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06-19-26 Saxophonist Sonny Rollins "Volume One" Jazz After Dinner

This week on Jazz After Dinner, Joe features Saxophonist Sonny Rollins from his 1956 Blue Note Records recording, titled “Volume One.”

06-21-26 Theatre By The Sea's Upcoming Production of Grease - Conducting Conversations

Theatre By The Sea's production of Grease is the subject of this week's program, with Nick Cortazzo, who plays Danny, and Andrew Tufano, who plays Sonny. We talk about the musical and listen to some of the show's very popular songs, which run from June 25th to July 18th. For more information, you can call (401) 782-8587 or go to www.theatrebythesea.com [http://www.theatrebythesea.com]

06-13-26 New York Times Best Selling Author Katherine Center-The Shippers - Ocean House Author Series

Join us as Ocean House owner and award-winning author Deborah Goodrich Royce has a conversation with New York Times Bestselling author Katherine Center about her new book, The Shippers. Author Bio: BookPage calls Katherine Center “the reigning queen of comfort reads.” She’s the New York Times bestselling author of over half a dozen books, including How to Walk Away, Things You Save in a Fire, and What You Wish For. Katherine writes laugh-and-cry books about how life knocks us down—and how we get back up. She’s been compared to both Jane Austen and Nora Ephron, and the Dallas Morning News calls her stories, “satisfying in the most soul-nourishing way.” Her books have made countless Best-Of lists, including RealSimple’s Best Books of 2020, Amazon's Top 100 Books of 2019, Goodreads' Best Books of the Year, and many more. Bestselling author Emily Henry calls her summer 2022 book, The Bodyguard, “a shot of pure joy.” The movie adaptation of Katherine’s novel The Lost Husband (starring Josh Duhamel) hit #1 on Netflix, and her novel Happiness for Beginners is now a Netflix original starring Ellie Kemper. Katherine lives in her hometown of Houston, Texas, with her husband, two kids, and their fluffy-but-fierce dog. Book Summary: She wants him to help her woo someone else. Genius. Foolproof. Can’t go wrong. After a lifetime of being bad at love, JoJo Burton vows to solve her intimacy issues once and for all at her sister’s destination wedding on a cruise ship. Armed with pop psychology, she diagnoses herself with a fixation on the neighborhood guy who was her first crush and first kiss (and who just happens to be a newly-divorced wedding guest). Determined to woo him for closure, she ropes in her childhood bestie, Cooper Watts, as her wingman. Cooper: who RSVPed no, but showed up anyway. Cooper: who moved to London without a word four years ago. Cooper: who broke her heart. Shipboard antics abound in this witty, heart-tugging, childhood-friends-to-lovers romance, as JoJo and Cooper team up, fake flirt, slow dance, share a cabin, sing duets, get jealous, answer long-held questions, and finally, at last, discover truths about each other that will change everything.   For more information about Katherine Center, visit katherinecenter.com [https://katherinecenter.com/], and for more on Deborah Goodrich Royce and her new release, Best Boy, along with information about the Ocean House Author Series, visit deborahgoodrichroyce.com [https://deborahgoodrichroyce.com/ocean-house-author-series/]

06-12-26 Saxophonist Sonny Rollins-"A Night Art The Village Vanguard, Vol 2" Jazz After Dinner

This week on Jazz After Dinner, Joe features Saxophonist Sonny Rollins from his 1957 Blue Note Records recording, titled “A Night At The Village Vanguard, Vol 2.”

06-14-26 Artist Del-Bourree & Kristen Bach - Conducting Conversations

This special Conducting Conversations program features Artist Del-Bourree and Kristen Bach. We discuss their amazing artistic talents and their involvement with the local community. For more information, you can go to www.d [http://www.nabsco.org/]el-bourreebach.com