Host, Charles Sepos chats first with chats first with singer-songwriter, actor, teacher, and activist Holly Near. They talk about her life and about her May 13th appearance with Barbara Higbie & Jan Martinelli at Occidental Center for the Arts. Then, extraordinary piano virtuoso Jura Margulis talks about his musical life and about his May 14th recital at Petaluma Historical Library & Museum.

Host, Charles Sepos chats first with chats first with director Craig Miller and actors David Yen and Denise Elia. They talk about the classic musical "My Fair Lady,” May 6th through June 5th at 6th Street Playhouse. Next, Grammy-winning guitarist Jason Vieaux talks about his solo recording “Play,” his musical life and his performance of the world premiere of Dan Visconti’s “Living Language,” with California Symphony conducted by Donato Cabrera, May 6th at Lincoln Theater in Yountville and May 8th at Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek. Finally, Director Paul Draper and actors Matt Lindberg and Renee Hardin talk about Shakespeare’s “Hamlet," May 4th through 8th in Person Theater on the Sonoma State University campus.“My Fair Lady,” “Play,” “Hamlet”

Host, Charles Sepos chats first with chats first with publicist Kim Taylor, board president Jim Boitano and young violinist Douglas Wei. They talk about Marin Music Chest and their Scholarship Winners and Young Artists Concerts. Next, Actors Steven Kent Barker and Abby Chambers preview Disney’s “The Little Mermaid,” April 29th through May 22nd at Spreckels Performing Arts Center. Finally, chanteuse Paula West talks about her musical life and about her April 30th appearance at Schroeder Hall, Green Music Center.

Host, Charles Sepos chats first with chats first with bass singer Anthony Reed. They talk about his active young operatic career and his performance with the Adler Fellows of San Francisco Opera, April 22nd in Ellis Auditorium on the Petaluma Campus of Santa Rosa Junior College. Next, composer Richard B. Evans previews his new oratorio “Ireland’s Poet-Patriots,” Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the "Proclamation of the Irish Republic,” April 22nd at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. Finally, composer Richard Evans returns to talk about his new musical romance “Enchanted April,” in its premiere production by Pacific Coast Repertory, April 23rd through May 8th at the Theatre at Firehouse Arts Center in Pleasanton.

Host, Charles Sepos chats first with noted organist James David Christie. They talk about his musical life and about his April 17th recital on the historical Brombaugh Opus 9 organ in Schroeder Hall, Green Music Center. Then, Music Director William Fred Scott talks about Chanticleer and its concert “Over the Moon,” April 15th in Weill Hall, Green Music Center.

Host, Charles Sepos chats first with internationally renowned pianist Barry Douglas. They talk about his musical life, about the latest release in his recording of Brahms solo piano works and about his April 8th recital at Mills College in Oakland.

Next, Singer Rebecca Hickey talks about her musical life and about Stile Antico’s San Francisco Early Music Society concert “Sacred or Profane? The Sensual Made Spiritual in the Renaissance,” April 10th at First Congregational Church in Berkeley.

Finally, Director Starr Hergenrather and company preview Analy High School’s presentation of “Fiddler on the Roof,” April 8th through 16th at Analy Theatre.

Host, Charles Sepos chats first with fnoted cellist Zuill Bailey. They talk about his musical life and his performance of Britten’s “Cello Symphony” with Santa Rosa Symphony, April 2nd through 4th at Weill Hall. Next, Director Sheri Lee Miller and Artistic Director Elly Lichenstein talk about Donald Margulies "Time Stands Still,” April 1st through 17th at Cinnabar Theater. Finally, Violinist Yuel Yawney talks about Borealis String Quartet and their March 30th Brave New Music performance at Paul Mahder Gallery in Healdsburg.

Host, Charles Sepos chats first with famed guitarist Sharon Isbin. They talk about her musical life and her performance of Rodrigo’s guitar concertos with New York Chamber Soloists Orchestra, April 2nd at Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center for Performing Arts, at UC Davis. Next, author Taylor Bayouth talks about his new book “How to Steal the Mona Lisa: And Six Other World-Famous Treasures,” a Tarcher Perigee paperback. Finally, pianist Richard Glazier talks about his musical life and about his concert “Great music from Broadway and Hollywood,” March 26 at Schroeder Hall, Green Music Center.

Host, Charles Sepos chats first with cellist Amit Peled. They talk about his Redwood Arts Council recital with pianist Noreen Cassidy-Polera, March 18th at Glaser Center.

Next, director David Lear and actors Sharia Pierce and Jereme [pronounced like Jeremy] Anglin talk about John Patrick Shanley's "Outside Mullingar,” March 18th through April 3rd at Main Stage West.

Finally, violinist Nicholas Kitchen talks about Borromeo String Quartet’s March 18th performance at Newman Auditorium for Santa Rosa Junior College Chamber Music Series.

Host, Charles Sepos chats first with Director David Yen and actress Denise Elia-Yen . They preview "Wait until Dark,” March 11th through April 3rd at Spreckels Performing Arts Center. Next, storyteller and Celtic harpist Patrick Ball talks about his artistic life and about his evening of tales and tunes, March 13th at Cinnabar Theater. Finally, Director Marty Pistone and actors Armando Rey and Bronwen Shears preview Nilo Cruz’s Pulitzer Prize winning play "Anna in the Tropics,” March 11th through 26th at 6th Street Playhouse.