Posts by Peter Bakija
CREATIVES: ‘The Firesign Theatre’ with Jeremy Braddock
WRFI talks to author and Cornell Associate Professor of Literature, Jeremy Braddock, about the history and culture of the 60’s-70’s era (and beyond) surrealist comedy troupe Firesign Theater. Jeremy recently published the book “Firesign: The Electromagnetic History of Everything as Told on Nine Comedy Albums” (University of California Press). Jeremy discusses Firesign Theater with Peter B (of…
Read MoreWRFI Board Meeting Minutes 5-13-25
WRFI Board of Directors Meeting Agenda Tuesday May 13, 2025 In attendance: Talaya Centeno Robin Elliott Peter Bakija Joe Romano Corinne Shanahan John Young Ben Coakley Not in attendance: Amie Herman Mike Cook Joseph Haefeli Agenda Items: 6:05: Call to Order. Development. Open Country Event July 14, 2025. We’ve secured the film for showing on…
Read MoreWRFI Board Meeting Minutes 4-15-25
WRFI Board of Directors Meeting Minutes Tuesday April 15, 2025 In attendance: Talaya Centeno Amie Herman Mike Cook Robin Elliott Peter Bakija Joe Romano Corinne Shanahan John Young Joseph Haefeli Ben Coakley Agenda Items: 6:07: Call to Order. Spring Fund Drive We brought in >$12,000, better than some other years. Thanks to 4 donors, we…
Read MoreWRFI Board Meeting Minutes 3-11-25
WRFI Board of Directors Meeting Minutes Tuesday March 11, 2025 In attendance: Talaya Centeno Amie Herman Mike Cook Robin Elliott Peter Bakija Joe Romano John Young Joseph Haefeli Ben Coakley Felix Teitelbaum Current membership: Talaya Centeno Amie Herman Mike Cook Robin Elliott Peter Bakija Joe Romano Corinne Shanahan John Young Joseph Haefeli Ben Coakley Felix…
Read MoreWRFI Board Meeting Minutes 2-11-25
WRFI Board of Directors Meeting Minutes Tuesday February 11, 2025 Minutes from transcript In attendance: Amie Herman Mike Cook Peter Bakija Joe Romano Corinne Shanahan Joseph Haefeli John Young Ben Coakley Felix Teitelbaum Current membership: Talaya Centeno Amie Herman Mike Cook Robin Elliott Peter Bakija Joe Romano Corinne Shanahan John Young Joseph Haefeli Ben Coakley…
Read MoreWRFi Board Meeting Minutes 1-14-25
WRFI Board of Directors Meeting Agenda Tuesday January 14, 2025 In attendance: Current membership: Talaya Centeno Amie Herman Mike Cook Robin Elliott Peter Bakija Joe Romano Joseph Haefeli John Young Felix Teitelbaum Ben Coakley Absent: Corinne Shanahan Agenda Items: 6:05: Call to Order. Committee Reports. Development+Outreach Did not meet this month. Finance Financials were shared…
Read MoreWRFI Board Meeting Minutes 12-10-24
WRFI Board of Directors Meeting Minutes Tuesday December 10, 2024 In attendance: Talaya Centeno Amie Herman Mike Cook Robin Elliott Peter Bakija Joe Romano Corinne Shanahan John Young Felix Teitelbaum Absent: Joseph Haefeli 6:05: Call to Order Fund Drive report Our goal was $15,000 and we made it! This was an increase in goal over…
Read MoreWRFI Board Meeting Minutes 11-19-24
WRFI Board of Directors Meeting Agenda Tuesday November 19, 2024 In attendance: John Young Robin Elliott Peter Bakija Joe Romano Amie Herman Felix Teitelbaum Corinne Shanahan Absent: Talaya Centeno Mike Cook Joseph Haefeli Minutes Discussion of threats to 501(c)3 organizations nationwide and potential impacts to ICR. Some of our fundraising sources may be threatened if…
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