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Enjoy this stained glass panel discussion with top industry professionals and educators Judith Schaechter, Stephen Hartley, Megan McElfresh, and Amy Valuck. Topics addressed include: what is needed in stained glass education; how the massive number of Instagrammers making suncatchers and trinkets affect stained glass; how to promote stained glass in a gallery setting; and how to stay relevant as stained glass artists. The panelists: By single-handedly revolutionizing the craft of stained glass through her unique aesthetic and inventive approach to materials, Judith Schaechter championed her medium into the world of fine art. The content of her work – some of which gives voice to those who experience pain, grief, despair, and hopelessness – resonates with viewers, leaving a profound and lasting impression. Schaechter has lived and worked in Philadelphia since graduating in 1983 with a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design Glass Program. She has exhibited her glass art widely, including in New York, Los Angeles and Philadelphia, The Hague and Vaxjo, Sweden. She is the recipient of many grants, including the Guggenheim Fellowship, two National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships in Crafts, The Louis Comfort Tiffany Award, The Joan Mitchell Award, two Pennsylvania Council on the Arts awards, The Pew Fellowship in the Arts and a Leeway Foundation grant. Her work is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum in New York, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Hermitage in Russia, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Corning Museum of Glass, The Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution and numerous other public and private collections. Schaechter's work was included in the 2002 Whitney Biennial, a collateral exhibition of the Venice Biennale in 2012, and she is a 2008 USA Artists Rockefeller Fellow. In 2013 the artist was inducted to the American Craft Council College of Fellows. The Glass Art Society presented Schaechter with a Lifetime Achievement award in 2023, and this year she will receive the Smithsonian Visionary Award. Schaechter has taught workshops at numerous venues, including the Pilchuck Glass School in Seattle, the Penland School of Crafts, Toyama Institute of Glass (Toyama, Japan), Australia National University in Canberra, Australia. She has taught courses at Rhode Island School of Design, the Pennsylvania Academy, and the New York Academy of Art. She is ranked as an Adjunct Professor at The University of the Arts and Tyler School of Art Glass Program, both in Philly . Born in Philadelphia, Stephen Hartley began his craft career working on a variety of historic buildings and monuments throughout the region. In 1999, he moved to South Carolina to attend Coastal Carolina University, where he earned his undergraduate degree in History. He then relocated to Savannah, Georgia, and continued to work in the traditional crafts and conservation fields while attending graduate school. After completing his MFA in Historic Preservation at the Savannah College of Art and Design, Hartley was employed as an instructor at various colleges within the Savannah area. He earned his PhD from the University of York in 2018 where his dissertation thesis studied the historical and modern frameworks of trades training in the US and the UK.  Hartley eventually returned to the Philadelphia area and accepted the position of Head of Building Arts at Bryn Athyn College, where he formulated the first Bachelor's of Fine Arts (BFA) in traditional building within the United States. Hartley, currently an associate professor in Notre Dame's School of Architecture, wants his students to have a deeper appreciation for the work craftspeople do to fulfill an architect's vision—by learning the vocabulary of the trades, understanding their history, and, when possible, trying out the tools. Executive Director of the Stained Glass Association of America (SGAA), Megan McElfresh has dedicated her professional life to community service and the art and science of stained glass. With a background in fine arts and operations management, she joined the Association as a professional member in 2015 and became the Executive Director in the fall of 2017. Growing up in small stained glass studios, McElfresh continued to build on her technical skills in the medium by seeking mentorship opportunities throughout college. Some of the highlights of her glass studies were traveling to Pilchuck Glass School and time spent at the nationally recognized kiln forming resource center, Vitrum Studio.  Prior to working with the SGAA, McElfresh worked in a variety of roles from operations management at a life sciences firm in Washington, D.C. to IT and web support for small non-profit art organizations. In 2011, McElfresh moved from Northern Virginia to Buffalo, New York, and founded her studio, McElf GlassWorks. With a passion for her professional career as well as her new community, she never turned down an opportunity to collaborate with neighborhood teens and local programs to provide enthusiastic and creative educational enrichment. In her personal work, McElfresh uses her artwork in the advocacy of issues she became passionate about during her time working at a forensics laboratory concerning subjects like domestic violence and rape, and DNA backlogs. Her studio work has been featured in the Stained Glass Quarterly, Design NY, The Buffalo News, and Buffalo Rising. Find out more about the SGAA's 2024 conference here: Conference 2024: Sand to Sash | The Stained Glass Association of America Amy Valuck is a stained glass artist and conservator based in Southeastern Pennsylvania, and the current president of the American Glass Guild. She began her apprenticeship in 1998 at The Art of Glass in Media, PA, and in 2014 went on to establish her own studio, Amy Valuck Glass Art, now located in West Chester, PA. Her studio's primary work is the restoration and conservation of historical windows from churches, universities, and private residences. As a conservator she specializes in complex lead work, plated windows, and replication painting. Valuck also maintains a personal art practice, producing autonomous stained glass panels for private commissions and public exhibition, including the AGG's American Glass Now annual exhibit. Her personal work is heavily influenced by the fabrication and painting techniques of historical windows but frequently includes experimental fused glass elements.  Valuck is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, who earned her BFA degree in jewelry and light metals. Her work in jewelry earned awards including the first annual Cartier Prize, and the MJSA (Manufacturing Jewelers and Silversmiths' Association) Award. She has served on the board of directors of the American Glass Guild since 2017 and has participated as a lecturer and instructor at several of the AGG's annual conferences. Registration is now open for the 2024 Grand Rapids conference, July 9 – 14. Find out more about the AGG's 2024 conference here: https://www.americanglassguild.org/events/agg-2024-conference-grand-rapids-mi For further exploration of panel discussion topics: The Campaign for Historic Trades Releases First-of-its-Kind Labor Study on the Status of Historic Trades in America – The Campaign for Historic Trades   

