Arts on Fire

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

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

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/

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

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

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

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

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

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

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/

Buffalo duo Sally Schaefer and Tyler Bagwell stopped by the WRFA studios before their Mayville Bluegrass Festival appearance to talk with AOF host Anthony Merchant for an interview along with an in-studio performance https://sstb2.bandcamp.com https://sallyanndra.com https://www.instagram.com/tylerbagwell https://www.instagram.com/sallyanndra

Miki Girts joined AOF host Anthony Merchant to discuss the 2024 Whirly Bird Festival going on in downtown Jamestown August 30 & 31st https://whirlybirdfest.com

The cast and crew of the upcoming Lucille Ball Little Theatre production of Rock of Ages joined AOF host Anthony Merchant to discuss rehearsals and what to expect from these performances https://www.lbltj.com

Two returning AOF guests Leslie Calimeri and Joseph Grice join host Anthony Merchant for the first time together for an interview about the 2024 NSAA Art Trail Hub Crawl and the 2024 Jamestown ArtScape https://nsaachautauqua.org/art-trail https://www.josephgrice.art/ https://www.chautauquaartgallery.com/

Len Barry of the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts joins AOF host Anthony Merchant to discuss the summer/fall at the Reg as well as their newly renovated seats https://reglenna.com/

Artist Kaycee Colburn returns to the WRFA studios to chat with AOF host Anthony Merchant all about her current works, this years Psychic Faire, Nightscapes Horror Festival, whats next for KayCo and much more https://kayco.art/ https://www.nightscapestudios.com/ https://www.facebook.com/events/crystal-ballroom/crystal-ballroom-psychic-faire/323176880866620/

Arts on Fire host Anthony Merchant talks with Steve O'Hearn, the artistic director of the Pittsburgh based group Squonk, all about Squonk's upcoming performances at Chautauqua Institution for it's 150th anniversary and much more https://squonk.org https://www.instagram.com/squonk_official https://www.chq.org

Arts on Fire host Anthony Merchant made his return to Roger Tory Peterson Institute to see and discuss the new exhibit Art That Matters to the Planet: Clarity with RTPI's Maria Ferguson and David Niles https://rtpi.org/

GA-20 guitarist Matt Stubbs talked with AOF host Anthony Merchant all about what the band has been up to in 2024, the beginnings of GA-20, the bands performance at Struthers Library Theatre in Warren to kick off their Roots Rising series and much more https://ga20band.com/ https://ga-20.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/ga20band https://www.strutherslibrarytheatre.org/

Comedian, musician and writer Dave Hill joined AOF host Anthony Merchant to discuss his start in comedy and Dave's upcoming Jamestown performance for this years Lucille Ball Comedy Fest https://www.davehillonline.com/ https://www.instagram.com/mrdavehill https://tickets.comedycenter.org/Info.aspx?EventID=38

Buffalo musicians Sally Schaefer & Tyler Bagwell talked with AOF host Anthony Merchant about their new album Irish Songs & Tunes as well as their upcoming Chautauqua performances including this years Mayville Bluegrass Festival https://sallyanndra.com https://www.instagram.com/sallyanndra https://www.instagram.com/tylerbagwell https://sstb2.bandcamp.com/ Mayville Bluegrass Festival tix -https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mayville-bluegrass-festival-2024-tickets-872101768867?fbclid=IwAR1zlZUz9HSQpnEZ6SfDiN-us9O0czcXZMEs7blI1Rwruf90EDkUkLyJJD8_aem_AcU3b0iFTIKYvCANSh2DCSwrc_0m-djBFiHvLXutULJKuEY-xKqowuJlGPI3nLiradk80AMgMEDeHPqs1spojM1J

Jamestown area artists Joseph Grice and Joseph Rice joined AOF host Anthony Merchant to discuss their duo art exhibit Imposter Syndrome at Pearl City Clay House, their art origins, getting mistaken for one another, painting with a crowd and much more https://www.josephgrice.art/ https://www.joericeart.com/ https://pearlcityclayhouse.org/

