Podcast Archive



Date Posted: June 21st, 2020

Delaware State of the Arts Podcast – June 21, 2020

Paul Weagraff interviews Nanci Hersh and Ashley SK Davis from the Delaware Institute for the Arts in Education about their programs and services for K-12 education and early learning centers.

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Date Posted: June 14th, 2020

Delaware State of the Arts Podcast – June 14, 2020

Paul Weagraff interviews Delaware author Judith Speizer Crandell about her career and her latest novel, “The Woman Puzzle.”

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Date Posted: June 7th, 2020

Delaware State of the Arts Podcast – June 7, 2020

Paul Weagraff interviews Scott Mason, president of Chapel Street Players and local actor, director, and playwright.

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Date Posted: May 31st, 2020

Delaware State of the Arts Podcast – May 31, 2020

Paul Weagraff interviews Kate Ransom about the Serafin Summer Music Festival plans and alternative programming, and the Music School of Delaware’s adjustments to distance learning through virtual instruction.

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Date Posted: May 24th, 2020

Delaware State of the Arts Podcast – May 24, 2020

Paul Weagraff interviews Camille Decker, the 2020 Delaware State Champion of the Poetry Out Loud Recitation Contest. Camille shares a few of her poems, talks about the process of becoming state champion, and comments on how the competition at the national level took a bit of a turn this year.

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Date Posted: May 17th, 2020

Delaware State of the Arts Podcast – May 17, 2020

In this re-broadcast from September 8, 2019, Paul Weagraff interviews Vanessa Simon about her personal journey using the arts as a way to heal and recover from her battle with cancer.

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Date Posted: May 10th, 2020

Delaware State of the Arts Podcast – May 10, 2020

Paul Weagraff interviews Sara Ganter, executive director of the Rehoboth Art League, discussing their adjustments to the COVID-19 crisis, current activities, and plans for re-opening.

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Date Posted: May 3rd, 2020

Delaware State of the Arts Podcast – May 3, 2020

Paul Weagraff interviews Board President Eric Merlino and Production Manager Kathy Buterbaugh from the Wilmington Drama League about COVID-19 and how it has impacted their operations, past, present, and future.

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Date Posted: April 26th, 2020

Delaware State of the Arts Podcast – April 26, 2020

Paul Weagraff interviews Executive Director Jean Scalessa and board member Robert Grenfell from the ARIANNA Alliance about their origins with the St. Anthony Italian Festival, and their evolution as a producing and presenting arts organization. Please note that as of April 2 the 2020 Festival has been canceled.

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Date Posted: April 19th, 2020

Delaware State of the Arts Podcast – April 19, 2020

An interview with Delaware artist, Leo Kahl, about his career and new book, “101 Watercolor Stories.”

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