From the Newsroom: Rockford Register Star Podcast

Steve Nofsinger is the latest guest on the “Meet the Artist” podcast from the Register Star.

Nofsinger, 33, is a life-long Rockfordian. He’s a painter, a fabricator, a musician, and a 3D print maker. Let’s just call him a maker of all the things. He shows his work under the moniker of “Karate Horse.”

In this podcast episode, Nofsinger explains how he embraces failure on the path to creative breakthroughs.

His upcoming solo art show is called “The Power of Failure Compels You.” It opens at The Kortman Gallery at 107 North Main Street in Rockford on July 12th.

Nofsinger visited multimedia journalist and “Meet the Artist” host, Scott P. Yates, at the Register Star newsroom last week for one of the more animated conversations of this show. They spontaneously break into a battle for the best impersonation of Randy “Macho Man” Savage. We apologise to any of our audience members who are wrestling fans.

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Host: Scott P. Yates; 815-987-1348; [email protected]; @scottpyates

RRSTAR Story: “Creative experiences for almost any palette”

https://www.rrstar.com/news/20180908/creative-experiences-for-almost-any-palette

Steve Nofsinger on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karate_horse/

Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Karatehorse

Music:

“I’m In A Dream Flying Above A Misty Bamboo Forest” by Steve Nofsinger

Hip-hop artist Victor Rivera of Rockford, Illinois, is the latest guest on the “From the Newsroom” podcast.

Rivera is a teacher, an influencer and a leader of a group of breakdancers, known as B-Boys and B-Girls in the hip-hop universe.

He’s keeping that dance style, mostly associated with 80s and 90s hip-hop, alive in future generations with events and gatherings throughout the city.

Rivera’s father immigrated as a teenager from Mexico to Rockford, eventually raising three sons here as first generation Mexican-Americans.

Rivera attended Jefferson High School in Rockford. He has a degree in sound technology and music business from Madison Media in Wisconsin.

Register Star multimedia journalist Scott P. Yates interviews Rivera about those topics and more in the latest podcast episode.

Listen to the podcast online at www.rrstar.com, and subscribe to "From the Newsroom: Rockford Register Star" wherever you find your podcasts.

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Hosted by Scott P. Yates/Rockford Register Star; 815-987-1348; [email protected]; @scottpyates

RRSTAR story: Local breakdancing scene thrives decades later, new documentary highlights Rockford’s history https://www.rrstar.com/news/20180810/local-breakdancing-scene-thrives-decades-later-new-documentary-highlights-rockfords-history

Victor Rivera’s social media:

https://www.instagram.com/vicmonsta/

https://www.facebook.com/vic.monsta

Music credits:

“Never too late” by Victor Rivera

More people to know:

Evangelina Jimenez (member: 317 Art Collective)

https://www.instagram.com/laindigobaby/

https://www.facebook.com/laindigobaby/

Shaniqwa Porter

https://www.instagram.com/callmesalsa/

Jacob Polhill

https://www.instagram.com/jacob_polhill/

www.jacobpolhill.com

Xen Kingsley’s photography and spoken word poetry explore a cornucopia of personalities awash in soft light, muted colors and thoughtful turns of phrase, respectfully. His graceful artistry belies his observations of hard truths about racial politics and sociology.

After Kingsley’s mother bestowed upon him his government name - which is not Xen Kingsley -  even she admitted the name did not suit him. In his adult life, Kingsley learned to embrace the name and identity he wanted for himself.

“It may not be very important you, but Xen is who I am,” said Kingsley. “However, because of the collective need to categorize based on a lack of dimensional complexity, those of us with the courage to be more than what is expected are met with resentment.”

In the latest episode of the Rockford Register Star’s podcast, “From the Newsroom,” multimedia journalist Scott P. Yates discusses Kingsley’s identity as a photographer, poet, musician and more.

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Host: Scott P. Yates; 815-987-1348; [email protected]; Twitter/IG: @scottpyates

Xen Kingsley on Instagram: @xentastic https://www.instagram.com/xentastic/

Xen Kingsley on the net: https://www.thexenaissance.com/

Music:

“Xen - ‘The Return’” by Xen826; https://soundcloud.com/xen-12/xen-the-return

The mother and daughter team of Lisa and Libbie Frost has taken on the audacious task of painting some 42 tall pillars underneath the Jefferson Street bridge as part of the city-wide Creative: Transformation Art festival.

The Frosts are no strangers to the Rockford art scene. The Lisa Frost Studio has distributed Lisa’s paintings, clothing designs, and even a line of dishes internationally.

Libbie Frost is graduating from Boylan Catholic High School this year. And last summer, she completed a large mural on the side of the State Street bridge at Joe Marino Park.

The Frosts took a moment out of their hectic painting schedule in the middle of the mural festival to visit the Register Star newsroom to record a conversation with multimedia journalist Scott P. Yates about the art scene in Rockford.

