Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Culture Club Episode 16: Public Art

Episode 16 covers Somerville's vast and varied collection of public art. Join host Rachel Strutt of the Somerville Arts Council in conversation with Somerville Mayor Joe Curtatone and artist Pauline Lim about the Phone Art Box Project. Rachel also visits Emily Bhargava and Seth Wolfwood (p.irateship) about murals they have been involved with. The episode concludes outside the Somerville Library where we look at architectural details with Somerville Preservation Planner, Kristi Chase. The Phone Art Box project is a collaboration between the Nave Gallery and the Somerville Arts Council. This episode produced December 2013 at Somerville Community Access TV in Somerville, MA.

Friday, September 13, 2013

Culture Club Episode 15: Urban Agriculture

Join host Rachel Strutt and correspondent Vera Vidal as they visit members of the League of Urban Canners (LUrC), chicken farmers and a beekeeper. Featuring appearances by Sam Christy, Sam Musher, Jon Dietrick, Kevin Bruyneel and Mike Graney. Produced by the Somerville Arts Council at Somerville Community Access TV.

Monday, July 8, 2013

Culture Club Episode 14: MICRO

In this episode we talk in the studio with Dina Gjertsen and Judith Klausner, Somerville artists who create impressive work on a micro scale. We also meet Kelvy Bird, who demonstrates her "Micro Meet" project for the 2013 ArtBeat festival in Davis Square. Hosted by Rachel Strutt of the Somerville Arts Council and produced at Somerville Community Access TV.

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Culture Club Episode 13: Dancing In The Streets

Join host Rachel Strutt of the Somerville Arts Council as she converses with participants in the Somerville Arts Council's Dancing in the Streets summer outdoor dance performance series. Guests include Audra Carabetta, Brian Crabtree, Gregory Jenkins and Nicole Pierce. There is also footage from the dance performance on May 12, 2013 that was held on at Somerville's City Hall Concourse. Directed by Gordon Nelson.

Monday, March 4, 2013

Culture Club Episode 12: Somerville Collectors



This episode features fascinating collections owned by Somerville residents Jesse Moos (action figures), June Erlick (masks) and John Roderick (postcards). Hosted by Rachel Strutt of the Somerville Arts Council with a guest host appearance by Vera Vidal.

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Culture Club Episode 11: Food Tourism in Union Square

Rachel Strutt of the Somerville Arts Council talks to Union Square culinary experts Byron Cabrera and Mimi Graney in the studio. We also visit the kitchens of José García (EBI Sushi) and Carolina Rendón (La Cantina Mexicana). Produced at Somerville Community Access TV, Somerville, MA.

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Culture Club Episode 10: BeardFest

Join host Rachel Strutt of the Somerville Arts Council in a hairy discussion about beards, barber shops and hair culture in Somerville. Guests include Todd Easton, BeardFest Founder/Co-producer and Bert Mayer, President/Founder of the Boston Beard Bureau. Produced at Somerville Community Access TV in Somerville, MA.