Episode 24: A Conversation with House Our Neighbors!

Hello and thank you for listening! Welcome to our conversation with House Our Neighbors: Seattle Social Housing Initiative. Here we speak with Camille Gix, a member of the Advocacy team and steering committee, and fellow steering committee member Suresh Changmugam. Here they teach us about what Social Housing is, who benefits, and why it is important. We also give our listeners more details on our arts/workshop series, Contexpo. Be sure to check out our social media, website, or YouTube channel to learn more about past and future Mirror Stage happenings.

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If you enjoyed the podcast, please make a donation to Mirror Stage via our website at mirrorstage.org/donate, or text “Play it smart” to 206-888-6477 (MIRR) to make a donation from your mobile phone. We’ll be back next month on the first Monday!

Episode 23: A Conversation with Vanishing Seattle!

Hello and thank you for listening! Welcome to our conversation with Vanishing Seattl’s founder Cynthia Brothers and find out how you can see diverse arts around Seattle. We also give our listeners more details on our arts/workshop  series Contexpo.  Be sure to check out our social media, website, or youtube channel to learn more about past and future Mirror Stage happenings.

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Call to Action:

Music:

Have questions? Ask Q and get an A!

Email any questions or thoughts about our show to QuiQui at [email protected]

Interested in making a TAX-DEDUCTIBLE Donation?

If you enjoyed the podcast, please make a donation to Mirror Stage via our website at mirrorstage.org/donate, or text “Play it smart” to 206-888-6477 (MIRR) to make a donation from your mobile phone. We’ll be back next month on the first Monday!

South Seattle Stories (Part 5) - REEL YOUTH

Hello and thank you for listening! Welcome to our conversation with the hard working team behind REEL YOUTH, an organization that focuses on getting young people of color interested in film. Here we chat about their latest camp, their future hopes and goals, and how they are making a difference in the arts.Be sure to check out our social media, website, or youtube channel to learn more about past and future Mirror Stage happenings.

Mirror Stage: Learn more about everything we do:

Call to Action:

Music:

Have questions? Ask Q and get an A!

Email any questions or thoughts about our show to QuiQui at [email protected]

Interested in making a TAX-DEDUCTIBLE Donation?

If you enjoyed the podcast, please make a donation to Mirror Stage via our website at mirrorstage.org/donate, or text “Play it smart” to 206-888-6477 (MIRR) to make a donation from your mobile phone. We’ll be back next month on the first Monday!

Hello and thank you for listening! Welcome to our conversation with SEEDArts Director Kathy Fowells, and Rainer Arts Center manager Ben Leiataua. Here we learn about how SEEDArts is having a positive impact on the South Seattle Arts community. Learn more about their interesting history with art and storytelling, and find out how you can see diverse arts around Seattle. We also talk about what’s new with us, and some exciting new partnerships with Mirror Stage. Be sure to check out our social media, website, or youtube channel to learn more about past and future Mirror Stage happenings.

Mirror Stage: Learn more about everything we do:

Social media: Take a moment to check us out on your favorite social media platform

Facebook: http://facebook.com/mirrorstage

Instagram: http://instagram.com/mirrorstagewa

Twitter: https://twitter.com/mirrorstagewa

Website: Learn more about our Theatre company! See past and future events, and find all podcast episodes in one place. https://mirrorstage.org/podcast

YouTube: Check out our Youtube channel to see this past year's online events including; Activism Brunch, Preshow lectures, and our Seattle Hollywood Squares. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2RrkujMTKSDwUQice0vKnQ/featured

Call to Action:

Check out SEEDArts and join the mailing list to hear more about their projects, and see how you can get involved as a patron or an artist.

SEEDArts Main Page

Upcoming Events

Opportunities for Artist

Join the Mailing List

Find out what’s going on at Rainer Valley Arts center: https://rainierartscenter.org/

Learn about Ben’s passion project Reel Youth Film Camp before we bring him back for another interview!

Go see a play! Have a fun night out with Dacha Theatre DICE: Romeo and Juliet At each performance, the audience rolls dice to determine who plays which part, and the show goes up. Experience a night of  Shakespeare’s “greatest love story of all time,” and celebrating how different Romeo & Juliet can be in each combination of 10 actors.

Music:

Inspired by Kevin MacLeod

Get the Groove and Still Learning by Dave Miles

Additional music by Tycarius Cummings

Have questions? Ask Q and get an A!

Email any questions or thoughts about our show to QuiQui at [email protected]

Interested in making a TAX-DEDUCTIBLE Donation?

If you enjoyed the podcast, please make a donation to Mirror Stage via our website at mirrorstage.org/donate, or text “Play it smart” to 206-888-6477 (MIRR) to make a donation from your mobile phone. We’ll be back next month on the first Monday!

Episode 20: A Conversation with Kiley Riffell!

Hello and thank you for listening! Welcome to our conversation with Mirror Stage staff member Kiley Riffell. Here we learn more about Kiley as she tells us stories of what made her the person she is today, and how she is contributing to our work in the Seattle community. We also spoil a new scary movie, and dive into what’s going on with Mirror Stage and what we are looking forward to this season. Be sure to check out our social media, website, or youtube channel to learn more about past and future Mirror Stage happenings.

