Enjoy our conversation with Phillip Marsh.  Phillip is Executive and Creative Director of Rockers Print Shop, a graphic and fine art firm located in Greensboro, North Carolina.  In our conversation we talk specifically about murals and some of the logistics and planning that needs to take place for them to happen.  Greensboro is now a city of murals, due in good part to Phillip's goal of 100 murals in 1,000 days. VISIT:  Rockers Print Shop / Rockers Print Shop on Instagram Media Links: TEDxGreensboro: Street art is the most accessible art | Phillip Marsh News & Record: Mural of a naked woman adorns a Greensboro gym PBS: Mr. June Paints the Dome ARTS FRIENDLY / ArtsFriendly.com

Enjoy our conversation with John Keiffer. John is the organizer of Up Your Arts! based in Southport, North Carolina.  Be sure and subscribe to their free newsletter to keep up with all the arts happenings in this beautiful coastal NC community. Up Your Arts!:  upyourarts.org Up Your Arts! Facebook:  facebook.com/UpYourArtsUYA

Enjoy our conversation with Richard Sceiford. Richard is Executive Director of the Carolina Civic Center Historic Theatre in Lumberton, North Carolina.  Be sure and visit them in downtown Lumberton when you are in the area. Carolina Civic Center Historic Theater:  carolinaciviccenter.com Also . . .  JJ Street:  Wilson Center Ghostlight Series (Wilmington, NC) Abby Perry:  Cape Fear Community College Student Artists Online Exhibition (Wilmington, NC) We want to hear why you are grateful for your favorite arts nonprofit.  Leave us a message and we’ll add it to our next podcast:  artsfriendly.com/grateful Listen on APPLE PODCASTS / Listen on SPOTIFY

Enjoy our conversation with Lindsey Lambert.  Lindsey is Executive Director of the North Carolina Pottery Center in Seagrove, North Carolina.  Make them your first stop when you visit Seagrove. North Carolina Pottery Center:  ncpotterycenter.org We want to hear why you are grateful for your favorite arts nonprofit.  Leave us a message and we’ll add it to our next podcast:  artsfriendly.com/grateful

I just mailed checks to 5 local arts nonprofit partners in Wilmington, North Carolina for the amount raised in February 2020 from local businesses and individuals.  The Wilmington, NC total for February 2020 was $672.72.  Arts Friendly LLC keeps 10% for administration and the rest is distributed to local arts nonprofit partners in that community.  Support comes from Tip Top Frame, Wilmington Dental Excellence, Commercial Realty, and Wesley Brown Arts Friendly Support for February 2020 / ArtsFriendly.com/WilmingtonNC DREAMS Center for Arts Education  $250.66 Opera Wilmington $40.29 Thalian Association Community Theatre  $259.34 Wilmington Art Association $26.97 Wilmington Jewish Film Festival $28.19 AUDIO MESSAGE BOARD:  Add your arts news or event to the Wednesday podcast for free at: ArtsFriendly.com/Stories Kathy Cagney Rossi with Brunswick Little Theatre (Southport, NC) tell us about an upcoming show Adrienne Watts with Adrienne Watts Art (Wilmington, NC) let’s us know where to find her work and a chance to win a piece of her art. Bradley Carter with Bradley Carter Art gives a shout out to Simple Spaces (Wilmington, NC) Susan Habas with Thalian Association Community Theatre (Wilmington, NC) let’s us know about events in the next month Jen Dasal tells us about her award winning podcast ArtCurious (Raleigh, NC) Zoe van Buren, Folklife Director at NC Arts Council (Raleigh, NC) tells us about the NC Folk Hertiage Awards The Arts Friendly Podcast is distributed on podcast platforms Wednesday and emailed to newsletter subscribers on Thursday. Subscribe to The Arts Friendly Podcast at ArtsFriendly.com/Conversations Subscribe to our free newsletter at ArtsFriendly.com/Subscribe Sincerely,   Craig Stinson, Creator of Arts Friendly LLC

Community Support February 2020: $672.72 DREAMS Center for Arts Education $250.66 Opera Wilmington $40.29 Thalian Association Community Theatre $259.34 Wilmington Art Association $26.97 Wilmington Jewish Film Festival $28.19 Certified Arts Friendly Businesses & Individuals / Wilmington, NC:  ArtsFriendly.com/WilmingtonNC Tip Top Frame Wilmington Dental Excellence Commercial Realty Wesley Brown Promote Your Arts Event:  ArtsFriendly.com/Stories Upcoming Arts Events:  ArtsInWilmington.com Thalian Association Community Theatre:  Thalian.org (An Arts Friendly Partner / Wilmington, NC) Sincerely,  Craig Stinson, Creator of Arts Friendly LLC / EMAIL / 910-524-2679

We just mailed checks for January 2020 to our arts nonprofit partners in Wilmington, NC: Wilmington supporters in January are: Active Care Chiropractic, DStarbuck Gallery, Angie Sinclair, Brad Carter, Craig & Lynn Stinson, Greg McCall, JC Lyle, Jim and Clare Kalina, Leslie Wiegle, Paul Hill, Randy Aldridge, & Sam Miller Wilmington, North Carolina:  TOTAL 910.62 DREAMS Center for Arts Education $339.31 Opera Wilmington $54.53 Thalian Association Community Theatre $351.06 Wilmington Art Association $36.51 Wilmington Jewish Film Festival $38.15 BUSINESSES:  Request an application for your business to become Certified Arts Friendly:  artsfriendly.com/business INDIVIDUALS:  Become a Member Right Here TELL US YOUR STORY:  Leave a message at our Story Line (910) 367-5310 You have 3 minutes to leave your story! Tell us about your favorite arts nonprofit, your arts community, or a favorite story about an arts experience. We would love to use it in an upcoming podcast. SUBSCRIBE & Keep Up:  artsfriendly.com/subscribe Thanks!   Sincerely,  Craig Stinson, Creator of Arts Friendly LLC

Enjoy our conversation with Steve Vernon.  Steve is the Artistic Director of Big Dawg Theatre in Wilmington, North Carolina.  Check out their website for their productions which take place at Cape Fear Playhouse on Castle Street in historic downtown Wilmington. Big Dawg Productions: bigdawgproductions.org

Enjoy our conversation with Megan Bostic with Arts Access.  Arts Access is an arts nonprofit based in Raleigh, North Carolina.  This mission is to make the arts accessible to persons with disabilities.  To do this they offer services and conduct training for arts nonprofits and artists across North Carolina Arts Access:  artsaccessinc.org Keep Up:  Subscribe to the Arts Access Email Newsletter Listen on APPLE PODCASTS / Listen on SPOTIFY

Enjoy our conversation with Ashley Stand.  Ashley is a member of Alchemical Theatre Company in Wilmington, North Carolina. We talk about his upcoming solo performance of the King James translation of The Gospel According to Mark.  Ashely goes into the history of the translation, how it is a contemporary to the work of Shakespeare, and how he is approaching the narrative. King James Live:  facebook.com/KingJamesLivePlay Alchemical Theatre Company:  alchemicaltheatreco.org Ashley Strand:  ashleystrand.com January 9 - 19, 2029 at Ronald Sachs Violins on Castle Street in Wilmington, NC Tickets:  kingjameslive.brownpapertickets.com