1.2010: "The Lisa D Show" Guests

This month on “The Lisa D Show" an eclectic mix of people were interviewed to include writers, photographers, promoters, editors, producers, directors, visual artists, curators, graphic designers, reverends and more. Below is a list of show guests in January.

1.4.10: Chris Babcock, new analyst and Shawn Abel, arts advocate

1.5.10: Austin Savage, founder of the Border Theatre Project

1.6.10: Lisa Garibay, founder of LARGetc.com

1.7.10: Brooke Chalka and Joanne Lopez, directors of “Confessions of Women”

1.8.10: Jessica Escalante and Cassandra Yardeni, founders of VidaCityGuide.com

1.11.10: Eli Velasquez, Executive Director of the TransPecos/El Paso Regional Center of Innovation and Commercialization (RCIC), www.tpeprcic.org

1.12.10: Godfrey Harris, curator of "The Da Vinci Experience Exhibition” at the El Paso Museum of History

1.13.10: Mac Montandon, author of Jetpack Dreams, www.jetpackdreams.com

1.14.10: Sue Malone, small business lending guru

1.15.10: Miguel deSantiago, editor of www.epculturebeat.com

1.19.10: Rev. Kati L. Houts from the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Church

1.20.10: Mark Paulda, author of Celebrating El Paso

1.21.10: Jan Wolfe, writer for, David Villanueva, director of, “Out of the Closet and Into the Fire”

1.22.10: Jeff Antebi, photographer of “Narco Christmas” for Planet-mag.com

1.25.10: Rebecca Lampinstein, co-owner of Ripe, to promote Haiti relief effort funder and the producer of “Cocina Indigena”

1.26.10: Arturo Arce, creator of Hell Paso, an El Paso clothing brand and Dr. N.A. Adams of Texas Tech, author of Nutrition for the Eye

1.27.10: Benjamin Sáenz, author of Last Night I Sang to the Monster

1.28.10: Jan Wolfe, director of “Die Laughing”

1.29.10: Christine Foerster, creator of farm.stand, and Anne Giangiulio, graphic designer, both showing at the Rubin Center for the Visual Art

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1:29:10: Today's Guests

Christine Foerster, creator of farm.stand, will be our first guest on "The Lisa D Show" today from 1 - 2 p.m. on KHRO 1150 AM. Tune in or stream the show from www.talkradio1150.com. Call the show @ 915.880.4376.

farm.stand is project based on a mobile, modular farm stand, which embodies an important relationship between art and the environment, art object and produce. During 2010-2011 farm.stand will serve as the meeting point and delivery system for a number of interventions, performances and art objects which will be part of an effort to engage with “do it yourself” technologies concerned with agriculture.

Christine Foerster works in a variety of visual media including textiles, performance, installation and mixed media painting. Her most recent work invites participants to reconsider their relationship to urban private and public space through their interaction with Shell-ter-wear, a medium that transforms from garment to a temporary shelter-pod.

farm.stand is currently on display at the UTEP Department of Art Biennial Faculty Exhibition at the Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts.

Anne Giangiulio, also on display as part of the Biennial show, will join us to discuss her graphic design posters in the show. Giangiulio creates posters after concerts have come through El Paso, most notably the family running to Beck after his performance in 2009.

Both of these women represent very different genres and have some of the best works in the show. For more information on the Rubin Center, visit http://rubincenter.utep.edu.
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1:28:10: Blogs I like

Bruce Berman produces a magnificent homage to the Border in his photography blog, www.border-blog.com. Featured in shows at the Centennial Museum and the Adair Margo Fine Art Gallery, Berman is on heavy display this month.

This Friday Adair Margo Fine Art gallery will have and artist's reception from 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (The Martin Building, 215 N. Stanton, 6th floor) followed by an artist talk Three Decades of Photographing the Border from 12:45 - 1:30 p.m. at the Percolator (217 N. Stanton).

1.28.10: Today’s Guest

Jan Wolfe, director of “Die Laughing,” will be the guest on "The Lisa D Show" today from 1 - 2 p.m. on KHRO 1150 AM. Tune in or stream the show from www.talkradio1150.com. Call the show @ 915.880.4376.

“Die Laughing” is an “interactive murder mystery puts you in the center of the action. There's skullduggery afoot at a televised talent contest. Who gets killed? Who is the murderer? Characters in this comedy surround you and even serve your dinner. 
Tickets are $35 for dinner and a show. Tips, wine and beer are extra.
Reservations are required. Call 915-585-2221

Also featured on today’s show is Al Soto of “There’s nothing to do in El Paso.” Alfred will call from a pay phone somewhere in El Paso and read a long list of upcoming events taking place starting this Thursday night. If you think there’s nothing to do in El Paso, you’ve got to tune into the segment, which follows the second break at 1:40 p.m. After Al’s cultural lineup, we’ll give away tickets to an upcoming event. Keep the hotline number on speed dial, 915.880.4376, and secure your chance at winning!

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1.27.10: Blogs I like

Caption: Woman with glasses, January 23, 2010, published on fiveblocksaround.blogspot.com

"ABOUT THIS BLOG

109 N. Mesa (El Paso, Texas) Is the address of the building where I live. I live in a seven story building that houses six loft like apartments and retail stores on the first floor. This blog is about the people, places and things five blocks around this building and sometimes in this building. No more no less."