The stained glass community will gather in a confluence of energy, inspiration and excitement for Forging New Paths: The Stained Glass Association of America's 2023 Conference, held at The Hyatt Regency in downtown Buffalo, New York, from Thursday, September 28 through Sunday, October 1, 2023. In addition to 25 workshops, five tours, auctions, art salons, art openings, the Vendor Showcase, the Mosaic Marathon, and major networking events – SGAA will hold its General Session. For more information, check out SGAA's website for speakers, a full schedule of events, and more about individual facets of every part of the event on the organization's conference homepage.  General Session Each year during General Session, SGAA brings together speakers from around the world to speak about restoration, conservation, public art, history, and technology in the field. It is not uncommon to have roundtables to tackle emerging issues or panels of experts to provide clarity on how industry elements are being tackled across the country. Speakers and lecturers are chosen by a panel of peers for both their content and enthusiasm. The expertise of historians, conservators, and contemporary practitioners come together in a unique way to celebrate the enormous diversity of the entire industry. In recent years, additional efforts have been made to bring notable guests and speakers to the conferences that can speak to the partnerships glass work often requires, e.g. those in adaptive reuse, metalsmithing, masonry conservation, sacred places, fundraising, and public art. There has also been a great many collaborations within the larger glass arts community as it applies to architectural art glass – kilnforming, flameworking, lamination, etc – and it is always exciting to see how connections made at the annual conference push the boundaries of new work. Classes & Workshops Conferences offer a unique opportunity to learn both beginning and advanced techniques and are often geared toward the unique strengths of that year's conference host. SGAA tailored its workshops to nearby facilities and studio resources that are unique to this year's conference location. Says McElfresh: “We have been very fortunate to work with incredible teachers from all over the globe – leaders in the field who have generously donated time to share their knowledge with our members and attendees.” Mosaic Marathon The Society of American Mosaic Artists (SAMA) is the largest nonprofit mosaic art organization in the world—a vibrant and ever-expanding group of more than 1,200 members, including mosaic artists at all levels, mosaic aficionados, collectors, materials suppliers, and art educators. SAMA has placed renewed emphasis on strengthening ties with other mosaic organizations around the globe to pursue common goals. The Mosaic Marathon brings together members for a unique opportunity to create a mosaic in a cooperative, continuous, networking experience. The Mosaic Marathon creates a lasting piece of art that is donated to a local charity in SGAA's host conference city. As a not-for-profit organization, this is an opportunity for SAMA to give back to the arts community and create a lasting reminder of its legacy and mission. Tours & Field Sessions The history and appreciation of stained glass is inseparable from both its setting as an architectural element and the very nature of the material itself. For craftsmen and artists in the field to gain exposure to the vast living museums of stained glass, they must visit stained glass all over the world whenever they can. “Installations all over the world are our museums, our laboratories, and our classrooms,” says McElfresh. “Thus, when we come together as a group, we must take advantage of our travel and our companions to go and experience installations, to discuss them with our peers, and to investigate ongoing care and restoration concerns that affect us all. This is one of the most useful ways we can learn as a group.”  Nearly every SGAA conference includes at least one full day of site visits and installation tours. In addition, the organization has been known to schedule and participate in special travel opportunities both in the United States and abroad to experience as much stained glass as possible. The tours are almost always stand-alone events, which can be attended outside of General Session participation and are often open to the public. Auction & Scholarships At each conference, members have the opportunity to browse through tables laden with books, sample sets, vendor products, tools, and artwork from members. SGAA's annual silent and live auction at the summer conference is a major source of funding for scholarship assistance. Donations directly fund scholarships for professional stained glass instruction all over the country and beyond.  On exhibition years, work is donated to SGAA's live auction, which is an opportunity to collect autonomous work by any number of the group's talented members. On the Shoulders of Giants: Innovation in Stained Glass at The Buffalo History Museum, Portico Gallery, September 15, 2023 – January 14, 2024 This anniversary exhibition pays homage to skills honed over generations that have facilitated innovation in past and present-day Buffalo. Just as LaFarge and Tiffany pushed the boundaries of the medium in the 1880s, today's community continues to move forward, fostering innovation and creativity. This trifecta of exhibits brings together Buffalo's unique history and legacy with future architectural endeavors. Conference attendees have the opportunity to experience how glass is a part of the city's built environment, building momentum for the art of the future. Viewing opportunities include: The new Gundlach building at Buffalo AKG Art Museum and multiple new glass-related commissions being unveiled there this summer; Brilliance: The Stanford Lipsey Art Glass Collection at the Burchfield Penney Art Center; and On the Shoulders of Giants at the Buffalo History Museum. States David Judson, Judson Studios: “The world of stained glass is constantly evolving with the advancements in technology. Despite being an ancient craft, new and innovative methods are being discovered every day. These advancements present exciting opportunities for the future of this beautiful medium. We are thrilled to witness the endless possibilities that lie ahead.”  Camaraderie, Networking & Celebration Says McElfresh: “Year after year, SGAA builds on the shoulders of giants, sharing cumulative knowledge with one another. This magic is the result of providing space for the unplanned to occur: the intermingling of artist, craftsmen, business people and suppliers. They exchange ideas, have impromptu demonstrations, and socialize. It is the chemistry created by our shared passion for the glass material that keeps bringing us back together.” She continues: “At our business meetings, we not only attend to the business of the day, we recognize those who have achieved professional recognition in the field. We seek to learn what challenges may face us next. We are just as eager to hear from emerging professionals as we are to hear from the recognized experts.” Each annual conference ends with an award banquet where SGAA celebrates Lifetime Achievements as well as up-and-coming voices.  The Stained Glass Association of America is one of our nation's oldest trade associations. Now 120 years old, the organization is proud to produce one of the oldest continuously published art journals in the United States, in addition to providing over 1,500 professionals across the country including manufacturers, suppliers, and educators with programs, scholarships, accreditation, public education and services for stewards.  Says McElfresh: “SGAA is the advocate and ambassador for monumental stained glass art in the United States.”

