Uh-oh: The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for the entire WGTD listening area. 9 to 17 is forecast for the Racine/Kenosha area, 6-14 predicted for points in Walworth County, with heavy blowing and drifting. Click the NWS tab above for more.  

News Update: Some 16 cars of a Union Pacific mixed-freight derailed on the main line near the Pleasant Prairie Power plant early this afternoon. There were no injuries, and none of the cars contained hazardous material. Traffic on Bain Station Rd. was said to be blocked. No word on a possible cause.

Pucker-up: Just in time for Valentine's Day, NPR has created something they call the "Make-Out Music Mix." Click  for the stream of over 100 songs specially selected for the holiday.

New venue for WGTD Radio Theater: The 91.1 Players launch their new season Saturday, Feb. 13th with a live show at Kenosha Expo held at UW-Parkside. The live production will hit the air as usual at 11:15. This show will borrow characters from a trio of television sitcoms, "I Love Lucy," "All in the Family," and the "Golden Girls." While admission to all of our radio shows is free, be advised Kenosha Expo charges $2 at the door. For more, click here.

Morning Show:  Racine is many miles away from the stage of the Metropolitan Opera in New York, but a Racine woman has an important role in many productions. K. Elizabeth Schweitzer, owner of "Seams Unlimited," regularly supplies costumes to the Met and other stages around the country. Greg Berg spoke with Ms. Schweitzer on Tuesday's Morning Show. Click here for photos of her shop. Click here for an archive recording. 

Cafe 91.1 Daily Specials: Monday-Grilled Chicken Ranch Wrap; Tuesday-Crescent Zucchini & Sausage Pie; Wednesday-Stuffed Pepper w/Garlic Parmesan Potatoes; Thursday-Chicken Zucchini Ricotta Sandwich; Friday-Baked Monte Cristo Sandwich The Cafe is open Mon-Thurs. from 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. The Cafe closes early on Fridays at 3.

A Prairie Home Companion:  So who would  show up in a movie theater on a cold, school night in February to watch a show designed for radio that has its roots in another era? Turns out a lot of people.

Thursday night's taping at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul of Saturday's usually live APHC was videocast in movie theaters around the country, including about a dozen in Wisconsin. Many theaters sold out. About 150 people filled up one of the theaters at Tinseltown in Kenosha.

The show didn't seem to disappoint. A pre-show warm-up consisted of an entertaining tour of the area around the Fitzgerald conducted by Garrison. The biggest laughs of the evening were drawn by Garrison's unscripted Lake Wobegon monologue. It was neat to see the sound effects men in action. 

An encore of the video production will be at Tinseltown and the Renaissance in Sturtevant Tuesday evening beginning at 7. Tickets are available online or at the box office. Here at WGTD, we've got 8 spare for Tinseltown. If you like a pair, email me at coled@gtc.edu.. First come, first served. Winners will receive a confirming email. The tickets will  be available for pick-up at Cafe 91.1  

Nob Hill Boys: For a chance to win tickets to the 'Arts Alive' performance Saturday, Feb. 13th of the bluegrass group, "The Nob Hill Boys", show up at Cafe 91.1 between now and Wednesday afternoon to register for the drawing.  

NPR's Haiti coverage: Click here.

HD Update: As expected, the Federal Communications Commission has authorized a power increase for HD stations to make signal coverage comparable to analog streams. The authorization will take effect 30 days after publication. The power increase, once it takes effect, should shore up weak HD signals in Kenosha and Racine, and extend HD service to generally correspond with the original analog signal.

For an overview on our HD project, here.