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49 Doves sculpture at the Lexington arboretum. (Photo by Sheila Kenny)

This week on Eastern Standard: 

Filmmaker Lanny Brannock discusses his documentary about the August 2006 crash of Comair Flight 5191 at Bluegrass Airport. Brannock is accompanied by Matthew Snoddy, whose father, Tim Snoddy, was among the 49 people who died in the crash.

An estimated 38 percent of Americans are estranged from at least one close relative. Sheri McGregor author of Beyond Done with the Crying, discusses the plight of parents of estranged adult children.

Mélisse Brunet has signed on to continue as Music Director and Conductor of the Lexington Philharmonic. In this conversation with Brunet, we focus on her drive to bridge musical genres and to include non-classical local artists in LexPhil performances.

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