Many places you go these days, liquor stores, co-ops and even convenience stores, you see them: colorful cans of CBD and THC drinks, recently legal to sell and consume in Minnesota.  And when happy hour comes around, I often finding myself reaching for one of them instead of a glass of wine. Unlike with alcohol, there's no hangover, I sleep better and feel great in the morning after a couple of these. When I heard that Plift hemp-infused beverages was a Black owned-and-operated company, I started asking for it by name. You can get it in stores around Minnesota as well as five other states, and soon to be in Wisconsin. Plift hemp-infused beverages come in a variety of fun flavors.  There's juicy grapefruit and crisp ginger that taste a bit like natural soda. Guests at a recent dinner party reacted as they took their first sips.“I don't know what it is but I thought it was going to taste more like sparkling water, but it tastes more like pop,” said one guest.Another guest had fun saying the name aloud and then gave his verdict: “It's a pretty good beverage. I'd give it …”  He paused to take another taste. “A nine. It's not bad. I don't want to go too crazy with the rating. It's good though. I like it!”Plift also contains four milligrams of THC per can which offers a light buzz. This relatively small amount of cannabinoids, the psychoactive compounds in cannabis. Co-owner Todd Harris calls it “sessionable.” It's a brewing term for an alcoholic beverage that is light, refreshing and easy to drink, without too much inebriating effect. But unlike sessionable beer, there is no alcohol in the making of Plift. “I grew up in a family where my parents were amazing parents,” says Harris, who was born and grew up in Minneapolis. “But alcohol was prevalent. And so I quickly realized that I was always one drink away from being an alcoholic myself, as well as how alcohol played a role in communities of color. And so I said, ‘Let's go build a really good product that provides optionality for those who want ways to unwind that don't include alcohol.'” ‘Easier to get alcohol than a square meal'The negative impact of alcohol on communities of color, and in particular the Black community, is well-documented.According to the American Psychological Association, African Americans drink less, start drinking later and abuse alcohol less frequently than other races and cultures. However Black people suffer from more negative consequences of alcohol use, including more injuries and illnesses. More potent forms of alcohol, such as malt liquor and 40oz beers have historically been marketed disproportionately to Black communities. “In communities of color,” Harris goes on, “it's easier for people to get their hands on alcohol and poison than it is to get their hands on a square meal.”So he and his partner Glenn McElfresh, both fans of cannabis, decide to make what they think of as a “viable alternative” to alcohol, one arguably with fewer negative consequences. “And if we can make it at a price point that becomes affordable and accessible and approachable, then that's even better,” Harris adds. Social justice issueThe duo really think of their product, and cannabis in general, as a social justice issue, and very one that is currently super topical with the shifting marijuana legislation nationwide. This includes Minnesota's recent legalization of recreational use for people aged 21 and above.Plift decided early on that its active ingredient would come from hemp, and Harris says he has no intention of moving into marijuana. But he's watching the changing market forces in Minnesota.Historically, Black people have received the short end of the stick where it comes to marijuana use in the legal system. Black people outnumber white people four-to-one in marijuana arrests according to NORML, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.And, says Harris, just because marijuana is legal here and in other states around the country, it doesn't mean Black people are suddenly poised to win in the marketplace. In fact, Harris predicts quite the opposite.“You're going to see scarcity of Black founders,” he said. “You're going to see the literal gentrification of cannabis.”Currently, Black ownership makes up less than two percent in the cannabis industry, according to a 2021 jobs report in Leafly, one of the leading sources on cannabis use and education. Plift is one of just a handful of Black-owned cannabis companies in the state of Minnesota. It is currently producing about one thousand cases of product per week, but say it is growing quickly. Worry for the futureHarris said they are cautiously optimistic about their position in the marketplace. Because of its much lower barriers to entry and the fact that it's already a federally legal substance, Harris and McElfresh decided to derive their cannabinoids from hemp.Thanks to that lower barrier to entry — about $1,000 for a license compared to tens of thousands for a marijuana license — about 60 sixty percent of the hemp companies in the state are owned by minorities or women, according to a study by the Minnesota Cannabis Association.But Harris worries Plift's decision to go with hemp might ultimately put their company at a disadvantage.“Corporate cannabis companies want to have a monopoly on the marketplace,” Harris explains. “And low potency THC from hemp competes directly with both medical and recreational marijuana derived THC products.”Harris said special interest groups are currently lobbying to restrict access to hemp for companies like his, and there's one reason for that: the big operations want to corner the market. “I think the fact that in 2023 we still have people who look like me locked up for things that many, many people are getting very wealthy on — mainly middle aged white men — is a travesty. And it's just another instance in how policy politics in our systems continue to fail Black people and Black men in general.” Harris worries that as marijuana continues to be legalized around the country, people of color will not benefit at large. This despite legislative calls to create opportunities for the communities most adversely affected by the war on drugs to benefit from the opportunities  offered by business possibilities created by  marijuana legalization. “There's not a good example in the country, yet in the previous 22 states that legalize adult use marijuana that can point to how communities of color in particular are benefiting.” Harris says he wants everyone to carefully consider that as the marijuana laws and landscape continue to shift, probably for years to come.“Hemp is a path forward [for Black owners]. Low potency, THC derived edibles, consumables, that's a path forward that anyone can play in, and corporate cannabis does not want the world to know that.” Harris says he dreams of one day selling the business with the goal of providing employees and families with financial security and generational wealth. However, as some Minnesotans explore the new landscape where marijuana can be enjoyed widely, Harris urges cannabis users to continue thinking of marijuana legislation, and Black presence in the marketplace, as a social justice issue. 

