Beautiful Day!!

African Mailman Nina Simone
Black Is Fertile Ground
Never Broken Cassandra Wilson
SkyLark Gretchen Parlato
Remember to Forget Alice Russell
Green Eyes Erykah Badu
Running for Nothing Lady Alma
Can't Steal My Joy Steal Vybe
I've Got It Ledisi
Flor de Lis Gretchen Parlato
Breakthrough Jazzyfatnastees
Searchin' For My Soul Amel Larrieux
Moody's Mood for Love/Teo Licks Amy Winehouse
Hold On Monday Michiru
Land of the Free Ledisi
I Am Kindred featuring Jasmine Sullivan
Soul King Bah Samba featuring Alice Russell

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May 28, 2009 - GrapeVine

Sophie's Parlor
WPFW 89.3 FM
Grapevine

This is the grapevine, a collection of what is happening in the Washington DC area and beyond. The summer is here and it is time to get out and enjoy the beautiful days ahead. Support the arts and be active in your community, because only you can make it better

Thursday, May 28, 2009
Momia en la Closet The Return of Eva Peron at the GALA Theatre showing Thur – Sat at 8pm and Sun at 3pm now thru June 28th For tickets call 202 234 7174 or 800 494 8497 or check the web at www.galatheatre.org

Saturday, May 30, 2009
Project Metamorphosis will be presented at the Art of Living Center located at 2401 15th St NW from 2-4pm. Project Metamorphosis is the final presentation from the CentroNia Saturday Girls Arts Academy and will feature members from the 2008 DC Slam team of the HBO series Brave New Voices Support our young women artists on the rise.

Sunday May 31, 2009
One World Cultural Arts Society presents UniVerse: One World, One Voice, Celebrating the Arts at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum from 3-6pm featuring Navasha Daya of Fertile Ground, Olu “ Butterfly” Woods and more.

Upcoming Events

Friday, June 12, 2009 Anne and Emmett at GW in commemoration of the 80th birthday of Anne Frank check www.anneandemmett.com for more details

Catherine Russell at the 2nd Annual Rhythm and Blues and All the Jazz at Carnegie Hall June 25-27 for more information check the web at carnegiehallwv.com

The grapevine was compiled by Kimberly C. Gaines the diva of the day and you heard it on Sophies Parlor on WPFW 89.3FM

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Spring Pledge Drive - Helen and Andrea!

We welcome you to join us today on 89.3 FM or WPFW.org. We will be playing a variety of music from the great pledge gifts available by calling in to the station. Helen will be interviewing Heather Rigdon after 2 PM. We'll be sharing her music with you during the show.



Don't forget - call and pledge 1-3 PM today!!!

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