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Be Throughly Entertained at Isle of Art’s Vaudeville Show at Click Music March 24th 2013 –

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KWPA’s “Isle of the Arts” Visits Vaudeville

SUNDAY MARCH 24TH – 2:30 – 4:30 - 1130 NE SEVENTH ST. OAK HARBOR @ CLICK MUSIC

KWPA Vaudeville

Ring in Spring with family friendly Vaudeville with Burlesque, Tap and Jazz Dancing, Musical performances, Singing, Skits, Opera, Broadway, Comedy Routines and Prizes.

Rear Admiral Bill McDaniel (pictured) will be leading a team of local and sponsoring entrepreneurs, musicians and actors at the upcoming Isle of the Arts Visits Vaudeville Show at Click Music in Oak Harbor – March 24th from 2:30 to 4:30

Advance tickets are available at: Kakies Bakery & Click Music in Oak Harbor– and the Lavender Wind Farm store & MJC Copies & Stationary in Coupeville. $10 Adults – $1 Children. Family fun for all ages.

McDaniel will be the powerhouse emcee the show, while Whidbey’s finest entertain you.

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Come see Ret. Admiral McDaniel present you with entertainment from our Whidbey talent sponsors – Russell Clepper and Sarah Dial Primerose, Siri Bardarson, Heather Good, Meredith Reichmann, Darren McCoy, the Oak Harbor High School Chamber Choir, David Locke, and many more. Dancers include Tapper Mike Garon and Razzl Dance Fitness Founder Carol Sele. Emceeing the event will be the former star of the reality TV Series, “The Mole, Rear Admiral Bill McDaniel.

559909_621219624562281_1480091799_n Sponsoring businesses and organizations include Amy Carpenter of AAC Design in Coupeville; Avi Rostov of Click Music in Oak Harbor; Katrina Riddle of MJC Copies & Stationary in Coupeville; Karen Hossfel and Dianne Varshock of Kakie’s Bakery in Oak Harbor; Carol Sele of Razzle Dance Fitness and Unsize Me Hot Yoga; Jenn Meffert of Jenny Bean Coffee in Coupeville; Sue Taves of WhidbeyLifeMagazine.com an all island online arts magazine; Whidbey Marketplace and News and Whidbey AIR public radio.

come one, come all ages

let’s ring in spring with some singing, dancing and Laughing and all around Whidbey vaudeville.

March 24 – Click Music 1130 NE Seventh, Oak Harbor – 2:30-4:30

KWPA Vaudeville

Ticket sales benefit Whidbey’s own public radio station

Whidbey AIR kwparadio.org

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Spoiled Dog Host Whidbey Air Fundraiser !

Posted on 09/05/2012 by kwparadio | Leave a comment

KWPA Celebrates All Things Whidbey at Sept. 15 Event

COME ONE – COME ALL – Support Public Radio on Whidbey Island

Spoiled Dog Winery will be hosting a fun fundraiser for Whidbey AIR

Whidbey’s All-Internet Radio

KWPA, Whidbey’s only streaming public radio station features local programming streamed from Deception Pass to Clinton and all around the world.

Whidbey’s Spoiled Dog Winery is located at 5881 Maxwelton Road near Langley.

Ample free parking is available. A $15 donation per person is suggested.
Those attending will enjoy a relaxing afternoon of Whidbey wine, food and music. They will sample local wines from Spoiled Dog Winery and an array of finger foods from local ingredients prepared by Red Rooster Catering Chef Edward J. Gallo. Among the local food producers contributing to the event are Greenbank Farm, Willowood Farm, Tree-Top Baking and The Little Brown Farm. Live music will be performed during the event by Whidbey’s own Red Rooster Catering Chef Edward J. Gallo group.
KWPA’s All Things Whidbey event coincides with the seventh annual Whidbey Island Farm Tour, which takes place both Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 15-16. Farm Tour visitors are invited to include an afternoon stop at the Spoiled Dog Winery while on their tour.
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KWPA Whidbey AIR streams Whidbey-centric programming 24 hours a day from its web site at http://www.kwparadio.org. KWPA is also available to smart phone and tablet users through the iTunes web site. In recent months, the station has added dozens of hours of local programming by Whidbey artists and others.
“We are the voice of Whidbey Island to the world,” said Gwen Samelson, president of KWPA’s board. “The internet gives us the ability to stream our local programming to all those who love our island – no matter where they are.”
The station is currently in an urgent fundraising drive to keeps its internet stream going. KWPA, an all-volunteer, non-profit organization, needs at least $15,000 per year to pay for music licensing, studio rent, insurance, utilities and other basic costs. All donations to KWPA are tax deductible.

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OPEN HOUSE dates at Whidbey Air

Posted on 05/23/2012 by kwparadio | 1 Comment

TONIGHT – 5 to 7pm – come on into the studio for a visit!

BUT, if you are unable to come tonight – PLEASE try to make one of our other Open House dates in the couple of weeks.

