• When you donate to Capital Public Radio, you can ask for a portion of your donation to go to a local food bank.

• Capital Public Radio is collaborating with food banks in the fight against hunger in communities throughout our area.

• Join Capital Public Radio in doing what you can to help your neighbors.

• By contributing $120, you support Capital Public Radio, and you provide 18 meals to people in our community.

Click here for Food Bank Locations.

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This American Life (VOL 2)
USB 2GB Flash Drive
"The Interviews"

• Last year's "This American Life" flash drive was such a huge hit that Ira Glass and his team made a sequel.

• This flash drive contains amazing material, most of which has never aired.  It contains 13 hours of interviews conducted onstage over the last dozen years.

• It includes a 90-minute video -- "This American Life Behind the Scenes" -- with Ira Glass being interviewed by Dave Eggers and Terry Gross.

• Plus seven favorite recent episodes of the show.
  
  
• The design is a 3D model of This American Life's logo.

• That's 20 hours of extraordinary content - plus a cool, re-usable 2 GB flash drive.

     Fair Market Value: $29

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Self-Powered Digital AM/FM/NOAA
Weather Radio with Flashlight, Solar Power
and USB Cell Phone Charger

Be prepared NOW -
Power and information when you need it most.

Features:

• AM (520-1710 KHz) & FM (87-108MHz)
• NOAA weatherband - all 7 channels   Built-in
• 3 white LED light source
• 1 flashing red LED
• Can be powered from four different sources: 
  1. Dynamo/hand crank which charges the Ni-MH battery 
  2. From 3 AAA batteries (not included)
  3. From the AC via USB adapter (not included)
  4. Solar power which charges Ni-MH battery
• Connectors, with rubber gaskets/plugs to seal out moisture, 3.5 mm headphone output, DC-in, USB phone charger and AUX-IN input
• Color - Red

Fair Market Value: $50

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Artwork: "Wine Capsules" by Bob Miller

Capital Public Radio has partnered with Big Hammer Wines to bring our Leadership Circle fine wines from California, Italy and France.

You may choose ONE of these 3-bottle-packs with your contribution of $1,200 ($100 per month) or more.

• Bella Italia - A 3 bottle pack of premium Italian wines that will include a selection of two of the three "B's" - Barolo, Brunello and Barbaresco - and a selection of Proseco or another white wine from Italy.
• California Unique Boutique - A 3 Bottle pack of premium California Wines - The selection will include wines such as a Napa Cabernet Sauvignon and a Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noir of two red wines  from new, up and coming, small batch wines that are not normally available anywhere but the wineries.
• Viva La France - A 3 bottle pack of premium French Wines. Selections will include wines from Bordeaux, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Loire and Burgundy.
• Each of the wine selections will include a limited edition waiter's corkscrew emblazoned with Capital Public Radio Logo.

Fair Market Value: $250

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• The New Yorker called The Last Waltz "The Most Beautiful Rock Film Ever Made."

• It started as a concert. It became a celebration.

• Join the unparalleled lineup of rock superstars who celebrated the historic 1976 farewell performance of The Band (Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Richard Manuel and Robbie Robertson).

• Superb concert footage, directed by Martin Scorsese. 

• The Band was joined onstage by special guests Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Muddy Waters, Ringo Starr, Dr. John and Paul Butterfield.

• This special edition DVD features: two audio commentaries by the director and musicians; rare, unseen footage; and a behind-the-scenes feature-ette.

     Fair Market Value: $11

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• This two-disc set reveals telepathic communication between jazz icons Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, and Lenny White.

• Disc One documents Return to Forever's unplugged tour of 2009.

• Disc Two includes studio sessions with special guests Jean-Luc Ponty, Chaka Khan, and RTF's original guitarist Bill Connors.

• Features 18 songs, including jazz trio standards, updated RTF classics, new music, and more!

• Stand-out tracks include "Bud Powell," "Windows," "Senor Mouse," "Captain Marvel," and "Renaissance."

     Fair Market Value: $14.35

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• This four DVD documentary was hailed by All About Jazz as "without a doubt the best series on jazz that's ever been produced."

• Features live performances and interviews with jazz icons Herbie Hancock; Wayne Shorter; Dianne Reeves; Esperanza Spaulding; Terence Blanchard; Ravi Coltrane; Bill Frisell; Greg Osby; Charlie Hunter; Medeski, Martin, and Wood; and many others.

• The producers fashioned Icons Among Us from seven years of interviews with more than 80 living jazz artists in high definition, AND more than 30 hours of live performances recorded on super 16mm film in popular venues across the U. S. and Europe.

• This comprehensive documentary film series explores how the lives of a new generation of musicians are shaping the modern world of jazz.

• Also included is an educational CD-rom with a 62 page study guide, printable PDF.

     Fair Market Value: $21

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• Haydn's essential masterpieces are collected on a magnificent five-CD set called "Ultimate Haydn
• You'll enjoy Haydn's London Symphony performed by the London Philharmonic, the Surprise, Miracle and Military symphonies from the Philharmonia Hungarica, Haydn's famous Trumpet Concerto, several string quartets and much more.

     Fair Market Value: $11

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• For many listeners, the Saturday morning Metropolitan Opera broadcasts live on The Classical Station are an essential part of life.

• Don't wait for Saturday - enjoy Puccini's La Boheme anytime you want. 

• This Met Opera performance was recorded in 1958 and re-mastered this year.

• It features soprano Licia Albanese and tenor Carlo Bergonzi.  The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus were conducted by Thomas Schippers.

     Fair Market Value: $14

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Go Evergreen!

Break your annual contribution into 12 monthly payments with Capital Public Radio's Evergreen Program.

Tell us you want to sign up, and how much you want us to take out of your bank account every month.  It's easy, it's efficient and it's GREEN.

• More of your money pays for the programs, because your money won't be spent on postage, renewal notices or credit card fees.

• You still get thank-you gifts - one now and another one every year when your contribution automatically renews.

• You can sign up for the Evergreen program when you contribute online or by phone.

• You'll never have to wonder when your contribution is up for renewal because it happens automatically once a year.  You're always current with Evergreen Program.

AND IN THIS FUND DRIVE:

• When you sign up to go Evergreen you can choose to receive a complimentary one year subscription (54 issues) to Newsweek.

• Newsweek. An American Weekly News Magazine. More original reporting. More opinions. More fresh insights.