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Facebook: @mirrorstage

Instagram: @mirrorstagewa

Twitter: @mirrorstagewa

Which of the themes from Chagrin falls are you looking forward to exploring?

How comfortable are you feeling about returning to in-person events?

Music:

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired

License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Music from https://www.zapsplat.com

Have questions? Ask Q and get an A!

Email any questions or thoughts about our show to QuiQui at [email protected]

Interested in making a TAX-DEDUCTIBLE Donation?

If you enjoyed the podcast, please make a donation to Mirror Stage via our website at mirrorstage.org/donate, or text “Play it smart” to 206-888-6477 (MIRR) to make a donation from your mobile phone. We’ll be back next month on the first Monday!

Episode 19: A Conversation with Aaron Dixon!

Hello and thank you for listening! Welcome to our conversation with Seattle Black Panther Party Co-founder Aaron Dixon. Here he tells us stories of his upbringing, his history, and what his second book is all about. He shares with us his hopes for the future, as well as offers tips to keep younger generations fighting the good fight.

Mirror Stage: Learn more about everything we do:

Facebook: http://facebook.com/mirrorstage

Instagram: http://instagram.com/mirrorstagewa

Twitter: https://twitter.com/mirrorstagewa

Website: Learn more about our Theatre company! See past and future events, and find all podcast episodes in one place. https://mirrorstage.org/podcast

YouTube: Check out our Youtube channel to see this past year's online events including; Activism Brunch, Preshow lectures, and our Seattle Hollywood Squares. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2RrkujMTKSDwUQice0vKnQ/featured

Call to Action:

Learn about the Seattle Black Panther Party History and Memory Project through the Seattle Civil Rights & Labor History Project: https://depts.washington.edu/civilr/BPP.htm

Learn more about Paul Robeson:

Public Broadcasting Service Biography

List of videos featuring Robeson’s speeches and songs

Get Aaron Dixon’s first book My People Are Rising directly from the publishers: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/421-my-people-are-rising

Take a look at Estelita's Library, a Seattle BIPOC-owned bookstore who has all the books and authors listed from our interview today. Below is a direct link to each Author and book:

Dark Alliance: The Cia, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion

The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X

Books by Arundhati Roy

Music:

Inspired by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)

Get the Groove and Still Learning by Dave Miles (http://www.zapsplat.com)

Additional music by Tycarius Cummings

Have questions? Ask Q and get an A!

Email any questions or thoughts about our show to QuiQui at [email protected]

Want to make a Tax Deductible Donation?

If you enjoyed the podcast, please make a donation to Mirror Stage via our website at mirrorstage.org/donate, or text “Play it smart” to 206-888-6477 (MIRR) to make a donation from your mobile phone. We’ll be back next month on the first Monday!

Episode 18: A Conversation with Rainier Valley Midwives!

Hello and thank you for listening! Welcome to our fourth installment of South Seattle Stories; a conversation with Rainer Valley Midwives. Here we chat with executive director Tara Lawal, and Community Outreach Coordinator Jade Jost about their organizations positive impact on women’s health. Here they share with us multiple stories that have led them to where they are today. Be sure to check out our social media, website, or youtube channel to learn more about past and future Mirror Stage happenings.

Mirror Stage: Learn more about everything we do:

Call to Action:

Music:

Have questions? Ask Q and get an A!

Email any questions or thoughts about our show to QuiQui at [email protected]

Interested in making a TAX-DEDUCTIBLE Donation?

If you enjoyed the podcast, please make a donation to Mirror Stage via our website at mirrorstage.org/donate, or text “Play it smart” to 206-888-6477 (MIRR) to make a donation from your mobile phone. We’ll be back next month on the first Monday!

Episode 17: A Conversation with Kristin Chambers!

Hello and thank you for listening! Welcome to our conversation with local musician Kristin Chambers. Here she gives us a peek at her creative past, shares her music with us, and gets us pumped for her holiday variety show: Snow Globe. Be sure to check out our social media, website, or YouTube channel to learn more about past and future Mirror Stage happenings.

Mirror Stage: Learn more about everything we do:

Social media: Take a moment to check us out on your favorite social media platform

● Facebook: http://facebook.com/mirrorstage

● Instagram: http://instagram.com/mirrorstagewa

● Twitter: https://twitter.com/mirrorstagewa

Website: Learn more about our Theatre company! See past and future events, and find all podcast episodes in one place.

● https://mirrorstage.org

YouTube: Check out our Youtube channel to see this past year's online events including; Activism Brunch, Preshow lectures, and our Seattle Hollywood Squares.

● https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2RrkujMTKSDwUQice0vKnQ/featured

Call to Action:

Music:

● Inspired by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

● Christmas Eve by Kristin Chambers

● Diamond by Kristin Chambers

● You’re the Song by Kristin Chambers

Have questions? Ask Q and get an A!

