Embracing Arlington Arts Talks

Musician, Actor, Composer, Performer (and much more) Mark Meadows chatted with Embracing Arlington Arts Chair Janet Kopenhaver about the many hats he wears. What was his musical journey? How did he react after his first public performance? How did he end up on the Signature Theatre stage? Find out all the answers, as well as which famous musician was his uncle's high school sweetheart in this podcast interview.

Embracing Arlington Arts Chair Janet Kopenhaver chatted with the Curator of the Cody Gallery at Marymount University Meaghan Kent. How does she choose themes and artwork for exhibitions? What advice does she have for visual artists to maximize their visibility? What is currently on exhibit at the Gallery and what is coming down the pike? All these questions and much more are answered in this podcast.

Poet, translator and first Poet Laureate in Arlington County is this week's guest on the "Embracing Arlington Arts Talks" weekly podcast. What is her process for writing poems? How do our young residents view poetry? What were some of her responsibilities as the Poet Laureate? Hear the answers to those questions and hear one of her original poems. Explore the evolution of poetry and literary arts over the last several decades in this very interesting interview.

Janet Kopenhaver welcomed to the "Embracing Arlington Arts Talks" podcast Arlington County Board member Erik Gutshall. Hear his responses to many questions, including: Why are the arts so important? What are some of the challenges facing the arts in the County? What is his vision for the arts in Arlington? And much more, including his dream role (if he had the opportunity). Very insightful chat about the arts in Arlington.

Janet Kopenhaver, Chair of Embracing Arlington Arts talked with actors Caroline Dubberly and Christian Montgomery about the upcoming Monumental Theatre production of "Be More Chill." Selling to sold out audiences in New York, Monumental is the first regional theater to present this show. Find out why this play so popular? What is Monumental doing differently? How did they prepare for their roles? And so much more. Lots of laughs and interesting stuff about the show!

Janet Kopenhaver, Chair of Embracing Arlington Arts, was honored to interview Arlington County's "First Lady" Megan Beyer who is a successful advocate for the arts in Arlington, the state of Virginia, the nation and internationally. We discussed the successful "Turnaround Arts" program hosted by the Kennedy Center, her historic visit to Havana with U.S. arts leaders when she headed up the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities (PCAH), a new project she is working on with Ken and so much more.