Rausa/Juicebox Organic One-Act Play Festival  38:40

Media

• "Summertime", DJ Dazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince, official music video from the album Greatest Hits, March 2011
• "The Star Spangled Banner", composed by Francis Scott Key (1814), performed by the US Army Field Band Soldiers Chorus, April 2016
• "A Hard Day's Night", John Lennon and Paul McCartney, composers, from the album A Hard Day's Night, July, 1964, Parlophone Records; performed by Blues Beatles, March 2017
• "Summertime," from the musical Porgy and Bess, composed by George Gershwin, lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin, September 1935; performed by Louis Armstrong (trumpet) and Ella Fitzgerald, 1957.
• "Can't Help Falling in Love With You," Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, George David Weiss, composers; performed by Elvis Presley, from the movie Blue Hawaii, November 1961, RCA Victor Records
• "See You In September," written by Sid Wayne and Sherman Edwards, originally recorded by The Tempos, Climax Records 1959; performed by Julie Budd, January 2011

Artist Links

• Capt. Curran Schenck
• Mr. Michael Mcentarfer/The Wretched Group
• Ms. Tina Rausa

Nickel City Opera Company - The Falling and the Rising

Lakeshore Center for the Arts Juicebox Organic One-Act Festival Tickets

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