Interviews, Radio, and Gigs 11.3.11

Alicia Folberth has a television show, Keepers of the Flame,
that airs on Comcast, Channel 10 at 8 pm.
Credit Christine Rose  Out of the Broom Closet - Newtown Patch Article

When my mural painting job ended, I was at a loss for what to do. My store had already closed a year and a half before that. Since then much has changed. I came to the conclusion that the best way to survive this recession and into the future was to diversify so that I would never rely on one income from any one job again. Although I work part time doing graphic design, it is still sporadic and its not easy being on 'call-in' status. So I have been keeping myself busy with 'gigs'  and working for several psychic networks. I have been podcasting since November and now am about to host my very own (real) radio show for the first time. I have also been putting in guest appearances on radio stations, and may very well have a spot on TV - we'll see. It's not the cable access television show I have been doing. One door seems to open to another. I'm looking forward to this year being a far better one than I have had in a long time.

What I am available for:

• Graphic design - I freelance - I'm available for just about anything. Logos for a branded image are a specialty.
• Fine Art - Paintings, illustration, portraits and murals. If you look at my work you will see I can do anything. People, kids, animals, nature, you name it! Commissions are a specialty, as are 'living paintings.'
• Readings - The Tarot, Runes, and the Pendulum are my tools.I am available for phone and private readings, public events and private parties. I don't tire easily so I can read for hours if need be. My podcast 'SubRosa Magick' airs every Sunday at 7pm on blogtalkradio. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/subrosamagick
• Writing - I am published, and am working on several books of my own now. I will likely be looking for a new magazine to write for soon.
• As a priestess - I am available for legal handfastings and marriage ceremonies, rites of passage, home clearings, lectures and workshops.
• Reiki - I am an Essential Reiki Master. I teach and do Reiki healing. As a priestess, I also have clearance to go to CT hospitals during non-visiting hours.

Other things I do:

• TV: I also produce the cable access television show Keepers of the Flame which airs in the Valley on channel 10 at 8pm on Wednesdays.
• Temple: My hiatus from the temple is now over - we are 16 years old now. I will be teaching classes privately (in person) and I will be accepting new students. Contact me if you are interested.
• Store: Eventually I will have my own 'brick and mortar' store again. I haven't given up on that dream either. Until then, I have two Etsy shops:
  http://www.etsy.com/shop/SubRosaMagick
  http://www.etsy.com/shop/FlyByNightStudioArt

I am finding that I am still learning how to work with the media - and teach them some new tricks in being respectful. I now know to request that the capitalize our religions names as proper nouns, and to NEVER refer to us as 'self-proclaimed.' Wicca has been federally recognized for many years, and they need to start respecting it.as well as other Pagan faiths just as they do Abrahamic Religions. Fairytale witches aren't a part of who we are. I need to specify that I am NOT INTERESTED in speaking about that which we are not, I would rather speak about who we are. Defeating this overwhelming ignorance in the public eye is hard.

It also seems that the media wants to know more about the history of CT's witches and the Witch Trials. I'm not from CT, but NY, but it looks like it is time for me to do some digging into its history since Connecticut media seems to expect that a modern Wiccan will be an expert on a history that actually has nothing to do with modern Wicca. It seems to be hard for them to accept that they once hung good Christians who were accused of Witchcraft in the early days of Colonial America.

Here is the recent list of interviews.

WILI 1400 AM interview with Wayne Norman, October 31, 2011.
HPs. Rev. Alicia Lyon Folberth, the High Priestess and President of the Panthean Temple, formerly known as the Pagan Community Church, discusses Wicca, witches and witchcraft.
(He also spoke with me about my art)
http://www.wili-am.com/images/audio/rev_alicia_folberth_witch_oct_31_2011.wma

WCCC 106.9 FM with Raven in the morning, October 27, 2011.
Archived show on MP3. If you missed it live you can still listen. Interview and readings live on the air.
Alicia Folberth Psychic Pt 1
http://nyc03.egihosting.com:8002/wccc/alicia_folberth_pt_1.10.27.11.mp3
Alicia Folberth Psychic Pt 2
http://nyc03.egihosting.com:8002/wccc/alicia_folberth_pt_2.10.27.11.mp3
Raven's Interview Page on WCCC
(where these links are found)
http://www.wccc.com/page.php?page_id=110

Out of the Broom Closet: Witches Talk About The Craft, Newtown Patch, October 30, 2011.
From the first witch hanging in the country to a plethora of wicca shops in Western Connecticut, Connecticut's witches are here to stay.
http://bit.ly/soaEwQ

"Conversations from the Porch" hosted by Third Eye Radio,10/2/2011
Interview begins 40 minutes into the broadcast.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thirdeyeradio1/2011/10/02/conversations-from-the-porch

Interview and readings on the show Metaphysically Speaking, 8/12/11
http://metaphysically-speaking.podomatic.com/entry/2011-08-12T18_55_22-07_00

Bijou Theater - CT Post 06.15.11

I may also be going on a radio show as a guest - when I know the details I will post them. I was on WPLR for the Chaz and AJ show about a year and a half ago, and I am looking forward to another opportunity to use my skills on the radio. For those of you who have been following the show every Sunday, you know I am getting ready to host my own show and am looking to find a station.

