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The CMS at the International Festival of (Pancakes) and Arts and Ideas, 2014

Connecticut Public Radio | By Colin McEnroe,
Chion Wolf, Betsy Kaplan
Published June 17, 2014 at 9:10 AM EDT
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Jack Hitt is a contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine and the author of several books including most recently, Bunch of Amateurs: A Search for the American Character.
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Will Holshouser is an accordion player for Regina Carter
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Chris Arnott covers theater and the arts in Connecticut for several publications, including the New Haven Independent and New Haven Living magazine.
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Gorman Bechard is a novelist, screenwriter, and filmmaker
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Mary Lou Aleskie is the Executive Director of New Haven's International Festival of Arts and Ideas.
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Colin McEnroe.
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Adele Myers is a New Haven-based choreographer and the artistic director of Adele Myers and Dancers.
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John Collins is the artistic director for Elevator Repair Service.
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WNPR Producing team, Brittany Hill, Lydia Brown, and Betsy Kaplan.
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The Colin McEnroe Show at The Study in New Haven, CT.
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New Haven's International Festival of Arts and Ideas is back! The theme of this year's festival is "Transformation and Tradition," and runs from this past Saturday through June 28. You don't want to miss it.

John Dankosky and Where We Live will brighten your breakfast with a performance of a "comic-rap-scrap metal musical." They're just getting started. You also hear about corsets, bicycles, and hunter-gatherers.

We launch you into lunch. Will Holshouser and his accordion kick us off  to a conversation on technology's impact on the arts and more. Have lunch with us at The Study at Yale, located on 1157 Chapel  Street in New Haven at 1:00 pm.

Check out all the photos on Wolfie's Facebook page.

Comments or questions? Write below, email Colin@wnpr.org, or tweet @wnprcolin.

GUESTS:

  • Jack Hitt is a contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine and the author of several books including most recently, Bunch of Amateurs: A Search for the American Character
  • John Collins is the artistic director for Elevator Repair Service
  • Adele Myers is a New Haven-based choreographer and the artistic director of Adele Myers and Dancers
  • Will Holshouser  is an accordion player for Regina Carter  
  • Chris Arnott covers theater and the arts in Connecticut for several publications, including the New Haven Independent and New Haven Living magazine. He reviews theater on his website, New Haven Theater Jerk
  • Gorman Bechard is a novelist, screenwriter, and filmmaker
  • Mary Lou Aleskie is the Executive Director of New Haven's International Festival of Arts and Ideas
Colin McEnroe
Colin McEnroe is a radio host, newspaper columnist, magazine writer, author, playwright, lecturer, moderator, college instructor and occasional singer. Colin can be reached at colin@ctpublic.org.
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Chion Wolf
Chion Wolf is the host of Audacious with Chion Wolf on Connecticut Public, spotlighting the stories of people whose experiences, professions, or conditions defy convention or are often misunderstood.
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Betsy Kaplan
Betsy started as an intern at WNPR in 2011 after earning a Master's Degree in American and Museum Studies from Trinity College. She served as the Senior Producer for 'The Colin McEnroe Show' for several years before stepping down in 2021 and returning to her previous career as a registered nurse. She still produces shows with Colin and the team when her schedule allows.
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