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– “Isn't your dad like a cult leader?” I was approached by a caramel coyote, slipping out of a convertible Camaro.Willow Noelle Groskreutz is a creative writer based in Mooresville, North Carolina. In 2023, she self-published Mundane Magic, a collection of Southern-inspired lyric essays about finding wonder in everyday places. Willow is a recipient of the 2025 Artist Support Grant from the North Carolina Arts Council and looks forward to furthering her writing career.

Professor of the Practice in the Department of Music at Duke University, Anthony Kelley joined the Duke faculty in 2000 after serving as Composer-in-Residence with the Richmond Symphony for three years under a grant from Meet the Composer, Inc. He received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Duke University, and he earned a Ph.D. in Musical Composition from the University of California at Berkeley.In 2021, Kelley was appointed as Composer in Residence for the North Carolina Symphony. His major works for symphony orchestra include: Spirituals of Liberation (commissioned and  premiered in 2022 by the North Carolina Symphony, with Evan Feldman and Michelle Di Russo, conducting); the piano concerto, Africamerica (premiered in 1999, by the Richmond Symphony with piano soloist, Donal Fox and George Manahan, conducting); and The Breaks (commissioned and premiered in 1998 by The American Composers Orchestra under the direction of Gerard Schwartz). The Baltimore, Detroit, Atlanta, Oakland East Bay, Marin (CA) and San Antonio symphony orchestras have also performed Kelley's symphonic music.Among his awards and honors are the Charles Ives Scholarship from the American Institute and Academy of Arts and Letters, and composition fellowships from the North Carolina Arts Council, the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation.  Some of his other work includes his soundtracks to the H. Lee Waters/Tom Whiteside film, Conjuring Bearden, (2006), and Dante James's film, The Doll (2007), explores music as linked with other media, arts, and sociological phenomena. A recording of Kelley's work, Grist for the Mill (commissioned by the Mallarme Chamber Players), was released in August, 2009 and is available for purchase on iTunes.Support the Show.

January 2024 Dante's Old South Stuart Dischell is the author of Good Hope Road (Viking), a National Poetry Series Selection, Evenings & Avenues (Penguin), Dig Safe (Penguin), Backwards Days (Penguin), Standing on Z (Unicorn), Children with Enemies (Chicago), and The Lookout Man (Chicago). His newest work is Andalusian Visions (Unicorn), a book of poetry, photography, and music with international collaborators Cyril Caine and Laurent Estoppey. His poems have appeared in The Atlantic, Agni, The New Republic, Slate, Kenyon Review, Ploughshares, and numerous national and international anthologies, such as Best American Poetry, Good Poems, and the Pushcart Prize. He is the recipient of awards from the NEA, the North Carolina Arts Council, the Ledig-Rowohlt Foundation. and the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, he teaches in the MFA Program in Creative Writing at the University of North Carolina Greensboro.  www.stuartdischellpoetry.com Rissi Palmer's gift lies in reaching across all musical boundaries. While she made her mark in Country Music, she is equally at home in R&B music, bringing the entire spectrum of popular music to bear on music she calls “Southern Soul.” The daughter of Georgia natives, Rissi was born near Pittsburgh, PA and spent her adolescent years in St. Louis, Missouri. Raised in a musical family that loved both country and R&B, Rissi was part of a singing and dancing troupe sponsored by a local television station at age 16, and by the time she was 19 years old, she had already been offered her first publishing and label deal. A few highlights throughout her musical career include performances at The White House, New York's Lincoln Center and multiple appearances on the Grand Ole Opry. She has toured extensively across the country and has made numerous national appearances on Oprah & Friends, CMT Insider, CNN, CBS This Morning, GMA, Entertainment Tonight, and FOX Soul's "The Book of Sean" and has been featured in Associated Press, Ebony, Essence, Huffington Post, New York Times, Newsweek, NPR's "All Things Considered", PEOPLE, Rolling Stone, The Wall Street Journal and Washington Post. www.RissiPalmerMusic.com. Justin Hamm's most recent book is Drinking Guinness with the Dead: Poems 2007-2021 (Spartan Press 2022). He is the Executive Editor of the Museum of Americana and the creator of Poet Baseball Cards. His poems, photos, stories, and reviews appear in numerous journals. He is a 2022 Woody Guthrie Poet and a recipient of the Stanley Hanks Memorial Poetry Prize.  www.justinhamm.net Heather Hartley is the author of Adult Swim and Knock Knock both from Carnegie Mellon University Press. She was the long-time Paris editor at Tin House magazine. Her short fiction, essays, poems and interviews have appeared in or on PBS Newshour, The Guardian, The Literary Review, Slice and other venues. She has presented writers at Shakespeare and Company Bookshop in Paris and has taught creative writing at the American University of Paris and the University of Texas El Paso MFA Online program. She teaches in the Master's program at the University of Kent (UK) Paris School of Arts and Culture.  www.heatherhartleyink.com Additional Music by: Wilder Adkins https://wilderadkins.com/ https://wilderadkins.bandcamp.com/ Special Thanks Goes to: Lucid House Press: www.lucidhousepublishing.com UCLA Extension Writing Program: www.uclaextension.edu The Crown: www.thecrownbrasstown.com Mercer University Press: www.mupress.org The Red Phone Booth: www.redphonebooth.com The host, Clifford Brooks', The Draw of Broken Eyes & Whirling Metaphysics, Athena Departs, and Old Gods are available everywhere books are sold. His chapbook, Exiles of Eden, is only available through his website: www.cliffbrooks.com/how-to-order Check out his Teachable courses on thriving with autism and creative writing as a profession here: brooks-sessions.teachable.com/p/the-working-writer

Lockie Hunter holds an MFA in creative writing from Emerson College in Boston and has taught creative writing at Warren Wilson College. She serves as curator of the long-running Juniper Bends Reading Series Reading series and co-producer of the poetry and prose radio program Wordplay on 103.3 FM in Asheville. Her words have appeared in publications including The North Carolina Review, The Baltimore Review, Quarter After Eight, Hiram Poetry Review, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, Slipstream, Brevity, Gulf Stream Literary Magazine, Arts & Opinion, New Plains Review and others. Lockie has received scholarships/grants from The North Carolina Arts Council and the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. Her essays have been nominated for Best of the Net Awards and the John Burroughs Nature Essay Award.

"Hang down your head, Tom DooleyHang down your head and cryHang down your head, Tom DooleyPoor boy, you're bound to die."The murder ballad, 'Tom Dooley', made famous by the Kingston Trio in 1958, is the tale of a twisted love triangle that culminated in two sensational trials that both captivated and disgusted the people of North Carolina in the years following the American civil war.Dianne and Jennie also delve into the song 'Swannanoa Tunnel', a work song that was sung by African American prison laborers who were tasked with the arduous job of building the railroad tracks and tunnels through North Carolina. An estimated 125 – 300 convicts died during the construction of these tunnels.Join Jennie and Dianne on this Ordinary Extraordinary musical journey through the hidden histories and the real-life dramas that inspired these songs.To purchase tickets to Beyond the Grave: An Evening with Bram Stoker in Colorado Springs, Colorado, click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beyond-the-grave-an-evening-with-bram-stoker-tickets-696195337997?aff=oddtdtcreatorResources used to research this episode include:Baker, Bruce E., et al. "Folk Music." https://www.ncpedia.org. 20 Sep. 2006. www.ncpedia.org/folk-music. Accessed 17 Sep. 2023.Kemp, Mark. "An Our State Playlist: North Carolina Folk Music ." https://www.ourstate.com. 31 Aug. 2023. www.ourstate.com/an-our-state-playlist-north-carolina-folk-music/. Accessed 17 Sep. 2023., North Carolina Arts Council . "The Legend Behind North Carolina's Most Famous Murder Ballad ." https://www.ncarts.org. 29 Oct. 2019. www.ncarts.org/blog/2019/10/29/legend-behind-north-carolinas-most-famous-murder-ballad#:~:text=In%201868%20a%20man%20named,the%20crime%20and%20its%20fallout. Accessed 24 Sep. 2023.Martin, Christy. "The Story Behind the Ballad and Legend of Tom Dooley ." https://thesouthernvoice.com. 7 Oct. 2022. thesouthernvoice.com/the-story-behind-the-ballad-and-legend-tom-dooley/. Accessed 24 Sep. 2023., North Carolina Ghosts . "The Scary Truth: The Legend of Tom Dooley ." https://northcarolinaghosts.com. northcarolinaghosts.com/mountains/tom-dooley/scary-truth/. Accessed 24 Sep. 2023.McKown, Harry. "May 1868: The Death of Tom Dooley ." https://blogs.lib.unc.edu. 1 May 2008. blogs.lib.unc.edu/ncm/2008/05/01/this_month_may_1868-2/. Accessed 24 Sep. 2023. "Tom Dooley Gravesite ." https://www.findagrave.com. 22 July 2001. www.findagrave.com/cemetery/641036/tom-dooley-gravesite. Accessed 24 Sep. 2023.Sabatella, Matthew. "Swannanoa Tunnel: About the Song ." https://balladofamerica.org. balladofamerica.org/swannanoa-tunnel/. Accessed 24 Sep. 2023., WLOS Staff. "New memorial & exhibit recognize incarcerated laborers' contribution to WNC railroads ." https://wlos.com. 24 Oct. 2021. wlos.com/news/local/new-memorial-exhibit-recognize-incarcerated-laborers-contribution-to-wnc-railroads. Accessed 24 Sep. 2023. "The Rail Project." https://therailproject.org. therailproject.org/. Accessed 24 Sep. 2023.

Episode 104 is a wide-ranging conversation with Tom Caufield. Tom is a composer and guitarist based in Clemmons, North Carolina. His most recent album is "Reversing the Polarity (Pieces 167-175)." We discuss his latest work and lifelong influences. Of course, we delve into The Beatles! The episode ends with Tom challenging me to some Beatles Trivial Pursuit questions. Tom shares his insights on instrumental music, nature, and 1960s AM Radio. Tom is the recent recipient of a grant from North Carolina Arts Council. Check out his website to sign up for his newsletter, order music, and listen to all of his albums on your favorite streaming site at https://caufieldmusic.com/. Follow Tom on Instagram @tomcaufield

E.V. Noechel reads her poems, "A Nick, to the Heart, Is a Fatal Wound" and "A Desperate Plea from Your Buddhist Serial Killer." E.V. Noechel lives with OCD, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, severe chronic pain, and an assortment of delightful rescued animals. Her work has received multiple Pushcart nominations and generous support from the North Carolina Arts Council, Vermont Studio Center, Headlands Center for the Arts, United Arts, Culture and Animals Foundation, and I-Park. This is our last episode of the season, but don't miss these other works published in our Summer 2022 issue: Thought in Lévy Flight | Yuan Changming methuselah's beard | Dan MacIsaac Three Poems | Gale Acuff A Sonnet for Freshman Year | Claude Clayton Smith Night Calls | Stephen Reilly Morning Ruckus | Mira Martin-Parker House of Words: Finding Comfort in the Dwelling Space of Sheltering Mercy Kathryn Sadakierski Soul Care Rhythms: A Year of Exploration | Judy Ko and Laura E. Peluso --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vita-poetica/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vita-poetica/support

CLICK HERE to listen to episode audio (5:14).Sections below are the following: Transcript of Audio Audio Notes and Acknowledgments Images Sources Related Water Radio Episodes For Virginia Teachers (Relevant SOLs, etc.). Unless otherwise noted, all Web addresses mentioned were functional as of 8-26-22. TRANSCRIPT OF AUDIO From the Cumberland Gap to the Atlantic Ocean, this is Virginia Water Radio for the weeks of August 29 and September 5, 2022.  This episode is a revised repeat of an episode from September 2012. MUSIC – ~15 sec – Lyrics: “Won't you help me to raise ‘em boys; hey, hey, honey.” In this episode, we honor Labor Day by featuring a musical tradition that helped hard-working African American watermen harvest Menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay.  Have a listen for about 90 seconds. VOICE AND MUSIC - ~92 sec – Introduction: “Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.  I want to thank you for that wonderful introduction.  We are the Northern Neck Chantey Singers, and we are extremely happy to be back here once again to perform for you.  We call ourselves the Northern Neck Chantey Singers because all of us come from the Northern Neck counties of the Northern Neck, which is that body that's on the eastern part of Virginia, bordered by the Potomac River in the north, the majestic Chesapeake Bay in the east, and the Rappahannock River in the south.  The first song that we're gonna perform for you is sort of like our theme song.  It's called “Help us to raise ‘em, boys,” and it goes by showing how we pull in the nets that's teeming with fish.” Song Lyrics: “Won't you help me to raise ‘em boys?  Hey, hey, honey. C'mon now, let's go get ‘em; get ‘em now!Won't you help me to raise ‘em boys?  Hey, hey, honey.  C'mon boys let's go get ‘em, all right!Won't you help me to raise ‘em out?  See you when the sun goes down.” You've been listening to the Northern Neck Chantey Singers, performing at the 2011 Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Festival in Charlottesville.  In 1991, several former Virginia watermen formed the Northern Neck Chantey Singers to keep alive and spread awareness of the tradition of menhaden chanteys.  Menhaden chanteys are an example of African American work songs, used in this case to coordinate crews of watermen in the grueling labor of hauling up nets full of fish.  Atlantic menhaden are relatively small, oily fish that feed on microscopic plants and animals and in turn are prey for larger fish, such as Striped Bass and Bluefish.  Menhaden have been harvested from Atlantic Coast waters since the 1800s for a variety of industrial uses of their oils, and in southern states.  African Americans typically made up the crews doing the hard work of pulling up nets containing thousands of fish.  The chanteys, sung in a call-and-response style, helped the watermen coordinate the extra efforts needed for hauling in heavily loaded nets.  Today, hydraulic equipment does the net-hauling work formerly performed by watermen; the Northern Neck town of Reedville, in Northumberland County, is home to the Chesapeake Bay's only remaining industrial Menhaden operation, run by the Omega Protein company; and Bay Menhaden harvest quotas are at times a controversial issue.  Performances by the Northern Neck Chantey Singers remind us that those modern-day menhaden circumstances have a long, challenging, and culturally rich history of Virginians working on the water. Thanks to Virginia Humanities, formerly the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, for permission to use the excerpt of the Northern Neck Chantey Singers' performance, and we let those singers have the last word. MUSIC – ~13 sec – Lyrics: “Won't you help me to raise ‘em out?  See you when the sun goes down.” SHIP'S BELL Virginia Water Radio is produced by the Virginia Water Resources Research Center, part of Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources and Environment.  For more Virginia water sounds, music, or information, visit us online at virginiawaterradio.org, or call the Water Center at (540) 231-5624.  Thanks to Ben Cosgrove for his version of “Shenandoah” to open and close this episode.  In Blacksburg, I'm Alan Raflo, thanking you for listening, and wishing you health, wisdom, and good water. AUDIO NOTES AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This Virginia Water Radio episode revises and replaced Episode 128, 9-17-12. Audio of the Northern Neck Chantey Singers was from a video of their September 11, 2011, performance at the Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Showcase in Charlottesville, used with permission of Virginia Humanities (formerly the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities), located in Charlottesville and online at https://virginiahumanities.org/.  The full performance video is available online at https://www.virginiafolklife.org/sights-sounds/northern-neck-chantey-singers-and-lewis-r-blackwell-jr/. Click here if you'd like to hear the full version (2 min./22 sec.) of the “Shenandoah” arrangement/performance by Ben Cosgrove that opens and closes this episode.  More information about Mr. Cosgrove is available online at http://www.bencosgrove.com. IMAGES Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus).  Drawing from he Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, “Atlantic Menhaden,” online at http://www.asmfc.org/species/atlantic-menhaden. Atlantic menhaden landings for bait and in the reduction industry (using the fish oils for various products) from 1940 to 2020.  Graph from the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, “Atlantic Menhaden,” online at http://www.asmfc.org/species/atlantic-menhaden. SOURCES Used for Audio Harold Anderson, “Menhaden Chanteys: An African American Legacy,” and “A History of Menhaden Fishing,” both in Maryland Marine Notes, Jan.-Feb. 2000, from the Maryland Sea Grant Program, available online at https://www.mdsg.umd.edu/maryland-marine-notes-archive. Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, “Atlantic Menhaden,” online at http://www.asmfc.org/species/atlantic-menhaden. Steve Bittenbender, “Omega Protein completes move of headquarters to Virginia,” Seafood Source, March 2, 2020. Chesapeake Bay Program, “Menhaden” (undated), online at http://www.chesapeakebay.net/issues/issue/menhaden#inline. The Mariners' Museum and Park (formerly The Mariners' Museum; Newport News, Va.), “Watermen Harvesting the Bounty: Menhaden Fishing” (2002), online at http://www.marinersmuseum.org/sites/micro/cbhf/waterman/wat011.html. Omega Protein Corporation, “Who We Are,” online at https://omegaprotein.com/who-we-are/. Virginia Humanities (formerly the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities), “Virginia Folklife Program: Northern Neck Chantey Singers and Lewis R. Blackwell, Jr.,” 2011, online at https://www.virginiafolklife.org/sights-sounds/northern-neck-chantey-singers-and-lewis-r-blackwell-jr/. For More Information about Menhaden or Menhaden Chanteys North Carolina Arts Council, “Menhaden Chanteymen/Beaufort, N.C.,” online at https://www.ncarts.org/menhaden-chanteymen. State Library of North Carolina et al., “NCPedia/Menhaden Chanteymen,” online at https://www.ncpedia.org/menhaden-chanteymen. Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (formerly Department of Game and Inland Fisheries), “Fish and Wildlife Information Service/Species Information,” online at https://services.dwr.virginia.gov/fwis/?Title=VaFWIS+Species+Information.  The Altantic menhaden entry is online at https://services.dwr.virginia.gov/fwis/booklet.html?&bova=010043&Menu=_.Taxonomy&version=19233. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, “Atlantic Menhaden,” online at https://www.vims.edu/research/departments/fisheries/programs/mrg_oldwebsite/species_data/atlantic_menhaden/index.php. Virginia Marine Resources Commission/Menhaden Management Advisory Committee, online at https://mrc.virginia.gov/MMAC/mmac.shtm. RELATED VIRGINIA WATER RADIO EPISODES All Water Radio episodes are listed by category at the Index link above (http://www.virginiawaterradio.org/p/index.html).  See particularly the following subject categories: “Fish”; “History”; “Rivers, Streams, and Other Surface Water.” Following are links to some other episodes on the Chesapeake Bay. Bay condition reports – Episode 305, 2-29-16; Episode 632, 7-18-22.Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL), Phase II Watershed Implementation Plan – Episode 115, 6-18-12.Bay TMDL, Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan – Episode 475, 6-3-19.Chesapeake Bay Commission – Episode 496, 10-28-19.Estuaries introduction – Episode 326, 7-25-16.Oysters and nitrogen (Part 1) – Episode 279, 8-24-15.Oysters and nitrogen (Part 2) – Episode 280, 9-7-15.“Smart” buoys – Episode 538, 8-17-20.Submerged aquatic vegetation (“Bay grasses”) – Episode 325, 7-18-16.Winter birds of the Chesapeake Bay area – EP565 – 2/22/21. FOR VIRGINIA TEACHERS – RELATED STANDARDS OF LEARNING (SOLs) AND OTHER INFORMATION Following are some Virginia Standards of Learning (SOLs) that may be supported by this episode's audio/transcript, sources, or other information included in this post. 2020 Music SOLs SOLs at various grade levels that call for “examining the relationship of music to the other fine arts and other fields of knowledge.” 2018 Science SOLs Grades K-4: Living Systems and Processes 1.5 – Animals, including humans, have basic life needs that allow them to survive. 2.5 – Living things are part of a system. 3.5 – Aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems support a diversity of organisms. 4.3 – Organisms, including humans, interact with one another and with the nonliving components in the ecosystem. Grades K-5: Earth and Space Systems 4.7 – The ocean environment. Grades K-5: Earth Resources 1.8 – Natural resources can be used responsibly, including that most natural resources are limited. 3.8 – Natural events and humans influence ecosystems. 4.8 – Virginia has important natural resources. Grade 6 6.6 – Water has unique physical properties and has a role in the natural and human-made environment. 6.8 – Land and water have roles in watershed systems. 6.9 – Humans impact the environment and individuals can influence public policy decisions related to energy and the environment. Life Science LS.6 – Populations in a biological community interact and are interdependent. LS.8 – Change occurs in ecosystems, communities, populations, and organisms over time. LS.9 – Relationships exist between ecosystem dynamics and human activity. Earth Science ES.6 – Resource use is complex.  ES.10 – Oceans are complex, dynamic systems subject to long- and short-term variations. Biology BIO.7 – Populations change through time. BIO.8 – Dynamic equilibria exist within populations, communities, and ecosystems.2015 Social Studies SOLs Grades K-3 Economics Theme 2.8 – Natural, human, and capital resources. 3.8 – Understanding of cultures and of how natural, human, and capital resources are used for goods and services. Virginia Studies Course VS.1 – Impact of geographic features on people, places, and events in Virginia history. VS.10 – Knowledge of government, geography, and economics in present-day Virginia. United States History: 1865-to-Present Course USII.6 – Social, economic, and technological changes from the 1890s to 1945. Civics and Economics Course CE.7 – Government at the state level. CE.10 – Public policy at local, state, and national levels. World Geography

