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Greetings!
This weekend's edition focuses on wine, berries, writing and editing, history, crime, and art!
Join us for our next line up of Big Blend Radio Shows, we're covering all kinds of topics including art and music, farms, travel, writing, nature and wildlife! You can also keep up with all our upcoming Big Blend Radio shows and archived podcasts by visiting www.BigBlendRadio.com
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Have a Great Weekend!
Nancy Reid & Lisa Smith
Big Blend's mother-daughter publishing and travel team!
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Quote of the Day:
"A day without laughter is a day wasted." Charlie Chaplin
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This Just In:  Hi-Five Favorites: The World of Wine in 2009 - Interviews with winemakers and wine specialists around the world including
Adolfo Folonari, Edward Field, Piergiorgio Castellani, Jeremy Shapley, and Aurelio Montes. Berry Bounty! Here's our Berry Guide featuring articles, tips, recipes, radio interviews on growing your own berries and cooking with them!
Gordon Ramsey Will You Edit My Book? The diligence it takes to create a delicious meal or a well-written book, requires the same desire, skills and commitment.
Pioneers in Paradise - Author Sophie Britten provides a historical and biographical record of early days in Three Rivers, California, from the 1850s to 1950s. Commemoration of the Battle of Gettysburg - On July 6, the John Wesley Culp Sons of Confederate Veterans chapter will dedicate a statute honoring two Gettysburg brothers, Wesley and William Culp. Gorilla Convict - Editor Ron Chepesiuk and Diane Ferranti discuss Seth Ferranti, one of the most prolific and influential prison writers of the last decade.
Jigsaw Puzzle: Mona Lisa - Painted by Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci in the sixteenth century, Mona Lisa has been called mysterious, enigmatic and the most famous painting in the world.
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 April 14: California Art & Music Fest! Nancy & Lisa chat talk art, music and events in Three Rivers, California with: Leah Launey - Innkeeper of Three Rivers B&B, watercolorist Kacey, and musicians Ian Boyd of Thick Soup, John Bell of Stable Hands, and Jesse Belman. Show Airs Live at 11am PT / 2pm EST.
April 15: Writers Connection - Special show featuring travel Journalists, Authors & Executive Board Members of the International Food, Wine & Travel Writers Association including: Michelle M. Winner 'Culinary Traveler', Linda Kissam 'Food, Wine & Shopping Diva', Maralyn Hill 'The Epicurean Explorer', and Sherrie Wilkolaski 'The Book Expert'; Neil White - award-winning author of the best-selling memoir 'In the Sanctuary of Outcasts', and Julie Schoerke - founder of JKS Communications will discuss the Oxford Creative Nonfiction Writers Conference & Workshops; and Henry Biernacki - Author of 'No More Heroes'. Show Airs Live at 4pm PT / 7pm ET.
April 16: Wild & Scenic Nature Connection - Nancy & Lisa chat with Adam Roberts 'The Compassionate Conservationist' & VP of Born Free USA; Terry Ross - 2nd Annual Wild and Scenic Film Festival; and artist Victoria Chick. Show Airs Live at 4pm PT / 7pm ET.
April 17: From Tuolumne County to Portland, Oregon! Nancy & Lisa will talk farms and ranches in Yosemite's Gold Country with Bruce Tepper of Tuolumne County Visitors Bureau, rancher and winemaker Leslie Hurst, Ben Cover of Cover's Apple Ranch, and Marian Zimmerly of Farms of Tuolumne County. Travel writer Maralyn Hill 'The Epicurean Explorer' discuss Portland, Oregon. Show Airs Live at 4pm PT / 7pm ET
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