Monthly Archives: February, 2026

S10 Ep23: Women of Color – Performers, Part 9

Published - February 7, 2026

“Hope is a woman who has lost her fear.”  – Alice Walker   This week, women of color taking center stage with outstanding performances. “Women of Color – Performers, Part 9”   Ben E. King, Jerry Lieber, Mike Stoller (arr. by The String Queens):  Stand By Me The String Queens “Rise” Independent Harry Styles, Mitch Rowland, Tyler Johnson, Kid Harpoon (arr. by The String Queens):  Golden The String Queens “Rise” Independent Adolphus Hailstork: Five Friends: Suite for Piano Rochelle Sennet, piano “Bach to Black: Suites for Piano, Volume III” Albany 1965 Florence Price:  Piano Concerto in One Movement Michelle Cann, piano New York

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Feb. 5, 2026: Christopher Costanza at CMSU

Published - February 5, 2026

    Utica native Christopher Costanza, cello, is coming to the Chamber Music Society of Utica to perform this weekend, along with pianist Anne-Marie McDermott.  Chris spoke to host Diane Jones about the concert, his years of performing with Anne-Marie, and his opportunity to study the “Quartet for the End of Time” with composer Olivier Messiaen.   More about the Chamber Music Society of Utica is available here. And more about Christopher Costanza is available on his website.

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CNY Heroes, Episode 40 – How Tops Friendly Markets Supports Veterans

Published - February 5, 2026

On this edition of CNY Heroes, Dan speaks with Kathy Allen, the recently retired Senior Manager of Community Relations at Tops Friendly Markets.  Kathy flew as a guardian on Honor Flight Syracuse Mission 4 in 2014, sparking a longtime partnership between Tops and Honor Flight.   Under her leadership, Tops has been a leading supporter of the organization, generously donating the backpacks full of snacks and other goodies that veterans and guardians receive on mission day. She discusses her 45 years career in the grocery business, and why Tops makes support for our veterans a key part of the company’s philanthropic

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CNY Latino Podcast, Episode 90 – Music Festivals & Interviews

Published - February 4, 2026

(#90, 2/4/26) In this February 2026 Episode of CNY Latino: cnylatinonewspaper.com/Podcast, we will be presenting recordings of moments when we were at the ‘2025 Albany Latino Festival’, ‘2025 Punta Cana Family Funday’ in Albany, and an interview with the Spanish ‘Music director ‘Emeritus José-Luis Novo. En este episodio de febrero de 2026, presentaremos grabaciones de momentos en los que estuvimos en el ‘Albany Latino Festival 2025’, ‘Punta Cana Family Funday 2025’ en Albany y una entrevista con el director musical emérito español José Luis Novo.

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‘Who Are We: A Conversation with Barack Obama at Hamilton College’ Premieres Feb. 16

Published - February 2, 2026

  WCNY, Central New York’s public communications organization, is proud to announce the premiere of its new documentary, “Who Are We: A Conversation with Barack Obama at Hamilton College,” airing Monday, Feb. 16 at 10 p.m. on WCNY-TV and streaming live at pbs.org/livestream. Former President Barack Obama waited 72 days into the second term of President Donald Trump before commenting publicly on the actions of the new administration. In a talk at Hamilton College, a small liberal arts school in upstate New York, Obama told the audience he had a few things to say. In that talk, President Obama provided

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