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This Black History Month, we challenge you to learn about Austin's deep and complicated racial history. From politicians to businesspeople, musicians, artists, chefs, and more, African-American Austinites have left their imprint on this city in many different ways, and the George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural and Genealogy Center is full of exhibits and programming to help you learn. Host Nikki DaVaughn speaks to the Carver's events coordinator, Deelah Muhyee, about why it's important for Austinites to connect to their roots, and keep the past alive. Want some more Austin news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Austin newsletter. Follow us @citycastaustin You can also text us or leave a voicemail. Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE
Outdoor activities are plentiful in Dothan. From hiking and camping to fishing and kayaking, you'll find plenty of ways to explore the outdoors. Check out Forever Wild Trails at Beaver Creek.If you're a fan of golf, there are several golf courses in the area. The Dothan Country Club and Highland Oaks Golf Course are two of the most popular. For a more cultural experience, Dothan has plenty to offer. The Dothan Civic Center is home to a variety of events throughout the year, including music concerts, theater productions, and art exhibits. As the Peanut Capital of the World, it is only fitting that Dothan holds the National Peanut Festival every November. Dothan also has a great selection of restaurants and bars. The downtown area is home to numerous eateries, ranging from upscale to casual. Some favorites would include KBC, The Old Mill, Rodeo, Firestone, and Uka Sushi.Dothan also has adorable artsy coffee shops like Dakota Coffee Works, Mural City Coffee, and Bird and Bean.There are also several breweries in the area, including the popular Thirsty Pig Craft BeerTaproom and BBQ Food Truck and the Folklore Brewing & Meadery. If you're looking for something a bit more unique, Dothan has several unique attractions. The George Washington Carver Museum is a great place to learn about the history of the city and its most famous resident. The city also has a thriving arts and music scene, with several venues like The Plant for live performances, including Eli Young Band on May 18.Dothan is a great place to visit for a weekend getaway or a longer vacation. Whether you're looking for outdoor activities, cultural attractions, or a unique experience, Dothan has something for everyone. So come check out all Dothan has to offer and see why it's one of the best places to visit in Alabama!
'Bring it In the House' is a new 30-minute talk/entertainment Podcast Show that spotlights (M)usicians, (E)ntertainers, (A)rtists, and (L)eaders...get your M.E.A.L.! In this episode, host Milli Mills highlights the 2022 Juneteenth Festival at George Washington Carver Museum, Austin, TX with outstanding young local talented performers/entrepreneurs, Saturday, June 18th at 7:30 pm CST. Stream at https://www.facebook.com/groups/487609745652752.
New polling shows that, in the wake of the Uvalde school shooting, the Texas gubernatorial race has tightened between Gov. Greg Abbott and Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke. Kaitlin Armstrong, on the run now for over a month in connection with the shooting death of pro cyclist Anna Moria Wilson, may be going by her sister Christine Armstrong's name in New York - she also may have fled to Canada. Austin Police are searching for 11 year old Eimi Estrada, who has been missing since Monday and was last seen in the North Plaza/Rundberg area of North Austin. A 17-year-old with an extensive criminal record was shot by a man he was trying to rob in a Domain parking lot on Tuesday. Austin is rated highly among "equity-rich" metros - meaning that relatively few Austin homeowners owe more on their mortgages than their homes are worth. Texas and Oklahoma, said to be departing the Big 12 for the SEC by 2025, have reportedly moved that goal up a year to 2024. Singer Zac Collier, a Texas A&M alum, has been cut from a National Anthem performance at the College World Series after being seen flashing the anti-UT "horns down" hand sign at the Women's College World Series, in which Texas Softball was a competitor. Weekend live music: Friday shows include Pride At Swan Dive with Sabrina Ellis and more, Tameca Jones in what she bills as her "last public performance" at Antone's, Viben and the Submersibles at the Mohawk, Broncho at Empire Control Room, and Casey Donahew at the Haute Spot. Saturday sees The Crystal Method at The Venue ATX, Ty Segall at the Mohawk, Slaid Cleaves at The 04 Center, and Crystal Gayle at the Haute Spot. Sunday, the Stay Black And Live music festival day features Ivy Rootz, Charmin Greene, Mama Duke, WC Clark and tons more at the George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center. Austin weather: we snapped a streak of consecutive triple-digit days that lasted over a week on Wednesday, but we're back at it today with a high of 101 expected, and similar and likely longer streaks of 100+ heat are likely coming throughout the summer.
