The arts community is diverse, vibrant, and vital. Connected is a podcast where the directors of Side Street Studio Arts have conversations with members of the local, regional, and national arts community discussing their work, trends in the arts, life, and how despite our differences we are all Connected. Join us each Wednesday for a new episode.
Interviews may contain adult language and themes.
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the art in local politics
Episode 8- Corey Dixon
SSSA Founder & Executive Director Erin Rehberg interviews the 2021 Elgin City Council Candidates about the…
SSSA Founder and Executive Director Erin Rehberg talks with Dr. Rise' Jones co-founder and Executive Director Hamilton Wings, a non-profit organization that uses the arts as a vehicle for promoting l…
CONNECTED. presents a special series
VOTE LOCAL
the art in local politics
Episode 7 - Richard Johnson
SSSA Founder & Executive Director Erin Rehberg interviews the 2021 Elgin City Council Candidates abou…
CONNECTED. presents a special series
VOTE LOCAL
the art in local politics
Episode 6 - Carol Rauschenberger
SSSA Founder & Executive Director Erin Rehberg interviews the 2021 Elgin City Council Candidates…
CONNECTED. presents a special series
VOTE LOCAL
the art in local politics
Episode 5 - Anthony Ortiz
SSSA Founder & Executive Director Erin Rehberg interviews the 2021 Elgin City Council Candidates about …
Join us this week as Ivette De Santiago and Adrian Mesino have a very long conversation about pretty much everything. Adrian is a local Elgin artist and illustrator and talks about his idea of creat…
CONNECTED. presents a special series
VOTE LOCAL
the art in local politics
Episode 4 - Jodi Perkins
SSSA Founder & Executive Director Erin Rehberg interviews the 2021 Elgin City Council Candidates about t…
CONNECTED. presents a special series
VOTE LOCAL
the art in local politics
Episode 3 - Jerri McCue
SSSA Founder & Executive Director Erin Rehberg interviews the 2021 Elgin City Council Candidates about th…
CONNECTED. presents a special series
VOTE LOCAL
the art in local politics
Episode 2 - Karin Jones
SSSA Founder & Executive Director Erin Rehberg interviews the 2021 Elgin City Council Candidates about th…
CONNECTED. presents a special series
VOTE LOCAL
the art in local politics
Episode 1 - Dustin Good
SSSA Founder & Executive Director Erin Rehberg interviews the 2021 Elgin City Council Candidates about th…
Assistant Director Nick Mataragas interviews Foley artist, Ele Matelan. They discuss the history and name origins of Foley work and it’s almost alchemical way of creating sounds, the parallels of hor…
SSSA Founder and Executive Director Erin Rehberg talks with Amanda Harris, Assistant to the City Manager for Special Projects and the Arts for the City of Elgin. The two long-time friends and collabo…
SSSA Founder and Executive Director Tanner Melvin chats with Stacey Koloski, Co-Founder and Artist Services at PortFringe - Maine’s Fringe Festival. As producers, they discuss life and theater during…
SSSA Founder and Executive Director Erin Rehberg talks with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra's new Executive Director Erik Malmquist about growing up in music in the Fox Valley and an artistic journey th…
Side Street founder and executive director Tanner Melvin chats with Grant Knutson, Founder and Managing Director of Minion Productions, a Seattle-based nonprofit which helps independent artists devel…
Nick interviews Andrew and Tony Massih, the owners of Cairo Ale House in West Chicago.
When everything was shut down in March of 2020, Cairo was saved by an outpouring of support from musicians and c…