August 2020
August 2020 Vol. 68, No. 8
Directions in Sound (USPS-314900) is published each month by Indiana University Radio and Television Services, 1229 East 7th Street, Bloomington, IN 47405 telephone: 812-855-6114 e-mail: wfiu@indiana.edu website: wfiu.org Periodical postage paid at Bloomington, IN POSTMASTER Send address changes to: WFIU Membership Department Radio & TV Center Indiana University 1229 East 7th Street Bloomington, IN 47405-5501 WFIU is licensed to the Trustees of Indiana University, and operated by Indiana University Radio and Television Services. Rob Anderson Interim Executive Director Emma Atkinson Digital News Journalist Laura Baich Marketing Director John Bailey Station Operations Director Eoban Binder Director of Digital Media Pamela Boswell-Dike Corporate Development Associate Ethan Burks Multimedia Journalist Aaron Cain Morning Edition Host/ Harmonia Producer Mark Chilla Program Director/Afterglow Host Don Glass Producer A Moment of Science® Joe Goetz Music Director George Hale Multimedia Journalist George Hopstetter Director of Engineering and Operations David Brent Johnson Jazz Director LuAnn Johnson Syndication and Traffic Manager
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Celebrating Our 70th Anniversary WFIU signed on the air in 1950 and immediately found itself in the vanguard. Those few in southern Indiana who owned an FM receiver were able to pick up little else on the dial, and the station had to be exceptionally creative in developing programming for those listeners. Not only was there no Morning Edition, there would be no NPR for two decades to come! “Educational stations,” as public radio stations then were known, were entirely on their own. As much as broadcasting has matured and the content has changed across 70 years, the fundamental mission has remained the same: to inform, to teach, to enlighten and entertain, to deliver culture, and to strengthen our community and our democracy. If those who were present at the creation could be here now, they might be surprised by the places technology has allowed us to go, and, we hope, would be pleased by what they hear. Explore some highlights from our 70-year history: 1950 - The FCC approves construction of a station licensed to the Trustees of Indiana University, to broadcast at 90.9 FM. The University offers the FCC a list of preferred call letters, including WIU, WIUB, WVIU (Voice of Indiana University), and WIFM (Indiana’s FM station), and is granted its fifth choice, WFIU. The following year, WFIU’s frequency is reassigned to 103.7 FM. 1967 - President Lyndon Baines Johnson signs the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, establishing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and, eventually, the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), and National Public Radio (NPR). 1971 - WFIU becomes one of the 90 charter members of National Public Radio, picking up the flagship newsmagazine All Things Considered upon its May 3 debut. Host Susan Stamberg is the first woman to anchor a daily national broadcast. 1988 - Prompted by an IU professor’s question about why the radio station doesn’t use a little airtime to address scientific curiosities, program manager Don Glass creates A Moment of Science. 1991 - October sees the debut of Harmonia, a weekly hour filled with Renaissance and Baroque music, hosted by Angela Mariani. Discover more WFIU history on our anniversary website: wfiu.org/70. And stay tuned for more details about a 70thanniversary virtual event this fall! Pictured on front cover: Top – Directions in Sound masthead from the 1970s. Upper left photo – The WFIU staff in 1967. Upper right photo – WFIU's George Willeford interviews British actor Basil Rathbone in 1951. Bottom left photo – Harmonia host Angela Mariani in 1995. Bottom right photo: Jazz hosts Dick Bishop, Michael Bourne, and Joe Bourne in 1984.
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Jazz Notes
August 1/2 – Tim O’Brien Tim O’Brien’s writings have helped define the American literary voice of the 20th century. His enduring fictionalized memoir, The Things They Carried, attempts to reconcile memories with facts, war with beauty, peace with reckoning, America with Vietnam. He was 56 years old in 2003 when his first son was born. The “mathematics of mortality” led him to write his latest memoir, Dad’s Maybe Book, a collection of letters, lessons, and musings for his two sons.
August 8/9 – Susan Southard Susan Southard’s first book, Nagasaki: Life After Nuclear War, received the Dayton Literary Peace Prize in Nonfiction, and was also named a best book of the year by The Washington Post, The Economist, Kirkus Reviews, and the American Library Association. Southard’s work has appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and Politico. She also teaches graduate-level nonfiction seminars and has directed creative writing programs for incarcerated individuals.