The “LIFE ART LIFE William Bernstein” exhibition opens August 6 and runs through October 9, 2022, at the Toe River Arts' Kokol Gallery, Spruce Pine, North Carolina. This 50-year retrospective of the blown glass work and paintings of William Bernstein showcases the work of an artist who has been at the forefront of the North Carolina studio glass movement for over 50 years. It creates a visual summary of the separate elements of Bernstein's art over time – his motives, goals, and achievements, while showing his ability to work simultaneously in diverse mediums.  Curated by Bernstein, the artist was assisted by Jordan Ahlers from Momentum Gallery, Asheville, North Carolina. He and Billy selected approximately 40 sculptural works and 20 wall pieces that span his career. The artist's unique style of incorporating images on glass is mirrored stylistically in his two-dimensional paintings. So much of his work and family life are evident in his art forms – portraits of the people, pets, and environs that surround him.  Both an online and printed catalog will be available that will include narratives about Bernstein's lifetime of art written by Bill Warmus, former curator at Corning Museum of Glass, and will include images from the show. Writes Warmus: “Bernstein is a minimalist whose style is based upon the dedication to the concepts of honesty, modesty, and humility. It has a feel of its surroundings and of the people of the region.” Graduating in 1968 from the Philadelphia College of Arts and just married, Bernstein moved to Penland School of Crafts to be their second glass resident artist from 1968 to 1970. He was a co-founder of the Glass Arts Society (GAS) – together with glass pioneers Mark Peiser and Fritz Dreisbach –  that formed to bring together the glass community so people could work together and learn from each other. Receiving numerous awards, fellowships and grants, he has exhibited internationally and has artwork in many private and public collections. Bernstein has lived most of his professional life in the rural Celo community, a land trust in rural Yancey, North Carolina, along with his family and artist wife, Katherine Bernstein.  Katherine and William both grew up in New Jersey and met while attending art school at Philadelphia College of Arts. In the early years, Katie worked in hand-built porcelain and Billy, very influenced by Scandinavian and colonial American glass design, started producing a variable line of goblets and sculptural pieces. In the mid 1970s, glass master and educator Harvey Littleton moved to the area and quickly took an interest in the young artists' work. He insisted that Katie's sculpture in clay would translate beautifully into glass. To make his point, he took several of Katie's clay originals back to his studio and cast them in crystal. The results were wonderful, and Katie started working exclusively in glass. By the ‘80s, both Bernsteins had established themselves as major forces in the glass world, but to keep their studio running they needed a steady flow of sales, which eventually brought them together in the creation of a line of goblets and tableware. Katie supplied the imagery with melted glass color rods, and Billy formed the result into a vessel. This combination proved very popular and received wide recognition in design journals and magazines. They continue to produce these pieces today under the name Bernstein Glass. Currently, both Billy and Katie produce individual pieces for gallery shows and collaborate with two assistants on the functional work. Their oldest son Josh is a physician, and their son Alex is a respected glass artist; both live in Asheville, North Carolina. Katie and Billy remain content in their log cabin with their huge dog Murphy. Says Billy: “This has not only been a year-long process of curating pieces for an exhibit, but a lifetime of making art that connects with all things about one's life.” Coinciding with the United Nations' Year 2022 as the Year of Glass and the 60th Anniversary of the Studio Glass Movement, the “LIFE ART LIFE William Bernstein” exhibition has been made possible by Toe River Arts, the North Carolina Arts Council, the Cary Art Center, Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass, the Blumenthal Foundation, and Mountain Electronics in Micaville, North Carolina.  Billy's Digital Sketchbook: https://www.billysdigitalsketchbook.net/ Retrospective Catalogue: https://www.billysdigitalsketchbook.net/_files/ugd/70476b_4ed469574598440ebea63ee03a0c34db.pdf  

