July 25, 2024 - 46 Plays for America's First Ladies, Keith Haring, and Yoni Battat
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Show Notes
A two hour romp through history considers all of America’s first ladies and their varied roles over the decades. Titled “46 Plays for America’s First Ladies,” The Hub Theatre Company’s production is a “pay-what-you-can" that also includes, a voter registration drive will be held in conjunction with this production. Lauren Elias, Hub Theatre Company founder and producing artistic director joins us along with actor Yasmeen Duncan.
From there we look at the life and untimely death of Keith Haring by way of Brad Gooch’s new biography of the legendary artist, “Radiant: The Life and Line of Keith Haring.”
Finally, we head to Lowell by way of their 37th annual Folk Festival. One of the performers – multi-instrumentalist, composer and singer Yoni Battat joins us ahead of this weekend’s three-day event.