The Arts Bonita Podcast

Host Jon Artigo sits down with instructor Sheila Mcnamee to discuss Arts Bonita's seasonal flowers workshop. Learn basic principles of handling and processing flowers, greening arrangements and vibrant floral choices. Come join us! Register at artsbonita.org.

Host Jon Artigo sits down the Arts Bonita Improv Group to discuss the upcoming holiday-themed improv comedy show -- inspired by all your favorite Hallmark holiday movies! Improv Comedy: Hallmark Holiday MoviesFriday, December 19th, 2025, at 7:30PM Get your tickets at artsbonita.org!

Host Jon Artigo sits down with members of Floyd Nation to discuss their upcoming performances and how they are giving back to the arts and local community. Go to artsbonita.org today to explore upcoming shows!

Jon Artigo sits down with guests Danielle Artigo and Judy Tobey to discuss workshop offerings at Arts Bonita. Come join us! Danielle Artigo - danielleartigo.com Judy Tobey - judytobey.com Go to artsbonita.org today!

Host Jon Artigo sits down with staff Tim DeSelms and Marissa Jankowski to discuss youth education programs at Arts Bonita. Come join us! Call Us - 239.495.8989 Monday - Saturday 9AM-5PM Go to artsbonita.org to learn about our youth education offerings today!

Host Jon Artigo sits down with instructors Linda Bachofner and Susan Berry to discuss workshop offerings at Arts Bonita. Come join us! Go to artsbonita.org and find your creative spark today!

Host Jon Artigo sits down with instructor Richard Kirk to discuss workshop offerings at Arts Bonita. Come join us! Go to artsbonita.org and find your creative spark today!

Host Jon Artigo sits down with clay instructors Kel Campbell and Rinny Ryan to discuss workshop offerings at Arts Bonita. Come join us! Go to artsbonita.org and sign up today!

Host Jon Artigo sits with the Bonita Improv Group to discuss new and upcoming improv comedy shows at Arts Bonita. Come join us! Improv Comedy: Slasher Films of the 80s 10/17/25 at 7:30PM Improv Comedy: Hallmark Holiday Movies 12/13/25 at 7:30PM Get your tickets at artsbonita.org

Host Jon Artigo sits down with instructors Tammy DeCaro and Maggie Henry to discuss new art exhibits coming up at Arts Bonita. Come join us! Tammy DeCaro https://www.tammydecaroart.com/about-the-artist Maggie Henry https://www.artbymaggiehenry.com/about-the-artist Go to artsbonita.org for more information

Host Jon Artigo sits down with instructors Tammy DeCaro and Pauline Weinert to discuss seasonal workshop opportunities coming up at Arts Bonita. Go to artsbonita.org for more info.

Host Jon Artigo sits down with members of the cast to discuss Arts Bonita's upcoming fall production of "Carrie The Musical." Showtimes: 10/3/25 - 10/12/25 Get your tickets at artsbonita.org

Jon Artigo sits down with guests Danielle Artigo, Gail Taylor, and Beth Schroeder to discuss workshop offerings at Arts Bonita. Come join us! Danielle Artigo danielleartigo.com Gail Taylor gailtaylorarts.com Beth Schroeder bethschroederart.weebly.comMore information at artsbonita.org

Jon Artigo sits down with master bead-weaver Barbara Ellis and discusses workshop offerings at Arts Bonita. Come join us! Links: www.beadedtreasuresbybarbara.com More information at artsbonita.org

This weeks podcast features Jon Artigo and Steve Cobb who will be performing in the improv comedy arts show on July 25th. They discuss the challenges they have faced as performers working without a script and how complicated it can be to follow all the Improv rules and keep everything in mind. Improv can be a complicated experience, but can also be so rewarding.

This weeks guest, Carol Broman, is a graduate of the Water Street Atelier and Grand Central Academy in New York, currently living in Fort Myers. She has been practicing and teaching traditional drawing and painting techniques for nearly 15 years. Carol has always been drawn to representational work as a means of intimately connecting with a subject in the clearest and most widely understood langua...

Jon Artigo sits down with some of the 2D artists from Arts Bonita. Shirley Blake, Tammy DeCaro and Maggie Henry discuss topics ranging from what got them into art as a child to what kind of artist they would be if they grew up in the iPad generation. Join us for a great conversation with these three amazing women. 

Jon Artigo sits down with Theresa Girard and Kevin Gilmore, both part of our master workshop offerings at Arts Bonita. From what it means to be an artist to bananas being used as phones... we cover it all. Links: kevingilmore.com and tgirard.com

Jon talks with Hannah Hansen, Lantz Hemmert and Hadley Murphey the cast of Jesus Christ Superstar. The show opens at Arts Bonita on April 11. Tickets are available at ArtsBonita.org

Improvisers Jon Artigo, Steve Cobb, Bill Owens and Darcy Eikenberg talk about preparing for a show, identify some key moments from the last show and look back at the performance overall. As always, they play an improv game at the end and there's always a lot of fun insight into the warped mind of an improviser willing to take the stage not knowing what's going to happen. For more information visit...

In the final week of the podcasting class at Arts Bonita, the students wanted to have a conversation guided by random questions that are both thought provoking and fun. So, from, “If colonizing to Mars, and you can only bring one item for entertainment, what TV show series are you taking with you”, to “Who in your life have you been most proud of”, we hope you enjoy this week’s podcast. Featuring:...

This week's episode features core performers from the upcoming improv comedy arts show at Arts Bonita (Jon Artigo, Steve Cobb, Bill Owens and Miranda Silano). They discuss their journeys into improv comedy and how improv has benefitted them in their lives and their careers. This might be the first time a mechanic, geologist, educator and a lawyer perform in a show together. And because this sh...