Tonic Archive

Filmmaker Peter Rosen's latest project takes an in-depth look at a public radio icon. "Garrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes" opens at the Kentucky Theatre in downtown Lexington on Friday March 13 and runs through the 20th. Rosen discusses the film and his mercurial subject with WUKY's Tom Godell.

By Tom Godell

Tonic 2009

Artist Bruce Burris turned his talent into helping others

Man with a Mission

A colorful and successful artist in his own right, Burris also heads Latitudes and EL & F Gallery in Lexington, KY

Printmaker Jill Plaisted takes her craft to new heights

In Her Prime

Plaisted strolls down the avenue of life as a painterly printmaker

Tonic's Tiffany Reisz interviews Chris Bohjalian, the bestselling author of "Midwives" (Publisher's Weekly Best Book and an Oprah Book Club selection), about his latest novel, "Skeletons at the Feast."

Tonic 2009

Tiffany Reisz's interview with bestselling author Chris Bohjalian continues. Also, listen for a reading from his new novel.

Tonic 2009

Writer Marie Bartlett takes a fresh look at Kentucky's Frontier Nursing Service

The New FNS

Though not the first book about the FNS, Bartlett takes a new approach to the the FNS women and the work they did in Eastern KY

It's getting warmer and the clothes are coming off! Interviewed by Publishers Weekly and The Romantic Times for her expertise on Romantic Fiction, Lexington's own love guru Gina Scalera sits down with Tiffany Reisz to talk love, romance, books, and what to read when you have Spring Fever.

Tonic 2009

Tonic's Tiffany Reisz reviews Helen Garner's "The Spare Room."

Tonic 2009

The Cracker Kitchen!

The What Kitchen?

self-proclaimed cracker, Janis Owens, explores the joy and humor of cooking in her southern kitchen

little kids love 'em, big kids love 'em, too.

Toy Cameras rock!

Photographer Tread walks us through toy cameras and the coolness they produce.