Pamlico Sounds from the Historic Turnage Theatre

Samantha Brinson - Washington Murals (Ghost Signs)

July 25, 2022 00:00 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MB

Samantha grew up in Washington and went out to make her mark on the world. Having attained a successful career, she decided it was time to come home and give back to her hometown. She is now recreating our historic "Ghost Signs" all over town and "making her mark", as host, Steve Barnes likes to put it. Support the show

Earl Malpass - Washington-Warren Airport Manager

July 24, 2022 22:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MB

Earl Malpass has exciting news for our community. The whole airport is about to "take off"! The State Assembly awarded $20 Million to Washington-Warren for planned infrastructure improvements to bring in aviation-related industries and all the associated jobs. Why is this important for the Turnage Theatre and Arts of the Pamlico? Major contracting companies and their crews will be calling Washington home for the next three to five years, working on projects at the airport. It will ...

Erin Ruyle - Washington Tourism Development Authority

July 24, 2022 21:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MB

Erin Ruyle, director of tourism and development for the city of Washington, joins Steve and Leesa to discuss Washington and all its hidden gems. Tune in to hear Erin detail coming back from COVID into an incredible year for Washington, as well as the new arts and culture trail set to be rolled out all throughout the city. Important links Arts of the Pamlico Events Calendar https://www.artsofthepamlico.org/events/photo/ AOP 2022 Summercamps https://artsofthepamlico.ticketleap.co...

Alicia Garver

July 24, 2022 20:00 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MB

BoCo Town welcomes Alicia Garver to the couch to tell us all about art. Hailing all the way from the West coast, Alicia tells us about her experience becoming a teacher, her process for painting, and details about the classes she is teaching here at the Turnage. Listen in as Steve and Leesa learn all about breaking down the barriers in our brains and putting the paintbrush to the canvas. Important links Arts of the Pamlico Events Calendar https://www.artsofthepamlico.org/events/phot...

Wilbert Smallwood, All About Drag Racing - Christopher Satchel, All About Insurance

March 26, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 44.7 MB

On this episode of BoCo Town, Steve and Leesa interview Christopher Satchel and Wilbert Smallwood to find out how to go fast, and be protected while doing it. Christopher Satchel is the owner of Goodlife Insurance and a long time insurance educator in the Washington community, and Wilbert Smallwood is a hall of fame drag racer born in Washington NC. Listen in as they tell their stories of how they found their way to our community, and how they work to make it a better place. Important li...

Steve and Leesa chat with Ethan Wolf, Turnage Theatre manager

March 03, 2022 00:00 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MB

On this February issue of BoCo Town, Steve and Leesa discuss what it really means to be an artist. Ethan Wolf, theatre manager at the Turnage, joins to talk about his experience with STEAM, integrating the arts into our everyday lives, and looking a little bit closer to see the art that already exists there. Important links Arts of the Pamlico Events Calendar https://www.artsofthepamlico.org/events/photo/ Afterschool Spring 2022 https://www.artsofthepamlico.org/youth-arts/ Check ou...

William White - I.C. Improv Comedy

January 26, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 44.2 MB

The first BoCo Town podcast recording in the new year! Steve and Leesa are joined by William White from the Washington improv troupe, I.C. Improv Comedy. William covers everything and anything comedy, discussing the differences in standup and improv comedy, the struggle of playing to a difficult audience, and how to play to your strengths in the world of comedy. Important links Arts of the Pamlico Events Calendar https://www.artsofthepamlico.org/events/photo/ Afterschool Spring 2...

Craig Woolard - Chuck Phillips

December 21, 2021 16:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MB

This month on BoCo Town, Washington native and nationwide sensation Craig Woolard join us. Listen as Craig chats with hosts Leesa Jones, Steve Barnes, and special guest host, Chuck Phillips about his start in music, how the Embers came together, what he does when he isn’t onstage, and much, much more. Arts of the Pamlico Events Calendar https://www.artsofthepamlico.org/events/photo/ First Fridays: Ruth Wyand and the Tribe of One https://www.artsofthepamlico.org/events/first-fridays-on-...