Here, I talk with my friend Jake McElfresh of Front Porch Step for his first interview in 8 years following a scandal that ruined his career in 2014.   I was a pop-punk kid back then and made an idol of music before Jesus, living by the mantra “music saved my life” and was into FPS, using it as a way to cope during a breakup as well as the death of my grandmother — so this is a full circle moment, now that we are both born again disciples of Jesus Christ.   In this discussion, he shares how he grew up, what his journey with God looked like throughout his life — how he was a “Christian," thinking that saying a sinner's prayer meant he would go to heaven — he describes how his parents divorce affected his perspective of women, and how he got into the music scene.   From there, he speaks on his Front Porch Step career, the depraved man he was, and the gritty details of the scandal. He so vulnerably and honestly shares how it all spiraled and ultimately sent him right to rock bottom, both personally and professionally.   But that is where Jesus met Him: at the end of himself. Much later, Jake felt the unconditional love of Christ for the first time, realizing that no matter what he did, God would love and forgive him.   Jake eventually surrendered in repentance, and laid it all at the foot of the cross, turning his life around by the grace of God. His walk with Jesus led him to his wife Shanelle. He tells us the intimate story of how they met, how he courted her, and how they eventually married.   Sharing Jake's story is about demonstrating what the gospel actually is, because his testimony shows the Heart of the Father. No one is beyond redemption.   What God has done in his life is the epitome of the old man being crucified, and the new man being resurrected in Christ.   When the carnal world offers no mercy, God offers mercy as we receive His Truth in faith. That is why Jesus' free gift of salvation is so precious.   Each of us needs a Savior that we are ALL EQUALLY undeserving to have. And yet, when we have Him, there is no condemnation. He makes us a new creation, not because of who we are but because of who He is.   We pray the Lord will use this to plant seeds of faith.   --   + JAKE'S INSTAGRAM & YOUTUBE @frontporchstep   + MY INSTAGRAM: @angelamarireucci   + SOW INTO HEAVEN & HEALING PODCAST MINISTRY AND BECOME A FINANCIAL PARTNER VIA… - DONOR BOX - STRIPE - VENMO @angelamarieucci

In this episode, I enjoy a conversation with Glenn McElfresh. We discuss the potential future of regulations for cannabis and much more. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/2P6_kmLO4Qw

Let's welcome Lee and Robin McElfresh of ⁠Living Kingdom Ministries⁠ to the show! This dynamic duo is laser focused on making sure people know of God's immense love through their courses, books, and other evangelism efforts. Specifically, Lee and Robin discuss: Why we need to spread the Good News of the Gospel now more than ever. How each of us can share the Gospel naturally and fearlessly. What the buzz is all about in their course "⁠The Catch.⁠" “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen." (Matthew 28:19 NKJV)  Today's episode is brought to you by Finding Hope. Learn more at ⁠⁠https://hopeisalive.net/finding-hope/⁠

Let's welcome Lee and Robin McElfresh of Living Kingdom Ministries to the show! This dynamic duo is laser focused on making sure people know of God's immense love through their courses, books, and other evangelism efforts. Specifically, Lee and Robin discuss: Why we need to spread the Good News of the Gospel now more than ever. How each of us can share the Gospel naturally and fearlessly. What the buzz is all about in their course "The Catch." “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen." (Matthew 28:19 NKJV)  To learn more about their Udemy course, "The Catch," click here. Click here to watch on YouTube. Today's episode is brought to you by Finding Hope. Learn more at ⁠⁠https://hopeisalive.net/finding-hope/⁠

Hockinson football coach and Buffalo Bills fan Rick McElfresh joins the show to recount his tales of ditching high school in Las Vegas to hang out on The Strip, his 12-year journey of coaching football in Washington and how the Bills labeled as pre-season Super Bowl favorites make him feel queasy. Also, renting a car in American Samoa and driving on every single road.

Today I'm speaking with Megan McElfresh from the Stained Glass Association of America. This will be her second appearance on Cracked. Her first episode with us was released November 23rd of last year, Episode 12, Season 1 and if you haven't listened to that one yet, after today's shorty go back and visit that one because it was one of the most important and informative episodes we've had, with the most amount of listens so clearly a fan favorite. I still get messages about it all the time! Megan is back this time to give us the low-down on the glass and mosaic conference coming up in June happening in Toledo OH. She's answering all the questions we have and announcing some new info too! Join me as I crack it all wide open!CONFLUENCE ~ TOLEDO 2022June 27-30, 2022By SGAA andSAMA"Please plan on joining your friends and colleagues both familiar and new for an inspirational and thought-provoking conference that will bring every facet of our industry together in celebration." Renaissance Toledo Downtown Hotel444 N Summit St, Toledo, OH 43604Book your Room Now!Last Day to Book: Wednesday, May 25, 2022REGISTEReventbrite.com/e/confluence-toledo-2022-ticketsTo follow the SGAA on instagram their handle is @sgaa_hq.STAINEDGLASS.ORG STAINEDGLASS.ORG STAINEDGLASS.ORGThe Stained Glass Association of America The Professional Trade Association for Architectural Art GlassCanfield Technologies Canfield sets the standard for the Stained Glass industry. Youghiogheny Glass Company Stained glass sheets and glass products for the art and stained glass industry.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/runaglassworks)

Excited to share a testimony by Tanya McELfresh. Tanya hopes that the sharing of her story will help women walking through depression seek the Lord, His Word, and His comfort. You can find the TIP information on podcast episode 100 where Paige teaches how to share testimony.

