This podcast goes on location with creative personalities and productions throughout the state of New Jersey. Jersey Arts: The Podcast is produced by State of the Arts, NJN Public Television's weekly arts magazine, and hosted by Discover Jersey Arts. Visit us at www.jerseyarts.com. http://www.jerseyarts.com 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-us Fri, 1 Aug 2008 14:45:05 -0400 SWallne@njn.org (Susan Wallner) Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:22:58 -0400 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.9) unlicensed version http://www.feedforall.com This podcast goes on location with creative personalities and productions throughout the state of New Jersey. Jersey Arts: The Podcast is produced by State of the Arts, NJN Public Television's weekly arts magazine, and hosted by Discover Jersey Arts. Visi This podcast goes on location with creative personalities and productions throughout the state of New Jersey. Jersey Arts: The Podcast is produced by State of the Arts, NJN Public Television's weekly arts magazine, and hosted by Discover Jersey Arts. Visit us at www.jerseyarts.com. New Jersey Network Susan Wallner SWallne@njn.org 2008Artsno Christopher Benincasa talks with author Louis P. Masur about his book “Runaway Dream: Born to Run and Bruce Springsteen’s American Vision." The book chronicles the creation of the now-classic 1975 album “Born To Run” – a record that Springsteen himself has called “my shot at the title." A 24 year old kid aimin’ at the greatest rock and roll record ever.” The rest is rock and roll history. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jerseyarts/thepodcast/~3/AHyS0gXqWu8/0911borntorun.mp3 Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:31:00 -0400 Springsteen’s American Vision Christopher Benincasa talks with author Louis P. Masur about his book “Runaway Dream: Born to Run and Bruce Springsteen’s American Vision." The book chronicles the creation of the now-classic 1975 album “Born To Run” – a record that Springsteen himself has called “my shot at the title." A 24 year old kid aimin’ at the greatest rock and roll record ever.” The rest is rock and roll history. 23:08 New Jersey Network Bruce,Springsteen,American,Vision,Born,Run,discover,culture,arts http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/media/0911borntorun.mp3http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/media/0911borntorun.mp3 Producer Eric Schultz talks with organist Joanne K. Owen, the first performer in a new pipe organ series in Salem County New Jersey. Owen plays a Halloween concert of scary music at historic St. John’s Episcopal Church in Salem, NJ on October 23rd. The free concert starts at 6:00 PM right before Salem’s annual “Ghost Walking Tour of Historic Market Street.” http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jerseyarts/thepodcast/~3/fSfxo2oK2d4/0910tunesfromthecrypt.mp3 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:31:00 -0400 Tunes from the Crypt Producer Eric Schultz talks with organist Joanne K. Owen, the first performer in a new pipe organ series in Salem County New Jersey. Owen plays a Halloween concert of scary music at historic St. John’s Episcopal Church in Salem, NJ on October 23rd. The free concert starts at 6:00 PM right before Salem’s annual “Ghost Walking Tour of Historic Market Street.” 18:05 New Jersey Network Joanne,Owen,Organ,Salem,Halloween,Ghost,discover,culture,arts http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/media/0910tunesfromthecrypt.mp3http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/media/0910tunesfromthecrypt.mp3 Susan Wallner talks to playwright, director, and artistic director Emily Mann. Mann is celebrating her 20th anniversary season at the Tony Award-winning McCarter Theatre with a restaging of “Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters’ First 100 Years”. Times have changed since its first production – as Mann says, “People came with different expectations in 1995 to this play about these two extraordinary black women.” http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jerseyarts/thepodcast/~3/dQSXSfYrfG0/0909emilymann.mp3 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:31:00 -0400 Emily Mann, Artistic Director Susan Wallner talks to playwright, director, and artistic director Emily Mann. Mann is celebrating her 20th anniversary season at the Tony Award-winning McCarter Theatre with a restaging of “Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters’ First 100 Years”. Times have changed since its first production – as Mann says, “People came with different expectations in 1995 to this play about these two extraordinary black women.” 