Friday LIVE
On the Aug. 12 program at 9:59 a.m. CT, Genevieve Randall and guests have lively conversations about:
- Amra-Faye Wright's Brownville concerts
- Jonis Agee's new book and talk at Francie and Finch
- exhibitions at Metro Gallery in Lincoln
- paintings at Saddlebum Studio in Harrison
- and the new Studio 10 Art Gallery in Grand Island.
Also, Kwakiutl Dreher reviews "Fire of Love," poetry by Frank S. O'Neal, music from Darryl White and a look at another arts event in Omaha.
This week on the Friday Live Extra, artist Cindy Jacobs from Kearney tells us about her art for sale in stores across the country.
Photo Gallery
Nebraska’s astronaut, Clay Anderson, marvels at his own book, “Ordinary Spaceman.”
Audience fills up the chairs at a Friday LIVE road show hosted by the Knight Museum in Alliance.
Friday LIVE in Alliance
Andrea von Kampen
Lathan and James run tech at Lewellen show
Michael Fitzsimmons plays a kind of melodic hand drum called the “hang” (rhymes with “long”) on Friday LIVE.
Talbott Brothers sing on Friday LIVE
Talbott Brothers interview with Genevieve
Johnny Carson CEMA Show guests
Ed Love, Genevieve and James Valentine
Genevieve interviews Gabriel Kahane
Filmmaker Kalyanee Mam
Mark Jones and Rex Miller play in Lewellen
Susan Werner
Violist Clark Potter and harpist Katie Wychulis from Nebraska Chamber Players perform a duo at the Lied Center.
Ukulele master and composer Jake Shimabukuro is interviewed by Genevieve at The Mill ahead of his Lincoln concert.
Composer William Bolcom
Genevieve shakes hands with the service dog of an artist with traumatic brain injury.
Simone Dinnerstein
Ted Kooser
Mandolin player Avit Avital warms up before a show from the Ron Hull studio.
Tempest Storm and Nimisha Mukerji
Trumpet Trio at Innovation Campus show
Salut Salon plays at our studio
Folk and bluegrass band Gracie’s Uncles play at the Minden Opera House.
Singer songwriter Hope Dunbar plays an original on a Friday LIVE at the Nebraska Public Media studios.
Singer songwriter Mark Jones
Singer songwriter Dustin Prinz
Genevieve Randall hosts Friday LIVE
Sylvain and Francois Rabbath
Members of UNL percussion ensemble Nebraska Steel jam out on original music by one of their members.
Steel drums from Nebraska Steel
Dan McCarthy sings “Oh Nancy” at the International Quilt Study Center and Museum on Friday LIVE.
Genevieve at Quilt Study Center
Cowboy poet Lyn Messersmith poses in front of a wall mural depicting a typical sandhills ranch scene.
Old Pals Quartet in Scottsbluff
About The Show
Friday LIVE is a weekly arts and humanities program hosted by Genevieve Randall on Nebraska Public Media's News / Classical radio station. The program currently broadcasts on Fridays at 10 a.m. CT. If you have questions about Friday LIVE or have arts or humanities events to pitch, please email us at Friday LIVE
If you can't catch the show live, it is available later the same day on demand, or you can subscribe to the podcast for Friday LIVE.
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