Creative Conversations

05/14/2025

Got a public art project that you need some help making happen?

In partnership with the Downtown Improvement Board, Bay Arts Alliance is now accepting proposals for public art!

What to include in your proposal:
• Location for artwork
• Purpose of artwork
• Artist name
• Proposed budget

Submit your proposal via email to [email protected]

FAQ:
What do funds from the public art grant cover?
• Paying the artist (including sketches/renderings, the work associated with painting the piece, supplies)
• Clear Coat for finished piece

What is not covered by the public art grant?
• Construction or repair on desired wall

Proposals accepted on a rolling basis.

🎨: Cameron Moberg @ Panama City Center for the Arts

05/14/2025

In case you missed our conversations with the folks responsible for bringing Public Eye Soar --here it is:
https://podcatcher.net/podcasts/https%3A%2F%2Ffeed.podbean.com%2Fwkgc%2Ffeed.xml/wkgc.podbean.com%2Fffbf56d8-29de-3e09-a867-7d2d05204684

***If you haven't sent us a catchphrase or a tagline, send us one now by posting here or emailing: [email protected]
We'll read a new one each week!

Join the conversation--Wednesday at noon on WKGC Public Radio 90.7 FM or listen online at WKGC.org

05/07/2025

Looking forward to having a conversation with our friends from Public Eye Soar, Margaret and JD! With their business, the Public Eye, they help events and businesses with their projection and technology needs!

***If you haven't sent us a catchphrase or a tagline, send us one now by posting here or emailing: [email protected]
We'll read a new one each week!

Join the conversation--Wednesday at noon on WKGC Public Radio 90.7 FM or listen online at WKGC.org
https://www.facebook.com/events/1026012315525085

04/30/2025

Looking forward to having a conversation with my friend Eric Darnell tomorrow. He's fresh off winning the Red Holland Community Spirit Award at Redfish Film Fest and is already knee deep in helping pull together various events for Star Wars Week in Historic Downtown Panama City!

We'll also have fan favorite, Kelsi Hollis McLendon (aka The Krizzler) filling in for Tony Simmons as a cohost.

***If you haven't sent us a catchphrase or a tagline, send us one now by posting here or emailing: [email protected]
We'll read a new one each week!

Join the conversation--Wednesday at noon on WKGC Public Radio 90.7 FM or listen online at WKGC.org
https://www.facebook.com/events/1026012315525085

04/22/2025

Our guest this week, Jason Blanks, will tell us all about the Bay High Theatre Program and their presentation of “Heathers the Musical: High School Edition” which opens this Friday night!

Join the conversation--Wednesday at noon on WKGC Public Radio 90.7 FM or listen online at WKGC.org


Event Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1137136107919540/1137136111252873/

More about Jason:
Jason Blanks is originally from Panama City, Florida and is a graduate of Mosley High School, Gulf Coast College, and University of the Arts with a BFA in Directing for Theatre. He identifies as a director who has gotten into the habit of being a teacher. He is the Chair for District One Thespians and has also been an active participant in the Florida Junior Thespians State Festival for almost a decade. He loves teaching his Improv workshops to those incredibly energetic middle school kids and spends his days trying to recreate that magic in the classroom with high school students. He is very excited that his school has just finished their construction of an amazing fine arts center and now strives to make sure his program is worthy of its brilliant new house. Recent director duties include: Monstersongs, Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind, The SpongeBob Musical, and A Doll’s House. His last big adventure was returning to the stage as an actor in last year’s production of The Drowsy Chaperone at Amelia G Tapper Center at Gulf Coast College.

04/21/2025

Happy Monday!
Tune in Wednesdays at noon on WKGC Public Radio 90.7 FM to learn more about your arts community on Creative Conversations!

04/17/2025

We need your feedback! We are ten shows in with Creative Conversations on WKGC Public Radio 90.7 FM, and we'd love to hear your thoughts. Shows like this only survive if the community sees value in them, so we want to deliver to you something worth your time.

