 Greetings, Cultural Catalysts: Please note that the current Covid-19 pandemic is critically impacting our everyday lives, including our cultural sites and events. Please be safe and wise if you have to venture into public areas. – John Busbee for The Culture Buzz Quotes of the Week “Good leadership requires you to surround yourself with people of diverse perspectives who can disagree with you without fear of retaliation.” -Doris Kearns Goodwin (b. 1943) writer, political analyst, and presidential historian Funding opportunities for self-employed artists:
Isolation Activity Suggestion Especially for those at home with children, take this opportunity to spend some dedicated time chatting about your family’s ancestry. Share a simple framework of your family with your children, then have them ask you questions that they have about their parents, grandparents, etc. Put these memories down into a book for future reference. If they have relatives easy to reach by phone, help them call grandparents, etc., to ask questions about the family history. Let them lead the curiosity quest in your family’s genealogy. Featured Cultural Offering The Ultimate Guide to Virtual Museum Resources, E-Learning, and Online Collections Considering the current situation, here is an option for cultural adventurism that is not binge-watching television. Check out the options offered globally to explore museums, learning opportunities and collections. If anything, the true Cultural Adventurer is resourceful. http://mcn.edu/a-guide-to-virtual-museum-resources/ PERFORMNG & VISUAL ARTS plus Other Cultural Consideration Please check in advance regarding any scheduled performances, exhibitions, museum visits, etc. Ankeny Community Theatre – www.ankenycommunitytheatre.com; Facebook: Ankeny Community Theatre Carousel Theatre of Indianola – www.carouseltheatre.org; Faceook: Carousel Theatre Indianola Class Act Productions – www.captheatre.org; Facebook: CAPTheatre Des Moines Community Playhouse/Kate Goldman Theatre – www.dmplayhouse.com; Facebook: DMPlayhouse Des Moines Performing Arts/Temple Theater – www.desmoinesperformingarts.org; Facebook: Des Moines Performing Arts Des Moines Young Artists’ Theatre – www.dmyat.org; Facebook: DM Young Artists Theatre Iowa Shakespeare Experience – www.iowashakespeare.org; Facebook: Iowa Shakespeare Experience Iowa Stage Theatre Company – www.iowastage.org; Facebook: Iowa Stage Theatre Company Pyramid Theatre Company – www.pyramidtheatre.org; Facebook: Pyramid Theatre Company Tallgrass Theatre Company – www.tallgrasstheatre.org; Facebook: Tallgrass Theatre Company TheatreMidwest – www.theatremidwest.org; Facebook: TheatreMidwest Urbandale Community Theatre – www.urbandaletheatre.com; Facebook: Urbandale Community Theatre AUDITIONS and Cultural Engagement Opportunities: Please check in advance regarding any scheduled performances, exhibitions, museum visits, etc. LIVE MUSIC VIRTUALLY – Greater Des Moines Music Tip: Search for your favorite musicians, as many are creating virtual music experiences as we all work our ways through this current pandemic. Greater Des Moines Independent Book Store Happenings: The Culture Buzz shares many authors and their books with its audiences. We encourage you to visit your local independent book store regularly. The folks at these destination locations know books, and welcome the chance to help anyone connect with titles and subjects they seek. Check these sites, as their calendars are always filled with enticing activities and news.
Cultural Exploration Resources: The Culture Buzz will begin including carefully vetted but comprehensive listings where you can do some advance online exploration before scheduling destinations in the region. These are two great websites to know about:
As always, I appreciate news and information from you out there in the cultural trenches and am ready and willing to pursue a story or interview to share with my audiences. Creatively yours, John Busbee C: 515-707-1532 Are you curious about where I find most of my quotes? Dr. Mardy Grothe is considered the foremost authority on quotations, and offers a weekly newsletter (free, quick read, always great content) and use his online “Dr. Mardy’s Dictionary of Metaphorical Quotations” to search for topic-referenced quotes. http://www.drmardy.com/dmdmq/ There is a diverse and appealing array of cultural indulgences awaiting the Cultural Adventurer in Central Iowa. Leave the personal devices behind and savor the rich offerings that performing arts, exhibitions and more offer. Sally forth and reward yourself. Wednesday, April 8, 2020 - THE CULTURE BUZZ - 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Central Time Broadcast regionally on KFMG 98.9 FM Streaming globally through www.kfmg.org 11:00 AM – Director, writer, producer Tricia Brouk shares some time on this show to talk about her Big Talk Academy as well as offering Culture Buzz listeners free access to her 7-step Formula to Fearless. Tricia parlays her international award-winning directing and producing skills into helping others learn how to make public speaking a powerful part of their skills. In less than 3 years, she has put more than 45 speakers onto more than 15 TEDx stages. https://triciabrouk.com/ @tricia_brouk 11:20 AM – Jen Chapin’s track, “Paris,” from her 5 Song EP. www.jenchapin.com 11:23 AM – Poet Kyle McCord reads “The Soft Machinery of the Dark” from his award-winning collection, “Sympathy for the Devil.” www.kyelmccord.com 11:25 AM – Andrea Rothman blends her science career with her creative muse to launch her first novel, “The DNA of You and Me,” a fascinating and compelling story. "This sharp debut…sets a bittersweet love story within the cut-throat world of academic research, a great pairing Rothman explores with heart, smarts, and a lot of furtive sex…It's Rothman's aching study of loneliness, heartbreak and forgiveness that resonates." -Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) http://www.andrearothman.com/ 11:41 AM – Polk County Supervisor Robert Brownell shares news about the county’s burgeoning, productive and contributory immigrant population. The county works closely with Lutheran Services of Iowa in providing needed support. Listen and learn about a facet of our region to be proud of. https://lsiowa.org/refugee/ 12:00 PM – Award-winning Iowa poet Julie Hanson returns to chat about her new collection, “the audible and the evident.” Sharing her thoughts about this latest collection, winner of Hollis Summers Poetry Prize, she reads one of her poems from this book during the interview. https://www.ohioswallow.com/book/The+Audible+and+the+Evident 12:18 PM – Dr. Thomas Cook leads an inspiring conversation about the subject matter of his new book, from Ice Cube Press, “Clubfoot: The Quest for a Better Life for Millions of Children.” Tom shares insights about the international efforts to bring successful correction techniques to third world countries, where the low-cost treatment can change the lives of children who may otherwise be marginalized in their environments from the stigma of untreated clubfoot. https://icecubepress.com/2019/10/29/clubfoot-2/ 12:34 PM – Photographer Mike Whye added his pen to his new book, “Detour Iowa,” which encourages exploring the historical and interesting sites across Iowa, just waiting for you to experience. Mike adds enticing descriptions to his exceptional photographic images, making this a great guidebook for in-state adventures. “Mike Whye expands his photographic eye to include beguiling descriptions of many wonderful destinations in Iowa. His book should be part of anyone’s planning for launching grand adventures to many great Iowa destinations.” -The Culture Buzz https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Products/9781467143455 12:47 PM – Cheryl Mullenbach has a wonderful gift for capturing history in ways that interest and engage young readers. Her book, “Women in Blue,” is one such offering, especially giving young girls inspiration to expand career goals and options. https://www.cherylmullenbachink.com/ Streaming on www.kfmg.org
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