http://citywide.podOmatic.com Alternative Arts Talk en-us podOmatic RSS Generator Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:36:46 GMT arts,nyc,wnyu Alternative Arts Talk clean no Darren Levy Citywide is a talk show that explores New York's art scene. It airs live every Tuesday from 7:30-8pm on WNYU 89.1 FM New York and streams over the internet at wnyu.org. Each week, your host talks with NYC performers, writers, directors and visual artists. Previous guests on the show have included Geraldine Hughes, who wrote and performed the one-woman show "Belfast Blues" and recently starred in "Rocky Balboa," Miranda July, who created the movie "Me and You and Everyone We Know," and Aasif Mandvi, now a Daily Show correspondent, who starred in the controversial and popular political play "Guantanamo: Honor Bound to Defend Freedom." You can visit www.wnyu.org/citywide for more information. This episode will be Darren Levy's last as host. We will hear from a few past guests and friends -- TV Host Boaz Frankel, Publicist David Gibbs, Abstract Conceptual Artist Ula Einstein and Sideshow Performer Tyler Fyre. Thanks to everyone for all your support! This has been the best experience of my life. Keep in touch -- www.darrenlevy.net http://citywide.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-12-07T19_31_42-08_00 http://citywide.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-12-07T19_31_42-08_00 Sat, 08 Dec 2007 03:31:42 GMT 2008-06-17 2007-12-08 http://citywide.podOmatic.com Darren Levy boaz,darren,david,einstein,frankel,fyre,gibbs,levy,tyler,ula 2290 clean This episode will be Darren Levy's last as host. We will hear from a few past guests and friends -- TV Host Boaz Frankel, Publicist David Gibbs, Abstract Conceptual Artist Ula Einstein and Sideshow Performer Tyler Fyre. Thanks to everyone for all your support! This has been the best experience of my life. Keep in touch -- www.darrenlevy.net In this interview Tyler Fyre will shock, he'll amaze, and he'll talk about sideshow, stunts, schooling, and the role of educational facilities in real estate development of cultural arts centers. Listen in for Tyler to reveal the secrets behind one of his signature acts! You can visit www.tylerfyre.com for more information. http://citywide.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-12-07T19_29_26-08_00 http://citywide.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-12-07T19_29_26-08_00 Sat, 08 Dec 2007 03:29:26 GMT 2008-06-19 2007-12-08 http://citywide.podOmatic.com Darren Levy coney,daredevil,fyre,island,lucky,sideshow,thrillshow,tyler 1935 clean In this interview Tyler Fyre will shock, he'll amaze, and he'll talk about sideshow, stunts, schooling, and the role of educational facilities in real estate development of cultural arts centers. Listen in for Tyler to reveal the secrets behind one of his signature acts! You can visit www.tylerfyre.com for more information. James Felder is a TV writer and professor here at NYU. We will learn the basics for writing a spec script and breaking into the TV writing industry. http://citywide.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-04-24T20_58_34-07_00 http://citywide.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-04-24T20_58_34-07_00 Wed, 25 Apr 2007 03:58:34 GMT 2008-06-17 2007-04-25 http://citywide.podOmatic.com Darren Levy felder,james 1927 no James Felder is a TV writer and professor here at NYU. We will learn the basics for writing a spec script and breaking into the TV writing industry. Lisa Metcalf, Acting Executive Director of the Drawing Center, is very proud to be a part of the center's 30 years. We will discuss some of the exhibits and the challenges of running a space that promotes emerging artists. You can visit www.drawingcenter.org for more information. http://citywide.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-04-11T00_00_36-07_00 http://citywide.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-04-11T00_00_36-07_00 Wed, 11 Apr 2007 07:00:36 GMT 2008-06-19 2007-04-11 http://citywide.podOmatic.com Darren Levy center,drawing,lisa,metcalf 1510 no Lisa Metcalf, Acting Executive Director of the Drawing Center, is very proud to be a part of the center's 30 years. We will discuss some of the exhibits and the challenges of running a space that promotes emerging artists. You can visit www.drawingcenter.org for more information. Paul Berman is our guest on this episode. He's curated an event on Journalist and Poet Carl Sandburg that will take place on April 4. Tune in for a discussion on what ties those two forms of literature together and how Sandburg's work lives on today. http://citywide.