DJ Raven  

On this Sunday's programme, June 15, on my radio programme "THE RAVEN'S NEST",

 I will have the pleasure of interviewing 

PERRY GARFINKEL -- journalist and local author of the book 'BUDDHA or BUST'.

Perry is a Buddhist. He is co-sponsering the exciting upcoming event on June 18 -- a performance of THE MYSTICAL ARTS OF TIBET troupe, at the Performing Arts Centerat MV High School, so he will be also discussing that. Perry is quite humorous --It should be a really fun show!INFO:Perry Garfinkel, a journalist since 1970, has been a regular contributor to varioussections of The New York Times since 1986. He has been covering the convergence of East and West for some 30years, falling off and on the meditation cushion for just as long.Among other editorial positions, he was a founding editor of New Age Journal in the mid-1970s and of EcoTraveler in 1994.In television, he has written for the Travel Channel and News Travel Network. Henow contributes regularly to HuffingtonPost.com.His books include the recent "BUDDHA or BUST.", also "In a Man'sWorld: Father, Son, Brother, Friend and Other Roles Men Play", and "TravelWriting for Profit and Pleasure."He has taught writing workshops since 1975 and is a former teacher/consultant forthe Bay Area Writing Project at UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Education. He lives on the island of Martha'sVineyard, Massachusetts.__________________________________________________________Sacred Music Sacred DanceWith the famed Multiphonic Singers of Drepung Loseling MonasteryIn recent years The Mystical Arts of Tibet tours, featuring the famed multiphonicsingers ofDrepung Loseling monastery, have taken the world by storm. Endorsed by His Holinessthe DalaiLama as a means of promoting world peace and healing through sacred performing art.They haveperformed in many of America's greatest theaters and music halls. Among theirmanyaccomplishments:The Drepung Loseling monks are featured on the Golden Globe nominated soundtrackofthe motion picture Seven Years in Tibet, starring Brad Pitt. They also performedwithPhilip Glass in the live premiere presentation of his Academy Award nominatedmusic/score to the Martin Scorsese film Kundun.Two of the CDs by the Loseling multiphonic singers, Sacred Tibetan Temple Music andSacred Music Sacred Dance achieved a top ten listing on the US new age charts.Tibetan multiphonic chanting was an integral part of the music composed by MickeyHartfor the opening ceremony of the 1996 Centennial Olympics in Atlanta.The Mystical Arts of Tibet was featured at the July 4th, 2000 celebration at theNationalMall, Washington, D.C. where they performed to an audience of over 50,000.On previous tours the monks have shared the stage with Philip Glass, Kitaro, PaulSimon,Sheryl Crow, Michael Stipe, Patti Smith, Natalie Merchant, the Beastie Boys, andmanyothers. As well as performing in such prestigious venues as Carnegie Hall, the HerbstTheater and the Ravinia Festival, they have appeared in hundreds of universityauditoriums, civic halls, festivals and churches across the country.---------LISTEN IN SUNDAY! DON'T MISS A PREVIEW OF THEIR WONDERFUL MUSIC!--------WVVY 93.7 lp FM is a community radio station broadcasting from Tisbury, Martha'sVineyardTHE RAVEN'S NEST is broadcast LIVE on Sunday morning from 9-11 AM, ESTProgramme Hosts: Raven & TreeGenre: NEW AGE/WORLD SPIRITUALlisten online at: http://www.WVVY.ORGFOR MORE INFO:http://www.buddhaorbust.comhttp://www.mysticalartsoftibet.orgTags: 93.7, arts, buddhism, buddhist, dj, djraven, garfinkel, mystical, of, perryRaven & TreeThe Ravens NestSunday 9-11 AMemail: raven@wvvy.orgwebsites: http://home.earthlink.net/~ljbradway/theravensnest, http://www.vineyardvoice.org (DJ Raven), http://ning.com/theravensnest~be blissed~Radio Programme Hosts/DJsMartha's Vineyard Community Radio93.7 WVVY  (lp) FM Streaming: http://www.wvvy.orgP.O. Box 1989 Vineyard Haven, MA 02568508-693-9379_______________________________________________Programmers mailing listProgrammers@dutchtoenglish.comhttp://mail.dutchtoenglish.com/mailman/listinfo/programmers_dutchtoenglish.com