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When one thinks of cities and states that played pivotal roles in the development of jazz, one is likely to think of New Orleans, La; St. Louis, Mo.; and Chicago, Il., not Charleston, SC. But through Charleston's history with the Jenkins Orphanage band, from which several nationally renowned jazz artists such as Freddie Green and Jabbo Smith emerged, and the state being the home of jazz icon Dizzy Gillespie, Charleston and South Carolina have a vital place in the history and development of jazz. Today, Charleston boasts arguably the most vibrant jazz scene of any city in the state. That's in large part due to the Charleston Jazz Initiative (CJI), a multi-year research project that documents the African American jazz tradition in Charleston, the South Carolina Lowcountry, and its diasporic movement throughout the United States and Europe between the late 19th century through today.

On the current edition of Insight, Bhakti Larry Hough interviews Dr. Karen Chandler, co-principal of CJI and an arts management professor at the College of Charleston.

For more information on CJI and the Jenkins Orphanage band, visit:

http://www.charlestonjazz.net/index.php

http://www.jenkinsinstitute.org/

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Radio Bahá'í did four live remote broadcasts from three events in our broadcast area, on Saturday, April 20th, in Conway, Hartsville and Florence, South Carolina.

Reading by the river as part of the River Read Festival at the Conway Waterfront Park.

First up, Greg Kintz was at the River Read Festival in Conway, where he did two live interviews, one with event organizer, Conway City Councilwoman Barbara Blain-Olds, and the other with renowned low-country artist Jonathan Green. The River Read Festival included a character parade, mass reading of a book, a poetry slam, lots of vendors, a children's corner that included books being read by area celebrities (including Conway's own first responders), and much more.

Bhakti Larry Hough and the children's drum circle at the Earth Celebration in Hartsville, SC.

A little later, Bhakti Larry Hough was live from the Earth Day Celebration in Hartsville, SC, where he interviewed Mal Hyman, co-director of the event and professor at Coker College. The College sponsored this annual Earth Day Celebration at Kalmia Gardens.  Activities included music, art, canoeing, environmental displays, discussions with professors, crafts and games for kids and presentations on falconry, beekeeping and sustainable agriculture. Bhakti also participated in a drumming circle as part of the event.

Sherri picks free organic tomato plants offered by organic farmer Azziz Mustafa.

And finally, Bhakti drove to Florence where he did a live remote broadcast from the Annual Health Fair at The Steps and Stops Holistic Center at Cumberland United Methodist Church in Florence, interviewing the event organizer, Reverend Anthony Hodge. The second annual health fair promoted healthy living, with an emphasis on healthy eating. Azziz Mustafa, a Sumter organic farmer was the featured presenter. He spoke of the need for a sense of urgency about searching out healthy foods and/or growing some of one’s own food to avoid chronic illnesses brought on by diets heavy in processed foods or those grown with chemicals of various kinds. Massages and blood pressure checks and other health screenings were also offered at the health fair.

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So, you're driving along listening to some great music on Radio Baha'i, and you realize that the last song was something you want to buy, but the announcer gave the song title and artist before the song played and you don't remember what she said. How do you find out the title and song now?

We finally have a solution to this problem for you. You can go to our website and click on the Playing Now menu and see what is currently playing, what's coming up, and most importantly, what's played over the last hour.

For the inevitable follow-up question -- what about streaming? We are still working on it. We'll let you know as soon as that is a reality.

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On May 25th, the Pi Delta Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity of Georgetown will sponsor its 16th annual Harbor City Golf Classic, a charity golf tourment to benefit the fraternity's college scholarship program. Bhakti Larry Hough interviews Shanna Scott, the coordinator of the tourment on the current edition of Insight.

Scott said the fraternity has awarded 50 scholarships of between $500 and $2,000 to Georgetown County high school seniors bound for college over the past 16 years.  

Insight airs Monday and Wednesday at 10 a.m., 7 p.m., and midnight.

 

 

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UPWARD is an achronym for United People Working Against Random Destruction. It is a group of concerned citizens from Conway who have pooled their talents and connections to fight violence in Conway/Horry County communities and raise awareness of the resources and organizations that support movement toward peace, positive change and youth mentoring. On the current edition of Insight, Bhakti Larry Hough interviews April Garner, a co-founder of UPWARD, about the organization and its role in the upcoming Stop the Violence Peace Festival and Communitywide Safety Rally in Conway on April 27th.

For more information, contact UPWARD at 843-855-9268 or 843-457-5308.

Insight airs Mondays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m., 7 p.m. and midnight.

 

 

 

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