In this special holiday edition, hosts Dawn Walters and Suszynski bring you episode 22 of The TJ ARTScast. Every month, our podcast showcases the arts in and around the Pittsburgh area. This month, Jessica Cook once again brings us her unique

Artists In Asylum

Nov 13th, 2016 53m 47s

This month, Dawn and Jay interview special guest Henry Reese, co-founder and Director of Pittsburgh's City of Asylum. The world renown organization is a haven for dozens of foreign writers and artists who have suffered political exile from thei

Season 2, Episode 20

Oct 5th, 2016 1h 2m

This month, our scary duo Dawn of the Dead Walters and Count Drac Suszynski serve up a cauldron of fright and fear with Pittsburgh SCAREHOUSE founder and Chief Scare Officer, Scott Simmons. No boos please! You'll laugh. You'll cry. But most of

Season 2, Episode 19

Sep 18th, 2016 43m 4s

This month, hosts Dawn Walters and Jay Suszynski welcome jazz piano great Max Leake for an up-close musical interview as they showcase last year's Sweet Sweet Jazz Concert. As TJ Arts heads into the 2016 version of the show, the September poda

Season 2, Episode 18

Jul 31st, 2016 1h 1m

Welcome to The TJArtsCast. Episode 18. Join us for the Sound Waves show. This month hosts Dawn Walters and Jay Suszynski invite the TJ Pod community to listen in on a show full of beats and riffs and cool melodies as Pittsburgh beatboxer Mike

Season 2, Episode 17, The History Show

Jul 6th, 2016 58m 11s

Welcome to The TJArtsCast. Episode 17. It's our History special. This month, hosts Dawn Walters and Jay Suszynski welcome the TJ Pod to great a conversation with Dr. Carleton Young. Some listeners will recognize Dr. Young as the much loved AP H

Episode 16, Creative Community Arts Programs

May 31st, 2016 56m 29s

Welcome to the TJArtsCast. Episode 16. This month, hosts Dawn Walters and Jay Suszynski treat listeners to an inside look at creative community arts programs when they sit down for conversation with Cynthia Haines, the Executive Director of the

Season 2, Episode 15

May 10th, 2016 1h 16m

This month, hosts Dawn Walters & Jay Suszynski discuss part two of our two-parter on the art of photography. Dawn and Jay welcome Pittsburgh's busiest and best photographer Becky Thurner direct from her Southside studio. And, Jessica talks to

Season 2, Episode 14

Apr 8th, 2016 45m 41s

Hosts Dawn Walters and Jay Suszynski welcome Bob Marlow, a West Jefferson Hills entrepreneur, photographer and owner of Prints Charming in this first of two up-close looks at the business and art of photography.

Season 2, Episode 13

Mar 6th, 2016 41m 28s

Hosts Dawn Walters and Jay Suszynski welcome artist and Pittsburgh business owner, Evan Gealy. Evan is the owner of Kyklops, a tattoo shop located on East Carson Street in the heart of Pittsburg's Southside. Evan is a graduate of Thomas Jeffe

Season 2, Episode 12

Feb 1st, 2016 1h 11m

Hosts Dawn Walters and Jay Suszynski welcome legendary and iconic actor, Tom Atkins as he discusses his career in television, film and the cinema of horror. A Pittsburgh guy, Tom weaves many stories from his life and times on sets and stages i

Season 2, Episode 11

Jan 2nd, 2016 1h

Hosts Dawn Walters and Jay Suszynski take a look back at Season 1 and some of the 2015's most memorable moments of TJ ARTSCast's first year in the podosphere..

Season 1, Episode 10, Television and Film Arts, Part 2

Dec 2nd, 2015 1h 4m

This month Hosts Dawn Walter and Jay Suszynski shine the TJ Arts Spotlight on Television & Film Arts in Pittsburgh and the region. Our TJ Arts December 2015 podcast serves up part two of two in this special arts category as we meet television P

Season 1, Episode 9, Television and Film Arts, Part 1

Nov 4th, 2015 55m 45s

This month Hosts Dawn Walter and Jay Suszynski shine the TJ Arts Spotlight on Television & Film Arts in Pittsburgh and the region. Our TJ Arts November 2015 podcast serves up part one of this special arts category as we meet television director

Season 1, Episode 8, Sweet Sweet Jazz

Oct 1st, 2015 31m 30s

This month Hosts Dawn Walter and Jay Suszynski shine the TJ Arts Spotlight on our TJ Arts October 2015 SWEET SWEET JAZZ event. We meet Jazz extraordinare Ray DeFade, one of Pittsburgh's most notable jazz legends. And, Jessica Peconi-Cook frames

Season 1, Episode 7, Visual Arts Explored Part 2

Aug 30th, 2015 52m 9s

This month Hosts Dawn Walter and Jay Suszynski continue their explioration of the Visual Arts with special guest, acclaimed painter and for running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Baron Batch. Julia Suszynski provides the Big picture look at

Season 1, Episode 6, Visual Arts Explored Part 1

Aug 2nd, 2015 32m 35s

This month Hosts Dawn Walter and Jay Suszynski expliore the Visual Arts with special guest, acclaimed painter and educator, Mary Culbertson-Stark. Jessica Cook crafts a "crafting" story from the streets of Pittsburgh while singer Kevin Kindlin

Season 1, Episode 5, Creative Writing PART 2

Jul 1st, 2015 54m 19s

This month, Dawn Walters and Jay Suszynski continue their two-part series on Creative Writing and writers who bring stories to life through their wordsmithing and creativity. In Part 2, Jay talks with Dr. Sam Hazo, Pennsylvana's first State Poe

Season 1, Episode 4, Creative Writing PART 1

Jun 3rd, 2015 32m 42s

Ths month, hosts Dawn Walters and Jay Suszynski examine Creative Writing and Writers in PART 1 of 2 episodes on the art and craft of creative writing. In Part 1, Dawn talks with Pittsburgh-based writer and podcaster Dan Foytik about his love fo

Season 1, Episode 3: A close-up look at Arts Day and the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival

Apr 30th, 2015 35m 47s

Dawn Walters and Jay Suszynski host the third exciting episode of TJ ARTSCast featuring in-depth interview with TJ Arts board member and 2006 TJ alumn Katie Conaway as Katie discusses the upcoming June 27 Arts Day in Pittsburgh. Guest Veronica

Season 1, Episode 2, A look At Student Opportunities In The Arts

Apr 1st, 2015 57m 5s

In our April 2015 TJ ArtsCast, we look a Student Opportunities in our local communities of West Jefferson Hills and Pittsburgh as Jay and Dawn Interview Programming Chair Amy Heathcott, an alum of Thomas Jefferson High School. Jay takes a look

Season 1, Episode 1: The work and life of playwright August Wilson takes center stage.

Feb 28th, 2015 58m 14s

Dawn Walters and Jay Suszynski host the premiere episode of TJ ARTSCast featuring in-depth interviews with TJ Arts Founder Karen Suszynski and Pittsburgh theater critic Christopher Rawson who reveals insights into playwright August Wilson. Thi

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