Arts on Fire host Anthony Merchant was interviewed by writer and fiber artist Miles Hilton for a story for paper The Villager to discuss topics such as hosting Arts on Fire, the Power Chord Hour Podcast, starting out in radio, Merchant's role at WRFA and much more www.youtube.com/@powerchordhour www.instagram.com/the_feral_needle/ www.theferalneedle.com/ thevillagerny.com/

Arts on Fire host Anthony Merchant was interviewed by writer and fiber artist Miles Hilton for a story for paper The Villager to discuss topics such as hosting Arts on Fire, the Power Chord Hour Podcast, starting out in radio, Merchant's role at WRFA and much more https://www.youtube.com/@powerchordhour https://www.instagram.com/the_feral_needle/ https://www.theferalneedle.com/ https://thevillagerny.com/

Local artist and musician Joseph Grice once again joined AOF host Anthony Merchant for a discussion all about Joe's latest works and exhibits https://www.josephgrice.art/ https://rtpi.org/events/painting-birds-with-watercolor-taught-by-joseph-grice/ https://www.instagram.com/Joseph_Grice_Art/

Rock band The Hallow Society (Sean Lander, Scott Slade, Frank Phillips, Philip Starkweather) returned to the WRFA studios to talk with Arts on Fire host Anthony Merchant and play a few songs https://x.com/HallowSociety https://www.facebook.com/TheHALLOWSociety

Performance collective Madness Most Discreet (Emily Drew, Matt McWilliams, Julie Reed, Rusty Allen) stopped by the WRFA studios for a full performance of "What You Will", a take on William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" https://www.instagram.com/madnessmostdiscreetco https://www.facebook.com/madnessmostdiscreet

Mike Brunacini once again joined AOF host Anthony Merchant to talk all about his new album Dying Leaves & Naked Trees, his side project Aftergloom, finding new life for old ideas, the process of writing a Mike Brunacini song and much more https://linktr.ee/MikeBrunacini https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mikebrunacini/dying-leaves-and-naked-trees-on-vinyl https://mikebrunacini.wixsite.com/mikebrunacini https://mikebrunacini.bandcamp.com/

Fredonia photographer Patrick Stokes stopped by the WRFA studios to talk local photography, his volunteer efforts in Ukraine and this years Chautauqua County Art Trail with AOF host Anthony Merchant https://www.instagram.com/stokesphotographyand https://www.hopefull.org.uk/ https://siobhanstrust.uk/ https://nsaachautauqua.org/

Local musician Marc Smith spoke with AOF host Anthony Merchant all about the upcoming benefit and fundraiser for Shriners Hospitals at the Chautauqua County Fairgrounds May 24th & 25th https://www.facebook.com/events/1897852327400288

Kaycee Colburn made her AOF return to talk with host Anthony Merchant all about KayCo Gallery, concluding her CRNY residency at Jamestown Community College, local interest in the paranormal, getting into new forms of art, whats planned for the rest of 2024 and much more

Frank Besse of the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation and Leslie Calimeri of the Chautauqua Art Gallery returned to the WRFA studios to discuss Jamestown ArtScape 2024 with AOF host Anthony Merchant https://www.jamestownrenaissance.org/artscape/ https://www.chautauquaartgallery.com/

Performance collective Madness Most Discreet joined AOF host Anthony Merchant to discuss their upcoming performances of "What You Will" for Jamestown's Third Thursday series as well as perform select scenes from the play in-studio https://www.instagram.com/madnessmostdiscreetco https://www.facebook.com/madnessmostdiscreet https://www.facebook.com/people/Third-Thursday-Jamestown

Len Barry of the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts joined AOF host Anthony Merchant to talk Spring/Summer 2024 at the Reg https://reglenna.com/

Maria Ferguson and David Niles of the Roger Tory Peterson Institute joined AOF host Anthony Merchant in the studios to discuss new exhibits and events going on at RTPI https://rtpi.org/

The cast of the Little Theatre production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee stopped by the station to speak with AOF host Anthony Merchant all about the play https://www.lbltj.com/

Neil Flory of Jamestown Community College joined AOF host Anthony Merchant to discuss end of semester performances at JCC https://www.sunyjcc.edu/