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Halloween
4:15 pm
Thu October 25, 2012

A Very Public (Radio) Halloween

Originally published on Fri October 19, 2012 4:28 pm

It's fall y'all! No tricks here, just treats: check out these NPR-themed stencils to inspire your pumpkin carving.

If you use these templates to carve a pumpkin or if public radio otherwise inspires your Halloween celebrations, email a picture to thisisnpr@npr.org. We'll post the collection here and on our Facebook page on Halloween.

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St. Louis on the Air
3:36 pm
Thu October 25, 2012

Remembering A Milestone: Gateway Arch Construction Completed 47 Years Ago

The Gateway Arch in St. Louis is one the country’s most recognizable landmarks.  Its construction was completed this month, 47 years ago, in 1965.

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10:12 am
Mon October 22, 2012

Chuck Berry Honored With Week-Long Cleveland Celebration

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Our friends at WCPN in Cleveland, Ohio devote their "Around Noon" show today to a week-long celebration of St. Louis icon Chuck Berry happening in their city. Check out their show via the link.
Dee Perry celebrates the life and music of Chuck Berry as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Case Western Reserve University pay tribute to this American Music Master in a week-long series. Listen for conversations with the organizers and participants like keynote speaker Greg Tate and legendary guitarist Earl Slick.
Jazz Unlimited
8:55 am
Mon October 22, 2012

Jazz From Clubs On The Left Coast-Part II

The Left Coast over the years has been the host to many great jazz clubs.  The October 21 show presents jazz recorded in clubs in San Francisco, Oakland, Santa Cruz and Seattle.  Some of the clubs are The Jazz Workshop, Yoshi's, Keystone Corner and the Blackhawk in the San Francisco Bay area and Jazz Alley and The Penthouse in Seattle.  We feature such musicians as the Ray Brown Trio, the Yerba Buena Jazz Band, Shelly Manne, Cannonball Adderley, Thelonious Monk, Henry Threadgill, John Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders.

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