Check out some of the new/old vinyl scored yesterday at The Arbutus Record Show. I’ll be playing cuts from these next week on Lady Spins the Blues….but for tonight-tune in at 8pm for all the best in blues and soul, streaming at www.whcp.org.
I’ll be featuring artists hot on the blues trail….folks like Albert Castiglia, Vanessa Collier, John Nemeth, Gary Hoey, Eric Gales and Mike Zito. Repeat show is Wednesday at 8pm. Please tune in!!
Take a hike!Nov. 17 is National Take a Hike Day! Here are a few great trails to try here in Dorchester this time of year:
• Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge has 4 trails: Marsh Edge Trail, Woods Trail, Key Wallace Trail, and Tubman Trail. More info at bit.ly/2OotMxQ.
• Nearby is the 17-acre Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park, where you can take some short strolls.
• One of Dorchester’s hidden gems is the Frank M. Ewing/Robinson Neck Preserve on Taylors Island (pictured here). It’s a Nature Conservancy preserve. More info: at bit.ly/2Kt0DA8.
Bike Blackwater this Saturday!Come out to the refuge this Saturday, Nov. 16 at 10:00 am for a bike ride along Wildlife Drive and learn how the refuge uses water to manage habitat for wildlife. Registration is required by Nov. 14. Call 410-221-8157 to register. This program is geared for children between the ages of 7 and 13. All children must be accompanied by an adult. All participants must provide their own equipment, including helmets for anyone under the age of 16. This program is in support of the Smithsonian Water/Ways Exhibit at the Dorchester Center for the Arts October 19th – November 30th. visitdorchester.org/waterways
Artists-this one’s for you!$246,000 awarded to 105 Individual Artists in FY19! For more information on this years Independent Artist Awards application (due 11/15!), head to www.msac.org