Jordan Cartrette and Elizabeth Waser, ECU School of Music

November 29, 2021 15:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MB

On this episode of BoCo Town, Steve and Leesa interview Jordan Cartrette and Elizabeth Waser, ECU School of Music students and cast members of Pirates of Penzance. Their discussion ranges from how our guests first got into music to the vocal anatomy. Arts of the Pamlico Events Calendar https://www.artsofthepamlico.org/events/photo/ Holiday Homes Tour Tickets https://www.artsofthepamlico.org/events/holiday-homes-tour-3/2021-12-03/ It’s A Wonderful Life Matinee https://www.artsof...

Virginia Finnerty, Gail Baird, and Courtenay Bailey

November 08, 2021 15:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MB

On this episode of BoCo town guests Virginia Finnerty, Gail Baird, and Courtenay Bailey tell us about the search for AOP’s new executive director, important elements for an executive director to be successful, and where our new ED has come from and what plans she has for the future of the Turnage. Arts of the Pamlico Events Calendar https://www.artsofthepamlico.org/events/ Reader’s Theatre Performance https://www.artsofthepamlico.org/events/readers-theatre/ Afterschool Spring 2022...

Alice Sadler - Jennie Ann Cole - Liz Liles

September 22, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 51.8 MB

BOCO Town is recorded on stage at the Historic Turnage Theatre in Washington, North Carolina. The recording session is open to the public. Visit artsofthepamlico.org for the next recording date. Hosts Steve Barnes and Leesa Jones chat with Alice Sadler, who provides a first person account of life in Washington while schools were still segregated. Her gifted storytelling brings that history to life in our imaginations. Alice Sadler is curator of the P.S. Jones Museum in Washington. Jenni...

Jeffery Phipps - Eric Martinez

September 04, 2021 12:00 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MB

Hosts, Steve Barnes and Leesa Jones chat with Jeffery and his new intern. Support the show

Ethan Wolf - Turnage Theatre Manager

September 03, 2021 18:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MB

Steve Barnes chats with Jeffery Phipps and Ethan Wolf Support the show

Clay Carter - Ethan Wolf

September 03, 2021 18:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MB

Hosts Steve Barnes and Leesa Jones chat with Clay Carter and Ethan Wolf Support the show

Ashley Padgett - Beaufort County schools

September 03, 2021 16:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MB

Leesa and Steve chat with Ethan Wolf, Heather Summers, and Ashley Padgett (Beaufort County schools) Support the show

Leesa Jones, Washington Waterfront Underground Railroad Museum

March 14, 2021 16:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MB

Leesa Jones shares her journey from and back to Washington on this episode of BoCo Town. Listen in to learn how the Washington Waterfront Underground Railroad Museum came to be in Washington, NC. Learn about and hear the coded language used to communicate paths to freedom and the role the Pamlico River "alley" played in the pursuit of freedom. Then watch for the next episode when Leesa brings her delightful personality back to BoCo Town as the new co-host starting in April 2021. Support t...

Musicians, Michael Stephenson & Jim Gilliam

February 22, 2021 11:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MB

Listen in to this BoCo Town episode and learn about the saxophone and two musicians that have mastered it and many instruments. Michael Stephenson and Jim Gilliam join us on stage at the Historic Turnage Theatre to share their musical journeys, fun facts about the instruments they play and how they came together at Pitt Community College to keep the journey going. Support the show

Scott Campbell's Christmas in The Original Washington

December 06, 2020 20:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MB

Scott Campbell is well known and loved for his outgoing personality in his role here in Washington, NC, as a realtor, a talented performer, and avid supporter of the arts. In this episode, Steve Barnes and Debra Torrence chat with Scott to learn about how Scott’s waterway to Washington and his love of the area. Scott drops a teaser of his upcoming reading of "Twas the Night Before Christmas" Support the show

