5 episodes

The Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts Center in Middletown, CT is a grassroots, avant garde center for all ages, artists and audiences. Our mission is to support the creative endeavors of emerging artists, nurture personal development, educate, connect and enrich lives and uplift people of all ages through the Arts.

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The Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts Center in Middletown, CT is a grassroots, avant garde center for all ages, artists and audiences. Our mission is to support the creative endeavors of emerging artists, nurture personal development, educate, connect and enrich lives and uplift people of all ages through the Arts.

    Jenavieve Hawks

    Jenavieve Hawks

    The Buttonwood Tree's third edition of our Artist Spotlight series features local artist, musician and herbalist Jenavieve Hawks. Together, we chat about her artistic journey, inspirational family, and her upcoming book series! Her work can be found at https://www.jenavieve.online or on Facebook.  Thanks for listening!

    • 22 min
    Ashley Hamel

    Ashley Hamel

    The Buttonwood Tree's second edition of our Artist Spotlight series features Ashley Aisyah Hamel, singer-songwriter, improv comedian and wizard rocker! We explore her career growth as a musician, what Wizard Rock is and the reasons beyond her recent move to Indonesia. Her work can be found at ashleyhamel.com, Facebook, or YouTube. Thanks for listening!

    • 29 min
    Artist Spotlight: Jasmine Jones

    Artist Spotlight: Jasmine Jones

    Welcome to the Buttonwood Tree’s very first edition of our Artist Spotlight series, in which we share the stories, and backgrounds of local artists! Today, we’ll be talking with Jasmine Jones, photographer, filmmaker and founder of the independent Aislin Magazine. A collection of her photography can currently be viewed at Buttonwood.org, and you may find more of her work at afieldofstone.com or aislinmagazine.com. I hope you enjoy our conversation!

    • 19 min
    Deni Young

    Deni Young

    Deni Young is a member at The Buttonwood Tree and has been involved with The Buttonwood since she moved from Florida a decade ago. Deni volunteers at numerous Buttonwood events and participates in open mics. She dives into her experiences with music from running karaoke at her restaurant in Florida, working for a radio station, the many musicians she was able to meet, and how her views on art have changed since she started attending The Buttonwood Tree. 

    • 29 min
    Terri Lachance

    Terri Lachance

    Terri, a very familiar face around The Buttonwood, hosts the Anything Goes Open Mic on the first and third Mondays of each month. She sits down with Drew and Aliyah to discuss her experiences at TBT and how she got into music. Was Terri able to stay up for the entire 30 hours during TBT's 30th Anniversary Celebration? Tune into find out! 

    • 23 min

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