August 15/16 – Elaine Hernandez Elaine Hernandez is an associate professor of sociology at Indiana University. Her research investigates the structural forces that contribute to social inequalities in health. Recently, she has explored the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on people of different socioeconomic, gender, and racial/ethnic groups. Hernandez’s own background includes significant research into the structural reasons why certain individuals and groups disproportionately suffer serious illness and death from COVID-19.
August 22/23 – Ann-Sophie Barwich Ann-Sophie Barwich is an Assistant Professor at Indiana University who divides her “brain-time” between the Department of History, Philosophy of Science and Medicine, and the Cognitive Science Program. Her research centers on the foundations of neuroscience and theories of perception. Her book, Smellosophy: What the Nose Tells the Mind, highlights the importance of thinking about the sense of smell as a model for neuroscience and the senses.
August 29/30 – Rasul Mowatt Rasul Mowatt is a professor and former chair of the Department of Health & Wellness Design in the IU School of Public Health-Bloomington and a professor in the Department of American Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences. He has published work on racial violence, racial disparities in academia, and gender equity. Mowatt is a member of the Racial and Gender Fairness Commission of the Indiana Supreme Court and won the 2018 Career Teaching Award from the School of Public Health-Bloomington.
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Charlie Parker
As we head into the dog days of summer, stay tuned to WFIU for some cool jazz programming! This month, we celebrate the centennial of saxophonist Charlie Parker. Night Lights will explore Parker’s career in a two-part series airing August 21 and 28 at 9 p.m. Part 1 of the series examines Parker’s earliest recordings and the small-group sides he made in the mid-1940s that helped launch the bebop revolution in jazz. Part 2 looks at the recordings he made for the Verve label and features excerpts from a 1954 interview with fellow saxophonist Paul Desmond. Afterglow will also pay tribute to Parker on August 28 at 8 p.m. with a look at the few times he worked with vocalists, as well as some vocal interpretations of classic Charlie Parker tunes. In addition to the Parker centennial, Afterglow will explore the contributions of Norman Granz, one of the most important behind-the-scenes figures in jazz, who founded the Jazz at the Philharmonic concert series and Verve Records. Other Afterglow programs this month will feature Blossom Dearie’s recordings with Verve as well as an interview with singer, guitarist, and songwriter Vilray. Night Lights will also look at some small group ensembles from the swing era and the brief but profound musical relationship between trumpeter Miles Davis and pianist Bill Evans that resulted in the landmark album Kind of Blue. Finally, if you can’t take the heat, we won’t tell you to get out of the kitchen—we’ll tell you to tune in to the kitchen, The Soul Kitchen, that is, with Brother William Morris, Fridays from 3-5 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 p.m. till midnight.
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WFIU PROGRAM LISTINGS Note: Daily listings are as complete as we can make them at press time, and we strive to provide full program information whenever possible. Some programs, however, do not provide us with information about their content. We include the titles of those programs as a convenience. When we receive no program information for a given day, the day will not appear in the listings. For a complete list of WFIU’s schedule, see the program grid on pages 3 and 4.
1 Saturday 1:00 PM LA OPERA Bizet – Carmen
8:00 PM CHICAGO SYMPHONY Jaap van Zweden and Denis Kozhukhin WAGNER: Prelude to Act 1 of Lohengrin RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18 (Denis Kozhukhin, piano) GRIEG: To Spring from Lyric Pieces (Encore) (Denis Kozhukhin, piano) TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64
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2 Sunday 1:00 PM THE ERNIE PYLE EXPERIMENT A Bed of Coals and The Simple Proposition Ernie pays a visit to the home office for a meeting with his editor, Lee Miller. Miller, an old friend, knows about Jerry and her struggle with sobriety. He wants to make sure his investment and friend, Ernie, is not being affected by his wife’s problems. Ernie, feeling backed into a corner, looks for a way out. Jerry, happy to be back on the road, celebrates a little bit too much. It is all Ernie can do to stabilize her so he can make it to Albany by sundown. But Jerry has her own agenda. She forces Ernie into her state of mind, and Ernie sees that the near future is going to be problematic if Jerry is to stay by his side. 6:00 PM PROFILES Tim O’Brien 8:00 PM THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC THIS WEEK Beethoven, Stravinsky, and more! BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto (Alan Gilbert, cond.; Frank Peter Zimmerman, violin) STRAVINSKY: Symphony in Three Movements (Alan Gilbert, cond.) RAVEL: Suite No. 2 from Daphnis and Chloe (Alan Gilbert, cond.) SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 8, “Unfinished” (Alan Gilbert, cond.)
