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We thought it would be fun—and revealing—to offer suggestions from some of our staff for your summer reading.

Melinda Bowen-HouckFor summer reading, I prefer what I like to call “brain

candy,” things that are escapist, fun and quick to read, the literary equivalent of Cracker Jacks or M&M’s.

The Kay Scarpetta novels, by Patricia Cornwell. Cornwell has written 17 novels featuring Dr. Kay Scarpetta, coroner, lawyer, and crime-solver. While I think 17 is far too many, the science in the series is relatively accurate, and the exacting detail is fascinating. Scarpetta chases serial killers, and the descriptions of both the murder scenes and the autopsies can be quite graphic, so caveat emptor. The first two novels are Postmortem and Body of Evidence.

The Obsidian Mountain Trilogy, by James Mallory and Mercedes Lackey, consists of The Outstretched Shadow, To Light a Candle, and When Darkness Falls. The trilogy has the classic good vs. evil ongoing battle, dragons, elves, demons and magic. I re-read these books frequently because of their vivid imagery and hilarious one-liners throughout the text.

Finally, a trio I haven’t read but plan to read this sum-mer, The Millenium Trilogy by Steig Larsson. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest were all originally published in Sweden. The trio has now been published in 41 countries and Larsson was the #2 selling author worldwide in 2008 (source: steiglars-son.com). The novels are set in Stockholm and the surrounding environs, and visit issues of contention in Swedish society.

E d GoistIf I were stranded on a desert island, and I could choose

only three books to keep me company, I would have to choose:Walden; or, Life in the Woods—Henry David Thoreau.

This is my go-to text for advice on how to live sanely in the modern world. Walden contains essential information and valuable advice about personal economy, self-reflection, contemplation, solitude, self-reliance, and the importance of being attuned to nature.The Fool’s Progress—Edward Abbey.

This is my favorite novel, and a masterpiece that seems to improve with each reading. It’s the story of Henry Holyoak Lightcap as he

Beach Book Recommendationsfrom the WY SU Staff

WY SU staff doing some serious reading.

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July 10 & 11 at Youngstown State UniversitySaturday 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.Sunday 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.Great fine art featuring over 60 artistsMusic, theater and dance performancesFamily activities and so much more!

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sets off on a trek from Arizona to his Appalachian hometown, accompanied only by his beloved dying dog, Solstice. This book is fearless, uncompromising, hilarious, honest, moving, and masterfully written. Need I say more?Fieldbook of Natural History—E. Laurence Palmer—1949 (1st Edition).

This book was recommended to me several years ago as “the one field guide every nature lover should have” by Bill Whitehouse, long-time WYSU member and naturalist emeri-tus for Mill Creek MetroParks. Quite simply, this is the most interesting, comprehensive and well written single volume field guide I have ever seen. Warning: once you start reading this book, you will not be able to put it down!

Barbara KraussI’ve never climbed a mountain and likely never will, but

that doesn’t in the least quell my fascination for the subject. Leg-endary mountaineer Ed Viesteurs has climbed all of the world’s highest peaks, and, in his book K2, Life and Death on the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain, he details the climbing history of one of the most treacherous peaks in the Himalaya.

I’m always so impressed with the amount of research Bar-bara Kingsolver puts into her novels. In La Lacuna, it’s not only a thorough knowledge of Mexico’s history and Russia’s politics in the 1930s, but the inclusion of real-life persons like Diego Rivera and Leon Trotsky, telling the compelling and tragic story of how their lives intersected.

52 Loaves by William Alexander is the true story of a man in pursuit of baking the perfect loaf of bread. It’s really a story about obsession—where it can lead and what it can teach us.

David LuscherMisquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible

and Why by Bart D. Ehrman. A fascinating look at biblical his-tory and textual discrepancies in the Bible. Very enjoyable.

In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash by Jean Shepherd. A classic from master storyteller Jean Shepherd! The movie A Christmas Story was partly based on this collection of stories of growing up in northern Indiana during the Depression. Not to be missed.

