Podcast #43: Folk singer Carrie Newcomer talks about bridging the divide in our communities
My guest this week is celebrated folk singer Carrie Newcomer. We talked her powerful insights about how we can bridge the divisions in our communities.
Category: Our Future
WestSide club shows students the art of giving back to the community; funds being raised for 4-year-old lukemia patient
In successful communities, people look out after those who are in need or are suffering. That sense of giving back is part of the DNA of those of us who live in North Central...
Podcast episode #40: Wenatchee YMCA “notching up” its value to our kids under Foster’s leadership
My guest for this episode is Dorry Foster, the executive director of the Wenatchee Valley YMCA. Since Foster arrived a year ago last fall, the YMCA has made some important strides forward in serving...
Our Valley effort inspiring significant community improvements
It is astounding how significant an impact the Our Valley Our Future grass-roots community building effort is making in our communities in the year since the first plan was released. The lessons learned from...
Podcast episode 39: Our Valley effort is making a significant impact here
We’re doing something special for this week’s podcast. I joined with Mission Ridge Ski and Board Resort to host a community conversation on February 8th focusing on grass-roots community building effort called Our Valley...
We all own Pybus Public Market: Here’s how we can help it thrive
http://traffic.libsyn.com/artofcommunityncw/38_Pybus_Public_Market_and_building_community.mp3 One of the myths in the Wenatchee Valley is that Pybus Public Market is “owned” by local philanthropists Mike and JoAnn Walker. While they made extraordinary contributions to make the market a reality,...
Podcast episode 38: The magic of Pybus Public Market in enhancing our community and how we can help
http://traffic.libsyn.com/artofcommunityncw/38_Pybus_Public_Market_and_building_community.mp3 My guests this week are Kristin Wright Lodge and Katie Pauly of the Pybus Market Charitable Foundation board. We spoke about the magical way that Pybus Public Market has brought the Wenatchee Valley...
For these singers, friendship and music trump their political differences
http://traffic.libsyn.com/artofcommunityncw/37_The_Apollo_Club-_Healing_the_divide_through_music.mp3 Paul Bergman and Gabe Stefanides have strongly held but diametrically opposed political views, yet they have found a way to develop a deep friendship through their musical kinship in the Apollo Club. I...
Podcast Episode 37: How the Apollo Club is helping heal the political divide through music
http://traffic.libsyn.com/artofcommunityncw/37_The_Apollo_Club-_Healing_the_divide_through_music.mp3 My guests this week are Paul Bergman and Gabe Stefanides, local singers in the Apollo Club who have radically different political views but who are devoted to their friendship and performing great music....
Impressive exhibit at MAC Gallery takes WVC art program to lofty level
The MAC Gallery on the Wenatchee Valley College campus is hitting the big time by hosting its most impressive art exhibit ever, highlighted by a $35,000 wall painting from renowned New York artist Kara...