ARTSPEAK RADIO presents, 90.1 FM KKFI Winter Fund Drive

Jenny Mendez, Latino Cultural Arts Director for the Mattie Rhodes Center for over fourteen years, joins Maria live in the studio to encourage our diverse and loyal listeners to call 888-931-0901 to support 90.1 FM KKFI- Kansas City Community Radio. Rocket Grants Program Coordinator, Julia Cole joins us to talk about Traces and Trajectories, an exhibition celebrating six years of the Rocket Grants Program. Charlotte Street’s La Esquina Gallery (1000 W 25th Street) will host Traces and Trajectories, an exhibition examining the six-year history of the Rocket Grants program in Kansas City. Traces and Trajectories, curated by Melaney Ann Mitchell and Blair Schulman, will open Friday, February 5th with a reception from 6-9PM, and will be on display through March 4th. www.charlottestreet.org Paul Richardson, Generator at The KC Wordshop and Lead Organizer at Louder Than a Bomb – KC, joins us live in the studio.The WordShop is a space devoted to creativity based in the written word, community building through sharing of stories, and a renaissance in language arts. www.kcwordshop.org www.facebook.com/louderthanabombkc In the second half of the program, singer/songwriter/musician Rick Malsick performs live music from his new CD release, Philodendron.