It's time to lace up those running shoes literally and metaphorically as we head into high gear for high season here on the Cape. We've got LOTS of things cooking to keep your social calendar filled with community radio friendly socials well into the fall. Building on the momentum of our stupendously successful spring pledge drive, we continue to get stronger and stronger every day powered by the love from all of our listeners. Of course, love doesn't pay the bills, so your contributions are much appreciated as well. Mostly, though, it's the love that keeps us going. You can also help us by attending one of our events and telling your friends and neighbors about all the things we do. As hard as it may be to believe, there are still some people who haven't heard about our little gem at the end of the sandbar. They may need you to remove the wool from over their eyes. We're pretty sure that they'll be grateful for the service.

In amongst the really big productions at Town Hall, there are few other things going on you should know about. First up after the Lea DeLaria show is the CD release party for The Daggers in the Davis Space at The Schoolhouse. The Daggers are a Provincetown band full of flair and flavor. Another Cape band, The Shake, will be opening the show on Saturday June 7. It look like the show will begin around 7, but stay tuned for details. You can learn (a little) more about the band in the piece that Matty Dread wrote about them here.

Another big production we've got in the works will feature bright new stars Vintage Trouble at Provincetown Town Hall on Friday July 11. Vintage Trouble embody everything their name implies. They incorporate some very traditional influences from gospel, soul and blues into some very modern rock and roll righteousness. This is going to be one high-voltage roots revival you are not going to want to miss. Our friends Jenny Dee & The Deelinquents open the show with their brand of girl-group vocal goodness. Thanks to Tony Scungilli for heading up the production on this one. Get Vintage Trouble tickets here.

If film is more your speed than rock and roll, you may want to catch Brad Moore's presentation of the movie "Seventh Heaven" at Wellfleet Preservation Hall on Thursday June 12 at 8pm. The showing of the 1927 silent film will feature the live musical accompaniment of Dinah Mellin, Randy Patterson and Roe Osbourne. Brad is the long-time host of the fall and winter film series at The Schoolhouse, and he's taking the show on the road for a very special in-season event. Snacks and drinks will be available.

It's been a tough season for confronting mortality for us here at community radio. We lost another family member recently when we had to say goodbye to Joe Gouveia. Joe had been the host of the Poets' Corner on our airwaves, but that was just the tip of what he did in the community. Joe was the Cape Cod Poet Laureate in 1999-2000 and the Massachusetts Poet of the Year in 2001. He was the author of "Saudades," a book of his own poetry and the editor of several other anthologies. Beyond poetry, Joe was an avid motorcyclist who was very proud of his Harley and an outspoken voice for social justice. Joe left us entirely too soon after an extended struggle with cancer.