Arts on Fire

STCLVR (Gorg Mor), Eternal Creatures (Rora Morealis) and Succulent and Sinister (Rose Hewitt) stopped by the studio to talk music, their upcoming tour and the August 29th show at Secret Undisclosed Location in Jamestown https://stclvr.bandcamp.com https://eternalcreaturecenter.bandcamp.com https://succulentandsinister.bandcamp.com https://www.facebook.com/events/secret-undisclosed-location-100-e-2nd-st-jamestown-ny/industrial-night-featuring-stclvr-succulent-and-sinister-eternal-creatures-and-g/734469812690617/

Sukanya Burman and Daryl Simons of the Sukanya Burman Dance Company made their AOF return to talk all about the 2025 Jamestown Dance Festival with Arts on Fire host Anthony Merchant www.sukanyaburman.com www.instagram.com/sukanyaburmandance

Rachael Kosinski and Claire Johnson of the Roger Tory Peterson Institute talk with Arts on Fire host Anthony Merchant all about the latest RTPI exhibit Knowing Where to Stand: NANPA Environmental Impact Award Winners www.rtpi.org www.instagram.com/rtpinstitute www.facebook.com/rtpinstitute

Len Barry of the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts returns to AOF to chat events at the Reg for August and September (and beyond) with Arts on Fire host Anthony Merchant www.reglenna.com

Miki Girts and Tim Scoma joined Arts on Fire host Anthony Merchant to chat about the 2025 Whirlybird Festival as well as Lifted's involvement with this years fest www.whirlybirdfest.com www.instagram.com/whirlybirdfest www.instagram.com/liftedjamestown

Chelsea O of Buffalo band Stress Dolls chats about her upcoming Westfield show at Lake Shore Center for the Arts, Chelsea's musical history with Chautauqua County, hosting The Scene on The Bridge as well as performing a few songs off the latest Stress Dolls album Queen of No https://stressdollsmusic.com https://www.instagram.com/stressdolls https://lakeshorecenterforthearts.com/events/august-songwriters-circle

The guys from local band Mister Green (Steve Schuver, Tom Dorman, Jason Dorman, Ken Austin) stopped by the WRFA studios to talk the current music as well as the local scene of the late 80's and early 90's with AOF host Anthony Merchant https://www.instagram.com/mistergreenband https://www.threads.com/@mistergreenband https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575071856007

Buffalo musicians Sally Schaefer and Tyler Bagwell made their AOF return to talk with host Anthony Merchant about upcoming music and their August appearance at the Mayville Bluegrass Festival https://sstb2.bandcamp.com https://sallyanndra.com https://www.instagram.com/sallyanndra https://www.instagram.com/tylerbagwell Press Photo by Zach M Anderson

Magician Bill Blagg chats with Arts on Fire host Anthony Merchant all about his July 12th performance at the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts www.billblagg.com

Eric Lindquist stopped by the studio to talk about his local record release show at Secret Undisclosed Location and play a few songs for us in-studio www.ericlindquist.bandcamp.com www.facebook.com/ericbass711

Leslie Calimeri returns to AOF to talk all about her debut children's book One Day With Dinosaurs, ArtScape 2025 and the Chautauqua Art Gallery with host Anthony Merchant www.chautauquaartgallery.com www.instagram.com/chautauqua_art_gallery www.facebook.com/chautauquaartgallery

Less than a month after his first Arts on Fire appearance, local artist R3LL0 returns to AOF to talk all about his new release My Time with host Anthony Merchant and perform his song 757 Kid live in-studio https://on.soundcloud.com/Ui9NCjaQ57iejcSnnW www.instagram.com/__r3ll0__

Kaycee Colburn returns to Arts on Fire to talk with host Anthony Merchant about her article "How The Paranormal Belongs With History" and the importance of why she wrote it kayceecolburn.com kayco.art facebook.com/kaycee.colburn

R3LL0 stopped by the WRFA studios to talk about his song 757 Kid hitting 2,000 plays on SoundCloud, how he got his start, his upcoming live debut in Pittsburgh and much more with AOF host Anthony Merchant https://on.soundcloud.com/spdASsAUq3klqFKyaD https://www.instagram.com/__r3ll0__

Performance Collective Madness Most Discreet (Emily Drew, Rusty Alan, Julie Reed, Matthew McWilliams) perform their production Moonlight Revels live on AOF www.instagram.com/madnessmostdiscreetco www.facebook.com/madnessmostdiscreet

Author Tj Buck talked new books and classic music and with AOF host Anthony Merchant