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-04-03T23_11_36-07_00 http://citywide.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-04-03T23_11_36-07_00 Wed, 04 Apr 2007 06:11:36 GMT 2008-06-19 2007-04-04 http://citywide.podOmatic.com Darren Levy berman,carl,paul,sandburg 1972 no Paul Berman is our guest on this episode. He's curated an event on Journalist and Poet Carl Sandburg that will take place on April 4. Tune in for a discussion on what ties those two forms of literature together and how Sandburg's work lives on today. Edward Rueda gave tours of the Hispanic Society of America for about a year. This museum is one of New York's best kept secrets. On this episode, Edward will share some information about this historic gem. You'll hear some fascinating insight on how religion and politics influenced Hispanic art and an audio tour of the museum. You can visit www.hispanicsociety.org for more information. http://citywide.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-03-27T23_05_05-07_00 http://citywide.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-03-27T23_05_05-07_00 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 06:05:05 GMT 2008-06-17 2007-03-28 http://citywide.podOmatic.com Darren Levy edward,hispanic,rueda,society 1981 no Edward Rueda gave tours of the Hispanic Society of America for about a year. This museum is one of New York's best kept secrets. On this episode, Edward will share some information about this historic gem. You'll hear some fascinating insight on how religion and politics influenced Hispanic art and an audio tour of the museum. You can visit www.hispanicsociety.org for more information. Larry Gonick loves to teach. But most of all he wants to make it fun. His comic books have been used in classrooms all over the country. On this episode we'll learn why cartoons can be more informative than a text book. You can visit www.larrygonick.com for more information. http://citywide.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-03-21T16_21_58-07_00 http://citywide.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-03-21T16_21_58-07_00 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 23:21:58 GMT 2008-06-19 2007-03-21 http://citywide.podOmatic.com Darren Levy gonick,history,larry,modern,of,part,world 1954 no Larry Gonick loves to teach. But most of all he wants to make it fun. His comic books have been used in classrooms all over the country. On this episode we'll learn why cartoons can be more informative than a text book. You can visit www.larrygonick.com for more information. Henry Goldrich is a music store icon. So many legendary musicians have bought instruments from his store, Manny's Music, he needed a book to tell all about it -- "The Wall of Fame: New York City's Legendary Manny's Music." On this show we'll hear a few of his great stories. http://citywide.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-03-05T22_22_18-08_00 http://citywide.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-03-05T22_22_18-08_00 Tue, 06 Mar 2007 06:22:18 GMT 2008-06-17 2007-03-06 http://citywide.podOmatic.com Darren Levy fame,goldrich,henry,manny's,music,of,wall 1842 no Henry Goldrich is a music store icon. So many legendary musicians have bought instruments from his store, Manny's Music, he needed a book to tell all about it -- "The Wall of Fame: New York City's Legendary Manny's Music." On this show we'll hear a few of his great stories. Rhonda Shearer is the founder and director of the Art Science Research Laboratory. Listen in to learn about some of their projects and for a unique discussion on the mixing of art and science. You can visit www.asrlab.org for more information. http://citywide.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-02-20T22_21_33-08_00 http://citywide.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-02-20T22_21_33-08_00 Wed, 21 Feb 2007 06:21:33 GMT 2008-06-17 2007-02-21 http://citywide.podOmatic.com Darren Levy art,lab,research,rhonda,science,shearer 2097 no Rhonda Shearer is the founder and director of the Art Science Research Laboratory. Listen in to learn about some of their projects and for a unique discussion on the mixing of art and science. You can visit www.asrlab.org for more information. Venus Opal Reese found a very unique topic for her one-woman show, "Split Ends"---African American women and their hair. Tune in an learn how she was able to take this idea and turn it into a performance showcasing her many talents including video, movement and mime. You can visit www.lamama.org for more information. http://citywide.