18:05 New Jersey Network McCarter,Theater,Emily,Mann,Delany,discover,culture,arts http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/media/0909emilymann.mp3http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/media/0909emilymann.mp3 In this podcast Christopher Benincasa interviews Jersey City Museum’s Rocio Aranda-Alvarado about the museum’s new show I Love Jersey City: Everybody Counts. This exhibition, running through December, includes 4 x 6 inch images sent in by the public of people they know who live, work, or play in Jersey City. I Love Jersey City: Everybody Counts is in honor of the 2010 National Census. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jerseyarts/thepodcast/~3/T9uP-0OMbaA/0908ilovejerseycity.mp3 Fri, 4 Sep 2009 12:31:00 -0400 I Love Jersey City: Everybody Counts In this podcast Christopher Benincasa interviews Jersey City Museum’s Rocio Aranda-Alvarado about the museum’s new show I Love Jersey City: Everybody Counts. This exhibition, running through December, includes 4 x 6 inch images sent in by the public of people they know who live, work, or play in Jersey City. I Love Jersey City: Everybody Counts is in honor of the 2010 National Census. 9:13 New Jersey Network Jersey,City,Museum,discover,culture,arts http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/media/0908ilovejerseycity.mp3http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/media/0908ilovejerseycity.mp3 Tina Sloan is best known for her 26 years as Nurse Lillian on “Guiding Light.” CBS just cancelled the show, but, as producer Susan Wallner finds out, Tina already has a new gig: starring in a play based on her life as a soap star, mother, daughter, wife, former mountain climber and, as she puts it, “lady who lunches.” “Changing Shoes” is at Cape May Stage August 17, 2009. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jerseyarts/thepodcast/~3/SWn9TZEhNHE/0907-tinasloan.mp3 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:31:00 -0400 Tina Sloan at Cape May Stage Tina Sloan is best known for her 26 years as Nurse Lillian on “Guiding Light.” CBS just cancelled the show, but, as producer Susan Wallner finds out, Tina already has a new gig: starring in a play based on her life as a soap star, mother, daughter, wife, former mountain climber and, as she puts it, “lady who lunches.” “Changing Shoes” is at Cape May Stage August 17, 2009. 16:35 New Jersey Network Sloan,Cape,jersey,discover,culture,arts http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/0907-tinasloan.mp3http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/0907-tinasloan.mp3 John Hoomes travels throughout the world directing opera. He has staged more than 75 productions. Producer Eric Schultz chatted with the veteran director in Princeton after the dress rehearsal of his Opera New Jersey 2009 summer production of "Lucia di Lammermoor." Hoomes worked with an incredible young cast, including Metropolitan Opera star Lisette Oropesa. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jerseyarts/thepodcast/~3/0MBxCZdoS9I/0907johnhoomes.mp3 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:31:00 -0400 Opera Director John Hoomes John Hoomes travels throughout the world directing opera. He has staged more than 75 productions. Producer Eric Schultz chatted with the veteran director in Princeton after the dress rehearsal of his Opera New Jersey 2009 summer production of "Lucia di Lammermoor." Hoomes worked with an incredible young cast, including Metropolitan Opera star Lisette Oropesa. 14:40 New Jersey Network Opera,jersey,discover,culture,arts http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/0907johnhoomes.mp3http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/0907johnhoomes.mp3 The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s popular outdoor offering this summer is “The Tempest.” From June 24-August 2, Shakespeare’s magical play is being staged in a stone amphitheater based on the Dionysus Theater in Greece. As artistic director Bonnie Monte tells Susan Wallner, it’s a perfect play and a perfect setting for the whole family – and picnics are encouraged. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jerseyarts/thepodcast/~3/dKHWIZs7pm0/0907tempest.mp3 Wed, 1 Jul 2009 12:31:00 -0400 “The Tempest” Outdoors The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s popular outdoor offering this summer is “The Tempest.” From June 24-August 2, Shakespeare’s magical play is being staged in a stone amphitheater based on the Dionysus Theater in Greece. As artistic director Bonnie Monte tells Susan Wallner, it’s a perfect play and a perfect setting for the whole family – and picnics are encouraged. 