Donnamarie Barnes of The Plain Sight Project joins emerging filmmakers Sam Hamilton and Julian Alvarez in The in the WLIW-FM studio for The Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe during the Friday Morning Tea Underwritten by Village Overhead Doors to talk about Plain Sight’s partnership with Sag Harbor Cinema thanks to a $200,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education funding “Forgetting to Remember” Black History month programming, including a documentary film (by Sam and Julian) and commissioned portrait (by Michael A. Butler) of an enslaved man living in Southold who became a free man after moving to Shelter Island to farm, in part, for himself, David Hempstead Sr., as well as a multimedia mapping element of those who had been enslaved, available in conjunction with Vanderbilt Institute for Spatial Research.

Denny Laine—Two-time Grammy® Award winner, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame® Inductee and founding member of both the Moody Blues and Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles band, Wings— joins Gianna Volpe on The WLIW-FM Heart of The East End HOTsounds segment ahead of TONIGHT’s performance, “Songs and Stories” at Glen Cove’s My Father’s Place at 8 p.m. 

Sayville author, Antoinette Truglio Martin, joins Gianna Volpe in the WLIW-FM studio for The Heart of The East End Thoughtful Thursday segment to talk about this May’s re-release of “Famous Seaweed Soup” children’s book with story/illustrations updated for new generation of readers. 

Mercedes Edwards joins Gianna Volpe to co-host Wednesday Wisdom underwritten by LTV Studios on The Heart of The East End in the WLIW-FM studio interviewing More Good’s Mary Latham about her three-year journey through all 50 states gathering good and inspirational stories following the death of her mother. 

Mercedes Edwards of Shirley joins More Good’s Mary Latham and Gianna Volpe in the WLIW-FM studio for The Heart of The East End Wednesday Works segment to talk about developing her first podcast, which represents and discusses growing up and being biracial.

Father and son, Kristian and Brae Iglesias, of Dos Ositos Paletas, join Gianna Volpe in the WLIW-FM studio for The Heart of The East End Tasty Tuesday segment underwritten by Southampton Arts Center amid their kickstarter campaign to mobilize their mexican ice pop business that stands to bring their real fruit goodness beyond Greenport Village. 

Westchester County miniaturist Thomas Doyle joins Gianna Volpe on The WLIW-FM Heart of The East End HOTstudio segment underwritten by Peconic Landing to talk about his work as the maker of tiny people, places and things, as well as New York’s opening of Small Is Beautiful: Miniature Art Universe 

Gillian Gordon and Ellen Sherman join Gianna Volpe in the WLIW-FM studio for The Heart of The East End Monday Meditation to share some streaming suggestions and chat about their new podcast, “Binge or Bomb,” which can be found wherever you find podcasts.

Jerry Simons of Stony Brook Medicine joins Gianna Volpe on The WLIW-FM Heart of The East End Medical Monday segment underwritten by Jennifer Benton to discuss the upcoming health events coming to the Hampton Bays Library on March 25 and Peconic Landing on April 22. 

Author and Long Island publisher, Mankh (Walter E. Harris III), joins Gianna Volpe on The WLIW-FM Heart of The East End Wednesday Wisdom segment underwritten by LTV Studios to discuss book three in his Musings series, “Moving Through The Empty Gate Forest: Inside Looking Out” ahead of his book signing at the Blue Bean Cafe tomorrow.