Citywide - New York Arts Talk

This episode will be Darren Levy's last as host. We will hear from a few past guests and friends -- TV Host Boaz Frankel, Publicist David Gibbs, Abstract Conceptual Artist Ula Einstein and Sideshow Performer Tyler Fyre. Thanks to everyone for all your support! This has been the best experience of my life. Keep in touch -- www.darrenlevy.net

In this interview Tyler Fyre will shock, he'll amaze, and he'll talk about sideshow, stunts, schooling, and the role of educational facilities in real estate development of cultural arts centers. Listen in for Tyler to reveal the secrets behind one of his signature acts! You can visit www.tylerfyre.com for more information.

James Felder is a TV writer and professor here at NYU. We will learn the basics for writing a spec script and breaking into the TV writing industry.

Lisa Metcalf, Acting Executive Director of the Drawing Center, is very proud to be a part of the center's 30 years. We will discuss some of the exhibits and the challenges of running a space that promotes emerging artists. You can visit www.drawingcenter.org for more information.

Paul Berman is our guest on this episode. He's curated an event on Journalist and Poet Carl Sandburg that will take place on April 4. Tune in for a discussion on what ties those two forms of literature together and how Sandburg's work lives on today.

Edward Rueda gave tours of the Hispanic Society of America for about a year. This museum is one of New York's best kept secrets. On this episode, Edward will share some information about this historic gem. You'll hear some fascinating insight on how religion and politics influenced Hispanic art and an audio tour of the museum. You can visit www.hispanicsociety.org for more information.

Larry Gonick loves to teach. But most of all he wants to make it fun. His comic books have been used in classrooms all over the country. On this episode we'll learn why cartoons can be more informative than a text book. You can visit www.larrygonick.com for more information.

Henry Goldrich is a music store icon. So many legendary musicians have bought instruments from his store, Manny's Music, he needed a book to tell all about it -- "The Wall of Fame: New York City's Legendary Manny's Music." On this show we'll hear a few of his great stories.

Bil Carpenter loves gospel music. So much, in fact, he wrote the first ever encyclopedia of gospel music, "Uncloudy Days." Hear why if he hadn't done the research when he did, much of the genre would have been forgotten.

Monica Bauer is an award winning playwright. Her most recent work is a comedy titled "Diet Monologues: The Musical." Tune in and hear about all the fun she had writing this piece.

Venus Opal Reese found a very unique topic for her one-woman show, "Split Ends"---African American women and their hair. Tune in an learn how she was able to take this idea and turn it into a performance showcasing her many talents including video, movement and mime. You can visit www.lamama.org for more information.

Laura Siner may have a degree in marketing from Columbia, but she?s an actor at heart. She?s been performing classical theater in New York for a while and on this show she?ll share some advice for those who get frustrated with the ups and downs of acting in the city. You can visit www.laurasiner.com for more information about her.

Are you a fan of experimental music? How about experimental opera? What is experimental opera? Robert Ashley has been a pioneer in opera for decades. On this show he?ll talk about his works and what's it's like to work with the same vocalists for the past 20 some years.

During Best of Week on WNYU the producers of Citywide chose some excerpts from the past year to feature on this episode. Flash Animator Justin Dike, Painter Sharon Appel, Artistic Director Susan Fiol and Playwright Stan Richardson are all included.

This interview orginally aired over the WNYU airwaves on February 8, 2005. Geraldine Hughes was starring in an award winning one-woman play she wrote titeld "Belfast Blues." The play tells the story of her life growing up in Belfast, Ireland during a war. Currently, Geraldine is co-starring in the movie "Rocky Balboa," now in theaters.