The artistic director for Libero Canto School of Singing concert series Ágról Ágra: from Branch to Branch, Deborah Carmichael, joins Gianna Volpe on the WLIW-FM Heart of The East End Wednesday Works segment underwritten by The Luss Group ahead of performances Thursday at Hungarian House, Friday at Amagansett Life-Saving Station and Sunday at Southampton Arts Center.

Psychotherapist Roseanne Farano joins Gianna Volpe for a special segment about divorce and family dynamics underwritten by Southampton Arts Center on the WLIW-FM Heart of The East End ahead of Father’s Day this Sunday. 

Our Fabulous Variety Show’s Anita Boyer joins Gianna Volpe in the WLIW-FM studio for the Heart of The East End HOTstudio segment underwritten by Peconic Landing ahead of this weekend’s OFVS Spring Varietal Showcase and her debut stand-up set Wednesday, 6/21, at Main Prospect.

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Sherri and Howie Lippman join Gianna Volpe in the WLIW-FM studio for the Heart of The East End Friday Morning Tea underwritten by Sag Harbor Cinema to talk about developing the Road Forward scholarship to help local kids afford to go to college ahead of RF’s very first fundraiser.

Filmmaker, Ginew Benton, and fashion designer, Kayla Lookinghorse-Smith, join Gianna Volpe in the WLIW-FM studio for the Heart of The East End Friday Morning Tea underwritten by Village Overhead Doors ahead of LTV Studio’s FREE indigenous fashion/film festival Saturday, June 10, which will feature vendors, dancers, fashion show and world premiere of Benton’s “The Dim.”

Son of Bazerk’s Cassandra “Half Pint” Jackson joins Gianna Volpe on the Heart of The East End HOTsounds segment underwritten by William RiS Gallery to talk about how she went from college sophomore to releasing records and, ultimately, assistant principal of Roosevelt High School, plus the importance of being one’s self ahead of Sunday afternoon’s 50th anniversary of hip hop show at the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame in Stony Brook Village. 

Upsculpt artist Cindy Pease Roe joins Gianna Volpe on the Heart of The East End Thoughtful Thursday segment underwritten by Grace & Grit on World Ocean Day just before unveiling her 14-foot up-sculpted Great White shark, Sugar, at Provincetown’s Herring Cove. ‘Mama Sug’ is a jury-selected commission by the National Park Service, Center for Coastal Studies and Cape Cod National Seashore with support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Marine Debris Program.

After a surprise visit from Gene Casey of The Weekend Jamboree heard Saturdays at 3 p.m. with repeat airing Sunday night's at 11 p.m. here on WLIW-FM,

Award-winning pianist, educator and entrepreneur, Donna Weng Friedman, joins Gianna Volpe on the Heart of The East End Wednesday Wisdom segment underwritten by LTV Studios after the NYU premiere of her first film, Never Fade Away, featuring Chun Wai Chan—The first Chinese principal dancer in New York City Ballet’s 74-year history—which tells the inspiration  story of her father, Sin-Tzu Weng, who emigrated from China to come to the U.S. in the 1940s. You can see it this Monday, June 12—The filmmaker’s birthday—6:30-8:30 p.m. at MOCA NYC.

NYU Tisch School of The Arts professor Larry Maslon—Host of WLIW-FM’s Broadway to Main Street airing Sundays at 3 p.m.—joins Gianna Volpe on the Heart of The East End Wednesday Works segment underwritten by The Luss Group to talk about the upcoming Tony Awards and brand-new book, “I’ll Drink To That,” pairing theatrical history with inventive and classic cocktail recipes.

Executive Chef William Muzio of Islip Town’s brand-new Bayberry restaurant joins Gianna Volpe on the WLIW-FM Heart of The East End Tasty Tuesday segment underwritten by Southampton Arts Center to talk about his cooking roots—From grandma’s helper to top of class at the CIA to traveling the world to round out culinary knowledge—as Bayberry’s first season gets underway.