The Lonesome Gods by Louis L’Amour. A far-reaching and exciting adventure of life on the California frontier. It’s Louis L’Amour and that’s all I need to know!

Gary SextonI figured that books with sand, water, and crime in them

would be perfect beach books.Arabian Sands (1959) by Wilfred Thesiger is a great

adventure book. Thesiger crisscrossed what was known as the “Empty Quarter” of Saudi Arabia with the Bedouin in the 1940s, immersing himself in their life of travel on camels, with the constant hunger, thirst, and danger that went with it. He writes with understanding and sympathy about a culture and way of life now mostly gone because of oil and the growth of organized states on the Arabian peninsula.

Joshua Slocum was the first person to sail around the world alone, thus the name of his book: Sailing Alone Around the

World (1899). It is a remarkable feat of sailing, and an equally remarkable book, well-written and completely engaging.

The Skull Mantra (2001) by Eliot Pattison is set in modern Tibet. It is the first in a series of books that feature Shan Tao Yun, a Chinese investigator who wound up afoul of the Chinese government and ended up in a Tibetan labor camp with Tibetan monks who became his friends and teachers. These are exciting crime novels, but they also effectively tell the story of severe environmental degradation and the brutal and systematic destruction of a closely intertwined culture and religious system.

Laurie WittkugleThe Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman. How does

your love speak? What language do you use? That is also the primary language you hear. Learn to hear the love languages of others, communicate better (even in business), and enrich your relationships.

Shadow of the Almighty by Elisabeth Elliot. The life of Jim Elliot, missionary martyr, as recounted by his widow through Jim’s own journal entries, letters and her experiences that reveal true commitment and purpose. Jim’s steadfastness, desire and drive will challenge and encourage your own search for life’s meaning.

Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot. The life and death of the five men who were speared to death in the jungles of Ecuador by the Waorani tribe. This true story can ignite the same passion, and anchor you in the same strength that will carry you through anything. (Documentary DVD is entitled Beyond the Gates of Splendor).

All of these selections can be purchased through the WYSU-FM ‘amazon.com store’, a link to which is available on our website, wysu.org.

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Seventh Annual Smoky Hollow5k Run and 1 Mile Family Fun Walk

Saturday, July 10, 20105k Run starts at 9:00am. Fun Walk starts at 9:10am.

Harrison Field on Walnut Street in Smoky Hollow

Entry Fee:$13.00 if received by July 5th.$16.00 for late registration and race day.$7.00 for kids 12 and under.(T-shirt guaranteed to first 250 registered entrants)

Awards:All One-Mile Walk finishers receive a ribbonAll kids 12 and under receive a medal.

Special Activities for children!at Harrison Field

Also, don’t miss!Summer Festival of the Arts on the YSU Campus

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Award ceremony & post-race party with free brunch for all participants & volunteers at Cassese’s MVR in Smoky Hollow, beginning at 9:45 am

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WYSU Volunteer Opportunity – Summer Festival of the Arts: July 10 & 11

We’d love to have you as a Summer Festival of the Arts volunteer!

Each summer WYSU 88.5 FM staffs a tent at YSU’s Summer Festival of the Arts on the YSU campus. This year’s festival will be held on Saturday, July 10th and Sunday, July 11th, and we’re looking for volunteers to help staff our tent as we continue to celebrate our 40th Anniversary.

If you are interested in working along side WYSU staff and students and meeting and greeting the many visitors to our tent, please contact us at 330-941-3363.

We promise you lots of fun and fellowship, as well as some neat thank-you gifts for your volunteer efforts!

WYSU-FM invites you to join our station entourage as we head to Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio on Sunday, August 29th for the Blossom Summer Festival.

It will be an evening of unforgettable music under the stars, as the Blossom Festival Orchestra under the baton of Loras john Schissel presents music of The Greatest Generation!

