NIGHT Notes: October 2006

NIGHT Notes
Brookdale Public Radio
90.5 The NIGHT’s E-Newsletter
October 20,2006
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IN THIS ISSUE:
* IF YOU ARE A LISTENER?..
* NOTES FROM TOM
* PUBLIC NEWSROOM: Mid-term Elections Coverage
* PUBLIC ARTS: Autumn
* ALBUM OF THE MONTH: Robert Randolph & The Family Band’s Colorblind
* NPR THIS I BELIEVE
* INTERVIEW ARCHIVE: Joseph Arthur
* REPLAY ROOM
* MARK YOUR CALENDARS: Hauntings, Plays, and Open Houses
* A WORD FROM OUR SPONSORS
* MEMBER DISCOUNT ORGANIZATIONS: Some new additions

IF YOU ARE A LISTENER YOU SHOULD BE A MEMBER

Our radio membership drive begins Wednesday, November 1st and we need you to become a member of Brookdale Public Radio, 90.5 The NIGHT. $50.00 makes you a member or if you are renewing please consider increasing your pledge to $90.50, $150 or more, we can always use the extra cash. Your pledge dollars goes towards bringing you the best there is in local music, news and information. Please show your support and make your pledge in November or, if you?d like to beat the rush go on line at www.90.5thenight.org and make your pledge on our secure site.

NOTES FROM TOM

We are closing in our Fall Membership Drive, which starts on November 1st. This drive will be only the second drive that we are offering “Live At The NIGHT Volume 3?, but remember supplies are limited. At the rate the discs are getting shipped out to members, we may see them gone by the end of the year.

You’ll want to make sure you get your hands on the third installment of the “Live At The NIGHT” series. This edition includes cuts from Bruce Springsteen, The Indigo Girls, Suzanne Vega, Alexi Murdoch, and many others. In the next few days we’ll be spinning these songs as a not-so-subtle reminder that this collection is just for the members of the station.

We use items like “Live At The NIGHT Volume 3? to encourage you to either renew your membership or become a member for the first time. We work hard everyday to bring you the best radio around. Your membership ensures that we continue to bring you the best local radio in Monmouth and Ocean County. Please pledge whenever and whatever you can to help us out.

Public Newsroom

Mid-term Elections Coverage in Public NewsRoom
The 2006 mid-term elections are right around the corner, and Public NewsRoom has you covered! In addition to the usual Top Stories, NewsRoom now offers a “Mid-Term Elections 2006? bucket on your NewsRoom home page. This bucket links to ongoing coverage from the BBC, NPR and PBS regarding candidates and campaign issues, ensuring that NewsRoom will be your visitors? one-stop-shop for all the latest election stories?right down to the final decision.

Public Arts

Autumn
When the temperature cools, the leaves change color and you find yourself carving pumpkins, stuffing turkeys and watching football; you know that autumn has arrived! Ease your child?s Halloween fears with helpful trick-or-treat hints, learn gardening tips for outdoor houseplants, and find out why stores are stocking Christmas decorations even before Thanksgiving?all with the help of our Public Arts Features page at http://90.5TheNIGHT.org.

ALBUM OF THE MONTH

ROBERT RANDOLPH & THE FAMILY BAND Colorblind Warner Bros.

Finally, the follow-up to “Unclassified” is here. Robert Randolph & The Family Band’s second major label release “Colorblind” has just been released. The New Jersey native and his Family Band have been doing a lot of touring in the interim and Robert has made guest appearances on more albums than I can recall right now. But the new album was certainly worth the wait. You’ve already heard the feel-good anthem of the year “Thrill Of It” on 90.5 The NIGHT as well as all over ABC TV during it’s Saturday college football broadcasts. “Colorblind” boasts a couple special guests of it’s own Eric Clapton and Dave Matthews. The album features more of what you’ve hopefully come to expect; brilliant pedal steel guitar playing from Robert, blazing back up from the Family Band, and some of the most uplifting and dare I say it? – spiritual lyrics in rock and roll. Besides “Thrill Of It” there are standout tracks like “Ain’t Nothing Wrong With That,” “Deliver Me,” “Diane,” and “Homecoming.” There’s even a cover (with Clapton) of the classic “Jesus Is Just Alright.”

To find out where they are on their never-ending tour, visit robertrandolph.net or myspace.com/robertrandolph.

Jeff Raspe
Music Director
Brookdale Public Radio

NPR ?This I Believe

This I Believe: Seek Perfection of Character
Monday, October 23
Listener Angelina Michetti believes in seeking perfection of character, being faithful, respecting others, and refraining
from violent behavior – the core principles of her karate training.
Listen Monday during Morning Edition as Angelina Michetti explains her beliefs for the ongoing series This I Believe. Click here for more: http://www.npr.org/thisibelieve/.

INTERVIEW ARCHIVE

Joseph Arthur returns to Brookdale Public Radio
By Jeff Raspe

Joseph Arthur and his band stopped by 90.5 The NIGHT the day before his new album, “Nuclear Daydream”, hit stores. They played a few new songs and chatted with WBJB-FM’s Jeff Raspe.
Stay tuned till the end of the stream to hear a song that Joseph and band performed but that we didn’t broadcast. To hear more go to http://www.90.5thenight.org and look for the Artist Interview section of the front page.

