One Great Radio Station, Two Great Benefit Concerts

We hope you can attend one or both of our upcoming WPKN Benefit Concerts: Saturday’s Summer Solstice Brazilian concert at the beautiful Unitarian Church at 10 Lyons Plain Road in Westport with some amazing Brazilian jazz & samba from the multi-piece band Sambeleza. $30 benefit tickets are at the door and also at voicescafe.org. Doors open at 7:30pm with the show at 8pm. Musicians include Isabella Mendes, piano/vocals; Joe Carter, guitar; Jeff Fuller, bass/vocals and guest artists Adriano Santos, drums; Ali Ryerson, flute and Ze' Mauricio, percussion. We thank Fountainhead Wines/Fat Cat Pie in Norwalk, CT for their support.



Then on Thursday, June 26th it’s the Fairfield Theater Company where we co-present together with the FTC a rare CT appearance by The Grand Slambovians— who pioneered alt-folk/americana staying on the fringe of the music industry. Think David Gilmore meets Duane Allman meets David Bowie! The opener is the personable, heavily acoustic amped Ed Hamell who goes by the name Hamell on Trial. This is a benefit for both of our non-profits. Tickets are online at fairfieldtheatre.org or via the box office at 203-259-1036.

WPKN: Alive and Kickin'

We're in our "Alive and Kickin" fund-drive, which happens every June and is a great way for you to scoop up tickets to many local festivals and contribute to WPKN at the same time: Falcon Ridge, Arts and Ideas, Green River, and Gathering of the Vibes right in our own back yard. The Vibes lineup is insane. Don't believe me? Look at the schedule!

Here are some of the things you can get when you make your gift of support to WPKN:

• Green River Festival: July 12 + 13 Greenfield, Massachusetts.
  Saturday or Sunday ticket when you donate $40 to WPKN.

• Gathering of the Vibes Seaside Park Bridgeport, CT August 1- 3
  Friday or Saturday day pass when you donate $70 to WPKN.
  Sunday ticket when you donate $35 to WPKN
  Friday, Saturday, and Sunday Day Passes (no camping) for a donation of $175 

• Falcon Ridge Folk Festival August 1, 2nd & 3rd Hillsdale, NY
  Camping Pass for all three Days $125 pledge

• WPKN Logo Items
  Coffee Mug ($40 donation)
  Baseball Cap ($50 donation)
  Hand Screened T-Shirt ($50 donation)

Listen throughout the drive for special live music offered on each show. We have as many ways to thank you as you have reasons to love WPKN!

Call 203-384-9756 now to support live, local radio, or go to wpkn.org. 

WPKN Puzzle Box for Fundraising

Check out this amazing puzzle box by listener Thomas McLean. He's outdone himself this time! Words don't do it justice. This mother cat and her two kittens have everything inside that makes a cat tick. You can find more photos on Facebook. Pledge: $200

"All That Jazz" premium items

I'm on the air tonight 9-midnight hosting a segment of "All That Jazz," which runs until 6 a.m. Thursday. WPKN has a great selection of "thank you" premiums for you and the jazz lover on your gift list. Here's what I'll be offering tonight. The complete list is here. If you want something that I'm not talking about, just ask the friendly phone helper when you call 203-384-9756.

Single CDs ($65 pledge)

• Chick Corea and Gary Burton, "Hot House"– A new piano and vibes duo release from this great pairing.
• Béla Fleck and the Marcus Roberts Trio, "Across the Imaginary Divide" – Béla's genre-bending banjo style with a monster piano trio. 
• Sarah Vaughn w/Clifford Brown, 'Together" – a 1954 session of standards with Brown on trumpet, Paul Quinchette on tenor, and Herbie Mann on flute. 

Box sets from Mosaic Records ($225 pledge) (includes a pair of tickets to a jazz club and "Time Out")

• Coleman Hawkins, "Classic Sessions 1922-1947"– 8 CDs plus a booklet. 
• Charles Mingus, "The Jazz Workshop Concerts 1964-1965" – 7 CDs, almost entirely unreleased, with a booklet.

P.S. Anybody who pledges $100 automatically gets a copy of Dave Brubeck's "Time Out" as a bonus.

All That Jazz December 10-13 on WPKN

Dear Friends and Fans,

Next week WPKN will hold a 72-hour jazz marathon fund drive. We'll have 24 programmers playing lots of America's premiere art form, and our premiums will include jazz recordings and club tickets. I'll be hosting the Monday night slot 9-midnight.

