Rhythmaning 2014 Fall Fundrive With Guest Melinda Whitaker

Rhythm'a'ning

Rhythmaning 2014 Fall Fundrive With Guest Melinda Whitaker features top Victoria jazz vocalist Melinda Whitaker, one of our great Vancouver Island performers. Melinda joins Rhythmaning host Kerilie McDowall for some fun and laughs during fundrive for CHLY 101.7 FM's Heart and Soul Fall Fundrive Campaign. If you donate now at www.chly.ca/donate you will have a chance to win Melinda's latest CDs in the Rhythmaning fundrive draw and other fantastic holiday prizes in the CHLY draws and more prizes as listed. In Part One and Part Two of these podcasts, Melinda Whitaker chats about the positivity and the transformative powers of music, her passion for jazz, the zone, Stevie Wonder and other vocal influences, her recent and past albums and the recording and creation of her most current album produced by Order of Canada JUNO winning multi-instrumentalist and producer Phil Dwyer called Lucky So-and-So. Hear renowned jazz phenom and producer Dwyer perform also on the album on piano and saxophone with Vancouver Islander favorite JUNO winning bassist extraordinaire Ken Lister, and first call musicians like Vancouver trumpet whiz Brad Turner and gifted Nanaimo guitarist Pat Coleman and Washington's Julian McDonough and more. Hear soaring majestic vocals from Melinda once again joined by top talents on The Touch of Your Lips with tasteful musicality from arranger and pianist Miles Black from Vancouver and the always superbly impressive JUNO winning bassist/Vancouver producer Rick Kilburn and much more. The bands on Lucky So-and-So and The Touch of Your Lips deliver effortlessly and magnificently with fine performances by all involved and Whitaker delivers a passionate and laid back phrasing style with some impressive vocal chops with superb performance and interpretation on both albums. You will not want to miss this three hour feature of Whitaker's music interspersed with fundrive jazzy jivin' conversation and call ins and laughs. Melinda just finished performing at the Bengal Lounge at The Empress Hotel in Victoria, Canada and will be performing at Hermann's Jazz Club in Victoria, BC, Canada. The Oct 25th date is cancelled. The new performance date is Saturday November 8th. To learn more about Melinda Whitaker and catch her spectacular performances visit www.melindawhitaker.com. A huge thank you to Melinda Whitaker for supporting CHLY so fabulously during fundrive with her presence live in studio and generation donation of 10 CDs. Listen to previous podcasts of Whitaker at www.rhythmaning.com and learn more. A big shout going out to Montreal thrash jazz band Skurge for the CD donations for giveaway and for the rebel jazzin'!! www.skurge.org Rhythmaning would also like to thank Andrea Cossar at Namaste Body Work Studio for the fundrive prize donation gift certificate of $60 and current sponsorship of the program Rhythmaning. Learn more at www.namastebodyworkstudio.com. CHLY FUNDRIVE FULL PRIZE LIST AS OF OCTOBER 14 2014: CHLY is proud to announce a grand prize vacation stay of accommodation for two worth $200.00 for our Heart and Soul fundrive campaign awarded by Nanaimo's Around the World Travel. The winner will have a choice to book any resort or hotel on Vancouver Island and Around The World Travel will pay $200.00 towards the stay. This getaway grand prize was generously donated by Around the World Travel. Established in 1958 and located downtown, it is the longest established travel agency in Nanaimo. With over 80 years of combined experience, their professional staff offer valuable and current travel advice so that customers can enjoy a worry free vacation. From domestic and international flights, cruises to packaged vacations, destination weddings to family and generational vacations, groups and bus tours, customized vacations and trip insurance, they can take care of it all. Professional service and experience sets them apart. Call [phone] or TOLL FREE: 1 800-922-7221 or Visit www.atwt.ca to book your next vacation! A huge thank you to Nazir Hirji at Around the World Travel for this generous CHLY grand prize donation!! Call now and pledge now to get in on this grand prize draw at 250-740-1017! 