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Today at 5 p.m. host Kieran Riley is joined by Elizabeth Clark to talk about upcoming performances of "Seeds Under Nuclear Winter: an Earth Opera," which will be happening in the sanctuary at Old Dutch Church in Kingston on October 3rd and 4th.

Seeds Under Nuclear Winter: An Earth Opera' is an immersive community experience of dreams, spiritual visions, and mythic stories through world and sacred music, performance art, dance, and experiments with light. The Earth Opera takes place in a post-apocalyptic atmosphere, and centers around finding light, beauty, and hope in dark times – and on our deep connection with all living things, our planet, and with each other. Orchestrated for harp, ethereal voices, South American/Andean instruments, cello, choir, drones, hammered dulcimer, piano, gongs, brass, ancient celtic Carnyx dragon horn, pipe organ, the 'Earth Opera’ steps into otherworldly realms and unfolds upon a non-linear and timeless path, similar to the way we dream. This experimental theater performance + immersive experience is being created especially for the entire sanctuary space of this church; Her choir balconies, altars, archways, architecture, and massive wall of pipe organ drone (2,221 pipes). The Earth Opera will be performed by a cast of 40 intergenerational performance artists, musicians, and dancers alongside mesmerizing immersive light projections throughout the church sanctuary.

Tune in for a mix of music themed on current events, interviews with artists, musicians, community members, and more live from Housatonic, Mass. Also featured are the segments:

• "CREATE CALENDAR" on 2nd Mondays at 4:10 p.m.
• "Catskill Housing Talks" on 2nd Mondays at 5:10 p.m.
• "Food Segment" on 3rd Mondays at 4:10 p.m.
• "The Month Ahead at Cornell Cooperative Extension with Deven Connelly" on 4th Mondays at 4:10 p.m.

Kieran Riley lived in Columbia County for years and now resides in Housatonic, South Berkshire County, MA, where he broadcasts the weekly "Monday Afternoon Show" live. Kieran has been involved with WGXC since before the launch of the station in 2011 and has been the host and co-host on many shows including "The Ag Show," "Tell It Like It Is," and "Coyote Ghost Radio Show." He has been broadcasting the Monday edition of WGXC's "Afternoon Show" weekly since 2013, interviewing local guests on many topics AND bringing music and audio covering a range of both local and global issues. His show highlights issues of peace and social justice and provides radio space for youth and marginalized people. He is currently also stepping in for Tony Fallon on the weekly show "The Irish Show."