Here are the specifics of the evening’s program:Sunday, August 29, 2010 at 7:00 pm Blossom Music Center

The Blossom Festival Orchestra presents Music from The Greatest Generation!

Loras john Schissel, conductorFeaturing John Williams’ music from Saving Private Ryan

Pricing:WYSU Members: $50 per personNon-Members: $60 per personReservation deadline: August 2, 2010Sorry, no refunds after: August 6, 2010

Ticket price includes round-trip transportation in a private, air-conditioned motor coach, pavilion seating for the concert, and a light box dinner served en route.

Our motor coach departs from the YSU campus at 4:30 pm for the 7:00 pm concert, and returns to YSU between 11:30 pm and midnight.

Why not join us for an evening at Blossom?Spaces are limited and fill up quickly, so call today at

330-941-3363!

WYSU is pleased to announce a 40th Anniversary Open House. On Thursday, August 19, from 4-7 pm in Cushwa Hall on the campus of Youngstown State University, we’ll be hosting a free community event to thank everyone for 40 years of sup-port to WYSU.

We will be conducting station tours, and you will have a chance to meet our on-air staff. You will also have a chance to record a short testimonial about listening to WYSU that we might use on the air. We’re planning some wonderful prizes and we will also be featuring a multi-media presentation showcasing the station’s history. There will be great food and good company, so please plan to join us for this celebration of 40 years in the making.

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Now’s the Timewith Martin BergerSaturday, 11:00 pm

7/3 Hank jones. The late nonagenarian pianist, whose integrity and class surpassed even his remarkable adaptability.

7/10 Freddie Hubbard. Who exploded onto the modern-jazz trumpet scene in the Sixties, in another obituary program.

7/17 Rex Stewart. Cornetist most famed for his muted excursions with Ellington, in diverse contexts.

7/24 Clifford Brown. Probably the most influential post-Dizzy trumpeter.

7/31 Ruby Braff. Traditional-mainstream cornetist, defining “mellow.”

8/7 Wild Bill Davison. Vigorous traditional cornetist from Defiance, Ohio, as a key Condonite and in other company.

8/14 Sonny Stitt. Durable master of modern-jazz alto and tenor sax.

8/21 Lee Konitz. Alto saxophonist, progressive and innovative long after “Progressive Jazz” became a historical artifact.

8/28 Hilton jefferson. Wielding the prettiest sound of any Swing-era altoist who wasn’t Johnny Hodges or Benny Carter.

Folk Festival with Charles DarlingSunday, 8:00 pm

7/4 Songs of America’s Wars. Vintage pop songs of World War II featured, updated to include Revolutionary through Middle Eastern wars.

7/11 My Favorites, Part I. An encore celebrating 40 years on WYSU with some of my favorite folk singers and groups.

7/18 My Favorites, Part II. Continues the 40th year celebration with more personal choices.

Bolcom’s opera is a sometimes bleak, yet always vivid drama set among the immigrant community of Red Hook, Brooklyn, in the 1950s.

7/26 Cavalli: La Calisto. Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris; Les Talens Lyriques; Christophe Rousset, conductor. In Cavalli’s lyrical, early Baroque drama, the title character is a nymph who violates a vow of chastity. For her trouble, she becomes the object of Jovian conflict, gets turned into a bear, and winds up seeing herself in lights—literally—when she’s flung into the sky as the constellation Ursa Major.

8/2 Schumann: Genoveva. Gewandhaus, Leipzig; MDR Radio Orchestra and Chorus; Jun Maerkl, conductor. The 200th anniversary of Schumann’s death has prompted welcome attention to some of his lesser-known works, including this fascinating and beautiful opera. The score relies on the traditions of German opera and art song but also hints at the style of Schumann’s revolutionary contemporary, Richard Wagner.

