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Thursday, May 29, 2014 local almanac
May 29, 2014 12:01 am
Weather right now
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Cairo: High 69F; low 52F.[/caption]
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 70F; low 50F.[/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 Catskill, in Greene County:
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 69. Thursday night, mostly cloudy. Low around 49.
Town meetings
Today is the fifth Thursday of the month.
WGXC recommends calling ahead to confirm time and location.
COLUMBIA COUNTY Board of Supervisors .1 (point one) Committee at 1 p.m., Finance Committee at 2 p.m., Pine Haven Committee at 3 p.m., all at 401 State Street, Hudson (828-1527).
HUDSON Public Hearing on Community Block Grant funding opportunities in the city at 5 p.m., Common Council Arts, Entertainment & Tourism Committee meeting at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 520 Warren Street, Hudson (828-1030).
The day ahead on WGXC 90.7-FM
1 a.m.: Wage / Working Jukebox Audio Portraits Laura Hadden and Tennessee Watson were at Wave Farm spring 2013 as Artists-in-Residence, working on this project, "Wage/Working" These interviews addresses the issues of income inequality and the concept of wage through a time-based transmission installation and a radio broadcast series on free103point9’s WGXC 90.7-FM. During their time in Greene County, these two accomplished radio producers and artists collected stories and interviews with workers in Greene and Columbia counties regarding their jobs and their relationship to their work. Here are four hours of their interviews, in conjunction with the moving of the jukebox holding the interviews, from the Cairo Library to the Athens Cultural Center, beginning Sat., May 31 with an opening from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
6 a.m.: Background Briefing with Ian Masters Inside breaking international and national news. A radio program featuring international and national news, expert guests, policy makers and critics with analysis and insight on national security, foreign and domestic policy, political, cultural and social issues. This program goes far beyond the headlines and deep under the radar to bring forward truths unheard in the American media.
7 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show Local news, music, events, and Maya Angelou's poetry. Hosted by Noah Reibel.
8 a.m.: Democracy Now! hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
9 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show continues.
10 a.m.: The Michael Slate Show
11 a.m.: One Size Fits All: 20140529 An hour-long investigation into the idea of amplified sound, beginning with XTC and concluding with Detektivbyran. With Your Host. Full playlist found at www.facebook.com/OneSizeWGXC.
3 p.m.: Radio Theatre: Beyond the Door An anthology series of dramas and comedies for radio. Each week a program will be made up of one radio play. Produced at KSVR Studios at the radio station KSVR-FM in Mount Vernon, Washington. The actors are from the Skagit Radio Repertory Company. The producer is Joseph C McGuire. In Dark Tales we have stories that are macabre and mysterious. In this tale, based on a Philip K Dick story from the fifties, a marriage is failing because of indifference by the husband. Then one day a mysterious cuckoo clock enters into their lives. A clock that decides to get revenge. Produced by Joseph C McGuire; Edited by Jay Charles; Performers: The Skagit Radio Repertory Company. Made with a grant from the Corporation For Public Broadcasting. From Pacifica Radio.
3:30 p.m.: Kids' Brain Radio Live from the Catskill Community Center. Hosted by Matt Bua and Sam Sebren.
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show
6 p.m.: Feature Story News
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"]
Cairo: High 69F; low 52F.[/caption][caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"]
Catskill: High 70F; low 50F.[/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 Catskill, in Greene County:
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 69. Thursday night, mostly cloudy. Low around 49.
Forecast for the next three days:
Friday: Scattered showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1 p.m. Partly sunny. High near 72. Friday night, scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 50.
Saturday: A slight chance of showers before 8 a.m., then a slight chance of showers after 10 a.m. Mostly sunny. High near 73. Saturday night, partly cloudy. Low around 47.
Sunday: Sunny. High near 76. Sunday night, mostly clear. Low around 53.
Sunrise today: 5:22 a.m.
Sunset today: 8:23 p.m.
Length of the day: 15 hrs.
Town meetings
Today is the fifth Thursday of the month.
WGXC recommends calling ahead to confirm time and location.
COLUMBIA COUNTY Board of Supervisors .1 (point one) Committee at 1 p.m., Finance Committee at 2 p.m., Pine Haven Committee at 3 p.m., all at 401 State Street, Hudson (828-1527).
HUDSON Public Hearing on Community Block Grant funding opportunities in the city at 5 p.m., Common Council Arts, Entertainment & Tourism Committee meeting at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 520 Warren Street, Hudson (828-1030).
The day ahead on WGXC 90.7-FM
1 a.m.: Wage / Working Jukebox Audio Portraits Laura Hadden and Tennessee Watson were at Wave Farm spring 2013 as Artists-in-Residence, working on this project, "Wage/Working" These interviews addresses the issues of income inequality and the concept of wage through a time-based transmission installation and a radio broadcast series on free103point9’s WGXC 90.7-FM. During their time in Greene County, these two accomplished radio producers and artists collected stories and interviews with workers in Greene and Columbia counties regarding their jobs and their relationship to their work. Here are four hours of their interviews, in conjunction with the moving of the jukebox holding the interviews, from the Cairo Library to the Athens Cultural Center, beginning Sat., May 31 with an opening from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
6 a.m.: Background Briefing with Ian Masters Inside breaking international and national news. A radio program featuring international and national news, expert guests, policy makers and critics with analysis and insight on national security, foreign and domestic policy, political, cultural and social issues. This program goes far beyond the headlines and deep under the radar to bring forward truths unheard in the American media.
7 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show Local news, music, events, and Maya Angelou's poetry. Hosted by Noah Reibel.
8 a.m.: Democracy Now! hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
9 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show continues.
10 a.m.: The Michael Slate Show
11 a.m.: One Size Fits All: 20140529 An hour-long investigation into the idea of amplified sound, beginning with XTC and concluding with Detektivbyran. With Your Host. Full playlist found at www.facebook.com/OneSizeWGXC.
3 p.m.: Radio Theatre: Beyond the Door An anthology series of dramas and comedies for radio. Each week a program will be made up of one radio play. Produced at KSVR Studios at the radio station KSVR-FM in Mount Vernon, Washington. The actors are from the Skagit Radio Repertory Company. The producer is Joseph C McGuire. In Dark Tales we have stories that are macabre and mysterious. In this tale, based on a Philip K Dick story from the fifties, a marriage is failing because of indifference by the husband. Then one day a mysterious cuckoo clock enters into their lives. A clock that decides to get revenge. Produced by Joseph C McGuire; Edited by Jay Charles; Performers: The Skagit Radio Repertory Company. Made with a grant from the Corporation For Public Broadcasting. From Pacifica Radio.
3:30 p.m.: Kids' Brain Radio Live from the Catskill Community Center. Hosted by Matt Bua and Sam Sebren.
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show
6 p.m.: Feature Story News