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8:00 PM ETHER GAME All the Best, Pops We’re celebrating the birth of Louis Armstrong with a show about the role of jazz in classical music.
Mendelssohn Trio No. 2 in C minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 66 Wu Han, Piano; Arnaud Sussmann, Violin; David Requiro, Cello 9:00 PM HARMONIA Hotter than Hell Hell, the underworld, and areas of evil are home to many of music’s darkest scenes. Often, characters are visited by demons from Hell, or are drawn into it through temptation, evil spirits, and sin. On this episode, we’ll explore music of evil spirits, Lucifer, and Hell. Then, darkness turns to light in our featured release, Epiphany: Biber, Buxtehude, Kapsberber, & Bach, by Three Notch’d Road. 10:00 PM FIESTA! Mi Amor On this episode, Fiesta presents classical Latin American music that takes on one of the greatest emotions, love. Join us as we show how love is expressed musically in several Latin American countries. We will feature orchestral and chamber music from Cuba, Spain, and Mexico.
7 Friday Louis Armstrong
5 Wednesday 8:00 PM SYMPHONYCAST Nashville Symphony Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor Yefim Bronfman, piano RICHARD WAGNER: Overture and Venusburgmusic from Tannhauser TOBIAS PICKER: Opera Without Words LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 3
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8:00 PM AFTERGLOW Norman Granz: The Jazz Advocate We celebrate the contributions of Norman Granz, one of the most important behind-the-scenes figures in jazz. Granz was the founder of Verve records and the Jazz at the Philharmonic concert series and played a key role in supporting the careers of Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, and many others. 9:00 PM NIGHT LIGHTS The Big Bands’ Little Bands In the swing era, big band leaders often created small groups within their larger ensembles. We'll hear music by such groups under the direction of Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Woody Herman, Artie Shaw, Glenn Miller, and Tommy Dorsey.
8:00 PM CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER Dvorák Quartet in G major for Strings, Op. 106 Emerson String Quartet (Philip Setzer, Eugene Drucker, Violin; Lawrence Dutton, Viola; Paul Watkins, Cello)
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8 Saturday 1:00 PM LA OPERA Mozart – The Clemency of Titus
in C Major, Op. 15 (Paul Lewis, piano) TIPPETT: Praeludium for Brass, Bells, and Percussion BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58 (Paul Lewis, piano)
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1:00 PM THE ERNIE PYLE EXPERIMENT Gone With the Wind It is three weeks since Ernie dropped Jerry off back at their home in Washington, DC. Jerry has been in the care of doctors, and she has sobered up and hasn’t had a drink since. When a caregiver comes by to check on her and her state of mind, Jerry circles the wagons. The “good-advice” and “wise council” are coming, and she might have something to say about that.
8:00 PM ETHER GAME Wolfie and Nannerl Happy Sons and Daughters Day! On this episode, we look at musical offspring.
Greta Lind as Jerry Pyle
6:00 PM PROFILES Susan Southard 8:00 PM THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC THIS WEEK Beethoven, Korngold, and more! BEETHOVEN: Coriolan Overture (Alan Gilbert, cond.) KORNGOLD: Violin Concerto (Alan Gilbert, cond.; Leonidas Kavakos, violin) NIELSEN: Symphony No. 3, “Sinfonia Espansiva” (Alan Gilbert, cond.) NIELSEN: Symphony No. 2, “The Four Temperaments” (Alan Gilbert, cond.)
10 Monday 8:00 PM CHICAGO SYMPHONY Sir Andrew Davis and Paul Lewis TIPPETT: Little Music for String Orchestra BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 1
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Ian Swensen soloing on violin, with Chamber Music Society musicians 9:00 PM HARMONIA The Medici Codex of 1518 For many years, scholars believed that the so-called Medici Codex was compiled as a present for Lorenzo de’ Medici, Duke of Urbino, and the French noblewoman Madeleine de la Tour d’Auvergne, who married in France in the year 1518. But the story is not that simple. We’ll explore the history of this manuscript and bathe our ears in some of the most beautiful polyphony of the Renaissance.
