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The Sonoma Community Center PodcastHorse Sense & Heartbeats: Becca Knopf on Healing at Square Peg FoundationStep into the world where horses heal and community thrives. This week, we’re talking with Becca Knopf, the dynamic program manager behind the magic at Square Peg Foundation Sonoma —a nonprofit that’s redefining what belonging looks like. From retired racehorses to neurodivergent youth and adults, Square Peg creates a space where every story matters (tails included). Becca opens up about her roots, her personal journey of growth, and becoming a part of Square Peg, the organization’s celebrates being part of the new documentary Rescued Hearts, which beautifully captures the life-changing bond between humans and...2025-07-1043 min
The Sonoma Community Center PodcastSpencer De Sylva: Come for the couture, stay for the charisma. In this episode, we catch up with Spencer DeSylva, Sonoma’s own Trashion Icon, who once globe-trotted through the fashion capitals of London and Manchester, earned a degree in Fashion Marketing, and landed a job with, yes- the Philip Treacy. Between a pandemic and Brexit, Spencer found themselves returning to the States wondering what was next. Enter Trashion Fashion Sonoma. From outreach, education, social media, taking the runway by storm and holding a year-long artist residency that’s chock full of entertaining, dazzling and informative YouTube videos. Every Trashion season, Spencer is a part of Trashion...2025-07-0138 min
The Sonoma Community Center Podcast¡Viva Manuel!This week on the pod, we sat down with a true community legend: Manuel Merjil, a connector of many and all-around cultural spark plug. Born and raised in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, forged in San Francisco, and bloomed in Sonoma Valley, Manuel’s journey is anything but ordinary. From teaching citizenship classes, part founder of three magazines, and building community bridges for the latino, LGBTQ, theater and art communities - his story is a vivid mural of resilience, joy, and pure corazón.We’ll talk about his upcoming honor at the 2025 Sonoma Community Center Muse Gala celebrat...2025-06-1239 min
The Sonoma Community Center PodcastStand Up & Sit Down with Jesse FernandezIt's another KSVY & SCC podcast merge with KSVY radio host Cat Smith and Molly Spencer from the SCC podcast! We have a chat with Jesse Fernandez, a 17-year stand-up comedian who is instructing a summer course at SCC called Make Them Laugh - A Stand Up Comedy Class! Jesse, who regularly performs at all the major Bay Area clubs, has been featured in 11 SF Sketchfests, written and produced for Emmy-winning teams and videos, presented research at The International Society For Humor Studies Conference, and won the Speechless improvised PowerPoint competition as well as the National Co...2025-05-2436 min
The Sonoma Community Center PodcastSam Paone – Fermenting Flavor & CultureFrom humble beginnings with Top Ramen dinners in a big Hawaiian family to becoming a fermentation queen and thriving business owner, Sam Paone has crafted a unique path through food, music, and business. As the owner of Golden State Pickle Network/Collective Cultures, Sam turns everyday ingredients into extraordinary flavors—think kimchi dressings, bold aiolis, and more.From music school in Denver to the restaurant kitchens of Berkeley, Sam helped advise on a Kenwood restaurant opening , where an obsession with fermentation turned from a hobby into a thriving business. Now, with sold-out fermentation classes at t...2025-03-2745 min
The Sonoma Community Center PodcastFrom Hive to Table: A Chef’s Journey with Anthony FontaineIn this episode, we sit down with Anthony Fontaine, a chef, teacher, and beekeeper who brings a touch of Normandy, France, to the heart of Northern California. From Berkeley to Petaluma, Anthony has not only planted roots but infused his communities with the warmth and depth of French cuisine.Teaching at the Sonoma Community Center, he believes a meal is more than just food—it’s an experience, an atmosphere, and an opportunity to bring people together. His philosophy is simple yet profound: “Find your own answer around the table.” Through his classes, he inspires...2025-03-131h 03
