Wednesday, March 27, 2013

51st Annual Smith Lecture, April 4, 2013.



The Department of Physics at The Ohio State University presents the 51st Annual Smith Lecture Thursday April 4, 2013.

Speaking at the Fawcett Center, 2400 Olentangy River Rd. is David J. Wineland, a member of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado, and the 2012 Nobel Laureate in Physics.

The 2012 Nobel Prize was awarded to Wineland for his work that addresses a quantum physics-based computer.  Central to Wineland's work is "a superposition state," that posits the possibility that a creature such as a cat can be simultaneously alive and dead.  Such feline experiences inform modern  research on possible supercomputers.

Wineland's presentation begins at 8:00 p.m. 






WCRX-LP Community Programming Advisory Committee set for April1, 2013..

 WCRX-LP Community Programming Advisory Committee meeting for Bexley Public Radio set for 4:30 p.m. Monday April 1, 2013.
The meeting location will be announced on the prior Friday morning to individuals who RSVP by the prior Thursday.
Community residents are welcome. 
Admission is $10.00 per person.
Cash, check, money order and ID.
Please RSVP to wcrxlp@yahoo.com or voice mail to (614) 235-2929 no later than the Thursday prior to the meeting.
WCRX-LP Community Programming Advisory Committee is a public  committee of
Bexley Public Radio Foundation
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209

Ohio Public Media Cooperative meeting set for April 1

 Ohio Public Media Cooperative meeting for Bexley Public Radio set for 3:30 p.m. Monday April 1, 2013.
The meeting location will be announced on the prior Friday morning to individuals who RSVP by the prior Thursday.
Community residents are welcome. 
Admission is $5.00 per person.
Cash, check, money order and ID.
Please RSVP to wcrxlp@yahoo.com or voice mail to (614) 235-2929 no later than the Thursday prior to the meeting.
Ohio Public Media Cooperative is a public  committee of
Bexley Public Radio Foundation
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209

Bexley Comedy Writers Guild meeting set for April 1.

Bexley Comedy Writers Guild meeting for Bexley Public Radio set for 4:00 p.m. Monday April 1, 2013.
The meeting location will be announced on the prior Friday morning to individuals who RSVP by the prior Thursday.
Community residents are welcome.
Admission is $35.00 per person.
Cash, check, money order and ID.
Please RSVP to wcrxlp@yahoo.com or voice mail to (614) 235-2929 no later than the Thursday prior to the meeting.
Bexley Comedy Writers Guild is a public  committee of
Bexley Public Radio Foundation
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Dr. Gunda Werner-Burggraf to lecture at Pontifical College Josephinum April 17, 7:00 p.m. (Updated as of March 20, 2013)

“Theology After Auschwitz, Abrahamic Perspectives”. 

The ninth annual lecture on world religions and inter-religious dialogue sponsored by The Theological Consortium of Greater Columbus will be presented Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.   










Presenting the lecture is Dr. Gunda Werner-Burggraf who is a member of the Department of Dogmatic Theology at Ruhr University at Bochum, Germany.

Dr. Werner-Burggraf has written on Judith Butler, a Cleveland native and post-structualist philosopher who teaches at University of California, Berkeley. 


Dr. Gunda Werner-Burggraf is a faculty member of the Department of Dogmatic Theology at Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany, a position she has held since February 2012. 
A native of Bonn, Germany, Dr. Werner-Burggraf completed secondary studies at the Catholic Gymnasium in Bonn in 1991. From 1992-1998, she studied theology and philosophy in Münster, culminating in a master’s degree. She then worked as an assistant nurse in a home for the elderly, doing pastoral care with hospice, and counseling for the AIDS Foundation in Münster. The following years were spent contributing to the formation of priests and lay people in the Archdiocese in Berlin as well as to the preparation for and follow up to World Youth Day in Cologne.
After completion of a doctorate in Dogmatic Theology (summa cum laude), in Münster in 2005, Dr. Werner-Burggraf worked in human rights and the development of European networks for the Franciscan Brothers headquartered in Bonn. From January 2008 until December 2009, she was a staff member and one of the chief executive officers for the Second Ecumenical Church Assembly held in 2010. Later that same year, she was a visiting scholar at the Pontifical College Josephinum, conducting research in ecclesiology. 

