Seeking a Cure / Paula Poundstone / Glass Armonica


Seeking a Cure  Jeffrey Callison speaks with a local woman trying to solve her mysterious, and possibly serious, brain condition. It started eight months ago with a seizure, and neurologists are stumped. 

Paula Poundstone  In advance of her area performances, Jeffrey speaks with Paula Poundstone from the "Wait Wait…Don't Tell Me" studios.  See Paula: 8:00 p.m. January 20th in Vallejo's Rizza Auditorium, 707-654-1000; and 8:00 p.m. January 21st in Sacramento's Crest Theatre, 916-442-5189.

Glass Armonica  William Zeitler, believed to be the world’s only full-time glass armonica player, performs in the Insight studio.  He’s on a tour celebrating the tercentenary of Benjamin Franklin's birth, the man who invented the the glass armonica.  Click the images below to see Zeitler and the armonica up close.

William Zeitler explains and performs a series of sets on the glass armonica tonight from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Anderson Gallery, 1323 J Street, Modesto.  Free admission.  More information at the link below.

 
Thursday, January 19, 2006