Ali & Callie Artcast

Ep. 23: Buddy Le, Coeur d'Alene Galleries owner

An enjoyable conversation with Buddy Le, owner of the western art gallery in downtown Coeur d'Alene. Art is not only a passion, but a business, and Buddy talks about the various fascinating events the gallery does annually, including the "Annual Miniatures by the Lake" in September and the "March in Montana" huge auction held in Great Falls. For more information about these events, visit cdagalleries.com or marchinmontana.com.

Ep. 22: Pamela Benton, musician on electric violin

Ali and Callie are treated to an intimate concert with Pamela Benton, a master of stringed instruments. Her love of the electric violin makes magic happen. Don't miss this treat to several of Pam's songs, and find out how she got started. It's inspiring.

Ep. 21: Melinda Cadwallader, creator of The Hive CDA

Find out how and why Melinda Cadwallader started The Hive CDA, and how you can become a member of this great interactive space.

Ep. 20: Tanden Launder, artist and entrepreneur

Join us for a conversation with Tanden Launder, a young local artist and visionary of the collective studio space for artists and creatives at the Rockford Building.

Ep.19: Gary Edwards, composer, writer, and musician

Gary Edwards has had an amazing career, publishing numerous books, cds and compositions. He is funny and interesting, and has a wealth of experience.

Ep. 18: Carrie Scozzaro, Artist, Teacher, and Writer

Ali & Callie sit down with Carrie Scozzaro and chat about how art, teaching, and writing has formed her outlook on life! 

She continues to write, teach, and make art, and is expanding her writing to include several large, long-term projects of her own design. She is also developing a long-range plan to turn her Spokane-area home into a place for artists-in-residences who might partake of the massive garden on the property.
And she still makes frequent trips to the hardware store. 

Ep. 17: Jeni Hegsted, Emerge

Jeni Hegsted has championed emerging artists for going on ten years through the non-profit Emerge. Find out the exciting things they have planned this year!

Ep. 16: Tyler Davis, Promoter of Live after 5

Ali & Callie sit down with concert promoter Tyler Davis and learn about the ups and downs of producing live weekly concerts in the summer!  He tells a great story about when Stephen Marley was in town and his travels to Turkey to visit his wife's family.  Enjoy!!  

Ep. 15: Britt Thurman Executive Director of the Museum of North Idaho

Ali & Callie talk to Britt about the new show at the Museum Hollywood of the North.  She tells stories about all the great big budget and small movies that were filmed in North Idaho.  Getting to hold Patty Dukes Oscar, where locals can see some of the films, like Smoke Signals, Sherman Alexie's epic story about two friends who live on the Coeur d'Alene Reservation.  

We hear about her journey to becoming the Executive Director of the Museum of NI and her favorite museums across the country.  

 

 

Ep. 14: Jeanette Laster with The Human Rights Education Institute HREI

Ali & Callie chat with Jeanette Laster of HREI and hear about how you can get involved with the organization and more.  We hear stories of their wild women weekends and what Coeur d'Alene is doing to stay above the line in human rights.