WGXC-90.7 FM
Friday, August 17, 2012 local almanac
Aug 17, 2012 12:01 am
Weather right now
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Cairo: High 81F; low 57F.[/caption]
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 82F; low 63F.[/caption]
READ TEMPERATURE IN HUDSON: On thermometer in Studio A.
FAR LEFT:The temperature on the far left is from the Hawthorne Valley Farm Weather Page.
MIDDLE TEMP: Cairo from Weather Underground page.
FAR RIGHT: Catskill from Weather Underground page.
Local weather forecast
Today's forecast is specific to Round Top, in Greene County:
Today Sixty percent chance of showers and thunderstorms are likely, mainly between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. Increasing clouds, with a high near 80. Friday night there is a slight chance of showers, with a low around 49.
The forecast through the weekend:
Saturday: Mostly sunny. High near 67; low around 45.
Sunday: Mostly sunny. High near 70; low around 51.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71, and a low around 51.
Sunrise today: 6:05 a.m.
Sunset today: 7:53 p.m.
Length of the day: 13 hrs., 48 min.
Town meetings
Today is the third Friday of the month.
(WGXC 90.7-FM suggests you call ahead to confirm meeting time and location.)
We do not have any town meetings to report.
WGXC Programming Notes
New PSAs to play:
• A PSA for "After the Flood," WGXC's one-year coverage of the storms surrounding Hurricane Irene and their aftermath.
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• A PSA for "120 Hours of John Cage Sept. 1-30 on WGXC.
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• A PSA for Cairo Library / WGXC Open Mic Aug. 31 at 7 p.m. on WGXC and at Angela Canna town park.
PLAY CLIP
• A Sustaining Membership PSA recorded by Cheryl K.
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• Knock on Wood Sustaining Membership Promo by Steve Charney.
PLAY CLIP
Special programming after midnight Friday through 6 a.m. Sunday:
"60 Hours of Conrad Schnitzler" are 60 continuous hours of Conrad Schnitzler's musical compositions from 1970 – 2011 (no content repeated). This work was originally presented at Audio Visual Arts (AVA) in New York City from July 27-30, 2012 as part of the Con-Mythology Series conceived and organized by Gen Ken Montgomery. Special thanks to Wolfgang Seidel, Jin Kawai, and Gen Ken Montgomery for helping compile the 60 hours and filling it with many unreleased and unique musical compositions, spanning 1970–2011. More about Con-Mythology: con-mythology.com More about AVA: audiovisualarts.org
All of free103point9's "transmission arts" airtime this week -- every night from midnight to 6 a.m. and all day Saturday -- will be devoted to Conrad Schnitzler's compositions. Regularly scheduled programs will air on free103point9 Online Radio between 6 a.m. and midnight EDT during the day. Again, there will be nothing but Conrad Schnitzler during free103point9's transmission arts airtime this week on WGXC.
From Wikipedia: Conrad ("Conny") Schnitzler (17 March 1937 – 4 August 2011) was a prolific German experimental musician.... He was an early member of Tangerine Dream (1969–1970) and a founder of the band Kluster. He left Kluster in 1971, first working with his group Eruption and then focusing on solo works. Schnitzler participated in several collaborations with other electronic musicians.
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"]
Cairo: High 81F; low 57F.[/caption][caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"]
Catskill: High 82F; low 63F.[/caption]READ TEMPERATURE IN HUDSON: On thermometer in Studio A.
FAR LEFT:The temperature on the far left is from the Hawthorne Valley Farm Weather Page.
MIDDLE TEMP: Cairo from Weather Underground page.
FAR RIGHT: Catskill from Weather Underground page.
Local weather forecast
Today's forecast is specific to Round Top, in Greene County:
Today Sixty percent chance of showers and thunderstorms are likely, mainly between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. Increasing clouds, with a high near 80. Friday night there is a slight chance of showers, with a low around 49.
The forecast through the weekend:
Saturday: Mostly sunny. High near 67; low around 45.
Sunday: Mostly sunny. High near 70; low around 51.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71, and a low around 51.
Sunrise today: 6:05 a.m.
Sunset today: 7:53 p.m.
Length of the day: 13 hrs., 48 min.
Town meetings
Today is the third Friday of the month.
(WGXC 90.7-FM suggests you call ahead to confirm meeting time and location.)
We do not have any town meetings to report.
WGXC Programming Notes
New PSAs to play:
• A PSA for "After the Flood," WGXC's one-year coverage of the storms surrounding Hurricane Irene and their aftermath.
PLAY CLIP
• A PSA for "120 Hours of John Cage Sept. 1-30 on WGXC.
PLAY CLIP
• A PSA for Cairo Library / WGXC Open Mic Aug. 31 at 7 p.m. on WGXC and at Angela Canna town park.
PLAY CLIP
• A Sustaining Membership PSA recorded by Cheryl K.
PLAY CLIP
• Knock on Wood Sustaining Membership Promo by Steve Charney.
PLAY CLIP
Special programming after midnight Friday through 6 a.m. Sunday:
"60 Hours of Conrad Schnitzler" are 60 continuous hours of Conrad Schnitzler's musical compositions from 1970 – 2011 (no content repeated). This work was originally presented at Audio Visual Arts (AVA) in New York City from July 27-30, 2012 as part of the Con-Mythology Series conceived and organized by Gen Ken Montgomery. Special thanks to Wolfgang Seidel, Jin Kawai, and Gen Ken Montgomery for helping compile the 60 hours and filling it with many unreleased and unique musical compositions, spanning 1970–2011. More about Con-Mythology: con-mythology.com More about AVA: audiovisualarts.org
All of free103point9's "transmission arts" airtime this week -- every night from midnight to 6 a.m. and all day Saturday -- will be devoted to Conrad Schnitzler's compositions. Regularly scheduled programs will air on free103point9 Online Radio between 6 a.m. and midnight EDT during the day. Again, there will be nothing but Conrad Schnitzler during free103point9's transmission arts airtime this week on WGXC.
From Wikipedia: Conrad ("Conny") Schnitzler (17 March 1937 – 4 August 2011) was a prolific German experimental musician.... He was an early member of Tangerine Dream (1969–1970) and a founder of the band Kluster. He left Kluster in 1971, first working with his group Eruption and then focusing on solo works. Schnitzler participated in several collaborations with other electronic musicians.