Dr. Kay Taylor Oliver is an educator and writer; she delivers a powerful message on developing and sustaining meaningful relationships for children and adults. Her presentation style is full of new and relevant information given in simple sound bites that are easily applied to everyday living. Her moto is, Rise Above Expected Limitations. Kay Taylor Oliver has served as Executive Director for Professional Development for Detroit Public Schools; Associate Superintendent for Philadelphia Public Schools; and Associate Professor in the College of Education at Temple University in Philadelphia. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Michigan State University; a Master of Science from the University of Detroit; and a Doctor of Education from Wayne State University. Kay served as president of the Board of Directors for the George Washington Carver Museum in Phoenix, Arizona; on the National Advisory Boards for Michigan State University's College of Education; and on “The Learning Classroom” presented by Mort Crim Communications and Stanford University. Kay has served as president of The Phoenix Chapter of the Links, Incorporated; she is a Golden Life member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated; a Lifetime member of the NAACP; Founder of the H. LeBaron Taylor $10,000 Scholarship distributed biennially to a student who has overcome difficulties; and she is a member of the African American Women's Giving Circle, a philanthropic organization dedicated to providing grants to minority startup businesses. Kay is also a Board Member of the Be Kind People Project, an organization designed to provide students with comprehensive programming using a positive approach to social, emotional, and academic learning and she is a Board Member of the Arizona Theatre Company. Kay is a founding member of the National Staff Development Council's Coaching for Results. She is the author of Teacher Behavior in the Context of a Continuum of Teacher Improvement; Through Their Eyes: A Strategic Response to the National Achievement Gap; Princess Aisha and the Cave of Judgment; Princess Aisha and the Arrow of Truth; and Winter's Love.
To kick off the new season of 15 Minute History, we sit down with Dr. Javier Wallace, founder and guide of Black Austin Tours. While those familiar with Austin know the George Washington Carver Museum as well as historically Black East Austin, Dr. Wallace unpacks other hidden, and not-so-hidden elements of Black history in the Texas capital. Learn more about Black Austin Tours at https://blackaustintours.com/ and follow them on social media at BlackAustinTours.
One of the many special places you can mark Juneteenth is at the George Washington Carver Museum in Austin, Texas, with an art installation that has five statues and six pedestals. Plus: the summer solstice is this weekend, and while crowds won't be on hand the usual way at Stonehenge, they can take in the whole event virtually. Juneteenth Memorial Monuments Find a Home (AustinTexas.gov) You Can Watch the Summer Solstice Live From Stonehenge This Year (Thrillist) Celebrate every day with us as a backer on Patreon --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/message
"I’m going to continue to push my work forward. The work has always come first. It has to be the work, because it’s no good if it’s not. That’s my philosophy. I don’t push that on anyone else. That’s just always been my thing. That the work has to do what it needs to do." In this highly anticipated followup to my first interview with Deborah from March of 2018, we sit down to talk about all of the wonderful and sometimes challenging aspects of her amazing career over the last year and a half since we last spoke. From grants to residencies to gallery representation in Los Angeles and London, it has been a will ride. But don’t think she is an overnight success. Her work ethic and passion have carried her though over four decades of pursing art to where she is now. As they say, luck is when opportunity meets preparation. Deborah shares how her work has been evolving and where it is headed, her studio practice, as well as giving us a peek into some ideas for her upcoming one women show at The Contemporary Austin a year from now. I think Deborah proves that hard work, integrity, and persistence can change your life and the lives of others in a positive way. She is even planning to start a foundation to help other artists get the help that she so dearly needed to grow her career early on. If you haven heard our first conversation that covers the history of her life and career before last year, have a listen to Episode 19. Artist statment and Bio courtesy of Deborah's website. ARTIST STATEMENT Whether I was aware of it or not, otherness has been at the center of my consciousness since the beginning of my artistic career. My early ideals of race and beauty were shaped by and linked through paintings of renaissance artists and photographs in fashion magazines. Those images were mythical, heroic, beautiful, and powerful and embodied a particular status that was not afforded equally to anyone I knew. Those images influenced the way I viewed myself and other African Americans, which led me to investigate the way our identities have been imagined and shaped by societal interpretations of beauty. Having one’s identity dismantled, marginalized and regulated to non-human status demands action. This led me to critically engage image-making in art history and pop-culture, and ultimately grapple with whatever power and authority these images have over the female figure. My art practice takes on social commentary, critiquing perceptions of ideal beauty. Stereotypes and myths are challenged in my work; I create a dialogue between the ideas of inclusion, dignity, consumption, and subjectivity by addressing beauty in the form of the ideal