Guest: SARAH BRYANWHAT WILL THE AUDIENCE LEARN? Tune in as you'll learn about how folklife preservation is manifested in building community and cultural engagement through the rich culture of North Carolina.EPISODE SUMMARY: In today's episode, Joseph is joined by our special guest Sarah Bryan, who is the Executive Director of the North Carolina Folklife Institute, an organization that for more than four decades has been dedicated to the preservation, appreciation, and understanding of folklife heritage and culture in North Carolina. Sarah will share with us the importance of preserving cultural heritage, the amazing work that NC Folklife does in the community, and what it's like to be a writer and a musician.https://sarah-bryan.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahbryannc/https://twitter.com/sarahbryan‍EPISODE QUOTE: “ That makes it all the more essential for organizations like both of ours to create these opportunities whenever we can to help young people find out about traditions in their communities.”  Tune in for this fun conversation at TalkRadio.nyc or watch the Facebook Livestream by Clicking Here.SHOW NOTESSEGMENT 1Bryan spent most of her childhood in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. She can trace back her lineage all the way back to colonial times in both Carolinas. She fondly describes her mother as a busy historical fiction writer.SEGMENT 2She got a lucky break with the NC Folklife Institute shortly after her graduation form grad school. Her first job was in the Arts Directory. Bryan was also a fiddler player starting in her teens. She got the opportunity to play on stage with Chris Brashear. Bryan goes into detail about her bumpy and exciting experience performing with him in front of a live audience.SEGMENT 3Bryan was one of the co-authors for African American Music Trails of Eastern North Carolina. It was about the history and tradition of black music in the 80s in North Carolina. She is currently co-authoring a book about historical Southern traditional pottery. Despite being a vegetarian she interviewed Mr.Stami and Mr.Monk from Greensboro and Lexington about barbecue pits at their restaurants. Bryan's favorite festival is Mount Airy Fiddlers Convention.SEGMENT 4She aims to educate younger members of the community to find out about traditions through elder artists and storytellers. One of the programs providing that support is the Junior Appalachian Musicians. 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and Amos Jackson, their brand of American amuses music is an infectious blend of folk light rock blues jazz that touch traditional country.00:03:20.130 –> 00:03:24.930 Joseph McElroy: They met through a mutual friend and from the very force nope realize that they had something special.00:03:25.980 –> 00:03:36.210 Joseph McElroy: So we're going to have that event on on a Saturday night on July 23 at the pavilion on the back porch pavilion is the back end and the back.00:03:37.020 –> 00:03:48.120 Joseph McElroy: recreation area, the metal art motel we have a sort of a wonderful performance venue and we're also going to free Barbecue and.00:03:48.870 –> 00:04:01.770 Joseph McElroy: And and and there'll be music after the show to up until whatever the night provides so admission is free for hotel guests and heritage club members and it's $10 for all others.00:04:03.090 –> 00:04:13.680 Joseph McElroy: As you need to do an rsvp so call eight to 8926171 second one seven to get your tickets again eight to 89261717.00:04:14.790 –> 00:04:35.340 Joseph McElroy: Now some of you have heard about tick tock and and and and Instagram especially tick tock and a local guy here named Zeb who's part of the Jay Jay creek cloggers is gone viral with hundreds of millions of views, for his clogging style.00:04:37.230 –> 00:04:50.730 Joseph McElroy: And so the Meadowlark Smoky Mountain Heritage Center in the Meadowlark Motel proudly announced a heritage event that features an evening of dinner and then dancing from the legendary J Creek Cloggers.00:04:51.390 –> 00:05:01.740 Joseph McElroy: featuring Zeb Ross on Saturday night July 30 and started again the Night starts with a delicious Barbecue dinner at six and then column.00:05:02.160 –> 00:05:15.390 Joseph McElroy: cook culminates with a rollicking performance by the jquery clockers at 7:30 pm they will perform multiple examples of traditional mountain dancing as well as teach the audience several fun dance steps.00:05:16.380 –> 00:05:25.890 Joseph McElroy: group leader Kim Rasa was here a week or so go on on our podcast and will also give a short talk on the history and traditions, of a mountain man.00:05:26.490 –> 00:05:33.720 Joseph McElroy: grab your partner and come and join us for a memorable fun-filled classic mountain heritage evening of dining and dancing.00:05:34.230 –> 00:05:41.100 Joseph McElroy: admission is free for hotel guests and heritage members and $20 per person for folks not staying in a hotel.00:05:41.550 –> 00:05:58.320 Joseph McElroy: Could you know, give us a call at 828-926-1717 to reserve your room or just to get a ticket to the dinner and dance this week's classic old old mountain type dancehall stuff and you can have a great time and then it'll be put up on tick tock maybe we'll go viral good.00:06:00.060 –> 00:06:05.340 Joseph McElroy: Now the big news is on August 12 through the 13th there's going to be a songwriters camp.00:06:05.760 –> 00:06:20.580 Joseph McElroy: That features Grammy award-winning artist Jim Lauderdale and Charles hunter the third law with Ward winning artists, they are Nicholson clay mills and Charles Chamberlain it's a two-day event of interactive songwriting instruction.00:06:21.810 –> 00:06:32.820 Joseph McElroy: With world-class and you'll get a DEMO tape produced for your participation for your what you write what you perform and then also be a concert.00:06:33.330 –> 00:06:49.620 Joseph McElroy: By the song from the road band on Friday night and then again a Barbecue dinner and an all star concept with all those artists, on Saturday night, this is an event like you'll never get your life to Jim lauderdale we wrote, most of the hits first artists like Jim George strait and.00:06:50.640 –> 00:07:00.540 Joseph McElroy: Charles Humphrey is a grammy award-winning himself and has done some major songs it's just it's going to be incredible you can learn a lot, the price is 675.00:07:00.960 –> 00:07:10.470 Joseph McElroy: per person includes all the activities that DEMO tape and the concerts and the dinners and everything else, and under special rooms available for you you're not from the area.00:07:10.830 –> 00:07:29.220 Joseph McElroy: And you can call 8289261717 to get the details to get yourself a room get yourself a ticket and come on and there's just also for people just want to come to concerts there are concert tickets available as well again call eight to 89261717.00:07:31.260 –> 00:07:36.870 Joseph McElroy: So today we're going to talk about the new North Carolina Folklife Institute and the Director of that is Sarah Bryan.00:07:38.550 –> 00:07:39.120 Joseph McElroy: And it's.00:07:40.410 –> 00:07:50.550 Joseph McElroy: The folklife institute's organization that for more than four decades has been dedicated to the preservation of appreciation and understanding of folklife heritage and culture in North Carolina.00:07:51.300 –> 00:08:05.100 Joseph McElroy: Sarah is an accomplished writer author and musician she was also the editor to notable old-time music publications and enjoys collecting old 78 rpm lps and supporting animal welfare.00:08:05.790 –> 00:08:18.390 Joseph McElroy: she's a tar heel basketball and New York mets baseball fan she lives in Durham North Carolina with her family and then it has a pack of dogs and cats to support her efforts hello, Sarah how you doing.00:08:18.510 –> 00:08:20.370 Sarah Bryan: hey I'm doing good, how are you.00:08:20.760 –> 00:08:31.410 Joseph McElroy: Fine I'm doing good hey listen I'm not going to hold it against you, that you're a tar heel born and bred but yeah since I went to do, but you do live in Durham so you gotta live in enemy territory right.00:08:31.500 –> 00:08:35.550 Sarah Bryan: I live about three blocks from campus so I have to represent extra hard for the.00:08:35.550 –> 00:08:36.450 Sarah Bryan: target was the air.00:08:36.570 –> 00:08:38.730 Joseph McElroy: All right, which is the West campus.00:08:38.820 –> 00:08:42.150 Joseph McElroy: escape and so you're like near downtown right.00:08:42.240 –> 00:08:44.400 Sarah Bryan: yeah yeah quite close yeah it all sounds.00:08:44.790 –> 00:08:47.970 Joseph McElroy: cool there has become a little bit of a foodie town right, just like national.00:08:48.240 –> 00:08:55.770 Sarah Bryan: It really is It reminds me a lot of Asheville yeah and just a huge number of people moving here every year.00:08:56.220 –> 00:08:56.850 Joseph McElroy: Oh yeah.00:08:57.420 –> 00:08:58.110 Sarah Bryan: Look asheville.00:08:58.410 –> 00:09:05.160 Joseph McElroy: After Duke I lived in Durham for about seven years and I enjoyed it very much you know it's a cool little town.00:09:06.240 –> 00:09:06.930 Joseph McElroy: you're busy north.00:09:06.960 –> 00:09:10.470 Joseph McElroy: Carolina you want to go across the whole state, you know I say Wilmington.00:09:12.000 –> 00:09:16.650 Joseph McElroy: Durham and then national and then, of course, Maggie valley for the small town experience.00:09:17.730 –> 00:09:18.150 Sarah Bryan: sure.00:09:18.570 –> 00:09:25.440 Joseph McElroy: Alright cool we're especially excited to talk to you about you, your role in the North Carolina folklife Institute.00:09:25.860 –> 00:09:39.600 Joseph McElroy: As you, as we have we share many of the same core beliefs and with the Heritage Center and at the motel first let's learn a little bit more about you, you and you have an interesting background and amazing resume.00:09:41.160 –> 00:09:47.340 Joseph McElroy: So you were born in myrtle beach South Carolina has How was it like being born in a beach town.00:09:48.690 –> 00:09:52.860 Sarah Bryan: Yes, but most of my childhood myrtle beach and.00:09:54.000 –> 00:09:56.850 Sarah Bryan: You know when you're born into play, or I was, I was actually.00:09:58.170 –> 00:10:11.490 Sarah Bryan: We moved there when I was two weeks old, but my father's family going back many generations is from that little part of South Carolina and myrtle beach in particular, and I think when you grow up in a place like that you kind of don't know how weird it is.00:10:11.910 –> 00:10:20.550 Sarah Bryan: yeah I know, I have a friend who is a childhood friend, we were talking years after we both left myrtle beach about.00:10:21.420 –> 00:10:31.680 Sarah Bryan: What it's like to be from somewhere like that, and she pointed out that it gives you kind of an altered sense of reality if you grow up like down the street from Ripley's, believe it or not.00:10:34.320 –> 00:10:36.750 Sarah Bryan: giant fiberglass octopus statues.00:10:37.650 –> 00:10:46.830 Joseph McElroy: Oh, you know growing up in a little tourist and I sort of get an idea of what she did you know, and you know from Duke we always went to myrtle beach after yeah for the spring break it was like.00:10:47.310 –> 00:10:55.800 Joseph McElroy: You know how how how bad can replace be when yeah you can take a back road and find all you can eat seafood place in the middle of nowhere.00:10:58.380 –> 00:11:01.110 Joseph McElroy: And you paid a paid as you went in because they.00:11:02.190 –> 00:11:04.260 Joseph McElroy: expect you to just stay there till your fault.00:11:06.090 –> 00:11:12.870 Joseph McElroy: But you also spend some time and grew up the Carolinas in Virginia beach Virginia what were those.00:11:13.560 –> 00:11:31.200 Sarah Bryan: yeah well I'm most of my family going back you know since early colonial times have been in the Carolinas both Carolinas and um when I was about nine we moved up to northern Virginia, which is where my mother grew up and.00:11:32.340 –> 00:11:35.370 Sarah Bryan: I missed the Carolinas badly when I lived there.00:11:35.520 –> 00:11:46.770 Sarah Bryan: Especially in the springtime but because you know just that little bit of geographical distance makes all the dust all the difference in a climate when the flowers come out and when it gets warm.00:11:47.640 –> 00:11:54.360 Sarah Bryan: It was a great place to spend my teens and my college years, so I feel fortunate to have been up there.00:11:55.080 –> 00:12:04.770 Joseph McElroy: With your parents surely must have influenced your love of history writing your mom is a distinguished author publisher story or own right, what can you say about that.00:12:05.970 –> 00:12:19.140 Sarah Bryan: yeah my mom is a wonderful writer her name is Christina freeman Brian and she is she has had an interesting career just 72 now and lives with me and my husband here in Durham and.00:12:20.310 –> 00:12:22.680 Sarah Bryan: yeah she went to Carolina and.00:12:23.700 –> 00:12:39.600 Sarah Bryan: studied originally to be a medievalist medieval Latin is her specialty from college and but has done all sorts of things over the years, she ran a school for several years and myrtle beach.00:12:40.830 –> 00:12:44.160 Sarah Bryan: Montessori school that I went to as a small child and.00:12:45.300 –> 00:12:46.440 Sarah Bryan: has written.00:12:47.610 –> 00:13:02.250 Sarah Bryan: A lot of really wonderful historical fiction about the civil war era about Jamestown colony about the Lincoln assassination plot and.00:13:02.730 –> 00:13:10.650 Sarah Bryan: She she's an amazing researcher fun to just incredible depth of information right, so these great books and.00:13:11.070 –> 00:13:22.260 Sarah Bryan: Then just move right to the next project she's so excited about the next thing to learn about so she has the stack of manuscripts, so I hope someday she'll be shopping to publishers because the world needs to see them.00:13:23.040 –> 00:13:28.710 Joseph McElroy: that's great, but we got to take a break down but we'll come back talk a little more about your personal history and then get into your job.00:15:45.570 –> 00:15:52.200 Joseph McElroy: howdy this is Joseph Franklyn McElroy back with the Gateway to the Smokies Podcast and my guests Sarah Bryan.00:15:53.910 –> 00:16:00.870 Joseph McElroy: So, so you know I like to have my craft beers on this show Now I will tell you.00:16:02.400 –> 00:16:11.400 Joseph McElroy: about the one I'm doing now, but, first, it was mentioned, I was at the wicked weed brewery nationally that day and they got a really great IPA call freak in page or advise you to go there.00:16:11.820 –> 00:16:15.600 Joseph McElroy: But I just discovered when we have at the Meadowlark it is not at local beer, but.00:16:16.080 –> 00:16:31.110 Joseph McElroy: yeah I don't necessarily just dismiss that you know, even though this area is 50 breweries there are people that make good beer elsewhere and I'm liking, this one it's a double IPA called never better by Coronado brewing company in California.00:16:33.330 –> 00:16:41.370 Joseph McElroy: But anyway, hey Sarah glad to have you back you know we were talking about your mom with your dad was a professional of American literature.00:16:42.000 –> 00:16:50.610 Joseph McElroy: But it was also I thought this is interesting we're now doing a miniature golf course designer including, including Mr the elaborate on the grand strand right.00:16:51.360 –> 00:17:00.360 Sarah Bryan: that's true yeah yeah my father dance Brian was his name, he went by the nickname party, which is a long story.00:17:02.100 –> 00:17:04.560 Sarah Bryan: Was the origin part of her in the Bible.00:17:06.540 –> 00:17:21.000 Sarah Bryan: yeah he was from myrtle beach grew up there, and his father and grandfather had been involved in developing the area early on, and particularly in building, so the golf courses, they are the big golf courses and.00:17:22.500 –> 00:17:34.380 Sarah Bryan: Starting around the 1950s I'd say late 50s early 60s, he started working on his own miniature golf courses with his father.00:17:36.360 –> 00:17:49.890 Sarah Bryan: put him in charge of an old golf driving range they had there, and he had the idea to make it sort of a jungle environment miniature golf course and that's where that.00:17:50.970 –> 00:18:10.680 Sarah Bryan: The head deal was born with him and he and partners through the years developed the jungle golf style of miniature golf courses, so if you've been to myrtle beach, you know what they look like it's the big mountain of dirt a middle of the lot with tropical plants waterfalls.00:18:13.230 –> 00:18:19.830 Sarah Bryan: jungle animals, which includes somehow savannah animals I don't know why, and so that that.00:18:21.000 –> 00:18:21.870 Sarah Bryan: That has.00:18:23.070 –> 00:18:27.630 Sarah Bryan: Over the course of his life that really took off from the late 50s to Stephen.00:18:29.640 –> 00:18:31.710 Joseph McElroy: He did a couple of value values didn't.00:18:33.060 –> 00:18:37.740 Sarah Bryan: You know I am not sure I think he did this before my time he did one in Boone.00:18:38.190 –> 00:18:41.250 Sarah Bryan: yeah and in the 70s early 80s there's one.00:18:41.310 –> 00:18:46.920 Joseph McElroy: that's there's one that has been around for a long time and I don't think that's a jungle-type golf, but there is one.00:18:47.940 –> 00:18:50.760 Joseph McElroy: That is more of a general type thing and so.00:18:51.090 –> 00:18:59.640 Joseph McElroy: He probably looks actually I when I first saw it back 20 years ago, or something like that I said wow that looks more like a myrtle beach.00:19:02.490 –> 00:19:05.400 Joseph McElroy: thing so but it's become part of the fabric here, you know.00:19:06.120 –> 00:19:06.510 So.00:19:08.040 –> 00:19:17.280 Joseph McElroy: And you're actually come from a diverse home you grew up and speak Spanish your family's confused compete Cuban dispense right.00:19:18.360 –> 00:19:21.240 Sarah Bryan: my mom is half Cuban.00:19:21.630 –> 00:19:27.420 Joseph McElroy: yeah, and I assume you have a real admiration for cultural diversity.00:19:29.970 –> 00:19:47.340 Joseph McElroy: That we love for exploring you know for folklife and in Florida, for you know, being a writer and musician in and you got your what your BA degree in American studies from George Washington university an ma degree in folklore unc I won't hold that against.00:19:49.980 –> 00:19:51.090 Sarah Bryan: call the truth for that.00:19:51.630 –> 00:20:04.530 Joseph McElroy: yeah but in 2005 you actually you join the North Carolina folklife institute so is that sort of the first big career move for you read what's up before that.00:20:05.070 –> 00:20:11.340 Sarah Bryan: That was an incredibly lucky break for me, I was not long out of Grad school and.00:20:12.300 –> 00:20:28.920 Sarah Bryan: North Carolina folklife Institute, which at the time was directed by Beverley Patterson who's a wonderful folklorist in Chapel hill she in the folklife institute we're working with the Blue Ridge national heritage area on developing their traditional artists directory.00:20:29.430 –> 00:20:40.560 Sarah Bryan: And she brought on to newly hatched folklorist which were me and Mark Free to you probably know, from when you use a prominent musician and arts leader in the area.00:20:41.100 –> 00:20:53.070 Sarah Bryan: But we were both you know in and just out of school at the time, this was long ago and yeah my first job was on the artists directory and so basically.00:20:53.670 –> 00:21:04.470 Sarah Bryan: The folklife institute turned us loose mark was in the northern counties and I was from like Madison and bunk and counties to the State Law and and.00:21:05.580 –> 00:21:17.130 Sarah Bryan: And, and the cherokee quality boundary area and it was a wonderful job I mean we just explored, each of us separately explored the counties in our.00:21:18.090 –> 00:21:25.860 Sarah Bryan: assigned region go around ask people who the traditional artists are in some cases, they were.00:21:26.400 –> 00:21:37.110 Sarah Bryan: You know, prominent people with you know well known careers and their and their art form and in other cases, that would be you know, an elderly person who'd retired from a career and something not at all.00:21:37.890 –> 00:21:46.890 Sarah Bryan: art or music related but you know kept up their art form just on their own at home because I love doing it, nobody you know.00:21:48.540 –> 00:21:54.840 Sarah Bryan: haven't had much publicity before but we got the right profiles of all of these folks and it was incredibly fun.00:21:55.530 –> 00:22:05.760 Joseph McElroy: Well, you, you must have loved it, because by 2017, which is a fairly short period of time he became executive director of that that that really esteemed organization.00:22:07.020 –> 00:22:12.570 Joseph McElroy: So I guess that was a That was a lot of hard work right.00:22:13.980 –> 00:22:15.120 Sarah Bryan: Hard work that really fun.00:22:17.070 –> 00:22:19.860 Sarah Bryan: The all the projects were involved in, or just.00:22:21.060 –> 00:22:23.130 Sarah Bryan: Oh it's such a pleasure to work on.00:22:24.180 –> 00:22:38.790 Joseph McElroy: Well, but you also here's The interesting thing you know, and you know found out that you, you became an old time fiddle player during that time, too, so you had to have time to practice right, but you were doing a lot of good work so.00:22:40.500 –> 00:22:43.260 Joseph McElroy: Have you played with any great Western North Carolina fiddler's.00:22:43.830 –> 00:22:48.930 Sarah Bryan: Well let's see I actually started playing old-time fiddle when I was in my teens.00:22:49.020 –> 00:22:49.470 Joseph McElroy: I really.00:22:49.980 –> 00:22:51.960 Sarah Bryan: yeah and actually I've been.00:22:52.080 –> 00:23:10.620 Sarah Bryan: In northern Virginia and yeah but have have continued playing all along yeah moving to North Carolina has I came back down here for Grad school in 2001 of the great things about that was proximity to so many wonderful musicians.00:23:10.800 –> 00:23:11.430 Joseph McElroy: Well that's great.00:23:11.460 –> 00:23:16.470 Joseph McElroy: yeah so did you get to play with any or did you get did you have any mentoring from some of them.00:23:16.830 –> 00:23:22.950 Sarah Bryan: yeah yeah there it's it's hard to narrow down there's so many amazing fiddler's in the year I was.00:23:23.970 –> 00:23:26.400 Sarah Bryan: If I had to pick one fiddler to.00:23:28.740 –> 00:23:41.850 Sarah Bryan: To mention, in particular, who have a friend who have been lucky enough to play with at times, but not nearly enough not nearly as much said, like is Paul Brown, who lives in Winston Salem.00:23:42.990 –> 00:23:47.700 Sarah Bryan: He is wonderful fiddler banjo player singer.00:23:49.470 –> 00:23:55.830 Sarah Bryan: Has the style that I wish I could play and very sort of sweet and rambunctious at the same time.00:23:56.970 –> 00:23:58.050 Sarah Bryan: And he also.00:23:59.580 –> 00:24:07.500 Sarah Bryan: he's he's been this great conduit between generations, because when he first moved to the Mount airy area.00:24:08.910 –> 00:24:17.280 Sarah Bryan: He got to know Tommy jerel or honesty's Fred copper Malta, you know the sort of Pantheon of great musicians in that area.00:24:18.330 –> 00:24:20.550 Sarah Bryan: And he's really served as a.00:24:21.840 –> 00:24:37.680 Sarah Bryan: champion of them over the years, so now, I mean for a lot of us who were not able to know those people through Paul we've gotten to know not just what great musicians, they were, but what interesting and knowledgeable people they were.00:24:39.780 –> 00:24:51.480 Joseph McElroy: Well that's yeah that's you know that's a life-enriching experience to work with people that have such tremendous depth and they're trying to actually pass it on to you too, and so.00:24:51.960 –> 00:25:02.190 Joseph McElroy: yeah I think that is probably very, very profound for you, you know I also know that you were on garrison keillor's prairie home companion that goes out.00:25:03.720 –> 00:25:23.610 Sarah Bryan: that that was a an exciting experience, not in all the right ways, so I have severe stage fright and which complicated that experience, because it was in front of a you know alive theater audience prairie home companion was going to be in Durham and.00:25:24.690 –> 00:25:32.220 Sarah Bryan: And the show invited you know, several old-time musicians in the area to be part of it, and of course I couldn't turn that down.00:25:34.050 –> 00:25:39.720 Sarah Bryan: But once I once I got there the stage right kicked in and.00:25:41.280 –> 00:25:49.710 Sarah Bryan: They before the show they we were backstage and Chris for sheer who's the band fiddler was the band fiddler those days.00:25:51.330 –> 00:25:53.850 Sarah Bryan: For the show was showing me and the other.00:25:54.990 –> 00:25:59.490 Sarah Bryan: guests fiddler's this tune that we were going to play when you know when our segment came on.00:26:00.510 –> 00:26:10.020 Sarah Bryan: And because I was starting to think about what it was gonna be like a few minutes when there is these hundreds of people looking at me and billions of people listening.00:26:10.740 –> 00:26:24.240 Sarah Bryan: my mind went blank and I couldn't learn the two, and he was showing us it was as soon as he played it, it was gone so that was that was the first tune what we're going to play that evening and.00:26:25.350 –> 00:26:35.490 Sarah Bryan: Because, as soon as they started I realized I didn't remember what you just showed us, I was like i'm you know sort of holding the bow a little bit above the strings of pretending to play.00:26:37.980 –> 00:26:41.340 Sarah Bryan: outside of Andy Griffith when barney's in the choir.00:26:41.340 –> 00:26:41.760 To.00:26:43.110 –> 00:26:57.000 Sarah Bryan: sing it was like that, but that, so the sound the sound engineer was you know kept he was listening and it kept thinking that my microphone is not working, so he came out at one point, and was like tinkering with it and.00:26:57.990 –> 00:27:03.000 Sarah Bryan: While he was standing there he realized that I wasn't playing and you sort of like wink to give me a thumbs up and.00:27:03.660 –> 00:27:18.990 Sarah Bryan: went off stage, but then the next tune that we were to play was soldiers joy, which is my favorite all time fiddle tune, and the one that, like all fiddler's pretty much know so I really wanted to play on that one but at that, point my microphone was off.00:27:20.790 –> 00:27:22.350 Sarah Bryan: