Curious Mix

Jill Ditmire hosts a weekly arts program showcasing a variety of local artists and their work. Hear from writers, painters, musicians and more as they discuss their art and what it means for their community.

Radio Schedule

Saturday

May 26, 2018
7:00AM | 90.1 FM and HD1

Thursday

May 31, 2018
8:00PM | 90.1 FM and HD1

Saturday

June 2, 2018
7:00AM | 90.1 FM and HD1

Thursday

June 7, 2018
8:00PM | 90.1 FM and HD1

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May 24, 2018

Discovering the Beauty Within (encore episode)

This episode of CURIOUS MIX includes: BEAUTIFUL the Musical; WFYI Bar to Star Winner; World Premiere of EVA; Candles Holocaust Museum; IMS featured films; Line + Form Atelier; Uplifting poetry; Ethnic Eats. (Originally aired May 4, 2018)

May 17, 2018

Authors, Painters, and Culture Makers

This week on CURIOUS MIX: The Great American Read with author John Green; Fried Plantains; Plein Air Painters; Books that became movies; 70's Soul Legends; Internationally acclaimed water colorist; Poetry for the impatient; Afrofuturism ; DIY Radio

May 10, 2018

International Influences

Sculptor Gino Miles; DIY musician KO; Nickel Plate Arts Amphitheater; Playground Open Mic; Latin Jazz Pianist Pavel; Abysinnia coffee ceremony; Brandon Meeks Music; To Gaza with Love; Poems for the working man; SKYWATCH.

May 04, 2018

Discovering the Beauty Within

Apr 19, 2018

Artistic Explorers

This edition of Curious Mix includes: Vinyl record artist Lobyn Hamilton; The Sunday Afternoon Housewife; A singing surgeon; Sneak Previews; Lani & The Tramps; Experimental jazz; Windsor Park neighborhood; A day in the life of Death; Karaoke at the Kitchen.

Apr 12, 2018

Story Telling Through Sound

Josh Kaufman on his new album; Butler First Music and Memory program ; Making It with Andy D; 5 songs from drummer Paul Symon; Ready Player One movie review; New blues from Tad Robinson; Plant Poetry; Skywatch

Apr 05, 2018

You Go Girls!

Daughters of Z; Indy Women in Hip Hop; Community Content Creator; Village Voices; VIPS art event; Tattoo poetry; Jazz Guitarist's 5 Favorite Songs; Wonderland the Amusement Park; Skywatch

Mar 29, 2018

Edible and Wearable Art

This week our "Curious Mix" includes Art Dish: DIY Custom Clothier; APA Jazz Finalist plays at Pacers Game; "Reel West" at the Eiteljorg; Independent Movies and Venues; Punny Poetry; The Blind Boys of Alabama.

Mar 24, 2018

Artists, Engines, Boxers and Fish

On this week's episode of Curious Mix we hear how art history influences a painter and visit an artist's studio with plenty of history. We share ear candy for gearheads, eye candy for star gazers, wisdom for writers and hear how boxing benefits the brain. Plus a musical mad scientist serves up 5 Favorite Songs and a visual artist waxes poetic on fish.

Mar 10, 2018

The Speech that Kept the City Calm; Hoosier Jazz Icons; An Ode to Cinnamon Toast

This episode of "Curious Mix" features powerful interviews with people who were there the night Robert Kennedy told an Indianapolis crowd that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had been assassinated; Music from two Indianapolis jazz greats; a DIY artist whose passion is more than a pastime; and the joys of cinnamon toast.

Mar 01, 2018

A Coffee Shop Owner, a Hoosier Actor, a Curious Cocktail, and More

This week, spend some time with a community minded coffee shop owner, who is making a change on the Indianapolis near east side. And a Hoosier actor who talks about his role in an academy award nominated film. What inspires a dancer, a musician, or a photographer? And we learn how to make the Hotel Tango curious mix cocktail. Listen and learn as we share a curious mix of arts & culture.

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