BROADWAY VOICES RETURNS TO WPRB

The new summer schedule at WPRB http://www.wprb.com
is underway, and once again, I will be hosting and producing Broadway Voices, a program of original soundtrack recordings. The first program will be Friday, May 29th from 11AM to 1 PM, and I will be featuring a 1933 musical by George Gershwin....Pardon My English. You can check the schedule of upcoming shows by going to my website http://www.mybroadwayvoices.org

WEBCASTS

WWFM posts webcasts of weekly shows on the website. All you need to do is go to their website, http://www.wwfm.org and look for webcasts in the left column of the homepage. My program, Treasured Voices, is there, too, although it's a monthly program. My four newest programs are there, but I am now happy to announce that the 14 older Treasured Voices have been added. My two favorites are Lawrence Tibbett and Ivan Rebroff. I hope you'll have time to listen to some of them.

AN OBNOXIOUS DRIVER

I was taken aback this morning when I observed someone who lives in my neighborhood disregarding the rules that apply to school buses. I was driving in front of this person when I saw a school bus stop at a corner. The bus driver applied his blinking lights and special moving stop sign. Everyone stopped, but after a minute or two, this impatient person behind me started honking his or her horn. The next thing I knew, this person passed me and went on ahead while the bus still had the stop sign out. How I wished for a policeman right then and there. What can we do about these drivers who make up their own rules of the road?

MALAGA--A MEMORABLE MEAL

We hadn't been to Malaga for about a year, and I had forgotten how much we love their food. I would like to include a photo of my luscious chicken in wine sauce, but the photos on their website are protected. It is a little slice of
Basque country, hidden in a section of Trenton and a little hard to find, unless you visit Map Quest. They make it simple. After that, you can find this delightful place in 22 minutes (from Princeton). The white bean soup is perfection, and the bread is crusty and delicious. My chicken was accompanied by perfectly cooked green beans and carrots,plus potatoes that I will describe as follows: they are potato chips that are larger and thicker, not salty or greasy, and just heavenly=arranged around the plate in a lovely pattern. We were also served a bowl of delectable rice with peas and other goodies. Their website, for lots of information and photos is
http://www.malagarestaurant.com/
Don't forget the Sangria. It's heavenly. One more thing--the service is attentive, friendly, but unobtrusive. As we were about to leave, a guitarist visited our table and serenaded us. What a perfect ending to a lovely visit.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY...MORE FLOWERS

We are not talented gardeners. We've planted trees and flowers in our yard but our backs complain endlessly. Fresh flowers in the house are one of my greatest pleasures, and my generous husband gave me some gorgeous ones for Valentine's Day. A few of them are rather unusual, and I have a new love for flowering kale. Here they are. I hope you had a lovely Valentine's Day.

AUDIO PROMOS RESTORED

I have been informed by listeners that they always enjoyed hearing the promos that were made for my Treasured Voices programs. Last night, we put them back on my website http://www.treasuredvoices.org

These promos are from a few years ago, but they give you a sampling of the singer's artistry and power. I hope you enjoy them.

TREASURED VOICES RETURNS TO WWFM

After an absence of two years, Treasured Voices will return to WWFM tomorrow afternoon, January 24th, directly after the broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera. It's a monthly feature, and that's simply because it's quite a lot of work, and I don't believe that I could manage one each week. Tomorrow's subject is Italian baritone Ettore Bastianini, who passed away when he was only 44 years old. And what a voice. A nice feature at WWFM is that if you miss the broadcast, you can go to the website, http://www.wwfm.org/

and listen to a webcast. The subject of February's Treasured Voices is American mezzo-soprano Frederica Von Stade. The date is February 28th.
You can check the upcoming schedule by going to
http://www.treasuredvoices.org