ARTSPEAK RADIO presents, Salon~360, MyARTS, Heartland 180, & Riverfront Reading

Maria talks with Z. Hall, Gary Abbott, Dr. Paul Rudy, Rob Love, Jonas Hayes, Adam Goldberg, Deana Bellamaganya, & Silvia Kofler. Z. Hall, Executive Director of Salon~360, Gary Abbott, Assistant Professor of Modern Dance at UMKC, Dr. Paul Rudy, Professor of Composition at UMKC, and Rob Love, Kansas City spoken word artist join us in the studio. Salon~360 is a monthly event that brings together artists, business people, scholars, activists, and community members in dialogue around issues faced by our society. Salon~360 events are held at restaurants or venues, supporting locally owned businesses in the Kansas City region. Themes of Salon~360’s inaugural 2015 season included: forgiveness, anger, suicide, humane capacity, and grief. The first year closed with a silent auction, raffle, and benefit show based on its five themes. Dr. Hall is a scholar whose work focuses on communication and art (http://goo.gl/dCN4OI). Highlights can be seen on their website: http://goo.gl/sIeGlP Jonas Hayes, with Heartland 180, joins us in the studio. Heartland 180 is organized specifically for the purpose of delivering services focused on educational support, life skills, and character-building programs for youth and young adults. This corporation is organized to seek funding and offer operation of in-school and after-school programs…