What do you like or not like about the show?
Do you like the opportunity to call in and ask questions?
Would you like to see it in podcast format so you can listen to it anytime?
What do you think of our segments, the Creative Prompt, and our 'Say Anything' game that we play at the end of the show? Too silly or fun enough?
Would you rather have music during the lunch hour instead of our babbling?🤣

We still want taglines (and would love to have a new one each week, haha)

Any additional feedback is welcome and much appreciated!

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Email us at: [email protected]

Bay Arts

04/16/2025

Our guest this week, Lex Benedict, is a Filmmaker, Editor, VFX Artist, and Post-Production Producer from Panama City, Florida who's been editing professionally for over two decades in Los Angeles.

She is also the Co-founder and Head Programmer of Redfish Film Fest, which is just around the corner! She's an absolute joy to be around, and we can't wait to hang out with her. It's going to be a great show!

Join the conversation--Wednesday at noon on WKGC Public Radio 90.7 FM or listen online at WKGC.org



More about Lex Benedict:
Lex has spearheaded the post-production and delivery process of over twenty feature length films, several docu-series, music videos, shorts and branded content distributed on platforms such as ARRAY for Netflix, HBO, Hulu, FOX, and Amazon. She’s edited Branded Content for Buzzfeed, Billboard, Headspace, Macy’s and Complex.

Her work has featured high-profile talent like John Legend, Mena Suvari, Octavia Spencer, America Ferrrara, Gordon Ramsay, Jay Baruchel, Craig Ferguson, Jaleel White, Chandra Wilson, Yvette Nicole Brown, Jason Scott Lee, Margaret Cho, Denise Richards, Rob Huebel, Michaela Watkins and Maria Canals-Barrera.

Her latest movie was The Lama Entertainment feature film, The Christmas Letter which unites Chevy Chase, Randy Quaid, and Brian Doyle Murray for the first time since Christmas Vacation.
Six of her films have been awarded the IMDBPro “ReFrame Stamp” for gender-balanced productions.

Lex loves science fiction, horror, and dark comedy. She collects vinyl records, dime-store sci-fi novels, and vintage metal robots. She resides in Los Angeles with her producer husband, an Australian Cattle Dog, Dash Render, and a blind tabby cat named Tango Foxtrot that keeps her on her toes!

04/09/2025

This Wednesday, artists Kelly McLendon and Jen Honeycutt will join us on Creative Conversations at noon on WKGC Public Radio 90.7 FM.

We'll be discussing Jen and Kelly's exhibition, ‘Exploring Connection’, which is on display now at the Panama City Center for the Arts. The exhibition uncovers the profound role of connection in our everyday lives and features a dynamic array of two- and three-dimensional pieces—collages, paintings, sculptures, and ceramics.

Be sure to tune your dial to 90.7 FM on Wednesday at noon to join the conversation with Jayson Kretzer & Tony Simmons or listen online at WKGC.org.

Do you have an artist or topic you would like us to have a conversation with/about?
Post here or email us at [email protected] and don't forget to

04/02/2025

This Wednesday, Sergey Bogza, Music Director and Conductor of the Panama City Symphony will join us on Creative Conversations at noon on WKGC Public Radio 90.7 FM.

In his third year as the Music Director, Sergey leads masterworks and holiday concerts, curates a monthly chamber music series, and serves as the Director of Music Education. We are so excited to hear from him about what the Panama City Symphony has in store for the future!

Be sure to tune your dial to 90.7 FM on Wednesday at noon to join the conversation with Jayson Kretzer and Tony Simmons!

DON'T FORGET, the Creative Prompt for the week: Write a haiku about being on hold (or receiving bad customer service).
Post it here or email us at [email protected] and we'll read a few on air!

02/24/2025

This week's guest is our good friend Jason Hedden, the man behind Panama City Comedy fresh off another weekend full of great comedy events! Be sure to tune in this Wednesday at noon on WKGC Public Radio 90.7 FM and join the conversation.

Also, don't forget to submit your creative prompt: "Describe a Place Using Only Smells and Sounds" – No visuals allowed! Comment here or email us your submission and we'll pick a couple to read on air!