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-02-06T21_49_43-08_00 http://citywide.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-02-06T21_49_43-08_00 Wed, 07 Feb 2007 05:49:43 GMT 2008-06-17 2007-02-07 http://citywide.podOmatic.com Darren Levy ends,la,mama,opal,reese,split,venus 1869 no Venus Opal Reese found a very unique topic for her one-woman show, "Split Ends"---African American women and their hair. Tune in an learn how she was able to take this idea and turn it into a performance showcasing her many talents including video, movement and mime. You can visit www.lamama.org for more information. Are you a fan of experimental music? How about experimental opera? What is experimental opera? Robert Ashley has been a pioneer in opera for decades. On this show he’ll talk about his compositions and what's it's like to work with the same vocalists for the past 20 some years. http://citywide.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-01-15T21_46_15-08_00 http://citywide.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-01-15T21_46_15-08_00 Tue, 16 Jan 2007 05:46:15 GMT 2008-06-17 2007-01-16 http://citywide.podOmatic.com Darren Levy ashley,concrete,la,mama,robery 1313 no Are you a fan of experimental music? How about experimental opera? What is experimental opera? Robert Ashley has been a pioneer in opera for decades. On this show he’ll talk about his compositions and what's it's like to work with the same vocalists for the past 20 some years. During Best of Week on WNYU the producers of Citywide chose some excerpts from the past year to feature on this episode. Flash Animator Justin Dike, Painter Sharon Appel, Artistic Director Susan Fiol and Playwright Stan Richardson are all included. http://citywide.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-01-09T13_40_39-08_00 http://citywide.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-01-09T13_40_39-08_00 Tue, 09 Jan 2007 21:40:39 GMT 2008-06-18 2007-01-09 http://citywide.podOmatic.com Darren Levy best,citywide,of 1994 no During Best of Week on WNYU the producers of Citywide chose some excerpts from the past year to feature on this episode. Flash Animator Justin Dike, Painter Sharon Appel, Artistic Director Susan Fiol and Playwright Stan Richardson are all included. This interview orginally aired over the WNYU airwaves on February 8, 2005. Geraldine Hughes was starring in an award winning one-woman play she wrote titeld "Belfast Blues." The play tells the story of her life growing up in Belfast, Ireland during a war. Currently, Geraldine is co-starring in the movie "Rocky Balboa," now in theaters. http://citywide.podOmatic.com/entry/2006-12-27T21_04_37-08_00 http://citywide.podOmatic.com/entry/2006-12-27T21_04_37-08_00 Thu, 28 Dec 2006 05:04:37 GMT 2008-06-17 2006-12-28 http://citywide.podOmatic.com Darren Levy belfast,blues,geraldine,hughes 1851 clean This interview orginally aired over the WNYU airwaves on February 8, 2005. Geraldine Hughes was starring in an award winning one-woman play she wrote titeld "Belfast Blues." The play tells the story of her life growing up in Belfast, Ireland during a war. Currently, Geraldine is co-starring in the movie "Rocky Balboa," now in theaters. Lisa Hunter is an art collector and has some very useful insight for people who are interested in buying art, but don’t have a lot of money to spare. Tune in and learn how you can be an art aficionado. You can visit http://howtobuyart.blogspot.com for more information. http://citywide.podOmatic.com/entry/2006-12-20T12_16_30-08_00 http://citywide.podOmatic.com/entry/2006-12-20T12_16_30-08_00 Wed, 20 Dec 2006 20:16:30 GMT 2008-06-17 2006-12-20 http://citywide.podOmatic.com Darren Levy art,collector,hunter,intrepid,lisa 1828 clean Lisa Hunter is an art collector and has some very useful insight for people who are interested in buying art, but don’t have a lot of money to spare. Tune in and learn how you can be an art aficionado. You can visit http://howtobuyart.blogspot.com for more information. DC Pierson is the director of Hammerkatz NYU. He'll share his thoughts on taking young, eager students and turning them into comedy stars. We'll also take a deeper look at why some desire to make people laugh. You can visit http://hammerkatznyu.blogspot.com for more information. http://citywide.podOmatic.com/entry/2006-12-10T11_53_25-08_00 