YES: Carlow University’s Roots of the Civil Rights Tour
From 2/9/13: Carlow University Professor Linda Schifino and student Gloria discussing their class’s 9-day bus journey covering 2,300 miles through Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Arkansas and…
YES: La Escualita
From 2/9/13: Eleven students (ages 4 and 5) from La Escualita performing songs in Spanish
Live Preview: Prime Stage Theatre’s “The Great Gatsby”
YES: Fairchild Challenge Winners
From 2/2/13: Students from Mellon Middle School (Mt. Lebanon School District) with winning personal testimonials about the positive action he or she took to improve his/her daily impact on the environment in response to the Fairchild Challenge, a program sponsored locally by Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens to foster interest in the environment among middle and high school students
Interviews with Grammy Nominees for Best Children’s Album
From 2/2/13: To celebrate the upcoming 55th Grammy Awards, we featured live interviews with all five Grammy nominees for Best Children’s Album on this week’s SLB. Listen to hear about the careers and lives of Mark Oblinger, songwriter for JumpinJazz Kids, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings artist Elizabeth Mitchell, Jason Rabinowitz of Brooklyn-based band The Pop Ups, Joe Mailander of Minneapolis bluegrass/roots duo The Okee Dokee Brothers, and singer/songwriter/storyteller Bill Harley.