ART TAP episode 122
ART TAP
On tap this week is a holiday roundtable of friends Cindy Gerlach Managing Director of Lafayette Master Chorale, and Brittany Rees, of the Frank Muffin band and engineer at Rec Room Recording Studio. We talk over a wide range of topics from the local cultural landscape, from both the current year and the next!
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ART TAP episode 121
ART TAP
On tap this week is a husband and wife team, and members of the band Frank Muffin, the wonderful Brittany and Hans Rees, who are also part of the staff at Rec Room Recording. Joining us is Tiffany Palacio, Director of Family Promise of Greater Lafayette. Frank Muffin is presenting its annual tribute show on November 4th and 5th, a cover-to-cover performance, this time celebrating Electric Light Orchestra’s Out of the Blue double album. Each year’s tribute show is dedicated to local charities and this year the show will benefit Family Promise of Greater Lafayette.
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ART TAP episode 120
ART TAP
On tap this week is a pair of directors preparing to bring a thought-provoking program to the area stage. Marking 25 years since the tragic death of Matthew Shepard, Lafayette Master Chorale is joining with Purdue University Choir to present a contemporary oratorio on October 29th. Joining us are the Artistic Director of Lafayette Master Chorale, Michael Bennett, and Assistant Director of Purdue Musical Organizations, Purduettes, University Choir, and Recruitment, Jeff Vallier. The two talk about the moving experience of singing with others, creating physical sound resonance, and communicating...
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ART TAP episode 119
ART TAP
On tap this week is a trio of performers preparing to bring what is now a modern classic to the area stage. We have three singer/performers, the female leads of “9 to 5: the Musical,” coming to Civic Theatre of Greater Lafayette… Caitlin Cotten, who is a previous guest on ART TAP, Kate Martin, also a previous guest and, by chance, my daughter, and Esther Kirgiss, a newcomer to the area. The three talk about their influences to perform publicly, as part of lives with other endeavors in Lafayette Symphony (), Purdue Bands (), and a new local eatery, The Lobby (). And they talk about the...
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ART TAP episode 118
ART TAP
On tap this week is Dave Bangert, of Based in Lafayette reporting project, an online news subscription he’s established for local news. Dave has transitioned from daily newspaper coverage to daily online substack coverage, all with an eye to highlighting local happenings without judgement or political stance. Dave talks about his growth as a reporter who moved throughout the building to different desks and finally column work. And he talks about the changing market of the news industry nationwide, which led to drastic reductions to personnel and service. This left a gap in portraying...
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ART TAP episode 117
ART TAP
On tap this week is Chris McCauley, Executive Director the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette. Chris has been with the Art Museum coming up on one year now – and he is wholly committed to making the museum’s programs a vital part of the community. Chris talks about his experiences, progressing from an upbringing in the upper peninsula of Michigan, through art school and the Boy Scouts of America. His wonder with the arts in the ever-changing and ever more digital world is addictive. Chris brings up several upcoming events at the Art Museum, including Art, Bark & Brew on August 12, Friday...
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ART TAP episode 116
ART TAP
On tap this week are Annalyse Ewing and Emily Nolan, co-hosts of another local podcast, called “We Can Do Pod Things.” Here at ART TAP, we are all about the arts, but more accurately culture, and we want to encourage talking about the talk of life and culture. Annalyse’s and Emily’s “work” is a genuine and honest and funny effort to talk about yet another podcast, but more importantly (I think) to talk about their own lives and to make sense of the lives we all lead these days. It’s a very good listen and you should spend some time with these two. Annalyse and Emily talk about...
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ART TAP episode 115
ART TAP
On tap this week is Sean Lutes, president of the Lafayette Historic Preservation Commission. Sean’s work is preserving and protecting noteworthy buildings and sites that represent our history in this town. And his posts on Facebook, under the group “Preserve Historic Lafayette,” are very revealing of the nature of the growth and history of Lafayette – buildings, people, families, and stories – things that we unfortunately lose touch with as time passes and things get rebuilt and paved over. Sean talks about his work documenting and protecting the “Old City’s” urban core of...
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ART TAP episode 114
ART TAP
On tap this week is Bai Rosa, professional lighting director, product of Lafayette, Indiana, and now technical director for Civic Theatre of Greater Lafayette. Bai talks about the role of a lighting designer in theatre and the challenges of getting started as a freelance creative person, traveling many miles each week to contribute to various projects in various locations. What’s it like living and working as crew and part of a traveling production? That’s covered as well. Oh, and being young. And being old. All part of the convo with a fresh spirit and creative technician.
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ART TAP episode 113
ART TAP
On tap this week is Monica Shaeffer, a private piano and voice instructor, occasional music director for shows at Civic Theatre of Greater Lafayette, and now Music and Artistic Outreach Director at Trinity United Methodist Church. We spoke about her background as a performer, youth instructor/music director, and now artistic consultant for Trinity United Methodist Church. Discussions of her “meet/cute” with her husband, the nature of creative activity and performance, Lafayette history, preservation, and the possibility of the return of the “Tour of Terror” ensue. The church is making...
info_outlineOn tap this week is a group of Master of Fine Arts candidates from Purdue University, which goes by the name of the Purdue Artist Collective. Their unifying thread is that they work and study with a friend of the ART TAP podcast, Sigrid Zahner. The artists with me are a diverse midwestern selection:
Amanda Kendrick from DeWitt, Michigan, whose focus is oil painting.
Jessica Peterson from Iroquois, Illinois, who is studying ceramics.
Charmaine Renee is from Dayton, Ohio, and they are working in mixed media.
And Tracy Smoll is from Waynetown, Indiana, and she is studying ceramics.