Performance Collective Madness Most Discreet (Emily Drew, Rusty Alan, Julie Reed, Matthew McWilliams) made their Arts on Fire return to act out a few scenes from their production of Moonlight Revels and to talk about their upcoming Third Thursday performances and more with AOF host Anthony Merchant https://www.instagram.com/madnessmostdiscreetco https://www.facebook.com/madnessmostdiscreet https://www.facebook.com/share/1B8BqjkZpp

Director Jennifer Davis along with actors Adam Hughes and Adam Owens stopped by WRFA to talk with AOF host Anthony Merchant all about their roles in the upcoming production of Visiting Mr. Green at St. Luke's Episcopal Church May 17th-19th

Neil Flory of SUNY JCC returned to WRFA to talk the final three concerts for the Spring 2025 semester www.sunyjcc.edu

Rachael and Claire of the Roger Tory Peterson Institute talked with AOF host Anthony Merchant about the new exhibit Art That Matters to the Planet and events going on at RTPI for Spring and Summer 2025 https://rtpi.org

Neil Flory of SUNY JCC stopped by the studios to talk Jazz Fest 2025 and the annual faculty staff with AOF host Anthony Merchant https://www.sunyjcc.edu

Local musician Shamus O'Donnell stopped by the WRFA studios for an interview with AOF host Anthony Merchant along with an in-studio performance https://www.facebook.com/OLDFISHFACEBOOK https://open.spotify.com/artist/57s20MwWKLXY5CYK2inIKd?si=9_2OGau1ShCT6stK9v1m4w

Cast members of the Lucille Ball Little Theatre of Jamestown's production of Blithe Spirit stopped by WRFA to chat with AOF host Anthony Merchant https://www.lbltj.com

Director Emily Drew returns to AOF with the cast of her production of LEAR at the Scharmann Theatre at SUNY JCC March 27-29, April 3-5 https://www.sunyjcc.edu/event/lear

Local band The Walk (featuring members of The Hallow Society and Macklehat Merffy) stopped by the WRFA studios to perform some songs and talk music with AOF host Anthony Merchant https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550101004081

Musician Mike Brunacini stopped by the WRFA studios to chat with AOF host Anthony Merchant all about his latest record Dying Leaves and Naked Trees as well as to perform songs throughout his catalog www.mikebrunacini.bandcamp.com www.instagram.com/mikebrunacini www.facebook.com/mikebrunacini

Ben Medina (10,000 Maniacs Guitarist) and Dan Tritten stopped by WRFA to play some songs and talk with AOF host Anthony Merchant all about their group The Medina and Tritten Experience, how Ben joined 10,000 Maniacs, what the local music scene back home in Rockford, IL and much more www.facebook.com/p/The-Medina-Tritten-experience-100092091237671 www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBTkFilYYLVnDvQ3-zVeTpfhyLRsF6s6i www.maniacs.com www.instagram.com/10000maniacs

Local duo Visions of Jericho (Mandy Majtan & Jerod Eggleston) stopped by the WRFA studios for an in-studio performance and interview with AOF host Anthony Merchant https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560121565465

Frank Besse of the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation and Leslie Calimeri of the Chautauqua Art Gallery returned to the WRFA studios to discuss Jamestown ArtScape 2025 with AOF host Anthony Merchant www.jamestownrenaissance.org/artscape/ www.chautauquaartgallery.com/

Len Barry of the Reg Lenna joins AOF host Anthony Merchant this week to talk about events at the Reg for winter 2025 reglenna.com

Cast members of the Little Theatre production of 12 Angry Men spoke with AOF host Anthony Merchant about what people can expect from performances - Jan 31st - Feb 2nd & Feb 7th - 9th www.lbltj.com www.facebook.com/lblittletheatre

Local author Trenton Lutes returns to AOF to talk about his latest book Raevin's Hope: Book Three of The Terra-Healers with host Anthony Merhcnat https://toastedwafflestudios.wixsite.com/trentonlutes https://www.facebook.com/toastedwafflestudios https://goodneighborbooks.com/book/9798344324395

Former Arts on Fire host Jason Sample joined current Arts on Fire host Anthony Merchant to talk all about his tenure at the radio station, twenty years of WRFA, the local arts and entertainment scene and much more wrfalp.com

Gavin Paterniti and Sara Rafaloski stopped by the WRFA studios to talk about the local music scene and how the duo started playing together with AOF host Anthony Merchant as well as play a set of originals for an in-studio performance https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091659260500&mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=cpgHJsbINksUep4s&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F17xZz4EJzp%2F%3Fmibextid%3DwwXIfr#

