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The Sonoma Community Center Podcast

Molly Spencer and Gerardo Diaz

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In this inaugural episode we introduce you to the Sonoma Community Center! A historic 108 year old building that is the heart of Sonoma Valley and where creativity and community come together. We bring you stories past and present, current info on art and cultural classes and interviews with the people and artists who walk through these historic doors.
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Inside The Northside is a local weekly podcast from Houston where my guest and i talk about almost everything you can imagine. From sports, to music, to politics, to what you get from the whataburger menu. Tune in every Saturday at 9 am to hear what we have to say.
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Brooklyn-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 w…
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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 as…
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Meet 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 an…
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Meg Billingham, Director of Sonoma Ceramics, co-hosts the podcast and we dive into the immersive creative journey of 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 …
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The 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 Wo…
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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…
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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 th…
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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 …
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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 accl…
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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 d…
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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 r…
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Nao 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 con…
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NSFW!!!!For this week's episode; it's another collaboration episode! We got Danny and Cesar respectfully from a Thinking Boy Podcast and Street Couch Podcast. We talk about all kinds of topics and discussions. Nothing is safe! Big thanks to both of those great guys. Go check out their podcast!
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Haylie 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…
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Back 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 he…
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"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 r…
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Ever 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 c…
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Tim 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 …
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In this week's episode; I sit down with my friend Raul who is the front man for his band The Clumsiest and lead Guitarist for Where Comfort Lies. We discuss his beginnings in music and how the church has had so much influence in his life; how he started The Clumsiest, how we became apart of Where Comfort Lies and other interesting topics. Go follow…
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Vanessa 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 Pue…
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Happy New Year, everyone. In this season's premier episode; I have Brett from When In May. A local Houston group who's sure to get you movin and groovin at their shows. We discuss how the group started, music topics, UNPOPULAR OPINIONS and other fun topics. Follow When In May on their social media and listen to their new single wherever you listen …
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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. No…
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Chef 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 …
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