Friday, April 29, 2016

The Beacon highlights cellist Lucie Ticho



Listen to “The Beacon” radio show tomorrow, presented by the Chicago Lighthouse, on WCPT 820 AM, 7-8 am tomorrow, Saturday April 30.  My composition “Wintram” is on the program that Lucie Ticho will be presenting on Saturday May 7, 2016.



Here are the full details directly from The Chicago Lighthouse:

Our friends at “The Beacon” wrap up the month of April tomorrow (Saturday) morning with another stellar broadcast on issues of interest to people with disabilities, seniors and Veterans.  The show can be heard from 7 am to 8 am on WCPT 820-AM.

Host Bill Jurek welcomes Jim Chilsen of the Citizens Utilities Board (CUB), who’ll give us an update on what’s happening this spring in the world of utilities.  Jim will also discuss pending legislation and its impact on consumers.

Then “Beacon” contributor Sandy Murillo, who authors her own blog, conducts a thoughtful interview with Dr. Ben Ticho, a local ophthalmologist and Lighthouse supporter, and his daughter Lucie, a talented musician who is performing at a special concert on May 7th, 2016.  They will give a preview of the concert, which will be Lucie’s last in Chicago before she heads east to study in a combined Columbia University-Juilliard School program, an honor given to just 12 musicians this year.  Lucie’s family is underwriting the cost of tickets to her May 7th performance, which will take place at 6 p.m. at Second Presbyterian Church, 1936 South Michigan Avenue.  Lighthouse staff members and program participants are invited to attend as their guests.  To RSVP and for more details, visit http://lucieticho.eventbrite.com.

Up next will be another talented “Beacon” contributor, Lainie Williams-Kleemann, who will talk about tasty and healthy smoothies on her popular “Lettuce, Turnip, the Beet” segment.

In addition, we’ll make our weekly call on “Tom’s Corner” with Tom Perski, senior vice president of rehabilitation services, and “Beacon” producer Brian Hawkins.  This week, Tom talks about free updates to the Prodigi Duo and Connect 12 devices.  Produced by HumanWare, both products are especially designed to enable people who are visually impaired to enjoy reading again.  They are among the most advanced personal vision assistants; easy to use, adaptable and portable.  Rounding out the segment will be a preview of upcoming road shows in Romeoville on May 3rd, Glenview on May 17th and Worth on May 24th.

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This portion of “The Beacon” is designed to showcase The Lighthouse’s low vision service and the fact that we accommodate residents of suburban Chicago and northwest Indiana as well as the City of Chicago at our main clinic on Roosevelt Road and at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 675 N. St. Clair.