Podcasts about hi desert cultural center

In this week’s Yes But Why Podcast episode, we meet Dawn Davis, actress, voiceover artist and host of the Desert Lady Diaries podcast! The conversation opens with Dawn talking about her acting career in regional theater in Florida and North Carolina before she moved to Los Angeles to dig into the film and TV business. Dawn is an amazing woman and Amy loved talking to her. Along the way, Dawn gives some great business tips for actors. But the real epiphany, both in this interview and in Dawn’s life, is when the story moved to the small town near Joshua Tree National Park where Dawn now resides. The change of location made palpable changes to Dawn and to her world view. It is so great to hear how at home Dawn feels in her new surroundings. Dawn and Amy spend most of the interview talking about the vibrant creative community she has now found and how they have nurtured her and inspired her as an artist. Dawn was so inspired by the wonderful women in her area that she started the Desert Lady Diaries to record some of the oral history of the community. Shoutout to the ladies of Hi Desert Fringe Festival and Hi-Desert Cultural Center! This was a really great talk about living a full life in the arts! Support Dawn by subscribing to the Desert Lady Diaries podcast! Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Download the FREE HC Universal Network app for Android and iDevices or visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com and join the fun. This episode of Yes But Why podcast is sponsored by audible - get your FREE audiobook download and your 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/YESBUTWHY.

In this week’s Yes But Why Podcast episode, we meet Dawn Davis, actress, voiceover artist and host of the Desert Lady Diaries podcast!The conversation opens with Dawn talking about her acting career in regional theater in Florida and North Carolina before she moved to Los Angeles to dig into the film and TV business. Dawn is an amazing woman and Amy loved talking to her. Along the way, Dawn gives some great business tips for actors. But the real epiphany, both in this interview and in Dawn’s life, is when the story moved to the small town near Joshua Tree National Park where Dawn now resides. The change of location made palpable changes to Dawn and to her world view. It is so great to hear how at home Dawn feels in her new surroundings. Dawn and Amy spend most of the interview talking about the vibrant creative community she has now found and how they have nurtured her and inspired her as an artist. Dawn was so inspired by the wonderful women in her area that she started the Desert Lady Diaries to record some of the oral history of the community. Shoutout to the ladies of Hi Desert Fringe Festival and Hi-Desert Cultural Center!This was a really great talk about living a full life in the arts! Support Dawn by subscribing to the Desert Lady Diaries podcast!Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Download the FREE HC Universal Network app for Android and iDevices or visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com and join the fun.This episode of Yes But Why podcast is sponsored by audible - get your FREE audiobook download and your 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/YESBUTWHY.

In this week’s Yes But Why Podcast episode, we meet Dawn Davis, actress, voiceover artist and host of the Desert Lady Diaries podcast!The conversation opens with Dawn talking about her acting career in regional theater in Florida and North Carolina before she moved to Los Angeles to dig into the film and TV business. Dawn is an amazing woman and Amy loved talking to her. Along the way, Dawn gives some great business tips for actors. But the real epiphany, both in this interview and in Dawn’s life, is when the story moved to the small town near Joshua Tree National Park where Dawn now resides. The change of location made palpable changes to Dawn and to her world view. It is so great to hear how at home Dawn feels in her new surroundings. Dawn and Amy spend most of the interview talking about the vibrant creative community she has now found and how they have nurtured her and inspired her as an artist. Dawn was so inspired by the wonderful women in her area that she started the Desert Lady Diaries to record some of the oral history of the community. Shoutout to the ladies of Hi Desert Fringe Festival and Hi-Desert Cultural Center!This was a really great talk about living a full life in the arts! Support Dawn by subscribing to the Desert Lady Diaries podcast!Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Download the FREE HC Universal Network app for Android and iDevices or visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com and join the fun.This episode of Yes But Why podcast is sponsored by audible - get your FREE audiobook download and your 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/YESBUTWHY.

In this week’s Yes But Why Podcast episode, we meet Dawn Davis, actress, voiceover artist and host of the Desert Lady Diaries podcast! The conversation opens with Dawn talking about her acting career in regional theater in Florida and North Carolina before she moved to Los Angeles to dig into the film and TV business. Dawn is an amazing woman and Amy loved talking to her. Along the way, Dawn gives some great business tips for actors. But the real epiphany, both in this interview and in Dawn’s life, is when the story moved to the small town near Joshua Tree National Park where Dawn now resides. The change of location made palpable changes to Dawn and to her world view. It is so great to hear how at home Dawn feels in her new surroundings. Dawn and Amy spend most of the interview talking about the vibrant creative community she has now found and how they have nurtured her and inspired her as an artist. Dawn was so inspired by the wonderful women in her area that she started the Desert Lady Diaries to record some of the oral history of the community. Shoutout to the ladies of Hi Desert Fringe Festival and Hi-Desert Cultural Center! This was a really great talk about living a full life in the arts! Support Dawn by subscribing to the Desert Lady Diaries podcast! Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Download the FREE HC Universal Network app for Android and iDevices or visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com and join the fun. This episode of Yes But Why podcast is sponsored by audible - get your FREE audiobook download and your 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/YESBUTWHY.

Amy's arrival to the desert, with four kids in tow, is a much different arrival from many of the women who have been on the podcast before her. But, Amy rolled up here sleeves, like many women who come here do. She created a business, Kid's Closet, re-selling children's clothing to support herself and her kids.   Shortly after starting the business, Amy had a health scare, causing her to leave the area. Staying with her mother, Amy began to see the value in a vegetarian diet, one she advocates to this day, offering resources like 'The China Study' as well as Dr. McDougal and Dr. Sebi.  In this episode, she talks about how her kids felt about the nutritional switch.   While bed-ridden with cancer, Amy taught herself how to play the guitar.  After mastering the instrument, she learned some songs and started going out to open mics. Amy produced a song (and video), "Killer".   Amy is an Desert Theatre League award-winning Costume Designer who lends her talents to the Hi-Desert Cultural Center, making many of the show costumes, particularly for the summer kids productions, by hand. You'll also catch Amy on stage now and then, fulfilling her dream of telling stories that matter.  

  Desert rat: Slang, a person who has spent a long time in the desert.   Shannon Swanson-Briggs came to the desert at the age of 10, spending a great deal of time in what was then known as Joshua Tree National Monument. Shannon graduated from 29Palms High School and only left the desert once for a brief period.  Shannon returned to the desert, loves the weather and hiking, particularly local spots not yet discovered by the burgeoning tourist population. She and Destany are like two peas in a pod.   DJ, as she is also known, is a born and raised desert rat and was a Joshua Tree 'poster child', appearing in the local newspaper as a helper and participant in many local community events like Coyote Fest, Turtle Days (Joshua Tree is famous for it's desert tortoise population) and the Joshua Tree Music Festival.  Her love of theatre began at the age of eight, as part of a local community youth acting class. DJ then became involved with the Hi-Desert Cultural Center, taking on many behind-the-scenes jobs. That love now propels her to Seattle's Cornish College of the Arts in the fall. To supplement her college expenses, DJ is selling some of her art, which can be found on her Facebook page.   Though growing up in the desert was fun for both of them, it has also brought tragedy. Shannon's brother, DJ's uncle, Rick, was struck down by cancer two years ago at the age of 46 and they also lost a dear family friend in a desert natural disaster, demonstrating that while the desert can be beautiful and magical, it can also be dangerous and devastating.