January 20, 2015
The Apple Seed Radio Program with Sam Payne
Brigham Young University, Utah
Renaissance man...Sam Payne featured the poetic storytelling of Paul Laurence Dunbar, brought to life by storytellers Mitch Capel & Oni Lasana.
Listen here: The Apple Seed Radio Show
Payne's performance of his original stories and jazz-inflected folk music has turned the heads of critics and audiences around the west. Alone or part of Savoy, his jazz quartet, Payne's arresting stage presence, his craft as a poet/storyteller, and his soaring tenor voice have established him as an enduring and engaging performer; the songwriter's songwriter. A veteran of the Timpanogos and Weber storytelling festivals, Payne has brought his peculiar stories and jazz-inflected folk tunes to halls in Canada, Bulgaria, Tokyo, and from coast to coast in the United States. He's played storytelling festivals large and small, including the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival and the Weber Storytelling Festival. In addition to maintaining a career as a performing artist, he serves as the school director of Pioneer High School for the Performing Arts, and hosts "The Apple Seed: Tellers and Stories," a daily radio show on the art of storytelling.
More information about Sam at www.SamPayne.com.
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In 2014 Oni Lasana was "In The Sanctuary" with Valerie Gay of The Art Sanctuary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
"In The Sanctuary" also features interviews with Terry McMillian, of "Waiting To Exhale" and Lorene Cary, founder of Art Sanctuary and author of "The Price of A Child" among other artists and writers.
Listen here: In The Sanctuary
THE ART SANCTUARY uses the power of black art to transform individuals, create and build community and foster cultural understanding.
Valerie V. Gay, CFP
Executive Director
valgay@artsanctuary.org
www.ValGay.com
Prior to joining Art Sanctuary in July 2012, Ms. Gay was assistant dean of Institutional Advancement for the College of Education at Temple University, where she was responsible for directing community building, fund-raising, and alumni activities for nearly 40,000 alumni at the College. Prior to joining Temple University in 2004, Ms. Gay was Vice President and Portfolio Manager at PNC Financial Services. Ms. Gay continues to be a frequent speaker on various investment topics. Additionally, she has written articles concerning women and investing for regional and national publications, has appeared on television newscasts and radio broadcasts speaking on investment topics, and since 2003 has facilitated a series of financial empowerment classes in partnership with the Urban League of Philadelphia.
