A LITTLE TOO QUIET: THE FERNDALE LIBRARY PODCAST

ALTQ with JSB (Jesse Shepherd-Bates) of the WAB

A lot of acronyms and initials in the title of this episode: on A Little Too Quiet (ALTQ), it's Jesse Shepherd-Bates (JSB) of the Woodward Avenue Brewers (WAB / WabCo). Today, we're talking with Jesse about his career as an events planner and manager of entertainment venues. We talk about what its been like to be a medium-ish capacity venue in the age of a pandemic. But we also talk about two very uplifting things, one of which is the positive-energy-generating festival that's hosted here in Ferndale known as the DIY Street Fair. We talk about why that is such an important annual event, even though we can't attend it this year. But more than that, Jesse is doing the library proud: he has recommendations for YOU. Jesse is an avid reader of Graphic Novels, and he has plenty of titles to share with you--all of which are available to request for curbside pickups through the Ferndale Library's online catalog. 

If you're eager to search for the titles Jesse mentions, click here: www.ferndalepubliclibrary.org 
If you're eager to check out the venues that Jesse manages, click here: http://www.thewabferndale.com/
If you're eager to see a music video featuring Jesse on piano, with the band Handgrenades (covering Fiona Apple), click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNCrqei0XNY

Singer-songwriter Kate Hinote (Blueflowers & Kate Hinote Trio)

Singer Kate Hinote is a Detroit-based artist with an incredible voice; she's been performing and recording music for more than a decade, having broken out on the scene in the mid-2000s with the shoegaze duo Ether Aura. Over the last decade, audiences have come to know her as the frontperson for the folk-noir ensemble the Blueflowers, but lately, she formed the Kate Hinote Trio, featuring her longtime Blueflowers bandmate, David Johnson, on guitar and Matthew Parmenter (Discipline and Algebra Mothers) on violin. This trio was initially set to be part of the library's Summer Concert Series, but since we had to sadly cancel that date, we decided to link up through this podcast so that Hinote could share some insights into how to overcome stage-fright, as well as reveal a bit more about what to expect in the year ahead from the Kate Hinote trio. 

https://www.facebook.com/katehinotemusic/ 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O10_pEQkSH0

 

 

ALTQ - Ferndale & Pleasant Ridge Gardeners: Ross Sandelius

Podcast Host Jeff Milo never thought he could be good at gardening--UNTIL he met Ross Sandelius..., one of the Admins of the Ferndale and Pleasant Ridge Area Gardeners on Facebook social group! This is a group for gardeners in and around Ferndale and Pleasant Ridge Michigan, although all are welcome. New gardeners, casual gardeners, professional and intensive gardeners, ALL are encouraged to interact, share their pictures, tips, and ask and answer gardening questions of each other. 

Sandelius is an avid gardener with plenty of insights to share on this podcast! He led three educational presentations on gardening over the summer months of 2019--hosted at the Ferndale Library. If you have a question about gardening, then consider posting to the group--as your host can assure you, they are supremely helpful. 

A glimpse into Sandelius' garden: Japanese painted fern. 

 

ALTQ - Librarian Tekedra Lofton (+ Author Ophelia Crane)

Tekedra Lofton is a librarian. Ophelia Crane is an author. They are synonymous; one in the same. Lofton is currently the Community Engagement Librarian in Taylor, MI, but she is a former employee of the Ferndale Library. On this episode, we're talking about the importance of community engagement, as well as the ideas of literary genres, and why her books, written as Ophelia Crane, might not fit into any category. 

 

https://www.opheliacrane.com/ 

 

 

ALTQ Featuring GO! Comedy's Pj Jacokes

Today, we're chatting with one of our neighbors! Pj Jacokes is an actor/writer/director & co-founder of GO! Comedy Improv Theater! We talk about how to be funny on the fly, how to sustain a small business for 12+ years, what it's like being an improv artist in a pandemic, and also, we talk about GO!'s long-running Detroit Improv Festival...., which...., sadly, is canceled this year. But, if you want to find out more, click here: https://www.gocomedy.net/ 

 

 

 

ALTQ - Information Literacy with U-M's Jo Angela Oehrli

Jo Angela Oehrli is the Learning Librarian, and Children's Literature Librarian, at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. In 2017, she received an award from the American Library Association for her research and work on Information Literacy. This is the third installment of our ongoing series on the importance of our individual ability to assess the information we're encountering through various mediums on a daily basis. 

 

Discussed in this episode:

Information on Reading Laterally. 

 

2016 Stanford History Education Group Study

 

and:

More info on Jo Angela Oehrli