Arts on Fire

Sukanya Burman and Daryl Simons joined Arts on Fire host Anthony Merchant to talk about the upcoming production The Bayadere and what has been going on at Sukanya Burman Dance https://www.sukanyaburman.com

AOF host Anthony Merchant talked new STCLVR music with Gorg Mor https://stclvr.bandcamp.com/ https://linktr.ee/STCLVR

Arts on Fire host Anthony Merchant chatted with Maria Ferguson of the Roger Tory Peterson Institute all about 3 new exhibits at RTPI as well as their Art After 5 series https://rtpi.org/

Arts on Fire LIVE continues for October 2023 with an electric performance from St. Vith along with interviews with AOF host Anthony Merchant ABOUT AOF LIVE: Arts On Fire LIVE brings you the very best of Chautauqua County's local artists via a live, in-studio performance! The show is produced and broadcast by WRFA-LP 107.9 FM, Kranky Plate Productions, and the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts in James...

Arts on Fire host Anthony Merchant spoke with cast members of the Lucille Ball Little Theatres new production of School of Rock - The Musical https://www.lbltj.com/

Actor, director, author and teacher Ron Destro spoke with Arts on Fire host Anthony Merchant all about his brand new book "The Starre, The Moone, The Sunne" and much more http://rondestro.com/

Sean Lander and Scott Slade of The Hallow Society stopped by the WRFA studios to play some songs and talk rock n roll with AOF host Anthony Merchant https://www.facebook.com/TheHALLOWSociety/

Westfield author and artist Trenton Lutes made his AOF return to talk all about the new book Beyond The Wasted Lands: Book Two of The Terra-Healers with Arts on Fire host Anthony Merchant https://toastedwafflestudios.wixsite.com/trentonlutes https://www.facebook.com/toastedwafflestudios/

Arts on Fire LIVE continues for September 2023 with a sold out performance from Uncle Ben's Remedy along with interviews with AOF host Anthony Merchant ABOUT AOF LIVE: Arts On Fire LIVE brings you the very best of Chautauqua County's local artists via a live, in-studio performance! The show is produced and broadcast by WRFA-LP 107.9 FM, Kranky Plate Productions, and the Reg Lenna Center for the Ar...

Songwriting legend Don McLean spoke with Arts on Fire host Anthony Merchant about Dons early days of touring, what he had forgotten about the writing and recording of American Pie, figuring out what you're going to play live when you have 50+ years worth of material, honing your craft and the importance of starting early, what's next for Don McLean and much more https://www.strutherslibrarytheatre...

Angelo Valentino of The Spire Theater and the In Crowd joined AOF's Anthony Merchant to discuss the history of the band and theater, the inaugural Back Stage Jam, the Studio Metro Underground, what goes into running a theater and much more http://inspirejamestown.com/ http://www.incrowdband.com/ https://www.facebook.com/incrowdlive/ https://www.facebook.com/spiretheater

Actor, restaurateur and Jamestown, NY native Mitchell Anderson spoke with AOF's Anthony Merchant all about bringing his one man show You Better Call Your Mother to Jamestown on September 15 and 16 Tickets - https://m.bpt.me/event/6065050

Artist Joseph Grice joined AOF's Anthony Merchant to discuss his current exhibit at Roger Tory Peterson Institute and what he is working on for the rest of 2023 https://www.josephgrice.art/ https://linktr.ee/josephgriceart/ https://rtpi.org/exhibitions/joseph-grice-taking-flight/

Chautauqua County artist Thomas Annear joined Arts on Fire host Anthony Merchant in the Allegheny National Forest to chat about the Labor Day Art Trail Hub Crawl, painting sunsets during the Canadian wildfires, the beauty of the Chautauqua region, upcoming classes and exhibits from Thomas and more https://www.thomasannear.com/ https://nsaachautauqua.org/art-trail.html https://www.instagram.com/tho...

Len Barry of the Reg Lenna joined Arts on Fire host Anthony Merchant to chat and recap the summer season at the Reg and what programming they have coming up for fall 2023

Leslie Calimeri and Frank Besse return to the WRFA studios for a follow up conversation on Jamestown ArtScape with AOF host Anthony Merchant https://www.jamestownrenaissance.org/artscape/ https://www.chautauquaartgallery.com/

Arts on Fire LIVE continues for August 2023 with a double bill performance from Miranda Wilcox and Olivia Frances along with Q+A's with host Anthony Merchant ABOUT AOF LIVE: Arts On Fire LIVE brings you the very best of Chautauqua County's local artists via a live, in-studio performance! The show is produced and broadcast by WRFA-LP 107.9 FM, Kranky Plate Productions, and the Reg Lenna Center for...

Michael Glabicki of Rusted Root and Uprooted joined WRFAs Anthony Merchant to talk about his upcoming Jamestown performance at the Roger Tory Peterson Institute, how his songwriting process has changed over the years, Rusted Root's platinum selling record When I Woke turning 30 in 2024, what the Pittsburgh music scene was like in the early days of Rusted Root, how the formation of Uprooted came ab...

Television icon and Young and the Restless star Melody Thomas Scott spoke with Arts on Fire host Anthony Merchant about her upcoming visit to Jamestown for her fundraiser for the Lucille Ball Little Theatre, her connections to the area, developing the character Nikki Newman over the decades on Young and the Restless, the lasting legacy of Lucille Ball, writing her memoir Always Young and Restless...

Sukanya Burman returns to Arts on Fire along with Company Manager Daryl Simons to discuss her recent works and the world of dance in Western New York with AOF host Anthony Merchant https://www.sukanyaburman.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/sukanyaburman https://www.facebook.com/sukanyaOFFICIAL

Students of the Infinity Visual and Performing Arts joined us as the July 2023 performers of Arts on Fire LIVE ABOUT AOF LIVE: Arts On Fire LIVE brings you the very best of Chautauqua County's local artists via a live, in-studio performance! The show is produced and broadcast by WRFA-LP 107.9 FM, Kranky Plate Productions, and the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts in Jamestown, NY. All 2023 Arts on Fir...

Holly Weston of the Lucille Ball Little Theatre of Jamestown spoke with WRFAs Anthony Merchant about Monty Python's Spamalot making it's return to the Little Theatre stage https://www.lbltj.com/ https://www.instagram.com/lblittletheatre/ https://www.facebook.com/lblittletheatre

National Comedy Center Executive Director Journey Gunderson spoke with WRFAs Anthony Merchant about the 2023 Lucille Ball Comedy Fest, Joan Rivers career archive making its home at the Comedy Center and much more https://comedycenter.org/ https://linktr.ee/NationalComedyCenter

Miki Girts returned to the WRFA studios to discuss the 2023 Whirlybird Music & Arts Festival with Arts on Fire host Anthony Merchant https://whirlybirdfest.com/ https://www.instagram.com/whirlybirdfest/ https://www.facebook.com/whirlybirdfest

Vixen drummer Roxy Petrucci talked with WRFAs Anthony Merchant all about the early days of touring, 35 years of Vixen's self titled debut, the bands upcoming Jamestown show, recording new music and much more https://vixenofficial.com/ https://www.instagram.com/vixen_band/ https://www.instagram.com/roxypetrucciroxy/ https://www.facebook.com/Vixen/ https://www.facebook.com/roxypetrucciofficial/ http...