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Legendary British Rocker Albert Lee Plays the Palindrome

KPTZ is excited to join Rainshadow Recording in welcoming legendary British rocker Albert Lee to the Palindrome on Friday, June 6 at 7:30pm. Lee is one of the most respected and renowned guitarists in music history, having worked with the Everly Brothers, Eric Clapton, Emmy Lou Harris, and the Crickets over his long and illustrious career. After moving to the US and assimilating himself into the country music scene, Lee quickly garnered a reputation as one of the fastest guitar players in the business. With many solo albums and collaborations recorded, Lee won a Grammy for his contribution to the 2001 Earl Scruggs version of “Foggy Mountain Breakdown.” Join us for this special event with Albert Lee at the Palindrome, June 6 at 7:30pm.

Baroque Elegance Entertains at the Quimper Grange

KPTZ is excited to welcome the Baroque sounds of Schola Galante to the Quimper Grange on Saturday, May 31 at 2 pm. Performing a new program titled “Elegance and Intimacy – Music of the French Baroque,” they will transport you with meticulous performances and authentic interpretations. Schola Galante’s members are Douglass Hjelm and Miguel. Music students of high-school age or younger can attend free of charge!

Giving Service:  Master Gardeners Foundation and the United States Navy

(Airdate: May 26, 2025) On this Memorial Day Attention Please!, Diane Musick of the Master Gardeners Foundation opens the show to introduce this year’s Secret Garden Tour.  Following Diane, US Navy Captain Brian Cullin, retired, talks of his twenty-one year career as a press officer in the Navy, including his service in the White House during the Clinton administration.  Hosted by Phil Andrus.

County Connections

(Airdate: May 23, 2025) KPTZ’s Taylor Clark got together with Jefferson County Commissioner Greg Brotherton and they talked with Brent Butler, Jefferson County Strategic Planner, Ben Majors from the Department of Health, and Vince Maniaci from the DCD about the Coordinated Water System Plan (CWSP) for water systems management.

#724 The Nature of Anderson Lake

(Reprise Airdate: May 21, 2025) Nature Now host Jackie Canterbury talks with Bev McNeil about the nature of Anderson Lake State Park. The park encompasses 496 acres of land with a diversity of plant communities, wetlands, and forests. The name bears the family name of an earlier owner, Amanda Anderson. The land was purchased in 1947. The park now offers trails that pass along the lake and through grassy marches, patches of salmonberries and huckleberries and through forests of young and older western red cedar and Douglas-fir.