9/20/2012 Fresh Fruit

Host Dixie Treichel

Guests: John Medeiros, Gemma Irish, Patrick Kozicky, Stewart Van Cleve, Joan Vorderbruggen, Erin Sayer, Robyn Hendrix

John Medeiros, poet, writer

He has a new book of poetry out "couplets for a shrinking world" and is co-curator of Queer Voices Readings at Intermedia Arts who have a reading coming up Sept 25, 2012 at Intermedia Arts. http://jmedeiros.net/

Gemma Irish & Patrick Kozicky, BOOM! Theater founders

BOOM! Theater makes its debut with the play

Engaged, a world premiere drama by local playwright Gemma Irish, Director Christine Karki

Over dinner with friends, longtime couple Ben and Josh agree to help raise awareness about an upcoming marriage amendment. But they become entangled in more than just a political issue. Misunderstandings and insecurities surface, friends new and old are pulled into the fray, insults and food get thrown, and the very institution of marriage is called into question as these two men fight for the right to love who they love.

October 19 – 27 at the Cedar Riverside Peoples' Center. http://boomtheatermn.org/

Joan Vorderbruggen,  Founder, Arts Coordinator of Artists in Storefronts

Erin Sayer, Owner  of the Cult Status Gallery

Robyn Hendrix, Board Member, Exhibitions Committee Co-Chair with Womens’ Art Resources of MN (W.A.R.M.)

Guerrilla Girls' "Vote No" billboard features Michele Bachmann

Artists in Storefronts’ Joan Vorderbruggen, Erin Sayer of Cult Status Gallery and Robyn Hendrix of Womens’ Art Resources of Minnesota (W.A.R.M.) along with others raised money to erect a billboard aimed at defeating the marriage amendment  on the November Ballot in MN. The organizations were able to raise enough money to hire the Guerilla Girls, renowned public art activists, to create an image for the billboard and an additional image decrying the voter I.D. amendment to be used for posters, as well as the money to rent a billboard on Glenwood Avenue and 12th Street in downtown Minneapolis, MN. It stands above a parking lot used by many people who are going to games at Target Field.

http://www.guerrillagirls.com/index.shtml

http://www.artistsinstorefronts.com/

http://www.cultstatusgallery.com/

http://www.thewarm.org/