Delaware State of the Arts Podcast

This week on Delaware State of the Arts Podcast, Kaitlin Ammon interviews Kerry Kristine McElrone, the artistic director of City Theater Company (CTC), and Tatiana Michels, the director of business advancement of The Delaware Contemporary (TDC), about the recently announced partnership between their two arts organizations. As CTC begins its new residency in TDC’s new Black Box performance space, b...

This week on Delaware State of the Arts Podcast, Kaitlin Ammon interviews Matt Silva, the managing director of Delaware Theatre Company (DTC), and Taylor Rodriguez, the actor playing Elvis Presley in DTC’s upcoming production Million Dollar Quartet . To begin the show, Matt discusses the story behind the jukebox musical Million Dollar Quartet . From there, Matt and Taylor discuss what it is like b...

This week on Delaware State of the Arts Podcast, Kaitlin Ammon interviews Delaware author Bill Crandell about his mystery novel, Let’s Say Jack Kennedy Killed the Girl . The novel is the first in Crandell’s The Jack Griffin Detective Series. Crandell discusses where the initial idea for the series came from and why he chose to set the series in post-World War II Washington, D.C., making it a work...

This week on Delaware State of the Arts Podcast, Michelle Kramer-Fitzgerald interviews Lise Dubé-Scherr, the Director of Continuing and Professional Studies at Delaware College of Art and Design (DCAD). With DCAD’s 25th anniversary coming up in 2022, Dubé-Scherr lets listeners in on some of the early anniversary celebration plans. Kramer-Fitzgerald and Dubé-Scherr also discuss DCAD’s Youth Arts In...

This week on Delaware State of the Arts, Kaitlin Ammon interviews David Simmons, the conductor for the Encore Chorale of Wilmington and the Director of Music at Trinity Episcopal Church in Wilmington. Encore Chorale of Wilmington is a new chorus for adults ages 55 and older and is the first Encore Creativity for Older Adults (Encore) Chorale in Delaware. Simmons discusses the upcoming Winter/Sprin...

Andy Truscott speaks with Helen Chamberlin, the Executive Director of the Rehoboth Beach Film Society. The Rehoboth Beach Film Society is a 501(c)(3), not-for-profit, arts organization with a very interesting history of how a small coastal Delaware, resort area could produce a major Film Festival and then grow into an organization that sponsors a broad slate of wonderful film programs for a growin...

This week on Delaware State of the Arts, Michelle Kramer-Fitzgerald interviews Jessica Ball, the new director of the Delaware Division of the Arts, about the Division’s plans as it enters 2022 and embarks on a new strategic plan. They also discuss how special Delaware’s arts and culture sector really is. Send us Fan Mail The Delaware Division of the Arts, a branch of the Delaware Department of Sta...

This week on Delaware State of the Arts, Michelle Kramer-Fitzgerald interviews Kari Ebert, the vice president of the board of The Dover Art League (DAL). After a brief history of The DAL, Michelle and Kari jump into discussing The DAL’s current and future programming. The DAL wants to become a hub for the arts in downtown Dover and it’s on its way there thanks to a new partnership with Delaware Fr...

Paul Weagraff interviews participants in the Delaware Poetry Out Loud program from past years: reigning state champion Camille Decker and teacher Brianna McCoy from Sanford School, James Weiler from Woodbridge High School, and POL coordinators Sheila Ross and JoAnn Balingit. Send us Fan Mail The Delaware Division of the Arts, a branch of the Delaware Department of State, is committed to supporting...

Paul Weagraff interviews Sue Early, executive director of the Rehoboth Beach Film Society, about their live and virtual cinema as well as the upcoming Film Festival. Send us Fan Mail The Delaware Division of the Arts, a branch of the Delaware Department of State, is committed to supporting the arts and cultivating creativity to enhance the quality of life in Delaware. Together with its advisory bo...

Paul Weagraff interviews Mark Clodfelter, Professor of Trumpet and Interim Director of the School of Music at the University of Delaware. Mark shares what inspired him to pursue a career in music, along with his trajectory through performance and teaching. Send us Fan Mail The Delaware Division of the Arts, a branch of the Delaware Department of State, is committed to supporting the arts and culti...

Paul Weagraff interviews violinist Amos Fayette and pianist and composer Jennifer Nicole Campbell. The two will participate in “Bringing Music to Life: A Thank-You Concert.” This concert features an original composition by Ms. Campbell. Send us Fan Mail The Delaware Division of the Arts, a branch of the Delaware Department of State, is committed to supporting the arts and cultivating creativity to...

