WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives
Audio archives of spoken word broadcasts from Community Radio WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill (weru.org)
Host: Michael Donahue
Engineer: Amy Browne
Program Topic: Center for Maine Contemporary Art Maine Crafts Association
Key Discussion Points: Define “contemporary art and crafts,” new building for CMCA
Guests:
Suzette McAvoy, Executive Director, Center for Maine Contemporary Art
Dudley Zopp, Artist, Board Member, Center for Maine Contemporary Art
Sadie Bliss, Executive Director, Maine Crafts Association
Producer/Host: John Zavodny
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne
Topic: The Mid-Coast Art Scene
How has the art of Steve Mumford made an impact on perceptions of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars?
What is happening at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art in summer 2011?
What programs are available at Waterfall Arts in summer 2011?
Guests:
Suzette McAvoy, Executive Director of the Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockland Maine; Martha Piscuskas, Program Director of Waterfall Arts, Belfast Maine; Steve Mumford, Iraq war veteran, he has periodically returned to the region, producing drawings and watercolors on site that document the daily lives of local citizens and US soldiers.
Producer /Host: Cathy Melio
Topic: Closing of the Non-profit Center for Maine Contemporary Art
Audio from a recent community forum on the topic, held at Camden Public Library, with Rob Shetterly, artist and activist, Union of Maine Visual Artists
Why is CMCA closing for the winter and why did it eliminate 4 staff positions? What is CMCA’s financial crisis about? What information can be shared with the public about the situation?
Producer/Host: Cathy Melio
Contributor: John Greenman
Segment 1: Center for Maine Contemporary Art’s “Artists Voice” feature.
Segment 2: Tomorrow (Wednesday) at Husson University, Aziz Abu Sarah, a Palestinian peace activist from the West Bank will share experiences of his life and as a member of the Bereaved Family Forum, a group of Israeli Jews and Palestinians who have lost close family members in the violence. Ahead of this even, John Greenman talks with Alex Grab, an Israeli who is active with the Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace. Grab teaches at the University of Maine and is an outspoken advocate for a middle eastern peace that recognizes the 1967 borders.
Executive Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Contributing Producers: Cathy Melio & Carolyn Coe
Segment 1: “Artist’s Voice” produced in conjunction with the Maine Center for Contemporary Art. FMI: www.cmcanow.org
Segment 2: Najlaa Al-Nashi, Direct Aid Iraq. What are some of needs not met for Iraqis by large NGOs in Jordan? What is Direct Aid Iraq doing to meet the medical needs of Iraqis in Jordan? What is their current educational fundraising project? FMI: www.directaidiraq.org
Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Contributors: Cathy Melio, Linda Washburn
Segment 1: “Artist’s Voice”, produced in collaboration with the Center for Maine Contemporary Art
Segment 2: The second annual Midcoast Maine Women’s Health Conference, to be held May 15-16, Point Lookout, Northport, Maine:
Linda Washburn (Women’s Windows) interviews Holly Noonan, spokesperson for the conference, regarding it’s history and this year’s program. What activities will participants find at this year’s conference? What are the primary health concerns of Maine women?
What grassroots resources are available to women who want a proactive role in their own health care? What does the future hold for women’s health care in Maine?
FMI: Holly Noonan, spokesperson for the Midcoast Maine Women’s Health Conference, Contact info for the Conference: 930-2694; womenshealth@wchi,com, For Holly: holly@mindbodynutrition.net
(This interview, in an expanded version, originally aired on “Women’s Windows”, a program combining women’s music and spoken word, which airs every Sunday from 8-10pm on WERU)