Today we feature Bill Cleveland, founder and Director of the Center for the Study of Art and Community. Established in 1991, CSA&C works to build new working relationships between the arts and the broader community. Bill's books: Art In Other Places, Making Exact Change and Art and Upheaval are regarded as seminal works in the burgeoning field of arts-based community development. His most recent book, written with Patricia Shifferd, Between Grace and Fear: The Role of the Arts in a Time of Change explores the place of human creativity in the 21st Century. http://www.artandcommunity.com/

We will also hear from J. David Gray – our resident scribe – for another segment of our SYNERGY project. My image “fire dog 9-2001” inspired David’s essay. be sure to view the image at http://tinyurl.com/lvgvsr or http://www.jimlynchphotography.com Note: David’s other writings can be found at http://word-smith.typepad.com/wordsmith

And lastly, our pal STEVE WIEHE will check in from Florida to give us his take on world events.