Wanda's Picks Radio Show

BRGT Summer Theatre Co-directors Tanyonika Scott & Tavia Council join us to talk about closing week of The Wiz, August 10-14. For the entire summer children ages 4-16 have been honing their theatre and vocal skills for these public performances culminating this week at Black Repertory Group, 3201 Adeline Street, Berkeley, CA, (510) 652-2120.  Show times are: 10 AM & 1 PM today and tomorrow, Friday, August 12 there are three performances: 10 AM, 1 PM and 8 PM. Saturday, August 13 there 2:30 & 8 PM and Sunday, August 14, 5 PM Visit http://blackrepertorygroup.com/Main_Stage.html  Next Antoine Hunter, Founder/Artistic Director Urban Jazz Dance Company, joins us to speak about "The Dance Up Close/East Bay" series at Shawl-Anderson Dance Center in Berkeley, August 19-20, 26-27 8pm at the Shawl-Anderson Dance Center, 2704 Alcatraz Avenue, (510) 654-5921, www.UrbanJazzDance.com, www.shawl-anderson.org  Antoine is joined by company members, Erin Carper & Loran Clay-Tolbert.  Week 2 Deaf star, Fred Beam and Wild Zapper from Washington D.C., join the conversation as well This all male dancer troupe uses not just dance, but gesture, storytelling, and physical theater to great effect. The Zappers have zapped deaf and hearing audiences across the nation and abroadVisit http://invisiblehands.com  We close with an interview with Brazil's hottest new artist, Luísa Maita, hailed as the "New Voice of Brazil" by NPR and was recently awarded as the "Best New Artist" by the Brazilian Music Awards, Brazil's equivalent to a GRAMMY. Sultry, seductive and infused with that inimitable samba swing, Luísa’s music embodies the modern spirit of Brazil. Luísa Maita will perform at Stern Grove in San Francisco on August 14th. The free show begins at 2:00 PM