LSO, Czech Baseball, State Poet in Scottsbluff and more...

About this episode

This episode features lively conversations about music, poetry, and baseball with various guests.

On the May 1 episode of Friday LIVE, we're broadcasting from The Mill Coffee and Tea in Lincoln's Historic Haymarket. Host Genevieve Randall has lively conversations with: LSO's conductor Edward Polochick, concertmaster Anton Miller and composer-in-residence Elena Ruehr (8:56); Director of the Lincoln Choral Artists Brian Pfoltner (26:08); Todd Sharman, a singer in the Bee Gees tribute band, Stayin' Alive (40:41); Author Michael Clair about his newly released book, We Sacrifice Everything to Baseball: How the Czech Republic's Amateur Underdogs Became World Baseball Classic Heroes (1:31); Nebraska State Poet, Jewel Rogers about her HOMEGROWN event in Scottsbluff (35:10). This episode also features more poetry from Charlene Pierce (22:01).

People in this episode

Host: Genevieve Randall

Guests: Edward Polochick, Anton Miller, Elena Ruehr, Brian Pfoltner, Todd Sharman, Michael Clair, Jewel Rogers

Topics covered

• music
• poetry
• baseball
• local events
• interviews

Keywords

• LSO
• Czech Baseball
• State Poet
• Scottsbluff
• Bee Gees tribute

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lincoln Choral Artists

Books & works: We Sacrifice Everything to Baseball

Places: Scottsbluff

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