woman, the Venus. By challenging Venus, my work challenges the notion of universal beauty—making room for women of color who are not included in this definition. Wading through my work, you must look through multiple layers, double meanings and symbols. My process combines found and manipulated images with hand drawn and painted details to create hybrid figures. These figures often take the form of young girls. I’m interested in the way young girls symbolize vulnerability but also a naïve strength. The girls who populate my work, while subject to societal pressures and projected images, are still unfixed in their identity. Each girl has character and agency to find their own way amidst the complicated narratives of American, African American and art history. BIO Deborah Roberts (American, b. 1962) is a mixed media artist whose work challenges the notion of ideal beauty. Her work has been exhibited internationally across the USA and Europe. Her work is in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York; Brooklyn Museum, New York, New York; The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, New York; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California; The Block Museum of Art, Evanston, Illinois; Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, Texas; Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, Atlanta, Georgia; Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, New Jersey; and The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery, Saratoga Springs, New York. Roberts is the recipient of the Anonymous Was a Woman Grant (2018), the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant (2016) and a Ginsberg-Klaus Award Fellowship (2014). She received her MFA from Syracuse University, New York. She lives and works in Austin, Texas. Roberts is represented by Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects. Some of the subjects we discuss: The first interview New studio Since the last interview Painting vs Collage Romantic/Americana Flat and fixed Work about boys George Stinney Where the work goes Tamir Rice shooting Evolving the work Boys with pink shirts Using fist imagery Do you see the subtlety Sculpture work/Books Lot’s of work to be done The first year/Car analogy Taking control/Staying true People working with her Keeping up the level Missing women Volta/Being prepared Having inventory Who gets the work Meeting new people Paying the bills Time to grow the work The work was fracturing Fear of changing Grants for artists A little bit of help Not an overnight success It’s not easy/Stress Hours a week Rauschenberg Residency Studio manager Contemporary installation Why not be preachy Getting back to people New book release Big Goals Talk at Blanton Upcoming Events October 4, 2019 6pm-8pm Book Release/Signing of "Deborah Roberts: The Evolution of Mimi" (https://www.facebook.com/events/704608353284801/) George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural and Genealogy Center 1165 Angelina St, Austin, Texas 78702 October 8th, 2019 6:30pm Artist Talk: Deborah Roberts and Robert A. Pruitt (https://54061.blackbaudhosting.com/54061/tickets?tab=2&txobjid=96ab230d-5226-4669-a7de-fa5c891fcb28&fbclid=IwAR3JJAPW80Xbd9gyo1rBtpgpzuqtJoe84HLKmIjM0U-Z9sqo4hAeg8-6_hc) This event is free to the public but pre-registration is recommended. Blanton Museum of Art The University of Texas at Austin 200 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Austin, TX 78712 Banner image - Deborah Roberts LET THEM BE CHILDREN 120" x 45" Mixed Media Collage on Canvas 2018 This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. Intro music generously provided by Stan Killian (http://stankillian.com/main/) Support this podcast. (http://www.austinarttalk.com/supportpodcast)
Special Bonus Episode from our visit to Dothan for the Top Chef wrap up party for Kelsey Barnard Clark KBC www.eatkbc.com Instgram eatkbc Mural City Coffee Company www.muralcityroasters.com Instagram muralcitycoffeeco Visit Dothan www.visitdothan.com Discover Dothan www.discoverdothan.com George Washington Carver Museum www.gwcarvermuesum.com Wiregrass Museum of Art www.wiregrassmuseum.org
This is one of those rare Hours of Slack that's a documentary about the making of a documentary. Actually it's a documentary about the WATCHING of a documentary about those doing the watching. Recursive! The feature documentary film about us, "J.R. "Bob" Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius," directed by Sandy Boone, had a very enthusiastic reception from audiences and reviewers at its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, and the SubGenius movie stars and friends had a BLAST! Sandy Boone tricked us into parading down the street holding signs and preaching loudly to the unsaved, and also into performing an impromptu mini-devival in the outdoor yard of the George Washington Carver Museum. Stang reflexively recorded those. Also this episode unveils -- get ready -- NEW REVELATIONS DIRECT FROM "BOB" HIMSELF!!! -- collected by Rev. Elvis Martini and read by Rev. Stang. Also: the beloved but suppressed SubGenius forbidden science lecture (with sound effects) by Dr. Ahmed Fishmonger about the basic sub-para-atomic particle, THE MUTRON. And: Massive Hot Dog Recall. SUBGENIUS CATALOGS: http://www.subgenius.com/scatalog/mediashack.html