Washington NC Tourism Development Authority with Erin Ruyle

November 22, 2020 17:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MB

Washington Tourism Development Authority (WTDA) Executive Director, Erin Ruyle, along with her staff, Paula Stephenson and Gabrielle Whitlock, provide an update on tourism in recent turbulent months. Rather than reporting that Washington's tourism has been dramatically down, Erin provides a few surprising statistics that can be attributed to the region's resilience and the TDA's resourcefulness. Go to VisitWashingtonNC.com and TurnageTheatre.org for more information. Support the show

James Jones - Freedom of North Carolina

November 19, 2020 21:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MB

James Jones discusses his upcoming new movie Support the show

BOCO Town with Emily Soeken

September 28, 2020 19:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MB

Emily Soeken, Arts of the Pamlico's East Carolina University's (ECU) State Employees Credit Union Public Fellows Intern joins BoCo Town Hosts, Torrence and Barnes. Soeken is currently a Junior in Theatre Education at ECU. Listen in as she shares how she was introduced to historical places, who gave her the theatre bug -- on and off stage -- and what she is creating for your next visit to the Historic Turnage Theatre. Support the show

AOP's Oral History project with NC Folklife Institute

July 26, 2020 15:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MB

Before podcasts, oral storytelling around a campfire, on a porch, at a reunion threaded together lives in a community. Guest Sarah Bryan was drawn to oral storytelling from an early age, sitting at the feet of her elders taking it all in. Sarah leads the NC Folklife Institute and will be leading a research project supported by the NC Humanities Council to plan an indepth project to capture the oral histories of the Turnage Theatre. Eric Martinez, AOP's Golden Leaf Foundation-supported sum...

Shannon Reising, Le Moulin Rouge de Danse - Wayne Stoeckert, Singer/Song Writer

June 26, 2020 20:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MB

Shannon Resing and Wayne Stoeckert are two local artists who are woven into the fabric of what our community experiences in the arts routinely. Shannon is a trained dancer and owner of Moulin Rouge de Danse. Her team offers an array of classes for youth and adults in the red barn with recitals at the Turnage Theatre. Wayne has a long history of playing and singing in bands starting up north in New York State and down the eastern seaboard. His smooth vocals and flying fingers on the guita...

Paloma Capanna, Writer - Timothy Bivans, Musician

June 14, 2020 22:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MB

Paloma Capanna joins us to share her journey into the writing world. An attorney practicing and living in Beaufort, NC, Capanna now has two professions having authored poems, a collection of essays entitled Nearly Fifty and a recently completed first — a political thriller titled Inconclusive. Listen in and make your own conclusions about this talented member of the AOP art group affiliate, the Pamlico Writers Group. Tim Bivans joined us from his music studio in Auden. A popular musician an...

Gary Duncan, Scientist/Artist - Nannette Garrett, Singer/Songwriter

June 07, 2020 16:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MB

Gary Duncan joined us on BoCo Town to share his journey from neuro scientist to clothing designer. A musician too, Gary brings microscopic images to life in vivid colors and transfers them on to cloth for uniquely designed women's clothing and COVID19 masks. Nanette Garrett of the band Garrett is an award winning singer, musician, talented song writer and more who found Washington in her youth as her musical passion found a stage. She's been sharing her music ever since. Find her performin...

Billy Vaughn, All About Kites - Al Powell, IBX STEM Center

May 22, 2020 20:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MB

Join us for our 10th BoCo Town episode and take flight - really! Bily Vaughn shares his love of flight and the background on how the flexible wing, Rogallo Wing, was created that led to hang gliding and numerous innovations. Al Powell shares the first drone program for youth in Beaufort County, a partnership with Microsoft and how you can get involved with the IBX STEM Center. Support the show

Ray Midgett, Historian - Ruth Wyand, Musician

May 16, 2020 15:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MB

Ray Midgett Ray joins us to share his passion for local maritime history. Listen in as Ray shares a bit of history about the river port Washington used to be, how a deadly twist of fate for President Lincoln has ties to the region, and the work of a local group preserving Washington’s history, the Historic Port of Washington, is bringing history to the fore. Ruth Wyand Ruth Wyand, a one-woman band — literally — spent time with us sharing how she sings, strums, drums and shakes songs across ...