Paul Weagraff interviews Linda Simms, founder and artistic director of Capital Ringers . Linda shares the origins of this community handbell ensemble and the innovative steps they are taking to provide programming during the Covid crisis, including their upcoming “Tidings of Comfort and Joy: Holidays 2020” concert. Send us Fan Mail The Delaware Division of the Arts, a branch of the Delaware Depart...

Paul Weagraff interviews Lisa G. Black, founder of Garnet Girl LLC and award-winning entrepreneur and international producer. Send us Fan Mail The Delaware Division of the Arts, a branch of the Delaware Department of State, is committed to supporting the arts and cultivating creativity to enhance the quality of life in Delaware. Together with its advisory body, the Delaware State Arts Council, the...

Paul Weagraff interviews artistic director Kimberly Doucette and executive director Lianna Magerr from the Wilmington Children’s Chorus about their “Holiday Series.” Send us Fan Mail The Delaware Division of the Arts, a branch of the Delaware Department of State, is committed to supporting the arts and cultivating creativity to enhance the quality of life in Delaware. Together with its advisory bo...

Paul Weagraff interviews Delaware author John Willins about his novel, “Snakes and Ladders,” and how his business career brought him to craft this biting satire of corporate culture. Send us Fan Mail The Delaware Division of the Arts, a branch of the Delaware Department of State, is committed to supporting the arts and cultivating creativity to enhance the quality of life in Delaware. Together wit...

Co-founders of Gable Music Ventures, Gayle Dillman and Jeremy Hebblel, share how they’ve been working with artists during the pandemic and are looking forward to a better 2021 with “Good Things Coming: a Celebration of Delaware.” Send us Fan Mail The Delaware Division of the Arts, a branch of the Delaware Department of State, is committed to supporting the arts and cultivating creativity to enhanc...

Paul Weagraff speaks with Dr. Isai Jess Muñoz , Associate Professor of Voice and Opera at the University of Delaware, about his career in opera. A Grammy-nominated artist, Jess recently released his latest recording, Visca L’Amor: Catalan Art Songs of the XX and XXI Centuries . Send us Fan Mail The Delaware Division of the Arts, a branch of the Delaware Department of State, is committed to support...

Paul Weagraff interviews Delaware author Aida Waserstein about her latest children’s book, “Amelia Finds Her Voice: A Child Custody Tale.” Aida weaves together her law career in family court with children’s books that both inspire and instruct families, children, and legal professionals. Send us Fan Mail The Delaware Division of the Arts, a branch of the Delaware Department of State, is committed...

Paul Weagraff interviews artist Lauren E. Peters and Chase Dougherty, curator at The Delaware Contemporary, about “Appearances,” an exhibition of 17 artists whose works reflect on Lauren’s 2016 piece, “self-portrait (orange)” Send us Fan Mail The Delaware Division of the Arts, a branch of the Delaware Department of State, is committed to supporting the arts and cultivating creativity to enhance th...

Paul Weagraff interviews Jill Karlson from DE Museum of Natural History, soon to be the DE Museum of Nature and Science, and Inez Wolins from Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library about the growing partnership between their organizations, two gems in the Brandywine Valley. Send us Fan Mail The Delaware Division of the Arts, a branch of the Delaware Department of State, is committed to supporting...

Paul Weagraff interviews native-born Delawarean and author Jennifer Antonik about her new book, “The Music Man: Our Rootin’, Tootin’ Hero,” focusing on her grandfather, Milford legend Joe Lear, and his passion for the Milford Community Band. Send us Fan Mail The Delaware Division of the Arts, a branch of the Delaware Department of State, is committed to supporting the arts and cultivating creativi...

Paul Weagraff interviews Bob Weir, owner of DelArt Cinema, and Lauren McMahon from the Delaware Art Museum about the partnership featuring DelArt Cinema Streaming now and drive-in movie opportunities at the museum this summer. Send us Fan Mail The Delaware Division of the Arts, a branch of the Delaware Department of State, is committed to supporting the arts and cultivating creativity to enhance t...

Paul Weagraff chats with Debbie Buckson, executive director of the Historic Odessa Foundation, about how the Historic Houses of Odessa have weathered the past several months and are now gearing up for an exciting spring and summer 2021. Send us Fan Mail The Delaware Division of the Arts, a branch of the Delaware Department of State, is committed to supporting the arts and cultivating creativity to...

Paul Weagraff speaks with Executive and Artistic Director Bud Martin and Managing Director Matt Silva from the Delaware Theatre Company about 20/21 Season – Take 2 . This spring and summer enjoy professional theater and music outdoors with featured guests from around the country. Send us Fan Mail The Delaware Division of the Arts, a branch of the Delaware Department of State, is committed to suppo...