Episodes
KT Curran, Director of SOURCE Productions, Joins the Club
She is an actor, director, producer, playwright, and film director who has grown SOURCE Productions from a small group of youth into a large, nationally recognized theatre and film company. KT Curran's films tell the stories ...
Lynn Cleary, Community Band Conductor and Performer, Joins the Club
In Michigan, she was a middle school band director, high school band director, middle school principal, high school principal, and even school superintendent. Retiring to the Suncoast of Florida meant she, unexpectedly, becam...
Joey Panek, Senior Producer of the Suncoast View on ABC-7, Joins the …
How can a little unexpected college degree change your life? Joey Panek, Senior Producer of ABC-7's Suncoast View, tells us how his career as an actor, singer, and dancer suddenly changed when he decided to get a degree in vi...
Joe McKenna, Executive Director of the Sarasota Orchestra, Joins the …
As if searching for a new conductor and a new home at the same time isn't hard enough, try doing it during a pandemic! Joe McKenna talks to us about his life as the Executive Director of the Sarasota Orchestra, …
Weekly Arts Happenings Updates on Florida's Suncoast
Checkout what the Sarasota Orchestra, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Sarasota Opera, The Pops Orchestra, and SCF Music Program are working on this week. Come along and Join the Club! • Sarasota Orchestra Website and Facebook and In...
Mary Bensel, Executive Director of the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall…
From a projected $2 million surplus for the season to a completely dark hall for the next six months, executive director of the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall in Sarasota, Mary Bensel, tells us her story of the Friday the …
Dr. Carol Probstfeld, President of the State College of Florida, Join…
From drum major of her high school band to the 6th president of the State College of Florida, Dr. Carol Probstfeld brings an abundance of leadership skills, eye for talent, passion for students, and appreciation for culture t...
The Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota Joins the Club
What started as a series of small house concerts in a private home on Lido Beach 25 years ago has turned into the successful Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota, bringing over 25 world-class musical experiences to the Suncoast...
Suncoast Musical Power Couple, Rich and Stacy Ridenour, Join the Club
He's a concert pianist who will have you in stitches, while she has made her musical career as an administrator from the Kalamazoo Symphony to the Sarasota Opera. Together, Rich and Stacy Ridenour have conquered the world and...
Cassandra Holmes, Executive Director of the State College of Florida …
How does a little girl from Arcadia go from working at Disney to leading the $62 million endowment fund as the Executive Director of the State College of Florida Foundation? Cassandra Holmes is here to tell us. From Mickey Mo...
Steve Orich, Orchestrator for the Jersey Boys Broadway Musical, Joins…
He lives 20 paces from the Asolo, has worked with Stephen Sondheim to Angela Lansbury to David Letterman and everybody in between, was nominated for a Tony award and won a Grammy award for his orchestration of the Broadway hi...
Suncoast Musical Power Couple, Lynne Lash and Bernadette Cattanach, J…
Lynne plays oboe in the Pops Orchestra, the Bradenton Symphony Orchestra, and sings in Key Chorale. Bernadette sings in Diversity: The Voices of Sarasota, and serves as president of their board of directors. Since moving to S...
Band Director at Manatee County's Braden River High School, Jeramiah …
Over 500 students participate in the arts programs at Braden River High School and band director Jeramiah Bowman oversees one of the largest, most visible, and highly successful entities at the school: The Marching Band of Pi...
The Ringling College of Art and Design's President, Dr. Larry Thompso…
From the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to the Ringling College of Art and Design, find out how Dr. Larry Thompson came to the helm of the Suncoast's (and the world's!) preeminent art college 21 years ago. Not even …
Musical Power Couple Fernando and Betsy Traba Join Our Club
He is the principal bassoon and she is the principal flute of the Sarasota Orchestra. Together, they have been making music in the woodwind section for 27 years. Learn what Fernando and Betsy Traba have to say about their liv...
The Players Centre for the Performing Arts's Artistic Director, Jeffe…
From Ohio farm boy to Sarasota Renaissance man, Jeffery Kin has found his home in our theatre world at the Players Centre for the Performing Arts. As they were navigating closing their long time theatre to prepare for the mov...
Liz Bergmann Dances Into Our Club
What's it like to teach dance for a living? To be on the faculties of the University of Michigan, Cal State Long Beach, Shenandoah University, Florida International University, and Harvard? Then "retire" to Sarasota where you...
The Asolo Repertory Theatre's General Manager, Corinne Deckard Joins …
You've seen a play or a musical at the Asolo Repertory Theatre, you've marveled at the talent and magic before your very eyes, but do you know what goes on behind the scenes and who takes care of managing all …
The Sarasota Opera's Executive Director, Richard Russell Joins the Cl…
What's it like navigating a $9 million opera company through a pandemic? Richard Russell can tell you, and he does so openly and honestly. With a positive spirit and an amazing calmness to his voice, Richard tells us of his …
Meet Suncoast Music Power Couple-Jon Godfrey and Jenny Kim-Godfrey
It's Couples Day and Robyn Bell is interviewing Suncoast musicians Dr. Jon Godfrey (guitarist, composer, teacher, and church music director) and Jenny Kim-Godfrey (soprano, music director, teacher, marketer, world traveler, a...
Janene Amick, Chief Executive Officer of the Manatee Performing Arts …
Join Robyn Bell as she welcomes Janene Amick to the club. They talk about everything from the Manatee Performing Arts Center's pandemic experiences to Janene's vision for the Bradenton cultural arts scene to her favorite acti...
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