Executive Director of the Stained Glass Association of America (SGAA), Megan McElfresh has dedicated her professional life to community service and the art and science of stained glass. With a background in fine arts and operations management, she joined the Association as a professional member in 2015 and became the Executive Director in the fall of 2017. Growing up in small stained glass studios, McElfresh continued to build on her technical skills in the medium by seeking mentorship opportunities throughout college. Some of the highlights of her glass studies were traveling to Pilchuck Glass School and time spent at the nationally recognized kilnforming resource center, Vitrum Studio. Prior to working with the SGAA, McElfresh worked in a variety of roles from operations management at a life sciences firm in Washington, D.C. to IT and web support for small non-profit art organizations.  In 2011, McElfresh moved from Northern Virginia to Buffalo, New York, and founded her studio, McElf GlassWorks. With a passion for her professional career as well as her new community, she never turned down an opportunity to collaborate with neighborhood teens and local programs to provide enthusiastic and creative educational enrichment. In her personal work, McElfresh uses her artwork in the advocacy of issues she became passionate about during her time working at a forensics laboratory concerning subjects like domestic violence and rape, and DNA backlogs. Her studio work has been featured in the Stained Glass Quarterly, Design NY, The Buffalo News, and Buffalo Rising. With a background in operations management and art history, McElfresh is uniquely qualified in her role as leader for the National Trade Association as it approaches its 125th anniversary of service to the industry. In her role with the SGAA, she focuses on sowing the seeds of long-term change and strengthening the organization's core programs. She endeavors to showcase the Association as a hub for the industry through strong partnerships with manufacturers, preservation and stewardship groups, and education centers. By bringing together the nation's foremost architectural art glass studios in technical skill and integrity, the Stained Glass Association's cumulative knowledge can be combined for the benefit of all who are tasked with the care and investment of our nation's stained glass. Approaching its 125th anniversary, the SGAA is headquartered in a new cooperative office space where staff can serve along with others working toward a similar mission. McElfresh remains enthusiastic about the SGAA's renewed vision. For more than 100 years, the organization has held its annual summer conference, serving a vital role in the industry by bringing together artists and studios from across the country to exchange ideas and perspectives. The SGAA's 111th Annual Summer Conference will be held June 27 – 30, 2022 in Toledo, Ohio. https://stainedglass.org/conference/general-information/ Says McElfresh: “Each year's national conference provides an educational and creative hub for glass artists, historians, manufacturers, and architects. Whether you're an established studio or just learning stained glass; if you're an architect or building caretaker; if you're making public art or small panels for private homes, SGAA's conferences have something for you. Please plan on joining your friends and colleagues both familiar and new for an inspirational and thought-provoking conference that will bring every facet of our industry together in celebration.”   

In tonight's episode I sat down with fellow racer Jimmy Mcelfresh. We had a great time talking about racing and some of the racing he has done. Over the years I hope you enjoy the episode --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Today in episode 12 I'm joined by Megan McElfresh, she's a third generation stained glass artist, and the wizard behind the curtain aka the executive director of the Stained Glass Association of America. Building a community and connecting people within this niche glass world is something I'm passionate about and a huge reason for starting this podcast. In Megan I found a kindred spirit in those efforts amongst others.From her vantage point she sees us all, from the part time hobbyist to the major studios. BTW did you know that all those huge studios need the small makers to keep this industry alive? It's true, and she's going to explain to us why! The SGAA also has a very cool history of protecting the stained glass industry here in the states, and I think this falls into the category of things we should really know, so Megan is here to enlighten us on that too. She's also an advocate for safety in the studio and I bet something she says today is something that you didn't think of doing or you didn't realize you needed and it could change your life! For real. It did mine. I thought I was being pretty careful and turns out there were some easy -  but major - improvements I needed to make in the studio to protect myself better. Besides being a walking Encyclopedia Britannica Megan is also funny, sweet, and someone I'm now proud to call a friend. Keep listening and you'll see why…Join me as I crack it all wide open!To learn more about the SGAA their instagram is @SGAA_HQ and the website is stainedglass.org. Honorable mentions from this episode:Megan's mom's store: bluebirdstainedglass.compilchuck.orgvitrumstudio.comSafety things:Lead testing - OsumexSticky mathttps://amzn.to/3HExFJKDe-lead laundry detergenthttp://amzn.to/2Z39z9Y De-lead shampoo/body washhttps://amzn.to/3nx8O2nD-Wipe skin wipeshttps://amzn.to/3DC3zE9D-lead surface wipeshttps://amzn.to/3Ftk9XqD-lead hand soaphttps://amzn.to/3qSPa35Since we're talking about it, do you have a safety kit near you?https://amzn.to/30KMxFMLaurence Lee - Stained Glass artist and author (favorite artist)-https://amzn.to/3qRRTcVJosie Geiger-@jageigerstudiojageigerstudio.comFor episodic sponsorship opportunities please email hello@runaglassworks.comOsumex midroll ad music is “Enthusiast” by Tours.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.The Stained Glass Association of America The Professional Trade Association for Architectural Art GlassOsumex The Natural Way to Better HealthSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/runaglassworks)

Episode six is live with former App State Football Team Captain Simms McElfresh. With guest host Tanner Stanfield we deep dive into everything from the journey of walk-on to starting wide receiver to team captain. Simms enlightens us with some of the differences weight room and practice wise beginning with the Satterfield era. He elaborates on what his team in Boone meant to him and how thankful he is for the experience as a whole. Please enjoy Simms McElfresh! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/offthemountain/support

