The Electric City Culturecast

Electric City Culturecast — ART AND ACTIVISM with Micky Renders

ec3 — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 19:00:37 +0000

The Electric City Culturecast continues the ART AND ACTIVISM series with Micky Renders who talks about how she moved from studio work to community-based projects, working collectively with people.

Su Ditta hosts the Electric City Culturecast. She continues the ART AND ACTIVISM series with Peterborough artist Micky Renders. Picture: The Outsider Project (2012)

Music by Lonely Parade and Kelly McMichael.

Original Trent Radio broadcast date: November 20, 2019.

The Electric City Culturecast is your window into arts, culture, and heritage in Peterborough. Meet local artists, get to know the people working behind the scenes in some of the premier arts and heritage organizations in the province, and get involved in the cultural issues of the day. It’s an arty party with your host, the Electric City Culture Council’s Executive Director Su Ditta. News, reviews, advice, information, art!

Every other Wednesday @ 6:30 PM on Trent Radio, 92.7 FM or available as a podcast at https://ec3.ptbopodcasters.ca.

Electric City Culturecast — I AM AN ARTIST with Micky Renders

ec3 — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 00:14:48 +0000

Su Ditta hosts the Electric City Culturecast. She continues the I AM AN ARTIST series with Peterborough artist Micky Renders. Among many things, Renders talks about her tutelage under artist Eric Loder. She also talked about the women’s art collective called Artemis and their epic group show at Twohey’s furniture store in 2006 called Furniture, Fissures and Fancies. (picture from the show: Transparencies by Micky Renders and Micky Renders today.)

Music by Evangeline Gentle.

Original Trent Radio broadcast date: November 6, 2019.

Every other Wednesday @ 6:30 PM on Trent Radio, 92.7 FM or available as a podcast at https://ec3.ptbopodcasters.ca.

ArtsVote Canada 2019

ec3 — Mon, 21 Oct 2019 22:22:26 +0000

An EC3 Cultural Incubator, Artsvote Canada 2019 is the candidates debate that focuses on federal arts, culture and heritage policy. Ottawa’s policies have a significant impact on local art production and presentation.

Get to know the local candidates and learn about their platforms and priorities. Organized by EC3 with a coalition of local arts organization partners. Be in the know and don’t forget to vote!

Candidates:
Maryam Monsef (Liberal Party candidate)
Michael Skinner (Conservative Party candidate)
Candace Shaw (NDP Party candidate)
Andrew MacGregor (Green Party candidate)

For questions, please email programmanagerelectriccitycc[@]gmail.com.

Volume 18: Justin Million and Gordon Johnston

ec3 — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 16:09:43 +0000

This episode aired on April 3, 2019.

In this instalment of the I AM AN ARTIST series, Su chats with local poets Justin Million and Gordon Johnston.

The Electric City Culturecast is your window into arts, culture and heritage in Peterborough. Meet local artists, get to know the people working behind the scenes in some of the premiere arts and heritage organizations in the province, and get involved in the cultural issues of the day. It’s an arty party with your hosts, the Electric City Culture Council’s Executive Director Su Ditta. News, reviews, advice, information, art!

Every other Wednesday @ 7:00 pm on Trent Radio, 92.7 FM or available as a podcast, here on ec3.ptbopodcasters.ca.

Volume 17: Sarah Gibeault and John Climenhage

ec3 — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 20:43:20 +0000

This episode aired on March 20, 2019.

In this instalment of the I AM AN ARTIST series, Su chats with local painters Sarah Gibeault and John Climenhage.

Every other Wednesday @ 7:00 pm on Trent Radio, 92.7 FM or available as a podcast, here on ec3.ptbopodcasters.ca.

Volume 16: Lester Alfonso and Elisha Rubacha

ec3 — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 21:34:45 +0000

Recorded on February 20, 2019

Music: “Intro” by Sherine Cisco from the album Amanita (1980).

In this instalment of the Artists Speak series (hereafter known as the I AM AN ARTIST series), Su chats with local artists Lester Alfonso and Elisha Rubacha about their respective practices in media and literary arts and what it’s like to make work in Peterborough. Lester and Elisha both work in very process-based mediums and are involved in numerous, and very distinct, stages of production. Tune in to learn more!