10:57 New Jersey Network Shakespeare,theatre,tempest,jersey,discover,culture,arts http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/0907tempest.mp3http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/0907tempest.mp3 Christopher Benincasa talks with New Jersey International Film Festival curator Al Nigrin and four of the festival’s featured filmmakers – Paul Marcus (Sounds Good To Me), Beth Toni Kruvant (Heart of Stone), and Neil and Lee Selden (Final Gifts) – all from New Jersey. This summer’s festival runs from June 5th through the 21st. The full schedule can be found at njfilmfest.com. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jerseyarts/thepodcast/~3/nMHbj3ZLzYw/0905njfilmfestival.mp3 Wed, 27 May 2009 12:31:00 -0400 New Jersey International Film Festival Christopher Benincasa talks with New Jersey International Film Festival curator Al Nigrin and four of the festival’s featured filmmakers – Paul Marcus (Sounds Good To Me), Beth Toni Kruvant (Heart of Stone), and Neil and Lee Selden (Final Gifts) – all from New Jersey. This summer’s festival runs from June 5th through the 21st. The full schedule can be found at njfilmfest.com. 22:00 New Jersey Network Rutgers,film,festival,jersey,discover,culture,arts http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/0905njfilmfestival.mp3http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/0905njfilmfestival.mp3 Christopher Benincasa talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon and poet/author Susan Wheeler about the inaugural Princeton Poetry Festival, which was presented by the Lewis Center for the Arts in April of 2009 at Princeton University. The festival featured world-renowned poets John Ashbery, Seamus Heaney, Galway Kinnell, Gerald Stern, and many others. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jerseyarts/thepodcast/~3/XAg3AM85XrY/0905princetonpoetry.mp3 Mon, 11 May 2009 12:31:00 -0400 Paul Muldoon and Susan Wheeler Christopher Benincasa talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon and poet/author Susan Wheeler about the inaugural Princeton Poetry Festival, which was presented by the Lewis Center for the Arts in April of 2009 at Princeton University. The festival featured world-renowned poets John Ashbery, Seamus Heaney, Galway Kinnell, Gerald Stern, and many others. 36:41 New Jersey Network princeton,poetry,pulitzer,festival,jersey,discover,culture,arts http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/0905princetonpoetry.mp3http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/0905princetonpoetry.mp3 Susan Wallner talks to playwright Tarell McCraney. The 28 year old is playwright in residence at the Royal Shakespeare Company, and he’s opening a trilogy, “The Brother/Sister Plays,” at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton. The plays deal with kinship, love, heartache and coming-of-age. The first of “The Brother/Sister Plays” opens on April 24th and runs through June. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jerseyarts/thepodcast/~3/J1uFH2xVWDQ/0904mccraney.mp3 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:31:00 -0400 Tarell Alvin McCraney Susan Wallner talks to Playwright Tarell McCrane. The 28 year old is playwright in residence at the Royal Shakespeare Company, and he’s opening a trilogy, “The Brother/Sister Plays,” at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton. The plays deal with poverty, jail, sex, and drugs – the same issues Tarell dealt with growing up in Miami. The first of “The Brother/Sister Plays” opens on Apl 24th & run through June. 21:25 New Jersey Network playwright,mccarter,theater,jersey,discover,culture,arts http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/0904mccraney.mp3http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/0904mccraney.mp3 The New Jersey Ballet 50th anniversary features a season of works choreographed by some of the greatest names in dance. Producer Eric Schultz speaks with the company’s founding director, Carolyn Clarke, and Paul Hilliard McRae, New Jersey Ballet’s Assistant Artistic Director. There will be an NJ Ballet Gala Performance at NJPAC on April 18th. www.njballet.org http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jerseyarts/thepodcast/~3/Yb6_iVm66fk/0904njballet.mp3 Fri, 