Email any questions or thoughts about our show to QuiQui at [email protected]

Interested in making a TAX-DEDUCTIBLE Donation?

● If you enjoyed the podcast, please make a donation to Mirror Stage via our website, or text “Play it smart” to 206-888-6477 (MIRR) to make a donation from your mobile phone. We’ll be back next month on the first Monday!

Hello and thank you for listening! Welcome to our conversation with our new staff members Tycarius Cummnigs and Sien Méndez. Learn about their theatre roots, and what drew them to be a part of the Mirror Stage family. Be sure to check out our social media, website, or YouTube channel to learn more about past and future Mirror Stage happenings.

● Instagram: http://instagram.com/mirrorstagewa 

● Twitter: https://twitter.com/mirrorstagewa

Website: Learn more about our Theatre company! See past and future events, and find all podcast episodes in one place. There is still time to pick up your tickets to our 20th Anniversary Gala.

● https://mirrorstage.org

Call to Action:

●  Get your tickets to our 20th anniversary gala here: Gala Tickets

●  Check out the Seattle Food Committee: A combination of members representing food programs serving those in need of supplemental food in Seattle. They work with food distributors and other service providers to coordinate and maximize the efficiency of Seattle’s emergency food system. Check out their website to see a map of where your closest donation center is, and learn about other ways you can help to end childhood hunger in the Seattle area. http://www.seattlefoodcommittee.org/food-bank-map/

●  Learn more about national Native American Heritage Month:

○ Learn more about the first people of Turtle Island (which to most indigenous people is the name for planet earth or North America)

https://www.uwkc.org/change-makers-news/celebrate-national-native-american-heritage-month/

○  Take a virtual museum gallery/tour/experience titled Why We Serve: Native Americans in the United States Armed Forces https://americanindian.si.edu/why-we-serve/gallery/

○  Catch some films November 12–18 at the: Native Cinema Showcase, an annual celebration of the best in Native film. This year's showcase focuses on Native people boldly asserting themselves through language, healing, building community, and a continued relationship with the land. This event id free and online: https://nmai.brand.live/c/native-cinema-showcase

Music:

● Details (makaih.com) By Makaih Beats

● Christmas Funk music from https://www.zapsplat.com

Have questions? Ask Q and get an A! Email any questions or thoughts about our show to QuiQui [email protected]

Interested in making a TAX-DEDUCTIBLE Donation? If you enjoyed the podcast, please make a donation to Mirror Stage via our website, or text “Play it smart” to 206-888-6477 (MIRR) to make a donation from your mobile phone. We’ll be back next month on the third Monday!

Hello and thank you for listening! Welcome to our conversation with Ana Maria Campoy. Here we discuss her work in the theater community, as well as the impact she is making in the Lower Yakima Valley.

Be sure to check out our social media, website, or YouTube channel to learn more about past and future Mirror Stage happenings.

Mirror Stage: Learn more about everything we do:

Social media: Take a moment to check us out on your favorite social media platform

● Facebook: http://facebook.com/mirrorstage

● Instagram: http://instagram.com/mirrorstagewa

● Twitter: https://twitter.com/mirrorstagewa

Website: Learn more about our Theatre company! See past and future events, and find all podcast episodes in one place. There is still time to pick up your tickets to our 20th Anniversary Gala.

● https://mirrorstage.org

YouTube: Check out our YouTube channel to see this past year's online events including; Activism Brunch, Pre-show lectures, and our Seattle Hollywood Squares.

● https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2RrkujMTKSDwUQice0vKnQ/featured

Call to Action:

Check out our interviewees work with Wash Masks: After hearing about Wash Masks, check out their website to learn more about their work, how to get involved, and their latest campaigns. They have both English and Spanish options to view their site. https://www.washmasks.org/

Wash Masks Book Drive: https://bookshop.org/wishlists/a4c102b5d7d18c982f7af2749fc38ab44e9a5eef

Wash Masks Target Gift Registry:

https://www.target.com/gift-registry/gift-giver?registryId=3dd07940-f181-11eb-b776-5d4b2385f8d0&type=CUSTOM

Learn about Nuestra Casa: Find out all the different ways they are making an impact in the Lower Yakima Valley including: courses and workshops on financial literacy, leadership, justice, Spanish literacy, health literacy, Adult English Classes (ESL), and Citizenship Classes.  https://nuestracasawa.org

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Stay on top of your health and have a screening done. Consider finding a partner facility through the National Breast Cancer Foundation website: https://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/national-mammography-program

They offer free mammograms and diagnostic services for women in need. Washington's own Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center is one of those partners, they can be reached by phone at: 206-606-7800

Music:

● Inspired by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

● Realization

Music from https://www.zapsplat.com

Have questions? Ask Q and get an A!

Email any questions or thoughts about our show to QuiQui at [email protected]

Interested in making a TAX-DEDUCTIBLE Donation?

● If you enjoyed the podcast, please make a donation to Mirror Stage via our website, or text “Play it smart” to 206-888-6477 (MIRR) to make a donation from your mobile phone. We’ll be back next month on the third Monday!