In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll explore some curiosities and unanswered questions from Greg's research, including a novelist's ashes, some bathing fairies, the mists of Dartmoor, and a ballooning leopard. We'll also revisit the Somerton man and puzzle over an armed traveler. Intro: Amanda McKittrick Ros is widely considered the worst novelist of all time. John Cummings swallowed 30 knives. Sources for our notes and queries: The Pony Express ad is quoted in Christopher Corbett's 2004 history Orphans Preferred: The Twisted Truth and Lasting Legend of the Pony Express. It appeared first in Missouri amateur historian Mabel Loving's posthumous 1961 history The Pony Express Rides On!, but she cites no source, and no one's been able to find the ad. The anecdote about John Gawsworth keeping M.P. Shiel's ashes in a biscuit tin appears in John Sutherland's 2011 book Lives of the Novelists. "The comedian and scholar of nineteenth-century decadent literature, Barry Humphries, was (unwillingly) one such diner -- 'out of mere politeness.'" Sutherland gives only this source, which says nothing about the ashes. (Thanks, Jaideep.) Henry Irving's observation about amateur actors and personal pronouns is mentioned in Robertson Davies' 1951 novel Tempest-Tost. Joseph Addison's definition of a pun appeared in the Spectator, May 10, 1711. Theodore Hook's best pun is given in William Shepard Walsh's Handy-Book of Literary Curiosities, 1892. Richard Sugg's anecdote of the Ilkley fairies appears in this 2018 Yorkshire Post article. The proof of the Pythagorean theorem by "Miss E. A. Coolidge, a blind girl" appears in Robert Kaplan and Ellen Kaplan's 2011 book Hidden Harmonies: The Lives and Times of the Pythagorean Theorem. They found it in Elisha Scott Loomis' 1940 book The Pythagorean Proposition, which cites the Journal of Education (Volume 28, 1888, page 17), which I haven't been able to get my hands on -- the Kaplans couldn't either, until they discovered it had been mis-shelved in the stacks of Harvard's Gutman Library. Neither Loomis nor the Kaplans gives the proof as it originally appeared, and neither gives Coolidge's age at the proof. The anecdote of the Dartmoor fog appears in William Crossing's 1888 book Amid Devonia's Alps. The Paris fogs of the 1780s are described in Louis-Sébastien Mercier's Tableau de Paris (Chapter CCCLXIV, 1:1014), a 12-volume topographic description of the city that appeared between 1782 and 1788, as quoted in Jeremy Popkin, ed., Panorama of Paris: Selections From Tableau de Paris, 2010. "I have known fogs so thick that you could not see the flame in their lamps," Mercier wrote, "so thick that coachmen have had to get down from their boxes and feel their way along the walls. Passers-by, unwilling and unwitting, collided in the tenebrous streets; and you marched in at your neighbour's door under the impression that it was your own." The anecdote about Charles Green and his ballooning companions appears in John Lucas' 1973 book The Big Umbrella. The best image I've been able to find of the Dobhar-chú, the "king otter" of Irish folklore, accompanies this 2018 article from the Leitrim Observer. Does a photo exist of Grace Connolly's entire headstone? According to WorldCat, G.V. Damiano's 1922 book Hadhuch-Anti Hell-War is held only by the New York Public Library System; by Trinity College Library in Hartford, Ct.; and by the Center for Research Libraries in Chicago. If it's available online, I haven't been able to find it. The incident of the dividing typewriters is mentioned in this article from the Vancouver Sun, and there's a bit more on this Australian typewriter blog. The anecdote about Enroughty being pronounced "Darby" appears in the designer's notes for the wargame The Seven Days, Volume III: Malvern Hill. This 1912 letter to the New York Times affirms the pronunciation, and this 1956 letter to American Heritage gives another explanation of its origin -- one of many. A few more confirming sources: Robert M. Rennick, "I Didn't Catch Your Name," Verbatim 29:2 (Summer 2004). Parke Rouse, "The South's Cloudy Vowels Yield to Bland Consonance," [Newport News, Va.] Daily Press, Feb. 23, 1989, A11. Earl B. McElfresh, "Make Straight His Path: Mapmaking in the Civil War," Civil War Times 46:4 (June 2007), 36-43, 5. But even if it's true, there's no consistent explanation as to how this state of affairs came about. Listener mail: Daniel Keane and Rhett Burnie, "The Somerton Man's Remains Have Been Exhumed — So What Happens Next?" ABC News, May 19, 2021. Hilary Whiteman, "The Somerton Man Died Alone on a Beach in 1948. Now Australian Scientists Are Close to Solving the Mystery," CNN, May 31, 2021. "Operation Persist Enters New Phase," Crime Stoppers South Australia, Jan. 30, 2019. "Most-Wanted Iraqi Playing Cards," Wikipedia (accessed Jul. 9, 2021). Leon Neyfakh, "An Ingenious New Way of Solving Cold Cases," Slate, Feb. 1, 2016. Jean Huets, "Killing Time," New York Times Opinionater, Sept. 7, 2012. "1863 Complete Set of Confederate Generals Playing Cards (52)," Robert Edward Auctions (accessed July 10, 2021). James Elphick, "Four Ways Americans Have Used Playing Cards in War," History Net (accessed July 10, 2021). "WWII Airplane Spotter Cards," The Museum of Flight Store (accessed July 11, 2021). "Vesna Vulovic," Wikipedia (accessed July 4, 2021). Richard Sandomir, "Vesna Vulovic, Flight Attendant Who Survived Jetliner Blast, Dies at 66," New York Times, Dec. 28, 2016. "Yeast Hunting," myBeviale, June 1, 2020. This week's lateral thinking puzzle was contributed by listener Sarah Gilbert, who sent this corroborating link (warning -- this spoils the puzzle). You can listen using the player above, download this episode directly, or subscribe on Google Podcasts, on Apple Podcasts, or via the RSS feed at https://futilitycloset.libsyn.com/rss. Please consider becoming a patron of Futility Closet -- you can choose the amount you want to pledge, and we've set up some rewards to help thank you for your support. You can also make a one-time donation on the Support Us page of the Futility Closet website. Many thanks to Doug Ross for the music in this episode. If you have any questions or comments you can reach us at podcast@futilitycloset.com. Thanks for listening!

