Charlotte Blogs

Wednesday, February 6, local musician Jack Murray joins us.  Murray’s saxophone sound is well-known to Queen City audiences, as he’s the lead alto for the Charlotte Jazz Orchestra and plays for many of the local and traveling Broadway theater productions that come through Charlotte.  We’ll talk about how he found his sound and hear some music from his latest studio recording.  For more information about Jack Murray, go to www.jackmurraymusic.com.

Tuesday, February 5, Middle East expert Michael Oren will join us in advance of his appearance in Charlotte for the Jewish Federation.  We’ll talk about the history of America and the Middle East, and how the current relationship compares with the one from 50 years ago, or even from the beginning of America’s history.  Oren’s book is called “Power, Faith and Fantasy:  America in the Middle East, 1776 to the Present.”  Have you read the book?  What did you think of it?  Do you plan to read it?
Oren will be in Charlotte on February 10.  More information about his visit can be found at www.jewishcharlotte.org.

Monday, February 4, a coversation about the results of the latest Charlotte-Mecklenburg Drug Survey.  The results overall are promising, except when it comes to young people.  We’ll talk about the history of the survey and what it said, and also about what it indicates for our region.  We’ll also talk to a local dad who lost his son to alcohol poisoning.