Art On The Air

This Week on ART ON THE AIR our whole show features multi-award winning broadcast journalist, best selling author, and the long-time host of NPR’s Weekend Edition, Scott Simon, and his new book, “Ulysses S Cat and Other Animals I Have Known.” Spotlight on The Depot Gallery and Museum exhibit, “Feathers,” opening June 12th.

This Week on ART ON THE AIR features “The Singing Author,” Kelly G Fletcher's newest romance book, “Highway to Happy," next Ralph Kipness shares his life-long passion as a master puppeteer, and spotlight is on 4th Street Theatre production of “Hamlet”

This Week on ART ON THE AIR a returning interview with University of Nevada at Reno professor of linguistics, Dr. Valerie Fridland, a sociolinguist, discussing her new book, “Why We Talk Funny - The Real Story Behind Our Accents” and spotlight on Chicago Street Theatre’s TeenFest May 22 and 23.

This Week on ART ON THE AIR features colored pencil artist Christine Hubbell who renders her work with birds and native plants on translucent surfaces. Next discussing his new Americana flavored album, “Love, War & Misadventures” musician, Scott Tyring. Our spotlight is on Valparaiso Creative Council’s “Sand & Steel Art Fest “

This Week on ART ON THE AIR features colored pencil artist Christine Hubbell who renders her work with birds and native plants on translucent surfaces. Next discussing his new Americana flavored album, “Love, War & Misadventures” musician, Scott Tyring. Our spotlight is on Valparaiso Creative Council’s “Sand & Steel Art Fest “

This Week on ART ON THE AIR our whole show features the eclectic five-member Northwest Indiana band, Help Hounds, discussing their debut album, “Nocturnal Dive.” Our spotlight is on Chesterton Art Center’s Art After Dark Outdoor Gala “Rooted + Rising” featuring the 116 Expansion on Friday, June 12, 2026.

This Week on ART ON THE AIR features Midwest-based contemporary painter Anna Ryan Drew. Next audiobook narrator Shelby Mundt, who will be voicing Sandy Young’s book, “Divine Vintage.” Our spotlight is on the 2026 Northwest Indiana Listen To Your Mother on May 3rd at the Hobart Art Theatre.

This Week on ART ON THE AIR features animator, illustrator, director, writer, producer, Scott Christian Sava, discussing his new book “Becoming an Artist.” Next local playwright Zachary Mark whose play, “Second Glance” premiered at Holdcraft Performing Arts Center. Spotlight is on Lakeshore Public Media’s special screening and discussion of PBS “The American Revolution” on April 22nd.

This Week on ART ON THE AIR features Craig A Meyer the best Elton John tribute artist in the market, appearing April 18th with LaPorte County Symphony, "The Elton John Experience.” Next Saxophonist Nick May discussing his career and his album “You Me Us.” Our spotlight is on Books, Brushes, and Bands for Education’s 8th Annual Spring Tea on April 26th .

This Week on ART ON THE AIR features women's historical fiction novelist, Jatinder Koharki's “Against The Odds of Tradition,” iconic Chicago Fashion designer, Paul Sisti, whose designs are a fusion of art and fashion, and spotlight is on LaPorte County Symphony’s presentation of “Remember When Rock Was Young: The Elton John Experience”

This Week on ART ON THE AIR features sculptor, painter and art consultant Roman Villareal along with his fabric artist wife Maria Villareal, discussing his exhibit at Miller Beach’s Marshal J Gardner Center running through April and spotlight on the Area Artists Associationexhibit, “Anything Goes,” running view April 1 through May 31 at the LaPorte County Convention & Visitors Center.

This Week on ART ON THE AIR features Freelance graphic designer, illustrator and musician, Anne Richmond Boston, next the new LaPorte County Civic Auditorium Director, Rhonda Ashcraft, spotlight on the Dunes Arts Foundation discussing their 75th Summer theater season.

This Week on ART ON THE AIR features Valparaiso University professor Elizabeth Gingerich discussing Lakeshore Public Media’s viewing of the “American Revolution” on April 22nd, an artist specializing in epoxy resin and wood, Thomas Smiley, and spotlight on Marshall J. Gardner Center for the Arts March exhibit featuring Roman Villarreal.

This Week on ART ON THE AIR features Nashville-based musician Liz Longley using a Kickstarter campaign to buy back her completed album, then Ally Crowley-Duncan known as “Ally the Piper” who is renowned for modernizing the Great Highland bagpipe and spotlight is on Lubeznik Center for Arts exhibit, “Connections”

This Week on ART ON THE AIR our whole show features a sustainable and holistic hair and wardrobe expert, Linda Hollatz, who is a PhD candidate in the psychology about connections between hair care and hair pulling disorder. Our spotlight is LaPorte County Symphony’s “The New World” concert on March 8th

This Week on ART ON THE AIR features interviews with the co-directors / producers, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt on the Ken Burns twelve-part documentary on PBS American Revolution, and spotlight is on builder and performer of his own Experimental Musical Instruments, Joe Rauen in concert March 5th at Elastic Arts in Chicago.

This Week on ART ON THE AIR features Bill Dahl who began writing about music professionally in 1977, receiving a Grammy nomination in 1998 for his liner notes, Kentucky-based artist and educator Jason Sturgill and spotlight is on Duneland Photography Club’s February exhibit at the Chesterton Art Center

This Week on ART ON THE AIR features Musical theatre, film, television actor, and musician, Meredith Braun, whose extensive national and international career, includes roles in the West End plays, appearing as Belle in “A Muppet Christmas Carol.” Spotlight is on Indiana Ballet Theatre’s modern dance company, Kaleidoscope event in February, and “Swan Lake ” in April.

This Week on ART ON THE AIR features multi-media artist using his own Radical Relief style, Matthew Kowalski. Next author and photographer Michelle Steiner, working as a para-educator in a school with students with disabilities, and spotlight is on Chicago Street Theatre’s production of The “Half-Life of Marie Currie”.

This Week on ART ON THE AIR features the lead actor in the film “Christmas in Chicago,” Julian Griffith. Next GRAMMY®-nominated violinist Anna Marie Williams, a member of the Neave Trio, and the release of their album, La Mer. Spotlight on the LaPorte County Symphony’s February 7th concert “The Roaring 20s: A Celebration of America’s Jazz Age."

This Week on ART ON THE AIR our whole show features the 2026 For The Love Of Art Fair first with photographer Jim Kalka, next Progressive Americana musician Jake Michael and spotlight is on the For The Love Of Art Fair, CEO and founder, Shireen Cline.

This Week on ART ON THE AIR features Michigan City’s Theatre On Skates Academy founder, Michael Orr, singer/songwriter Robert Deeble sharing his seventh album, “The Space Between Us” to be released of his February 2026, Spotlight on the Center for Creative Solutions 17th World Creativity Week and the 10th annual Poetry Showcase.