Strand on the Air

SUMMER FUN AHEAD WITH STRAND ON THE AIR! -- The days are at their longest, the sun, when we can see it, is at its brightest, and it's time for the Strand On The Air "Solstice With The Mostess" Edition! Liz McLeod, Dan Bookham, and the Strand Family Players engage in plenty of seasonal foolery, there's new tunes from Brittany Parker, and there's a summer visit from old-time harmonists Patty Jackson and Rusty Blake. And down in Abysmal Point, it's the day of all days as Mrs. Grunden, Lilita, Gertie, and all the gang unshell a townwide celebration of their Clamtennial! Written and directed by Liz Mcleod, the Strand on The Air is a presentation of the Strand Theatre. 

IT'S SPRING PLANTING SEASON WITH THE STRAND ON THE AIR!  Grab your garden shovel and your big sun hat and dig down deep in the rich brown earth as the Strand On The Air presents its Spring Planting Edition, Sunday April 30 at 5pm over WRFR and WRFR.org! Liz McLeod  and the Strand Family Players sow the seeds of laughter, as the All Things Rescinded team takes on every angle of the gardening question, from high-tech fertilizer to what to do when the dandelions come; Professor Dan Bookham unveils his "Ode To Yardwork," and down in Abysmal Point Mrs. Grunden, Lilita, Gertie and the gang continue to cultivate plans for their big Clamtennial celebration. Plus new music from Brittany Parker and tunes recorded live on the Strand stage by the Midcoast Music Academy adult jam band "Better Late!" 

Join Liz McLeod and the Strand Family Players for comic sidelights on the Strand's 100th Anniversary celebration, and a trip down to Abysmal Point, where Mrs. Grunden and friends are busy with Centennial plans of their own. Plus new music from Brittany Parker, and selections from the Midcoast Music Academy Jazz Ensemble, recorded live on stage during MCMA's Spring Recital!

Listen at 5pm on Sunday, Feb. 26 by tuning in to WRFR (93.3 in Rockland) or by streaming at WRFR.org. The show will then be available to hear as a podcast, or by streaming from our website.

This show is presented by recording by the Strand Theatre.

It's Christmas Night in Abysmal Point as Mrs. Grunden and her friends gather at the Passivity Grange Hall for their annual holiday dinner -- and who knows how that'll go, as the Strand On The Air presents its annual holiday special, December 25th at 5pm over WRFR and WRFR.org! Liz McLeod and the Strand Family Players, Brittany Parker, and announcer Dan Bookham will all be on hand for a heaping helping of holiday fun, with musical guests Patty Jackson and Rusty Blake.

This show is presented by recording by the Strand Theatre.

Strand On The Air Fun Size Halloween Special. Broadcast 10/30/22 over WRFR, Rockland, Maine. Featuring Liz McLeod and the Strand Family Players, Brittany Parker, Dan Bookham, and the Adult Jam Band of the Midcoast Music Academy.

"All's Fair Special," broadcast 8/28/2022 over WRFR, Rockland, Maine. Featuring Liz McLeod and the Strand Family Players, Brittany Parker, Dan Bookham, and musical guests from the Midcoast Music Academy Summer Recital.

Grab the hot dogs and the marshmallows, pack up the bug spray and the tick spoon, and head Up to Camp -- as the Strand On The Air presents its Summer Camp Edition, Sunday June 26 at 5pm over WRFR 93.3 and WRFR.org! Join Liz McLeod and the Strand Family Players, Brittany Parker, and Dan Bookham for an hour of laughs and tunes as we all try to escape the heat or the cold, depending on when this article sees print, duck the sunburn, and try to find a parking place. "All Things Rescinded" will explore the state of not-really-post-pandemic summer travel, consider the possibility of a super hero blockbuster summer flick that hasn't been done before, and will interview Almost The Last Living Person In America Without A Smartphone. And down in Abysmal Point, the woods are full of cuckoos, as Mrs. Grunden, Lilita, Gertie, and Edith head for the tranquil algae-blooming waters of Sluice Lake. All this and the music of returning Strand On The Air favorites Patty Jackson and Rusty Blake!

A Strand on the Air Special Event! Enjoy this 30-minute radio-play version of THE MAGIC LAKE, a musical retelling of a Peruvian folktale about a quest to discover a magic lake at the end of the world. The play is performed by local middle school students as part of the "Take the Stage" class, a collaboration between the Strand Theatre and RSU #13's Afterschool Program. The play will debut first on the airwaves of Rockland's own WRFR (93.3), and will be available to stream afterwards on all podcast platforms.

Grab the brooms and clean up -- let's go! Spring is here and that means it's time to wash the windows, mop the floor, and pour out a whole new bucket of laughs and tunes as the STRAND ON THE AIR returns with its Spring Cleaning Special!

House Manager Liz McLeod dusts off the Strand Family Players, who find joy in tossing out a few barbs at the World's Greatest Professional Declutterer; show you what not to do when your neighbor messes up your garden; and meet an upcycler with a startling new use for cat hair. And down in Abysmal Point, Mrs. Grunden and Lilita make a startling discovery under the floorboards when redecorating the clam shack. Tidying up the music department, Brittany Parker presents a sampling of the outstanding work done by her students in the Strand Take The Stage Program -- and you'll meet as special musical guest singer-songwriter Trisha Mason, making her first broadcast appearance in the Midcoast after relocating to Rockland.

STRAND ON THE AIR, written and directed by Liz McLeod, originally broadcast on WRFR, 93.3 in Rockland.

The intrepid journalists of All Things Rescinded will take a look at the burgeoning new pandemic-inspired musical genre of “grumblecore,” featuring the radio debut of the hard-driving alternative band “Karen’s Spleen,” along with a nostalgic look at Town Meeting season as it used to be, and a preview of our coming travails with mud season. Down in Abysmal Point, Mrs. Grunden, Lilita, and the gang will gather round the kitchen table to drive off the winter blues with a hard-fought no-quarter-asked-and-none-given game of full-contact Monopoly. Special musical guests GoldenOak. Broadcast on WRFR on February 27, 2022 at 5pm.