Featured:
Lester Alfonso, filmmaker and video artist
Elisha Rubacha, writer and Editor and Designer of bird, buried press

Every other Wednesday @ 7:00 pm on Trent Radio, 92.7 FM or available as a podcast, here on ec3.ptbopodcasters.ca

Volume 15: EC3 Celebrates Black History Month

ec3 — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 19:30:01 +0000

Recorded on February 6, 2019

Music: A Night in Tunisia, Ada Lee

Today, Su has a full panel of guests in the studio to discuss Peterborough’s first official Black History Month and all of the amazing events to look forward to in February.

Featured:
Stephen Wright, Peterborough City Councillor
Charmaine Magumbe, Race Relations Committee Chair
Niambi Tree, Spoken Word Poet and Black Lives Matter organizer
Elizabeth Jenkins, Spoken Word Poet and Activist

Every other Wednesday @ 7:00 pm on Trent Radio, 92.7 FM or available as a podcast, here on ec3.ptbopodcasters.ca

Volume 14: Anne White

ec3 — Thu, 24 Jan 2019 00:09:30 +0000

This week Su speaks with theatre artist Anne White about her body of work, including her piece in Artsweek 2018.

Every other Wednesday @ 7:00 pm on Trent Radio, 92.7 FM or also available as a podcast.

Volume 13: Artsvote PTBO

ec3 — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 20:55:08 +0000

The Candidates, The Issues, Our Future: Artsvote Peterborough 2018!

EC3 and our Artsvote Peterborough Coalition partners led an evening of conversation and discussion about the arts in Peterborough on October 16th, 2018.
The evening included a Conversation on the Arts component with the Mayoralty candidates and Roundtable Discussions with Ward candidates.
We recorded the table leaders as they summarized the positions of the candidates on some key issues facing the arts, culture and heritage sector.

Every other Wednesday @ 7:00 pm on Trent Radio, 92.7 FM or also available as a podcast.

Volume 12: On Hospitality Part 2

ec3 — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 20:35:12 +0000

We’re back for part two of the artist talks from EC3’s Downtown Artists in Residence Project: On Hospitality.

Six local artists were selected to take part in the residency and were invited to contemplate the theme of hospitality. A cross-cultural value, hospitality can be expressed, understood, and interpreted in diverse ways. The Indigenous, settler, and newcomer artists taking part shared their unique perspectives on the subject as well as their diverse artistic practices.

An exhibition, performance works, and public engagement activities, created in response to these collective investigations were delivered throughout Artsweek 2018. Featuring Brad Brackenridge, Kelly O’Neill, Nick Ferrio, Rodney Fuentes, Mayelin Lovet, and Alice Williams.

Every other Wednesday @ 7:00 pm on Trent Radio, 92.7 FM or also available as a podcast.

Volume 11: On Hospitality Part 1

ec3 — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 18:52:35 +0000

The Electric City Culturecast is back for its second season! In this episode we take you to the artist talks from EC3’s Downtown Artists in Residence Project: On Hospitality.

Every other Wednesday @ 7:00 pm on Trent Radio, 92.7 FM or also available as a podcast.

Volume 10: Kawartha Potters Guild, Mysterious Entity Theatre and Theatre Trent

ec3 — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 23:08:35 +0000

In our final episode of the first season of the Electric City Culturecast we speak with Karina Bates, Administrator of The Kawartha Potter’s Guild, about some of the great resources they offer for local potters.

We also continue our special series about Theatre in The Kawarthas with interviews with Em Glasspool of Mysterious Entity Theatre and Amy Cummings of Theatre Trent.

3 great interviews with local arts champions – a perfect way to round out our first season. See you next fall on the Electric City Culturecast.

Every other Wednesday @ 7:00 pm on Trent Radio, 92.7 FM or also available as a podcast.

Volume 9: Robert Winslow

ec3 — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 19:00:57 +0000

This week we continue our exploration of the Peterborough Theatre scene with an interview with Robert Winslow. From the Union Theatre to the 4th Line Theatre, Robert has forged his own path to success in the arts.

Every other Wednesday @ 7:00 pm on Trent Radio, 92.7 FM or also available as a podcast.

Music:

Be My Escape – Rose Erin Stokes

roseerinstokes.com

Volume 8: Saint James Players and The Theatre Guild

ec3 — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 20:55:07 +0000

Saint James Players and The Theatre Guild: two top notch theatre organizations with a deep history in Peterborough, but did you know that they are both completely volunteer run?

This week we continue our exploration of the Peterborough Theatre scene.

