Ali & Callie Artcast

A great conversation with the North Idaho Pride Alliance team of Jessica Mahuron, NIPA staff; Sam Koestner, NIPA Board President; and Kimber London, Board Member focusing on education. June is Pride Month, and they are busy with a lot of great events planned for the month, including Pride in the Park tomorrow at 10 am in CDA City Park. North Idaho Pride is a support organization for the LGBTQIA+ c...

Post Falls has an excellent arts center, and Darla Dreyer is putting it on the map! With her guidance, the JACC has many performances, art shows, cooking classes, workshops and more!  For more information about the JACC and the events they offer visit thejacklincenter.org

In our first bi-coastal interview, we have Ali's mom in the studio to talk about her art, influences, inspirations, and how she transmitted that to Ali and her other kids. Mary grew up in Virginia, went to Ohio State University where she received her BFA. She taught art, English and history in her younger years, and then poured herself into painting after marrying her second husband. She now has a...

Talk about an uplifting spirit, Raydeane Owens lights up the room when she enters. In spite of several personal struggles, Raydeane uses her experiences and her words to try to make the world a little richer, to inspire kindness and positivity, and hopefully help others transition through their struggles. She talks about, and reads from, her two books, "Heaven-Earth" released in March of 2020, and...

Joe Jacoby, NIC beloved Professor of Theatre and new division chair for health professions at North Idaho College, talks to us about theatre, acting, teaching his students who really love him, and about the shows he has done and looks forward to doing. Join in for this great conversation between us and this kind, gentle and inspiring man. For more information about the college theatre events visit...

We really enjoyed talking to Kayla and finding out about her experience and what led her to the MAC, The Museum of Arts and Culture in the historic Brown's Addition in Spokane. What does it take to plan and manage exhibits and lead the team of curators. Kayla has an MA in Arts Administration from Indiana University, and a BA in Arts History and English Writing from DePauw University. We are so luc...

Dawn Wolski has served as the General and Artistic Director of Inland Northwest Opera (INO) since 2017, leading the organization during its rebranding from Opera Coeur d’Alene to Inland Northwest Opera, broadening its reach of professional opera across Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho. Dawn joined INO on the heels of a successful international singing career, performing two dozen opera roles,...

Trigger Weddle is involved in everything theatre. Not only is she the Artistic Director for Aspire Community Theatre, she is also Theater and Events Manager at The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Center Coeur d'Alene, and Jazz Instructor at Northern Dance Academy. In fact, she is Performer, Artistic Staff, Teacher, Actor, Dancer, Singer, Director, Producer, Choreographer, Marketing/Business, Stag...

It is always such a pleasure to talk to someone so creative as Hara. She loves to explore her creative side, and right now her focus is on photography and showing people, woman in particular, how beautiful they are. This is also reflected in a thoughtful and beautifully designed podcast "See Beneath Your Beautiful," where guests "share stories of adversity and perseverance which inspire, encourage...

Leanne Campbell is not only the Cultural Tourism Coordinator for the Coeur d'Alene Casino, she is the art historian and keeper of traditional arts for the Coeur d'Alene Tribe. She received the Esto Perpetua award in 2019 from the Idaho Historical Society for her work in Idaho history, and the Women of Distinction in the Arts award in 2021 from the Soroptomist Organization in Coeur d'Alene. She has...

Coffee is becoming as crafted as beer and wine these days. But what goes into roasting coffee? Jason Kilmer started Tubbs Coffee Roasters company exactly one year ago today. Hear him talk about the challenges of starting a company, how he chooses the coffee beans, what his different roasts are, and the creativity that goes into the coffee roasting process. And like wine and beer clubs, find out ab...

Good acting is "the ability to live truthfully under imaginary circumstances," according to this accomplished actor, director and Emmy-nominated producer who has risen to prominence in the realm of acting coach. We are so honored to have David as our guest in this extraordinary discussion about his experiences as well as his methods of coaching. Find out more about his workshops at thejacklincente...