http://citywide.podOmatic.com/entry/2006-12-10T11_53_25-08_00 Sun, 10 Dec 2006 19:53:25 GMT 2008-06-17 2006-12-10 http://citywide.podOmatic.com Darren Levy citywide,comedy,dc,hammerkatz,nyu,pierson,sketch 1770 clean DC Pierson is the director of Hammerkatz NYU. He'll share his thoughts on taking young, eager students and turning them into comedy stars. We'll also take a deeper look at why some desire to make people laugh. You can visit http://hammerkatznyu.blogspot.com for more information. Ula Einstein is an abstract conceptual artist. She uses all sorts of unique tools and materials to create her pieces. Tune in and learn what compelled her to do this sort of work. You can visit www.artula.com for more information. http://citywide.podOmatic.com/entry/2006-11-28T11_46_15-08_00 http://citywide.podOmatic.com/entry/2006-11-28T11_46_15-08_00 Tue, 28 Nov 2006 19:46:15 GMT 2008-06-17 2006-11-28 http://citywide.podOmatic.com Darren Levy abstract,art,conceptual,darren,einstein,ula 1896 no Ula Einstein is an abstract conceptual artist. She uses all sorts of unique tools and materials to create her pieces. Tune in and learn what compelled her to do this sort of work. You can visit www.artula.com for more information. Scott Diperna is starting his own publishing company, Sepulculture Books. Molly Crabapple co-wrote the first book he will publish, Dr. Sketchy's Official Rainy Day Colouring Book. Tune in and learn what it takes to start your own publishing company and why adult coloring books don't seem to get the attention they deserve...yet. You can visit www.sepulculture.com for more information. http://citywide.podOmatic.com/entry/2006-11-14T10_18_14-08_00 http://citywide.podOmatic.com/entry/2006-11-14T10_18_14-08_00 Tue, 14 Nov 2006 18:18:14 GMT 2008-06-19 2006-11-14 http://citywide.podOmatic.com Darren Levy crabapple,darren,diperna,dr.,molly,scott,sepulculture,sketchy 1779 no Scott Diperna is starting his own publishing company, Sepulculture Books. Molly Crabapple co-wrote the first book he will publish, Dr. Sketchy's Official Rainy Day Colouring Book. Tune in and learn what it takes to start your own publishing company and why adult coloring books don't seem to get the attention they deserve...yet. You can visit www.sepulculture.com for more information. Editor of Fangoria Magazine Tony Timpone tells all about running a horror empire. He knows the genre forwards and backwards and will share some thoughts on the art of being spooky. You can visit www.fangoria.com for more information. http://citywide.podOmatic.com/entry/2006-10-31T16_34_11-08_00 http://citywide.podOmatic.com/entry/2006-10-31T16_34_11-08_00 Wed, 01 Nov 2006 00:34:11 GMT 2008-06-19 2006-11-01 http://citywide.podOmatic.com Darren Levy darren,fangoria,halloween,horror,special,timpone,tony 529 no Editor of Fangoria Magazine Tony Timpone tells all about running a horror empire. He knows the genre forwards and backwards and will share some thoughts on the art of being spooky. You can visit www.fangoria.com for more information. Justin Dike can create some amazing animations using the program Flash. He'll share some helpful tips and explain why Flash is the tool for him. Check out www.cartoonsmart.com for more information. http://citywide.podOmatic.com/entry/2006-10-14T10_26_12-07_00 http://citywide.podOmatic.com/entry/2006-10-14T10_26_12-07_00 Sat, 14 Oct 2006 17:26:12 GMT 2008-06-17 2006-10-14 http://citywide.podOmatic.com Darren Levy animation,darren,dike,flash,justin 1944 no Justin Dike can create some amazing animations using the program Flash. He'll share some helpful tips and explain why Flash is the tool for him. Check out www.cartoonsmart.com for more information. Sharon Appel is a talented painter. She makes very creative pastel and glitter paintings and prints, and she designed, launched and is managing the World Trade Center Print Fundraiser: proceeds to benefit Verified Voting Foundation. For more information you can visit www.sharonappel.com. http://citywide.podOmatic.com/entry/2006-10-14T09_25_45-07_00 http://citywide.podOmatic.com/entry/2006-10-14T09_25_45-07_00 Sat, 14 Oct 2006 16:25:45 GMT 2008-06-17 2006-10-14 http://citywide.podOmatic.com Darren Levy appel,citywide,darren,interview,sharon 1975 no Sharon Appel is a talented painter. She makes very creative pastel and glitter paintings and prints, and she designed, launched and is managing the World Trade Center Print Fundraiser: proceeds to benefit Verified Voting Foundation. For more information you can visit www.sharonappel.com.