12.27.10: Today on The Lisa D Show

Today on The Lisa D Show at noon we'll start the show with an interview with our good friend Chris Babcock. Babcock will discuss issues that matter to him, news that should matter to you and a must-see exhibit at the El Paso Museum of History "100 years of racing: 'Man-Made Thunder' marks area's fast history." Click here to read a recent El Paso Times article on Man-Made Thunder.

Art
Tonight you can attend an artist reception at Rulis' International Kitchen featuring visual artists Socorro Munoz & Omar Munoz and singing acapella Linda Munoz. Where: 2900 N. Mesa, at 6 p.m. Painting above by Socorro Munoz, "Gitana Moderna"


Health
The Pat O’Rourke Recreation Center is open, you've gained 10 pounds this Christmas Holiday and very affordable exercise classes start January, 2011. Register now at ActiveNet at www.elpasotexas.gov/parks or by calling (915)533-1611.

Aerobics
Monday and Wednesday
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
$19/month

Zumba
Monday and Wednesday
10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
$18/month

12.13.10: Today on The Lisa D Show

Today on The Lisa D Show at noon we'll start the show with an interview with our good friend Chris Babcock. Babcock will discuss issues that matter to him and news that should matter to you.

Then we'll talk to Jim Tolbert about two petitions circulating to preserve the Scenic Transmountain Corridor. To learn more about the campaign visit http://elpasonaturally.blogspot.com/.

Next we'll discuss all the super fun shopping options available to those of us wanting to go local this Holiday Season! We'll hear from Andrea at Creative Kids about this Thursday's shopping night at oLo Gallery. "This Thursday, Creative Kids Inc. is celebrating it’s 10-year anniversary of empowering El Paso youth through the arts. Creative Kids is celebrating with a special shopping night where unique items designed by the youth in program will be for sale. Items include: silkscreened scarves, organic t-shirts, bags, tea towels, corrugated luminarios, castles and playhouses as well as vases and candleholders. With a ten-dollar donation, shoppers will receive a print. There will also be a raffle of the children’s artwork and a one-of-a –kind Christmas tree. 100% of the proceeds will be reinvested back into the Creative Kids organization."

Tune into the show at KHRO 1150 AM or stream the show at www.talkradio1150.com. Also, feel free to call the show at 915.880.4376 or send an email to thelisadshow@gmail.com.

11.22.10: Today's Show

Hello and welcome to Thanksgiving week, I will be on the air Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday this week, off Thursday and Friday. If you are traveling out of El Paso for the Holiday, don't panic, you can stream the show at www.talkradio1150.com at noon MST.

Today on The Lisa D Show at noon we'll start the show with an interview with our good friend Chris Babcock. Babcock will discuss issues that matter to him and news that should matter to you.

Next we've uncovered a fantastic archive of vegetarian recipes on the New York Times website and we'll listed a few Border style recipes here. Be sure to read more about these so you don't make the vegan at the table feel like an alien, remember holidays are about inclusion.

The live interview segment of the show features several students from Community Scholars who are reporting on the state of sex education in Texas. What's interesting about this report is it's the first time in the history of presenting that Community Scholars received protests and actually had to call police to remove protesters from the building. What did they discover about sex ed in Texas? What are people so afraid of the Scholars discovering? We'll discuss all this and more.

Lastly, at the top of this post is a recent photo I took at the Keystone Botanical Gardens on Doniphan. Fall is a spectacular time to visit the Gardens, click here for a full slide show of images. Click here for Garden hours and directions.

Tune into the show at KHRO 1150 AM or stream the show at www.talkradio1150.com. Also, feel free to call the show at 915.880.4376 or send an email to thelisadshow@gmail.com.

4.26.10: Today's Show

Today on "The Lisa D Show" we'll start with "news that matters to you" analysis from our Monday guest Chris Babcock. Babcock will focus on the immigration legislation passed in Arizona last week dealing with illegal immigration. Does this new legislation condone racial profiling? We'll talk about that and so much more.

Also, we'll talk with Gemtria St. Clair about the programming and upcoming events at Kids Excel. Below is a video of a recent Kids Excel demonstration in Downtown El Paso at Kidzpalooza 2010. Gemtria is promoting the May fundraiser that helps fund Kids Excel programming in El Paso schools.



Gemtria grew up in El Paso, Texas and graduated from Loretto Academy. She began studying ballet at the age of three. She danced with the University Civic Ballet Company under the direction of Ingeborg Heuser. Gemtria attended UTEP and later, The University of Utah on full ballet scholarships. She raised four children before resurrecting her dance background and becoming an instructor for the National Dance Institute of New Mexico (NDI-NM) in 1998. She spent several years as the North Artistic Director for NDI-NM, co-choreographing the End-of-the-Year Event, directing the North Show, overseeing staff, and training apprentices. In 2002, the NDI-NM Board of Directors appointed Gemtria the Managing Director for the organization. Working in close partnership with Catherine Oppenheimer, the Co-Founder/Artistic Director of NDI-NM, she facilitated a $7,000,000 Capital Campaign, oversaw the construction and management of the Dance Barns—a 33,000 square foot facility, managed the organization”s growing administrative staff, and planned for the dynamic growth of NDI-NM. In 2004, NDI-NM was approached by the Founding Chair of Kids Excel El Paso to seed a program in the El Paso community. Gemtria acted as an artistic and administrative consultant and was a founding member of the KEEP Board of Directors. Her interest in the success of the organization inspired her to move to El Paso to fill the position of Artistic/Executive Director for the budding program in 2005.