8:00 PM SYMPHONYCAST Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra JoAnn Falletta, conductor Alain LeFevre, piano FAURE: Pelleas et Melisande Suite MATHIEU: Third Piano Concerto DEBUSSY: Iberia from Images RAVEL: Bolero
10:00 PM FIESTA! Latin American Piano Concertos Some of the most fantastic piano concertos for the last two centuries have been composed in Latin America. Fiesta will visit some of those monumental compositions such as Villa-Lobos’s and Chavez’s piano concertos.
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8:00 PM CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER Vivaldi Concerto in D minor for Two Oboes, Strings, and Continuo, RV 535 James Austin Smith, Oboe; Stephen Taylor, Oboe; Ian Swensen, Violin; Kristin Lee, Violin; Richard O'Neill, Viola; Timothy Eddy, Cello; Stéphane Logerot, Double Bass; Kenneth Weiss, Harpsichord Vivaldi Concerto in E major for Violin, Strings, and Continuo, RV 269, Op. 8, No.1, “Spring” from The Four Seasons Sean Lee soloing on violin, with Chamber Music Society musicians Vivaldi Concerto in G minor for Violin, Strings, and Continuo, RV 315, Op. 8, No. 2, “Summer” from The Four Seasons Ani Kavafian soloing on violin, with Chamber Music Society musicians Vivaldi Concerto in F major for Violin, Strings, and Continuo, RV 293, Op. 8, No.3, “Autumn” from The Four Seasons Arnaud Sussmann soloing on violin, with Chamber Music Society musicians Vivaldi Concerto in F minor for Violin, Strings, and Continuo, RV 297, Op. 8, No.4, “Winter” from The Four Seasons
8:00 PM AFTERGLOW The Vintage Voice of Vilray We feature an interview with singer, guitarist, and songwriter Vilray, one half of the duo “Rachael & Vilray,” whose created a career writing catchy new songs in a classic 1940s style.
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9:00 PM NIGHT LIGHTS Kind of Two: Miles Davis and Bill Evans Exploring the brief but profound musical relationship between trumpeter Miles Davis and pianist Bill Evans that resulted in the landmark album Kind of Blue.
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1:00 PM LA OPERA Puccini – La bohème
8:00 PM ETHER GAME Radio about Radio Today in 1937, the first FM radio license was granted. Join us for a quiz about classical music on the airwaves.
8:00 AFTERLGLOW Blossom Dearie: The Verve Years After spending her early career in Paris, jazz singer and pianist Blossom Dearie returned to the U.S. in 1957 to record six albums for Verve Records. We’ll explore those recordings on this episode.
16 Sunday 1:00 PM FOLKTALES Folktale of the Wind From gentle breezes to easters, squalls, and unrelenting gales, it’s the wind gods that whisk us to every corner of the musical world, so hoist up those sails, and prepare to climb aboard. 6:00 PM PROFILES Elaine Hernandez 8:00 PM THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC THIS WEEK HAYDN: Symphony No. 88 in G Major SCHUBERT: Selected Songs for Mezzo-Soprano and Orchestra (Alan Gilbert, cond., Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano) RAVEL: Mother Goose (complete ballet) (Alan Gilbert, cond.) RAVEL: La Valse (Alan Gilbert, cond.)
17 Monday 8:00 PM CHICAGO SYMPHONY Giovanni Antonini conducts Classical and Baroque treasures BOCCHERINI: Symphony No. 6 in D Minor, G. 506, Op. 12, No. 4 (La casa del diavolo) VIVALDI: Mandolin Concerto in C Major, RV 425 (Avi Avital, mandolin) BACH: Mandolin Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1052 (Avi Avital, mandolin) Trad. Bulgarian, arr. Avital: Bucimis (Encore) (Avi Avital, mandolin) VIVALDI: Flautino Concerto in C Major, RV 443 (Giovanni Antonini, flauntino) HAYDN: Symphony No. 103 in E-flat Major (Drumroll)
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19 Wednesday 8:00 PM SYMPHONYCAST Houston Symphony Vassily Sinaisky, conductor BORODIN: Overture to Prince Igor SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 1 TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 1
20 Thursday 8:00 PM CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER Rachmaninov Trio élégiaque in G minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello Wu Han, Piano; Alexander Sitkovetsky, Violin; Nicholas Canellakis, Cello Brahms Sextet No. 2 in G major for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Two Cellos, Op. 36 Alexander Sitkovetsky, Paul Huang, Violin; Matthew Lipman, Richard O'Neill, Viola; Paul Watkins, Nicholas Tzavaras, Cello 9:00 PM HARMONIA The Black Hour Known as the Jewel of Saxony, the city of Dresden has long been a cultural center of Germany. We’ll explore music performed by Dresden’s civic wind bands in the Renaissance and two generations of Dresden Kapellmeisters, including Hassler, Praetorius, and Schütz. 10:00 PM FIESTA! Great Chamber Works of Latin America Latin America has a huge treasure of chamber music, from the 16th century to the present day. We’ll visit some of the most remarkable compositions.
