ARTSPEAK RADIO, Wednesday, November 25, 2020, noon – 1pm CST, 90.1fm KKFI Kansas City Community Radio, streaming live www.kkfi.org ARTSPEAK RADIO presents a rebroadcast of El Amor que Mueve el Sol y las Demás Estrellas – The Love That Moves The Sun and Other Stars – a radio play in Spanish based on the lives of surrealist artists Leonora Carrington and Remedios Varo. El Amor que Mueve el Sol y las Demás Estrellas- The Love That Moves The Sun and Other Stars -The fictional drama is inspired by the lives of Lenora Carrington and Remedios Varo. The story begins at their auspicious reencounter, during their exile in Mexico City: the Mexico of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, the Mexico of the Popol Vuh and indigenous healing, the Mexico that provided refuge for Europe’s artists and intellectuals, according to the synopsis. Surrounded by the “exciting and utterly strange” land where “even the trees were unfamiliar,” they begin to create art unbound by the masculine surrealist manifesto and towards the “true muse.” Nurtured by their immeasurable imaginations and unique friendship, Leonora and Remedios discover that the poetic journey between madness and knowledge lies in reclaiming their own feminine mysteries. Produced by Kansas…

ARTSPEAK RADIO Wednesday, November 11, 2020, noon – 1pm CST, 90.1fm KKFI Kansas City Community Radio, streaming live www.kkfi.org Producer/host Maria Vasquez Boyd and Guest Co-Host Eboni Fondren present, All Things Molly!! – an audio love letter to Molly Hammer. This special program highlights Kansas City’s magnificent songstress, Molly Hammer, who has been performing in the Kansas City area since 2005. With an eclectic vocal background, Hammer has found her home in the world of jazz and blues, drawing inspiration from the likes of Peggy Lee, Dinah Washington, Sara Vaughn, and many others. She has had the privilege of performing with some of the finest jazz musicians in the Kansas City area. You can hear her regularly at The Green Lady Lounge. She can also be seen and heard at one of the many Unity Churches in the area nearly every Sunday. Molly is a graduate of the Artist INC program and has also had the honor of singing the National Anthem for both The Royals and The Chiefs. Throughout the program, we’ll play Molly’s favorite music by various artists, plus we’ll listen to words of love and gratitude for Molly from fellow musicians and friends, Eboni Fondren, Sam Wiseman, Roger…

Wednesday, November 4, 2020, 12noon- 1pm CST, 90.1fm KKFI Kansas City Community Radio, streaming live www.kkfi.org Producer/host Maria Vasquez Boyd welcomes, author/artist Jim Ramirez, poet/writer A. Summer Javadi, Shannon Thompson, Story Center Manager, author/radio host Dr. Gene Chavez. DR. GENE CHAVEZ-Nuestra Herencia host/producer and book author, Mexican American Baseball in Kansas City,  Dr Gene Chavez interviews local leaders about regional Latino history. The one-hour long interview programs will feature guest scholars, historians, researchers, radio and television personalities, civic leaders, politicians, entrepreneurs, and every day people who want to share their family history immigration and migration to Kansas City on both sides of the state lines. One KC Radio 100.1fm www.onekcradio.org (2018)Mexican American Baseball in Kansas City highlights the standout teams and players in the greater Kansas City area and other communities in the Sunflower State. Following labor opportunities, Mexican immigrants proliferated in the region in the first decade of the 20th century. Eventually, they and their offspring settled in countless communities, including Kansas City, Topeka, Newton, Chanute, Emporia, Wellington, Wichita, Dodge City, and Garden City, and had extended family networks in Colorado, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Iowa. Baseball and softball in their own unique ways confronted discrimination and promoted the spirit for social equality.…

Wednesday, October 28, 2020, 12noon – 1pm CST, 90.1fm KKFI Kansas City Community Radio, streaming live www.kkfi.org Producer-host Maria Vasquez Boyd welcomes Kim Cotton-Martin Artistic Director KC Rep, Yetunde Felix-Ukwu Artistic Associate KC Reperotry, and Becky Ray author of Kansas City Hauntings History and Mystery of the Paris of the Plains. KIM COTTON-MARTIN, Artistic Director KC Rep & YETUNDE FELIX-UKWU Artistic Associate KCRep- KCRep is thrilled to present a brand-new Kansas City tradition that will leave you shaking with excitement! This hybrid concert and ghost story event weaves together local storytellers and musicians to share frighteningly fun tales from KC’s cultural crossroads. Under the stars on the South Lawn at the iconic Nelson-Atkins Museum, your family and friends will be transported into the diverse world of spirits, hauntings, and the great unknown. Storytellers include: Jane Barnette, Maria Vasquez Boyd, and Nathan Louis Jackson. Musicians include the Doom Blues Duo Freight Train Rabbit Killer, Jessica Paige, Madisen Ward featuring Mike Harte and Sam Wells. Please bring your own lawn chairs and blankets. Patrons are welcome to bring food and drink. Concessions will also be available for sale including a coffee bar, wine, and homemade cookies. Social distance protocols will be enforced,…