The Sonoma Community Center PodcastChristian Moses: Shaping Stories in ClayBrooklyn-based multidisciplinary artist Christian Moses is the 2025 Sonoma Ceramics Artist in Residence and kicks off the pod with a deep dive into his whimsical world of ceramics, where nostalgia meets New York’s rich cultural history. Born and raised in Harlem and Brooklyn with five siblings, Christian’s ceramics journey really took off in 2020 with his handcrafted, unconventional ceramic designs filled with whimsical illustrations started gathering attention.We talk about his early hustle, launching a skateboard deck design business at just 16, his love for bones shirts, and how his latest work draws inspiration from the iconic Pelle jacke...2025-02-2051 min
The Sonoma Community Center PodcastArt, Community, and Controlled Chaos: The SCC Podcast Party!2025-01-041h 12
The Sonoma Community Center PodcastTEAM Tony Gonzalez!Join us for an inspiring episode featuring Tony Gonzalez, the Artistic Director of Transcendence Theatre Company. Tony opens up about his deep-seated belief in the power of teamwork and how it shapes his work in theater, family and life. From his Ohio roots to the dazzling lights of Broadway, Tony shares his incredible journey as a performer and associate choreographer in the hit musical "Mama Mia," which took him around the globe for over 10 years. He shares his enthusiasm and love for the incredible family and community of the Transcendence Theater Co. With a passion for...2024-12-1852 min
The Sonoma Community Center PodcastCreative Currents with Azelia MazurMeet Azelia Mazur, the warm and vibrant Sonoma Ceramics studio tech and assistant, as she invites you into her world of creativity and connection. In this episode, Azelia shares her journey growing up with Deaf parents, becoming bilingual in ASL, and how these experiences shaped her unique perspective. From milking water buffalo to creating wild and wonderful ceramics, she blends her passions into an extraordinary life. Listen in as Azelia talks about her favorite foods, her love of swing dancing, and the joy she finds in building community through art and movement. It’s a heartfelt, inspiring conversation you wo...2024-12-0655 min
The Sonoma Community Center PodcastArtistry Unbound Artist in Residence, Kate RusekMeg Billingham, Director of Sonoma Ceramics, co-hosts the podcast and we dive into the immersive creative journeyof interdisciplinary artist, Kate Rusek. Kate is based in the vibrant heart of New York City and is currently the Fall 2024 artist-in-residence at Sonoma Ceramics at SCC. Her upcoming exhibit, Filtering the Feast will be in SCC Gallery 212 from Nov 23- Dec 23, 2024. Kate describes her work as "maximalist biophilic forms, combining valuable and value-less materials through a lens of ‘naturalness’, and an interrogation of deep time. My practice is a means to examine climate grief, ecological collaps...2024-11-1448 min
The Sonoma Community Center PodcastScream ExtravaganzaThe Center's Screambassador, Cat Smith, pops in to reintroduce the Scream Extravaganza episode. Learn about Screamers and Scream-ees. Test your knowledge of Scream trivia while Cat discovers that Molly and Takeshi are really just Screamees. This episode revisits interviews with Daniel Casabonne, the man responsible for making it possible to film Woodsboro High School scenes at the Center, and Franco Caramelino, a Scream enthusiast who haunts the Center all the way from Iowa!Tickets are on sale now for the SCREAM (1996) showing in Andrews Hall on Wednesday, October 30, at 7 PM. Tickets are available...2024-10-251h 09
The Sonoma Community Center PodcastKelly Autumn "Everything on the Table"Kelly Autumn is an American Asian visual artist and multidisciplinary printmaker based in Northern California. Currently, she is showcasing her solo exhibition, "Everything on the Table" at the Center. In this exhibition, Kelly draws inspiration from her unique upbringing in a dome during the 1970s, raised by a free-spirited, DIY, back-to-the-earth family.Her artistic journey has taken her through various creative endeavors, including owning a small cooperative arts and crafts store in the East Bay, before ultimately finding her passion for printmaking at Diablo College. IKelly provides Printmaking 101 for u...2024-09-2652 min
The Sonoma Community Center PodcastEpisode 36: Sophia de Leon Sanchez Flamenco, Música y ¡ Viva la vida!Hot musical vibes as we sit down with multi talented Sophia De Leon Sanchez, a flamenco dancer, musician, songstress and beautiful human with a zest for life! First time podcast moment- Sophia sings us a soulful version of Cucurrucucú Paloma. We talk about growing up in Chicago with deep multi-cultural roots and early exposure to dance and music through her family and neighborhood. We also talk about life in Sonoma with su amor, Frank Orrall, new friends and community and of course favorite food choices including where to get delectable beef tongue/ lengua. Get excited for upcoming class...2024-09-1144 min