Blossom Dearie
9:00 PM NIGHT LIGHTS Now’s the Time: The Charlie Parker Story, Part 1 The first of two programs celebrating the centenary of saxophonist Charlie Parker highlights his earliest recordings and the smallgroup sides he made in the mid1940s that helped launch the bebop revolution in jazz.
22 Saturday 1:00 PM CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Verdi – Aida
23 Sunday 1:00 PM FOLKTALES Folktale of Balance For most everyone, there’s a lot of life to balance, so this episode is a multi-faceted musical exercise in how to find your very own! 6:00 PM PROFILES Ann-Sophie Barwich 8:00 PM THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC THIS WEEK UNSUK CHIN: Clarinet Concerto (Alan Gilbert, cond.; Karki Krikku, clarinet) MAHLER: Symphony No. 1 (Alan Gilbert, cond.)
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24 Monday 8:00 PM CHICAGO SYMPHONY Rafael Payare and Keith Buncke BERNSTEIN: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story MOZART: Bassoon Concerto in B-flat Major, K. 191 (Keith Buncke, bassoon) BARTÓK: Concerto for Orchestra
dear, a collaboration between the Hilliard Ensemble and saxophonist Jan Garbarek, recorded during the Hilliard Ensemble’s final tour. 10:00 PM FIESTA! South American Road Trip
28 Friday 8:00 AFTERGLOW Charlie Parker with Voices In honor of legendary bebop saxophonist Charlie Parker’s centennial this week, we’ll explore the few times he worked with vocalists, as well as some vocal interpretations of classic Charlie Parker tunes.
Rafeal Payare, photo by BGE
25 Tuesday 8:00 PM ETHER GAME Observe and Conserve Help the Ether Game Brain Trust celebrate 104 years of the National Park Service with a show about classical music and nature.
26 Wednesday 8:00 PM SYMPHONYCAST St. Louis Symphony Orchestra David Robertson, conductor Shannon Wood, timpani KRAFT: Timpani Concerto No. 2, “The Grand Encounter” SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 9, “The Great”
27 Thursday 8:00 PM CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER Wolf Italian Serenade for String Quartet 9:00 PM HARMONIA Swan Songs Many composers wrote their most well-loved works in the autumn of their lives. Several last works were left unfinished, or completed later by a student, relative, or scholar. On this episode, we’ll listen to several swansongs from the Renaissance and Baroque eras. Our featured release is the recording Remember me, my
9:00 PM NIGHT LIGHTS Bird in Flight: The Charlie Parker Story, Part 2 Our Charlie Parker centenary celebration concludes with recordings he made for the Verve label and excerpts from a 1954 interview with fellow saxophonist Paul Desmond.
29 Saturday 1:00 PM ROYAL DANISH OPERA Monteverdi – L’Orfeo
Arabella Steinbacher, photo by Sammy Hart
31 Monday 8:00 PM CHICAGO SYMPHONY Manfred Honeck and Arabella Steinbacher BACH/WEBERN: Ricercar No. 2 from The Musical Offering, BWV 1079 BERG: Violin Concerto (Arabella Steinbacher, violin) SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944 (Great)
30 Sunday 1:00 PM FOLKTALES Folktale of Ups & Downs On this episode, we’re in search of the highs and lows that continue to appear on our horizons. Whether you’re high banking...or nearly tanking, do consider making this exhilarating journey with us. 6:00 PM PROFILES Rasul Mowatt 8:00 PM THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC THIS WEEK ROUSE: Thunderstruck (Alan Gilbert, cond.) HAYDN: Symphony No. 103 (Alan Gilbert, cond.) BRAHMS: Violin Concerto in D Major (Alan Gilbert, cond.; Lisa Batiashvili, violin)
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Oliver Winery & Vineyards (#374)
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200 East Winery Rd. Bloomington, IN 47408 (812) 876-5800 www.oliverywinery.com
Valid for 2-for-1 $5 wine tasting during the month of August.