1-855-7401-1017 or donate online at www.chly.ca/donate/. CHLY 101.7 FM is also very pleased to announce a generous donation from Tigh-Na-Mara Seaside Spa Resort & Conference Centre of a One Night Stay in a charming Spa Bungalow studio!! Experience rustic charm in the heart of nature at Tigh-Na-Mara located in picturesque Parksville, BC, on Vancouver Island. Connect with nature and soothe your soul on their all-season oceanfront resort set in 22 acres of tranquil Arbutus & Douglas Fir forest with sweeping panoramic views of the Strait of Georgia and Coastal Mountains. Discover the on site cedars restaurant & lounge, the Treetop Tapas Grill and the Grotto Spa, voted #1 spa in Western Canada by Spas of America. Vancouver Islands Natural Choice for vacationing families, romantic retreats and corporate getaways - reconnect at Tigh-na-mara – www.tigh-na-mara.com 1-800-663-7373. Grand prizes for business sponsors and advertisers who sign on during fundrive campaign!!! FIRST PRIZE $1000.00 in free advertising and SECOND PRIZE: $500.00 in free advertising!!! MANY MANY MORE FANTASTIC PRIZES!!! OTHER CHLY GRAND PRIZES: Pledge now online at www.chly/donate/ CALL NOW AT: 250-740-1017 or 1-855-740-1017 or drop by in person or mail in a cheque- whatever payment method you prefer!! EVEN MORE PRIZES!! Rhythm'a'ning prizes: 3 Skurge CDs, More Tales of the Toxic Transscape, 10 CDs from Melinda Whitaker including her latest album featuring Phil Dwyer called Lucky So- and -So- Rhythmaing grand prize draw: $60 gift certificate towards Rhythmaning sponsor business: Namaste Body Work Studio for massage services, Reiki or yoga or a $60 art prize. Complete set of Ladies right handed Cobra Golf Clubs with NIKE Golf bag, golf umbrella and one dozen colourful golf balls VALUE $500.00 Complete set of Mens left handed Teardrop Golf Clubs with matching golf bag and one dozen packaged golf balls. VALUE $400.00 3 Cottonwood Golf Course gift card for ten games of golf – 18 hole rounds between Nov 16, 2014 and March 1, 2015 VALUE $280.00 4 Romper Room Indoor Rock Climbing Centre gift card for 3 months membership plus Belay course VALUE $239.00 5 Stock Exchangers gift card VALUE $100.00 6 Whiteaker Roden Professional Accountants – Credit on 2014 individual personal tax return VALUE $150.00 7 Beauty Queen Salon — Gift certificate for services(please call for appointment) VALUE $60.00 8 Nichol Street Pawnbrokers gift card VALUE $50.00 9 Bold Knight — Dinner for Two (Liquor not included) VALUE $100.00 10 A 20 " Eagle Carving (Snaw Naw As artist his name is on back - POSSIBLY Joe Bob?) and a painting, "Granny Moon".The Eagle ($200) is from Si'em' nu Ts' lhhwulmuhw - Co-host Lawrence Thomas (his uncle created it) The painting from co-host kenny Brault. (value $150) GIFTS FOR PLEDGES 1. The Black Donnelly’s 2 CD package. History in story and song (154 min.) $30 pledge 2. CHLY – CD – 14 Stories & 4 poems – (79 minutes) $10 pledge HANDOUTS FOR NEXT CALL- BASED UPON AVAILIBILITY ONLY Theatre One donated 4 pairs of tickets for different shows. (1) Fringe Flicks 1 pm Sundays from Sept to April 2015 Avalon Cinema VALUE $24.00 (2) “The Purple Pirate” – Sat Nov 22, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. VALUE $24.00 (3) ”The Little Prince” – Sat Jan 31, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. VALUE $24.00 (4) Dufflebag Theatre – “Snow White” – Sat April 11, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. VALUE $24.00 5. Maffeo Salon & Day Spa — Gift card VALUE $10.00 6. Outer Rim Body Modification / One free piercing with jewellery VALUE ?? 7. Gina’s Mexican Café — Two gift certificates for Coffee or Tea & Dessert Fascinating Rhythms cd dvd vinyl vintage store - 3 envelopes with a $25 gift certificate in them RU computing Haliburton St. - new cordless "USB Microsoft mouse" $25 RU computing Haliburton St. - new "Silent laptop cooler tray" $25 Crimson Dance Society - two tickets to "the muted note" Dance Production at Harbour Arts center nicol street, $20 each