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ArchivesCountry Musician Liz CarlisleBy Liz Bulkley on Thursday, August 31, 2006.As part of The Front Porch Summer Arts Series, singer songwriter Liz Carlisle will sing and play in the studio with some backup help. Liz is a Montana-based country singer who's been compared to Ani De Franco, Dar Williams and Faith Hill. She's 22 and has a 2006 summa cum laude degree from Harvard, a new CD, and she'll be playing at Tupelo Music Hall on September 1st. listen:
  Japanese Manga in the USBy Liz Bulkley on Wednesday, August 30, 2006.Manga, the popular Japanese comic art form has transformed the look of the comic sections at local book stores across the country. Some people say the artwork is too stylized, too mechanical and too industrial, but its fans are growing and passionate. We're going to look at the roots of Manga, how it developed in Japan, and how it now fits into American comic culture. We're also going to explore Asian-American graphic novels, and see why they're finally making their way onto the library shelves across the country. Our guests include David Berona, the Library Director at Plymouth State University which is putting on a show of Japanese Manga at the Lamson Library beginning September 5th, and Laura Braunstein, the English Language and Literature Librarian at Dartmouth, and the curator of the exhibit From Choju Giga to Manga and Beyond: Sequential Art and Asian Culture which traces the roots of Asian art to Asian-American art. listen:
The Culture of CatholicismBy Liz Bulkley on Tuesday, August 29, 2006.New England author Monica Wood writes about the church from the inside out in her book Any Bitter Thing. We'll explore her surprising perspective as a former practicing Catholic. And, we talk with Professor Michele Dillon from the University of New Hampshire about why some people think the Catholic identity as a whole is changing in New Hampshire -- and the United States. Dillon studies and writes about the sociology of religion and is the author of the book Catholic Identity. ***This show originally aired Friday, June 2, 2006*** listen:
Stonewall Kitchen FavoritesBy Liz Bulkley on Monday, August 28, 2006.Take your favorite ingredients, put them through Maine's Stonewall Kitchen food mill, and you've got a big batch of recipes worth drooling over. The new book "Stonewall Kitchen Favorites" is a collection of some of New England's greatest foods in recipes redesigned for contemporary palates. Chef Kathy Gunst and Stonewall Kitchen's Jim Stott and Jonathan King will be on the show to talk about traditional foods and the high art of creating innovative and appealing meals. listen:
Cellist Kristen MillerBy Liz Bulkley on Friday, August 25, 2006.Cellist Kristen Miller has taken it upon herself to re-define her instrument. She wants it to be associated with more genres than just traditional Classical music. Her work is a mix of heavily-layered compositions of folk, rock and world music, and it's often accompanied by her spoken poetry. She'll join us for an in-studio performance as part of our Front Porch Summer Arts Series. listen:
The Little League World SeriesBy Liz Bulkley on Thursday, August 24, 2006.The Portsmouth Little League team faces Columbus, Georgia Thursday night in the second round of playoffs at the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. We'll talk about the explosive growth nationally and internationally of the sport with Charles Euchner, author of "Little League, Big Dreams." And, we'll check in with Art Johnson of Center Harbor. He's in Williamsport right now and is the first New Hampshire umpire ever to officiate at the games. listen:
Trio EncompasBy Liz Bulkley on Wednesday, August 23, 2006.The Jazz group Trio Encompas describes its sound as energy-driven avant groove jazz. Jonathan Blakeslee, Mike Walsh, and Thom Keith make up the trio and do time on stand-up bass, drums, and saxophone respectively. As part of the Front Porch Summer Arts Series, the three Seacoast jazzmen will play in the NHPR studios and talk about the development of their sound and their place in the world of Jazz. listen:
Campus ConfidentialBy Liz Bulkley on Tuesday, August 22, 2006.Students preparing for college or returning to college may glean some useful information from "Campus Confidential." The book dissects college life; it's written by Robert H. Miller and a small army of graduated students. We talk to Miller and one of the book's contributors, Lyndsee Dickison about effective ways to apply to and select a college and how to survive once you get there. Dickison is currently in her third year at Franklin Pierce Law Center. The book is Campus Confidential: The Complete Guide to the College Experience by Students for Students. listen:
Two Great OperasBy Liz Bulkley on Monday, August 21, 2006.We look at two different operas today, a very funny work by British composer Benjamin Britten and some more traditional work by one of opera's favorite sons, Giuseppe Verdi. Opera North is in the midst of a production of Benjamin Britten's opera called Albert Herring, and in tandem with that, a production of Giuseppe Verdi's "Il Trovatore." We'll talk about the beautiful but demanding works being staged at the Lebanon Opera House with Opera North's Director of Productions Ron Lukinger and Artistic Director Louis Burkot. listen:
The Don Campbell BandBy Shay Zeller on Friday, August 18, 2006.Tonight on the Front Porch, we'll hear the music and stories of Don Campbell. The country rocker comes from Maine, but he spends his winters writing and recording in Nashville. Don visited the NHPR studios in May, right after he got back from a recent trip down South. He brought his guitar with him, and he performed some of his new material for us. ***This interview originally aired May 4th, 2006*** listen:
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