Arts & Culture

Tim Gaffaney talks with Mercedes Ibanez who is the newest Poet Laureate for the City of Davis. They discussed why she writes poetry, what drives what she writes about, and how being bilingual affects her creativity. She read four of her poems and they discussed the themes in the poems, her playwriting and it's connection to her poetry, and her role as Poet Laureate for the city of Davis.

For more information: https://www.mercedesibanez.com 

Recorded 10,25/24

Host Tim Gaffaney talks with Jenna Harris, YoloArts Education Director about their Art & Ag program. They discussed the history of the project, how it works, and it's main goal. They also looked at how this program has helped to preserve farmland, what the farmers get out of participating, and the relationship that has developed between farmers and individual artists. Jenna also gave a recap of some of the places they have taken artists each month, and talked about their fall Art Farm artwork show.

For more information: http://yoloarts.org

Host Tim Gaffaney talked with Toni Rizzo who is a local artist and co-founder of Secret Spot. They discussed how the concept for this art space was born, why they felt this would be a much needed gallery for artists that feel disconnected, and how it will help the art community. They also talked about their collective approach to art, networking with other galleries, the community support and plans for future events. 

For more info go to Instagram secret_spot_davis

Recorded 4/19/24

Host Tim Gaffaney talks with Gregory Wada the founder and Executive Director of the Davis Cherry Blossom Festival which will be held April 13-14.

Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the wild and vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois.  How will this naïve newbie rise to the top of the popularity pecking order?    A new musical adapted from the film by Tina Fey.

Presented by the Davis High Theater department, and recorded by Davis Media Access on March 8, 2024.

Host Tim Gaffaney talked with City of Davis Media Services Specialist Robert Schulz about the Davis Children's Nutcracker. This will be the first in person production since the pandemic. They discussed what the parks & rec department's inspiration was for starting this event back in 1977, why it so important to the community and the city's continued commitment to the production, notable changes over the years, what it takes to put on a show like, and the new director this year. 

This season's performances run Dec 6-10, 2023 at the Veterans Memorial Theatre

Davis Senior High School is proud to present our fall theatrical production Twelve Angry Jurors, an inclusive casting of Reginald Rose's classic play Twelve Angry Men. In this timeless drama, one man is dead and the life of another is at stake. Tempers flare as twelve members of a jury deliberate the facts of the case, and personal prejudice threatens to upend the quest for justice.

Recorded by Davis Media Access in the Richard Brunelle Performance Hall on October 19, 2023.

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Host Autumn Labbe-Renault interviews Nancy Wang and Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo, Co-Directors and Artists with Eth-Noh-Tec in San Francisco, CA.

Founded in 1981, Robert and Nancy developed a unique style of storytelling that weaves music, dance, rhythmic dialogue, lively facial expressions and the spoken word to present both ancient and contemporary Asian stories to adults and children nationally and internationally.

Host Tim Gaffaney talks with Emily Masuda who is the Director of Stories On Stage Davis. They discussed how it got started and the original vision of the creator, as well as describing a typical event. They talked about the differences between having an actor read the story verses the author reading their own work, their collaboration with other arts organizations, and working with Davis Senior High School with a writing contest.