In addition to being interesting and beautiful, this blog has managed to spark quite a debate on my Facebook page. First take a look at this blog, browse the photos, then read through some of the comments from my Facebook page (Lisa Degliantoni) on this post.

We'll be interviewing the creator of this blog in a few weeks on "The Lisa D Show," but first I want this conversation to gain some traction and make sure that I interview as many people and view points that I can.

1.27.10: Today’s Guest

Benjamin Sáenz, author of Last Night I Sang to the Monster, will be the guest on "The Lisa D Show" today from 1 - 2 p.m. on KHRO 1150 AM. Tune in or stream the show from www.talkradio1150.com. Call the show @ 915.880.4376.

This Sunday, Jan. 31, Sáenz will be the guest speaker for the Friends of the El Paso Downtown Public Library at the Downtown Public Library on Oregon St. Sáenz will be reading from his latest YA novel Last Night I Sang to the Monster, a book which is receiving starred reviews and has been considered for prestigious national awards. 



Cinco Puntos Press, Sáenz’s publisher, is donating a portion of all book sales to the Friends of the Downtown Public Library.




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1.26.10: Today’s Guests

Arturo Arce, creator of Hell Paso, a local clothing brand for the city, will be the guest on "The Lisa D Show" today from 1 - 2 p.m. on KHRO 1150 AM. Tune in or stream the show from www.talkradio1150.com. Call the show @ 915.880.4376.

Arturo Arce is a graphic designer graduating from UTEP this May. “He was born and raised in El Paso and always knew he wanted to own his own business one day. As a kid, Arturo saw the term "Hell Paso" used by a graffiti artist and has always felt that this was a catchy nickname for our city. Since then he has heard people refer to El Paso as "Hell Paso" for various reasons, many of which are negative. Last year, he started his own clothing line and decided to call the line Hellpaso, hoping to change the connotation of the nickname and start a local brand for the city. Currently, the clothing line includes hooded sweatshirts, and t-shirts for men women and children.All of these items can be purchased online at www.hellpasostore.com. The Hellpaso brand also includes an upcoming skateboard line, available in the spring. These skateboards will be sold both online and at Crooks Skate Shop on 5640 Montanta and 1791 N. Zaragoza Rd. He is currently working with Jesse Perez, owner of Crooks Skate Shop, in hopes of developing a project which would include donating skateboard decks to lower income children. By providing these children with an alternative lifestyle, Arturo hopes to deter them away from drugs, gangs or alcohol.”

We’ll also feature Dr. N.A. Adams of Texas Tech, author of Nutirition for the Eye, a book on how to protect your vision. The book is published by local publisher Stanley Publishing Co. This Thurdsay, Jan. 28, Dr. Adams will talk at the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine on “Introduction to Eye Nutrition.” For more information about this book visit www.stanleypublishing.com.

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1.25.10: Today’s Guests

Rebecca Lampinstein, co-owner of RIPE Eatery, will be on the show to promote a Haiti relief effort funder. Tune in from 1-2 p.m. on 1150 AM or stream the show from www.talkradio1150.com. Call the show @ 915.880.4376.

RIPE Eatery on Wednesday, January 27 will help raise money for Haiti earthquake relief. All food sale profits will be donated to Doctors Without Borders - America, during lunch (11 a.m. – 2 p.m.) and dinner (5 – 9 p.m.) and the waitstaff will donate a portion of their tips too.

Live Music Includes performances by: Mike Duncan (11 a.m. - 1 p.m.), Julio Ortiz (5 p.m. - 7p.m.) and Black Coyotes (7 p.m. - 9 p.m.) This event is sponsored by RIPE Eatery, PrintSpot and Viva Creative Group.

Also on today’s show, we talk with members of the exciting new culinary television project, "Cocina Indigena."

Antena Productions in association with Rebirth Multimedia and Santasombra, propose two pilot programs for a T.V. cooking series that explores the indigenous cuisine from the different regions of Mexico. The purpose of the show “Cocina Indigena” is to show the importance of Mexican indigenous cuisine to audiences around the world.

The show will be hosted by the Chef Miriam Ceballos Helguera, from Mexico City, who has extensive knowledge of international cuisine and has studied in cities like Mexico City and New York.

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1.25.10: This week on “The Lisa D Show”

Monday – Rebecca Lampinstein, co-owner of Ripe, to promote Haiti relief effort funder on 1.27.10

Tuesday – Arturo Arce, creator of Hell Paso, a local clothing brand for the city

Wednesday – Benjamin Alire Saenz, author of YA novel Last Night I Sang to the Monster

Thursday – Jan Wolfe, writer and director of “Die Laughing” and Albert Soto, creator “There’s nothing to do in El Paso”

Friday – Christine Foerster, creator of farm.stand

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1.24.10: PechaKucha Night needs presenters

Friday, February 19, 2010 at FORUM Arts and Culture, is the night of the next PechaKucha Night. The call for presenters is still open, so take a moment to visit the website for more information as the deadline is fast upon us.

Pecha Kucha Night is open to architects, graphic designers, musicians, art directors, techologists, photographers, filmmakers, creative students or anyone else with ideas El Paso and the world needs to know about.

In a few weeks, a little closer the event date, we'll interview William Helm on "The Lisa D Show." In the meantime, please help spread the word and secure more presenters for the evening of the 19th.