REPLAY ROOM

We store some of your favorite shows on our website for you to stream later in the week. We just posted last weekend’s shows up for you to listen to…enjoy.
Altrok Hour 01
Altrok Hour 02
Bluegrass Jam Hour 01
Bluegrass Jam Hour 02
Bluegrass Jam Hour 03
Forward Into The Past
Box of Blues Hour 01
Box of Blues Hour 02
Box of Blues Hour 03

If the above links do not work copy and paste this link into your web browser:

http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/thenight/arts.artsmain?action=sectionIndex&sid=17

MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Here are some events we’ve got lined up on our Events Calendar (http://90.TheNIGHT.org/events)

At Brookdale’s Performing Arts Center:
-Haunted Theater is back! Come and be terrified by our drama and theater tech students! On October 27, 28 and 29, try a Come at Your Own Risk tour running continuously from 6 PM each evening; on October 28 and 29 it`s the more Child Friendly tours from 2-4 PM each day. A small fee offsets prop costs: day tours $5; evening tours $7. More details from the Box Office at (732) 224-2411
The Come at Your Own Risk Tour: Experience the terror as our ghouls and creatures of the night rise for the occasion. Roam the hallways and rooms of the theater that has been transformed into a haunted house tour. You?ll feel pure terror as you are guided through the student designed and built rooms of the transformed Performing Arts Center of Brookdale Community College.
October 28, 29, and 30th Adult Tour beginning at 6pm. Child friendly tours are on 29th and 30th 2pm-4pm.
-”Beyond Therapy” onstage at Brookdale?s Performing Arts Center on the Friday and Saturday, November 10, 11, 17, and 18 at 8 PM; with Sunday matinees on November 12 and 19 at 2 PM. The mature adult comedy, written by Christopher Durang and directed by John Bukovec, will be staged in the Experimental Theater. Ticket prices are $15 adults, $12 seniors (62) and $5 Brookdale students with current ID. Call the Performing Arts Center Box Office at (732) 224-2411 for information and ticket purchases.
Ticket Information: 732-224-2411 Brookdale’s Box Office.

At The Collins Arena
-Brookdale?s Annual Fall Open House will be held on Thursday, November 9, beginning at 10 AM in the Collins Arena.
The event features information on Brookdale?s degree programs, career and job training programs, Financial Aid, Counseling and Admissions & Registration, the New Jersey STARS program, new articulation program into 42 majors at Georgian Court University, degree programs offered by the New Jersey Coastal Communiversity partners at the Wall Higher Education Center, and much more.
Student club members will answer questions, and Student Ambassadors will lead tours of the campus.
Reservations, requested by November 1, may be made by calling (732) 224-1857.

A WORD FROM OUR SPONSORS

We thank Brookdale Public Radio for their support of this extraordinary season of music and dance that is happening at The Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, NJ! A schedule this fantastic cannot happen without the support of local and regional media, and its hearty fans!
Tickets are going fast but still available for these great shows: The DiCapo Opera Theatre?s The Merry Widow 10/21, Arlo Guthrie and The Guthrie Family Legacy Tour 10/26, Richard Thompson (w/Kris Delmhorst) 11/7, The New Cars (with original Cars members Eliot Easton and Greg Hawkes, and Todd Rundgren on guitar/vocals) 11/8, Blues Traveler 11/14 and Al Green 11/15.
Tickets can be purchased at The Count Basie Theatre Box Office, 99 Monmouth St. in Red Bank, or by calling 732-842-9000. Please call Andrea Purscell to arrange a group sales purchase, 732-224-8778 Ex: 123.
This season is one of the greatest in the long history of this magnificent theatre, and you?ll want to be a part of history! www.countbasietheatre.org.

MEMBER DISCOUNT ORGANIZATIONS

If you are a member you could use your member card to get discounts at these great places:

The Strand Theater – NEW
20% discount on all shows presented by Strand Ventures/Strand Theater Project
400 Clifton Ave.
Lakewood, NJ 08701
732.367.7789

http://strandlakewood.com/

Raritan Bay Guitar Repair – NEW
Offering 15% off on ALL sales and service.
3352 Route 9 South (W.T. Center)
Freehold, NJ
732.866.9024

http://repairguitar.com

RE/MAX Bay Point, Realtors
Offering a $100 donation upon the successful closing of a listing or sale transaction by a 90.5 The NIGHT member.
526 Bay Ave.
Pt. Pleasant, NJ 08742
732.899.8202

http://jerseyshoreliving.com

ROBERT GERBER SALON
20% discount on new spray tan service
100 West Front Street
Keyport,NJ
(732) 888-7575

Colts Neck Custom Shop
5% off purchase of sheet music, 50% off D’Addario Guitar strings, 35% off Dean guitars, banjos, mandolins, excluding USA models and limited editions
30 Highway 34 North Street
Colts Neck, NJ 07722
(732) 577-6993

http://www.coltsneckcustomshop.com

McKay Imaging
Discount to our members – $100 off on a wedding photography package.
30 Monmouth St.
Red Bank, NJ 07701
(732) 842-2272

http://www.mckayimaging.com

Green Planet Coffee Co
20% off their purchase when they present their member card
78 Main St.
Manasquan, NJ
(732) 722-8197

Red Bank Chocolate Shoppe
15% off (excluding select holidays)
17 White St
Red Bank, NJ 07701
732 219-0822