Nathan O'Brien of Lilac City Comicon

Toby Keough and Chris Grubb of MODUS Gallery

* Join the conversation and support A Line Around Your Thoughts as part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our Patreon community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://patreon.com/alayt]⁠. * Interested in becoming an episode or season sponsor? Reach out to us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠via our website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://alaytpodcast.com]. This week's guests are Toby Keough [https://www.instagram.com/tobyrae/] and Chris Grubb [https://www.chrisgrubb.art] of Coeur d'Alene's new fine art gallery and professional artist collective, MODUS [https://modusfineart.com]. Ahead of the gallery's grand opening on June 12, 2026, they talk about the legacy that comes with inhabiting the former Art Spirit space, some of the collective's current artist members and the m.o. of MODUS. Thanks to our Patreon sponsor-tier member ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mel Antuna Hewitt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.librobuch.com/] for supporting ALAYT. Why not ⁠⁠⁠join her⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.patreon.com/c/ALAYT]?

Gatieh Nacario, visual and performing artist

* Join the conversation and support A Line Around Your Thoughts as part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our Patreon community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://patreon.com/alayt]⁠. * Interested in becoming an episode or season sponsor? Reach out to us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠via our website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://alaytpodcast.com]. It's the start of Pride Month, and our guest this week is Gatieh Nacario, who designed this year's Spokane Pride [https://www.spokanepride.org] T-shirt. Gatieh is the visual artist behind many public and private murals as well as the new North Monroe Business District [https://www.meetonmonroe.com] banner. He talks about the development of the stained glass illusion effect that's become part of his signature style. He's also the founder of Kultura de Filipino Dance Company [https://kulturadefilipinodc.com], a dance troupe that specializes in preserving and performing Filipino folk dances. The Spokane Pride Festival is on June 12 and 13, 2026. Thanks to our Patreon sponsor-tier member ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mel Antuna Hewitt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.librobuch.com/] for supporting ALAYT. Why not ⁠⁠join her⁠⁠ [https://www.patreon.com/c/ALAYT]?

Nathan O'Brien of Lilac City Comicon

* Join the conversation and support A Line Around Your Thoughts as part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our Patreon community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://patreon.com/alayt]⁠. * Interested in becoming an episode or season sponsor? Reach out to us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠via our website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://alaytpodcast.com]. Our guest this week is Nathan O'Brien, founder and showrunner of the Lilac City Comicon [https://www.lilaccitycon.com]. The LCC will celebrate its 20th anniversary this year when it runs June 6 and 7 at the Spokane Convention Center. Nathan talks about the two-decade evolution of the event, its community outreach and its guest star lineup in 2026. Thanks to our Patreon sponsor-tier member ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mel Antuna Hewitt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.librobuch.com/] for supporting ALAYT. Why not join her [https://www.patreon.com/c/ALAYT]?

Sharma Shields, author

* Join the conversation and support A Line Around Your Thoughts as part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our Patreon community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://patreon.com/alayt]⁠. * Interested in becoming an episode or season sponsor? Reach out to us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠via our website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://alaytpodcast.com]. Welcome to the standalone second (and final) part of our two back-to-back episodes featuring members of the Spokane Public Library⁠⁠ [https://www.spokanelibrary.org]. This week we're back on location at the SPL's in-house podcast studio, this time with SPL Writing Education Specialist and author Sharma Shields. Sharma talks about several of the library's lit-related initiatives in addition to giving a quick preview of her forthcoming novel Duckling, which is due out next year. Thanks to our Patreon sponsor-tier member ⁠⁠⁠⁠Mel Antuna Hewitt⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.librobuch.com/] for supporting ALAYT.

Eva Silverstone & Alina Murcar of the Spokane Public Library

* Join the conversation and support A Line Around Your Thoughts as part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our Patreon community⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://patreon.com/alayt]⁠. * Interested in becoming an episode or season sponsor? Reach out to us ⁠⁠⁠⁠via our website⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://alaytpodcast.com]. This week's episode is on location at the Spokane Public Library [https://www.spokanelibrary.org]'s podcast studio, where our guests are Eva Silverstone and Alina Murcar. Eva is the SPL's Arts Education Specialist; Alina is the Marketing & Communications Manager. The two of them talk about how Spokane's library system has transformed from a repository of printed matter into a multifaceted resource for the creative community. Next week's episode with author and SPL Writing Specialist Sharma Shields will continue this conversation.