In addition to her academic degrees, Dr. Werner-Burggraf holds a diploma in theme-centered interaction and has several qualifications in human resources, conflict management and management skills. Her extensive list of published writings includes two books and dozens of articles in German theological journals.

The location for the lecture is Jessing Center at the Pontifical College Josephinum, 7625 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43235.

Wednesday April 17, 2013
7:00 p.m., Jessica Center
Pontifical College Josephinum
7625 North High Street
Columbus, Ohio  43235
(614) 885-5585
cebling@pcj.edu

Monday, March 18, 2013

Gilbert and Sullivan. The Gondoliers. Capital University Conservatory of Music.



For its Spring production, the Capital University, Conservatory of Music offered the musical farce The Gondoliers Or The King of Barataria by W.. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan.

The Sunday matinee of this operetta was a flawless treat produced and directed by Mark Baker.  The production occupied the Lincoln Theater facilities which presented a congenial environment for the audience.  Parking was convenient and sufficient.  Theater staff and off-duty police officers directed street traffic so access to the theater was easy.

The high-spirited overture of The Gondoliers greeted the audience.  When the curtain rose to a set depicting a sunny Venetian piazza, the grey clouds of an Ohio March afternoon were promptly dispelled. 

The pit orchestra of twelve was conducted by William Boggs who is familiar to opera-goers for his work with Columbus Light Opera and Opera Columbus.

The plot of this farce is complicated but not too complicated for its audiences to understand easily. Two infants are secretly married to each other by their parents.  The infants are eventually entitled to wear the royal crowns of Barataria. From this premise, there quickly follows the complications of informal foster-care, bigamy and mistaken (or uncertain) identities.  There is satiric bite in the lyrics, most at the expense of the European noble classes. 

Much of the satire in The Gondoliers is about political issues that are still debated:  Egalitarianism, Republican forms of governments, children’s rights, forms of marriage and even privatization of governmental institutions.  The “one percent, forty-seven percent” debates of the recent U.S. presidential elections seemed familiar in this script from 1889 Britain.  Even the current debates about water-boarding are presaged by the torture chamber used in this script by Don Alhambra Del Bolero, the Grand Inquisitor.

The principal parts and players were:

Marco Palmieri and Giuseppe Palmieri played by Chris Bozeka and Trent Smith.  Their love-interests, Tessa and Gianetta, were played by Katie Beth Jackson and Alissa Ruth.

Chris Bozeka and Trent Smith. are excellent comic players.  Their distinctive portrayals of gondolier swains  Marco Palmieri and Giuseppe Palmieri were successful.  Their love-interests, Tessa and Gianetta, are not comic characters.  As played by Katie Beth Jackson and Alissa Ruth, Tessa and Gianetta provide necessary musical relief from the comic poses of the Palmieri brothers.  Jackson and Bozeka are seniors and vocal performance majors at Capital.  Smith is a sophomore also majoring in vocal performance and Ruth is a junior majoring in vocal music education.


The eventual king and queen of Barataria, Luiz and Casilda, were played by Emily Riggin and Zack Pytel.  Their romantic duets were memorable.  If ever romantic love had the precise harmony that these two lovers displayed, broken hearts would disappear and be forgotten.  Riggin is a senior majoring in vocal performance.  Pytel is a sophomore music education major.

Duke of Plaza-Toro and Duchess of Plaza-Toro, Philip Hurd and Heather Rudisill  These two players have the principal parts for comic support.  They dance, they joke, they sing and they get laughs.  Hurd is a sophomore majoring in vocal performance.  Rudisill is a senior at Capital majoring in vocal performance.

Don Alhambra del Bolero, Dylan Woodring.  Woodring is the Grand Inquisitor and plays the part wonderfully.  He is the villain, dressed all in black.  Woodring has a stage presence appropriate for his billowing back cape and plays the part of comic villain well.  His voice however has a happy and friendly quality that reassures an audience that all will end well, not exactly the message you expect from a villain.

Much of the singing in this operetta is structured as duets and quartettes of the principals.  The color and strength of the voices and the precision of harmonies was enchanting.  But this is still Gilbert and Sullivan so just when you feel the romance in the lyric and melody, the thirty member chorus rushes onto the stage right and stage left en masse, reminding us that this is a comedy.