Master Communicator Podcast Episode #42 with Steve McElfresh Steve McElfresh is the Principal & Founder of HR futures. He has been the CEO of an international management consulting organization and was the chief HR officer for four technology companies (through two IPOs). He earned a JD and a Ph.D. in social/organizational psychology. He holds an SPHR certification, has taught SHRM around the world and served as adjunct faculty at the Boston College School of Management and at UC Santa Cruz extension. He wants to help CEOs, CHROs, and Organizations to become successful. To connect with Steve McElfresh visit her at https://www.linkedin.com/in/hrfutures/

Viewer Discretion is Advised* The Pub got a little rowdy tonight! After our initial interview with App State Legend WR Simms McElfresh, we let it loose "After Hours" so we hope you sit back and relax and cut it loose with us. Stick around for some Futbol talk from our London Correspondent Matt, some NFL Football offseason talk, & 3 Fun Loaded Questions at the end! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/parker-haake/support

Welcome to Episode 9 of the Osprey Reading Experience! In this episode I interview drama teacher Kea McElfresh. Getting kids reading is THE topic each and every episode and in this chat we focus on the connection between reading and theater. Enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brian-santimaw/message

Strong DeafBy Lynn McElfresh Sometimes what the outside world views as different is the norm for you, yet you can feel like an outsider in your own home. Such is the case for Jade. Jade can hear. Her sister, Marla, can’t. But Marla resents that Jade can hear, not BECAUSE she can hear, but because Marla feels that Jade is less in some ways because she doesn’t understand how strong Marla is when she is surrounded by all deaf people. Marla feels Jade makes the family weak, by not BEING deaf. Both of the girls’ parents are deaf and have been their whole lives, so the outsider in this home is Jade, who is the only person with hearing. The sisters have such different perspectives on the world, can they ever see anything in the same way?For a more detailed review click here.Recommended for grades 6 and up.

Professor (not a real professor) Andrew McElfresh joins us one last time to talk about the Science of Doctor Who, from human augmentations as in the Daleks, to super soldiers like Tim Shaw we look at how science is walking down these paths, but how a moon egg is just silly! All this and Andy tells us about his role in Jay & Silent Bob Reboot and Paul Gee brings us your reactions to The Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror and speculation on the continuing season. Support the show by buying some GS merch at https://teespring.com/ Or Via patreon at https://www.patreon.com/GallifreyStandsPodcast Listen to us every every Friday on http://kryptonradio.com/ at 11am & Midnight BST (UK) / 3am and 4pm Pacific time (US). Other time zones are available! On Podcast shortly after. Gallifrey Stands can be found at on twitter @DoctorSquee, by email GallifreyStandsPodcast@gmail.com, on stitcher, iTunes, The Tangent-Bound Network, Satchel Player & http://gallifreystandspodcast.podbean.com & on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1481026762176392/ Please support our Pod-Pals too: Indie Mac User www.IndieMacUser.com WhoNews http://www.who-news.com/ ReTrek https://retrek.podbean.com Due South by South East https://www.wonkyspanner.com/podcasts/duesouthbse/rss.xml DisAfterDark http://disafterdark.blogspot.co.uk/ Just give me a few minutes http://justgivemeafewminutes.podomatic.com/ AMAudioMedia http://amaudiomedia.com/ TangentBoundNetwork http://TangentBoundNetwork.com/ Drinking in the Park http://Neilandjohnny.com EMC Network http://www.electronicmediacollective.com/

Kevin Smith and his brainy co-host Andy McElfresh are bringing a new take to the Edumacation podcast - a live pub quiz from Scum & Villainy Cantina in Hollywood! Play along with the bar as Kevin and Andy put their humorous and unique spin on the classic pub quiz game. Each round is filled with amazing prizes and five tests of knowledge - Which bar team will win? What random fact will stick with you forever? Only one way to find out! Recorded live at Scum & Villainy Cantina at 6377 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028. Check SeeSmod.com and Facebook.com/ScumandVillainyCantina/Events for upcoming dates for Edumacation Pub Quiz and Fatman on Batman tapings.

Kevin Smith and his brainy co-host Andy McElfresh are bringing a new take to the Edumacation podcast - a live pub quiz from Scum & Villainy Cantina in Hollywood! Play along with the bar as Kevin and Andy put their humorous and unique spin on the classic pub quiz game. Each round is filled with amazing prizes and five tests of knowledge - Which bar team will win? What random fact will stick with you forever? Only one way to find out!

Kevin Smith and his brainy co-host Andy McElfresh are bringing a new take to the Edumacation podcast - a live pub quiz from Scum & Villainy Cantina in Hollywood! Go to seesmod.com to see when the next live Edumacation Pub Quiz is happening. Play along with the bar as Kevin and Andy put their humorous and unique spin on the classic pub quiz game. Each round is filled with amazing prizes and five tests of knowledge - Which bar team will win? What random fact will stick with you forever? Only one way to find out!

Kevin Smith and his brainy co-host Andy McElfresh are bringing a new take to the Edumacation podcast - a live pub quiz from Scum & Villainy Cantina in Hollywood! Play along with the bar as Kevin and Andy put their humorous and unique spin on the classic pub quiz game. Each round is filled with amazing prizes and five tests of knowledge - Which bar team will win? What random fact will stick with you forever? Only one way to find out!

Kevin Smith and his brainy co-host Andy McElfresh are bringing a new take to the Edumacation podcast - a live pub quiz from Scum & Villainy Cantina in Hollywood! Play along with the bar as Kevin and Andy put their humorous and unique spin on the classic pub quiz game. Each round is filled with amazing prizes and five tests of knowledge - Which bar team will win? What random fact will stick with you forever? Only one way to find out! Recorded live at Scum & Villainy Cantina at 6377 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028. Check SeeSmod.com and Facebook.com/ScumandVillainyCantina/Events for upcoming dates for Edumacation Pub Quiz and Fatman on Batman tapings.

The Black & Gold Podcast have concluded another successful season. 53 episodes and dozens of guests later, it's complete. We wrap up season three with the new App State football color analyst, Simms McElfresh and two baseball players, CJ Brown & Tristan Helms.