Ginger Gehres, Artist - Bob Daw, Musician

May 10, 2020 16:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MB

Ginger Gehres, Artist Artist, Ginger Gehres, has always considered her soul to be that of a naturalist and conservationist. Running the gamut from wildlife, landscapes, and florals… they all hold a fascination for her. She carries a deep desire to show others their individual beauty. Join us as we talk with visual bard and award wining artist Ginger Gehres about how she tells a story through scratchboarding. Scratchboard is a fine art technique that employs the use of sharp tools to remove t...

Amber Flora Thomas, Poet - Brian Burke, Musician

April 25, 2020 14:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MB

Amber Flora Thomas, a writer and poet, professor and more joined us today for BoCo Town. The author of Eye of Water: Poems which was selected by Harryette Mullen as the winner of the 2004 Cave Canem Poetry Prize. Her other books include, The Rabbits Could Sing: Poems (University of Alaska Press, 2012) and Red Channel in the Rupture: Poems (Red Hen Press, 2018). You can find her poetry in publications we shared below. Brian Burke (Back Pocket Buddha) hails from New York but has been in Nor...

Lou Hunley, BHM Library - Erin Staebell, AOP

April 18, 2020 19:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MB

Lou Hunley is the Children's Librarian at BHM Library. Headquartered in Washington, NC the regional library serves Beaufort, Hyde and MArtin Counties, including Ocracoke Island. Lou coordinates and supports children's programming across the region. Lou shares what locals can find online through the library system, programs they have been working on and what she calls a noodle-head tale! Erin Staebell is the Arts of the Pamlico Turnage Theatre's Coordinator for theatre and youth programs. Er...

Jenny Mastin on Ceramic Art - Jay Costello, Singer, Musician

April 12, 2020 19:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MB

Jenny Mastin is a Ceramic Artist. Jenny grew up in the area and attended East Carolina University in fiber arts. She took her education to the mountains of NC and over the past 30-years has taught adults and students of varying ages. Her artistic passion is in sculpture and slab work depicting human and animal characteristics, often mixing in other materials. Jenny has exhibited at Seagrove as an invited artists and currently has her work at Chowan Arts Council in Edenton. She will be ex...

Part 1 - BOCO Town Discusses Video Documentaries with Clay Johnson

April 07, 2020 15:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MB

BOCO Town podcast is alive and well! For now, we don't have the pleasure of in person interviews, so we're interviewing online. Click to listen to part 1, where we speak with Clay Johnson, who heads the documentary division of WRAL. We enjoyed our (virtual) time with Clay and we're sure you will too! Support the show

Part 2 - BOCO Town Interviews Local Artist Chuck Phillips

April 07, 2020 15:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MB

BOCO Town's podcast continues with part 2. We talked with Chuck Phillips, singer, songwriter. We all enjoy hearing Chuck perform and he didn't let us down. In this episode, Chuck plays "Nobody Told Me" by John Lennon, along with "Ship Goes Down" which is one of his own songs and one of our favorites. Support the show

BOCO Town with Linda Boyer and Pam Anderson

March 15, 2020 01:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MB

Linda Boyer is chair of Beaufort County Traditional Music Association (BCTMA) and a long time member of Arts of the Pamlico (artsofthepamlico.org) Executive Board. We talk to Linda about the many BCTMA activities she's involved in and then hear her perform. Pam Anderson is a newcomer to community theater at the Historic Turnage Theatre and she tells us about recent and upcoming roles. Support the show

Jeffery Phipps with Arts of the Pamlico

March 09, 2020 12:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MB

Jeffery Phipps discusses his deep history with Arts of the Pamlico, arts council for Beaufort County, North Carolina Visit artsofthepamlico.org to learn more about the amazing arts, entertainment, and events at the Historic Turnage Theatre and throughout our region. Support the show

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