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Join Ocean House owner and author Deborah Goodrich Royce for a conversation with author Patricia Chadwick about her new book, Breaking Glass. About Patricia Chadwick: Patricia Walsh Chadwick was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1948. She received her BA in Economics from Boston University and had a thirty-year career in the investment business, culminating as a Global Partner at Invesco. Today she sits on a number of corporate boards, and she blogs on issues social, economic, and political. She also mentors middle school girls at Our Lady Queen of Angels School in Harlem. In 2016, she founded and is the CEO of Anchor Health Initiative, a health care company that serves the needs of the LGBTQ community in Connecticut. She is married and lives in Connecticut with her husband. They have a daughter and a son. About Breaking Glass: Kicked out of a cult at seventeen, Patricia Walsh Chadwick started on the bottom rung of the ladder in the world of business and worked her way to the top—breaking through the glass ceiling to become a global partner at Invesco. Patricia grew up in a religious community-turned-cult in the Boston area. At the age of seventeen, she was forced out of her home, leaving behind her entire family, and without access to higher education. From her first job as a receptionist at a brokerage firm, she clawed her way up the ladder—rung by rung—in that bastion of male chauvinism: Wall Street. By going to college at night, she achieved her degree in economics from Boston University, and from there, she headed to New York City. With a drive that earned her the moniker “Witch of Wall Street,” she rose from the ranks of research analyst to portfolio manager, where she was responsible for billions of dollars in pension and endowment assets. A turning point in her life was giving birth to twins at the age of forty-five, and she continued forward in her career, becoming a global partner at Invesco. At the turn of the millennium, she left Wall Street behind and embarked on a second career as a corporate board director. For more information about Patricia Chadwick, visit patriciachadwick.com. For details on Deborah Goodrich Royce and the Ocean House Author Series, visit deborahgoodrichroyce.com

This week, Jane talks about how nature can come in unexpected packages.

This week we feature Shannon Corey, singer, composer, pianist, and teacher. We'll listen to her brand new release of her new holiday song “Winter” and other songs from her Holiday CD, “I Wish I Had A River”. We’ll also discuss her career and how she has had the opportunity to travel the world singing. For more information you can go to www.shannoncoreymusic.com

On this week’s Jazz After Dinner Joe features A Variety of Outstanding Jazz Artists.

Join Ocean House owner and author Deborah Goodrich Royce for a conversation with authors Moya Hession-Aiken and Elizabeth Birkelund, who will discuss their books Shoulder and A Northern Light in Provence. Refreshments will About Moya Hession- Aiken: Moya Hession- Aiken studied art at Manchester Polytechnic (now Manchester University) and the Central School of Art and Design (now Central St. Martins), graduating with a first class honors degree in textile design before moving to New York to work in the garment industry. However, before too long she was working for MTV earning an Emmy Award for her work as a paintbox artist. At MTV she met her future husband, producer Bill Aiken. They had a son, Liam, in 1990, a few years before Bill’s tragic death. She lives in Connecticut and pursues her work as a fine artist, exhibiting frequently. About Shoulder: Growing up a headstrong Irish Catholic girl in a notoriously tough housing estate in Northern England, Moya has just one goal-to live a rich creative life in America. Shoulder tells the story of the riotous and hilarious path from her boisterous but warm family back home to her education in London and her escape to New York in the 1980s where she finds everything she’s looking for–exciting jobs in the fashion industry and later at MTV–but where she also meets the man of her dreams, only to lose him to cancer following the birth of their son. Told in a voice that is equal parts Alan Bennett and Frank McCourt, this is a story about the thrill of taking chances and the unbearable pain of loss, as well as a profound meditation on what it takes to survive and what it means to care for others. About Elizabeth Birkelund: Elizabeth graduated from the Hewitt School in New York City, from Brown University with honors in Comparative literature, and from the Radcliffe Publishing Program. After college, she worked for a literary agent and was a member of the editorial staff for a start-up magazine, European Travel and Life. She began her fifteen-year freelance writing career as a monthly personal finance columnist for Cosmopolitan magazine, and has written for over fifteen publications, including The Runaway Wife, Glamour, Self, Working Woman, Victoria, and her first novel: The Dressmaker. She lives in New York City. About A Northern Light in Provence: Ilse Erlund is a translator who lives in a house on stilts along the west coast of Greenland. Isolated and restless in her world by the sea, she convinces her publisher to pay for a trip to the country she has never visited but whose language she speaks fluently: France. Her mission is to translate the verses of Geoffrey “Po” Labaye, a charismatic poet known as “the last living troubadour of Provence.” Upon arrival in the medieval hilltop village of Belle Rivière, Ilse falls under the spell of the Provençal way of life, captivated by the air, the sun, the vibrant spring colors, and the dulcet sounds of the dialect. Soon enough, Ilse is captivated by the poet, too, and she and Po develop a daily rhythm and warm camaraderie—which is disrupted by the arrival of the poet’s son, Frey. Though he has a fiancée back in Paris, Frey turns his attentions to Ilse, and suddenly she is forced to learn another language, one her translation skills have not prepared her to decode. Where—and with whom—does her future lie? With an eye and ear attuned to the sensibilities of French life, Elizabeth Birkelund has created a love story about a woman forced to choose between the security of her quiet northern home and the possibility of the life of her dreams. For more information about Moya Hession-Aiken, visit shoulderbymoyaaiken.com. For more information about Elizabeth Birkelund, visit elizabethbirkelund.com. For details on Deborah Goodrich Royce and the Ocean House Author Series, visit deborahgoodrichroyce.com

