PBS 45 & 49 and the Kent Stage Present British
Invasion with the Spencer Davis Group (left) and Badfinger’s
Joey Molland (right) in concert on Saturday, April 12. Make a
pledge during our broadcast of My Music: The British
Beat and
get tickets before they go on sale to the public.
The British Really
Are Coming
Watch My Music: The British Beat on Thursday, Nov.
29 at 9 p.m. or Saturday, Dec. 1 at 9:30 p.m. and make your pledge
for best-in-house tickets to our upcoming British Invasion concert
at the Kent Stage
Why is it that we cannot remember where we left
our car keys this morning, but we can remember the lyrics to songs
from 30 years ago?
My hour-long online search to uncover a little
brain biology behind this phenomenon wasn’t fruitful, but there’s
fun stuff out there about educators taking advantage of the potent
effect of music
and lyrics on memory. First, go to Wired
Science’s “Pop
Goes the Science Song” and then — a
must-visit! — head
to MASSIVE just
to hear songs like “Take Me to the Liver.”
The
music-memory connection explains some of the magic of the My
Music series on PBS. Something wonderful
happens to our brains when we hear those old songs. PBS 45 & 49
will air My
Music: The British Beat on Thursday, Nov. 29 at 9 p.m.
and Saturday, Dec. 1 at 9:30
p.m. Petula Clark (“Downtown”) hosts the 90-minute music
special that features classic hits from the Zombies (“Time
of the Season”), the Animals (“The House of the Rising Sun”)
and other U.K. hitmakers plus the reunion of Peter and Gordon (“World
Without Love”). If you think you can’t remember a single
song these people sang, don’t worry — you do, and you
know most of the words, too.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch ...
I’ve been working with Tom Simpson at the Kent
Stage on a British Invasion concert.
We mulled over a couple of lineups – Chad
and Jeremy and Peter and Gordon (too hard to get in the same
place at the same time, at least for now) … Gerry and the
Pacemakers and The Searchers (maybe next time) … the Spencer
Davis Group and Badfinger’s Joey Molland (that’s the one).
The
Spencer Davis Group I know — “Gimme
Some Lovin’,” “I’m a Man.” Badfinger?
I knew the name, but couldn’t remember a single Badfinger song
to save my life. So I went to the iTunes store and looked
up the band. “Day After Day,” “No Matter What,” “Come
and Get It,” “Baby Blue” … of course
I know Badfinger! I just didn’t know I know. My brain,
however, has permanently stored lyrics to their biggest songs
for instant
access
when properly cued.
Creepy how your own brain knows things that
you don’t, and that raises a whole other biological and philosophical
conundrum.
Meanwhile, back at the blog ...
Tune in for My Music: The British Beat. Call in
to make a new pledge or renew your membership or make your contribution
online,
and you'll get best-in-house seats for PBS 45 & 49
and the Kent Stage Present BRITISH INVASION with THE SPENCER
DAVIS GROUP and BADFINGER’S
Joey Molland before they go on sale to the public.
The concert takes place Saturday, April 12, 2008, with shows
at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. in
downtown Kent. Pledge $150 for two Gold Circle seats (first
10 rows and a meet-and-greet-and-eat-and-drink reception with
the bands)
or $100 for two concert tickets.
Never been to the the Kent
Stage? It's a great venue that offers an intimate concert experience.
There is only one bad seat
among 640 — we’ll sell that one last — and
the acoustics are great.
Lisa Martinez, PBS 45 & 49’s Vice
President of Marketing & Development
As vice president of marketing and development, I oversee
private sector fund-raising, including membership, underwriting
and
grants; external communications including publications, the
Web site, community outreach, public relations and press
relations; and promotional and fund-raising events.
I’ve
been with PBS
45 & 49 for over 20 years, joining the
station in 1985 as an intern. I worked in communications for
the first 18 years and was then promoted to my current position
in 2004. I'm a member of the North Central Ohio Chapter of
the Association of Fundraising Professionals, and my civic
involvement
includes volunteer work for the Main Street Kent revitalization
project and the Portage County Board of Elections.
I grew up
in Canton, Ohio, graduated from GlenOak High School, went
to The Ohio State University for a week and returned home
because my dorm room was shaped like a piece of pie. (Who can
live like that?) So I enrolled at Kent State, where I declared
many majors, from advertising to secondary education, all the
while taking the literature courses I really loved. Eventually
I admitted I was an English major and earned both a B.A. and
M.A. from KSU. I taught Freshman English as a part-timer
at KSU over the years, until it dawned on me that grading papers
is among my least favorite things to do. But I'm still in love
with Kent after all these years. It's a unique place — small
enough to be a town (a very non-suburban one) but big enough
to allow for a bit of city anonymity.
