Arts Weekly

Arts Weekly Radio Show and Podcast. Special guests this week Regina L. Brejda and Erin Prentiss.

Listen two ways:

Radio on Saturday Morningat 9:30 on Smooth Jazz 92.3 FM or anytime via our website AugustaArts.com or iTunes

It's a great show this week with loads of options for an Art-filled week-end. The Augusta Players production of 9-5 Dirty South Presents: Sweet Tarts!, Monthly Artisan Market & Sidewalk Art Sale on Sunday and The Fat Saturday Pub Crawl 2017 offers you no cover to numerous bars and clubs downtown while supporting the The Greater Augusta Arts Council.

Next weekend is the The 6th Annual Augusta Literary Festival at the downtown Library offering free authors and workshops "How to write a Best Selling Novel" by Kimberla Lawson Roby and many more.

Tune in, check out the Arts Calendar and have some fun!

Brenda Durant

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Arts Weekly Radio Show and Podcast

Covering Arts Events in the Historic River District.

Guest this week: Chase Lanier with Wolf and Finch and theClubhou.se.

Listen 2 ways:

Radio-Saturday morning at 9:30 on Smooth Jazz 92.3 FM.

or Podcast via our website www.AugustaArts.com or iTunes.

Each week we cover events for the week-end and interview a person who is 'working hard to make your playing easy". This week Chase introduced us to a new creative industry on Broad Street, Wolf and Finch, and took a few minutes to switch hats and talk about the Code Class at the Clubhou.se.

Of course I took a few minutes to talk about some events happening in the future. Saturday night Wet Paint Party & Sale, The Augusta Players Presents 9 to 5 the Musical, North Augusta Cultural Arts Council's Paint your Plate event, Symphony Orchestra Augusta's Rhapsody in Blue and more.

Be sure to check our calendar for all the Arts Events.

Brenda Durant

The Greater Augusta Arts Council

Arts Weekly Radio Show and Podcast

Special Guests this week Kuleigh Baker and the Cast of Augusta University's production of Camelot: Director, Steve Walpert, Sarah Best, and Rick Kramer.

Listen 2 ways-Radio on Saturday Morning on Smooth Jazz 92.3 FM or

Podcast via our website www.AugustaArts.com or iTunes

Full house this week at the studio. Kuleigh Baker with Historic Augusta dropped by to talk about President's Day at the Boyhood Home of President Woodrow Wilson. It will be open, tours on the hour and 1/2 hour, special prices (2for1) and activities. We suggest lunch at Hildebrandt's to complete your downtown visit.

Next up was Steve Walpert with some of the cast of Camelot. I spoke with Guinevere (Sara Best) and King Arthur (Rich Kramer) about this beautiful, big, exciting show. This show, part of the University's Opera Institute is a blend of students, local talent and some stars from out of town. Listen to learn more! It's this week-end.

With the few remaining minutes I covered other events for this week-end. a crazy Wednesday line-up and our Wet Paint Party and Sale. Let's have some fun.

Arts Weekly Radio Show and Podcast --listen this week to learn about events and gallery shows in the Historic River Region.

Listen 2 ways:

Radio on Saturday morning at 9:30 on Smooth Jazz 92.3 FM or Podcast via www.AugustaArts.com or Itunes.

This week we covered events for this week-end; sadly the Augusta Ballet presentation of Philadanco was cancelled, stay tuned for an update.This week-end offers our usual diverse "how-to-do-it-all" palette of arts events-- an Estate Sale at the home of a local Folk Artist, a Tribute to The Augusta Players Executive Director Debi Debi Agganis Ballas, the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History Legacy Gala and more. Also, We featured some special Valentines Day activities.

Shopping for Local Art? We covered some of the local galleries and upcoming Wet Paint Party and Sale as great ways to connect to the Augusta visual arts scene.

Of course we covered events into the future--check out our Arts Calendar on our website www.AugustaArts.com, connect on Facebook The Greater Augusta Arts Council and sign up for our newsletter.