8/9 janacek: The Cunning Little Vixen. Teatro Communale, Florence; Maggio Musicale Orchestra and Chorus; Seiji Ozawa, conductor. Based on an illustrated tale published as a newspaper serial, this fanciful opera is one of

7/25 Contemporary Folk, Part XLVIII. Stars: Michael Jerling, Colcannon, Kate MacLeod, Michael Jonathan, Acoustic Blender, Rick Fielding, et al.

8/1 Folk Sampler, Part CV. Various folk styles are featured: blues, country, ballads, Hawaiian.

8/8 Country Cookin’, Part LXXXI. Country and bluegrass music with Roger Bellow, Eddie Adcock, Tony Trischka, Jack Tottle, and the Allen Brothers.

8/15 From November 1969 to November 2009. An encore celebration spanning the years with material from the host’s first broadcast on November 1, 1969 to November 1, 2009.

8/22 Songs of Peace, Love, and Hope, Part II. With Magpie, Pete Seeger, Judy Collins, Gordon Bok, Eliza Carthy, and more.

8/29 Extended Sets, Part X. Thirty-minutes each, demonstrating the contemporary stylings of Bruce Springsteen, Ritchie Havens, and Gordon Lightfoot.

NPR World ofOperaMonday, 8:00 pm

7/5 Bellini: La Sonnambula. Paris National Opera (Opera Bastille); Evelino Pido, conductor. Better known for tragic dramas such as Norma and I Puritani, Bellini also had a smash hit with this lighthearted romp, set in a village full of good intentions where even the thorniest problems are simple misunderstandings, easily solved.

7/12 Debussy: Pelleas and Melisande. German Opera on the Rhein (Duisburg); Rainer Muhlbach, conductor. Can an opera be passionate without shrieking mad scenes, rousing marches and crashing cadences? The answer is yes, and this emotional marvel by Debussy proves it.

7/19 Bolcom: A View from the Bridge. Washington National Opera Orchestra and Chorus; John DeMain, conductor. Based on the play by Arthur Miller,

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Janacek’s true masterworks—at once charming, frightening, tragic and, in the end, life-affirming.

8/16 Verdi: Simon Boccanegra. Royal Albert Hall, London (Proms); Royal Opera Orchestra and Chorus; Antonio Pappano, conductor. Placido Domingo again displays the depth of his musical and dramatic artistry in this interpretation of one of Verdi’s great baritone roles.

8/23 Puccini: Tosca. Théâtre Antique, Orange (France); Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra; Mikko Franck, conductor. From the festival Les Chorégies d’Orange, the celebrated tenor Roberto Alagna is featured as Cavaradossi, along with the exciting young American soprano Catherine Naglestad in the title role of Puccini’s sometimes lurid, yet always compelling, tragedy.

8/30 Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia. Washington National Opera; Placido Domingo, conductor. This new production features two of the greatest singers of our time, with soprano Renee Fleming giving a spectacular and highly-emotional performance in the unforgiving title role, and Placido Domingo, the Washington National Opera’s General Director, conducting.

All programs are subject to change without notice.

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Over 1,100 Contributors Help the Station Raise Over $106,000

WYSU would like to thank everyone who pledged support during its 40th Anniversary Spring Pledge Drive back in April.

With your help we were able to raise $106,907 to support public radio programming in the Mahoning and Shenango Valleys. Congratulations to listener Kim Jenkins of Hubbard, Ohio, winner of our Grand Prize, a trip for two to enchanting Ireland.

We would also like to thank all of the volunteers, sponsors, and food vendors who helped to make our spring drive a success.

“I know fund-drive week is a challenge for everyone, staff and listeners both, but we do our best to make it light, fun and interesting…and successful!” said WYSU station director, Gary Sexton. “Thanks to everyone who contributed in any way: members, volunteers, corporate donors, students, and staff,” Sexton said. Ed Goist, WYSU development officer, added, “We continue to be thankful for, and inspired by the exceptional generosity of our listeners, volunteers and

sponsors. They always seem to come through for us.”

Thanks for your continued, generous support to WYSU, 88.5 FM.

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