KRFY Radio

The following guests and events will be coming to 88.5 KRFY on Monday, October 8, through Thursday, October 11. Tune in and tell a friend. Hear about the many good things that individuals and organizations are doing to improve the quality of life for all people in north Idaho.

Monday, October 8, at 9:00 am: Kim Queen, executive director of the Pend Oreille Arts Council (POAC), will talk about the upcoming POAC Performing Arts Series 2012-2013 that kicks off this Wednesday night at the Panida Theatre with the Glenn Miller Orchestra. Kim will give information about the seven different events that make 2012-2013 performing arts series something not to be missed.

Tuesday, October 9, at 9:00 am: Anna Boshka, owner of The Readery on First Avenue in Sandpoint, will talk about the signing/reading and workshop to be conducted on this coming Friday evening and Saturday by international best-selling author Sherry Jones: Four Sisters, All Queens; White Heart; The Jewel of Medina; and The Sword of Medina. Sherry will discuss her books and how she aims to empower girls and women with her tales of extraordinary women in history.

Tuesday, October 9, at 10:00 am: Bill Howell and Lesly Nixon, members of the Northern Idaho Wolf Alliance, will talk about the Constitutional Amendment called HJR-2 that will be voted on this November. Learn about the amendment and become an informed member of the electorate.

Tuesday, October 9, at 8:00 pm: This week’s guest on Suzy Prez’s weekly Between the Notes is Kevin Brown of Spokane, Washington. Kevin, host of Front Porch Bluegrass on KPBX and organizer of the Bluewater Bluegrass Festival, will share his thoughts on songwriting and his musical journey. So, tune in to 88.5 KRFY at 8:00 and hear insights into the art of songwriting with Suzy and Kevin.

Thursday, October 11, at 9:00 am: Ray Pollard and Lei Edstrom, co-organizers of the Friends of Jennifer Benefit Dinner & Auction, will talk about the event taking place in Clark Fork on Saturday, October 20, at 6:00 pm at the Filling Station Youth Center. For more information on Jennifer Price Pollard, go to www.bonemarrow.org/onetoone/121-pollard.html <https://www.bonemarrow.org/onetoone/121-pollard.html> .

Thursday, October 11, at 9:00 pm: Jim Healey, overseer of KRFY folk music on Thursday nights from 9:00 pm to 12:00 am, and Larry Alford, host of Spoonful at 8:00 on Thursday nights, will go “live” on the air from 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm (the first hour of the three hours of folk music). Their focus will be on the first three acoustic albums of Bob Dylan that are nearly fifty years old. They will share insights into the music on these three albums (Bob Dylan; Freewheelin’; and The Times They Are A-Changin’). Dylan recently released his gazillionth album, Tempest, so it is fitting to take a backward glance to see where his audio journey began.  .

Join us Tuesday, October 9^th at 8 pm on 88.5 KRFY for another edition of “Between the Notes”.

This week’s guest is singer-songwriter Kevin Brown. Kevin lives in Spokane, Washington and has been playing music and, sing and writing songs for over 20 years. He is well known in the Inland Northwest as the host of Front Porch Bluegrass on Spokane Public Radio KPBX and the music director for the Blue Waters Bluegrass Festival each August. Kevin’s music is rapidly gaining attention in the northwest and nationally as his newest CD The Beloved Country hits the airwaves. His first CD The Country Primaries was reviewed as “easily one of the best debut albums of 2010 — his songwriting skills are unmatched among the new breed of singer-songwriters to emerge over the past few years.”  — Adam Sheets, No Depression. In addition to Kevin’s solo career as a singer-songwriter he is a member of the popular Spokane bluegrass band Big Red Barn.

More information about Kevin Brown and his music can be found at:  www.brownknows.com.