Creative Guts

Creative Guts is five years old! In this episode, Laura and Sarah reflect on the highlights of the past year — the podcast, the programming, and what is on the horizon! Thank you to our partners and funders: Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery, the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts, Exeter High School, the NH State Council on the Arts, and others! 

A special thank you to YOU: our listeners! To those of you who have been here since day one, you cannot imagine the love we feel for you!

To celebrate this milestone, we’re hosting a birthday party and YOU are invited! Join us at Auspicious Brew in Dover on Tuesday, July 23rd for a rocking good time. Clandestine will be there with the tunes. Please RSVP for our party here: https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/f18cfda6-4140-4b2b-90f3-6212a46e8df9

Creative Guts is taking a summer break, so you won’t hear from us in July or August, but we’ll be back with new episodes in September! In the meantime, catch up on past episodes you’ve missed or re-listen to your favorites wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website. 

While we won’t be releasing any new episodes this summer, we will be busy making other fun things happen! Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn for the latest and visit our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com to sign up for our monthly newsletter. 

If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com.

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake, Sarah Wrightsman, and Mike Durkee interview makers of all ages at the NH Maker Fest, hosted by the Children's Museum of New Hampshire, on June 1, 2024. The NH Maker Fest is an all-ages celebration of creativity and innovation, where makers can share their project, hobbies, experiments, and more with the community. 

At the Creative Guts booth, folks were welcome to participate in a mini-interview with some of the Creative Guts team, chatting about their creative pursuits and dreams. It was a joyful time as we chatted with 20 youngsters – some as young as 4-years-old – and a handful of adults with inspiring stories to tell, including local children's author Carolyn Watkins, Daniel of the Piece of Mind Podcast; and Stacy Lavin, president of Veterans in Performing Arts.

Check out more about the NH Maker Fest at https://childrens-museum.org/things-to-do/events/nh-maker-fest. 

Listen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Be friends with us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast and Instagram at  www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast. 

A special thank you to The Children’s Museum of New Hampshire for inviting us to join this event! This episode is sponsored in part by the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts. Thank you to our friends in Rochester for their support of the show.

If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. 

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman sit down with Zackery Betty, the artistic director at NSquared Dance! Zackery is a dancer and a choreographer with an MFA in Choreography and a BFA in dance!

NSquared Dance was founded by Nick Neagle, creative director and Zackery’s husband, in New York City as his senior thesis! NSquared is now Manchester’s premiere contemporary dance company, and we’re so glad they landed in New Hampshire!

In this episode, we answer the important questions, like are you better at the Cotton Eyed Joe just because you’re a professional dancer? The answer, of course, is yes. We also talk about stage fright, dance competitions (including the televised kind), how to get started, and more. 

Check out NSquared Dance online at www.nsquareddance.org and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/NSquaredDance and Instagram at www.instagram.com/nsquared_dance. 

Listen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Be friends with us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast and Instagram at  www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast. 

A special thank you to Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery in Exeter for providing a space where Creative Guts can record! This episode is sponsored in part by the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts. Thank you to our friends in Rochester for their support of the show.

If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com.

For the first time, Creative Guts is participating in NH Gives! Hosted by the NH Center for Nonprofits, NH Gives is the state’s largest day-of-giving — bringing together hundreds of nonprofits and tens of thousands of donors to raise as much money and awareness as possible for the causes served by NH’s nonprofit sector! 

If you love Creative Guts, mark your calendars and prepare to give! Between 5 pm on Tuesday, June 11th and 5 pm on Wednesday, June 12th, we would encourage you to make a donation to Creative Guts at www.nhgives.org/organizations/creative-guts or by searching for Creative Guts at www.nhgives.org. 

The Board of Directors is hosting a friendly competition to see who can collect the most donors, so if you want to support your favorite member of the Creative Guts’ team, scroll down to the fundraisers at the bottom of this page: www.nhgives.org/organizations/creative-guts. Donations of any size matter!

As Creative Guts approaches the five-year mark, we’d like to extend so much gratitude to you — our listeners — to the folks who have been interviewed on the show, to our Board of Directors, partners, funders, and more!

As always, Creative Guts is on Instagram, Facebook, and even LinkedIn. Give us a follow and check out our website for more information www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com.

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman return to Exeter High School — this time to chat with the students!

As a follow up to our interview with Eric Gold, the students spent two days in April painting with Eric! The students had an incredible opportunity to paint together as a community.  As described in our interview with Eric, students were given small squares of larger paintings to work on. The subject matter of their work: changemakers! Two of the portraits featured guests Creative Guts interviewed live at EHS earlier this year: Diannely Antigua, Lindsay Garfield, and Jon Nolan!

As a bonus, Creative Guts had the opportunity to chat with Diannely and Lindsay while the students painted their faces! In this episode, we chat with the students about what it was like to participate in a community painting, what creativity means to them, and what creative things they love!