Thank you for tuning into ConverStayShuns. Episode 11, is our 2nd episode about Mental Health. I had the honor to have Tarik Daniels aka "Mister Tell Tales", of the organization What's In The Mirror, as a special guests on the show. We were able to attend their first Mental Health Meet-Up event on Saturday, February 2, 2019. It was held at the George Washington Carver Museum in Austin, TX. for more info. on What's In The Mirror & to connect w/them on social media please visit: https://whatsinthemirror.org also check out Tarik "Mister Tell Tales" Daniels: https://mistertelltales.com please check out the following (more to be added): The D. Wood Foundation Inc. http://dwoodfoundation.org https://www.facebook.com/dwoodfoundation/ Michael Cox, M.A., LPC CoFounder, Therapist WholeLife Priorities, LLC http://wholelifepriorities.com Shaillee J Chopra International School of Story, 501 (c)(3) shailleejchopra@gmail.com https://www.internationalschoolofstory.org Sharna Daley Licensed Profesional Counselor, MS, LPC Owner/Founder Awake To Dream Again http://www.awaketodreamagain.com Leng Wong Executive and Artistic Director http://www.luckychaos.com leng@luckychaos.com Malachi Peterson Account Major The Y.N.A Fellowship malachi_peterson99@hotmail.com background music by Cysum. Check out Cysum on all digital distributions iTunes, Spotify, GooglePlay, etc. Also follow him on: SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/cysummusic IG: http://www.instagram.com/cysummusic FB: https://www.facebook.com/Cysummusic Twitter: https://twitter.com/cysummusic YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnt-K5JFYjVEV5eHMmo_i-Q Don’t forget to follow ConverStayShuns: FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/conver.stayshuns Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/converstayshuns/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/converstayshuns SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/converstayshuns
Tyler sits down with Bridgett Hart to talk sexism and representation in the cannabis industry, then dive into their understanding of racism. Chapters: Welcome to George Washington Carver Museum (1:38) Meet Bridgett Hart (2:51) Break 1 (4:45) Bridgett's Dad (5:45) Bridgett Travels (7:53) Break 2 (9:06) Cannabis industry exploitation (10:05) Break 3 (13:12) White Supremacy (14:10) Voting for women of color (16:00) Break 4 (17:45) Broadening racial perspectives (18:45) White supremacy (26:26) "Black on black crime" (28:13) Generational wealth (29:45) "We're all kinda racist" (31:14) About Bridgett Hart (39:29) Mentions: #carvermuseumphx #zcast @tdhurst @bridgettrhart #podcast #cannabis #sexism #representation #racism #microloans #blacklivesmatter #blm #warondrugs #empath #empathy #philandocastile #boyznthehood #blackpanther #representationmatters #mentalhealth @potofwellness #podcast #cannabis #arizona #whitesupremacy #terrorism @mjarsenal_ Burning Bush is an independent podcast about truth in cannabis by Tyler Hurst & friends. Each weekly-ish episode starts with a sampling of local cannabis, then moves to an industry-related conversation.
"For me authenticity is being truthful, and just allowing yourself to be vulnerable." "I express myself through fashion by just letting it flow and just walking into my closet and kind of treating it like a palette and just wearing what I feel and grabbing pieces that I feel work for me instinctively at that moment." Dawn Okoro is a figurative painter who uses bright and bold saturated colors and as she has in her most recent exhibition, Punk Noir, captured the spirit and presence of creative people in her community who live with a kind of punk attitude. She started out at a young age being good at art but ended up studying psychology and law for many years and took a circuitous path to becoming the artist she always wanted to be. Realizing that life is short and that she had been repressing and muting an important part of her true self she began two years ago to paint more seriously, partly inspired by her life long love of fashion and fashion photography. Many of her previous series of work have addressed issues such as intersectionality, the objectification of women, and how black women are portrayed in media. Dawn puts her all into her artwork and when the roller coaster of emotions and challenges meets the deadline, she finds herself fulfilled and facing a powerful and beautiful collection of portraits. And she takes you along with her on the journey of her work and life with her regular social media posts, which she uses to foster connections with fans, curators, collectors, and other artists. In the future she aspires to explore her Nigerian heritage more deeply and find a way to create her own fashion in addition to her portraits. Punk Noir is such a fantastic exhibition and after I saw it I knew I had to interview Dawn. She is such a delightful person and really has a great work ethic and a lot of integrity in what she is trying to create along with the positive effects it could have. Please enjoy our conversation and be sure to get over to the Carver Museum before July 21st to see for yourself. PUNK NOIR: DAWN OKORO Exhibited from March 8, 2018 to July 21, 2018. "A selections of monumental works that explore Afro-punk creative expression. Featuring portaits of black musicians, filmmakers, photogaphers and other creatives -- Punk Noir revels in the divine feminine and masculine energy in her subjects. Through color, pose, and clothing, Okoro conveys a sense of grit, glamor, and grace. This is reincorced by her gestural use of copper to obscure the body and alludes to issues of erasure, self-agency, and resistance. Indeed, Punk Noir offers an alternative to life lived in a black body on stark white canvas. For Okoro, punk has always been black." The George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural and Genealogy Center 1165 Angelina St, Austin, TX 78702 1-512-974-4926 M,T,W,F 10-6 Th 10-9 Sat 10-4 Sun Closed This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. Intro music generously provided by Stan Killian (http://stankillian.com/main/) Support this podcast. (http://www.austinarttalk.com/supportpodcast)
My chat with Mike Jones, Director of Marketing for Phoenix Startup Week 2018, on location at George Washington Carver Museum discussion what makes a startup and how do you classify entrepreneurship.