The Sonoma Community Center PodcastThe One and Only Eric Jackson!Eric Jackson stops by Sonoma and doubles up a visit and interview with Molly Spencer of the Sonoma Community Center podcast and Cat Smith of the KSVY 91.3 radio show Hollywood and W. Napa! Eric' is currently Associate Artistic & Outreach Director at Pioneer Theatre Co in Salt Lake City , UT and returns to Sonoma for Trancendence Theater Co. summer production! We know and love him as former Creative Director and Trashion Fashion lead at the Center. In a whirlwind of energy and love - Eric shares his roots and passion in finding theater, current projects a...2024-08-1752 min
The Sonoma Community Center PodcastEpisode 34: Hometown Hits with Hilary Campbell (+ cartooning & comedy chats!)Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell is living the dream! A multi-talented New Yorker cartoonist, author, comedian, and filmmaker. Her debut memoir, *Murder Book*, snagged the title of Best Graphic Novel of the Year at the 2022 Midwest Publishing Awards, solidifying her spot in the creative cosmos. With a knack for humor and insight, she has illustrated acclaimed books like *Feminist Fight Club* and *Are You My Uber?*, and her eagerly awaited second memoir, *The Joy of Snacking*, is set to grace bookshelves in 2025.But before she became the queen of quirk and comic genius, Hilary was just a Sonoma girl with...2024-08-0650 min
The Sonoma Community Center PodcastPulling Strings with Puppeteer Lee Armstrong!Lee Armstrong is co-owner, producer and puppeteer at Images In Motion Inc., a company that specializes in puppetry for TV and film.Hailing from Nova Scotia, Canada, Lee went looking for a job in the Arts and after Canada ManPower shared they did not even have an arts folder- Lee had them create one. Low and behold - one job came through the next day seeking a puppeteer and the rest is history!She worked on Canadian network TV for ten years, including three years as a puppeteer on Jim Henson’s Emmy winning “Fraggle Rock...2024-07-1547 min
The Sonoma Community Center PodcastClaire Carlomagno: The Magic of Plants and Community Claire shares their magic to living an organic and authentic life! We talk to this "master of disguise" (as Gerardo calls them) and learn all about how they are a born Sonoman with deep Italian roots, and a clinical herbalist and teacher at the CA. School of Herbal Studies. They share their rich past rich in farming with the renowned Chez Panisse restaurant in Berkeley and a former student/farmer of Green String Farms founded by Bob Cannard - the grandfather of local, organic agriculture. Currently, Claire is the liaison for Queer Art Club & Queer Art Camp, an...2024-06-211h 00
The Sonoma Community Center PodcastNao Kobayashi - Puppetry, Performance and DanceNao Kobayashi Is a interdisciplinary artist and 2024 Trashion Fashion "Most Theatrical" Designer . She explores expressional and contemplative art through puppetry, costume, butoh dance and performance. She shares her story of feeling like an outsider in Japan and America and finding her voice through performance art and mindful expression. She continues her ongoing expansive journey to cross borders and nurture culture with creative solutions. 2024-06-0356 min
The Sonoma Community Center PodcastArtist in Residence; Haylie Jimenez Storytelling through Clay, Animation and TattoosHaylie Jimenez is the 2024 Sonoma Ceramics ceramics artist in residence ( SCC program) and she's the visual arts bada** you you want to be when you grow up. We go on the journey from her birth in Orlando, growing up in rural Georgia, attending the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, the wide open spaces on Montana and now here in CA at the time. Cool as a cucumber, she is a BIPOC artist who lives life and expresses her world through figurative illustration, ceramics, stop animation and tattooing. We fall down the rabbit hole of stories of...2024-05-0955 min
The Sonoma Community Center PodcastHello Girls! with Sonoma Arts Live Director, Maeve SmithBack for a second time is Maeve Smith! This time as director of Sonoma Arts Live's musical, "The Hello Girls." The compelling and true story of Hello Girls was the name for American female switchboard operators sworn into the U.S Army in World War I as the first female soldiers. They served as bilingual telephone operators on the front line that helped shape the outcome of the war before they even had the right to vote. Ignored for decades and forgotten by history now comes a resurgence to recognize these amazing women! Maeve discovered that one of them, J...2024-04-1237 min