Every other Wednesday @ 7:00 pm on Trent Radio, 92.7 FM or also available as a podcast.

Volume 7: Kings and Roses

ec3 — Thu, 01 Feb 2018 00:17:57 +0000

This episode marks the beginning of our local theatre series.

We speak with Lily Ross Millard and Anne White from Theatre collective Ring O’Rosie about working in a collective, theatre in unusual spaces, and typhus.

We also interview Ryan Kerr from The Theatre on King about the history of fringe theatre in Peterborough and how he happily went from crowds of hundreds to a crowd of 30.

Every other Wednesday @ 7:00 pm on Trent Radio, 92.7 FM or also available as a podcast.

Volume 6: Reframe

ec3 — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 15:46:37 +0000

We speak with Elwood Jones of the Trent Valley Archives about Peterborough’s built heritage and the resources and events offered by the Archives.

We also welcome Krista English, Executive Director of the Reframe FIlm Festivals. Peterborough has long been a hotbed of film festivals but Reframe has established Peterborough as a central place for documentary film. Learn more about the festival’s history and this year’s programming.

Every other Wednesday @ 7:00 pm on Trent Radio, 92.7 FM or also available as a podcast.

Music:

Silver Screen – Dylan Ireland

Volume 5: Stay Warm, Peterborough

ec3 — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 00:15:11 +0000

In this episode of the Electric City Culturecast we begin by speaking with John Hoffman and Rob Fortin of Carried Away, two of the many talented musicians involved in In From the Cold, an annual holiday concert in support of the Yes Shelter for Youth and Families. The incredible musical guests continue with Michael Newnham, Music Director and Conductor of the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra, who discusses an upcoming concert featuring the score from a well loved holiday movie. And – Extra! Extra! This week on Ask Su, we discuss media releases.

Every other Wednesday @ 7:00 pm on Trent Radio, 92.7 FM or also available as a podcast.

Music:

Soul Cake – Carried Away

Volume 4: Friday Night in Peterborough

ec3 — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 00:23:15 +0000

Every other Wednesday @ 7:00 pm on Trent Radio, 92.7 FM or also available as a podcast.

In this episode visual artist and gallery owner Peer Christensen (Christensen Fine Art) and artist and art journalist, Anne Jaeger (Trout in Plaid) discuss “First Fridays”. Find out everything you need to know about the first Friday of every month, when all of the galleries and studios in downtown Peterborough open their doors at the same time so you can see new exhibitions, meet the artists, and “make the scene.”

Music:

Theme, Jack Beda

On the Ceiling, Renders

LISTEN TO RENDERS HERE:

Bandcamp:
https://rendersmusic.bandcamp.com

Youtube (Renders playlist):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R847e9qWC4M&list=PLV5ctZ_u_cL1BHS1fuWX8fUW31xEV3stn

Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/rendersmusic/

Soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/kelly-mcmichael/sets/renders-self-titled-ep

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/renders_kellymcmike/

Twitter:
https://twitter.com/kelly_mcmichael

Volume 3: Art Rats

ec3 — Tue, 14 Nov 2017 21:21:42 +0000

Every other Wednesday @ 7:00 pm on Trent Radio, 92.7 FM or also available as a podcast.

In this episode we interview Kate Story of the Precarious: Peterborough ArtsWORK Festival – a multidisciplinary event happening throughout November 2017 in Peterborough.

Music: Come Hell or High Water, Nick Ferrio

Volume 2: ‘Tis the Season Part 2

ec3 — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 21:49:26 +0000

Every other Wednesday @ 7:00 pm on Trent Radio, 92.7 FM or also available as a podcast.

Featuring an interview with Jon Hedderwick (Peterborough Poetry Slam Collective) Chair of the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word 2017 and another look at the seasons from some of the city’s arts greats.

Music: Snow by Ziy von B featuring Karine Rogers (banjo) and DJ Who (beat box)

ECCC theme music by Jack Beda of the Kawartha Youth Orchestra (clarinet solo)

Volume 1: ‘Tis the Season

ec3 — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 21:18:10 +0000

Every other Wednesday @ 7:00 pm on Trent Radio, 92.7 FM or also available as a podcast.

The inaugural episode of the Electric City Culturecast, featuring a look at some of Peterborough’s most established arts organizations and how they organize their annual programming.

Music: Theme from the film LAND created by Shannon Taylor with a score by Benj Rowland for EC3’s Canada 150 Project New Visions/ Old Land.