McElfresh burns up an induction heater, we talk about cool ways to hold your phone, the next generation of OCC, Slingshots and getting gassy.

McElfresh burns up an induction heater, we talk about cool ways to hold your phone, the next generation of OCC, Slingshots and getting gassy.

This week our interview takes on a married couple who both changed their lives in the past 5-7 years in order to follow their dreams and start new careers. Tracy McElfresh runs Tracy's Sewing Studio in Dayton, Ohio and Jeffery McElfresh is the head brewer and helped open Yellow Springs Brewery in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Their journey started with Tracy leaving her job to open a fabric shop just as Jeffery was losing his job as a manager with Border's. Jeffrey took that moment as an opportunity to take his home brewing hobby into the professional realm.

Director David McElfresh sits down with John Fallon at the Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema Filmmakers Lounge at Ateaz to talk about his film "A Lotus 'Til Reckoning" "A Lotus 'Til Reckoning" was selected to screen during the Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema in 2017.  

Working artist, mother of three, and a woman I fell in love with at first sight, stops by. We chat leaning into artistry and sharing the joys and struggles of being in charge of other little humans on top of oneself. Perspectives have widened and lower case is cute. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/touch-podcast/support

This week, Stephen welcomes back his friend Jack McElfresh to talk about another important educational institution, Harvard University! They discuss what Harvard looks like on the inside and outside, compare The Social Network to the real thing, and figure out why Jack is scared of bananas but perfectly okay with plantains. Plus, Stephen reenacts a scene from Lawrence of Arabia!

This week, Stephen prowls the hallowed halls of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with his friend Jack McElfresh. Along the way, they search for Jack’s fascist ex-crush, and eat some mediocre falafel at the Central Square Dumpling Festival. Then, Stephen calls his friend and former broadcasting partner Patrick Keenan to get a New York perspective on MIT, Big Papi and the weather.

McElfresh. It's a name you'll never forget! Former App State WR Simms McElfresh joins us and talks about a Sun Belt opponent spitting in his face, the nice guys on Georgia Southern (what!?), his favorite memories being an App State Mountaineer and his deep love for Lionel Richie music.We also talk with the Voice of the Appalachian State Mountaineers Adam Witten about this weekend's Homecoming Matchup against the Vandals of Idaho!

https://s3.amazonaws.com/ClevelandMotoPodcast/2016+Podcasts/ClevelandMoto+Podcast127.mp3 How do you rate "test rides" or "demo days" ?

https://s3.amazonaws.com/ClevelandMotoPodcast/2016+Podcasts/ClevelandMoto+Podcast127.mp3 How do you rate "test rides" or "demo days" ?

Dewar's White Label Scratch Cask - Thanks Jesse! Now wait 'til McElfresh runs off the rails... This is a freestyle podcast - we're all over the place...big fun. What BTW Cam is YOUNG!!!

Dewar's White Label Scratch Cask - Thanks Jesse! Now wait 'til McElfresh runs off the rails... This is a freestyle podcast - we're all over the place...big fun. What BTW Cam is YOUNG!!!

Johnny Mc is in bad shape and ends up with car trouble on top of it. The guys slip back into radio announcer voice (curses). What's do you think we're gonna see at the MC show? Is it form or function - what kind of show is this?

Johnny Mc is in bad shape and ends up with car trouble on top of it. The guys slip back into radio announcer voice (curses). What's do you think we're gonna see at the MC show? Is it form or function - what kind of show is this?

Veritable pop-punk vet Kayla St. Onge educates us on the scandal revolving around Jake Mcelfresh's sexual misconduct on Warped Tour. Is Warped Tour a "safe place for outcasts?" Can it recover? Do we want it to? Did we really listen to Escape the Fate when we were younger? Join us for the disappointing and mildly embarrassing answers.

Host Matthew Stevenson speaks with the celebrated Civil War mapmaker Earl B. McElfresh about Gettysburg, Antietam, and other Civil War battles, and the generals that led the troops into the fighting.

Raw, unfiltered, uncut. This conversation I had with Jake Mcelfresh, who plays under the moniker of Front Porch Step, is a person on the verge of something. I was really lucky to capture this moment and walked Jake through a lot of different topics like how to cope with loss, anxiety and religion. Nothing is off limits and I am glad that Jake was so open with me.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

PatiCakes, Queen of Cannabis; Mr B, Tech God (most of the time); Jessica McElfresh, San Diego Medical Marijuana Defense Lawyer & San Diego NORML Women's Alliance Representative talk legalities of Marijuana..........BTW.......Art stopped by & still no pizza! WTF....... The Queen got her new throne today! Jim Mizell stopped by with a Hemp SurfBoard Chair which will serve as the new throne for the bitch............. Today we launch, A NORML Woman's View, a new segment in partnership with NORML Woman's Alliance with San Diego attorney Jessica McElfresh.............. The NORML Women’s Alliance is a nonpartisan coalition of socially and geographically diverse women who believe that marijuana prohibition is a self-destructive and hypocritical policy that undermines the American family, sends a mixed and false message to our young people, and destroys the cherished principles of personal liberty and local self-government. The NORML Women are bringing a contemporary approach to the public policy debate, and are proudly representing the interests of modern, mainstream women who believe that the negative consequences of marijuana prohibition far outweigh any repercussions from marijuana consumption itself. The NORML Women’s Alliance also presents a core group of national spokeswomen ready to interact with the public and the media on the important issue of marijuana legalization. Jessica C. McElfresh is a passionate & diligent San Diego Medical Marijuana defense attorney including criminal charges involving medical marijuana users & collectives................... Check out www.hempradio.com store for our fabulous Hemp Totes soon to be displayed & for sale! For all you foodies out there here is the newest rage: Hemp Burgers! A special hello to Professor Enrique Zahora. www.mcelfreshlaw.com www.normlwomensalliance.org www.gogreensurfboards.com www.renegadetalk.fm www.hempradio.com