pretending to play before.00:27:24.090 –> 00:27:33.720 Sarah Bryan: But the crisper shear and the other fiddler Kenny Jackson who's a really great North Carolina fiddler um you know they didn't need a third fiddler between them so.00:27:36.060 –> 00:27:39.000 Joseph McElroy: Oh that's so you you play, but you did.00:27:45.030 –> 00:27:46.740 Joseph McElroy: Okay well that's a good story.00:27:48.630 –> 00:27:50.190 Joseph McElroy: At least you got asked to be on there.00:27:53.220 –> 00:27:58.860 Joseph McElroy: So you've also become a writer, a great writer, and you have two books out right and.00:27:59.550 –> 00:28:07.920 Joseph McElroy: So when we come we got to take a break down, but once you tell us about the two books and then we're going to talk about some of the you know the stuff in the mountains in western North Carolina that you know that.00:28:08.220 –> 00:28:08.550 Great.00:30:15.150 –> 00:30:24.420 Joseph McElroy: Howdy, this is Joseph Franklyn McElroy back with the Gateway to the Smokies podcast and my guest Sarah Bryan who's the Executive Director of the North Carolina Folklife Institute.00:30:24.870 –> 00:30:32.670 Joseph McElroy: So so Sarah you're a writer you've got a couple of books out one coming out soon, what were the What are those titles and what they're about.00:30:33.330 –> 00:30:38.160 Sarah Bryan: Thanks um there, there are two titles of co-written.00:30:39.300 –> 00:30:49.680 Sarah Bryan: I was one of the three co-authors, along with Beverly Patterson and Michelle Lanier, who is now the Director of historic sites for North Carolina.00:30:50.160 –> 00:30:59.250 Sarah Bryan: I'm a book called African American music trails of Eastern North Carolina and that came out of a North Carolina Arts Council project of the same name.00:31:00.570 –> 00:31:07.080 Sarah Bryan: about the historic and living black music traditions in Eastern North Carolina counties.00:31:08.700 –> 00:31:16.560 Sarah Bryan: And you know just the incredible impact musicians from there have had it hasn't always been more widely recognized.00:31:17.040 –> 00:31:17.580 Sarah Bryan: That was.00:31:18.690 –> 00:31:24.000 Sarah Bryan: 2014 2015 my husband Peter Hoenig and I.00:31:25.500 –> 00:31:31.410 Sarah Bryan: co-wrote and co-compiled a collection for us to digital.00:31:32.490 –> 00:31:53.880 Sarah Bryan: Just a great label out of Atlanta, it was a TC set up the CDS were 78 from Peters collection of mostly old-time mountain music and blues and the book was antique anonymous photos of southern early southern life from my own collections.00:31:54.390 –> 00:31:55.980 Sarah Bryan: cool that that was.00:31:57.870 –> 00:32:02.670 Sarah Bryan: 2015 and that's out of print but it's still I believe the music is still downloadable.00:32:02.940 –> 00:32:03.330 Joseph McElroy: It was.00:32:04.740 –> 00:32:09.420 Sarah Bryan: It was called leap, can we light name for him a.00:32:11.130 –> 00:32:15.630 Sarah Bryan: Pre-war southern music and photographs I believe was the subtitle.00:32:16.050 –> 00:32:17.490 Joseph McElroy: cool and then you're writing one now.00:32:18.240 –> 00:32:32.520 Sarah Bryan: Yes, yeah I'm co-writing with potter and historian from Randolph county and help you, we are working on a history of southern traditional pottery which is.00:32:33.870 –> 00:32:41.190 Sarah Bryan: A huge story and we're you know, having fun figuring out how to fit that all into one book.00:32:42.690 –> 00:32:45.060 Joseph McElroy: yeah pottery trails all over the north.00:32:45.060 –> 00:32:45.540 Carolina.00:32:47.310 –> 00:32:47.970 Sarah Bryan: Especially.00:32:49.620 –> 00:32:59.520 Joseph McElroy: Well cool well, you also writing and the and the editor for the old time arrow, which is an about old music is also an old-time dancing.00:33:00.720 –> 00:33:17.490 Sarah Bryan: It is yeah yeah the old time, Harold the musician and field recorder Alice Gerard founded in 1987 when she was living in Gala and yeah it's about traditional old-time music, particularly in Appalachia but also.00:33:18.570 –> 00:33:24.570 Sarah Bryan: Other parts of the self, and you know wider traditions elsewhere that are relatable to music.00:33:25.380 –> 00:33:29.880 Joseph McElroy: Other parts are there any memorable stories you wrote about the smoky mountains areas.00:33:30.690 –> 00:33:34.200 Sarah Bryan: Oh gosh well not that I've written myself, but I would.00:33:35.580 –> 00:33:46.320 Sarah Bryan: There have been some great articles about Western North Carolina effect our current issue has a cover story about beach mountain musicians from.00:33:47.220 –> 00:34:00.840 Sarah Bryan: From the Whataburger every county line area and the old fiddler the universe to hicks is the cover girl she's a great musical matriarch from beach mountain.00:34:01.560 –> 00:34:03.750 Joseph McElroy: cool Any with Haywood County?00:34:05.010 –> 00:34:06.360 Sarah Bryan: yeah let me.00:34:08.580 –> 00:34:20.040 Sarah Bryan: we've definitely covered Haywood county stories, there was we had an article sometime back about the Soco gap clockers was that the name of the.00:34:20.520 –> 00:34:22.320 Joseph McElroy: Joe Sam Queen00:34:23.460 –> 00:34:23.700 Joseph McElroy: yeah.00:34:23.820 –> 00:34:24.690 Sarah Bryan: yeah yeah and.00:34:24.780 –> 00:34:26.940 Sarah Bryan: They danced at the White House and Roosevelt.00:34:27.780 –> 00:34:30.210 Joseph McElroy: yeah we have him on the show a few weeks ago yeah.00:34:31.080 –> 00:34:32.640 Sarah Bryan: yeah that's a great tradition that's.00:34:32.730 –> 00:34:34.470 Sarah Bryan: been going on for generations.00:34:35.490 –> 00:34:48.030 Joseph McElroy: cool so I love that you know that you work with this Folklife institute, I mean it's there's a lot of the value and objectives, promoting the preservation appreciation of understanding.00:34:48.600 –> 00:34:56.880 Joseph McElroy: The folklife heritage and culture in North Carolina yeah we're spoken we're focused on the smoky mountains area but it's the same sort of passion.00:34:58.440 –> 00:35:09.150 Joseph McElroy: I saw that you had one interesting program documenting the early bbq pitch, so I gotta go find this because I'm getting into I've been a big fire based.00:35:10.170 –> 00:35:19.830 Joseph McElroy: cook for a while and I've been getting more and more of that tell me about that what would you find out that that's fascinating about Barbecue pits early on.00:35:20.280 –> 00:35:21.360 Sarah Bryan: That was a project.00:35:22.440 –> 00:35:29.490 Sarah Bryan: Oh gosh probably eight or 10 years ago that the previous director Joy Salinger's launched and.00:35:31.080 –> 00:35:35.400 Sarah Bryan: The part that I was able to play was going to interview to00:35:36.990 –> 00:35:49.500 Sarah Bryan: founding fathers of the western Barbecue tradition, Mr. Damien Mr mountain Conan Greensboro and one and Lexington and I didn't tell either of them that I'm a vegetarian.00:35:51.120 –> 00:35:53.070 Sarah Bryan: It was lovely being in their restaurants it00:35:53.070 –> 00:35:54.120 Sarah Bryan: smelled great.00:35:55.680 –> 00:36:00.360 Sarah Bryan: Barbecue home for my family and yeah just lovely.00:36:00.480 –> 00:36:03.690 Joseph McElroy: You could do some wonderful things with vegetables and smoke, you know.00:36:04.320 –> 00:36:08.970 Joseph McElroy: yeah there's a recipe that comes out of the middle of the state that I love of US it's.00:36:10.170 –> 00:36:23.550 Joseph McElroy: This African American chef I forget her name right now I'll post it at some point that as smoke beats and then she makes cornbread beats so you think it's it's fabulous oh yeah and burnt sugar.00:36:23.700 –> 00:36:24.750 Sarah Bryan: Smoke oh wow.00:36:26.130 –> 00:36:36.990 Joseph McElroy: Oh it's incredible yeah so there's a lot of vegetables that are really enhanced by the grill experience yeah people know you know about doing just about some things but there's a lot more that you could do.00:36:38.220 –> 00:36:42.660 Joseph McElroy: Any programs cooking programs on mountain cooking or Cherokee cuisine00:36:43.590 –> 00:36:47.730 Sarah Bryan: yeah yeah absolutely that's where you're really.00:36:48.930 –> 00:36:52.620 Sarah Bryan: Love being involved in programs about Appalachian.00:36:53.670 –> 00:36:54.810 Sarah Bryan: Food in particular.00:36:55.830 –> 00:37:07.110 Sarah Bryan: Yeah we've had some classes, through a program called in these mountains, which is sponsored by South Arts in Atlanta, and have had to have several food-related courses.00:37:08.400 –> 00:37:16.680 Sarah Bryan: right before the pandemic began, we were working with Nathan Bush, who is a Cherokee herbalist and00:37:18.480 –> 00:37:29.010 Sarah Bryan: artist and language specialist and his mother, Mrs. Anita Bush is also a really renowned herbalist and so he was given a great class.00:37:29.910 –> 00:37:41.070 Sarah Bryan: Going into the woods and the area, and you know, showing which plants are edible which you got to stay away from which have different you know medicinal properties and.00:37:42.000 –> 00:37:51.150 Sarah Bryan: More recently, and in fact, going on now we're sponsoring an online class called mountain battles and it's taught by William Ritter00:37:51.570 –> 00:37:52.140 Joseph McElroy: Oh William,00:37:52.890 –> 00:37:53.490 Sarah Bryan: know there again.00:37:53.910 –> 00:37:55.020 Joseph McElroy: we're able to show you.00:37:55.080 –> 00:37:56.250 Sarah Bryan: Oh good good.00:37:56.370 –> 00:38:10.110 Sarah Bryan: yeah yeah yeah William from Mitchell county and he is teaching it's a great class we've only had two so far as and it's going to go into you know the summer and early fall and we are still taking.00:38:10.890 –> 00:38:27.870 Sarah Bryan: Taking students can still register anyone 13 and up and it's a free class just about you know heritage Appalachian crops cooking baking stories having to do with food songs having to do with food.00:38:29.370 –> 00:38:38.970 Joseph McElroy: We know here to here we've built our first guard here, right at the motel, we also put a field in at a farm and what we have.00:38:39.930 –> 00:38:47.850 Joseph McElroy: we're starting to really get into you know like I don't know if you've heard of candy roasters we got a whole bunch of candy restaurant or probably even better, believe it or not.00:38:49.080 –> 00:39:05.100 Joseph McElroy: And we're planning on doing a lot of those big breads and things like that, for those who don't know, can you rosters are like the pumpkin or squash family they're giant but oh long you know and they only really grow well the bounce but they're really sweet really fantastic.00:39:06.390 –> 00:39:19.410 Joseph McElroy: So I love that you're doing this kind of stuff and yeah we're gonna we're going to actually open a restaurant focus on merited mountain heritage food with a lot of traditional things and.00:39:19.680 –> 00:39:21.600 Joseph McElroy: And we just I don't know if you know Illa hatter.00:39:21.930 –> 00:39:22.950 Sarah Bryan: yeah yeah.00:39:23.040 –> 00:39:24.000 Joseph McElroy: He was just here.00:39:25.050 –> 00:39:29.100 Joseph McElroy: the day before yesterday, she did a program here and we had over 30 people show up.00:39:29.430 –> 00:39:40.680 Joseph McElroy: right here and learn how to forage and use it to make meals, a day so it's something that people are very interested in and it's great to look up that program you guys are doing.00:39:40.890 –> 00:39:42.660 Sarah Bryan: Definitely yeah join us, please.00:39:42.840 –> 00:39:54.480 Joseph McElroy: yeah another big thing that you're involved with this festival productions right documenting and talking about what's going on, do you have any favorite festivals in the western part of the state.00:39:55.230 –> 00:40:04.530 Sarah Bryan: Oh gosh yeah that's what it'd be hard to narrow down my favorite old-time festival in the world is Mount airy fiddler's Convention and.00:40:05.580 –> 00:40:17.610 Sarah Bryan: yeah I haven't gone for the last couple of years because of just pandemic strangeness but yeah I've been coming to that since I was about 20 and just fabulous.00:40:19.320 –> 00:40:26.280 Sarah Bryan: festival it's one of these events, where the old-time musicians from all over the world really come together and.00:40:26.670 –> 00:40:35.760 Sarah Bryan: meet the people who grew up in the traditions and you know are carrying it on from home and vice versa it's just it's wonderful.00:40:36.540 –> 00:40:56.700 Sarah Bryan: Another one I love and I'm not certain if it's still happening in the fading voices festival and takes place in snowbird the Cherokee Community near Robin school and it's Cherokee Gospel music and wonderful.00:40:57.720 –> 00:41:06.720 Sarah Bryan: Quartets mostly from the eastern band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina and Tennessee and also from the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma.00:41:09.570 –> 00:41:19.020 Sarah Bryan: Court that's will come from air to this festival and just incredibly beautiful music in this really, really beautiful little mountain cove and snowbird.00:41:19.800 –> 00:41:21.300 Sarah Bryan: wow that's still going on.00:41:22.320 –> 00:41:27.000 Joseph McElroy: look it up, you know, one of the most successful I thought you know the hospitality00:41:28.140 –> 00:41:46.830 Joseph McElroy: thing I actually saw in Barbados, was a Gospel Gospel brunch on Sunday, and it was huge, it was a big fantastic success people, it was all you know really sort of old time you know Gospel music this surprising place to have it is hugely successful.00:41:47.310 –> 00:41:49.050 Joseph McElroy: For the idea of doing that here.00:41:50.460 –> 00:41:57.360 Joseph McElroy: But you know he didn't you didn't the folklife it's two to one point put on the first statewide folk fest folk festival.00:41:57.930 –> 00:42:11.880 Sarah Bryan: That was our origin actually founded in 1974 to help the actually as an arm at that time of the folklife program with the North Carolina Arts Council and they were putting on.00:42:12.330 –> 00:42:23.250 Sarah Bryan: A statewide folklife festival here in Durham and it was sort of the lead up to the bicentennial so you know, there was a renewed interest in American traditions of all kinds.00:42:23.760 –> 00:42:26.460 Sarah Bryan: And that festival and 74.00:42:27.780 –> 00:42:41.220 Sarah Bryan: It just it's incredible looking back at who all was there as a Tammi Terrell Elizabeth cotton Willard Watson just yeah just some of the most wonderful let's kill on artists.00:42:41.880 –> 00:42:45.210 Joseph McElroy: Have you been involved with the phone booth two senators festival here at Haywood county.00:42:45.780 –> 00:42:49.260 Sarah Bryan: We haven't, but I would like to do great work.00:42:49.770 –> 00:42:52.650 Joseph McElroy: Alright cool I'll get that Bob did it he does pretty well.00:42:53.820 –> 00:43:00.810 Joseph McElroy: Well hey listen, we got to take a break and then we'll come back and talk continue talking about yeah folk folklife here in the mountains.00:45:02.610 –> 00:45:12.180 Joseph McElroy: Howdy, this is Joseph Franklin McElroy back with the gateway to the smokies podcast and I guess Sarah Brian so Sarah you know, one of the reasons I.00:45:13.260 –> 00:45:20.520 Joseph McElroy: You know started doing the mountain heritage stuff here and got involved with this, because I really believe in the importance of community education.00:45:21.120 –> 00:45:36.600 Joseph McElroy: And you know and getting you to know things right, where the Community can be involved with it and even online, you know inner interactions, what do you think about the importance of that and also the importance of oral history documentation that comes out of communities.00:45:38.280 –> 00:45:47.490 Sarah Bryan: I think I think it's an essential part of all of our lives and yeah Community arts and oral history and.00:45:48.510 –> 00:45:54.600 Sarah Bryan: far too few people nowadays experienced that, and you know, in a full way um.00:45:55.980 –> 00:46:03.180 Sarah Bryan: I'm not one of those people who thinks that you know the old days were better across the board, but, but I do think that the.00:46:05.130 –> 00:46:08.190 Joseph McElroy: closeness there's a lot of you there's a lot of beauty in it there's.00:46:08.190 –> 00:46:09.120 Sarah Bryan: Absolutely.00:46:09.360 –> 00:46:09.870 Joseph McElroy: There was also.00:46:10.320 –> 00:46:16.290 Joseph McElroy: A hardship and ugliness in there, but you're trying to preserve the beauty and letting the nastiness go away.00:46:16.620 –> 00:46:29.310 Sarah Bryan: Exactly exactly, and I think that that closeness of community is something that a lot of ways, many of us have lost and also more so over the last two and a half years with the pandemic.00:46:30.510 –> 00:46:43.320 Sarah Bryan: But then that makes it all the more essential for organizations like both of ours to create these opportunities whenever we can to help.00:46:44.070 –> 00:47:00.210 Sarah Bryan: Especially young people find out about traditions in their communities get to know elder artists or you know story storytellers people who know the Community history and yeah the more opportunities there are, the better.00:47:02.130 –> 00:47:06.780 Sarah Bryan: That makes me think in particular about the jam programs the junior Appalachian musicians.00:47:07.140 –> 00:47:07.710 Joseph McElroy: that's a great.00:47:08.310 –> 00:47:15.270 Sarah Bryan: yeah yeah I mean that's sort of a stellar example of creating new.00:47:16.560 –> 00:47:17.760 Sarah Bryan: Learning environments.00:47:19.230 –> 00:47:36.090 Sarah Bryan: Where you know, a young person 100 years ago may have been able to go to the next door neighbor or her next door neighbor and learn the banjo and that those links don't exist as a strong layer as frequently now so creating these.00:47:37.500 –> 00:47:47.190 Sarah Bryan: classes, essentially for young people to learn has been an amazing contribution to old-time and bluegrass music because now there's this whole.00:47:47.880 –> 00:47:59.370 Sarah Bryan: generation of young just incredibly good musicians, who are graduates of the jam program and you know counties throughout the Appalachian South and.00:48:00.510 –> 00:48:02.010 Sarah Bryan: You know, thank goodness for.00:48:02.250 –> 00:48:12.720 Joseph McElroy: For what you've actually cultivated network so that they can interact and learn from each other and prevent also promote artists and created a handbook for artists to promote them so sorry about that.00:48:13.770 –> 00:48:16.560 Sarah Bryan: that's, this is a good chance for me to.00:48:17.580 –> 00:48:24.450 Sarah Bryan: Tell listeners, please watch this space, because the artist's handbook is actually being revised, as we speak.00:48:26.790 –> 00:48:30.900 Sarah Bryan: The North Carolina Arts Council and Evan had to folk mode.00:48:32.310 –> 00:48:36.150 Sarah Bryan: Evan when he was with the North Carolina folklife so it was actually the.00:48:37.710 –> 00:48:58.800 Sarah Bryan: First person who started this project and yeah it's an online handbook in PDF format of ideas resources for traditional artists to get the word out about what they do, essentially to help them make a living if that's what they want to do with their art form.00:49:00.390 –> 00:49:07.710 Sarah Bryan: find opportunities to learn and to and to teach and pass it on so that's being revised, and you know things change so quickly.00:49:08.550 –> 00:49:20.220 Sarah Bryan: Especially in terms of technology that you know it needs to revision pretty quickly so that's what we're working on now, and hopefully it'll be back up in a new form in a few months.00:49:21.420 –> 00:49:30.720 Joseph McElroy: You know that's you know I guess the work of things like the blue Ridge heritage trail is all part of that work to give artists the ability to promote themselves.00:49:30.810 –> 00:49:37.020 Joseph McElroy: Absolutely, and in the state is that the statewide directory of artists as well, or is that a different.00:49:38.820 –> 00:49:42.330 Sarah Bryan: that's a different a different project and.00:49:43.410 –> 00:49:57.960 Sarah Bryan: One that I that also like for us to return to and revitalize it's it got started in with artists from Warren Vance and Halifax counties and sell to North Carolina and.00:49:58.770 –> 00:50:09.270 Sarah Bryan: yeah directory was very much like the blue Ridge national Heritage Area's traditional arts directory, you know modeled after that aimed for us a statewide.00:50:12.510 –> 00:50:13.020 Joseph McElroy: And you know.00:50:14.430 –> 00:50:14.790 Joseph McElroy: You know.00:50:17.100 –> 00:50:25.830 Joseph McElroy: yeah I love that the other there's a sensitivity to promote the diversity of what was what built, these are communities it wasn't just.00:50:26.160 –> 00:50:37.830 Joseph McElroy: Scotch Irish settlers and you've mentioned some charity works how about the Africa Fo Appalachians and fluids in the western part of the state and you were those documenting those are.00:50:38.880 –> 00:50:39.660 Joseph McElroy: Those anywhere.00:50:40.500 –> 00:50:41.700 Sarah Bryan: yeah yeah I think.00:50:43.320 –> 00:50:55.830 Sarah Bryan: I mean, of course, black Appalachian communities have always known that they were there themselves, but you know, those of us from other backgrounds, have not, you know, known as much as we should have about them and.00:50:57.630 –> 00:51:03.540 Sarah Bryan: there's one person whose research, especially excuse me I'm gonna have to pause for a second and call.00:51:05.490 –> 00:51:22.410 Sarah Bryan: The person who's done some really wonderful work in Southwestern North Carolina is Miller Woodford she's the founder of an organization called one doesn't do care and she's written a wonderful book which I happen to have here if I can hold the screen.00:51:23.550 –> 00:51:35.610 Sarah Bryan: it's called when all god's children get together a celebration of the lives of music African American people in far Western North Carolina, yeah and it talks about communities, particularly in.00:51:37.050 –> 00:51:39.840 Sarah Bryan: Making Cherokee clay counties.00:51:41.070 –> 00:51:53.220 Sarah Bryan: And Franklin area especially is very old African American communities that have wonderful rich histories and traditions and she's helping you know, bring a spotlight to that.00:51:54.780 –> 00:51:56.160 Joseph McElroy: wow well.00:51:58.620 –> 00:52:10.680 Joseph McElroy: This is all important work there are so many other things that you do you know when we're getting to the end here, you know I like to ask my guests, what are your some of your favorite places in western North Carolina Where would you recommend people go.00:52:12.030 –> 00:52:14.010 Sarah Bryan: Oh wow oh.00:52:18.480 –> 00:52:19.620 Sarah Bryan: gosh I mean.00:52:20.670 –> 00:52:22.020 Sarah Bryan: it's so hard to.00:52:23.190 –> 00:52:23.640 Joseph McElroy: focus.00:52:24.900 –> 00:52:27.240 Sarah Bryan: On a weekend I love haywood county um.00:52:27.570 –> 00:52:41.430 Sarah Bryan: Let me see Oh, there is a it right north of you are right, right up the road from you, one of my favorite views in all of North Carolina is on the road between Maggie Valley.00:52:41.790 –> 00:52:49.950 Sarah Bryan: And Cherokee if you're driving towards Cherokee look out to the right there's this incredible beautiful view of soco gap.00:52:51.240 –> 00:52:53.490 Joseph McElroy: is called the most photographed view and.00:52:54.420 –> 00:52:56.790 Sarah Bryan: that's the one that's got the little viewing tower and.00:52:57.990 –> 00:52:59.040 Sarah Bryan: It deserves that.00:53:01.170 –> 00:53:03.480 Joseph McElroy: i've been there since before I was born.00:53:06.900 –> 00:53:21.540 Joseph McElroy: Well it's been a pleasure, having you on the show we have to call it quits davin what's, what do you what would you like people to go to find out more information or looked up your books or read something really important things for them to find out more about you.00:53:21.990 –> 00:53:30.360 Sarah Bryan: Well, I would love for them to visit our website for the folklife Institute, which is nc folk Lol K dot O rg and see folk.org.00:53:30.990 –> 00:53:44.130 Sarah Bryan: And also, if they're interested in old time music old time music, in particular, old time harold.org they find a lot about appalachian and particular of Western North Carolina music.00:53:45.060 –> 00:53:50.250 Joseph McElroy: cool What about you, you get books, you get some things wherever they find out about that do you have a Facebook page or anything like.00:53:50.580 –> 00:53:52.470 Sarah Bryan: yeah you can find me on Facebook for sure.00:53:53.070 –> 00:53:54.300 Joseph McElroy: Alright fabulous.00:53:55.410 –> 00:54:00.870 Joseph McElroy: Well, thank you again, we might have to have another show, because you got a lot to talk about fabulous.00:54:01.560 –> 00:54:02.430 Sarah Bryan: fun, thank you.00:54:03.210 –> 00:54:21.120 Joseph McElroy: So this, this is the gateway to the smokies podcast you can watch this podcast live on facebook@facebook.com slash gateway to the smoke these podcasts we also have all the episodes recorded and with transcripts on smokies adventure calm.00:54:22.260 –> 00:54:30.060 Joseph McElroy: there's a link at the top, to bring you to all the different episodes that you can review we're also on the talk radio dot nyc network.00:54:30.390 –> 00:54:38.190 Joseph McElroy: Where they also stream the the audio live as well as on their Facebook stream and I advise you to take a look at all of the.00:54:38.760 –> 00:54:46.410 Joseph McElroy: podcasts on this network because it's a network of live podcast which I think is very interesting you get a lot of.00:54:46.980 –> 00:54:53.310 Joseph McElroy: The spontaneity and and extensive I think vibrancy by listening to things that are live.00:54:54.300 –> 00:55:03.840 Joseph McElroy: And they range from small business to self help to travel to stuff about New York City and and and other other parts of the world.00:55:04.620 –> 00:55:10.710 Joseph McElroy: So go there, if you get a chance, I also have another podcast for wise content creates wealth on that.00:55:11.400 –> 00:55:20.970 Joseph McElroy: On that network it's about marketing and Ai So if you get a chance to take a look at that and i'll see you next week again for another fine podcast.00:55:21.270 –> 00:55:29.790 Joseph McElroy: Always on Tuesdays from six to seven the gateway to the smoke these podcasts and appreciate you all for listening today and i'll see you then.

