Celeste Lawson: Biz, Bites and Buzz
Conversations with key and often unheard voices from the arts and cultural community of the Niagara Region with Celeste Lawson, artist, arts advocate and arts administrator.
3/7/10 "From Page to Stage," with Kathleen Betsko Yale, a pioneer among contemporary women dramatists.
A conversation with playwright/screenwriter/actor/poet Kathleen Betsko Yale, a British-American working class writer sharing a little of her extraordinary life as an immigrant and beginnings as a theater artist. Betsko Yale, a former New Hampshire-ite, and New Yorker, has made Buffalo her home for the past twenty years. She appears routinely on local stages and has won national and local awards for her acting and writing.
to listen (59:01) or click here
2/16/10 Creating Success Everywhere You Go
An inspiring and encouraging conversation with Anna Maria Sinatra, life coach and founder of Sinatra Solutions - paving the way for a rewarding and fulfilling life.
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2/5/10 Sweet For Service
A conversation with WNY AmeriCorps Executive Director, Mark Lazzara, and community activist, Louise Simon Schoene, NYS Volunteer Coordinator for Sister Cities International. Learning more about one of our community's most effective and prolific centers of volunteerism that delivers a full spectrum of services provided by and for people of all ages. WNY AmeriCorps helps with poverty, education, and home construction for those in need - they were one of several local organizations featured in the Sunday, Jan. 24th edition of Extreme Home Makeover.
to listen (59:11) or click here
1/19/10 Words with Cassandra "Dee" Cosby"
Conversation and poetry with community activist Dee Cosby on HIV AIDS and her thoughts on the current state of awareness. Reading from "Now Is As Good As Any Season To Hope This Red Rose Will Bloom."
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12/11/09 Olmstead Parks Conservancy
It's about changing lives, the natural way. A discussion with Zone Gardener, Abi Echevarria, who shares with us the tremendous and positive ways The Olmsted Parks Conservancy changed his life, and the lives of many others in our community - and why we must support the work of the Olmsted Parks Conservancy. Abi started with the Olmsted Parks Conservancy as part of the Welfare to Work Program and through his assignment at the Parks was offered a regular position that has given him new hope and aspirations for his future.
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11/10/09 Pen Power Discussion with literary artists Jerome Joseph Gentes and Diane M. Cammarata, Ph.D.
A glimpse into the motives and inspiration of two writers who decided to returned home to Buffalo New York after living for nearly two decades in major metropolitan cities - New York City and Sapporo, Japan. Both writers read from their original works. Also featured is music by Buffalo, Reggae artist, Neville Francis from his CD Love Somebody.
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10/20/09 Hidden Heros in the arts and cultural community
A conversation with three local artists who have a long history of donating their art to human service, educational, medical and cultural causes and their thoughts on why they give to causes. Guests are Chary Robbins, Paul Morgan and Bret Runyon. Click here for the website for the Arts Council in Buffalo & Erie County. Send your thoughts and comments to info@artsbuffalo.org.
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