Eye on Entertainment #123 - Original Air Date: 10/28/11 Halloween is but a few days away, but some events are looking to keep the mood positive, including the PosiPalooza concert. This concert features positive, sometimes funny artists in the music industry. Host Blane Singletary speaks with Priscilla Gwilt, a local organizer of this event. Then ... [Read More…]
Eye on Entertainment #122
Eye on Entertainment #122 - Original Air Date: 10/21/11 As KACU's Fall Fund Drive continues, host Blane Singletary takes a look at a couple of events whose proceeds go to support local non-profits. Janet Payne, chairman of Haunted Abilene joins us in the studio to shed some light about a tour that focuses on the darker parts of Abilene's history, ... [Read More…]
Eye on Entertainment #121
Eye on Entertainment #121 - Original Air Date: 10/14/11 It's music galore in Abilene this week. Host Blane Singletary has two interviews with two musically inclined people. For musical theatre, we speak with Kari Hatfield, who took on the daunting task of directing ACU's Homecoming Musical, "The King and I." Then, Cathy Taff, vice president of the ... [Read More…]
Eye on Entertainment #120
Eye on Entertainment #120 - Original Air Date: 10/07/11 From marching bands to classic films, host Blane Singletary shows that Abilene's got plenty going on as homecoming season ramps up. Singletary speaks with Mike Lunney of the Wylie Pure Gold Band, and host of the 18th annual Big Country Marching Festival where bands from all over the state ... [Read More…]
Eye on Entertainment #119
Eye on Entertainment #119 - Original Air Date: 09/30/11 A plethora of music awaits in this week's show! Host Blane Singletary speaks with renowned Turkish musician Latif Bolat, who shares his music as well as ancient Sufi Muslim poetry in a special evening. And in this month's "Music of Eye on Entertainment" segment, we delve into the music of ... [Read More…]
Eye on Entertainment #118
Eye on Entertainment #118 - Original Air Date: 09/23/11 It's a great week for music as the West Texas Book & Music Festival wraps up this weekend. Host Blane Singletary speaks with legendary singer/songwriter Guy Clark who's playing a show at the historic Paramount Theatre. Amongst the other big events is the Abilene Philharmonic's season opener ... [Read More…]
Eye on Entertainment #117
Eye on Entertainment #117 - Original Air Date: 09/16/11 With the West Texas Fair and Rodeo in full swing, host Blane Singletary and the JMC Network's Farron Salley team up to bring you a soundscape of this unique annual event. Also, the next big fair is on the way with the Abilene Public Library's Book and Music Festival, featuring home-grown ... [Read More…]
Eye on Entertainment #116
Eye on Entertainment #116 - Original Air Date: 09/09/11 The West Texas Fair and Rodeo has kicked off, and host Blane Singletary has Rochelle Johnson of the Taylor County Expo Center to talk about this, the fair's 112th yeah. But that's not all that's happening. Singletary also takes a look at the many other events, including some commemorating the ... [Read More…]
Eye on Entertainment #115
Eye on Entertainment #115 - Original Air Date: 09/02/11 With most of town knee deep in the new school year, host Blane Singletary takes a look at a plethora of events guaranteed to let off a little school starting stress. Singletary speaks to ACU Music Dept. alumnus Mario Santoso who is returning to the campus to perform a concert of classical ... [Read More…]
Eye on Entertainment #114
Eye on Entertainment #114 - Original Air Date: 08/26/11 Classes are set to start up again for colleges around town. All the better reason to have fun on these last few days of summer freedom! Gary Varner joins us to talk about the show he's directing with Abilene Christian University's Theatre Department, "Noises Off," a show that some have called ... [Read More…]