Episode 66: Arts and Eats: Take a Backroads Tour of art studios, food and farms in Southwest Michigan

Do you know about Southwest Michigan's upcoming Arts and Eats Tour? Save the date(s)- the tour is October 21 and 22nd this year! Tune in to this week's episode as artist and host Sara Glupker interviews Megan Lavell, Executive Director of the Thornapple Arts Council. In this episode, Sara and Megan chat about the origins of the tour, how community support has played an integral role in the success of the tour, this year's tour highlights and more. Not local to southwest Michigan? You will love this episode as it might spark ideas about creating a similar event in your area or pique your interest in searching for artist studio tours in your area (there's a high chance there is something going on near you). We hope you love this episode, thanks so much for tuning in! Click here for more info about the Arts and Eats Tour!   This episode is sponsored by: Sara's 2024 Calendars Pre-Sale! Pre-order your calendar ASAP- the sale ends October 6th. This is the 10th calendar Sara has produced which features her freshest paintings. Save money on calendars and shipping, receive a free notecard and a chance to win one of three prizes. Free gift wrapping and international shipping available. To pre-order and learn more: https://www.saraglupkerart.com/shop/p/2024calendar   Learn about today's guest: Megan Lavell is the Executive Director of the Thornapple Arts Council of Barry County, a position she has held since 2019. She has a bachelor's degree in journalism and history from Central Michigan University. Megan helped start Arts and Eats in 2011, and has enjoyed seeing how the tour has developed and changed through the years. While not an artist herself, Megan loves seeing the way that arts make a positive impact in the community and believes strongly in the arts as economic and community development. Arts and Eats is one of many programs of the Thornapple Arts Council of Barry County, including the Jazz Festival, Hastings Live (a 50-performance summer concert series in downtown Hastings), and the newly unveiled Painter's Alley Graffiti Wall.    Show Links, Books, Mentions: Author: Barbara Kingsolver, Book: Unsheltered and Demon Copperhead Book: The Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole   Follow I Like Art Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ilikeart.podcast    Find Sara here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saraglupker Website: https://www.saraglupkerart.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SaraStrongGlupkerArtist