This week Ella talked about the Redwall book Pearls of Lutra.  If you follow the link below you can find it at an independent bookseller.  Your purchase also supports the show!

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Couldn’t resist announcing one more act — I will try to hold back on the rest for a little while (though I’m thisclose to telling you one of the authors).  The second act announced for the 2010 Meltdown is Dog on Fleas.

If you head over to our audio/video page (which you should do regardless), you can listen to audio of Dog on Fleas’ visit to the studio last year.  And here’s a fun video featuring both Dog on Fleas and Elizabeth Mitchell (along with various other folks):

Will they play anything together at the Meltdown?  I guess we’ll have to wait to find out…

I’ll take my time announcing the full lineup for the Meltdown 2010 (March 27, 2010, JFK Middle School), but since it’s in her newsletter, I will go ahead and announce that Elizabeth Mitchell & Friends will be in the lineup.  (They’re also doing a show at the Eric Carle Museum on February 6 benefiting the Northampton Community Music Center.)

And it’s gonna be a great lineup on both the music and book sides.  Visit RiverMeltdown.com to see last year’s lineup.  It will again be an all-day affair (10-4) with great music, readings from children’s book authors, activities, local food, local businesses, and so much more.

More to come!  To tide you over, here’s video from their show last year:

This week, Monte has pairs of tickets to see Bill Harley in the No Nap Happy Hour. Listen for your chance this morning and throughout the week!

Plus, you’ve got another day or so to enter for the giveaway at Hilltown Families.