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The Landlocked Opera now calls Columbia, Mo. home, and it's pretty good timing because, according to TRENT RASH, it's been awhile since The Missouri Symphony has staged a full-length opera! CHRISTINA RAY says the collaboration between the two couldn't have come at a better time: "we are here to find ways to innovate and collaborate so that we can move this art form into the present." Also, September 18 thru September 24 is National Diaper Awareness Week! First Chance for Children executive director GAY LITTEKEN is here to tell us why this week is so important to families in our community and how you can help: "1 in 2 families struggle to afford diapers for their children." (4:20) August 29, 2023
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Now this is a good idea: unsightly floor vent covers not on top (creating a potential trip hazard), but integrated into the hardwood floor itself. Guest: SCOTT BRADLEY, Carpet One Floor & Home general manager | Also, TRENT RASH invites everyone to The MOSY's third annual Juneteenth celebratory concert this Sunday at the Missouri Theatre in Columbia. Find out who's scheduled to appear! (4:47) June 15, 2023
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Paul Pepper: Dayna Glanz, OsteoStrong, "NOPA Month" & Trent Rash, The MOSY, "Firefly Music Festival"Did you know that May is National Osteoporosis Prevention and Awareness Month? And did you also know that approximately 50 million people in the U.S. are affected (at some level) by #osteoporosis? Does your lifestyle put you at risk of being a part of this statistic? We ask OsteoStrong Columbia owner DAYNA GLANZ! Also, The Missouri Symphony is rebranding their popular Hot Summer Nights series with a new name this year! Executive director TRENT RASH is here to tell us what we can look forward to at the first-ever Firefly Music Festival. (4:50) May 17, 2023
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The Missouri Symphony's annual 'Symphony of Toys' benefit concert is happening this Sunday at the Missouri Theater in Columbia, and we've got a taste of what's to come - courtesy of four performers - on today's show! TRENT RASH, CALLIE COX, JAMEY GRISHAM and TERRY OVERFELT perform 'A Christmas Medley' at [1:58] and 'White Christmas' at [7:14], with Bob Bohon on piano. December 5, 2022
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Paul Pepper: Heather Harlan, Col./Boone Co. Public Health & Trent Rash, The MOSY, "Symphony of Toys"The opioid crisis is far from over, that's according to Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services educator HEATHER HARLAN. What's to blame? The "powerful" ingredient fentanyl, which is "cheap, easy to make and transport and is showing up in meth, cocaine, counterfeit pills" and possibly more. What's the solution? Narcan. Also, in lighter news, The MOSY executive director TRENT RASH invites everyone to this year's Symphony of Toys holiday-themed concert. Guaranteed to be fun for "the young and the young at heart!" (4:59) November 14, 2022
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Mark your calendar for this Saturday's bazaar and spaghetti dinner fundraiser for Campus Lutheran Church in Columbia. SHARON KINDEN is here with a taste of what's to come! Also, Talking Horse Productions is opening a "great show for the spooky season" this Friday! Director TRENT RASH and actor DANE JOHNSON can only say so much about this "dark show" (it's a rock musical!) in which someone in the cast, yes, gets murdered. (4:28) October 12, 2022
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Folk singer DAVE PARA may be in New Mexico right now, but he'll be back in central Missouri in time for this weekend's 30th Big Muddy Folk Festival at Thespian Hall in Boonville. Tickets are still available! Also, Missouri Symphony executive director TRENT RASH joins us with details on this year's Hot Summer Nights concert extravaganza! Things kick off with the return of the maestro himself, Kirk Trevor, conducting 'Symphony in Motion' on June 15th. (4:25) May 11, 2022
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Paul Pepper: Trent Rash and Melissa Bohon-Webel, Symphony of Toys & Sutu Forte, It's Our Wild NatureMake plans to attend The Missouri Symphony's annual 'Symphony of Toys' concert extravaganza this Sunday at the Missouri Theatre in Columbia! Find out why it's a show that's sure to please every member of the family. Guests: TRENT RASH and MELISSA BOHON-WEBEL | Also, renowned pianist and local advocate SUTU FORTE invites everyone to come and support the idea of "wild nature" in urban areas at the 'Wild Winter Fest' this Saturday in the Hinkson Valley nature sanctuary in Columbia. (4:21) December 7, 2021
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Break dancing to music by The Missouri Symphony? (It's true!) It's one of three performances taking place this week, the final week of the 2021 Hot Summer Nights concert series! Details from outgoing music director KIRK TREVOR and executive director TRENT RASH. Also, League of Women Voters Columbia-Boone County president MARILYN McLEOD explains the process behind redistricting. Did you know there are actually two different processes? (3:42) July 5, 2021
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The Missouri Symphony is doing their 50th year all over again (thanks to the coronavirus pandemic). Executive director TRENT RASH tells us more about this season's lineup than you'll ever find online, beginning with this Sunday's Mostly Mozart concerto competition at the Missouri Theater in Columbia! June 10, 2021