The chorus, male and female, were lively and well-choreographed.  No credit for choreography is given in the program.  



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Monday, March 11, 2013

Volunteer audio producer needed.






Producer for a series of audio recordings of public domain texts.

The audio recordings will be available for broadcast by WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Bexley Public Radio Foundation.

In identifying texts for recording, Producer will work with the station’s vice president of production and programming.

Producer will recruit and manage volunteer readers.

Producer will recruit and work with volunteer designers for cover art.

The preferred candidate will have a basic knowledge of digital recording devices or applications.

The preferred candidate will have a  experience or a degree in journalism, communications, English literature or foreign language literature.

Reply by email with a brief statement of relevant experience or relevant vocational interests. 

Include names, addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers for three references.


Bexley Public Radio Foundation
Voice (614) 235-2929

Monday, March 4, 2013

Dr. Gunda Werner-Burggraf to lecture at Pontifical College Josephinum April 17, 7:00 p.m.



“Theology After Auschwitz, Abrahamic Perspectives”. 

The ninth annual lecture on world religions and inter-religious dialogue sponsored by The Theological Consortium of Greater Columbus will be presented Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.   










Presenting the lecture is Dr. Gunda Werner-Burggraf who is a member of the Department of Dogmatic Theology at Ruhr University at Bochum, Germany.

Dr. Werner-Burggraf has written on Judith Butler, a Cleveland native and post-structualist philosopher who teaches at University of California, Berkeley. 

The location for the lecture is Jessing Center at the Pontifical College Josephinum, 7625 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43235.

Wednesday April 17, 2013
7:00 p.m., Jessica Center
Pontifical College Josephinum
7625 North High Street
Columbus, Ohio  43235
(614) 885-5585
cebling@pcj.edu

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Winner of two tickets for Columbus Jazz Orchestra performance announced in WCRX-LP raffle.

The winner of two tickets to Columbus Jazz Orchestra is Charles Ashley.

Mr. Ashley should make arrangements with Bexley Public Radio at (614) 235-2929 for delivery of his two tickets.

Deadline for entries in the WCRX-LP CJO ticket raffle.

The deadline for entries in the WCRX-LP CJO ticket raffle was midnight March 1, 2013.  The drawing for the two tickets and the announcement of the winner will be made Saturday, March 2. 2013.  Only one entry was submitted by the deadline.

Friday, March 1, 2013

WCRX-LP Community Programming Advisory Committee meeting set for April 1, 2013.

WCRX-LP Community Programming Advisory Committee meeting for Bexley Public Radio set for 4:30 p.m., Monday April 1, 2013.

The meeting location will be announced on the prior Friday morning to individuals who RSVP by the prior Thursday.

Community residents are welcome. 

Admission is $10.00 per person.

Cash, check, money order and ID.

Please RSVP to wcrxlp@yahoo.com or voice mail to (614) 235-2929 no later than the Thursday prior to the meeting.

Community Programming Advisory Committee  is a public  committee of
Bexley Public Radio Foundation
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209

WCRX-LP Ohio Public Media Cooperative meeting set for April 1, 2013.

Ohio Public Media Cooperative meeting for Bexley Public Radio set for 3:30 p.m. Monday April 1, 2013.

The meeting location will be announced on the prior Friday morning to individuals who RSVP by the prior Thursday.

Community residents are welcome. 

Admission is $5.00 per person.

Cash, check, money order and ID.

Please RSVP to wcrxlp@yahoo.com or voice mail to (614) 235-2929 no later than the Thursday prior to the meeting.

Ohio Public Media Cooperative is a public  committee of
Bexley Public Radio Foundation
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209

Bexley Comedy Writers Guild meeting set for April 1, 2013.

Bexley Comedy Writers Guild meeting for Bexley Public Radio set for 4:00 p.m. Monday April 1, 2013.
The meeting location will be announced on the prior Friday morning to individuals who RSVP by the prior Thursday.
Community residents are welcome. 
Admission is $35.00 per person.
Cash, check, money order and ID.
Please RSVP to wcrxlp@yahoo.com or voice mail to (614) 235-2929 no later than the Thursday prior to the meeting.
Bexley Comedy Writers Guild is a public  committee of
Bexley Public Radio Foundation
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209