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Mar. 16, 2023: Scott Elementary Arts Gala, Idaho Poetry Out Loud, Jazz

Who's on TA(P)? Sarah Bruggemeier, Seryn Croswhite, Karalie Potter, Todd DelGiudice

This week's episode of the Thursday Arts (P)review — where the "p" is parenthetical because we look both forward and back — features the following:

  • Sarah Brueggemeier, a music specialist at Frances Scott Elementary in Spokane. She talks about the school’s Arts Gala event tonight (March 16). The annual event features interactive activities and performances for students and their families.
  • Seryn Croswhite and Karalie Potter, two Poetry Out Loud regional finalists from different schools in Rathdrum, ID. The two high-schoolers are headed to the Idaho State Poetry Out Loud final in Garden City on March 18 to compete for a spot at the national level.
  • Woodwind musician and jazz artist Todd DelGiudice, who spoke to our Friday Afternoon Jazz host Rachel Bade-McMurphy ahead of his appearance with the Spokane Jazz Orchestra last weekend to perform the music of the Beatles at the Bing Crosby Theater. In this excerpt, Todd talks to Rachel about his album Human Element.

The Thursday Arts (P)review airs every Thursday at 12pm on KPBX with a roundup of arts-related news and information from across the Inland Northwest.

E.J. Iannelli is Spokane Public Radio's Arts and Music Director
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  • Rachel Bade-McMurphy is a musician, composer, and arts advocate raised in the Pacific Northwest. She studied Music and Humanities at Washington State University and received her Master of Music in Jazz Pedagogy from Eastern Washington University. A passionate teacher and jazz enthusiast, she founded Imagine Jazz, a local arts organization that hosts guest artists from New York and around the globe for concerts and educational events. Rachel's Friday Afternoon Jazz show will explore many eras and sub-genres of jazz, threading the layers of a complex and rich art music. The show will not only celebrate diversity and a lush heritage but explore new directions and varied approaches within the art form. The show will include interviews and features including regional happenings all centered around a playlist of great jazz music from classics and rare gems to modern innovations.