The Sonoma Community Center PodcastThe Duke of the Dumpster: Robert Stickley - Trashion Fashion Special!"The Duke of the Dumpster"- Robert Stickley, stops by to chat! Trashion Fashion winning Designer, prior Trashion judge and all around fun loving chap tells us all about how his one of a kind creations come to life -from rubbish to the runway! We get details on his unusual foraging for materials and how his designs draw inspiration from historical references and his roots from his homeland, Scotland. We chat about his early punk rock band days, opening up for Siouxsie and the Banshees and his favorite local cuisine from around the world Sonoma and Scotland. Finishing off wi...2024-03-1952 min
The Sonoma Community Center PodcastSchool of Clay with Meg and DanEver wonder where clay is mined from around the world , the history of ceramics or what is a firing cone? Welcome to the beginner's guide to clay and ceramics with Meg Billingham and Dan Clauson. We take a fascinating ride into all things ceramics and in particular our amazing department of Sonoma Ceramics. We also talk Contemporary approaches to clay through performance, movement, and touch as well as beautiful synopsis of how it affects us all as we move and connect through our daily lives. Co host Cat Smith fills in for Gerardo this week! 2024-02-2347 min
The Sonoma Community Center PodcastLocals Guide to Sonoma Valley! with Tim ZahnerTim Zahner from Sonoma Valley Visitors Bureau and our other favorite podcast, The Sonoma Spiel, stops by and talks with Gerardo and Molly about recommendations, best foodie spots and a behind-the-scenes look for those that want to know a true locals guide to Sonoma. We also learn how to pronounce Milwaukee the right way "Mi-waukee" from Tim's time at college, coming back to CA and that there is a guy with an epic mustache in the basement of the VB. Besides a better bike rack for the Community Center, Tim really just wants to dance. 2024-02-151h 00
The Sonoma Community Center PodcastFearless and Fun! A Chat with Vanessa Rognlien, Executive Director of the Sonoma Community CenterVanessa Glamore Ronglien has had various reinventions and career shifts throughout her life, including being a stylist, a student, a wife, an a cappella singer, and now the leader of Sonoma Community Center. Her leadership brings warmth, humanity and the fearless attitude that anything is possible at the Center. This interview will touch on her Puerto Rican roots, East Coast upbringing, and her journey to Los Angeles as a stylist then entering the nonprofit world and focus on art and outreach for children and the public. Overall, Ronglien is dedicated to making the dreams and ideas of the community...2024-01-2555 min
The Sonoma Community Center PodcastThank You 2023, Hello 2024!The 2nd annual podcast party is here! Gerardo and Molly chat with the staff at SCC and get their take on lessons learned in 2023 and all the programs, events and goals for 2024 at the Community Center. Lots of talk about gallery shows, clay mining shortages, the 4th of July memories when SCC ran it with only 8 staff members and an eventful 2023. Not to make anyone's head spin but everyone shares about new open studios, summer events, upcoming gallery shows, Chili Bowl, and some new, exciting, and experimental classes. It's a fun and adventurous rabbit hole and a great way...2023-12-301h 06
The Sonoma Community Center PodcastMangiamo! with Chef Maria Teresa CapdevielleChef Maria Teresa Capdevielle fills the halls with mouth watering aromas whenever she is teaching one of her popular, authentic Italian cooking and baking classes in the Rotary Kitchen here at The Center. We get the chance to chat with Maria about growing up in Venezuela with her Italian immigrant parents whose roots are from the Abruzzo region in Italy and has influenced much of cooking. After a stint in computer engineering, Maria decided to follow her passion and she graduated from California Culinary Academy in 2003, interned at the famed Chez Panisse in Berkeley, where she learned about hand-selecting...2023-12-1249 min
The Sonoma Community Center PodcastIt's a Family Affair: Theater, Wine and Gratitude with The SmithsStopping by to chat before a rehearsal of Sonoma Arts Live Theater Company production, Nuncrackers: The Nunsense Christmas Musical! is Andrew, Maeve, Fiona and Teagan...The Smith family! Andrew is directing, Maeve and Fiona performing and of course the littlest, Teagan as Dad's "co-director." What a talented crew they are. We talk about the family's love for the theater, growing up athletes, seeing the world performing on cruise ships, and putting down roots in Sonoma Valley. Maeve and Andrew, now working in the wine industry, discuss the driving force for everything, their family. The arching theme that pops up th...2023-11-2247 min
