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    One vote can make a difference! Discover the impact of your vote in this episode.
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    Maigret’s case is derailed when ordered to investigate billionaire Ferdinand Fumal’s death threats.
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    The winds off of Lake Erie are going to help move the Seneca Nation of Indians towards energy independence. Tribal leaders kicked off construction of a…
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  • Theater Talk: Eight shows close this weekend, including excellent HEDWIG and INTO THE WOODS, while EARLY GIRL continues (see listings). Note Artie Award Nominations on BTPM NPR Monday at noon.
    This week on Theater Talk, Anthony and Peter caught up on shows the other had seen. HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH (see listings) directed by Michael Gilbert-Wachowiak and starring Kris Bartolomeo and drag queen Vanna Deux and O'Connell & Company's charming INTO THE WOODS Opening night of THE EARLY GIRL featured seven equally fine actors, including Kai Crumley in a leading role and Juli Grygier back on the ART stage as solid as she was as in THE INFORMER. Eight (8!) shows close by Sunday this weekend (see listings) and they're all very good. The Artie Awards are scheduled for Monday, June 9th at Asbury Hall on Delaware Avenue at 8 p.m. Amy Jakiel and Curtis Lovell return as hosts, along with Anthony Chase. Tickets will become available on May 19th, immediately following the nominations announcement on Buffalo-Toronto Public Media at noon. Visit BTPM NPR on YouTube or Facebook. For 32 years (as of November 2024), Theater Talk has been appointment listening on WBFO, featuring the insights of theater critic and historian Anthony Chase, who joins Peter Hall for a five-minute weekly broadcast at 6:45am, 8:45am, and 5:45pm Fridays on 88.7 WBFO with a podcast available on btpm.org. NOTE: Theater listings are included with the podcast. As part of BTPM (Buffalo Toronto Public Media), their beat is primarily Buffalo theater, but Broadway, The Shaw Festival, The Stratford Festival, and Chautauqua are covered as are other relevant art forms for the stage, including ballet and opera.
  • Proud Boys leader to be sentenced for role in Jan. 6 riot
    Federal prosecutors will ask for a 33-year sentence for Enrique Tarrio, the last of the top Proud Boys leaders to be sent to prison for his role in the riot.
  • May 6-12: An Apocalypse, A Trip To Malawi And Anne Boleyn
    In softcover fiction, Hilary Mantel imagines Anne Boleyn's downfall, Martin Amis satirizes England, Paul Theroux sends a narrator back to the village he volunteered in, and Peter Heller depicts a post-apocalyptic life. In nonfiction, Robert Caro continues his LBJ biography.
  • Amherst firm planning $6.5 million renovation project
    The good news for Ivoclar is that business is good. Make that VERY good. Ivoclar projects to see a 20 to 35 percent bump in sales in the coming years and that means the company’s Amherst operations center on Pineview Drive will undergo a $6.5 million renovation project to help accommodate Ivoclar’s anticipated growth.
  • Week in politics: Baby formula, abortion, Jan. 6 subpoenas
    On Friday morning, Democrats on the House Oversight Committee announced they'd look into the nationwide shortage of baby formula.
  • Now Hear This “The Composer is Yoo”
    Follow host Scott Yoo’s journey to compose a piece of music for the first time.
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