2 W. Seminary St. Greencastle, IN (765) 658-1000 www.innatdepauw.com/greencastle-2-westbistro.php Valid Wed.-Sat. for 2-for-1 dinner entrée.
Oy Vey Jewish Bakery & Delicatessen (#318) 1803 N. 3rd St. Terre Haute, IN (812) 299-6855 www.facebook.com/noshkosher
Otte Golf & Family Fun Center (#40) 681 Sheek Rd. Greenwood, IN (317) 881-4620 www.otteegolfandfamilyfuncenter.com
Valid for 2-for-1 miniature golf admission.
Original Frozen Custard (#15) 2319 Wallace Ave. Lafayette, IN (765) 447-2492 www.originalfrozencustard.com
Valid for 2-for-1 frozen custard; valid on cones or dishes only.
Valid for 2-for-1 wrap.
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This month on A Rural Revolution: Indiana’s Round Barns Sunday, August 30 at 8pm
The barn is an icon of the heartland’s rural landscape. Yet one special type of barn is on the verge of disappearing altogether in Indiana. A Rural Revolution: Indiana’s Round Barns examines the importance of round barns to the state’s agricultural history and the current efforts to preserve them. The circular barn, already a rarity among Midwestern farm architecture, is falling victim to nature, fire, age, and obsolescence. Among Indiana’s iconic rural landmarks, more than 220 round or polygonal barns once inhabited the Hoosier countryside. But in the state once touted as the “Round Barn Capital of the World,” fewer than a third remain. Despite its scarcity, the round barn remains a rich part of Indiana’s agriculture heritage—an artifact from an age when the American farmer was just coming into his own. During a time when progressive farming was looking to innovation and experimentation to increase productivity and efficiency, A Rural Revolution: Indiana’s Round Barns reveals how the round barn played a central role in a rural revolution.
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Creation of Universal Charitable Deduction for Non-Itemizers The universal charitable deduction is an “above-the-line deduction” capped at $300 per individual ($600 for a married couple) for outright gifts of cash to qualified charities. This new charitable income tax deduction can be claimed by non-itemizers in addition to their standard deduction.
Lifting of Cap on Annual Contributions for Itemizers and Corporations Charitable income tax deductions for contributions to public charities are generally limited to a percentage of a taxpayer’s adjusted gross income (AGI). The new law lifts the cap on annual contributions of cash for those who itemize, increasing it from 60% to 100% of AGI for 2020. Any excess contributions can be carried over to the next five years. For cash contributions from corporations, the new law raises the annual limit from 10% to 25% of taxable income. Please consult your tax advisor for advice on how the CARES Act may impact your charitable giving. Every donor’s tax situation is unique.
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American Public Media Ends Production of Live from Here
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The Ernie Pyle Experiment was truly an experiment for us! In our 70-yearhistory, we have never embarked on a project quite like this involving nearly 40 cast and crew members plus countless hours of writing, editing, and sound design. In June, the cast and crew were recognized for their efforts on this project with a thirdplace award for audience favorite at the Hear Now Festival.
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We hope you have enjoyed listening to The Ernie Pyle Experiment as much as we have enjoyed making it! If you haven’t had a chance to hear the podcast yet, catch up on previous episodes on our website: wfiu.org/erniepylepodcast.
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With so much uncertainty about when live events can be resumed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, APM decided it was not possible to make the show the way it was intended. Live from Here was conceived as a celebration of live, collaborative audible art, and there’s just no telling when it could be that again.
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Our podcast series exploring Ernie Pyle and his wife Jerry’s preWorld War II travels across America comes to an end this month. The final three episodes will be released August 1 and will be available wherever you get your podcasts or online at wfiu.org/ erniepylepodcast. We also plan to air episodes 11 and 12 August 1 at 1pm on WFIU2 and August 2 at 1pm on WFIU. Episode 13 will air August 8 at 1pm on WFIU2 and August 9 at 1pm on WFIU.
American Public Media (APM) recently announced that it will end production and national distribution of Live from Here.
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American Public Media acknowledges that Live from Here, previously A Prairie Home Companion, has and always will hold a spot in the hearts of public media listeners. After a 44-year run, APM says it was an incredibly complex decision to sunset this program. Repeat broadcasts of Live from Here will be available on WFIU until mid-September. We will keep you posted on plans for replacing this program in our schedule. Archived content will remain available on Live from Here’s YouTube channel and website: livefromhere.org.