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Arts Center Report Show Time: DJ / Host: Mondays 6-6:30 pm Art Menius I host The ArtsCenter Report, Mondays 6pm WCOM-LP 103.5 Carrboro; From the Roots on WMMT-FM 88.7, Whitesburg, KY, 1st Saturday of each month & The ArtSpot each Sat/Sun at 11:30 AM on WCHL-FM 97.9, Chapel Hiill. One can reach me at artmenius22 AT gmail.com In 1983 I began publishing about roots music. I have emceed and stage managed at dozens of music festivals &. During 1985 I helped create the International Bluegrass Music Association. Late that year I became its first executive director. I returned to IBMA’s Board of Directors for two terms running from 1998 through 2004. I six years as president of the board of the OldTime Herald. I currently serve on the board of directors of the Folk Alliance International. In 1990 the Folk Alliance elected me its first President. In April 1991 I became its first manager, serving until June 1996. After a period as an agent, I became Associate Festival Coordinator for MerleFest, the enormous outdoor folk festival in Wilkesboro, NC. Following a decade there, I served as Director of Appalshop, the acclaimed Appalachian media and arts center in Whitesburg, KY. In April 2012 I returned home - finally - as Executive Director of The ArtsCenter in Carrboro, NC www.artscenterlive.org The Americana Music Show Show Time: Mondays 9-10 pm DJ / Host: Calvin The Americana Music Show features hand-picked, road-tested music, mostly roots rock, alt.country, deep blues and righteous soul music. There's an emphasis on local and emerging artist. Check out the Americana Music Show to listen to episodes of the show. http://www.americanamusicshow.com/