Author Carrie Knowles was awarded a North Carolina Arts Council grant to write her memoir in 1994. The Last Childhood: A Family Story of Alzheimer's recounts her arduous (is there any other word to describe this experience) and often rending experience with her mother's disease. She updated the book in 2017 to include her experience following her mother's death.With courage and candor, Carrie shares more of this experience with us on this week's episode. Please tune in to this important conversation. You can  learn more about Carrie and her work at www.cjanework.comHave comments or questions for us? Interested in sharing your story on Aging Well? Please send your information and questions to Hugh via email at willowwaycreations@gmail.com or through any of our social media links on our website, findingbeautyinthegray.com. We'd love to hear from you and appreciate your feedback. Leaving feedback on your podcast host site (Apple, Spotify, etc.) is the single most important and effective way for us to stay viable and to continue to bring you great stories and helpful resources.  And if you are enjoying the show and getting value from our topics and guests, we would  most welcome your financial support. Producing a quality resource does require appreciable financial investment. Thank you! Support the show

Today's guest is Kyesha Jennings who is a friend from graduate school! She's an absolutely brilliant Hip-Hop scholar, freelance journalist, content director of the North Carolina Arts Council, & she's a new mom. As a multi-passionate creative, who is a storyteller at heart no matter what she's doing, Kyesha transitioned out of academia/being a professor and into a whole new workspace because she wanted something fresh! One of my favorite parts of Kyesha's story is that she was presented with an amazing opportunity that she knew she couldn't pass up for many reasons. She's proof that it's possible to pivot, your skills do transfer, you can figure it out as you go, and you don't have to be defined by just one passion or role. Connect: @kyeshajenningsP.S: My book, The Power Within Her: Guide to Journaling, is on preorder for ONE more week! Ahhhh! So excited. To check out the book & what it's all about, you can find it in one of three ways: 1. Head to my website. When you click the "purchase the book" button, it'll take you straight to the publisher/distributor.2. Head to my instagram: @dr.meggymarie. Click the link in my bio & it'll take you straight to the publisher/distributor. 3. Or, you can get to it from here. When you click, it'll also take you straight to the publisher/distributor. At the end of the day, when you purchase the book you're empowering yourself AND another woman in the United States. Because when Guide to Journaling is purchased, part of the proceeds funnel directly into a scholarship fund for women to apply to college. Thank you for being here!

Join us for a podcast episode with Garret Woodward. Tune in to hear about his coverage of the local music scene and his conversation with the Legendary Musician Raymond Fairchild.Garret Woodward is an award-winning journalist, author, events promoter, and musician now living in Waynesville, N.C. A native of upstate New York, he was a college track star. After graduating with a degree in Journalism and working across the country in a variety of Journalism jobs, he became a weekly Columnist for Smoky Mountain News in 2012, and later also a columnist for Smoky Mountain Living. Best known for his interviews with musicians and compelling human-interest stories, Garret is also the author of two books and is a regular contributor to Rolling Stone magazine while also promoting live music events with his own newly formed company. A popular past guest on our show, Garret returns today to discuss his books, his music, and the Legendary Musician Raymond Fairchild. He will also mention some new exciting projects and catch up on post-pandemic event plans.Don't miss this fun interview!Tune in for this fun conversation at TalkRadio.nyc or watch the Facebook Livestream by clicking here.Show NotesSegment 1Starting off today's episode, Joseph mentions his very own Meadowlark Motel, which is the sponsor for the show and some upcoming events. On March 26th, renowned author and General Manager at the motel for the Meadowlark Smoky Mountain Heritage Center, Bob Plott, wil be doing a seminar about the history of hunting in the Smokies along with a barbeque dinner and live music! He also mentions a fly fishing camp weekend on April 15-17. Joseph introduces today's guest, Garret Woodward, an award-winning journalist, author, events promoter, and musician now living in Waynesville, N.C. Garret is also the author of two books and is a regular contributor to Rolling Stone magazine while also promoting live music events with his own newly formed company. He is also a native of Upstate New York. Garret still works for the Rolling Stone magazine. He is currently working on writing about the state of bluegrass music. Garret and Joseph share their love for interacting with people. Garret says that even if this wasn't his job, he would still be talking to everyone and asking questions.Segment 2Garret speaks about having an older father and because of this, he was able to learn about much older music that his father listened to as well as what it was like for his father to grow up during WWII. he also talks with Joseph about coming to live in the Smokies which he thought would only be temporary. Garret speaks about running a company where he is looking to give more attention to quality live music in West Asheville, North Carolina. He also talks about meeting Darren Nicholson from Balsam Range to interview him while just arriving in North Carolina literally minutes ago without having moved in yet into his apartment. They discuss more about the music scene in the Smoky Mountains. Garret also says that going to breweries, restaurants and other locations are where the music comes alive.Segment 3Garret talks about his books. He is also currently working on a book about bluegrass legend Raymond Fairchild who was an American banjo player. Garret was able to receive a grant from the North Carolina Arts Council to write the book. Joseph and Garret both knew Raymond and reminisced about the kind of person he was. Garret recalls interviewing Raymond early in his career. Garret's experience was great considering that Raymond didn't take a liking to any media. Raymond enjoyed talking to Garret. They had a connection that was special, especially with their passion for bluegrass music. Garret says that Raymond was a sweet man when you really got the chance to know him. For the title of the book, Garret says that he doesn't know the exact title yet but it will most likely be called Lord I'm Coming Home: The legend and Lore of Raymond Fairchild.Segment 4Coming back from the final break, Garret speaks about recently learning to play the guitar. He really loves it and started learning during the early part of the pandemic. Joseph mentions his speakeasy and the motel where people also come together for music and tells Garret that he can come by anytime to play music. Garret also talks about collecting vintage guitars. Every guitar he says has a different vibe and feeling. On the Facebook live video, he shows us one of his guitars, a 1940s Rotary Deluxe Parlor Guitar. It is beautifully decorated and Joseph was very excited to see it. Garret is also excited to hear that Joseph will have Jim Lauderdale, Darren Nicholson, and Charles Humphrey III to run the fly fishing camp. During this weekend long event, they'll also play some tunes around a campfire. It's all about being connected with the outdoors and more! You can learn more about it by visiting meadowlarkmotel.com. To learn more about Garret Woodward, you can go to smokymountainnews.com and follow him @garretkwoodward on Instagram.

