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Vanessa Finney
The Creative Way explores the literary, visual, and performing artists and producers who contribute to making Southern Oregon and Northern California a vibrant and dynamic place for the arts. The series introduces us to artists who call our region home as well as visiting creative professionals presenting their work in our region.
Total 16 episodes
1
Weavers of Indigenous Culture Still Very Present in Oregon

Weavers of Indigenous Culture Still Very Present in Oregon

Crescent City resident practices traditional weaving techniques to create works of art that are as useful as they are beautiful.
12:4922/11/2024
NPR, women, and the music they make

NPR, women, and the music they make

Vanessa Finney interviews two contributors to the book, "How Women Made Music: A Revolutionary History."
14:2908/11/2024
Hello, Halloween! A curated list of Spooky Reads

Hello, Halloween! A curated list of Spooky Reads

Four local booksellers give their recommendations for some chill-filled Halloween reading.
14:4101/11/2024
Octavio Solis, Artistic Director of the Ashland Beckett Shorts Festival

Octavio Solis, Artistic Director of the Ashland Beckett Shorts Festival

The Ashland Beckett Shorts Festival runs Oct 24-27 at 7pm each night.
14:4718/10/2024
Life, Death, and Ethnic Representation: New Plays Dive Deep

Life, Death, and Ethnic Representation: New Plays Dive Deep

Novid Parsi and Keiko Green join host Vanessa Finney.
14:4211/10/2024
He's won an Oscar, a Grammy, and now a Rogue Award

He's won an Oscar, a Grammy, and now a Rogue Award

Filmmaker Jeffrey Friedman talks with Vanessa Finney about two films showing this weekend at the Ashland Independent Film Festival.
14:5004/10/2024
For this poet laureate, the land is her muse

For this poet laureate, the land is her muse

Oregon's new Poet Laureate, Ellen Waterston, recently spoke to JPR's Vanessa Finney about the state's literary landscape.
14:4113/09/2024
Native American Comedian Mark Yaffee

Native American Comedian Mark Yaffee

The Creative Way talks to comedian Mark Yaffee
14:4023/08/2024
Fight! Fight! Fight! (But safely!)

Fight! Fight! Fight! (But safely!)

Stage fighting at OSF is an art unto itself
14:3916/08/2024
The brains behind the legal blonde

The brains behind the legal blonde

Oregon Cabaret Theatre's production of Legally Blonde.
14:3826/07/2024
Songs and stories of the Irish diaspora, straight from Oregon's outback

Songs and stories of the Irish diaspora, straight from Oregon's outback

Corey Murphy sings songs of the Irish diaspora, with a special focus on the pipeline of people from the Old Country to Lake County, Oregon
14:2828/06/2024
 An artist-in-residence describes a stay at Hyatt Lake

An artist-in-residence describes a stay at Hyatt Lake

Science Illustrator Serena Richelle at Hyatt Lake. Richelle is camping as part of a two-week Artist Residency program organized annually by the BLM.
14:2707/06/2024
SOU Choir's Spring Concert, 'capAble,' focuses on accessibility

SOU Choir's Spring Concert, 'capAble,' focuses on accessibility

The SOU Choir's Spring Concert aims to highlight accessibility and center the voices of people who navigate the world differently.
14:1131/05/2024
Dream of Gold comes true for 'T-Rex'

Dream of Gold comes true for 'T-Rex'

Ashland Independent Film Festival is presenting, " T-Rex," a 2015 documentary film about Claressa 'T-Rex' Shields, a 17-year old from Flint, Michigan who dreamed of being the first woman in history to win a gold medal in Olympic boxing.
14:2824/05/2024
Phoenix artist curates Woman Kind exhibit

Phoenix artist curates Woman Kind exhibit

Artist Beca Blake is the subject of new arts program.
14:3508/05/2024
 Take that, Elizabethans: putting Shakespeare's men in the body of a woman

Take that, Elizabethans: putting Shakespeare's men in the body of a woman

Lisa Wolpe performs Shakespeare's male roles, and has done many of them.
13:5626/04/2024