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Welcome back to ArtBeat Radio! You’re listening to episode 18 of Quarantunes, where quarantine can’t stop our creativity! In this episode, we hear not only musical expression from the artists at CECA, but get a small taste of Halloween with some costume recommendations!  (3:57) “ Chinese World Music - CECA's world music class The group completed their untitled traditional Chinese pi...

Welcome back to ArtBeat Radio! In this episode, Jenny Lurvey shares a few of her original compositions, where she goes into singing about veganism and a day in her life. Also, make sure to listen in carefully during this episode for a very special announcement!  1:10 Vegan Rap Song: Go vegan You’re so Kind I like you You like to play and sleep and eat hay eat hay eat...

Welcome back to ArtBeat Radio! Today we present a very special episode that we recorded live and in person! The ArtBeat Radio staff had the opportunity to report live from the grand opening of the exhibit, Timeline, at the Able ARTS Work gallery on 2nd and PCH.  Listen in as Timothy Holmes and Eric Recillas interview Alexis Roundy, Helen Dolas, Tara Shepard, Honor Dunn, David Jewell with...

Welcome back to ArtBeat Radio! In this episode, Aaron Francis, Alison Salo, Brian Corder, Renee Morneau, and Timothy Holmes share recommendations of places to visit and things to do in Long Beach, San Diego, and the surrounding areas. We also discuss which ones are most accessible!  Thank you to Timothy Holmes for this album artwork!  If you would like to donate to us through L...

Welcome back to ArtBeat Radio! You’re listening to episode 17 of Quarantunes, where quarantine can’t stop our creativity! In this episode, we’ll hear musical expression from the artists at ART Center.   (1:45) “Sunny” For the song “Sunny,” the class started by exploring samples from Soundtrap. After finding a piano part and creating a beat with it, they exported it and continued to...

Welcome back to ArtBeat Radio! You’re listening to episode 16 of Quarantunes, where quarantine can’t stop our creativity! Today we hear musical expression from the artists at EPI.  (0:16) We Are EPI Theme Song Written by: Elizabeth Correa, Jamond Pearson, Adam Murida, and Emilio Zuniga In the class, “EPI: The Musical class”, the artists composed, edited and performed their original...

Welcome back to ArtBeat Radio!  Today we present our interview with Kam Redlawsk, a local artist, author, and advocate!  In this interview we discuss Kam's story, her artwork, her journey with Hereditary Inclusion Body Myopathy, and her upcoming children's book "Monster and Me."  The cover art for this episode includes an image of Kam and one of her Chair Devil illustrations.&n...

Welcome back to ArtBeat Radio!  For the final month of ART center’s “Storydrama” class, students learned, analyzed, and interpreted the popular Scottish folktale “The Swan of Loch Sunart”. Throughout the project, students visually storyboarded the entire story. For the final project, students chose to present the story using their own words, taking the role of storyteller. Throughout the reco...

Welcome back to ArtBeat Radio! Meet Margaret!  Margaret is a part of the Mobile Arts Program at Able ARTS Work and participates in multiple music therapy sessions a week. Margaret has been working with two music therapists, Jenna & Bella, and enjoys singing and playing the guitar. In this episode, Margaret shares a little about herself, and performs one her favorite songs, "Don't Know Why...

Welcome back to ArtBeat Radio! This week we have a very special episode written, edited, and produced by Eric Recillas. This episode is all about his family-owned restaurant, Pizza Time! Here is a note from Eric  Dear listeners, this podcast was the very first podcast that I have ever created. It is based off of a restaurant known as Pizza Time. The voice that you hear at the beginning i...

Welcome back to ArtBeat Radio!  Today we present part two of our interview with Katie Jo, a local Long Beach country music artist!  In this part of the interview we discuss Katie Jo's inspirations, music goals, and even get to hear a special performance from her album "Pawn Shop Queen."  Make sure to listen to part one of our interview if you missed it!   We originall...

Welcome back to ArtBeat Radio!  Today we present part one of our interview with Katie Jo, a local Long Beach country music artist!  We originally recorded this interview for the Able ARTS Work Variety Hour on KLBP 99.1fm!  You can tune in to our radio show every Friday at 2pm if you're in the area, or visit KLBP.org to listen anytime! Check back in next week for part two of our inte...

Welcome back to ArtBeat Radio! Today we bring you Alison Salo’s first episode as creator and producer. Here is a message from Alison: I’m Alison and I was born in Oakland, CA. I had an idea about an episode where we all shared our different food recipes. The cover art was also created by yours truly. I usually like using watercolor because it’s easier for me and I think it looks prettier. I v...