Doris Iarovici has had such a rich and considered life. Doris brought her experience as an immigrant to Yale, and has emerged as a thoughtful and compassionate artist and doctor. Listen in as she shares her experiences and what it is like to have Minnie Driver play her in an adaptation of Doris' life story. Check out Doris' website: www.dorisiarovici.com. There, you'll learn about her newest book, Minus One. Here is Doris' bio: Doris Iarovici grew up in New York City after arriving there at age 5 from Romania. She began writing shortly thereafter, and first published poetry and essays in Seventeen Magazine as a teenager. A graduate of Yale College and the Yale University School of Medicine, she has since divided her time between writing and medicine, and has published both fiction and non-fiction. Her newest book, Minus One, was released in November 2020 and can be ordered below, or through your favorite bookstore. She has been awarded writing fellowships from the Djerassi Resident Artists' Program in California, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in Virginia, Hambidge Center in Georgia, and the North Carolina Arts Council. She works as a psychiatrist at Harvard University, and lives in Boston.

Essentially A+ S01 E04: The Art & Science of Teaching (2022) In this episode, we're comparing and contrasting the A+ Essentials of Multiple Learning Pathways and the Arts. We'll hear how brain-based research and a comprehensive arts approach combine to produce creative and engaging education. ---- A+ Schools is the longest-running, arts-based whole-school reform model in the nation. A signature program of the North Carolina Arts Council, A+ schools develop a creative culture in which the state's mandated curriculum is taught through collaboration and multi-discipline integration, with the arts continuously woven into every student's learning experience. Teachers and administrators in an A+ School are trained on the A+ Essentials - eight foundational components that s transform a school's practice, priorities and identity—building an environment where teachers and students are excited to learn together. In the "Essentially A+" podcast, we explore the A+ Essentials and bring you practical tips from the A+ network that will help you grow along your A+ journey. To find out more about A+, check us out on the web at https://www.ncarts.org/aplus-schools/ and join the conversation about Experiential Learning and Enriched Assessment on our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/aplusnc

In today's episode, we will learn the amazing life and career of a man who has dedicated his life to the study of early mountain music.  He is dedicated to preserving the history, talent, and culture of old time music.Joseph is joined by our special guest, William Ritter, He is an award-winning historian, author, folklorist, singer, songwriter, can play almost any stringed instrument, is an expert on heirloom seeds and has devoted a good part of his adult life to documenting the contributions of old-time Appalachian musicians and ballad singers.https://www.songtoseed.com/#/https://sarahandwilliam.weebly.com/Tune in for this fun conversation at TalkRadio.nyc or watch the Facebook Livestream by Clicking Here.Segment 1Joseph opens today's show mentioning a couple of events coming up. The Meadowlark Smoky Mountains Heritage Center which is located at the Meadowlark Motel is having a series of twenty heritage themed events scheduled for this year to inform people about different elements of Smoky Mountain culture. The first event is this Saturday. Another event is about fly fishing. The motel is offering a fly fishing camp weekend. Their goal is to bring like minded people together through fly fishing, food, camp and more. Learn more at meadowlarkmotel.com. Joseph also reads the lyrics of “The Storyteller” written by Mike Jones, a folk singer in the 1980s. He then introduces his guest today, an award winning historian, author, folklorist, singer, and songwriter, William Ritter.Segment 2Joseph talks with Ritter about an event Ritter did where he did a performance of an adaptation of Sheakspeare's MidSummer Night's Dream. He worked with a group of young actors who were in college and mentions how special it was for him to work with them and being a part of their early experiences in front of an audience. They also discuss the Happy Valley Fiddlers Convention, which Ritter has been a part of in the past. The convention was on a two year hiatus but will be back this year. Ritter speaks about what makes the Smokies special for him. He mentions the mountain culture and the scenes of nature around the area. He also mentions the food being special. The culinary tradition is something he says is much different from something you'd find outside of the Smoky Mountains. It's very unique.Segment 3Ritter talks about growing up going to the Penland School of Craft where his parents were also instructors. He also talks with Joseph about working with Bob Plott, the manager at the Meadowlark Motel and with Bobby McMillion, ballad singer, musician, and storyteller. Ritter was able to do performances with McMillion. Through the North Carolina Arts Council in partnership with a foundation called South Arts, they put together a grant opportunity for a mentor and an apprentice to study together. Ritter was trying to find an apprentice for Bobby and Bobby told Ritter that he should be the person. He was able to document Bobby going on the road to performances. Ritter would record their conversation during their rides in the car and mention the great stories Bobby would talk about with him on stage and on their rides. Ritter describes how special Bobby was as a storyteller as he'd make you feel like you were speaking to a random person at a bar or anywhere else. He made it feel intimate and not so much like a performance in front of a lot of people. He was the same person on and off stage. Ritter talks more about McMillion's life, his passing, and the Bobby McMillion Project to continue his legacy. Segment 4Ritter is booked for a special concert at the Meadowlark Smoky Mountain Heritage Center's Plot Fest Reunion in June. he says that there will be a mix of different ranges of country music, Appalachian culture, and mentions several artists and storytellers of influence. Joseph asks him about how he stays active as a musician during these different times since the pandemic began. Ritter says that he recently tried something new called Riverside FM, where you can record audio and videos with good quality. They both talk more about the mediums used for storytelling and different platforms. The advanced technology today has created a lot of opportunities for creators. To find out more about what William Ritter is up to, you can go to blueridgeheritage.com as well as sarahandwilliam.weebly.com. Joseph thanks William Ritter for joining him again for today's podcast episode.

For this edition of the M Files, Patti, Val, and John chat with their good friend and long-time colleague, Dan Brosz. Dan is Arts and Community Director for the North Carolina Arts Council. He previously worked as the Curator of Collections for the South Dakota State Historical Society. He also work with the Association of South Dakota Museums (ASDM).Dan joins us to talk about his experiences in the museum field and transitioning to the arts community in North Carolina. 

Essentially A+ S01 E03: Many Hands Make Light Work (2021) In this episode, we're taking a closer look at the intersection of the A+ Essentials Curriculum and Collaboration. We'll explore integrating curriculum and collaborative lesson planning and hear the benefits of each. Beat Provided By https://freebeats.io Produced By White Hot ---- A+ Schools is the longest-running, arts-based whole-school reform model in the nation. A signature program of the North Carolina Arts Council, A+ schools develop a creative culture in which the state's mandated curriculum is taught through collaboration and multi-discipline integration, with the arts continuously woven into every student's learning experience. Teachers and administrators in an A+ School are trained on the A+ Essentials - eight foundational components that s transform a school's practice, priorities and identity—building an environment where teachers and students are excited to learn together. In the "Essentially A+" podcast, we explore the A+ Essentials and bring you practical tips from the A+ network that will help you grow along your A+ journey. To find out more about A+, check us out on the web at https://www.ncarts.org/aplus-schools/ and join the conversation about Experiential Learning and Enriched Assessment on our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/aplusnc

The concept of self is a complex one to tackle, so join the Sweet Tea Shakespeare crew as they chat about how the ideas of soul and identity interact with art. Find more of Ruth's work at her website: ranelsonwriting.com Songs in the Garden: Poems from the Land of Becoming by R. A. Nelson can be purchased here. The Hours are only possible because of regular support from our monthly sustainers and patrons. Please consider making a monthly pledge on Patreon. With options beginning at just $5, and plenty of great perks, you'll find a great way to join the STS family. You can always contact the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours at hours@sweetteashakespeare.com. JOIN our Facebook community here. Consider following us on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Twitch This project is supported by the Arts Council in part by contributions from businesses and individuals, and through grants from the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. The show is produced and edited by Kailey Potter. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sweetteashakes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sweetteashakes/support

Join Sweet Tea Shakespeare's Assistant Artistic Director Claire F. Martin and the cast and crew of multiple Sweet Tea Zoom and audio productions for a reflection on what art looks like when the world is shut down, what hope for the future feels like, and some of the questions that we've all asked along the way. The Hours are only possible because of regular support from our monthly sustainers and patrons. Please consider making a monthly pledge on Patreon. With options beginning at just $5, and plenty of great perks, you'll find a great way to join the STS family. You can always contact the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours at hours@sweetteashakespeare.com. JOIN our Facebook community here. Consider following us on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Twitch This project is supported by the Arts Council in part by contributions from businesses and individuals, and through grants from the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. The show is produced and edited by Kailey Potter. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sweetteashakes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sweetteashakes/support

Join actor and Hollywood screenwriter, Rob Gibbs, and Sweet Tea's Artistic Director, Jeremy Fiebig, on this After Hours podcast episode as they discuss the Star Wars franchise, Baby Yoda, and everyone's newest Netflix binge obsession, The Queen's Gambit. The Hours are only possible because of regular support from our monthly sustainers and patrons. Please consider making a monthly pledge on Patreon. With options beginning at just $5, and plenty of great perks, you'll find a great way to join the STS family. You can always contact the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours at hours@sweetteashakespeare.com. JOIN our Facebook community here. The show is produced by Claire Martin and Jeremy Fiebig and edited by Ashanti Bennett. Consider following us on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Twitch This project is supported by the Arts Council in part by contributions from businesses and individuals, and through grants from the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. Links Referenced: - scream-singing “Big Enough” video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvrZJ5C_Nwg Falstaff's Son NanoWriMo, character questionnaire 1-10 https://blog.nanowrimo.org/post/61118193819/nano-prep-the-official-nanowrimo-character --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sweetteashakes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sweetteashakes/support

PART II Join actor and Hollywood screenwriter, Rob Gibbs, and Sweet Tea's Artistic Director, Jeremy Fiebig, on this After Hours podcast episode for a discussion of bad people and a list of recommended products perfect for gift-giving and everyday! The Hours are only possible because of regular support from our monthly sustainers and patrons. Please consider making a monthly pledge on Patreon. With options beginning at just $5, and plenty of great perks, you'll find a great way to join the STS family. You can always contact the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours at hours@sweetteashakespeare.com. JOIN our Facebook community here. The show is produced by Claire Martin and Jeremy Fiebig and edited by Ashanti Bennett. Consider following us on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Twitch This project is supported by the Arts Council in part by contributions from businesses and individuals, and through grants from the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. Links Referenced: “And yet you live in society” meme https://thenib.com/mister-gotcha/ SeaWolf Pipes https://www.seawolfpipes.cz/dymky/ Slimfold Wallet, tivek https://www.slimfoldwallet.com/collections/tyvek Pilot Varsity Disposable Fountain Pen https://www.amazon.com/Pilot-Varsity-Fountain-Assorted-90029/dp/B00092PRCA Milk Jar Cookies https://milkjarcookies.com/ Sylva Hillsboro + Franklin, NC - Lazy Hiker Brewing https://lazyhikerbrewing.com/ Urban Armor Gear phone case https://www.urbanarmorgear.com/ Carved phone case https://www.carved.com/ Alamo Drafthouse movie theatre and Mondo https://drafthouse.com/ https://mondoshop.com/ Summit Coffee Company https://summitcoffee.com/ Salt and Straw Ice Cream https://saltandstraw.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sweetteashakes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sweetteashakes/support

Join actor and Hollywood screenwriter, Rob Gibbs, and Sweet Tea's Artistic Director, Jeremy Fiebig, on this After Hours podcast episode for a discussion of bad people and a list of recommended products perfect for gift-giving and everyday! The Hours are only possible because of regular support from our monthly sustainers and patrons. Please consider making a monthly pledge on Patreon. With options beginning at just $5, and plenty of great perks, you'll find a great way to join the STS family. You can always contact the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours at hours@sweetteashakespeare.com. JOIN our Facebook community here. The show is produced by Claire Martin and Jeremy Fiebig and edited by Ashanti Bennett, Director of Engagement. Consider following us on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Twitch This project is supported by the Arts Council in part by contributions from businesses and individuals, and through grants from the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. Links Referenced: “And yet you live in society” meme https://thenib.com/mister-gotcha/ SeaWolf Pipes https://www.seawolfpipes.cz/dymky/ Slimfold Wallet, tivek https://www.slimfoldwallet.com/collections/tyvek Pilot Varsity Disposable Fountain Pen https://www.amazon.com/Pilot-Varsity-Fountain-Assorted-90029/dp/B00092PRCA Milk Jar Cookies https://milkjarcookies.com/ Sylva Hillsboro + Franklin, NC - Lazy Hiker Brewing https://lazyhikerbrewing.com/ Urban Armor Gear phone case https://www.urbanarmorgear.com/ Carved phone case https://www.carved.com/ Alamo Drafthouse movie theatre and Mondo https://drafthouse.com/ https://mondoshop.com/ Summit Coffee Company https://summitcoffee.com/ Salt and Straw Ice Cream https://saltandstraw.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sweetteashakes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sweetteashakes/support

We discussed: - The need to build a community - The closed circles within the art world - Why go to graduate school these days - Having a studio in NYC but living elsewhere - The need for regularity in the studio - Building relationships with art galleries - You cannot leverage one gallery to get a second gallery - Geographic exclusivity - Choices of scale of work - His choice to have something in human scale - How to price artwork - How to build your reputation - No opportunity is too small - How to connect with art collectors - Artist grants - Artist Residencies - Different definitions of success - The importance of having deadlines   People + Places mentioned: SUNY Empire State College - https://www.esc.edu/ The Rosebuds - https://therosebuds.bandcamp.com/ Artspace - http://artspacenc.org/ Creative Capital - https://creative-capital.org/ North Carolina Arts Council - https://www.ncarts.org/ Lawrence J. Wheeler - https://ncartmuseum.org/images/uploads/lawrencewheelerbio_oct2015.pdf Pollock-Krasner Foundation - https://pkf.org/ Bemis Center For Contemporary Arts - https://www.bemiscenter.org Art Suite - https://artsuite.com   http://shaunrichardsart.com/   Hosted by Matthew Dols http://www.matthewdols.com

This full cast reading of THE COUNTRY WIFE Part II was directed by Assistant Artistic Director Claire Martin. Casting is as follows: Duncan Gallagher as Harry Horner; Tyrone Kiaku as Quack; Jillian Robinson as the Boy; Bryson David Hoff as Sir Jasper Fidget; Emily Garrison as Lady Fidget; Alexandra Stroud as Dainty Fidget; Bernardo Mazón Daher as Frank Harcourt; Robbie Diaz as Dorilant; Ronald Román-Meléndez as Jack Pinchwife; Kelsey Petersen as Mrs. Pinchwife; Claire F. Martin as Alithea Pinchwife; Siena Brown as Mrs. Squeamish; Amanda M. Rogus as Lucy; and Cheleen Sugar-Ducksworth as Old Lady Squeamish. The show was produced by Jeremy Fiebig and Stage Managed by Jessie Wise. This podcast was edited by Ashanti Bennett, Director of Engagement. Jen Pommerenke also assisted with this episode. Contact us at hours@sweetteashakespeare.com Make a monthly, sustaining pledge on Patreon to support the work of Sweet Tea Shakespeare and our artists. We are a 501(c)3 charitable organization. Sweet Tea Shakespeare Patreon: patreon.com/sweetteashakes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sweetteashakes Twitter: https://twitter.com/sweetteashakes Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sweetteashakes YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SweetTeaShakespeare Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/sweetteashakes This project is supported by the Arts Council in part by contributions from businesses and individuals, and through grants from the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. 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/sweetteashakes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sweetteashakes/support --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sweetteashakes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sweetteashakes/support

Rob and Jeremy talk about Netflix's Aunty Donna, our NaNoWriMo project, and Chick-fil-a. Welcome to the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours, where we spend time well by spending it together. Think of the Hours as a way to pass the time around a common table of ideas. We're a community seeking to delight in story, song, and stagecraft even as we confront a world of change and challenge. You can find our whole catalogue here. The Hours are only possible because of regular support from our monthly sustainers and patrons. Please consider making a monthly pledge on Patreon. With options beginning at just $5, and plenty of great perks, you'll find a great way to join the STS family. You can always contact the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours at hours@sweetteashakespeare.com. JOIN our Facebook community here. The show is produced by Claire Martin and Jeremy Fiebig and edited by Ashanti Bennett. Consider following us on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Twitch This project is supported by the Arts Council in part by contributions from businesses and individuals, and through grants from the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sweetteashakes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sweetteashakes/support

