The City Lights Collective

Lois Reitzes interviews musician Mike Kinnebrew about his music and new album "One Way To Find Out," recorded live at Eddie's Attic ; Safe Hands Company cofounder, Christi Woods, and artist Yoyo Ferro about the Safe Hands Artist Series ; educator Kyra Sampson and Karen Singer, artist  Tiny Doors ATL , about their virtual arts lesson plan for kids and teachers; and Veronica Kessenich of the At...

Lois Reitzes interviews director Cindy L. Abel and producer Marc Smolowitz about their film " Surviving the Silence ," screening at the Out On Film Festival ; Joanie McElroy, producing artistic director for " Merely Players Presents ," and actress Amanda Ortega about the film "Un Lugar Para Sueños: The Story of the Atlanta Cuban Club and Community"; and Jenn Sapp, event coordinator for the Morehou...

Lois Reitzes talks with Kabir Sehgal about his new documentary " Fandango at the Wall "; actor Chloe Kay and associate artistic director Justin Anderson about Aurora Theatre's production of " Barbara's Blue Kitchen "; and author Darryl Farley about his book " I Will Be Here ." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lois Reitzes talks with Jim Farmer about this year's virtual Out On Film Festival ; curator and Welch School gallery director Cynthia Farnell and artist MaDora Frey about two exhibitions at Georgia State Univeristy's Welch Gallery, "MaDora Frey: Stargaze" and "A Facsimile of Events"; Zach Lamplugh , writer and director of "15 Things You Didn't Know About Bigfoot"; and directors, Betsy West and Jul...

Lois Reitzes interviews writer and director Casimir Nozkowski about his film " The Outside Story "; and trumpeter Paul Merkelo about playing the instrument and his album “The Enlightened Trumpet. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lois Reitzes talks with Chef Todd Ginsberg of The General Muir about food for celebrating Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year; Laura Flusche and Brigid Drozda about the Museum of Design Atlanta's digital offerings; and author, professor and KQED host Michael Krasny about his book, “ Let There Be Laughter: A Treasury of Great Jewish Humor and What It All Means .” See omnystudio.com/listener for priv...

Lois Reitzes interviews curator Sarah Dylla about the Atlanta History Center's exhibition " Atlanta ’96: Shaping an Olympic and Paralympic City "; Judith Pishnery and Amy Miller about the Atlanta Photography Group's exhibit " APG To ATL: Airport 2020 " on display in the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport; and  Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal about the young adult novel they co-wrote, “ I...

Lois Reitzes interviews Georgia poet laureate Chelsea Rathburn about her book " Still Life with Mother and Knife "; Willa Kammerer about her documentary on early childhood education, " Starting At Zero "; and Katie Hayes about farmers markets during a pandemic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lois Reitzes interview Alyssa Armand about the 44th Atlanta Film Festival ; and Eric Cervini about his new book " The Deviant's War: The Homosexual vs. the United States of America ." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lois Reitzes talks with Alan Brown of WolfBrown about the COVID-19 Audience Outlook Monitor survey , which assesses how and when community members will be ready to return to arts and cultural venues; Alejandro Sifuentes and Jonathan Urizar of the band  Mariachi Búhos de Oro ; and co-curators Virginia Shearer and Andrea Pinkney about the High Museum's exhibition " Picture The Dream: The Story...

Lois Reitzes interviews musicians Will Ransom and Rainer Eudeikis about the Emory Chamber Music Society's free concert series; artist William Downs and CORE Dance artistic director Sue Schroeder about the "Virtual Art Series" on display in the windows of CORE Dance's studio windows; and author Zoe Fishman about her book "invisible As Air." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lois Reitzes interviews artist and woodworker Doug Pisik about his new virtual exhibition called " Art For Our Unusual Times "; award-winning journalist, editor and author Jim Auchmutey about his latest book “ Smokelore: A Short History Of Barbecue In America ”; as well as curator Tony Casadonte and photographer Herb Snitzer about " A Jazz Memoir: Photography by Herb Snitzer " on view at the Brema...

Lois Reitzes talks with director Mary Wharton and producer Chris Farrell about their documentary "Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lois Reitzes interviews chef and opera singer Alexander Smalls about his new cookbook " Meals, Music And Muses: Recipes From My African American Kitchen "; Amy Ray and Emily Saliers of the Indigo Girls about their new album "Look Long." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lois Reitzes interviews puppeteer David Stephens and Beth Schiavo about the virtual production of " The Pied Picker " at the Center for Puppetry Arts ; Birder and host of " Birds of North America " Jason Ward about birding while black and what's next for Fall and Winter birding in Atlanta; and poet and Emory professor Jericho Brown about his latest collection of poems, “ The Tradition ,” whic...

Lois Reitzes interviews author Darin Strauss about his new novel " The Queen of Tuesday: A Lucille Ball Story "; and comedian Phoebe Robinson about her work. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lois Reitzes talks with Tomer Zvulun of the Atlanta Opera about their " The Big Tent Series ," featuring six outdoor productions; and documentary filmmaker Karen Johnson about " Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound ." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lois Reitzes interviews Sharon Estroff, CEO and founder of the STEAM program Challenge Island , about their virtual offerings; Chef Todd Richards about his first cookbook, “Soul: A Chef’s Culinary Evolution in 150 Recipes”; and Sculptor Martin Dawe , who was commissioned by the Georgia Legislature to create a sculpture of Martin Luther King Jr. for the Capitol grounds. See omnystudio.com/listener...

Lois Reitzes interviews author Laura Morelli about her new book "The Night Portrait: A Novel of World War II and da Vinci's Italy"; and photographer Peter Essick about "Fernbank Forest" his new book of photography focused on Fernbank Forest. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Summer Evans talks with Gaiza Lala of the International Whistlers Guild and Andy Offutt Irwin , a top 25 finalist for the first ever virtual Global Whistling Championship ; Lois Reitzes interview Fox Theatre organist Ken Double about their one-hour concert presentation featuring the Fox Theatre's "Mighty Mo" organ; and members of Atlanta's jazz community remember jazz-great, Freddy Cole. See omnys...

Summer Evans talks with Caitlin Hargraves and Erika Miranda of SheATL , a summer theater festival that produces work by female-identifying playwrights as well as playwright Jocelyn Rick; Lois Reitzes interviews playwright Pearl Cleage, as well as Chris Moses and Dan Reardon of the Alliance Theatre about their upcoming family series season; and playwright Will Power about his reinterpretation of Sh...

Lois Reitzes celebrates the 250th anniversary of the birth of composer Ludwig Van Beethoven with contributor Scott Stewart. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lois Reitzes talks with director Mary Wharton and producer Chris Farrell about their documentary "Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lois Reitzes interviews Georgia State University professor emeritus of history, Timothy Crimmins about his app for touring the Georgia Capitol grounds. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lois Reitzes interviews Melanie Furr, director of education for Georgia Audubon , about hummingbirds and their upcoming live event " A Year In the Life of Hummingbirds "; artist Daniel Troppy about the organization YIMBY Georgia and upcoming exhibit of photography "Searching for Home"; comedian Paula Poundstone about her podcast, comedy, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio...