The AMp from Vocalo episodes:

• December 05, 2018Bethany Collins Previews Her January Showcase at The Art Institute of Chicago

  Bethany Collins has already gained attention for her art that looks at

  American history and the race relations therein. Her showing in January at the Art

  Institute of Chicago will showcase her work “The Birmingham News, 1963”. She joined

  Jill Hopkins in the studio to discuss it and what drives her to create.

  For more info on Bethany Collins and her work, visit: https://bethanyjoycollins.com

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• December 05, 2018A Conversation with the Women of Color Behind the Matt Damon Improv Show

  Matt Damon Improv is NOT the star of Good Will Hunting asking the audience

  for suggestions, however it IS a whole troupe of women of color slaying improv every

  week at the Annoyance Theatre.

  Jill Hopkins was joined in the studio by Ana Silva, Maria Konopkin, and Phylicia

  McCloud of the improv team to talk about their show, the twist they put on it, and

  their increasingly absurd email inbox.

  For more info about the improv show, visit:

  https://theannoyance.com/events/event/matt-damon-improv

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• November 29, 2018Meet ROTUS Darienne Page

  Former Obama White House staffer, Iraq War Veteran and co-author of West

  Wingers, Darienne Page, joined The AMp in-studio to discuss her journey from a $20

  bar deal to Receptionist Of The United States. Find more information on her book,

  "West Wingers", at https://www.westwingers.com.

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• November 29, 2018Q Brothers bring back their Hip Hop take on Christmas Carol

  We spoke with actor and member of the Q Brothers collective, Pos Pringle

  about the current Shakespeare Theater production of Q Brothers's Christmas Carol and

  what makes the Dickens' classic story such a perfect fit for a Hip Hop adaptation.

  For more info about the current production, visit: https://www.chicagoshakes.com

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• November 28, 2018Magician Jamie Allan Performs a Trick, Talks with Jill Hopkins on The Morning AMp

  Jamie Allan fuses magic with technology, performing and designing

  incredible modern illusions with iPads, Holograms, Laser Beams, Facebook and

  Twitter. He stopped by the Vocalo studio to talk a little bit about his act and to

  perform a little trick! Jamie begins a residency at the Harris Theatre in Millenium

  Park from December 22nd through the 30th. You can visit harristheatre.org for

  showtimes and ticket information, and you can visit http://magicjamie.com for more

  information about Jamie himself.

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• November 19, 2018"The Last Session" - The Gospel/Rock/Pop Musical Comes to Chicago

  Chris Pazdernik, director of "The Last Session," Artistic Director of

  Refuge Theatre Project, Erik Pearson, the Music Director of "The Last Session" ,

  & cast members joined Jill Hopkins in the studio to discuss the musical, what

  the mission of the Refuge Theatre Project is, a live performance, and more!

  "The Last Session" runs from 11/23-12/02 a the Atlas Art Studio and more information

  can be found at http://www.refugetheatre.com/

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• November 14, 2018The Goodman Theatre brings A Christmas Carol to Chicago

  Molly Brennan and Jasmine Bracey joined Jill Hopkins on The Morning Amp,

  and are both part of Goodman Theatre's 41st annual production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL,

  appearing November 17 - December 30.

  A CHRISTMAS CAROL is Charles Dickens' iconic tale of the greedy businessman,

  Ebenezer Scrooge (Larry Yando), who is visited

  by four ghosts who take him on a spectacular adventure through his past, present and

  future, helping him rediscover the joys of life, love and friendship.

  Molly and Jasmine both portray two of the four spirits that assist Scrooge with his

  path to redemption and forgiveness.

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• November 14, 2018GlitterGuts Photography: Celebrating 10 Years of Shooting Portraits of Chicagoans

  Eric Storm and Sarah Joyce, the co-founders for GlitterGuts, joined Jill on

  The Morning Amp to discuss their organization's 10th anniversary, and what's in

  store to celebrate this milestone. Eric was getting bored with the parties he was

  DJing in 2007, so he started GlitterGuts as a way to make them a more interactive

  experience, and Sarah does all the technical work that nobody knows about, like

  color correction, workflow and data management.

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• November 08, 2018Daniel Kay Hertz Memorializes Chicago's Past, Present, and Future

  Daniel Kay Hertz teamed up with City Bureau to bring Chicagoins together to

  produce equitable media coverage, encourage civic participation and hold powerful

  forces to account. He is aiming to mold a new narrative of Chicago's past, present,

  and future and discussed how organizing workshops around Chicago's South side is the

  perfect way to do that.

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• November 07, 2018Recapping the 2018 Midterm Elections on The Morning AMp

  On the day after the 2018 Midterm Elections, Exavier Pope, a lawyer and the

  host of the "Suit Up" podcast, joined Jill Hopkins on The Morning AMp to breakdown

  the election results. The two discuss JB Pritzker winning the gubernatorial election

  in Illinois, history being made with election results in the nation, and more!

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