Wednesday, October 21, 2020, 12noon – 1pm CST, 90.1fm KKFI Kansas City Community Radio, streaming live www.kkfi.org Producer/host Maria Vasquez Boyd enters the 2nd week of the 2020 Fall Pledge Drive by asking for your support for the station at 888-931-0901 or pledge online www.kkfi.org Maria welcomes Marissa Starke Executive Director Kansas City Artists Coalition and Philip Eirich Gallery owner/Director Cerbera Gallery to the program. ARTSPEAK RADIO is entering its' 8th year-if you tune in weekly, download podcasts, listen online, if you learn about new and exciting opportunities happening in the creative community, enjoy listening to one of the many guests featured weekly on ARTSPEAK RADIO then call 888-931-0901 to pledge your support. Online pledges are simple, just go to www.kkfi.org and show us your support for YOUR community radio station. It's time for you to support this on air arts program that gives local artists, spoken word poets, painters, sculptors, musicians, arts educators, museums, arts organizations, and so many more the opportunity to discuss their art, chapbooks, events, openings, performances, innovations, and submissions for artistic opportunities. SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS RADIO STATION AND ARTSPEAK RADIO NOW IN ITS' 8TH YEAR!!! Call 888-931-0901 and make your pledge. #artspeakradio

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Wednesday, October 14, 2020, 12noon – 1pm CST, 90.1fm KKFI Kansas City Community Radio, streaming live www.kkfi.org Producer/host Maria Vasquez Boyd with special guest Under The Radar’s producer/host John Todd- The Radio God joins Maria for the KKFI Fall Drive. Special guest include Jose Martinez and Du Ron Nutsell. ARTSPEAK RADIO is entering its' 8th year-if you tune in weekly, download podcasts, listen online, if you learn about new and exciting opportunities happening in the creative community, enjoy listening to one of the many guests featured weekly on ARTSPEAK RADIO then call 888-931-0901 to pledge your support. Online pledges are simple, just go to www.kkfi.org and show us your support for YOUR community radio station. It's time for you to support this on air arts program that gives local artists, spoken word poets, painters, sculptors, musicians, arts educators, museums, arts organizations, and so many more the opportunity to discuss their art, chapbooks, events, openings, performances, innovations, and submissions for artistic opportunities. SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS RADIO STATION AND ARTSPEAK RADIO NOW IN ITS' 8TH YEAR!!! Call 888-931-0901 and make your pledge. #artspeakradio #kkficommunityradio JOSE MARTINEZ-This wild dream of a mobile resource and listening center focused on spiritual health was…

Wednesday, October 7, 2020- ARTSPEAK RADIO noon – 1pm CST, 90.1fm KKFI Kansas City Community Radio, streaming live www.kkfi.org Producer/host Maria Vasquez Boyd airs recorded poetry by Gabriela Lemmons, Gloria Martinez-Adams, Gustavo Ayaber, and José Faus, appearing on the second half of the program, Mason Andrew Kilpatrick Marketing and Communications Manager with the Charlotte Street Foundation. Gabriela Lemmons, Gloria Martinez-Adams, Gustavo Ayabar, and Jose Faus recite their poetry from the Latino Writers Collective 2008 publication, Primera Pagina: Poetry from the Latino Heartland. The Latino Writers Collective can be found on Facebook and Instagram #latinowriterscollective. Mason Andrew Kilpatrick, Marketing and Communications Manager with Charlotte Street Foundation provides a fresh prospective to CSF. Kilpatrick will discuss artist opportunities and assistance, and update on additional projects. www.charlottestreet.org #artspeakradio #kkficommunityradio

Wednesday, September 30, 2020, ARTSPEAK RADIO 12noon – 1pm CST, 90.1fm KKFI Kansas City Community Radio, streaming live audio www.kkfi.org Producer/host Maria Vasquez Boyd presents Estoy Aqui – I am Here with contributors Waco Porter and Shawn Neurstadt. Estoy Aqui - I am Here This pandemic has changed us. Uncertainty exists. We asked writers, poets, artists, performers, musicians, and the creative community to check in with us by sharing their thoughts, fears, success, beliefs, outrage, politics, creativity, etc. through recordings. Our contributors respond with poetry, short stories, music, or monologues, that capture the pain, humor, angst, joy, frustration, optimism, of their current mood. WACO PORTER has lived in the Kansas City area for 20 years. Born in Galveston, Texas, he served in the military and traveled widely. He now proudly calls KC home. Porter recently published his first book of poetry, Total Eclipse. He also enjoys writing short stories, working out, and hanging out with his wife, three daughters, and family dog. He serves as board vice president of Jump Start Art KC. Porter currently serves in the field of physical therapy. SHAWN NEURSTADT-Assistant Manager at Drumm Farm Center, singer/songwriter/author Surewood

Producer/host Maria Vasquez Boyd welcomes film maker/producer, Megan Ponder and performer artist Kater Tot. Megan Ponder (PRODUCER)is a producer of the award-winning documentary The Story of Plastic. She is Co-Director of Peak Plastic Foundation, and her work is focused on plastic pollution including regulatory policy, plastics production, and global recycling systems. She has consulted for global and national plastic pollution campaigns and initiatives and has worked with stakeholders representing government, industry, and community perspectives on plastic pollution and waste management. THE STORY OF PLASTIC takes a sweeping look at the man-made crisis of plastic pollution and the worldwide effect it has on the health of our planet and the people who inhabit it. Spanning three continents, the film illustrates the ongoing catastrophe: fields full of garbage, veritable mountains of trash, rivers and seas clogged with waste, and skies choked with the poisonous emissions from plastic production and processing. THE STORY OF PLASTIC features interviews with experts and activists on the front lines of the fight, revealing the disastrous consequences of the flood of plastic smothering ecosystems and poisoning communities around the world, and the global movement that is rising up in response. With engaging original animation, archival industry footage beginning in the…

Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 12noon – 1pm CSt, 90.1fm KKFI Kansas City Community Radio, streaming live audio www.kkfi.org Producer/host Maria Vasquez Boyd talks with writers Pat Lawson, Patricia Cleary Miller, and Managing Editor BkMk Press Ben Furness. PAT LAWSON is a retired community college English instructor. Her fiction and poetry have been published in many […]