For the individual, research shows that the arts can boost memory, decrease depression and foster creativity. For a community, it can improve the quality of life and benefit the economy. Despite finances drying up - both nationally and locally - cities and counties are figuring out how to ramp up the arts because they see the benefits are increasingly worth it.  

Interview guests: Mary McDonald, Montgomery County Commissioner; Pete Metz, Cincinnati Regional Chamber Vice President of Civic Strategy and Policy; Stephanie Keinath, Executive Vice President Dayton Chamber of Commerce; Rodney Veal, Host of The Art Show and Inspired By; Andrita Pickens, teacher Cheviot Elementary; Ray Gargano, ArtsWave VP of Community Impact; Shelby Young, Cheviot Elementary Teacher Aide; Joe Wessels, Media Relations Associate CPS; Lisa Wagner, Executive Director Levitt Pavilion; Brooke Reinke, Director of Marketing Windsor Companies. 

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