This week on The Rough Draft Diaries we're talking to Josh Lightle, a local filmmaker working alongside the Sylvania Arts to create programming for up-and-coming filmmakers. We'll talk about the 50-Hour Challenge, Shorties-U, and what the future holds for filmmakers in the Midwest.

Today we're headed to the Junction neighborhood in Toledo, Ohio to talk to Alicia Smith. She's the executive director of The Junction Coalition, a non-profit looking to provide a voice to an overlooked community working towards a better quality of life. That's this week on The Rough Draft Diaries.

Today we're talking to one of the oldest glass artist in Ohio, Jack Schmidt. He received a B.S. degree from Bowling Green State University at a time when glass artists and inventors were revolutionizing the art-from. As the movement grew, so did Jack's art. Tune in to hear all about it on this week's episode of The Rough Draft Diaries.

This week on The Rough Draft Diaries we're talking to David Ross, a community artist turned advocate for youth and creativity.  He's currently a member of The Art Commission's Creative Placemaking team, working to connect visual art and social issues, which is exactly what we'll talk about on today's episode of The RDD.

"Art and writing has always been cathartic for me, even as a child-- Whether it was anxiety, depression, fear, society, love, etc. there was an outlet for me to express those vulnerabilities." This week on The Rough Draft Diaries we talk to Huntor Prey, a hip-hop and spoken word artist. We'll talk about the art he creates and how he came to make it in Toledo, Ohio.

It's FM 91's 45th birthday! WGTE FM 91's first broadcast aired May 2, 1976 and since then has continued to deliver the highest quality arts, entertainment and news. Tune in as The Rough Draft Diaries goes back in time to see how FM 91 began broadcasting to Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan listeners.

Tim Stover is a sculptor exploring the medium of glass, creating work through two different methods. One, reassembling broken sections of glass into new work, the other concentrating on using colored adhesives to achieve visual effects. We'll talk all about it on this week's Rough Draft Diaries.

This week on The Rough Draft Diaries we follow the creation of Enjoy Zest, a pop-up dinner party experience created by Katie Pettee during one of the hardest times to start a new business, the year 2020

Today on the RDD, we're talking to Unruly Arts, a small studio with a big vision, a space passionate about providing a nurturing, inclusive and joyful environment that supports the artistic visions and needs of people with disabilities. You'll meet the artistic director, Lori Schoen on this episode of The Rough Draft Diaries.

This week on The Rough Draft Diaries, we're talking to Kelly Savino. Before she was a teacher of fine art at the local botanical garden, Kelly was a folklorist, documenting the cultural traditions that evolve across distance and time. Tune in to hear all about it on this week's episode of The RDD.