The Sonoma Community Center PodcastThis Yearning for Longevity with Artist, Dan ClausonDaniel Clauson is a Queer and Trans Artist who is currently the Artist in Residence at the Sonoma Ceramics department of the Sonoma Community Center.Dan utilizes their past experiences of gender dysphoria, relationships, and ‘home’ to influence their work and connects contradicting ideas of love and pain, trauma and acceptance, intimacy and ambiguity. This episode is Dan’s journey thus far from growing up in the Pacific Northwest, loss of love and friendship to drugs and the reality of navigating a broken medical system across the US to have access to gender-affirming testosterone therapy and the devastati...2023-11-071h 08
The Sonoma Community Center PodcastBehind the "Screams" - Scream the Movie SPECIAL!Celebrating the legacy of Scream the Movie that was filmed right here at the Sonoma Community Center in 1996- we have two interviews lined up for fans! First up Cat Smith and Takeshi Lewis fill in as co-hosts to interview Franco Caramelino: photographer, Ghostface cosplayer, and Scream superfan. Originally from Argentina, this Iowa resident makes frequent pilgrimages to the Bay Area to “haunt” Scream filming locations, including the Center. Then it's a rerelease of Episode 7 when Molly Spencer interviews Dan Casabonne, who was the Asst. Executive Director in 1996. He talks about how he wheeled and de...2023-10-2657 min
The Sonoma Community Center PodcastUFOs, Alien, & Abductions with UFO Jim (Ledwith)It’s the interview you’ve all been waiting for! We sit down with UFOlogist, Jim Ledwith aka “UFO Jim” and get the scoop on all things extraterrestrial. From Jim’s childhood to a young adult, his first abduction in Sonoma, and to the aliens “walking among us, ” including what are mantoids? We ask questions that you want to know and Jim happily answers. “This is the Greatest Story Ever Denied!” - UFO Jim.Jim Ledwith has been a lecturer for over 10 years on “Science & UFO’s”, “Hollywood & UFO’s” and “Science & Crop Circles” at the Sonoma Community Center, community colleg...2023-09-2750 min
The Sonoma Community Center PodcastArtist & Hot Air Balloon Flyer; Jose MartinezJose Martinez keeps his head in the clouds and pours his heart onto the canvas. Born in Oaxaca, Mexico and migrating to CA , Jose Martinez found his way to painting and hot air ballooning. Through his artwork, he expresses commentary on social and culturally relevant issues through the medium of paint and mixed media. Jose is also a flyer of hot air ballooning co., Sonoma Ballooning Co. Teaching bilingual paint nights in the North Bay including the Community Center, Jose has become a positive force for his students everywhere. Jose is the 2023 Dia de Muertos artist with a gallery...2023-09-1345 min
The Sonoma Community Center PodcastFamily, Food and Mexico with Jose Gerardo Diaz LermaCelebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, is an intimate interview with our very own podcast co- host, Jose Gerardo Diaz Lerma. A born storyteller , Chef G. and known to some as “Grande” , ( legit name won in an arm wrestling contest ) shares his up and down rollercoaster story of love, hardship, food, friendships and family. From his early days in Mazatlán, cooking with his beloved Grandma, to crossing the border, life in Sonoma and the beautiful love story of meeting his wife, Sonia. Of course Chef G. schools us on the best Mexican food and recipes close to his heart. 2023-08-291h 06
The Sonoma Community Center PodcastTry Something New with Simon & Kimberly Blattner "Try Something New" is a personal motto of Simon and Kimberly Blattner and that is personified in the journey of their lives. A muse is defined as a person or a personified force who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist and The Center has an annual tradition of choosing a notable local as a muse and then celebrating them with a gala. The 2023 Muses this year are - drumroll please - Simon and Kimberly Blattner. We sit down and learn about Simon's adventures from starting a non-profit in SF's Haight Ashbury, his lov...2023-08-1552 min
