Every Saturday at 4:00pm, you hear Says You! on WEOS 89.7FM, now come see them record the show live in a two-hour extravaganza at The Smith Opera House! Get ready to laugh your way through Friday night as Says You's panelists think fast on their feet and smart on their tongues to keep everyone guessing if that ludicrous-sounding defintion for a word is actually real or just calculated to fool everyone!
Every week the show is recorded before a live audience, and on June 4th & 7:30pm it'll be an audience at The Smith Opera House that we hope you'll be a part of! Be a part of the crowd heard on hundreds of public radio stations across the country, including WEOS!
One fundamental aspect of the show is that the highlights are largely drawn from listener requests, collected from the Says You! website.
The show always records "live to tape" before an audience. It usually undergoes slight editing before being distributed nationally a few days (sometimes a week) later for radio broadcast.
When is the recording session?
Where is the taping being held?
Tickets can be purchased at the Smith's box office at 82 Seneca Street, Geneva, NY 14456, or by calling the box office at (315) 781-LIVE, or buying online via InstantSeats.
You can find out more about the regular panels by visiting the Says You Bio page.
Is there a VIP reception or meet-n-greet?
Is this a "benefit show" to support WEOS?
Sales from VIP tickets DO help benefit WEOS, although they also go towards defraying the various costs associated with the VIP reception and the overall show in general.
What's the deal with the Hobart & William Smith Colleges alumni reunion?
Wait a second! Isn't this the same time as the Whad'ya Know!? live broadcast in Ithaca????
Admittedly the events are rather close together, but the timing just worked out that way between our schedule, the shows' schedules, and the State's and the Smith's schedules. If you're a fan of both shows, we do hope you'll pick up tickets for Whad'ya Know?!, too!
What is Says You?
It's a radio panel show heard mostly on public radio stations. Each week, the panelists divide themselves into two teams, and host Richard Sher guides them through five rounds of wordplay competition. The rounds consist of word games, brain teasers, trivia, parlor games, and "fictionary". As you might expect, there's a definite literary bent and a dry or whimsical sense of humor throughout the show.
Friday, June 4, 2010 beginning at 7:30pm. Says You records two versions of the show (a 60 minute and a 30 minute) in each recording, so the total length is between 2.5 to 3 hours. We give you some serious value for your entertainment dollar! :)
The historic Smith Opera House in downtown Geneva, NY. About five miles south of the NY State Thruway (I-90), exit 42 onto Rt.14 south. The Smith has a full bar/lounge and snack bar inside, and is wheelchair-accessible. For more info, visit www.TheSmith.org
Who will the Says You! panelists be?
The exact panelist list will be published here closer to show day. With swine flu on the prowl, we shan't commit too far in advance!
Yes! You can buy VIP tickets through The Smith beginning Feb.22nd. Tickets are $50/each and include special seating up front for the show, and access to a reception with the host, panelists, cast & crew of Says You! before the show at Morgan's Restaurant (across the street from The Smith). The VIP reception will start at 6 or 6:30pm and last about an hour - we'll post the exact details as things firm up.
Not exactly. WEOS will not be receiving proceeds from regular ticket sales. We're doing this because it's something nice and fun to do for our listeners in the Finger Lakes, Rochester and Syracuse. If you'd like to help support WEOS financially, please consider making a donation!
The HWS 2010 Reunion is the same weekend as the Says You taping. It's not exactly an "official reunion event" but we are coordinating with Alumni House. Basically, this event is available to alums who want to take advantage of it, just like it's available to anyone from the general public. All are welcome to attend!
Close, but not quite! This weekend is indeed a busy one for WEOS, as we'll have Says You! on Friday night, and a live, nationwide broadcast of Whad'ya Know?!? at 11am on Saturday June 5, 2010 from The State Theater in downtown Ithaca.
Nope, just bring yourself. Bear in mind that this will be in The Smith in early June, and there's no air conditioning in the Smith. Historically the Smith is perfectly comfortable temperature-wise at that time of year, but dress casually and for warm-weather conditions. Unless, of course, we get a freak snowstorm. (unlikely, but not unheard-of in the Finger Lakes!)
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