Episode 23 recorded LIVE from PHX Startup Week at Basecamp at the George Washington Carver Museum and Culture Center in Phoenix with guest, Carla Rivera-Cruz. Carla is a High School Educator and Ed Consultant. Podcast recorded with the assistance of ZCast with podcast tech, Raz! #phxstartupweek #yesphxMore about Carla and her CRC Ed Services, LLC here. More about ZCast podcasting service here. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
I am very passionate about helping entrepreneurs and business owners because of how many mistakes and struggles I dealt with when I started my first company. Phoenix Startup Week takes place Feb 16-23 so I sat down with their Director of Marketing, Mike Jones, so he could explain to me what makes Phoenix Startup Week worth your attention. Mike, like all the other volunteers of Phoenix Startup Week, donates his time to this event. He is also the man behind Resound, a branding agency in Tempe, Arizona, and co-host of the Az Brandcast Podcast. Show Notes: - Phoenix Startup Week will host over 200 speakers at various venues - The event kicks off with "Phoenix Start Up Weekend" where teams come together to pitch a product, and then spend the next 72 hours bringing their vision to reality - The general assembly throughout the week will take place at George Washington Carver Museum, with 'vertical days' held daily at nearby locations - These Verticals include: Blockchain, SAAS, Medical Technology, Small Business Owners, - The week culminates on Friday, February 23rd with Street Pitch! A Shark Tank style pitch with 20 startup founders pitching their ideas with one winner being awarded $10,000 - If you are young and hungry or just want to learn everything you can, then attending each and every day is what you should do. - If you are interested in networking or learning about specific topics or industries, then picking and choosing specific classes is for you. - If you are interested in startups but don't have the time to attend during the week, then just come to Street Pitch! Links: PHX Start-Up Weekend https://startupweekend.org/locations/north-america/us/az PHX Start-Up Week http://phxstartupweek.com/ Street Pitch http://www.48startups.com/streetpitch/ Connect with Mike Jones Twitter: https://twitter.com/remarkamike Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/remarkamike/ Resound: https://resoundcreative.com AZ Brandcast: https://azbrandcast.com/
This show is dedicated to the prayer warriors, supporters, listeners and everyone else that believes in the Inside Gospel ministry! I hope to see you all at Inside Gospel LIVE at SXSW on March 20th / 7pm at the George Washington Carver Museum. Visit http://www.InsideGospelLIVE.com for more info! 1) Joshua DuFrene – Nothing Better 2) Dana Hemphill - Get Up 3) Sango & SPZRKT – JMK 4) Marvin Sapp - Yes You Can 5) Steven Curtis Chapman - Love Take Me Over 6) Da' T.R.U.T.H. feat. Black Knight & TC - I Made It 7) Vincent Tharpe & Kenosis - Let's Praise Him 8) L. Spenser Smith - Teach Me 9) Lauren Daigle - How Can It Be 10) Chad Brawley – Greater 11) B-Luv ft. Darion Ja'Von – Untitled 12) GF Soldier – Exegisis of Jesus 13) The First Cathedral Choir feat. Moses Tyson and Twinkie Clark - Everything's Gonna Be Alright 14) Maurice Griffin - Hear Us 15) Sean C. Johnson – Mountains 16) Yolanda Adams - You Know That I Know 17) Adrion Butler – Graceful 18) Hannah Barnett - Nails (HXLY KXSS Remix) 19) Rizon - Higher Level 20) J Prince - Serious