The Sonoma Community Center PodcastThe Creative Journey of Ceramic Artist: Turiya GrossTuriya Gross is a Ceramic Artist based in Taos, New Mexico and has been an artist in residence as well as instructor at the Sonoma Community Center. Her work is influenced by her upbringing in Mexico, her experiences in a Craft Community in Upstate New York, learning Turkish brushstroke and her travels and residencies all over. She aims to create pieces that encourage people to slow down and appreciate craftsmanship. A message of connection that handmade objects and everyday rituals bring simple pleasures. 2023-07-2255 min
The Sonoma Community Center PodcastCraft Chat with Master Maker, Robert Mahar!Robert Mahar describes himself as craft driven, design inspired and vintage obsessed on his IG page (15.6K followers.) We think of him as a Craft Master and are lucky enough to have him as a Community Center instructor and a wonderful addition to the Sonoma Valley community! He is an ambassador to Spoonflower, Alumni of NBC’s Crafting Competition Show, “Making It”, and had a highly successful Youtube channel, Crafted - all before COVID when everyone started shootING tutorials! In addition, he is a volunteer to non-profit organization, Miry's List that welcomes new arrival refugee families into our comm...2023-07-0752 min
The Sonoma Community Center PodcastOut and About with Gary SapersteinGary Saperstein is everywhere! With what seems to be boundless energy, he is the owner and operator of Out in the Vineyard, an experimental Wine Tour and Events Company for the LGBTQ+, Director of Development of Face to Face,a non profit with a mission to end HIV in Sonoma County and our delightful Master of Ceremonies at SCC’s Trashion Fashion Runway Show.Gary shares his experiences and stories of his youth on Long Island, life during 80's New York and the devastation AIDS had on the community. With a move to the West Coast, he fell...2023-06-1656 min
The Sonoma Community Center PodcastWhats the Frequency, Takeshi?Gerardo and Molly pull their sound editor, Takeshi Lewis from behind the mic to share his story and fall down the rabbit hole. We get schooled about sound engineering for radio, movies, and podcasts and how engineering mixers are worth more than houses. We get some scoop on his tough as nails Dad, family upbringing, early music lessons right here at the Center, Bowie memories with Molly, and guilty secret tacos that appalls Gerardo. Like all good tangents… we bring it on home to the Sonoma Community Center and share all new Summer and Fall events happening right here at...2023-05-261h 08
The Sonoma Community Center PodcastTrash Talk with NYC Legend, Debra RapoportFocusing on Sonoma Community Center's Trashion Fashion month, we interview creator, innovator, and NYC legend Debra Rapoport who has listened to her heart and let it guide her into a wildly creative and adventurous life. Working with non-traditional and repurposed materials since the 1960's, she creates hats and accessories out of using found material. She is an Instagram sensation, star of Advanced Style and shares her motto, "Where there is creativity, there are no rules and when there are no rules - there are no rules." Back as a third time Trashion Fashion runway judge, we are delighted to hear...2023-04-1543 min
The Sonoma Community Center PodcastEllen Toscano: Hustle and FlowWe interview Ellen Toscano, a woman of many talents and one wears many hats! From a national Fundraising Consultant and Singing Auctioneer to Reiki Master teacher and founder of Toscano Reiki, Ellen balances the hustle with grace and flow. Starting as a dancing bon bon n the Nutcracker right here at the Sonoma Community Center as a child, Ellen takes us on her journey through sports, NYU, being a popular performer in San Francisco's long running Beach Blanket Babylon, a stint at Transcendence Theater, and becoming a top national Rodan and Fields Consultant. Beyond the glitz and glamour - Ellen...2023-03-3057 min
The Sonoma Community Center PodcastThe many lives of Fred DeWittIn this episode, we interview 2023 current Sonoma Ceramics Artist-in-Residence, Fred Dewitt. Fred is an African American interdisciplinary artist with a disability who is researching and exploring ways to deconstruct notions of white supremacy as it is promoted in early American art. DeWitt’s artwork reflects the life he has lived and what a story it is. A truly moving and inspirational man, he shares his upbringing in Berkeley, sailing the CA coast solo, seed bombs, and more. Fred's work is about the challenges of urban life and the beauty of our united human conquest. 2023-03-1051 min
