ARTSPEAK RADIO with Elaine McMilian, Mark Allen, and Julie Valdivia

Wednesday August 16, 2017 ARTSPEAK RADIO host/producer Maria Vasquez Boyd talks with singer/songwriter Elain McMilian, KC Conjure Shop owner Julie Valdivia, and multi-discipline artist Mark Allen. Elaine McMilian is a vocalist and writer from Independence, Missouri. She sang her first solo at age 5 and continues to perform a variety of musical genres as a solo artist and in various groups. She self-produced two albums of original songs, “Insomnia,” and “The Messenger.” McMilian received a BA in English-Creative Writing from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She writes essays and poems, which can be found on her blog, Along the Way, and is working on a memoir. Julia Valdivia Owner of K.C. Conjure Shop- Purveyors of providence, good luck, readings, custom spiritual work, classes, conjure supplies, candles, oils, waters, and more. Located at 1620 Locust St. Suite 400 Kansas City MO, 816.756.5551 www.kcconjure.com Mark Allen -SOLANOIR is a collection of events hosted in the Crossroads Arts District of Kansas City in preparation for the Great American Solar Eclipse cutting across on August 21st. Mural artists will be traveling from around the country and the world to transform the Crossroads into the Next Great American Art Hub. Other art exhibitions, performances, musical…