Please excuse the background noise — this episode was recorded in the middle of the creative chaos!

Listen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Be friends with us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast and Instagram at  www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast. 

A special thank you to Exeter High School and to the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts for making this episode possible! 

If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com.

In these bonus mini-episodes, traditionally co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman share a glimpse at their latest creative consumptions, but today we’re shaking things up! Mike Durkee of Durkish Delights, a visual artist,muralist, and a Creative Guts Board member, is taking over the show for his creative picks!  Special thanks to Bug, for providing us with a great song to layer on this episode as we share our list. 

You can find more about Creative Guts online (www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com) and on Facebook and Instagram at @CreativeGutsPodcast . 

Featured in this episode:

Mabel Vicentef: www.mabelvicentef.com

Whit Herrington: www.instagram.com/oldsoulvtg

Guest Host: Durkish Delights www.durkishdelights.com and on Instagram @durkishdelights

BONUS: Listen to more from Bug 

www.soundcloud.com/musicforbugs

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman sit down with Jonathan Geddis of JG Film & Photo. Jonathan is a videographer, filmmaker, cinematographer, video producer, drone pilot, and [insert other words related to using a camera]! We met Jonathan last summer when he created a video about Creative Guts winning the Governor’s Arts Award!

JG Film & Photo is a full-service production company specializing in video production, photography, and editing! Jonathan has a degree in filmmaking from Lakes Region Community College and years of experience working in television, feature films, short films, commercials, real estate, weddings, and more! In this episode, we’re going to cover everything from Jonathan’s early days and education, to his favorite movies (including underrated films and guilty pleasures), to controversial topics including AI, drones, TikTok, and copyright! 

Go check out Jonathan’s work online at www.JonathanGeddis.com, and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/jg_filmandphoto and Facebook at www.facebook.com/JG.Photo.FIlm. 

Listen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Be friends with us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast and Instagram at  www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast. 

A special thank you to Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery in Exeter for providing a space where Creative Guts can record! This episode is sponsored in part by the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts. Thank you to our friends in Rochester for their support of the show.

If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com.

We're sharing some upcoming events in this special bonus episode!

Creative Guts is thrilled to present Snarl, a duo exhibition featuring the captivating works of Heather Hernon and Raisa Tolchinsky at the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts! As two past guests of the Creative Guts podcast (episodes 98 and 154), their combined artistry promises an unforgettable experience for visitors to the Carnegie Gallery.

The exhibition will be on view from May 6, 2024, to September 6, 2024, with a reception planned for May 14, 2024, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. The public is encouraged to attend. The RMFA's Carnegie Gallery is located at the Rochester Public Library, 65 South Main Street, Rochester, NH 03867.

https://www.rochestermfa.org/creative-guts-presents-snarl-in-the-carnegie-gallery

Tickets are now on sale for the Creative Guts Short Film Festival, happening on June 11, 2024 at 6:00 pm at Red River Theatres in Concord, New Hampshire. The 3-hour festival will feature various films and creatives of all backgrounds. The spirit of this festival is to celebrate the creativity, voice, and collaboration of filmmakers.

Get your tickets at https://redrivertheatres.org/film/creative-guts-short-film-festival/

A special thank you to the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts and the Red River Theatres, both of which have been fantastic partners with these programs. 

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman sit down with artist Brandy Patterson! Blessed with the gift of synesthesia, Brandy paints what she sees when she’s listening to music. In this episode, we’ll talk about Brandy’s ability to forge connections between sound and color, collaborating with her musician husband (Hallmark, are you listening?), and how she’s invited her five-year-old into her art. 

Check out Brandy’s work at www.bmpatterson.com. Brandy is also on Instagram at www.instagram.com/brandympatterson and YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGHVWMvD-8g7qC58swLREw. 

Listen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Be friends with us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast and Instagram at  www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast. 

A special thank you to Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery in Exeter for providing a space where Creative Guts can record! This episode is sponsored in part by the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts. Thank you to our friends in Rochester for their support of the show.

If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com.

Creative Guts is seeking art and writing in all styles, subject matters, and mediums for the 2024 Youth Zine! The mission of Creative Guts’ zines is to stimulate and inspire creativity by creating a platform for gutsy creatives to share their art and writing with the world. Recognizing it is often the youngest among us who are the bravest, this edition will be a platform for youth to display their work and be part of a creative community. 

Artists and writers from the ages of 0 to 17, from any country, are welcome to apply with visual and written works in any medium: painting, drawing, sculpture, digital art, printmaking, fiber, photography, mixed media, poetry, short story (300 words maximum), etc.

The best part: It is free to submit work! The zine will be available for free on our website, CreativeGutsPodcast.com, in late summer 2024 and participants will receive one free copy of a printed edition.

The deadline for kiddos to submit their work is Sunday, June 30th, 2024 (11:59 PM - Eastern Time)

For more details and/or to submit work, visit www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com/zine.