Mike Thornton, Ron Orbach and Stephen Stout stopped by the WRFA studios to talk about the upcoming It's a Wonderful Life live radio play at the Robert H. Jackson Center with AOF host Anthony Merchant https://www.mtapresents.com https://www.facebook.com/DCAgency1 https://www.roberthjackson.org

Furniture designer and maker Brian Millspaw stopped by WRFA to talk all about his new exhibit Innovation From Tradition - A Modern Interpretation of Jamestown's Furniture Making Legacy with AOF host Anthony Merchant www.millspaw.com www.instagram.com/millspaw_furniture_design www.pearlcityclayhouse.org

Mark Sasse of Jamestown Community College stopped by WRFA to talk with AOF host Anthony Merchant all about bringing his production Tales of Wonder to the United States for its first US run right here in Jamestown - December 4th-7th Tix - https://ci.ovationtix.com/36201/production/1203392 https://www.sunyjcc.edu/experience/arts/scharmann-theatre https://www.facebook.com/scharmanntheatre

Cast members of the upcoming Little Theatre production of The Wizard of Oz spoke with AOF host Anthony Merchant about what people can expect from these performances - December 6th-8th & 13th-15th https://www.lbltj.com https://www.facebook.com/lblittletheatre

Local author Tj Buck spoke with AOF host Anthony Merchant all about his latest novel Mud Lake https://www.amazon.com/stores/TJ-Buck/author/B0773FDB8Z?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true https://x.com/tjbuck1963

Rebecca Magnuson of She Sings along with local musician and WRFA on-air host John Cross joined AOF host Anthony Merchant to discuss Rebecca's She Sings musical and upcoming documentary series https://www.shesings.com https://soundcloud.com/wrfaradio/sets/your-spending-swap-with-john https://www.instagram.com/shesingscafe

Local artist Angela Caley makes her AOF return to talk all about her recent artist residency at Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts in Ithaca with Arts on Fire host Anthony Merchant https://angelacaleyart.com https://www.instagram.com/angelacaleyart https://www.saltonstall.org

Rachael and Claire of the Roger Tory Peterson Institute chatted with AOF host Anthony Merchant all about the new exhibit Walking in Antarctica: The Art of Helen Glazer as well as upcoming fall and winter events at RTPI https://rtpi.org

Mike and Kirsten Brunacini joined AOF host Anthony Merchant for a discussion about writing their new children's book More Than a Christmas Tree https://www.etsy.com/listing/1783922277/more-than-a-christmas-tree-a-childrens?click_key=6df71c5d047c7b88e742f1c926d335682c535205%3A1783922277&click_sum=2dfc9190&ref=related-4

Musician Eric Lindquist talked all about his new album Between the Earth and Sky and his upbringing in Chautauqua County with AOF host Anthony Merchant https://ericlindquist.bandcamp.com https://www.instagram.com/ericbass711

Len Barry of the Reg Lenna joins AOF host Anthony Merchant this week to talk about events at the Reg this fall https://reglenna.com

Local musician, podcaster and WRFA programming coordinator Gavin Paterniti stopped into the studio to discuss upcoming shows with his band Backlog, Gavin's history with Arts on Fire, starting a podcast called Words and Sentences About Things and Stuff with AOF host Anthony Merchant and much more https://www.facebook.com/BacklogBand https://words-and-sentences-about-things-and-stuff.simplecast.com https://coldlazarus.bandcamp.com

Artist Kaycee Colburn and AOF host Anthony Merchant chat from Kaycee's KayCo Studio all about her new Haunted Spaces exhibit, what its been like running KayCo so far, the 2024 Jamestown Creepy Crawl and much more https://kayco.art/

Arts on Fire host Anthony Merchant, in collaboration with CCS-TV's Patrick Smeraldo and Connor Johnson, interviewed comedy legend Lewis Black at the National Comedy Center before Black's Jamestown performance at the Reg Lenna as part of his final Goodbye Yeller Brick Road Tour Special thanks to Justin Gould for the video work! Full Video Interview: https://youtu.be/PVjCbODvhW4?si=Jhdzg5dO_Xgt1BTd https://www.lewisblack.com/ https://ccs-tv.com/

WRFA founder and 10,000 Maniacs co-founder Dennis Drew joined AOF host Anthony Merchant to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of 107.9 WRFA and for an in-depth look back through the history of the station and what it took to the WRFA up and running https://maniacs.com/

Sukanya Burman and Daryl Simons of Sukanya Burman Dance made their AOF return to talk about the inaugural Jamestown Dance Festival and what has went into putting it all together https://www.sukanyaburman.com/ https://www.instagram.com/sukanyaburmandance/