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Have Fun!

Brenda The Greater Augusta Arts Council @AugustaArts

It's a great show with 2 guests who answered my call at the last minute to cover a cancellation.

I was pleased to finally meet Aaron Snow, a local coordinator for a national poetry recitation contest, the first local school to participate is the Alternative School in Columbia County; 30 students will be competing to go to regional on Friday 1/27.

Barry talked about reNew and Brew, a cool event combining craft beer and artist reinterpretations of items found in a Goodwill Store.

Of course, I covered events for this week-end as well as a quick look into the future. Complete info is on our calendar along with all Arts Events in the River Region.

Arts Weekly Radio Show and Podcast--

listen to learn about Arts and Artists in Augusta.

Special Guests this week James Aaron Snow with Poetry Out Loud and Barry Paschal to talk about 2017 reNew & Brew at Goodwill.

You can listen 2 ways: Radio on Saturday morning at 9:30 on Smooth Jazz 92.3 FM or Podcast from our website

www.AugustaArts.com The Greater Augusta Arts Council

Pax spoke with guests from both the Aiken Community Playhouse & Augusta Mini Theatre about their upcoming events. Check out the Augusta Arts Calendar at Augustaarts.com

Arts Weekly Radio Show and Podcast with special guests Ryan Matthew Mahoney and Jennifer Frantom promoting SafeHomes of Augusta Fake It to Make It

Listen 2 Ways:

Radio on Saturday Morning at 9:30 on Smooth Jazz 92.3 FM or

Podcast- anytime from your computer on www.AugustaArts.com or iTunes.

Great show this week with events for this week-end and beyond. Our guests came in to talk about the 2nd annual crazy night of Fake it to Make it, a community Lip Sync Challenge where the competitors go all out to win the coveted sparkly belt (see photo of Ryan sporting the amazing prize).

I had a great time learning about the evening and more about the cause Safe Homes of Augusta.

All the events i cover on on our Arts Calendar so do check out the website www.AugustaArts.com, subscribe to our newsletter, check out our FB page and join so you can attend the Call for Art- Wet Paint Party + Sale

Happy 2017

Brenda Durant #AugustaArts #ArtsDestination

Arts Weekly Radio Show and Podcast.

Special Guest: Jezibell Anat

Listen 2 ways;

Radio on Saturday Morning at 9;30 on Smooth Jazz 92.3 FM or Podcast via our website www.AugustaArts.com or iTunes.

Jezibell came in to talk about Augusta's 9th Annual Poison Peach Film Festival taking place at the Imperial Theatre January 6-9th. A wide variety of local films--Friday is Family Friendly, Saturday is Horror Night and Sunday features an epic Civil War film.

Listen to learn more, or check out our calendar on our website!

This is our last broadcast for 2016, We covered events for New Years' Eve--be safe; and events into 2017. Don;t forget our Call for Artists page on our website, do sign up for our newsletter.

Please add some art to your New Year's Resolution list.

Brenda Durant

This week we brought it home with GAAC Events Team Members Rhian Swain and Debra Luckadoo Shockley in to talk about the Call for Art- Wet Paint Party + Sale on February 18th. This Funkalicious event is free for members and supports local artists thru art sales. (artist receives 100% of sale price). Debra brought a James Brown CD so we played 3 tunes to get you in the mood for our Annual Art Party. if you are not yet a member you can join on-line AugustaArts.com.

We also covered events for this week-end, shared our holiday traditions, encouraged Rhian to try cooking a roast and took a quick look into events in January.

Have a Great Week-end. Tickets make great gifts!

Brenda Durant

The Greater Augusta Arts Council

#AugustaArts #ArtsDestination #santacomesinthruthedryervent

Photo: Brenda, Rhian, Debra, Chillz and George as he was dressed for a photo!

Brenda Durant talks about upcoming arts events in Augusta, Georgia for the coming weeks.