“Every bit of me is devoted to love and art. And I aspire to try to be a teacher to my young fans who feel just like I felt when I was younger. I just felt like a freak. I guess what I’m trying to say is I’m trying to liberate them, I want to […]
Category: Visiting Artists
Visiting Artist: Michael Baker
Michael Baker, a percussionist who has worked with a variety of musical organizations including the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra. He taught the residents drum construction, acoustics, drum circle techniques, beginning rhythm theory, nonverbal communication practices, drum history, rudiments and other sticking patterns. It was a fun and engaging visit. Biography: Currently the director of percussion at […]
Visiting Artist: Aaron Christensen
Aaron is a world renown blogger and writer for HorrorHound Magazine who’s life’s passion for enjoying horror film has led him into a full-time career in the industry. He spoke passionately about following your dreams. As someone who loves horror films, the idea of watching them as a career is something most of us wouldn’t […]
Visiting Artist: Shane Hawley
Shane is a Poet and performance artist from St. Paul, Minnesota. More information can be found below on his Facebook page and on YouTube, where you can see him in action. Shane Hawley on Facebook Shane Hawley on YouTube
Visiting Artist: Lacey Roop
Lacey Roop is a nationally acclaimed spoken word artist and performs around the country and in Canada. It was a pleasure to have Lacey as the first guest of the Visiting Artists program. For over three hours, Lacey lead the residents in a discussion of poetry along with reciting some of her own poetry. Some […]
