Coming from Lafayette, Louisiana is our guest Robert Dafford, an award-winning artist best known for his murals all over the world. Dafford does much research on all his projects for period correctness which is another reason his works are so unique.

Join us to hear how he shares his earliest beginnings and how he had evolved to create his current art. Now also teaching the next generation the skills needed to not only bring the project to life, but to help preserve it for years to come.

Listen in and learn more about his love of culture from music to great food and community building and revitalization, along with his travels and long career.

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Join us for a chat with Dan Kleftead, former radio host from DeKalb, Illinois. Relocating to Louisville, Dan found his place among writers and those with a common interest that led to his podcast that has really flourished in a relatively short period of time.

Dan shares his story of how he found his need as an author soon steered him in the direction of writing a book to help others avoid some of the pitfalls he encountered.

You may find out more about Dan’s books and podcast below:

https://www.danklefstad.com/ https://www.diybookpromo.com/

Dan’s Amazon author page: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Dan-Klefstad/author/B01IC5A1XK?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

https://vampchatwithdanandeva.podbean.com/

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Originally from Schultz Creek, Kentucky, Amanda is no stranger to the world of art. She has been a lifelong poet, writer as well as visual artist.

Currently, Amanda is the Founder and the Chief Executive Officer for an arts and culture nonprofit in Portsmouth, Ohio called Trillium project. Creating paid opportunities for local artists and public art projects, they also make sure to engage individuals from different populations, different age groups, and different cultural backgrounds. Teaming up with Shawnee State University, they also organize a regional artist exhibition every year.

In addition to being a busy administrator for the organization, she states that being a social connector in the community is her favorite thing to do.

You may find out more about Amanda Lewis and The Trillium from the following links:

Links: https://www.trillium-project.org https://www.instagram.com/trillium_project https://www.facebook.com/trilliumproject https://www.instagram.com/amandawritespoetry

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