Podcast appearances and mentions of Crystal C Mercer

On today's show: collecting and sharing immigrant experiences in Arkansas from the past few hundred years. Plus, Arkansas author Crystal C. Mercer describes handstitching a book about family, culture and acceptance, in advance of a virtual talk she's delivering this weekend. Rogers Historical Museum is making plans to celebrate the city's 140th anniversary, including the burial of a 2021 time capsule. We get the latest news from Michael Tilley with Talk Business and Politics , as well entertainment options from Becca Martin Brown with Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette — and a poem about surviving hard times read by noted Kansas writer, Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg.

In our first panel discussion, we spoke with three creatives—textile artist and writer Crystal C. Mercer, artist Kat Wilson, and author Elle Nash—about their output during quarantine over the last year and how it helped them cope. You can follow Crystal on Instagram @ccmercertoo or @mercertextilemercantile, and her new book, From Cotton to Silk: The Magic of Black Hair, is available for preorder now. Follow Kat on Instagram @katwilsonartist to keep up with her #quarantinehabitat project. Elle can be found on Twitter + Instagram @saderotica, and her new short story collection, Nudes, is set to debut later this year.Then, we chat with Amber Lindley and Zak Heald about how they managed to safely produce films at Farm Studios (@farmstudiosnwa on IG) during the COVID-19 lockdown.

In this week’s episode, we provide perspective and conversation on the LRSD’ hiring of a principal for the SouthWest High School, the City of Little Rock’s “A Bridge to Work” program to provide paid day labor to the homeless population, and Gov. Hutchinson’s support of the voucher program in Pulaski County. In addition, we provide rapid fire perspective on RockTopics. We also discuss the “Tales from the Motherland” with Crystal C. Mercer, executive director at Local First Arkansas. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/arktimes-rock-the-culture/message

Tales from the South: Season 10 Holiday Show Featuring Lisa Brandom, Karen Hicks, Carlos Cervantes, Helen Austin, Paul Bowen, Crystal C. Mercer. Music by The Salty Dogs.