Brush on the Bluff painting so far...

 

Great fun at Brush on the Bluff yesterday. I will keep working on this painting over the next few days. Here's what I have so far... If you are interested in bidding on it, here's the link. It's going to get cooler and cooler! Thanks! Maeve

Haiku Friday May 16 2025

 

Heat-blasted roses,

Tender petals seared and crisp:

Summer’s comin’ in. 

Max Q

As the next new state

Canada would be blue as

California

Bill

Elvis’s last words

“Just takin care of business“

Yelled from the toilet 

Rikosan

The decay has life

More of it than the killers 

Pity their failure 

Maeve 

Stop by!

Stop by and see me tomorrow, May 17. I’m number 38. Sarah will be hanging out for a while too. Brush on the Bluff is a blast - cool art, great food and lots of activities.

Yesterday's show - Ava Barany, Brush on the Bluff, Bernard the aerodynamic elder and Billy the sometimes street urchin...

I talked with Ava Barany who is one-half of the dynamic artist duo known as the Botanical Alchemists. We talked about Brush on the Bluff, an event that the Botanical Alchemists organize every year. This is an outdoor art show where the artists are working on their pieces which will be auctioned off. Passersby talk to the artists while they work. Plus there are a lot of other fun events too, especially for kids, and great food. The auction proceeds are split between the artists and Friends of the Bluff. 

An elderly accident-prone "Bernard" and a young person (and erstwhile urchin) "Billy" "accidentally called-in" to ask questions about the event and to add an element of drama, danger and excitement to this rollicking 55 minutes. All in all, I would say the show was madcap, yet endearing. 

Brush on the Bluff is this Saturday at Polly Judd Park (hang a right off of High Drive and keep driving straight until you can't) and the surrounding bluff trails from 9 until 4. 

Tune into Out and About every Tuesday at 4 pm on KYRS at 88.1 and 92.3 fm. Also streaming at KYRS.org.  You can listen to this show at https://archive.kyrs.org/mp3/kyrs_250513_160000b.mp3.Thanks for supporting your Spokane community radio station!  Maeve 

Out and About May 13th 2025 - Brush on the Bluff 2025

 

We are back from a trip to Chicago, just in time for today's show! 

I will be talking with Ava Barany who is one of the dynamic duo known as the Botanical Alchemists. We're going to be talking about Brush on the Bluff, an event that the Botanical Alchemists organize every year. This is an outdoor art show where the artists are working on their pieces which will be auctioned off. You can talk to them while they work. Plus there are a lot of other fun events too, and great food. The auction proceeds are split between the artists and Friends of the Bluff. 

I am really happy to be participating in this event again. Arrived home late last night, so fingers crossed that nothing weird happens during today's broadcast. I am beat! 

Brush on the Bluff is this Saturday at Polly Judd Park and the surrounding  bluff trails from 9 until 4. 

Tune into Out and About every Tuesday at 4 pm on KYRS at 88.1 and 92.3 fm. Also streaming at KYRS.org.  Show notes and playlist at https://kyrs.org/show/out-and-about/  Thanks for listening! Maeve 

Haiku Friday May 9 1960

Haiku Friday on location!

Talking with Dahveed!

As always, I have such a great time hanging out with Dahveed Bullis. 

His take on theater, Spokane, and the arts in general, is something I really enjoy. The transformational nature of live theater is palpable, especially today. The current ugly destruction of our nation is on everyone's mind, and it is easy to feel powerless. If you want to fight this destruction, embrace creation. Dahveed is going to bring some beautiful theatrical creation - live, human, face-to-face truth - to Spokane, in his new role as national-award-winning Stage Left Theater's Artistic Director.

If you missed the conversation you can check it out here: https://archive.kyrs.org/mp3/kyrs_250506_160000b.mp3

Today on Out and About!

On today's Out and About, I'll be talking with Dahveed Bullis. Dahveed is the new artistic director for Stage Left Theater. He's also the first African-American artistic director of Stage Left. I am really excited to hear about Dahveed’s vision for the theater. I hope you are too! If you’ve never heard Dahveed before, you are in for a treat. His talent and skillset is amazing and he is just a darn lovely human being.

Tune into Out and About every Tuesday at 4 pm on KYRS at 88.1 and 92.3 fm. Also streaming at KYRS.org.  Show notes and playlist at https://kyrs.org/show/out-and-about/  Thanks for listening! Maeve  

Haiku Friday May 2, 2025

 

Haiku Friday May 2, 2025

“Watershed moment:

“Anger, grief, and disbelief.”

Vancouver, B.C. 

Max Q

They’re finally here! 

The first maggots of the year:

Warm weather coming.

Max Q

Electricity

It is taken for granted

Until it's not there

Bill

Woman weepily 

Helping another weepy

Help you helping me

Laurel

Liquor of lilacs

Spring yawns her fragrant welcome

And begins anew 

Laurel

 He was a hobo

 With plastic bags on his feet

 On the frozen path

Rikosan

Noises in my head

distractingly pleasant din

New kind of hearing

Maeve