Life getting you down? Losing sleep, pacing the floor, wailing desperately in the night? Take heart — the Strand On The Air is back, with its “We’ll Get Through This Somehow Edition!”  Join Liz McLeod, Dan Bookham, Brittany Parker, the Strand Family Players, and musical guests Better Late, from Midcoast Music Academy, for laughs and tunes that are bound to lift your spirits. The intrepid investigators of All Things Rescinded explore the springtime menace of rampaging squirrels, and speak with a public intellectual who promises that Everything Is Going To Turn Out All Right. And down in Abysmal Point, Mrs. Grunden’s world is shaken to its very roots when an ambitious competitor threatens to give her a run for her clamshells. The Strand on the Air, written and directed by Liz McLeod, is a presentation of the Strand Theatre.

Will it snow, will it blow, will it pour? Who knows? But no matter what the weather, The Strand On The Air will give out on Sunday February 25th at 5pm with its all-new Snow Fooling Edition! Tune in WRFR 93.3 for new laughs from Liz McLeod and the Strand Family Players, new tunes from Brittany Parker, new poetry from Professor Dan Bookham and special musical performances from rising young talent courtesy of the Midcoast Music Academy Winter Recital. All Things Rescinded will introduce you to the trials and travails of a Leap Year Baby and to exciting new advances in the manufacture of year round snow -- and down in Abysmal Point, Mrs. Grunden and Gertie run into plenty of grief with their bold new home-delivery business "Hello Clams!"

Ring out the old and brace yourself for the new as the Strand On The Air welcomes the New Year with its Here We Go Again Special, Sunday December 31 at 5pm, broadcast over WRFR (93.3 in Rockland) and WRFR.org. Join Liz McLeod and the Strand Family Players, Brittany Parker, and anouncer Dan Bookham for an hour of new laughs and new tunes as All Things Rescinded brings you its foolproof predictions of what absolutely NOT to expect in 2024, and an exclusive interview with a genuine time traveler from 2124 who will give you hints of wonders and marvels yet to come. And down in Abysmal Point, Mrs. Grunden's latest future dream could put clams right in anyone's mailbox. Joining in the fun will be traditional holiday musical guests Patty Jackson and Rusty Blake with their old-time harmonies. The Strand On The Air, written and directed by Liz McLeod, is a regular radio presentation of the Strand Theatre and will be available on popular podcast platforms and on the Strand website following the broadcast.

Coming Sunday October 29th at 5PM over WRFR 93.3 and WRFR.org, grab your basket of autumn cliches, kick the cat off the warm spot on the couch, and tune in the Strand On The Air Pumpkin Spice Special! Liz McLeod, Dan Bookham, and the Strand Family Players dig deep into a damp pile of leaves for laughs and fun, Brittany Parker offers new music, and tossing a fresh log on the fire you'll hear the Midcoast Music Academy Jazz Ensemble. And down in Abysmal Point, Mrs. Grunden confronts the existential terror of what lottery winner Gertie Crummet can afford now to do to her for Halloween. Presented by the Strand Theatre in Rockland, The Strand On The Air is available for download following each new broadcast over all major podcasting platforms or at rocklandstrand.com!

Looking for some laughs? Looking for some tunes? Lucky you -- when you tune in the Strand On The Air Press Your Luck Special, on the air Sunday August 27 at 5pm over WRFR and WRFR.org! Liz McLeod and the Strand Family Players take a comic look at the vicissitudes of fate, as All Things Rescinded introduces you to the Luckiest Couple on Earth, and down in Abysmal Point, the whole town tries their luck when Mrs. Grunden's clam shack installs a lottery machine. Brittany Parker will be along with new music, and it'll be your great good fortune to discover the esoteric melodies of our special musical guest PlanetYes! The Strand On The Air is a regular presentation of the Strand Theatre in downtown Rockland, and will be available on the Strand website and all podcast platforms after the broadcast.

SUMMER FUN AHEAD WITH STRAND ON THE AIR! -- The days are at their longest, the sun, when we can see it, is at its brightest, and it's time for the Strand On The Air "Solstice With The Mostess" Edition! Liz McLeod, Dan Bookham, and the Strand Family Players engage in plenty of seasonal foolery, there's new tunes from Brittany Parker, and there's a summer visit from old-time harmonists Patty Jackson and Rusty Blake. And down in Abysmal Point, it's the day of all days as Mrs. Grunden, Lilita, Gertie, and all the gang unshell a townwide celebration of their Clamtennial! Written and directed by Liz Mcleod, the Strand on The Air is a presentation of the Strand Theatre. 

IT'S SPRING PLANTING SEASON WITH THE STRAND ON THE AIR!  Grab your garden shovel and your big sun hat and dig down deep in the rich brown earth as the Strand On The Air presents its Spring Planting Edition, Sunday April 30 at 5pm over WRFR and WRFR.org! Liz McLeod  and the Strand Family Players sow the seeds of laughter, as the All Things Rescinded team takes on every angle of the gardening question, from high-tech fertilizer to what to do when the dandelions come; Professor Dan Bookham unveils his "Ode To Yardwork," and down in Abysmal Point Mrs. Grunden, Lilita, Gertie and the gang continue to cultivate plans for their big Clamtennial celebration. Plus new music from Brittany Parker and tunes recorded live on the Strand stage by the Midcoast Music Academy adult jam band "Better Late!" 

Join Liz McLeod and the Strand Family Players for comic sidelights on the Strand's 100th Anniversary celebration, and a trip down to Abysmal Point, where Mrs. Grunden and friends are busy with Centennial plans of their own. Plus new music from Brittany Parker, and selections from the Midcoast Music Academy Jazz Ensemble, recorded live on stage during MCMA's Spring Recital! Listen at 5pm on Sunday, Feb. 26 by tuning in to WRFR (93.3 in Rockland) or by streaming at WRFR.org. The show will then be available to hear as a podcast, or by streaming from our website. This show is presented by recording by the Strand Theatre.

It's Christmas Night in Abysmal Point as Mrs. Grunden and her friends gather at the Passivity Grange Hall for their annual holiday dinner -- and who knows how that'll go, as the Strand On The Air presents its annual holiday special, December 25th at 5pm over WRFR and WRFR.org! Liz McLeod and the Strand Family Players, Brittany Parker, and announcer Dan Bookham will all be on hand for a heaping helping of holiday fun, with musical guests Patty Jackson and Rusty Blake. This show is presented by recording by the Strand Theatre.

Strand On The Air Fun Size Halloween Special. Broadcast 10/30/22 over WRFR, Rockland, Maine. Featuring Liz McLeod and the Strand Family Players, Brittany Parker, Dan Bookham, and the Adult Jam Band of the Midcoast Music Academy.