The Sonoma Community Center PodcastStorytelling: The Podcaster & The Dancer In this episode, we feature podcaster and KSVY Radio host Francisco Kilgore and dancer/choreographer/performer Jessica Fudim. "Everyone has a story" is Francisco's motto and today we turn the tables by interviewing one of the Sonoma podcast OGs! A little family story of his Brazilian and wild west roots, how he "uncorks" a story, and what he is up to these days! The current Community Center's dance artist in residence, Jessica Fudim returns to the roots in Sonoma and shares her passion for dance, storytelling, and connection. She shares about Venomous, her full-length, dance theater that digs deep in...2023-02-271h 02
The Sonoma Community Center PodcastScoop on the Scream filming & the School of ClayIt’s here Scream the Movie fans! Celebrating our 70th birthday with ongoing history segments, it’s the scoop from Dan Casabonne, who was the Asst. Executive Director in 1996 when Scream was filmed at the Sonoma Community Center. He talks about how he wheeled and dealed a contract with the Scream production company, the real deal with filming and downtime on the set, what didn’t happen with a “friend” at the wrap up cast party as well as a parting gift Dan received, commemorating Woodsboro High School. Plus he reiterates the importance of supporting non profits especially - you guessed...2023-02-041h 02
The Sonoma Community Center PodcastTime MachineHistory storytellers unite! A Sonoma Community Center 70th Birthday special filled with stories of a cheap bid for the historic building, time capsule, shooting ranges and a love story. We kick off our 70th birthday and upcoming gallery exhibit “That 70th Show” with an interview of the SCC historian and artist; Mike Acker, founder of our Sonoma Ceramics program, Tom Collins and godson, Gordon Lindberg of the Center’s founder Carrol Andrews. More segments of Green Day shows and Scream the movie to follow in upcoming episodes. Please subscribe, friends! 2023-01-2042 min
The Sonoma Community Center PodcastThank you 2022, Hello 2023!We capture the holiday nuttiness and love by hosting a "stop by" podcast party with some of our SCC staff here at the Community Center! We share some laughs, insight and get the scoop from the programming team on 2023 classes, projects, and events! There's a surprise visit from our nosy SCC mascot puppet, Oscar, and his interview with Jill Valivanis, Visual Arts Program Director, and her guest artist, Nikki Wildeflower from the ArtSurround project of Creative Sonoma. Reniel Del Rosario (episode 2 guest )visits, What's For Lunch segment guest,Josh Cutler catches up with Gerardo, and Molly shares why and...2022-12-2342 minThe Sonoma Community Center PodcastWhat Are You Wearing?In this episode, we interview Margaret Hatcher (not Thatcher, The Iron Lady!) but the mind-blowing Costume Designer and Artist. Be it an outfit made of a thousand Christmas lights, a dress of recycled ticket stubs, larger-than-life puppets, or a wearable hat replica of our Sonoma Community Center (complete with the exact amount of windows) - Margaret takes it to the next level! Founder of our beloved event Trashion Fashion Sonoma event, SCC Special Projects, and Fiber Arts Manager Manager from 2007 - 2017 as well as talented uke player and singer - we hear all about her upbringing, adventures in South...2022-12-0841 minThe Sonoma Community Center PodcastWhat's For Lunch?It's all about food in episode 3! First up, we interview the Sonoma Community Center Culinary Arts Director, Elise Sahota - Gonzales. Spearheading the Community Kitchen program, Elise shares the food clubs, the partnerships, and classes taking place at the Center. She also talks about being a 6th generation Sonoman, living in India, and her vision for a delicious future. In the "what's for lunch segment" - we talk to Josh Cutler, Director of Operations about best places to eat in Sonoma Valley and talk a little turkey about the free Thanksgiving that we host every year for the...2022-11-2349 minThe Sonoma Community Center PodcastIs it real or is it MOFO?In episode two, we deep dive into the thriving world of Sonoma Ceramics and interview emerging Artist in Residence, Reniel del Rosario! He shares his upbringing, upcoming Gallery 212 exhibit; MOFO ( Museum of Found Objects), "bootleg" work, and his penchant for creating fake establishments that question acquisitions, appropriation, art, and antiquity. We also got ya covered on the upcoming holiday workshops and events at The Center!2022-11-1142 minThe Sonoma Community Center PodcastWe all Scream for the Community Center! First up we share the story of Scream, the Wes Craven horror movie that was filmed here in 1996, an interview with our Executive Director, Charlotte Hajer and an entertaining segment on what’s for lunch. November update of classes, workshops and our annual Dia de Muertos/Day of the Dead event.2022-10-2840 min