Our people talk about the weirdness and wonder if making Zoom theatre in the time of COVID. Welcome to the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours, where we spend time well by spending it together. Think of the Hours as a way to pass the time around a common table of ideas. We're a community seeking to delight in story, song, and stagecraft even as we confront a world of change and challenge. You can find our whole catalogue here. The Hours are only possible because of regular support from our monthly sustainers and patrons. Please consider making a monthly pledge on Patreon. With options beginning at just $5, and plenty of great perks, you'll find a great way to join the STS family. You can always contact the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours at hours@sweetteashakespeare.com. JOIN our Facebook community here. The show is produced by Claire Martin and Jeremy Fiebig and edited by Ashanti Bennett. Jen Pommerenke and Julie Schaefer also assisted with this episode. Consider following us on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Twitch This project is supported by the Arts Council in part by contributions from businesses and individuals, and through grants from the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sweetteashakes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sweetteashakes/support

Brought to you by Sweet Tea Shakespeare, this is THE WAY OF THE WORLD - an audio drama presented in five acts. You are listening to Act 5. About the play: London, 1700. When the hottest playboy in town falls in love with a free-spirited heiress, high society has a lot to say about it. Scheming aristocrats, catty ex-girlfriends, country bumpkins, and a tyrannical matriarch threaten their romance from all sides. Will the bickering lovers get their happily ever after? Or will gossip, greed, and jealousy win the day? Featuring iconic characters and some of the wittiest dialogue ever written, this audio drama of Congreve's beloved Restoration comedy is brought to life by actors from across the United States. The Way of the World audio drama was directed by Sweet Tea Shakespeare's Assistant Artistic Director, Claire F. Martin, Staged Managed by Amanda M. Rogus, and produced by Sweet Tea Shakespeare. Editing & Original Score by Wesley Johnson. Lyndsey Turner consulted. Welcome to the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours, where we spend time well by spending it together. Think of the Hours as a way to pass the time around a common table of ideas. We're a community seeking to delight in story, song, and stagecraft even as we confront a world of change and challenge. You can find our whole catalogue here. The Hours are only possible because of regular support from our monthly sustainers and patrons. Please consider making a monthly pledge on Patreon. With options beginning at just $5, and plenty of great perks, you'll find a great way to join the STS family. You can always contact the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours at hours@sweetteashakespeare.com. JOIN our Facebook community here. The show is produced by Claire Martin and Jeremy Fiebig and edited by Ashanti Bennett. Jen Pommerenke and Julie Schaefer also assisted with this episode. Consider following us on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Twitch This project is supported by the Arts Council in part by contributions from businesses and individuals, and through grants from the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. --- 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/sweetteashakes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sweetteashakes/support

Brought to you by Sweet Tea Shakespeare, this is THE WAY OF THE WORLD - an audio drama presented in five acts. You are listening to Act 4. About the play: London, 1700. When the hottest playboy in town falls in love with a free-spirited heiress, high society has a lot to say about it. Scheming aristocrats, catty ex-girlfriends, country bumpkins, and a tyrannical matriarch threaten their romance from all sides. Will the bickering lovers get their happily ever after? Or will gossip, greed, and jealousy win the day? Featuring iconic characters and some of the wittiest dialogue ever written, this audio drama of Congreve's beloved Restoration comedy is brought to life by actors from across the United States. The Way of the World audio drama was directed by Sweet Tea Shakespeare's Assistant Artistic Director, Claire F. Martin, Staged Managed by Amanda M. Rogus, and produced by Sweet Tea Shakespeare. Editing & Original Score by Wesley Johnson. Lyndsey Turner consulted. Welcome to the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours, where we spend time well by spending it together. Think of the Hours as a way to pass the time around a common table of ideas. We're a community seeking to delight in story, song, and stagecraft even as we confront a world of change and challenge. You can find our whole catalogue here. The Hours are only possible because of regular support from our monthly sustainers and patrons. Please consider making a monthly pledge on Patreon. With options beginning at just $5, and plenty of great perks, you'll find a great way to join the STS family. You can always contact the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours at hours@sweetteashakespeare.com. JOIN our Facebook community here. The show is produced by Claire Martin and Jeremy Fiebig and edited by Ashanti Bennett. Jen Pommerenke and Julie Schaefer also assisted with this episode. Consider following us on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Twitch This project is supported by the Arts Council in part by contributions from businesses and individuals, and through grants from the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. --- 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/sweetteashakes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sweetteashakes/support

Join actor and Hollywood screenwriter, Rob Gibbs, and Sweet Tea's Artistic Director, Jeremy Fiebig, on this After Hours podcast episode as they discuss pop-ups in popular culture. This week we talk about Borat 2, our #NaNoWriMo projected called Falstaff's Son, and our sandwich review on Burger King. Welcome to the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours, where we spend time well by spending it together. Think of the Hours as a way to pass the time around a common table of ideas. We're a community seeking to delight in story, song, and stagecraft even as we confront a world of change and challenge. You can find our whole catalogue here. The Hours are only possible because of regular support from our monthly sustainers and patrons. Please consider making a monthly pledge on Patreon. With options beginning at just $5, and plenty of great perks, you'll find a great way to join the STS family. You can always contact the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours at hours@sweetteashakespeare.com. JOIN our Facebook community here. The show is produced by Claire Martin and Jeremy Fiebig and edited by Ashanti Bennett. Jen Pommerenke and Julie Schaefer also assisted with this episode. Consider following us on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Twitch This project is supported by the Arts Council in part by contributions from businesses and individuals, and through grants from the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sweetteashakes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sweetteashakes/support

Join Claire Martin and Jeremy Fiebig as they talk election week and self-care. This episode was recorded the afternoon before the 2020 United States general election. Welcome to the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours, where we spend time well by spending it together. Think of the Hours as a way to pass the time around a common table of ideas. We're a community seeking to delight in story, song, and stagecraft even as we confront a world of change and challenge. You can find our whole catalogue here. The Hours are only possible because of regular support from our monthly sustainers and patrons. Please consider making a monthly pledge on Patreon. With options beginning at just $5, and plenty of great perks, you'll find a great way to join the STS family. You can always contact the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours at hours@sweetteashakespeare.com. JOIN our Facebook community here. The show is produced by Claire Martin and Jeremy Fiebig and edited by Ashanti Bennett. Jen Pommerenke and Julie Schaefer also assisted with this episode. Consider following us on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Twitch This project is supported by the Arts Council in part by contributions from businesses and individuals, and through grants from the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sweetteashakes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sweetteashakes/support

Brought to you by Sweet Tea Shakespeare, this is THE WAY OF THE WORLD - an audio drama presented in five acts. You are listening to Act 3. About the play: London, 1700. When the hottest playboy in town falls in love with a free-spirited heiress, high society has a lot to say about it. Scheming aristocrats, catty ex-girlfriends, country bumpkins, and a tyrannical matriarch threaten their romance from all sides. Will the bickering lovers get their happily ever after? Or will gossip, greed, and jealousy win the day? Featuring iconic characters and some of the wittiest dialogue ever written, this audio drama of Congreve's beloved Restoration comedy is brought to life by actors from across the United States. The Way of the World audio drama was directed by Sweet Tea Shakespeare's Assistant Artistic Director, Claire F. Martin, Staged Managed by Amanda M. Rogus, and produced by Sweet Tea Shakespeare. Editing & Original Score by Wesley Johnson. Lyndsey Turner consulted. Welcome to the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours, where we spend time well by spending it together. Think of the Hours as a way to pass the time around a common table of ideas. We're a community seeking to delight in story, song, and stagecraft even as we confront a world of change and challenge. You can find our whole catalogue here. The Hours are only possible because of regular support from our monthly sustainers and patrons. Please consider making a monthly pledge on Patreon. With options beginning at just $5, and plenty of great perks, you'll find a great way to join the STS family. You can always contact the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours at hours@sweetteashakespeare.com. JOIN our Facebook community here. The show is produced by Claire Martin and Jeremy Fiebig and edited by Ashanti Bennett. Jen Pommerenke and Julie Schaefer also assisted with this episode. Consider following us on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Twitch This project is supported by the Arts Council in part by contributions from businesses and individuals, and through grants from the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. --- 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/sweetteashakes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sweetteashakes/support

Join actor and Hollywood screenwriter, Rob Gibbs, and Sweet Tea's Artistic Director, Jeremy Fiebig, on this After Hours podcast episode as they discuss their current TV obsessions -- Ted Lasso and Aaron Sorkin's The Trial of the Chicago Seven. Oh, and sandwiches. Welcome to the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours, where we spend time well by spending it together. Think of the Hours as a way to pass the time around a common table of ideas. We're a community seeking to delight in story, song, and stagecraft even as we confront a world of change and challenge. You can find our whole catalogue here. The Hours are only possible because of regular support from our monthly sustainers and patrons. Please consider making a monthly pledge on Patreon. With options beginning at just $5, and plenty of great perks, you'll find a great way to join the STS family. You can always contact the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours at hours@sweetteashakespeare.com. JOIN our Facebook community here. The show is produced by Claire Martin and Jeremy Fiebig and edited by Ashanti Bennett. Jen Pommerenke and Julie Schaefer also assisted with this episode. Consider following us on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Twitch This project is supported by the Arts Council in part by contributions from businesses and individuals, and through grants from the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. --- 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/sweetteashakes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sweetteashakes/support

Brought to you by Sweet Tea Shakespeare, this full cast reading of A Midsummer Night's Dream Part 3 was directed by Molly Malone and produced by Artistic Director, Jeremy Fiebig, and Assistant Artistic Director, Claire Martin. Cast List: Nathan Pearce, Bottom Traycie Kuhn-Zapata, Helena Mia Sgambellone-Rose, Mustardseed (& Music) Jane Moran, Starveling/Second fairy Judson Clark, Demetrius Cerina Johnson, Hippolyta/Titania Saki Marie Harp, Lysander Evan Bridenstine, Theseus/Oberon Shelton Burkart, Snout/Cobweb Gabe Terry, Quince/Egeus Christine Orozco, Fairy Tayler Cox, Moth Taj Allen, Philostrate/ Robin/Puck Jessie Wise, Flute/Peablossom Laurel Moran, Hermia David Hoyer, Snug Thank you to our crew: Prod. Coordinator: David Hoyer | Stage Manager: Gabe Terry | Costumer: Dena Vassey | Props: Joyce Borum | Mendelssohn Arranger: Owen Eddy | Music Director: Sarah Chapman/Gabe Terry | Resident Music Director: Jake French | Musicians: Sarah Chapman, Jonathan Breitzer, Nelson Soliva, Mia Sgambellone-Rose, Evan Bridenstine, and the entire cast on certain songs Welcome to the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours, where we spend time well by spending it together. Think of the Hours as a way to pass the time around a common table of ideas. We're a community seeking to delight in story, song, and stagecraft even as we confront a world of change and challenge. You can find our whole catalogue here. The Hours are only possible because of regular support from our monthly sustainers and patrons. Please consider making a monthly pledge on Patreon. With options beginning at just $5, and plenty of great perks, you'll find a great way to join the STS family. You can always contact the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours at hours@sweetteashakespeare.com. JOIN our Facebook community here. The show is produced by Claire Martin and Jeremy Fiebig and edited by Ashanti Bennett. Jen Pommerenke and Julie Schaefer also assisted with this episode. Consider following us on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Twitch This project is supported by the Arts Council in part by contributions from businesses and individuals, and through grants from the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. --- 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/sweetteashakes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sweetteashakes/support

Brought to you by Sweet Tea Shakespeare, this is THE WAY OF THE WORLD - an audio drama presented in five acts. You are listening to Act 2. About the play: London, 1700. When the hottest playboy in town falls in love with a free-spirited heiress, high society has a lot to say about it. Scheming aristocrats, catty ex-girlfriends, country bumpkins, and a tyrannical matriarch threaten their romance from all sides. Will the bickering lovers get their happily ever after? Or will gossip, greed, and jealousy win the day? Featuring iconic characters and some of the wittiest dialogue ever written, this audio drama of Congreve's beloved Restoration comedy is brought to life by actors from across the United States. The Way of the World audio drama was directed by Sweet Tea Shakespeare's Assistant Artistic Director, Claire F. Martin, Staged Managed by Amanda M. Rogus, and produced by Sweet Tea Shakespeare. Editing & Original Score by Wesley Johnson. Lyndsey Turner consulted. Welcome to the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours, where we spend time well by spending it together. Think of the Hours as a way to pass the time around a common table of ideas. We're a community seeking to delight in story, song, and stagecraft even as we confront a world of change and challenge. You can find our whole catalogue here. The Hours are only possible because of regular support from our monthly sustainers and patrons. Please consider making a monthly pledge on Patreon. With options beginning at just $5, and plenty of great perks, you'll find a great way to join the STS family. You can always contact the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours at hours@sweetteashakespeare.com. JOIN our Facebook community here. The show is produced by Claire Martin and Jeremy Fiebig and edited by Ashanti Bennett. Jen Pommerenke and Julie Schaefer also assisted with this episode. Consider following us on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Twitch This project is supported by the Arts Council in part by contributions from businesses and individuals, and through grants from the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. --- 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/sweetteashakes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sweetteashakes/support

Join actor and Hollywood screenwriter, Rob Gibbs, and Sweet Tea's Artistic Director, Jeremy Fiebig, on this After Hours podcast episode as they discuss their current TV obsessions and mac on The Big Mac. Welcome to the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours, where we spend time well by spending it together. Think of the Hours as a way to pass the time around a common table of ideas. We're a community seeking to delight in story, song, and stagecraft even as we confront a world of change and challenge. You can find our whole catalogue here. The Hours are only possible because of regular support from our monthly sustainers and patrons. Please consider making a monthly pledge on Patreon. With options beginning at just $5, and plenty of great perks, you'll find a great way to join the STS family. You can always contact the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours at hours@sweetteashakespeare.com. JOIN our Facebook community here. The show is produced by Claire Martin and Jeremy Fiebig and edited by Ashanti Bennett. Jen Pommerenke and Julie Schaefer also assisted with this episode. Consider following us on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Twitch This project is supported by the Arts Council in part by contributions from businesses and individuals, and through grants from the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. --- 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/sweetteashakes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sweetteashakes/support

Brought to you by Sweet Tea Shakespeare, this full cast reading of As You Like It Part 2 was directed by Assistant Artistic Director Claire Martin. Orlando, ​​​​​Edmond Clark Adam / Sir Oliver Martext,​​ ​Tyrone Kiaku Le Beau / Jacques​,​​ William R. Bartley Oliver,​ ​​​​​Jordan Beck Charles the Wrestler / Lord / Silvius, ​Ronald Román-Meléndez Celia​​​​​​, Jillian Robinson Rosalind, ​​​​​Alexandra Stroud Touchstone, ​​​​​Alex Osbourne Second Lady / Audrey, ​​​Claire F. Martin Duke Frederick / William, ​​​Michael Morét Duchess Senior, ​​​​Raechel Fisher Amiens, ​​​​​Siena Brown First Lady / Phoebe, ​​​​Kelsey Petersen Hisperia / Corinne, ​​​​Rebecca Lashmar Welcome to the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours, where we spend time well by spending it together. Think of the Hours as a way to pass the time around a common table of ideas. We're a community seeking to delight in story, song, and stagecraft even as we confront a world of change and challenge. You can find our whole catalogue here. The Hours are only possible because of regular support from our monthly sustainers and patrons. Please consider making a monthly pledge on Patreon. With options beginning at just $5, and plenty of great perks, you'll find a great way to join the STS family. You can always contact the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours at hours@sweetteashakespeare.com. JOIN our Facebook community here. The show is produced by Claire Martin and Jeremy Fiebig and edited by Ashanti Bennett. Jen Pommerenke and Julie Schaefer also assisted with this episode. Consider following us on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Twitch This project is supported by the Arts Council in part by contributions from businesses and individuals, and through grants from the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. --- 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/sweetteashakes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sweetteashakes/support