This week on Jazz After Dinner Joe features Vocalist and Pianist Ray Charles from his 2006 Rhino Records recording, titled “A Ray Charles Christmas”

This week will be a repeat of a very special Christmas program that was one of the first ever done on Conducting Conversations with Keith Lockhart, Director of the the Boston Pops. We'll listen to some selections from their wonderful Christmas CDs” and talk about his career in music. For more information you can go to www.classical959.com

This week, Jane talks about appreciating the weather.

In this WCRI's Kids Hour, we invite you to a special radio play of A Christmas Carol! This play was adapted for radio from Charles Dicken's novella by Anthony E. Palermo. We hope you enjoy it. From your friends at WCRI & Newport Classical!

On this week's 95.9 Company Break, we speak with Jane and Andy about their feature, A Walk In The Park on WCRI. Jane & Andy discuss their background and how they create these loved features weekly. For more information on A Walk In The Park, visit classical959.com

This week Jane talks about struggling to slow down and to look within.

This week Joe is featuring Vocalist and Pianist Nat “King” Cole from an EMI and Digital Dejavu recording, titled “The Christmas Album and the Christmas Gift. Collection”

This week the music of Frank Sinatra, world famous singer and song stylist, is the subject of our program. Stephanie Goddard, singer, and huge Sinatra fan is the special guest co-host. We talk about the extraordinary amount of music Sinatra recorded and listen to some selections that made him one of the greatest of all time. For more information you can go to wcri@classical959.com

This week, Jane talks about how holiday expectations may differ from how things are.

This week, Joe is featuring Vocalist Tony Bennett and the Count Basie Orchestra from their 2008 RPM/Columbia Records recording titled “A Swingin’ Christmas”

Theatre By The Sea's announcement of the 2025 season is the subject of this week's program with Bill Hanney, owner of the theatre and Karen Kessler, Director of Marketing. We talk about next summer's musicals and listen to some of the very popular songs from Alway...Patsy Cline, Waitress, Hairspray, and Heartbreak Hotel (about Elvis). For more information you can call (401) 782-8587, or go to www.theatrebythesea.com

Host Doug Still introduces us to The Tree That Owns Itself. Legend has it that Col. William H. Jackson of Athens, Georgia, loved his old white oak tree very much. So much so that he created a deed for the tree and the land immediately surrounding it, giving ownership unto itself. Could it be possible? Who owns a tree? The answers aren't always as simple as they may appear.

This week on A Walk In The Park, Jane talks about predator vs prey.

This week Joe is featuring Vocalist and Trumpet Player Christine Fawson from her 2019 Self Published recording, titled “Sings Jazz.”

The Cornerstone Church, on Cowesett Rd. in Warwick, is the subject of this week's program with Jeff Pierce, Assistant Pastor of the Church. We talk about their church ministry and a special Holiday Concert with the Narragansett Bay Chorus being presented on Monday, December 9th. We play some of the music that will be heard that evening. For more information you can go to www.cornerstonechurchri.org