More Information:

RRSTAR story: https://www.rrstar.com/news/20190423/8-murals-in-5-days-new-rockford-festival-to-inject-art-into-downtown

Libbie Frost on Instagram: @frostlibbieart

CRE8IV: transformational Art mural festival: https://www.gorockford.com/cre8iv/

Music:

"Bummin on Tremelo" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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Jenny Mathews is the latest guest on the Rockford Register Star podcast.

Mathews is a Rockford native, the co-owner of 317 Art Collective, a book illustrator, a muralist, a roller-derby athlete, and a mom.

Her art work ranges from small-scale watercolors and ink drawings, to large scale murals.

Words like obsession, magic and wishing are all themes she threads throughout her work.

You can find her work on the walls of city landmarks like the Rockford Art Museum, the Discovery Center, the Rockford Public Library. And starting on May 15th, you can find her leading a group of muralist painting a building at the 400 block of East State Street in Rockford as part of the weeklong CRE8IV: Transformational Art festival.

Mathews is a great storyteller and today we’ll hear about plastic-eating jellyfish, kids drawing on the walls, and the summer of art.

Listen to the podcast online at rrstar.com, and subscribe to "From the Newsroom: Rockford Register Star" wherever you find your podcasts.

Scott P. Yates; 815-987-1348; [email protected]; @scottpyates

More information

RRSTAR Story: https://www.rrstar.com/news/20190423/8-murals-in-5-days-new-rockford-festival-to-inject-art-into-downtown

Jenny Mathews on Instagram: @jenny1396

CRE8IV: Transformational Art festival https://www.gorockford.com/cre8iv/

Music: “Peace of Mind” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com); Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The Stillman Valley Cardinals girls soccer team beat Hinkley Big Rock,  4-0, to earn their eighth consecutive 1A regional title on Saturday in Stillman Valley.

Register Star sports reporter Adam Kradle speaks with two players, Kassidi Schabacker and Maddi Doss, and head coach Erin McMaster to find out what it means to be a part of a program that’s won eight consecutive regional titles.

Full story: https://www.rrstar.com/sports/20190511/stillman-valley-girls-soccer-captures-8th-straight-regional-title.

Audio: Scott P. Yates/Rockford Register Star.

Music: "Envision" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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Howie Mandel has been making national audiences laugh for four decades as a stand-up comedian and actor and Emmy nominated TV host of “Deal or No Deal.” He is a judge on the 14th season of America’s Got Talent. Mandel is executive producer of many shows through his production company. Mandel’s versatile career has encompassed virtually all entertainment platforms, including television, film and stage.

Mandel is especially health-conscious and is on a campaign to tell everyone how to live better with healthy cholesterol in a project called Take Cholesterol To Heart.

He is currently touring the nation for his latest stand-up comedy show and performed on May 1st at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles.

While in the Chicago area, Mandel called into the the Register Star newsroom to chat with podcast producer and host, Scott P. Yates, about all these topics and more.

For more news and sports from The Rockford Register Star, go online to www.rrstar.com. Contact multimedia journalist and host Scott P. Yates; 815-987-1348; [email protected]; Twitter: @scottpyates

More on Take Cholesterol to Heart;

Facebook: TakeCholesterolToHeart

www.TakeCholesteroltoHeart.com

Howie’s Channels:

Facebook: @OfficialHowieMandel

Twitter: @howiemandel

Instagram: @howiemandel

Intro music from https://filmmusic.io:

"Chill Wave" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Business and political leaders in Rockford are looking to Chicago for support of an effort to bring casinos to both cities. Full-page ads appeared in Chicago newspapers on Monday, April 29, 2019, as local leaders tried to entice Chicago Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot to join their effort.

Rockford art promotor Deion Suggs is today’s guest. He’s the mastermind behind Black Bag Money Promotions.

Behind this label Suggs operates as a DJ and a promoter of other artists who have talent but no one to sponsor them.

In today’s conversation, Suggs shares how growing up in the foster care system in Chicago, Durand and Aurora - and living the street life - gave him the gift of bringing people together to make their surroundings a more beautiful place.

Deion Suggs will host an art showcase called, “Local Talent Matters: Volume 2” on May 18 at Loft Ten 19 in Rockford. For more information contact Suggs on Instagram at @black_bag_money_promotions_ent.

At the end of the show Suggs takes us out with a special spoken word performance called, “These Are My Thoughts.”

For more from the newsroom of the Rockford Register Star, go to www.rrstar.com.

Opening music credits: "Sneaky Adventure" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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Our guest is Rockford painter Kelvin Candie. Candie was born and raised in the Republic of Malawi, attended medical school in Russia, and now lives with his wife and dog in Rockford. Kelvin’s paintings draw inspiration from realism to abstract and experimental genres.

During this conversation he shares how he deals with past trauma through artistic expression - an idea he explores in his upcoming solo show called “Symphony of a broken mind,” which opens on May 25, at Loft Ten19 in Rockford.

Candie visited the Rockford Register Star newsroom on April 16th.

More information:

Instagram: @kelvincandie