3 Apr 2009 12:31:00 -0400 New Jersey Ballet The New Jersey Ballet 50th anniversary features a season of works choreographed by some of the greatest names in dance. Producer Eric Schultz speaks with the company’s founding director, Carolyn Clarke, and Paul Hilliard McRae, New Jersey Ballet’s Assistant Artistic Director. There will be an NJ Ballet Gala Performance at NJPAC on April 18th. www.njballet.org 14:38 New Jersey Network ballet,dance,anniversary,jersey,discover,culture,arts http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/0904njballet.mp3http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/0904njballet.mp3 Over 76,000 schools, public libraries, and Head Start centers nationwide have received “Picturing America,”- high quality reproductions of significant artworks. The 40 images are related to American history and culture – ranging from an 1865 photograph of Abraham Lincoln to “American Landscape,” Charles Sheeler’s 1930 painting of a Ford Motor Company plant. Susan Wallner talks to the former National Endowment for the Humanities chair Bruce Cole about his hopes for “Picturing America.” http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jerseyarts/thepodcast/~3/z_jnkEbuHSw/0903brucecole.mp3 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:31:00 -0400 Bruce Cole on “Picturing America” Over 76,000 schools, public libraries, and Head Start centers nationwide have received “Picturing America,”- high quality reproductions of significant artworks. The 40 images are related to American history and culture – ranging from an 1865 photograph of Abraham Lincoln to “American Landscape,” Charles Sheeler’s 1930 painting of a Ford Motor Company plant. Susan Wallner talks to the former National Endowment for the Humanities chair Bruce Cole about his hopes for “Picturing America.” 13:50 New Jersey Network Humanities,Bruce,Cole,america,picturing,jersey,discover,culture,arts http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/0903brucecole.mp3http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/0903brucecole.mp3 Maria’s new book, “All That Lies Between Us,” has won the 2008 American Book Award. Maria grew up in Paterson, NJ, and her poems are filled with memories of growing up Italian American in a factory town. In addition to her 11 books of poems, she has co-edited four influential poetry anthologies. Susan Wallner talks to Maria about the challenges and rewards of writing poems rooted in her own life. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jerseyarts/thepodcast/~3/bksbumxpKrA/0902mariamazziottigillan.mp3 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:31:00 -0400 Maria Mazziotti Gillan, Poet Maria’s new book, “All That Lies Between Us,” has won the 2008 American Book Award. Maria grew up in Paterson, NJ, and her poems are filled with memories of growing up Italian American in a factory town. In addition to her 11 books of poems, she has co-edited four influential poetry anthologies. Susan Wallner talks to Maria about the challenges and rewards of writing poems rooted in her own life. 21:20 New Jersey Network mazziotti,paterson,american,award,jersey,discover,culture,arts http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/0902mariamazziottigillan.mp3http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/0902mariamazziottigillan.mp3 State of the Arts producer Christopher Benincasa meets up with actor Matthew Arkin at New Brunswick’s George Street Playhouse to talk about his role in the Obie Award-winning play Sight Unseen. He plays Jonathan Waxman, an art-world super-star wrestling with an unexpected identity crisis. The play runs through February 15th. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jerseyarts/thepodcast/~3/vYNf1dIPyy4/0902sightunseen.mp3 Fri, 6 Feb 2009 12:31:00 -0400 Matthew Arkin, Sight Unseen State of the Arts producer Christopher Benincasa meets up with actor Matthew Arkin at New Brunswick’s George Street Playhouse to talk about his role in the Obie Award-winning play Sight Unseen. He plays Jonathan Waxman, an art-world super-star wrestling with an unexpected identity crisis. The play runs through February 15th. 17:00 New Jersey Network George,street,playhouse,arkin,jersey,discover,culture,arts http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/0902sightunseen.mp3http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/0902sightunseen.mp3 Seven years ago, opera singer Scott Altman and his wife Lisa decided to settle in Princeton with their young kids, and start a brand new opera company. Today, Opera New Jersey is getting consistently rave reviews. In Feb 2009 they perform Johann Strauss' Die Fledermaus featuring opera superstar Ruth Ann Swenson. Producer Eric Schultz chats with Opera New Jersey co-founder and artistic director Scott Altman. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jerseyarts/thepodcast/~3/qjPkclJdllg/0812pearlstein.mp3 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:31:00 -0400 Scott Altman, Opera New Jersey Seven years ago, opera singer Scott Altman and his wife Lisa decided to settle in Princeton with their young kids, and start a brand new opera company. Today, Opera New Jersey is getting consistently rave reviews. In Feb 2009 they perform Johann Strauss' Die Fledermaus featuring opera superstar Ruth Ann Swenson. Producer Eric Schultz chats with Opera New Jersey co-founder and artistic director Scott Altman. 12:31 New Jersey Network Opera,Altman,jersey,discover,culture,arts http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/0812pearlstein.mp3http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/0901operanj.mp3 Realist painter Philip Pearlstein’s current exhibition at the Montclair Art Museum has been designated an “American Masterpiece” by the National Endowment for the Arts. Pearlstein is known for his precise, larger-than-life nudes. “State of the Arts” producer Susan Wallner talks to the artist about his extraordinary career and to curator Patterson Sims who says that Pearlstein, now in his 80s, is making “the best paintings of his life.” http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jerseyarts/thepodcast/~3/qjPkclJdllg/0812pearlstein.mp3 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:20:00 -0400 Philip Pearlstein, Realist Painter Realist painter Philip Pearlstein’s current exhibition at the Montclair Art Museum has been designated an “American Masterpiece” by the National Endowment for the Arts. Pearlstein is known for his precise, larger-than-life nudes. “State of the Arts” producer Susan Wallner talks to the artist about his extraordinary career and to curator Patterson Sims who says that Pearlstein, now in his 80s, is making “the best paintings of his life.” 13:13 New Jersey Network artist,Philip,Pearlstein,jersey,discover,culture,arts http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/0812pearlstein.mp3http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/0812pearlstein.mp3 Michael Rees creates sculptures that are products of the intersection of art and technology. State of the Arts producer Christopher Benincasa meets up with the 2007 NJSCA Fellowship recipient at Matrix Art Collective in Guttenberg, New Jersey where he designs and fabricates his pieces. Rees currently teaches classes in sculpture and digital media at William Paterson University, and shows his work internationally. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jerseyarts/thepodcast/~3/PKXzhUmmy6s/0812rees.mp3 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:20:00 -0400 Michael Rees, Artist Michael Rees creates sculptures that are products of the intersection of art and technology. State of the Arts producer Christopher Benincasa meets up with the 2007 NJSCA Fellowship recipient at Matrix Art Collective in Guttenberg, New Jersey where he designs and fabricates his pieces. Rees currently teaches classes in sculpture and digital media at William Paterson University, and shows his work internationally. 12:49 New Jersey Network artist,Michael,Rees,jersey,discover,culture,arts http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/0812rees.mp3http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/0812rees.mp3 Simone Dinnerstein’s self-produced CD of Bach’s Goldberg Variations topped the classical music charts and propelled her into a career as a top international soloist. The Brooklyn native will perform Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in a series of upcoming concerts with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. Producer Eric Schultz meets Dinnerstein, who describes how the Goldberg Variations changed her life. