Dr. Michelle Weisfelner Bloom, co-director of the Stony Brook Cardio-Oncology Program and director of the Outpatient Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy Program at the Stony Brook Heart Institute joins Gianna Volpe on The WLIW-FM Heart of The East End for Medical Monday underwritten by Jennifer Benton to discuss heart disease, failure and health at start of American Heart Month.

Folkie Fest founder Gail Field joins Gianna Volpe on The WLIW-FM Heart of The East End to talk tasty tunes coming to the Center Moriches Community Center on Feb. 12 during the Tasty Tuesday segment underwritten by Southampton Arts Center. Folkie Fest is an ongoing concert series with local acoustic artists in the spirit of folk music as envisioned by the late Pete Seeger. It supports live, local, singer/songwriters sharing their work. The events performed at the Moriches Bay Recreation Facility help support the Moriches Community Center. February’s show is entitled “Slip Sliding Away” and features five slide-ridin’ Long Island musicians.

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Adam and Gail Baranello join Gianna Volpe in the WLIW-FM studio for the HOTstudio segment underwritten by Peconic Landing ahead of the AJB Fashion Show at the Southampton Cultural Center this Saturday, Feb. 4, starting at 4 p.m. with reception to follow.

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East Quogue resident, Ruth Ann Harnisch, discusses two films she produced that first screened at the Sundance Festival last week, as well as some of her favorite films from the festival, during the Monday Meditation segment on The WLIW-FM Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe

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Chief of the Surgical Oncology Division at Stony Brook Medicine and Director of Stony Brook Cancer Center’s clinical operations, Dr. Aaron Sasson, joins Gianna Volpe on The WLIW-FM Heart of The East End for the Medical Monday segment underwritten by Jennifer Benton to talk about a collaboration between the Cancer Center and both the Stony Brook University Department of Music and Staller Center’s Educational Outreach Program to bring music to cancer patients receiving services at the Medical and Research Translation Building.

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Legendary local musicians Gene Casey and Johnny Blood join Gianna Volpe in the WLIW-FM studio for a very special HOTsounds segment on The Heart of The East End underwritten by Sag Harbor Cinema playing Jimmy Reed’s “Baby What You Want Me To Do” and a WLIW-FM twist on  Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B. Goode” a la “Gianna Be Good” ahead of Nancy Atlas’ last sold-out performance in this season’ Fireside Session series this weekend at Bay Street Theater.

Guild Hall’s chief creative officer, Amy Kirwin, joins Gianna Volpe on The WLIW-FM Heart of The East End to talk about a partnership with their teen arts council to bring open mic silent dance parties for people of all ages to The Clubhouse this Saturday, as well as in March and May.

Our Fabulous Variety Show’s Kasia Klimuk and Anita Boyer join Joe Pallister in the WLIW-FM studio on The Heart of The East End hosted by Gianna Volpe for HOTsightsandsounds underwritten by William Ris Gallery ahead of this Saturday’s staged reading of “Steel Magnolias” marking Pallister’s directorial debut followed by OFVS’ Vaudeville Diva Cabaret at LTV Studios.

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Long Island Railroad historian David Morrison talks about riding the first train into the brand-new Grand Central Madison station during yesterday’s historic opening of the station, as well as his brand-new book about the Port Washington Branch of the LIRR, his tenth book on LIRR history during Thoughtful Thursday underwritten by Green Hill Kitchen on WLIW-FM’s Heart of The East End hosted by Gianna Volpe

This all-music edition of The Heart features music from all decades and genres with the word "river" in the title recorded LIVE from the WLIW-FM studio in Southampton.