Brought to you by Sweet Tea Shakespeare, this full cast reading of A Midsummer Night's Dream Part 2 was directed by Molly Malone and produced by Artistic Director, Jeremy Fiebig, and Assistant Artistic Director, Claire Martin. Cast List: Nathan Pearce, Bottom Traycie Kuhn-Zapata, Helena Mia Sgambellone-Rose, Mustardseed (& Music) Jane Moran, Starveling/Second fairy Judson Clark, Demetrius Cerina Johnson, Hippolyta/Titania Saki Marie Harp, Lysander Evan Bridenstine, Theseus/Oberon Shelton Burkart, Snout/Cobweb Gabe Terry, Quince/Egeus Christine Orozco, Fairy Tayler Cox, Moth Taj Allen, Philostrate/ Robin/Puck Jessie Wise, Flute/Peablossom Laurel Moran, Hermia David Hoyer, Snug Thank you to our crew: Prod. Coordinator: David Hoyer | Stage Manager: Gabe Terry | Costumer: Dena Vassey | Props: Joyce Borum | Mendelssohn Arranger: Owen Eddy | Music Director: Sarah Chapman/Gabe Terry | Resident Music Director: Jake French | Musicians: Sarah Chapman, Jonathan Breitzer, Nelson Soliva, Mia Sgambellone-Rose, Evan Bridenstine, and the entire cast on certain songs Welcome to the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours, where we spend time well by spending it together. Think of the Hours as a way to pass the time around a common table of ideas. We're a community seeking to delight in story, song, and stagecraft even as we confront a world of change and challenge. You can find our whole catalogue here. The Hours are only possible because of regular support from our monthly sustainers and patrons. Please consider making a monthly pledge on Patreon. With options beginning at just $5, and plenty of great perks, you'll find a great way to join the STS family. You can always contact the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours at hours@sweetteashakespeare.com. JOIN our Facebook community here. The show is produced by Claire Martin and Jeremy Fiebig and edited by Ashanti Bennett. Jen Pommerenke and Julie Schaefer also assisted with this episode. Consider following us on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Twitch This project is supported by the Arts Council in part by contributions from businesses and individuals, and through grants from the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. --- 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/sweetteashakes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sweetteashakes/support

Brought to you by Sweet Tea Shakespeare, this is THE WAY OF THE WORLD - an audio drama presented in five acts. You are listening to Act 1. About the play: London, 1700. When the hottest playboy in town falls in love with a free-spirited heiress, high society has a lot to say about it. Scheming aristocrats, catty ex-girlfriends, country bumpkins, and a tyrannical matriarch threaten their romance from all sides. Will the bickering lovers get their happily ever after? Or will gossip, greed, and jealousy win the day? Featuring iconic characters and some of the wittiest dialogue ever written, this audio drama of Congreve's beloved Restoration comedy is brought to life by actors from across the United States. The Way of the World audio drama was directed by Sweet Tea Shakespeare's Assistant Artistic Director, Claire F. Martin, Staged Managed by Amanda M. Rogus, and produced by Sweet Tea Shakespeare. Editing & Original Score by Wesley Johnson. Lyndsey Turner consulted. Welcome to the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours, where we spend time well by spending it together. Think of the Hours as a way to pass the time around a common table of ideas. We're a community seeking to delight in story, song, and stagecraft even as we confront a world of change and challenge. You can find our whole catalogue here. The Hours are only possible because of regular support from our monthly sustainers and patrons. Please consider making a monthly pledge on Patreon. With options beginning at just $5, and plenty of great perks, you'll find a great way to join the STS family. You can always contact the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours at hours@sweetteashakespeare.com. JOIN our Facebook community here. The show is produced by Claire Martin and Jeremy Fiebig and edited by Ashanti Bennett. Jen Pommerenke and Julie Schaefer also assisted with this episode. Consider following us on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Twitch This project is supported by the Arts Council in part by contributions from businesses and individuals, and through grants from the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. --- 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/sweetteashakes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sweetteashakes/support

Join actor and Hollywood screenwriter, Rob Gibbs, and Sweet Tea's Artistic Director, Jeremy Fiebig, on this After Hours podcast episode as they dissect Charlie Brown's The Great Pumpkin (it's almost Halloween!) and count you down to November's Big Election. Both things include something orange! To keep with the After Hours running theme, they also give you some interesting Thoughts regarding their questionably good eats. Cheers! Welcome to the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours, where we spend time well by spending it together. Think of the Hours as a way to pass the time around a common table of ideas. We're a community seeking to delight in story, song, and stagecraft even as we confront a world of change and challenge. You can find our whole catalogue here. The Hours are only possible because of regular support from our monthly sustainers and patrons. Please consider making a monthly pledge on Patreon. With options beginning at just $5, and plenty of great perks, you'll find a great way to join the STS family. You can always contact the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours at hours@sweetteashakespeare.com. JOIN our Facebook community here. The show is produced by Claire Martin and Jeremy Fiebig and edited by Ashanti Bennett. Jen Pommerenke and Julie Schaefer also assisted with this episode. Consider following us on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Twitch This project is supported by the Arts Council in part by contributions from businesses and individuals, and through grants from the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. --- 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/sweetteashakes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sweetteashakes/support

Brought to you by Sweet Tea Shakespeare, this full cast reading of A Midsummer Night's Dream Part 1 was directed by Molly Malone and produced by Artistic Director, Jeremy Fiebig, and Assistant Artistic Director, Claire Martin. Cast List: Nathan Pearce, Bottom Traycie Kuhn-Zapata, Helena Mia Sgambellone-Rose, Mustardseed (& Music) Jane Moran, Starveling/Second fairy Judson Clark, Demetrius Cerina Johnson, Hippolyta/Titania Saki Marie Harp, Lysander Evan Bridenstine, Theseus/Oberon Shelton Burkart, Snout/Cobweb Gabe Terry, Quince/Egeus Christine Orozco, Fairy Tayler Cox, Moth Taj Allen, Philostrate/ Robin/Puck Jessie Wise, Flute/Peablossom Laurel Moran, Hermia David Hoyer, Snug Thank you to our crew: Prod. Coordinator: David Hoyer | Stage Manager: Gabe Terry | Costumer: Dena Vassey | Props: Joyce Borum | Mendelssohn Arranger: Owen Eddy | Music Director: Sarah Chapman/Gabe Terry | Resident Music Director: Jake French | Musicians: Sarah Chapman, Jonathan Breitzer, Nelson Soliva, Mia Sgambellone-Rose, Evan Bridenstine, and the entire cast on certain songs Welcome to the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours, where we spend time well by spending it together. Think of the Hours as a way to pass the time around a common table of ideas. We're a community seeking to delight in story, song, and stagecraft even as we confront a world of change and challenge. You can find our whole catalogue here. The Hours are only possible because of regular support from our monthly sustainers and patrons. Please consider making a monthly pledge on Patreon. With options beginning at just $5, and plenty of great perks, you'll find a great way to join the STS family. You can always contact the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours at hours@sweetteashakespeare.com. JOIN our Facebook community here. The show is produced by Claire Martin and Jeremy Fiebig and edited by Ashanti Bennett. Jen Pommerenke and Julie Schaefer also assisted with this episode. Consider following us on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Twitch This project is supported by the Arts Council in part by contributions from businesses and individuals, and through grants from the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. --- 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/sweetteashakes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sweetteashakes/support

Brought to you by Sweet Tea Shakespeare, this full cast reading of As You Like It Part 1 was directed by Assistant Artistic Director Claire Martin. Orlando, ​​​​​Edmond Clark Adam / Sir Oliver Martext,​​ ​Tyrone Kiaku Le Beau / Jacques​,​​ William R. Bartley Oliver,​ ​​​​​Jordan Beck Charles the Wrestler / Lord / Silvius, ​Ronald Román-Meléndez Celia​​​​​​, Jillian Robinson Rosalind, ​​​​​Alexandra Stroud Touchstone, ​​​​​Alex Osbourne Second Lady / Audrey, ​​​Claire F. Martin Duke Frederick / William, ​​​Michael Morét Duchess Senior, ​​​​Raechel Fisher Amiens, ​​​​​Siena Brown First Lady / Phoebe, ​​​​Kelsey Petersen Hisperia / Corinne, ​​​​Rebecca Lashmar Welcome to the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours, where we spend time well by spending it together. Think of the Hours as a way to pass the time around a common table of ideas. We're a community seeking to delight in story, song, and stagecraft even as we confront a world of change and challenge. You can find our whole catalogue here. The Hours are only possible because of regular support from our monthly sustainers and patrons. Please consider making a monthly pledge on Patreon. With options beginning at just $5, and plenty of great perks, you'll find a great way to join the STS family. You can always contact the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours at hours@sweetteashakespeare.com. JOIN our Facebook community here. The show is produced by Claire Martin and Jeremy Fiebig and edited by Ashanti Bennett. Jen Pommerenke and Julie Schaefer also assisted with this episode. Consider following us on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Twitch This project is supported by the Arts Council in part by contributions from businesses and individuals, and through grants from the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. --- 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/sweetteashakes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sweetteashakes/support

In this previously aired After Hours segment, Rob and Jeremy discuss punishment in America and review an Arby's andwich. Trigger warning included for prison rape mention, pedophilia mention, and sexual assault mention. Political views expressed are that of the individuals speaking. Welcome to the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours, where we spend time well by spending it together. Think of the Hours as a way to pass the time around a common table of ideas. We're a community seeking to delight in story, song, and stagecraft even as we confront a world of change and challenge. You can find our whole catalogue here. The Hours are only possible because of regular support from our monthly sustainers and patrons. Please consider making a monthly pledge on Patreon. With options beginning at just $5, and plenty of great perks, you'll find a great way to join the STS family. You can always contact the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours at hours@sweetteashakespeare.com. JOIN our Facebook community here. The show is produced by Claire Martin and Jeremy Fiebig and edited by Ashanti Bennett. Jen Pommerenke and Julie Schaefer also assisted with this episode. Consider following us on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Twitch This project is supported by the Arts Council in part by contributions from businesses and individuals, and through grants from the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. --- 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/sweetteashakes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sweetteashakes/support

Since we don't have a Cocktail Hours lined up for you this week, we've decided to release an exclusive taste of our Shakespeare & Enneagram podcast series. In this episode, Jeremy Fiebig – STS Artistic Director, Claire Martin - Assistant Artistic Director, and STS Board Member Kellie Artis discuss the signature traits of Type One. Popcorn is suggested as Jeremy and Claire then duke it out as they make their case for which of Shakespeare's characters fit this Enneagram type. You'll end this episode with deeper insights into Shakespeare, and by way of his characters, a little something about yourself. Visit here to find out more about this awesome series from Sweet Tea Shakespeare and be sure to grab the episode of your type! Welcome to the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours, where we spend time well by spending it together. Think of the Hours as a way to pass the time around a common table of ideas. We're a community seeking to delight in story, song, and stagecraft even as we confront a world of change and challenge. You can find our whole catalogue here. The Hours are only possible because of regular support from our monthly sustainers and patrons. Please consider making a monthly pledge on Patreon. With options beginning at just $5, and plenty of great perks, you'll find a great way to join the STS family. You can always contact the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours at hours@sweetteashakespeare.com. JOIN our Facebook community here. The show is produced by Claire Martin and Jeremy Fiebig and edited by Ashanti Bennett. Jen Pommerenke and Julie Schaefer also assisted with this episode. Consider following us on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Twitch This project is supported by the Arts Council in part by contributions from businesses and individuals, and through grants from the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. --- 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/sweetteashakes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sweetteashakes/support

In our regularly scheduled Lunch Hours spot this week, we have an intensive discussion about one of Shakespeare's well-known comedies. Sweet Tea Artistic Director Jeremy Fiebig and Assistant Artistic Director Claire F. Martin take a deep dive into Shakespeare's As You Like It. What are your thoughts on this early modern comedy? Email us at hours@sweetteashakespeare.com to discuss! Welcome to the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours, where we spend time well by spending it together. Think of the Hours as a way to pass the time around a common table of ideas. We're a community seeking to delight in story, song, and stagecraft even as we confront a world of change and challenge. You can find our whole catalogue here. The Hours are only possible because of regular support from our monthly sustainers and patrons. Please consider making a monthly pledge on Patreon. With options beginning at just $5, and plenty of great perks, you'll find a great way to join the STS family. You can always contact the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours at hours@sweetteashakespeare.com. JOIN our Facebook community here. The show is produced by Claire Martin and Jeremy Fiebig and edited by Ashanti Bennett. Jen Pommerenke and Julie Schaefer also assisted with this episode. Consider following us on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Twitch This project is supported by the Arts Council in part by contributions from businesses and individuals, and through grants from the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. --- 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/sweetteashakes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sweetteashakes/support

Throwback Alert! This After Hours special with Rob Gibbs and Jeremy Fiebig was originally recorded in the summer, so some discussion topics may seem a little dated (yet still interesting to ruminate on). Get the spiciest of takes on a Trump interview, as well as stagecraft wonderment and a reading of a shared project called 'The Hangman's Tale' just in time for spooky season! We'd love to hear your own spicy takes on 'The Hangman's Tale' - feel free to contact us at hours@sweetteashakespeare.com. Keep the magic alive by joining us at patreon.com/sweetteashakes. We are a 501(c)3 charitable organization. The show is produced by Claire Martin and Jeremy Fiebig and edited by Ashanti Bennett. Jen Pommerenke and Julie Schaefer also assisted with this episode. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sweetteashakes Twitter: https://twitter.com/sweetteashakes Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sweetteashakes YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SweetTeaShakespeare Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/sweetteashakes This project is supported by the Arts Council in part by contributions from businesses and individuals, and through grants from the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. --- 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/sweetteashakes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sweetteashakes/support

Our Cocktail Hours segment is hosted by Sweet Tea Artistic Director, Jeremy Fiebig, Assistant Artistic Director, Claire F. Martin, and Company Member, Jessie Wise. This week, however, Claire and Jessie unfortunately had other matters to attend to. So, STS staff member Julie Schaefer once again joins in to talk Sweet Tea Shakespeare behind the scenes and to dream up magical ways to perform theater if given the chance (thanks, COVID). Keep the magic alive by joining us at patreon.com/sweetteashakes. We are a 501(c)3 charitable organization. Contact us at hours@sweetteashakespeare.com The show is produced by Claire Martin and Jeremy Fiebig and edited by Ashanti Bennett. Jen Pommerenke and Julie Schaefer also assisted with this episode. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sweetteashakes Twitter: https://twitter.com/sweetteashakes Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sweetteashakes YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SweetTeaShakespeare Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/sweetteashakes This project is supported by the Arts Council in part by contributions from businesses and individuals, and through grants from the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. --- 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/sweetteashakes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sweetteashakes/support

Jeremy chats with theatre professionals Sarah Fallon, Allison Glenzer, Rene Thornton, Jr., and Benjamin Turns about their work during COVID and their work together. Patreon members get exclusive access to the official Cocktail Hours live stream, where patrons get to choose the content and interact with the hosts. Join us there at patreon.com/sweetteashakes. We are a 501(c)3 charitable organization. Contact us at hours@sweetteashakespeare.com The show is produced by Claire Martin and Jeremy Fiebig and edited by Ashanti Bennett. Owen Eddy wrote our theme son. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sweetteashakes Twitter: https://twitter.com/sweetteashakes Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sweetteashakes YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SweetTeaShakespeare Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/sweetteashakes This project is supported by the Arts Council in part by contributions from businesses and individuals, and through grants from the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. --- 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/sweetteashakes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sweetteashakes/support

Rob and Jeremy talk about what they've been watching. And eating. But mostly they talk about comedian and guru Pete Holmes. Patreon members get exclusive access to the official Cocktail Hours live stream, where patrons get to choose the content and interact with the hosts. Join us there at patreon.com/sweetteashakes. We are a 501(c)3 charitable organization. Contact us at hours@sweetteashakespeare.com The show is produced by Claire Martin and Jeremy Fiebig and edited by Ashanti Bennett. Owen Eddy wrote our theme son. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sweetteashakes Twitter: https://twitter.com/sweetteashakes Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sweetteashakes YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SweetTeaShakespeare Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/sweetteashakes This project is supported by the Arts Council in part by contributions from businesses and individuals, and through grants from the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. --- 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/sweetteashakes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sweetteashakes/support

Our Cocktail Hours segment is hosted by Sweet Tea Artistic Director, Jeremy Fiebig, Assistant Artistic Director, Claire F. Martin, and Company Member, Jessie Wise. Find out what this super cool new podcast segment is about, what our hosts are up to, and what comes next at Sweet Tea Shakespeare - also, puns! Patreon members get exclusive access to the official Cocktail Hours live stream, where patrons get to choose the content and interact with the hosts. Join us there at patreon.com/sweetteashakes. We are a 501(c)3 charitable organization. Contact us at hours@sweetteashakespeare.com The show is produced by Claire Martin and Jeremy Fiebig. Our General Manager is Ashanti Bennett. Jen Pommerenke and Julie Schaefer also assisted with this episode. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sweetteashakes Twitter: https://twitter.com/sweetteashakes Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sweetteashakes YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SweetTeaShakespeare Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/sweetteashakes This project is supported by the Arts Council in part by contributions from businesses and individuals, and through grants from the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. --- 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/sweetteashakes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sweetteashakes/support