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jerseyarts/thepodcast/~3/YsKy85TFi10/0811dinnerstein.mp3 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:20:00 -0400 Simone Dinnerstein, Pianist Simone Dinnerstein’s self-produced CD of Bach’s Goldberg Variations topped the classical music charts and propelled her into a career as a top international soloist. The Brooklyn native will perform Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in a series of upcoming concerts with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. Producer Eric Schultz meets Dinnerstein, who describes how the Goldberg Variations changed her life. 10:26 New Jersey Network pianist, dinnerstein,jersey,discover,culture,arts http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/0811dinnerstein.mp3http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/0811dinnerstein.mp3 At McCarter’s Berlind Theatre, two ancient Greek plays explore a bloody story tying family values to international politics. In “Iphigenia at Aulis” by Euripides, Iphigenia is sacrificed by her father for the cause of war; in “Agamemnon” by Aeschylus, his life is taken in turn. Susan Wallner talks to Princeton University director Tim Vasen about the production and its relevance to today’s headlines. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jerseyarts/thepodcast/~3/NicJDV4hKbw/0811troybeforeafter.mp3 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:20:00 -0400 Director Tim Vasen on "Troy: After and Before" At McCarter’s Berlind Theatre, two ancient Greek plays explore a bloody story tying family values to international politics. In “Iphigenia at Aulis” by Euripides, Iphigenia is sacrificed by her father for the cause of war; in “Agamemnon” by Aeschylus, his life is taken in turn. Susan Wallner talks to Princeton University director Tim Vasen about the production and its relevance to today’s headlines. 12:52 New Jersey Network troy,play,mccarter,jersey,discover,culture,arts http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/0811troybeforeafter.mp3http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/0811troybeforeafter.mp3 State of the Arts producer Christopher Benincasa follows poet Joe Weil around his home town of Elizabeth, NJ, stopping along the way to read work from his two recent collections - What Remains and Painting the Christmas Trees. Weil was described by The New York Times as personifying Elizabeth, NJ. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jerseyarts/thepodcast/~3/jlWMfQEBrbY/0811weil.mp3 Thu, 6 Nov 2008 13:32:00 -0400 Readings of Poet Joe Weil State of the Arts producer Christopher Benincasa follows poet Joe Weil around his home town of Elizabeth, NJ, stopping along the way to read work from his two recent collections - What Remains and Painting the Christmas Trees. Weil was described by The New York Times as personifying Elizabeth, NJ. 12:02 New Jersey Network poet,reading,elizabeth,jersey,discover,culture,arts http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/0811weil.mp3http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/0811weil.mp3 Celebrated realist painter Mel Leipzig, from Trenton, NJ, is as prolific at 73 as he has ever been. State of the Arts producer Eric Schultz chatted with Leipzig recently as he was working on his new show, a retrospective of paintings from 2006 through 2009, which opens at the Villanova University Art Gallery January 9, 2009. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jerseyarts/thepodcast/~3/HeZP8-QmT-Q/0810melleipzig.mp3 Thu, 9 Oct 2008 13:32:00 -0400 Interview with Mel Leipzig Celebrated realist painter Mel Leipzig, from Trenton, NJ, is as prolific at 73 as he has ever been. State of the Arts producer Eric Schultz chatted with Leipzig recently as he was working on his new show, a retrospective of paintings from 2006 through 2009, which opens at the Villanova University Art Gallery January 9, 2009. 13:32 New Jersey Network interview,mel,leipzig,painter,trenton,jersey,discover,culture http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/0810melleipzig.mp3http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/0810melleipzig.mp3 NJN producer Christopher Benincasa meets up with Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa at a Trenton bookstore. Komunyakaa has a new book of poetry coming out this fall called Warhorses. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jerseyarts/thepodcast/~3/58lD58TKdZ0/podcast_komunyakaa.mp3 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:02:00 -0400 Interview with Poet Yosef Komunyakaa NJN producer Christopher Benincasa meets up with Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa at a Trenton bookstore. Komunyakaa has a new book of poetry coming out this fall called Warhorses. 