Jeni Riplinger & Jaiden Haley of Emerge Coeur d'Alene

On this week's episode, our guests are Jeni Riplinger and Jaiden Haley of the arts incubator Emerge Coeur d'Alene.Jaiden is the nonprofit organization's operations manager, and Jeni is the executive director.Emerge just had its annual Block Party in July, and it's now gearing up for the INK! Print Rally on September 13, 2025. That community event, which is themed "Portals," will gather nearly two dozen artists to create large-scale block prints with the help of an asphalt roller.Jeni and Jaiden highlight all the ways they're augmenting that event this year, and we also explore the why's and how's of Emerge's Ceramic Throwdown, its YOURS retail shop, its pottery studio and its gallery.Thanks once again to our episode sponsor, the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.