Here's where you come in. If you've ever heard our fundraising, you know we need phone helpers. If you're a fan of my program, I'd love for you to come down and answer phones during my shift. Please PM me here on Facebook, and also call WPKN to sign up. The number is 203-331-9756.

Remember, we are a listener-supported community station. Even if you can't make it down to help on the phones, I hope you'll call with your pledge of support, and maybe take away one of our hip and groovadelic premium items.

Thanks and happy listening,

Dave

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Custeez Party Pack

Custeez.com has donated these three shirts for our pledge drive. Serv'd. Shock'd.

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Exclusive Radio Golden premium items this Sunday

I'm pleased to offer the following items when you call with your donation on Sunday, October 24th. .

• Framed print and 2 t-shirts (any size x-xxl) from Twilight Dance Design. 
• The Custeez.com Party Pack (3 t-shirts: Cactus, Ghost & Nice Marmot)
• The book Grant's Indian autographed by author Peter Johnson
• $50 gift certificate for Blanchette Sporting Goods in Shelton
• Tarot reading from Adina of Mystic Readings
• CD and band t-shirt from FlyinFisch (they played the Sunday Brunch Concert a while back)

Please support free-form independent radio. Call with your pledge: 203-331-9756.

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Twilight Dance Design premium item

Brianne Diomede from Twilight Dance Design has generously donated a framed print and two t-shirts for Sunday's pledge break. The print is the same design as the green shirt.

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Glass pendant for WPKN

The handmade glass pendant measures 1.5 inches across and is suspended on a 16 inch sterling silver chain. The pendant is signed and dated by the artist.

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Radio Golden exclusive pledge drive premiums this Sunday!

I'm pleased to offer the following items when you call with your donation on Sunday, October 17th. .

• The Custeez.com Party Pack (3 t-shirts: Cactus, Ghost & Nice Marmot)
• The book Grant's Indian autographed by author Peter Johnson
• 1 hour guitar or bass lesson from Sam Blanchette
• $50 gift certificate for Blanchette Sporting Goods in Shelton
• 1.5" hand-blown glass pendant on sterling silver chain, signed by the artist (Lola) [photos]
• 40" adult-size fitness hoop + one lesson from The New Hoop
• Tarot reading from Adina of Mystic Readings
• CD & band t-shirt from FlyinFisch (they played the Sunday Brunch Concert a while back)

Please support free-form independent radio. Call with your pledge: 203-331-9756.

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Fall Pledge Drive

Yes, it's that time of year when we at WPKN ask you the listener to help us in our mission to broadcast sounds and ideas not readily heard elsewhere.

Our goal is 89.5 thousand dollars, and we're going to keep at it until we reach the goal. At our average pace of $2,700/day, we're looking at about 33 days. Your generosity makes it possible for us to do Radio Vibes, the Sunday Brunch Concert series, and all the other groovadelic programming you enjoy throughout the year. Consider the following incentives:

• We have some good music in the WPKN Store.
• We just introduced the WPKN Community Card, which provides lots of discounts for museums, dining and shopping. It even has a discount for coffee!
• This Sunday, September 12th, it's the Epic Pledge Drive Brunch Concert with three bands in three hours.

Please donate to WPKN by calling 203-384-9756, online at wpkn.org, or by mailing a check to
WPKN
244 University Avenue
Bridgeport CT  06604

Thank you!

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FUNdraising time with Janet, Zeeto, and me

Janet talks up WPKN. Support community radio. Call 203-384-975.

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Two WPKN benefit concerts coming up

Friday, June 26th: Equinox at the Fairfield Theatre Company
Reserve your tickets now!

Friday, July 10th: The Juicy Grapes at the Acoustic Cafe
Food collection for Strangers Helping Strangers--show us your cans!

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Premiums, May 6th

203-384-9756
wpkn.org/pledge

CDs ($50)

Typhanie Monique & Neal Alger, In This Room
Putumayo World Party
Putumayo New Groove

Book ($50)
Lonely Avenue: The Unlikely Life and TImes of Doc Pomus

Premiums for April 22nd

CDs ($50 pledge)

Wayne Escoffery, Veneration
Anais Mitchell, The Brightness (2)
Eric Alexander, It's All in the Game
Gerry Mulligan, Folio Collection
Stanly Turrentine, The Story of Jazz
Count Basie, Volume 10 - 1939
Count Basie, Volume 11 - 1939
Sonny Stitt, Folio Collection (2)
Earl Hines, At Home
Robert Cray, Take Your Shoes Off
Michael Coppolla, Monster Guitar
Andrew Lamb, Portrait in the Mist
The Real Group, Live in Stockholm
Richie Hart, Greasy Street