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Your June 3 - 4, 2023 'Weekend' audio highlights are here!

Host Jerry Kenney brings you the latest features from WYSO producers and interviews from around the Miami Valley.

Evolution of a Wind Sculpture: Artist and musician Michael Bashaw has created a new sound sculpture that now stands by the Great Miami river in Dayton. Community Voices producer David Seitz visited Bashaw’s studio to learn the evolution of this new work.

A Little Art Premier: MONICA premiered at the Little Art Theatre in Yellow Springs last week. The family drama, parts of which were shot in Southwest Ohio, follows a transgender woman returning home to the midwest to care for her ailing mother whom she hasn’t seen in years. It’s getting rave reviews, and the film’s lead actor Trace Lysette grew up in the Miami Valley and spoke with WYSO’s Chris Welter.

Indigo Musical at Human Race Theatre: On June 7th The Human Race Theatre will bring to the stage the world premier production of Indigo - a musical about challenging relationships and personal revelations. To learn more about it, WYSO’s Jerry Kenney spoke with Human Race Artistic Director Emily Wells.

WYSO Album of the Month: The Columbus, OH musician Steve Ciolek has recently hung up the boots of his band “The Sidekicks.” His new solo project keeps some old friends around but brings a mellower sound into the mix. Here’s Midday Music host Evan Miller to tell us about the debut album from Superviolet, “Infinite Spring,” our May Album of the Month.

Memoirs in Nature: Our program wraps today with Bird Note, and Bill Felker’s Poor Will’s Almanack.

Jerry began volunteering at WYSO in 1991 and hosting Sunday night's Alpha Rhythms in 1992. He joined the YSO staff in 2007 as Morning Edition Host, then All Things Considered. He's hosted Sunday morning's WYSO Weekend since 2008 and produced several radio dramas and specials . In 2009 Jerry received the Best Feature award from Public Radio News Directors Inc., and was named the 2023 winner of the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors Best Anchor/News Host award. His current, heart-felt projects include the occasional series Bulletin Board Diaries, which focuses on local, old-school advertisers and small business owners. He has also returned as the co-host Alpha Rhythms.<br/>