Welcome back to ArtBeat Radio! Here is a bonus episode to celebrate World Music Day! In today’s episode, Brian and Alison have a conversation about what music means to them, a discussion about some of their favorite genres, artists, and songs, and other music-related topics. 6:13 “Rock on Netherlands” - CECA’s World Music Class CECA’s world music class created a rock influenced tribute to music fr...

Welcome back to ArtBeat Radio! Today we talk to the hosts of the popular podcast, Coffee Tea and Music Therapy. Jill and Mark share about their lives, tips for creating a podcast, and tell the story of a bear attack! Their podcast can be found on streaming platforms by searching Coffee Tea and Music Therapy, or by clicking the link below! https://open.spotify.com/show/7wVOmkZWG9eSW3S8dNGUex If you...

Welcome back to ArtBeat Radio! In this episode, Christy, Tim, Brian, Alison, and Aaron all have a conversation about the different ways we like to eat breakfast. Let us know your favorite way to eat breakfast and what else you would want to hear us discuss! Thanks for listening and tune in next time! For more information about our organization, please visit our website www.ableartswork.org

Welcome back to ArtBeat Radio! Today, we have a special solo episode which was written and produced by DJ PJ from CECA. PJ wrote two original songs for this episode in addition to conducting an interview with students from EPI Center. With the help of his peers, he decided on five fun questions to ask a group of students. Then he chose the group to ask these questions to, which ended up being the...

Welcome back to ArtBeat Radio! You’re listening to episode 13 of Quarantunes, where quarantine can’t stop our creativity! In this episode, we hear musical expression from ART Center. The songs from this Quarantunes episode were all started in 2019-2020, but were finished in 2021. The reason they are being released just now is because the files were recently recovered. The virtual music creation cl...

Welcome back to ArtBeat Radio! Welcome back to ArtBeat Radio! Today, we hear a special solo project produced by Aaron Francis. Aaron brought an episode idea, which is all about his favorite band, The Beatles! He outlined this episode, interviewed his peers, picked The Beatle’s songs to cover, recorded them with his music therapist, and chose fun facts to share. Aaron made all creative decisions an...

Welcome back to ArtBeat Radio! Listen in as we hear from one of our MAP clients, Lisa! She answers interview questions and then performs the song Let it Be. Lisanna, also known by Lisa, is a talented musician whose primary instrument focus is the piano. Lisa has been with Able ARTS Work for just about a month, and is making great strides in her Music Therapy sessions. Lisa has an interest in all t...

Welcome back to ArtBeat Radio! This is part 2 of our special 2-part episode. This episode is dedicated to our upcoming CORE exhibition The CORE exhibition is a longstanding annual tradition of Able ARTS Work since 2005. This annual juried exhibition has grown and evolved through the years to include artists of all abilities, exhibitions at venues across the Los Angeles area, and ADA components to...

Welcome back to ArtBeat Radio! We have a special 2-part episode this week This episode is dedicated to our upcoming CORE exhibition! The CORE exhibition is a longstanding annual tradition of Able ARTS Work since 2005. This annual juried exhibition has grown and evolved through the years to include artists of all abilities, exhibitions at venues across the Los Angeles area, and ADA components to cr...

Welcome back to ArtBeat Radio! You’re listening to episode 12 of Quarantunes, where quarantine can’t stop our creativity! Today, we hear musical expression from EPI. 0:16 “We Are EPI” In this song you’ll hear the EPI Storytellers class’ version of Sister Sledge’s “We Are Family”. You’ll hear brand new lyrics as well as vocal and instrumental solos showcasing some musicians at EPI! Lyrics: We are E...

Welcome back to ArtBeat Radio! In this episode, we listened to various pieces of music that we felt reminded us of Spring. A few members of ABR shared their thoughts and opinions on pieces by Vivaldi, Claude Debussy, Kevin Day, Johann Strauss II and Beethoven. Listen in to these clips of music and let us know what they remind you of! 1:19 “Spring” – Antonio Vivaldi 2:33 “Prelude to the Afternoon o...

Welcome back to ArtBeat Radio! In this episode, we hear a solo project produced by Brian Corder. He came up with an episode concept, scheduled interviews with his peers, helped edit the episode, convey album artwork concepts to an artist, and even wrote a letter to our listeners. Dear listener, You’re about to hear me talking to my peers about their vacations. Listen closely to hear a song that I...