February 2023, Meet Jason Coombs!
Featuring Jason A. Coombs is long overdue. He is a filmmaker and a contributor to this BAT newsletter, founder/director of the Bridgeport Film Fest, co-producer of Crabby Cabaret, and Chair of the Outreach committee for Greater Bridgeport Pride, hosts a monthly broadcast on WPKN radio, 89.5 and that’s just what he does in Bridgeport! He is a talented, amiable, driven artist from Bridgeport who has a studio at the NEST Arts Factory. He is actively involved in the Bridgeport arts and works on projects that have a national and international footprint. Recent career highlights include an appearance on Saturday Night Live, in the Holiday-Themed “Big Boy” digital short sketch, which included dancing backup for Pop Star Sza and a featured appearance with Cecily Strong and Keke Palmer.
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See SNL “Big Boys” with Jason A. Coombs, Keke Pepe, Sza, Cecily Strong
Video: Artists’ Talks Made for the BAT during the Covid shutdown 2020.
Artists’ interviews debuted daily. Just imagine you have a glass of wine, the art is on the walls and you are mingling with artists listening in on a casual chat, a combo of friendly discussion and some art talk. These are the insightful conversations that take place at art receptions which only a few have the opportunity to catch. These interviews will be archived on the Bridgeport Art Trail website.
Thurs 11/5
Ayn Kraven
Lynn Casetta
Adger Cowans
Fri 11/6
Kate Eisemann
Mila Lanfranco
Holly Hawthorn
Brec Morgan
Mary Dwyer
Crystal Heiden
Liz Squillace
Cris Dam
Looketha, Marcella Cavalliere
Sat 11/7
Tom Mezzanotte
Iyaba Ibo Mandingo
Yolanda Vasquez Petrocelli
Clymenza Hawkins
Jeanine Brown
Sun 11/08
“We Are Artists” Inspirational Words by Rev Ina Anderson
Black Rock Arts Guild Art & Poetry
Bryan Larney
Iyaba Ibo Mandingo
Tue 11/10
Rick Reyes
Wed 11/11
(The Knowlton Wall)
Shiran Nicholson
Jenna Morello
John Paul O’Grodnick
Thu 11/12
Yolanda Vasquez Petrocelli
Rick Shaefer
Fri 11/13
Art and Design with Terri Smith and American Fabrics artists
Sat 11/14
Body Painting with Alicia Cobb
Rick Reyes: Fabric Chronicles
Rick Shaefer: Studio Talk
Denise Susalka: Studio Talk
Sun 11/15
Color Fields: Studio Talk
Russell Miyaki: Studio Talk
Shanna T. Melton(Spoken Word Open Mic, Poetic Souls)