Posts tagged art
Podcast No. 116: Rita Randolph of Morris Nursery

Been thinking of growing your green thumb this spring? Morris Nursery can get you started on the right foot, and today on our podcast, Kevin Adelsberger interviews retired “grower” Rita Randolph. Find out how Rita began her career in horticulture and how she has been able to share her love for plants far beyond Jackson.

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Podcast No. 69: Melinda Hearn of the Jackson Arts Council

Whether you're applauding a performance at the Ned, drifting away to a Symphony production, or snapping a photo in front of the ComeUnity Café mural, there are hundreds of ways to support the arts in Jackson, and Melinda Hearn is the woman who keeps the wheels turning. Kevin Adelsberger sits down with this Executive Director of the Jackson Arts Council to discuss how funding, community participation, and diverse skill sets come together to make up the 40+ art groups throughout our city.

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Podcast No. 62: Dr. Sandra Dee & Eduardo Morales of the Jackson International Food & Art Festival

We are so proud to see Jackson celebrating its third annual International Food & Art Festival this October to kick off the city's Season of Unity! Check out Kevin Adelsberger's interview with the festival's Co-Chairs Dr. Sandra Dee (a former Night of Storytelling presenter) and Eduardo Morales to learn about the history of the event, their own cultural backgrounds, and some of the exciting new elements being added this year.

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EXTRA! Podcast No. 57: 731Day

731Day is so close we can taste it! Still a little clueless about what's going on this July 31? Kevin Adelsberger presents a special podcast extra with Our Jackson Home Editor-in-Chief Katie Howerton to get the scoop on what's going down next Sunday.

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Podcast No. 53: Chris Felder & Jeff Bannister of Grubb's Grocery

As Grubb's Grocery gets ready to celebrate their one-year anniversary, Kevin Adelsberger welcomes owner Chris Felder to the podcast to hear about their first year of success and the heart of this business. We also meet new employee Jeff Bannister of Texas who is moving to Jackson to be a part of the healthy community Grubb's is creating.

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Podcast No. 45: Russ Pflasterer & Matthew Marshall of City Fellowship Baptist Church

When Russ Pflasterer and Matthew Marshall met as teacher and student in Russ's freshman art class at Jackson-Central Merry High School, they had no idea that they would be leading a church together within ten years. Kevin Adelsberger and Katie Howerton sit down with these two pastors of City Fellowship Baptist Church to discuss their story of finding a common passion to see racial reconciliation made manifest through the Church in Jackson, Tennessee.

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