Podcast Archive



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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Date Posted: April 12th, 2020

Delaware State of the Arts Podcast – April 12, 2020

Paul Weagraff interviews the managing director of the Delaware Theatre Company, Matt Silva, along with cast members from “Million Dollar Quartet,” Skip Robinson, Taylor Rodriguez, and Chris Wren.

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Date Posted: April 5th, 2020

Delaware State of the Arts Podcast – April 5, 2020

Paul Weagraff interviews Mark Fields, Executive Director of The Grand in Wilmington, about the current hiatus of arts programming during the COVID-19 State of Emergency, staying in touch with audiences, and planning for the future.

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Date Posted: March 29th, 2020

Delaware State of the Arts Podcast – March 29, 2020

Paul Weagraff interviews Dr. Jordan Kinsey and Jody Stein of the Delaware Winds about its origins in 2018, and their growth as a semi-professional wind ensemble serving Delaware and regional musicians and audiences.

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Date Posted: March 22nd, 2020

Delaware State of the Arts Podcast – March 22, 2020

Paul Weagraff interviews Kristina Kambalov, Executive Director and co-founder of First State Ballet Theatre, about the company’s place in the Delaware arts community, the importance of dance training for young children, and the rigor of dance as a career.

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