We are very excited to present our guest, Matthew Shifrin! A man with many talents – musician, inventor, advocate, and more, he is also FIA’s 2018 scholarship winner. Please join us as we have an engaging, multifaceted conversation with him!

Some websites are listed in the show. His website is

http://www.legofortheblind.com/

Some other links he provided are:

His music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KxhdW7HHxA

His Ted Talk: https://youtu.be/Ls6JdUdogLQ

Art Parlor is brought to you by Friends in Art and ACB Radio. It airs beginning every Saturday evening at 8PM on ACB Radio Mainstream, repeating various times throughout the week. To listen and for a full schedule, go to

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And please visit www.friendsinart.com to learn more about us. Enjoy the show!

Welcome to Art Parlor, brought to you by Friends in Art, for May, 2020. In this addition, we are featuring the memory of our beloved FIA President, Lynn Hedl, who passed away suddenly on April 9 due to a myriad of health complications. The FIA board, some other members, and Lin's family joined us in sharing our memories of Lynn. For more information about Lynn and to sign the guestbook, go to

Https://lynnhedl.weebly.com/

Art Parlor can be heard every Saturday at 8PM, Sunday at 8AM, Tuesday at 7AM and Wednesday at 7PM. You can listen on ACB Radio Mainstream, use the ACB Link app for Android or iOS, or call (518) 906-1820. For more information on Friends in Art, go to

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Thank you for listening.

Episode Notes

Friends in Art presents: The Art Parlor! Welcome to our premier featuring FIA member, poet, and author, Ann Chiappetta. She shares her thoughts on creativity and independent publishing.

The Art Parlor airs on ACB Radio Mainstream every week, beginning Saturdays at 8PM, Sundays at 8AM, Tuesdays at 7AM, and Wednesdays at 7PM. For a full Mainstream schedule, go to http://www.acbradio.org/mainstream.

Friends In Art is a special interest affiliate of the American Council of the Blind. For more information go to www.friendsinart.com or www.acb.org