10:02 New Jersey Network interview,pulitzer,poet,jersey,discover,culture,yosef,komunyakaa http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/podcast_komunyakaa.mp3http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/podcast_komunyakaa.mp3 The New Jersey State Museum has reopened with an exhibit celebrating New Jersey folk life, Culture in Context: A Tapestry of Expression. One of the featured artists is Forked River basketmaker Mary May. Mary May is not only a master basketmaker but an historian of South Jersey baskets a hundred years ago, baskets were used for everything from picking berries to bringing fish to market. NJN Producer Susan Wallner finds out more about this traditional craft. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jerseyarts/thepodcast/~3/7XMULIPok24/podcast_basketmaker.mp3 B2495966-62EF-478E-8728-28FDA157EB06 Fri, 1 Aug 2008 14:23:00 -0400 South Jersey Basketmaker The New Jersey State Museum has reopened with an exhibit celebrating New Jersey folk life, Culture in Context: A Tapestry of Expression. One of the featured artists is Forked River basketmaker Mary May. Mary May is not only a master basketmaker but an historian of South Jersey baskets a hundred years ago, baskets were used for everything from picking berries to bringing fish to market. NJN Producer Susan Wallner finds out more about this traditional craft. 9:58 New Jersey Network state,museum,exhibit,jersey,discover,culture,forked,river,mary may,basketmaker,culture,context http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/podcast_basketmaker.mp3http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/podcast_basketmaker.mp3 Organ virtuoso Joan Lippincott recently performed J. S. Bachb's monumental "Art of the Fugue" at the Princeton Theological Seminary as part of the Westminster Choir College 2008 Bach Festival. Lippincott spoke with NJN producer Eric Schultz shortly after the concert and explained some of the intricacies of writing a fugue and why she thinks Bachb's "Art of the Fugue" is such a masterpiece. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jerseyarts/thepodcast/~3/gCuHzS1jWd0/Podcast_ArtofFugue.mp3 EAFD8AAD-8890-4366-9A0F-FBB580200789 Mon, 7 Jul 2008 14:22:54 -0400 Joan Lippincott Organ virtuoso Joan Lippincott recently performed J. S. Bachb's monumental "Art of the Fugue" at the Princeton Theological Seminary as part of the Westminster Choir College 2008 Bach Festival. Lippincott spoke with NJN producer Eric Schultz shortly after the concert and explained some of the intricacies of writing a fugue and why she thinks Bachb's "Art of the Fugue" is such a masterpiece. 10:12 New Jersey Network joan,lippincott,bach,westminster,fugue,eric,schultz,princeton,njn,jersey,organ,discover http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/Podcast_ArtofFugue.mp3http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/Podcast_ArtofFugue.mp3 Cecilia's Last Tea Party" is a new play at Trenton's Mill Hill Playhouse that the New York Times called "a modest but ravishing new piece of theater well served by the Passage Theater Company's production". State of the Arts producer Christopher Benincasa recently spoke with the play's star Nitya Vidyasagar, who plays Cecilia, a young girl whose parents have disappeared in the midst of 1940s political upheaval on an unnamed island in the Pacific Rim. A production of State of the Arts. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jerseyarts/thepodcast/~3/02Dsi1b_Q-Q/CeciliasLastTeaParty.mp3 02FB1AA8-D908-4616-B964-34019C351AC6 Thu, 29 May 2008 14:22:55 -0400 Cecilia's Last Tea Party Cecilia's Last Tea Party" is a new play at Trenton's Mill Hill Playhouse that the New York Times called "a modest but ravishing new piece of theater well served by the Passage Theater Company's production". State of the Arts producer Christopher Benincasa recently spoke with the play's star Nitya Vidyasagar, who plays Cecilia, a young girl whose parents have disappeared in the midst of 1940s political upheaval on an unnamed island in the Pacific Rim. A production of State of the Arts. 7:22 New Jersey Network trenton,mill,hill,playhouse,cecilia's,last,tea,nitya,vidyasagar,njn,jersey,theater http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/CeciliasLastTeaParty.mp3http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/CeciliasLastTeaParty.mp3 Is it possible to make a photograph of New Jersey regardless of where you are in the world? This is the premise of an exhibit featuring over 1,000 images by more than 180 artists from 18 countries at The Pierro Gallery of South Orange through 5/25/08. State of the Arts producer Susan Wallner spoke to guest curator Laurel Ptak about where she got the idea for the show and why it's proven to be so popular. A production of State of the Arts. