S2: Playground Detroit with Paulina Petkoski #62

Season 2: Playground Detroit with Paulina Petkoski Romy interviews dynamo Paulina Petkowski, co-owner and co-founder of Playground Detroit!  Learn about the multi-faceted organization and the exciting empowerment for artists and creatives. What talent!   Intro Romy: Hello there, this is Romy and I am excited to share another episode with you. We have Paulina Petkoski on the show today talking about a really fun and hop organization called Playground Detroit. At the end of the episode one of our Detroit artists, Valley Hush, debuts a new song. You don’t want to miss it! I would like to give a shout out to our listeners in the Washington DC and Virginia area. We appreciate you! Let’s see what Jentzen has for us for fun fuel for today.   Read Full Transcript Full Transcript Romy: Hello there, this is Romy and I am excited to hsare another episode with you. We have Paulina Petkoski on the show today taling about a really fun and hop organization called Playground Detroit. At the end of the episode one of our Detroit artists, Valley Hush, debuts a new song. You don't want to miss it! I would like to give a shout out to our listeners in the Washington DC and Virginia area. We appreciate you! Let's see what Jentzen has for us for fun fuel for today. Jentzen: Hey this is Jentzen with your fun fuel for this week’s episode. This week I will be sharing some fun facts about a playground! The idea of the playground originated In Germany where the playground was a space to teach children how to play properly. The first playground slide was invented in 1922 by Charles Wicksteed. Research shows that children who are given the freedom to play how they want grow up to be happier and more well adjusted adults. Playground also help children with their balance and motor skills as they play, social skills as they interact with other children, and self confidence when they swing and climb. A playground is also a great source of fresh air and exercise for a child. This is Jentzen with your fun fuel for this week’s episode. Enjoy the show! Romy: Excellent. I'd like to set the stage a little bit before we listen to my conversation. Detroit is busting with creative activity. Like any big city, you can almost find anything! In the past, it has been somewhat difficult to locate everything. That's where Playground Detroit comes in! Lets listen in now... Paulina: Playground Detroit is really a multi-faceted platform that serves as a creators catalyst for the city of Detroit and its creative entrepreneurs, artists, musicians, and cultural scene that's happening right now. Romy: Let's break that down a little bit more because you used some fresh terminology there. Multi-faceted, creative catalyst, let's go deeper on some of those elements. Paulina: We have two sides of what we do, IRL and URL. The first part, IRL, is In Real Life, we work with people, and we produce events, we connect people to people, and we like to promote the creative economy. Promoting the arts and culture scene here through exhibits through really cool programming that includes film screening, Q & A panels, installations with other stores that are in the area. Anything that really allows people to connect with one another and experience art in a way that is really fun and unique. The other side of it is online. We have had an online magazine since 2011 that we started to really get out...