April is an artist, mentor, teacher, speaker, world traveler and fellow sojourner who specializes in providing safe space that aims to help others discover the joy, beauty, and healing that comes from the process of creating art. Ali & Callie listen to April as she guides us throw her journey as person of faith and trust and how she is helping people heal with ART. "I am passionate about creating...

Join us as we talk about art and our community with Coeur d'Alene's new mayor, Jim Hammond. He started out in education, and has served as a mayor of Post Falls, City Administrator in Post Falls and Coeur d'Alene, and also represented us as a State Senator from 2006-2012. We are honored that he took the time to give us his thoughts on art, community, and civility.

Ali & Callie talk about the A&C events for 2022: ArtWalk, CDA Artists Studio Tour, Riverstone Summer Concert Series, Kids Draw Architecture, and more. For more information about the A&C programs visit artsandculturecda.org . For more information about the NIA's 2022 Onward and Upward Women's Conference visit the eventbrite link here .

What a treat to wrap up our first season with the amazing actress Ellen Travolta, her daughter of many talents Molly Allen, and the beautiful Cabaret singer Abbey Crawford, as they prepare to open their annual Christmas show at the Coeur d'Alene Resort, "Saving Christmas." As we talked, we had a perfect view of Lake Coeur d'Alene from the 7th floor of the resort on this perfect crisp day hearing s...

The CDA Casino's Dee Dee McGowan, Cultural Tourism Manager, is a never ending flow of ideas for cultural tours, exposing people to th lands, the tribal traditions, culture, and arts. Dee Dee's enthusiasm has brought great accolades to the casino in recent years, and her programs continue to grow. From tours of the bald eagle aviary, kayaking, and biking, to painting with native artist Sydney Black...

Kelsey Grafton is a multi-disciplinary artist working in diverse mediums, from ceramic, oils, acrylic, watercolor, found objects, metals, enamels, song, and sound. She recently expanded upon her artistic research with the project, “Homestead to Hometown”, sponsored in part by a grant from the Idaho Commission on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. During this project, she camped on h...

Meet Max Mendez, currently serving as Professor of Music and Director of Choirs at North Idaho College in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. He has been an active part of the Inland Northwest music community for the last 18 years, and divides his time between conducting, teaching and performing. You'll enjoy this high energy, talented musician!

Looking for tips on not only finding a talent agent, but what they can do for actors? This is a great insight into one of our loved talent agents, Dawn Taylor Reinhardt. Working for Big Fish NW Talent, one of the most trusted agencies in the Seattle/Spokane area, Dawn really understands actors' needs and brings her years of experience in both the theater and on-camera worlds, becoming the Spokane...

Jessica Bryant is making a name for herself nationally, having just won an award from the American Watercolor Society, and is featured in their 2021-2022 traveling exhibit. She didn't start out loving watercolor, but came back to it while raising her children. Her work is absolutely stunning, and her process is amazingly detailed. Visit her website and see her work at jessicabryant.com

Suzanne Knutson is a volunteer board member for the Out of the Shadows Theater, a performing arts organization that brings actors with intellectual, developmental and physical disabilities out of the shadows and into the spotlight. Their 2021 production Bye Bye Birdie opens October 29 at the Kroc Center Theater and runs through November 5. Don't miss this great opportunity to see an amazing show a...

What a delight getting to know Maya and her many adventures in glass blowing, yoga, meditation and ceramics. Her work is fresh and fun.  For more on Maya, visit her website and melissamayapottery.com . Watch her delightful videos on instagram @melissamayapottery, and see samples of her work on Etsy .

Meet Matt Goodrich, an accomplished pianist whose played musical theater to the Shakespeare Festival, and teaches piano at the Music Conservatory of CDA and Sandpoint. Such high energy from this amazing talent. Enjoy a little sample of his Beethoven, Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a. For more information on the conservatories, visit  cdaconservatory.org or sandpointconservatory.org . You can find t...

As part of our back to school series, we had Halle Hatfield co-host with us. Halle is 9 years old and has been taking classes and doing camps with CYT since she was 5. What fun we had when Halle took the reins and interviewed us! For information about CYT, visit cytnorthidaho.org