Saturday May 26 – 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuesday June 5 – 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

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Waterfest 2012

Posted on 05/16/2012 by kwparadio | Leave a comment

Listen to KWPA Whidbey Air - LIVE from the Waterfest races and other tidbits from this unique event Saturday from noon to 2:00 pm

See schedule of events below – COME ONE – COME ALL – to the Penn Cove Water Festival in Coupeville – It’s historic, fun and family friendly!

Performances – Main Stage:

Thanks to a grant from Swil Kanim’s Honorworks Foundation and anonymous donors, the Penn Cove Water Festival will feature the following performances in downtown Coupeville during the Water Festival:

11:00am – Festival Welcome – Main Stage

11:30am – Drum demo by Lou Labombard – Main Stage

11:40am – Rosie James – Oral History – Main Stage

12:00 – Festival Welcome – Canoe Launch (Mayor Nancy Conard & Penn Cove Water Festival President Lisa Haas)

12:30 – Peter Ali – Main Stage – Flute and much more

1:15pm – The Shifty Sailors, Sea Shanties and Maritime Music – Main Stage

2:00pm – Swil Kanim – Main Stage – Native violin player & storyteller

3:00pm – Rosie James – Oral History – Block House

3:20pm – Storytelling by Lou Labombard – Block House

4:00pm – Tshimshain Haayuuk Dancers – Main Stage – Traditional and ceremonial dances involving you, the audience

5:00pm – End

The Bead Man, Russell Morton, will be displaying his Four Seasons of Water, a beading project he’s completed after 6 years of beading.

In-between performers, we’ll hear updates about the canoe races, festival history, the art show, and opportunities to purchase CD’s and meet the many talented musicians that are a part of this festival!

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A Day on the Radio in 1946 – Live On Stage! Read about it here!

Posted on 05/10/2011 by kwparadio | Leave a comment

The sounds of 1946 will come gloriously back to life on May 21 in Langley and May 28 in Oak Harbor, as KWPA – Whidbey Public Radio presents the second annual installment of its popular fundraising event, “Old Time Radio – Live On Stage!”
Tickets are now available on line at http://www.kwparadio.org and go on sale this week at South Whidbey Commons and Coffeehouse and Moonraker Books in Langley, Book Bay in Freeland, Local Grown and bayleaf in Coupeville, and Wind and Tide Books and bayleaf in Oak Harbor, and Lavender Wind Farm on West Beach.
The show, directed by Elizabeth Herbert, will have two performances only: at 7 p.m. May 21 at South Whidbey High School and at 7 p.m. May 28 at Oak Harbor High School.
“This year’s show will give people a wonderful feeling for what it was like to gather around the family radio on a typical day in 1946,” said Harry Anderson, president of KWPA’s board of directors.
“A Day on the Radio in 1946” will feature actors and musicians from all over Whidbey Island recreating original scripts of classic radio programs of the 1940s.
The show is the principal fundraiser for KWPA so we can continue broadcasting around the Penn Cove area at 96.9 FM as well as streaming and podcasting worldwide at http://www.kwparadio.org.

This year’s edition will include:

A 1946 newscast. The war’s over. Truman’s president. The United Nations holds its first session. Republicans win control of Congress. The first Tupperware is sold. Damon Runyon dies. The bikini is introduced.
“Jack Armstrong – The All American Boy.” An episode of the popular daytime serial for teenagers begins a new adventure about atomic power and a possible Russian spy.
“Fibber McGee and Molly.” In one of radio’s most popular comedies, Fibber and Molly decided to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary 25 years early, with a cast of hilarious regular characters.
“Boston Blackie.” A sophisticated and humorous “film noir” detective show, featuring a murder witnessed by Blackie and his gal pal Mary on an exotic new medium called television.
“The Romance of Helen Trent.” In an episode of one of radio’s most popular afternoon soap operas, Helen walks into a trap and may be framed for the murder of a Hollywood producer.
“The Top Hits of 1946,” a live recreation of a radio big-band show performed by Whidbey Island’s own Loco-Motion band.

Online Tickets – click here

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Sneak Preview of the Old Time Radio Show

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Joyce Napoletano and Annie Horton in “The Romance of Helen Trent,”

REHEARSING FOR “A DAY ON THE RADIO IN 1946”: Joyce Napoletano of

Oak Harbor (left) as the ever-suffering Helen Trent and Annie Horton of Greenbank as the evil gossip columnist Daisy Parker rehearse for an episode of

“The Romance of Helen Trent,” a classic radio soap opera, which will be

presented as part of KWPA –Whidbey Public Radio’s upcoming “Old Time Radio – Live on Stage…a Day on the Radio in 1946.” Whidbey actors and musicians

will recreate a day from radio’s golden era live, with original scripts, on stage at South Whidbey High School on May 21 at 7 p.m. and Oak Harbor High School on May 28 at 7 p.m. Get your tickets online and also at local stores throughout Whidbey.