In The Studio - Cultivating the Artist Within

Submitted by Diane Dedoshka on Wed, 04/19/2023 - 12:13pm
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Tim Gaffaney hosts Stacie Frerichs the Executive Director of the Davis Arts Center. They discussed the history of how Davis got an arts center, why it's important to cultivate arts in youth and their focus on visual arts, how they pivoted during the pandemic dealing with both the positive and negative aspects, how they created tools for teachers to create arts curriculum within other subjects in school, and current challenges in arts organizations

davisartscenter.org

Recorded 4/18/23

Talking Point - The Evolution of Power

Submitted by Lin Weaver on Mon, 03/27/2023 - 1:29pm
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Dutch Born UC Davis Distinguished Professor Emeritus Geerat J. Vermeij of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences is a prominent paleoecologist and evolutionary biologist of our time.

His latest book “The Evolution of Power" will be published in November 2o23 by Princeton University Press.

Our interview will focus on how power has played a determining role in the evolution of all life on earth, and the unique impact that humans have made as the most powerful species ever evolved on our earth.

In The Studio - Peanut's Playhouse

Submitted by Diane Dedoshka on Wed, 03/22/2023 - 12:00pm
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Host Alex Silva-Sadder talked with Kasandra Vargas who is a ventriloquist educator for children. They discussed her history and what inspired her, the mission of Peanut's Playhouse to build a child's confidence, love and acceptance, the projects and shows around topics such as anti-bullying, autism inclusion, the environment, and they talked about her first audio book and future projects.

For more info http://peanutsplayhouse.org

Recorded 3/16/2023

In The Studio - Transforming the Aesthetic Experience

Submitted by Diane Dedoshka on Wed, 03/08/2023 - 10:11am
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Tim Gaffaney hosts Oona Hatton, Co-Artistic Director for Davis Repertory Theatre. They discussed the theate's vision  dedicated to professional repertory theatre, power, equity, children, the local community, and performance ethnography. Oona talked about their up coming shows which are free and will have ASL interpretation, Hear First which is a native story walk, their focus on presenting live theatre, and the non traditional spaces for their performances.

For more information http://davisrep.org

Recorded 3/7/23

In The Studio - People Saving People

Submitted by Diane Dedoshka on Fri, 02/24/2023 - 12:17pm
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Host Lin Weaver talks with Vicki Wolfe, Communications Manager for Vitalant about the blood donation shortage, and why there is one. They discussed the various blood types and how those are used, why it is so important to donate, who benefits from the donation, who is eligible, and the process to sign up to donate.

For more information call 1-877-25-VITAL

http://www.vitalant.org

Recorded 2/23/2023

In The Studio - Vets Theatre Gets A Makeover

Submitted by Diane Dedoshka on Wed, 02/08/2023 - 4:11pm
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Tim Gaffaney hosts Joseph Fletcher who is the theater manager for the Vets Memorial Theatre (VMT) in Davis. They discussed the upgrades being made to the theatre, what Civic Practice Theatre is and how that aligns with the mission to foster civic identity, how covid has affected the arts and this theatre, and plans for the future including their mobile stage.

http://cityofdavis.org

Recorded 2/8/23