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jerseyarts/thepodcast/~3/CZwdpkP-gyM/podcast_njeverywhere.mp 10D70B79-712E-438B-9841-CBBC90314E1B Tue, 13 May 2008 14:22:56 -0400 NJ Everywhere? Is it possible to make a photograph of New Jersey regardless of where you are in the world? This is the premise of an exhibit featuring over 1,000 images by more than 180 artists from 18 countries at The Pierro Gallery of South Orange through 5/25/08. State of the Arts producer Susan Wallner spoke to guest curator Laurel Ptak about where she got the idea for the show and why it's proven to be so popular. A production of State of the Arts. 10:00 New Jersey Network laurel,ptak,pierro,gallery,south,orange,njn,jersey,photo,photography http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/podcast_njeverywhere.mphttp://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/podcast_njeverywhere.mp3 State of the Arts" producer Amber Edwards talks with actress Marlo Thomas -- who's currently at the George Street Playhouse in a world premiere play by Elaine May titled "Roger is Dead"-- about her theater work and her groundbreaking 1960s TV series "That Girl", which altered the television landscape. "Roger is Dead" runs through May 11th at the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick. A production of State of the Arts. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jerseyarts/thepodcast/~3/mrNaN73JK8o/JerseyArtsPodcast_marlothomas.mp3 C5A9215F-FFDB-468E-94DB-9DBD57ACB6C4 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:22:57 -0400 An Interview with Marlo Thomas State of the Arts" producer Amber Edwards talks with actress Marlo Thomas -- who's currently at the George Street Playhouse in a world premiere play by Elaine May titled "Roger is Dead"-- about her theater work and her groundbreaking 1960s TV series "That Girl", which altered the television landscape. "Roger is Dead" runs through May 11th at the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick. A production of State of the Arts. 10:00 New Jersey Network marlo,thomas,njn,jersey,theater,george,street,playhouse,theatre http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/JerseyArtsPodcast_marlothomas.mp3http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/JerseyArtsPodcast_marlothomas.mp3 This time on Jersey Arts, The Podcast, NJN producer Amber Edwards talks with Nell Irvin Painter, the eminent historian and author--recently retired from Princeton--who has gone back to school as an undergraduate at Rutgers Mason Gross School of the Arts, in order to pursue a career as a professional artist. A production of State of the Arts. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jerseyarts/thepodcast/~3/hQ6zLeLcsVY/JerseyArtsPodcast_NellIrvin.mp3 9C88361E-81CB-407D-B2DC-E509ED0FA247 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:22:58 -0400 An Interview with Nell Irvin Painter This time on Jersey Arts, The Podcast, NJN producer Amber Edwards talks with Nell Irvin Painter, the eminent historian and author--recently retired from Princeton--who has gone back to school as an undergraduate at Rutgers Mason Gross School of the Arts, in order to pursue a career as a professional artist. A production of State of the Arts. 9:22 New Jersey Network nell,irvin,painter,njn,jersey,arts,historian,author,princeton,rutgers http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/JerseyArtsPodcast_NellIrvin.mp3http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/JerseyArtsPodcast_NellIrvin.mp3 The first episode of Jersey Arts: The Podcast features an interview with world-class playwright Edward Albee! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jerseyarts/thepodcast/~3/nU7XlKCrxIE/JerseyArtsPodcast_EdwardAlbee.mp3 9A71250C-0045-4484-923E-48B2593B122F Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:22:59 -0400 An Interview with Edward Albee The first episode of Jersey Arts: The Podcast features an interview with world-class playwright Edward Albee! 12:26 New Jersey Network edward albee, albee, mccarter, playwright, drama, theatre, theater, njn, jersey, arts http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/JerseyArtsPodcast_EdwardAlbee.mp3http://www.jerseyarts.com/podcasts/JerseyArtsPodcast_EdwardAlbee.mp3 New Jersey NetworknonadultThis podcast goes on location with creative personalities and productions throughout the state of New Jersey. Jersey Arts: The Podcast is produced by State of the Arts, NJN Public Television's weekly arts magazine, and hosted by Discover Jersey Arts. Visi