Arts Weekly

Tune is this Saturday 3.14 (PIE DAY!) to Arts Weekly on Smooth Jazz 92.3 FM. I get to interview the amazing educator, essayist, and poet, Kristie Robin Johnson. Kristie is an Assistant Professor of English and Department Chair for Humanities at Georgia Military College, and we talk about her upcoming book, High Cotton and she recites her poem, “Boy” from the Golden Blocks Manuscript. Then we look ahead through the coming week and it is PACKED. Check it all out at www.events.augustaarts.com!

Arts Weekly Radio Podcast for Week of 3/5 and beyond.

This week my guest Mary Ann Bigger with Arts and Heritage Center of North Augusta joined Brenda to talk about Paint Your Palate 2020 on March 20, 2020. We took a few minutes to talk about Springfest as well-March 12.

Of course I covered Events for this week-end and beyond; so many choices: Ed Turner and # 9 at the Imperial, Karen Brown at Humanitree House, Founders of Aiken County Day, An Evening with George Winston and more.

Interested? Catch the Podcast anytime- from www.AugustaArts.com.

Brenda

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Arts Weekly Podcast

Augusta has so many arts choices!

This week we had a full program of events to cover- some days and nights are so tempting I wish the cloning machine still worked.

Of course, I covered events for this weekend; The Wet Paint Party & Sale on Saturday. Tommy Emmanuel at the Miller, 10th Annual Black History Jazz Concert, Astronomical Aspirations Art Show by Sally Kat and more.

Check out all the Augusta art and entertainment via our website www.Augustaarts.com. That's where you can find a full calendar of events, call for art, art classes, and jobs.

You can sign up for our newsletter, join the Arts Council and learn about the arts in Augusta in a one-stop-shop.

Of course, I covered events in the future.

Catch the podcast on the website.

Get out there and have some fun!

Brenda

This week the Arts Weekly Radio Show and Podcast has a focus on Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art. Guests Lillie Hardy Morris and Larry Millard shared information about the current Show Larry Millard, No Vacancy and Lillie's upcoming abstract workshop. If you have not been in the Gertrude Herbert, or, if it's been a while, Friday February 28 is a closing reception so you can see two shows as well as the recent renovations. Go!

Of course I covered many events on the Arts Calendar including our Mardi Gras Carnivale on Saturday and the Wet Paint Party & Sale on 2/29.

Get out and have some fun.

Check out the calendar www.Augustaarts.com

Listen to the Show podcast anytime www.AugustaArts.com

Show Airs on Saturday morning at 9:30 on Smooth Jazz 92.3 FM

Arts Weekly Radio Show and Podcast,

This week was a ‘no-guest’ catch-up week.

Brenda Durant the Executive Director of the Greater Augusta Arts Council covered events for the week-end of Feb 15 and 16 as well as into the future.

For the 2nd segment Brenda did a Public Art Update catching us up on the James Brown Mural and Gateway Project; so far 3 community theme session were held with one more to come at Commissioner Frantom’ s District 3 meeting on March 7.

Don’t miss our Mardi Gras Carnavale in The Common on February 22 and our Member event the Wet Paint Party and Art Sale on February 29.

You can see a full calendar of local events, sign up for our newsletter and join the Arts Council At www.AugustaArts.com

Have some fun!

Brenda

"Listen this week to meet Allyssa Blair with the Augusta Mini Theatre taking about the Mini Theatre Show “All God’s Children Got Guns” (Truth or Myth).

Next week-end is the last show and the only date left is Sunday February 16 at 3PM. This is a great show to see with your children, sparking a conversation About guns for days after. The Mini Theatre programs a January/February show dedicated to the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr and Black History Month.

Next on the Show this week is Mark Swanson to talk about his play ‘A Scythe of Time’ presented at the Maxwell Theatre by Theater Aug. This play, inspired by two stories by Edgar Allan Poe is “a dark and delectable little comedy. A ghoulishly prankish satire set in Victorian London..”” –The New York Times

The show earned many awards at the New York Musical Festival and now you can see it in Augusta February 13-16.

More details on these shows and everything discussed on the podcast can be found on our arts calendar on our website Events.Augustaarts.com

Get out there and have some fun in Augusta!"

Brenda

This week, Pax interviewed George Wingard about his documentary film, “Discovering Dave: Spirit Captured in Clay” which will be showing at the Main Branch of our public library on Thursday, Feb 6th at 6:00 pm. We also hear all about the great programs coming up at our 6 public library branches from Leah Holloway.

Joining Brenda in the Studio this week are Jim Garvey and Olivia Pontoo, actors in the Augusta Junior Players production of Anne and Emmett, the story of Anne Frank and Emmett Till in an imaginary place called “Memory”. Also in the studio is Rhian Swain to help cover a backward glance at the array of Arts Events in Augusta in 2019. With a little time left we covered events for this week-end. You can find a full calendar of local arts at www.AugustaArts.com

Arts Weekly—a podcast about Arts and Entertainment in Augusta GA and the River Region.

This week Brenda Durant took a minute to reflect on the life of Ellis Johnson. Mr. Johnson died this week leaving a legacy of support for the arts especially the Jessye Norman School who named their Gallery after Ellis and his wife Ann. Ellis was on the Board of the Arts Council when I was hired in 1997, he was president a few years later, hosting the staff for regular lunches to catch up on what we were working on and where we were going. I loved when he would talk about himself- the premier tenor in Augusta in the 50’s and 60’s later supporting the Augusta Chorale, The Arts Council, The Jessye Norman School for the Arts and numerous arts events- always escorted by his elegant wife. Coco Rubio shared a photo of Ann and Ellis walking into the Miller Theatre on opening night; they were first thru the doors. The perfect couple to be the first to greet this downtown jewel.

In the next segments I covered events for this week-end and beyond.

"It was a musical day in the Arts Weekly studio this week. I invited Wycliffe Gordon to talk about the An Evening with Branford Marsalis at the Augusta University Maxwell Theatre on January 16 plus Joe Stevenson to share his numerous Music Experiences like Southeastern Songwriter Series #13, the Hometown Harmony Project and more.

Wycliffe is the Director of the Jazz Studies Program at AU and brings international Jazz musicians to Augusts via the Lyceum Series of the University. Do listen to the Radio Show on Saturday morning at 9:30 on Smooth Jazz 92.3 FM or catch the podcast via our website: www.AugustaArts.com

I am always so excited to hear about creative endeavors. It is so heartwarming to hear from our local musicians about all the events, concerts and live music in the Augusta Area. Do take a few minutes to listen-you'll learn about musical llamas, listening rooms, Wycliffe's interest in including Jazz in the singer-songwriter scene and ...more.

Yes, I covered events for the weekend and beyond."

Brenda Durant