E-Notes
January 2010

SPECIAL -- New Year's Day from Vienna 2010,  live from the Golden Hall at the Musikverein beginning at 11 a.m.  The Vienna Philharmonic presents its annual New Year’s Day program. Presented by NPR and WGBH Boston.

 STAFF NOTES

From the Manager's Desk
60th Anniversary Bells Ring In the New Year!
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Notes From the Program Director
January program treats...
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From Corporate and Community Relations
A new year brings new challenges AND reasons to celebrate...
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From the Membership Desk
Important Updates and Offerings for Members...
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PROGRAMMING

JANUARY 2010 "AIRNOTES" and program grid ...
http://wuot.org/h/programming/airnotes0110.html
http://wuot.org/h/programming/gridJan2010.html

"New Normal?" - How do you tell the difference between a sea change and a ripple in the water? Is a peacenik baboon, a man in a dress, or a cuddly fox a sign of things to come? Or just a flukey outlier from the norm? Is there ever really even a norm? In this hour we examine three stories that reframe our sense of normalcy.
Friday, January 8 at noon

From American RadioWorks...

"Early Lessons"
There’s been a quiet revolution in America's schools over recent decades. We've added a whole extra grade to a child's education: Preschool. Economists love preschool. They say it's the smartest way to spend public money, especially in a tight economy. And they have lots of data to prove it: Preschool is perhaps the most researched idea in all of education. This documentary takes us back to the 1960s to tell the story of a landmark experiment that helped launch the preschool movement. Fifty years later, researchers are still learning powerful lessons for today’s youngest students.
Friday, Jan. 29, at noon

Photo: A student in a preschool classroom at River Breeze Elementary, a public school in Palatka, Florida. Preschool used to be a radical idea, but now the majority of American children go to preschool.
Photo courtesy of Stephen Smith

HIGHLIGHTS FROM FRIDAY EVENING JAZZ...

JAZZSET WITH DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER
Benny Golson at 80 at the Kennedy Center
The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra and a dozen other musicians celebrate the saxophonist/composer's birthday (1/25/1929).
Airs Friday, Jan. 22 at 8 p.m.
http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=20&agg=1

MARIAN McPARTLAND'S PIANO JAZZ
Marian McPartland with guest host Elvis Costello - Part One
Piano Jazz rings in the New Year with part one of a special interview with Marian McPartland. The tables are turned as McPartland sits at the guest bench to discuss her life as a performer and as the host of Piano Jazz. She reminisces about moments from the program's early days -- her debut guest Mary Lou Williams, and Bill Evans, who gave McPartland a detailed lesson in the structure of his playing. Costello sings and McPartland plays "Our Love Is Here To Stay."
Airs Friday, Jan. 8 at 9 p.m. - Part Two airs Jan. 15
http://www.npr.org/programs/pianojazz/

FROM THE NATIONAL DESKS
Visit the following links to learn more about stories, reports, people and more.

When The Dow Is Down, The Deli Is UP
In the face of the faltering economy, the owner of Salt Lake City's Cucina Deli came up with a novel way to boost business. Every Monday that the Dow was below 10,000, his customers got free coffee.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121482958

Photo: Customers Linda Price and Sam Wheatley stop for coffee and a bite to eat at the Cucina Deli in Salt Lake City. Photo credit: Jenny Brundin for NPR

This Is Not A Problem: We Just Need Giant Mallets And Gallons Of Butter
New research shows that soaring carbon emissions could lead to super-sized lobsters -- 50% bigger than their normal (delicious) brethren.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121378547

Photo Courtesy Justin Ries

Bon Voyage To The Orient Express

The Da Vinci Instrument

Photo: Edoardo Zanon built and plays the first modern harpsichord-viola, based on the designs of Leonardo da Vinci.