Creatives
CREATIVES: Helen Gillet on new Album and Ithaca Shows
New Orleans based cellist Helen Gillet chats with Felix Teitelbaum about her new album “ReBelle” and her upcoming appearances in Ithaca at the Downstairs May 24 and June 29, 2023. Photo: Jason Kruppa
Read MoreCREATIVES: Natasha Pickowicz on “More than Cake” and Bake Sale Fundraiser
Pastry Chef and author Natasha Pickowicz chats with Felix Teitelbaum about her book “More than Cake,” cooking, recipe creation, and the fundraiser she’s hosting at South Hill Cider on Sunday, May 7, 2023 to benefit Khuba International’s Quarter Acre for the People project. Photo: provided.
Read MoreTaili Mugambee on Upcoming Community Read of “My Grandmother’s Hands”
Felix Teitelbaum interviews Taili Mugambee about the upcoming community book read of “My Grandmother’s Hands” by Resmaa Menakem. The read begins on April 20, 2023 and will be hosted by the Ultimate Reentry Opportunity program. All are welcome to participate. Books will be available at Buffalo Street Books in Ithaca. To learn more and get…
Read MoreCreatives on WRFI: Karan Casey and Ellen Grady
Felix Teitelbaum interviews Irish singer-songwriter Karan Casey and Ellen Grady of the Ithaca Catholic Worker. Casey will be performing a benefit for the Catholic Worker on Thursday, March 9, 2023 at the Community School of Music and Arts. Casey is a founding member of the American/Irish supergroup Solas and has released 9 albums of her…
Read MoreCreatives on WRFI: House of Ithaqua Presents Pontypool
Stevie Eve Chaneles and Bea Bornstein speak with Pontypool director Jeff Hodges and actors Mike Chen and Ivony Whiteley. HOI is proud to present Pontypool (running November 18-December 3, 2022) by Tony Burgess as an audio horror drama directed by HOI co-founder Jeff Hodges. The show centers on disgraced radio DJ Grant Mazzy, who finds himself…
Read MoreCreatives on WRFI: Crankie Cabaret at The Cherry Artspace
Stevie Eve Chaneles talks with Lily Gershon, Marietta Synodis, and some special puppet guests about Crankie Cabaret. Crankie Cabaret 2022 will be October 21-23 at The Cherry Artspace. Learn more at lilypadpuppettheatre.org.
Read MoreCREATIVES: Dr. Nia Nunn on Her New Book “Deep Breath” [AUDIO]
Dr Nia Nunn talks with Felix Teitelbaum about her new book “Deep Breath.” “This poetry book and curriculum (including multimedia exercises and discussion questions) is designed to help individuals, groups, and organizations strengthen the culture of their community and social consciousness. A selfstudy within a collective, Dr. Nia Nunn’s methodology as a mother-scholar-educator-psychologist-community leader, and…
Read MoreCreatives on WRFI: Jeb Puryear on the 30th Annual Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival
Felix Teitelbaum interviews Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival co-founder Jeb Puryear on July 11, 2022 ahead of the festival’s 30th annual kick off at the Trumansburg Fairgrounds.
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