Sharing the Mic

Megan joined the BIC staff in 2021 as the Director of Planning and Development. Hear about her path that brought her to the BIC and what she is working on for the BIC to flourish and be impactful.

David Phillips sits down with BIC 2023 Summer Intern, Anna Hart. Anna is the 3rd recipient of the Margaret Jane Dickinson Summer internship at the BIC. She is a senior at the College of William and Mary. We hope you will enjoy hearing about her 2023 summer internship and what she has learned and experienced at the BIC.

David Phillips sits down with BIC 2023 Summer Intern, Anna Hart. Anna is the 3rd recipient of the Margaret Jane Dickinson Summer internship at the BIC. She is a senior at the College of William and Mary. We hope you will enjoy hearing about her 2023 summer internship and what she has learned and experienced at the BIC.

Fans of the Barrier Islands Center's documentary films have remarked on the beautiful music that perfectly sets the mood and captures our emotions. Our guest on this episode of Sharing the Mic is Emile Menasché who composed the original scores for all seven films. A graduate of New York University's acclaimed school of Tisch School of the Arts, Emile is a self-described music geek who scores film and tv projects, plays, writes and produces music, and is also editor of a small weekly newspaper in upstate New York.

David’s guest is Moonrise Jewelry founder and designer Meredith Lusk. Meredith is deeply rooted in her Eastern Shore of Virginia community, where her family has lived since the 1700s. As a child, she began her entrepreneurial journey in her father’s drug store, the Cheriton Pharmacy, selling hand-made jewelry and sculptures crafted from seashells collected near her home on the Chesapeake Bay. Join David and Meredith as they discuss the challenges and joys of creating a business out of a lifelong passion.

David’s next guest on Sharing the Mic, beginning on July 1st, will be Moonrise Jewelry founder and designer Meredith Lusk. Meredith is deeply rooted in her Eastern Shore of Virginia community, where her family has lived since the 1700s. As a child, she began her entrepreneurial journey in her father’s drug store, the Cheriton Pharmacy, selling hand-made jewelry and sculptures crafted from seashells collected near her home on the Chesapeake Bay. Join David and Meredith on July 1st, when they will discuss the challenges and joys of creating a business out of a lifelong passion.

In this special episode of Sharing the Mic with David Phillips, Jim Spione discusses his Barrier Islands Center film, Gatherings, which will have the premiere it was not able to have when it was originally released during the pandemic. 

Join us on July 6th at 7:00 p.m., for a screening and Q&A with Jim Spione at the Historic Palace Theatre in Cape Charles. FREE admission. No reservations required.

A good friend of the Barrier Islands Center, Gregg Kimball, was the MC for the recent Art & Music on the Farm event and has been so for that event’s duration. He advises on the programming and frequently performs. His day job is the Director of Outreach and Programming at the Library of Virginia in Richmond.

Beginning her 3rd year as Executive Director of the Barrier Islands Center, Sally Dickinson gives us an update on the State of the BIC and a preview of what’s to come.