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Art History Podcasts Your Gal Friday

Funny Gals – Your Gal Friday

The gals are back from break and ready to dig into their next section, Funny Gals. In this prologue episode they let you know which 3 gals they picked, the methods of choosing, which gals were SO close to making the list, and what they knew about these funny gals before they dug into research. […]

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Art Movies social distancing Support Systems

26 Movies About Female Friendships

Support systems come in many varieties, one of which that can last a lifetime is friendships. A true friend can tell you when you have toilet paper stuck to your shoe and not set you into a shame spiral. They can tell you the truth even when it might hurt. A long-lasting friendship will have ups […]

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Art Movies Personal Stories Sci-Fi

The Last Jedi Controversy

Saw The Last Jedi again. When my favorite line was uttered the guy in front of me turned to his friend and said, “This is bullshit.” I want to say I don’t get this polarizing love/hate with The Last Jedi but I actually do. A movie experience is personal and you get out of it […]

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Art History inventors Science STEM

The Beauty of Patent Drawings

There is something beautiful, delicate and wonderfully technical about patent drawings. Commonly brought up on Your Gal Friday episodes these patents not only key history evidence but insight to an inventors skill and genius. Maria Beasley – Life Raft Marie Van Brittan Brown – Home Security System Josephine Cochrane – Automatic Dishwasher Mary Phelps Jacob […]

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Art Craft Events

November Meeting

Come make and learn about Junk Journals on November 30th. Junk Journals are a tool to help organize and inspire. They are made of recycled materials, scrap paper, ribbons, fabric, printed paper and more. Great personal keepsake or gift! We’re excited to be led by Sheila Plank of Vintage Library Studio. She’ll guide us into […]

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Art books Podcasts Your Gal Friday

Beth Frear Interview – Your Gal Friday

For our first guest, we have joining us a gal who is a professional photographer and author. She enjoys allowing pictures and words to tell a story. With four books available and a fifth underway, she allows her words to paint an image. She has been inspired by online gaming and writes about adventures and […]

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Art books Podcasts Your Gal Friday

Beth Frear – Mini-Cast – Your Gal Friday

The gals are preparing for their first in studio guest! Author and photographer, Beth Frear will join Your Gal Friday next week. Until then, here is a mini-cast of their preparation and excitement. SUPPORT US ON PATREON Like what we do? Want more? On our Patreon page you can get access to more content and early releases. […]

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Art Kate's Take Movies Personal Stories Podcasts

Kate’s Take Top 5 Films Directed By Women

Kate celebrates #WomenDirectorAwarenessMonth by looking at her top 5 films #directedbywomen that influenced her life. (Originally aired September 28, 2017) YouTube Version ABOUT Filmmaker Kate Chaplin takes a film that has influenced her life for good, bad or ugly and dissects it to show YOU the hidden lessons within movies. This five-time-award-winning show appeared on D20crit from […]

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Art Movies Personal Stories

Kathryn vs. James: The Underdog Story of how The Hurt Locker won the Oscar for Best Picture over Avatar

It’s March 7, 2010, the night of the 82nd Academy Awards. Two former lovers, James Cameron and Kathryn Bigelow who had been married from 1989 to 1991, were both the favorites to win the Oscar for Best Director and Best Picture. Up to this point, the award season for 2009 films has been split between […]

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Art Author books Movies Podcasts Your Gal Friday

J.K. Rowling – Your Gal Friday

Today we are talking about a gal who has sold more than 400 million copies of her books, got children excited to read massive page-turners,  won multiple awards including being named the Most Influential Woman in Britain, and unlike like the other gals we’ve talked about in the series so far, she’s still alive and […]