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“Rethinking Jails + Justice” Press Release

WGTE PUBLIC MEDIA TO HOST FREE COMMUNITY TOWN HALL EVENT TO DISCUSS CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORMThe “Rethinking Jails + Justice” project is in collaboration with The Board of Lucas County Commissioners and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Safety + Justice ChallengeTOLEDO, OHIO – January 8, 2024 – Beginning in January 2024, WGTE Public Media, in collaboration with The Board of Lucas County Commissioners and the John D. and Catherine T. Read More

This Week on Jazz Spectrum – The Spirit of Live Recordings

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By Fritz ByersAt its core, jazz is an improvisational music. I believe I read about fifty years ago that the projectivist poet Charles Olson said something to the effect that if you say the same thing twice, you’ve lied. Read More

Win Tickets to Lights Before Christmas at the Toledo Zoo

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Enter to win a family 5 pack of tickets to the Toledo Zoo's Lights Before Christmas. Contest begins Tuesday, December 12 and ends on Thursday, December 14 at 11:59 p.m. The winner will be drawn on Friday, December 15 and the tickets will be mailed the same day, December 15. One entry per person. Read More

Christmas Carol Mad Libs

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Begin by printing out this worksheet. Ask a friend for the requested word forms, noted in parentheses, and fill out the lyrics as you go. When you’re finished, be sure to serenade them with your new Christmas hit! May your days be even merrier with this bit of musical silliness. Read More

Phil Haynes: An accomplished drummer invites us into his world

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Photograph by René Pierre Allain

By Fritz Byers

The drummer Phil Haynes has long had a comfortable spot on Jazz Spectrum playlists. If memory serves, I first featured him in 2000, when Phil Haynes Free Country, Phil’s free-spirited eclectic quartet, released its eponymous debut. Read More