You can listen to my podcast here:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/subrosamagick

Downtown Bridgeport movie theater moving toward debut…

June 15, 2011 at 10:55 am by Tim Loh

BRIDGEPORT — The Rev. Alicia Folberth, “priestess president” of the Panthean Temple in Derby, shuffled her tarot cards Tuesday evening and read into the fate of a new movie theater/comedy club/music venue set to open in Bijoux Square.
The blonde-haired clairvoyant, who discovered her supernatural abilities when a vision struck her as a 3 year old, knocking her to the ground — an occurrence she’d have to learn to deal with in her younger years –  said the facility at 275 Fairfield Ave. “may start a little bit slow, but I think it’s going to change the area — totally.”
UPDATE: The motion before the ZBA — for the theater to have a bar, within 1,500 feet of other liquor establishments — passed with conditions. More info coming on what the conditions are…

Full story here: http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Movie-theater-in-downtown-Bridgeport-nearing-debut-1424409.php

Movie theater in downtown Bridgeport nearing debut

Tim Loh, Staff Writer
Updated 12:02 a.m., Wednesday, June 15, 2011

BRIDGEPORT -- Coming soon to a downtown near you -- a movie theater, comedy club and concert venue all wrapped into one.
On Tuesday evening, Phil Kuchma, the developer behind the Bijou Square apartments and commercial space on Fairfield Avenue, requested from the Zoning Board of Appeals a variance to allow the soon-to-open facility at 275 Fairfield Ave. to operate a bar during shows.
"This will be a great attraction for more people to come downtown," he said. "People will come downtown when there's a reason to come."
The theater will reopen the 101-year-old facility, which is the country's oldest "movie house," built strictly for showing films, Kuchma said.
The ZBA had not voted on the variance request as of late Tuesday evening.
Christine Brown, one of three partners behind the project, said Tuesday the theater should hold up to 202 people with a mix of cinema seating and cabaret-style chairs and tables.
It will show mostly independent movies, but also classics, she said. The partners are hoping to offer stand-up comedy, music and other performing arts as well.
"And of course," Brown said, "we hope to have many special events in the property, whether it's organizations' fundraisers or things like that."
The full-service bar, she said, would operate during all the shows and movies.
A Bridgeport native, Brown has worked as an attorney in the city for 17 years. She wouldn't reveal much about her two partners, except that they aren't city residents. "And we're all movie buffs," she said.
The trio plans to make a formal announcement about the theater's opening date sometime next week. As of Tuesday night, a yellow poster still hung in the theater's window, saying, "Opening Summer 2011."
On hearing details about the theater, local residents and frequenters of the Bijou Square's handful of businesses Tuesday night sounded bullish.
"It's going to be exciting, whatever it is," said Ryan, a 27-year-old who was out walking his dog. He moved into the block in December, he said, but still finds it quieter than he had expected. "Whatever it is, it'll be better than what we have now," said Ryan, who did not wish to give his last name.
Cynthia Gaspar, who opened Moda Studio, a unisex hair salon on the block in May, said that customers have been asking her at least twice a day about the theater. "Just an hour ago," said Gaspar, a former Shelton resident who moved into the block in December, "a guy getting a haircut asked when it's opening."
Next door, at Two Boots Pizza, the Rev. Alicia Folberth, "priestess president" of the Panthean Temple in Derby, was shuffling her tarot cards by the door.
Folberth was 3 years old when her first vision "knocked her on the floor," she said; she has been setting up shop in Two Boots on Tuesdays and Fridays since February. Asked if she would lend her soothsaying skills to read the theater's fate, she agreed without asking for the customary $20.
Carefully, she flipped over a dozen cards, studied them a moment, and then said, "It's looking very good."
The bottom card said "death," which actually signifies rebirth, she noted.
The ace of swords, which landed center right, she called a harbinger of "triumph."
The final card, the ace of wands, bespeaks "power, momentum and manifestation," she said.
"It may start a little bit slow," Folberth concluded. "But I think it's going to change this area -- totally."
Reach Tim Loh at tloh@ctpost.com or 203-330-6377. Follow at twitter.com/timloh

Read more: http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Movie-theater-in-downtown-Bridgeport-nearing-debut-1424409.php#ixzz1RlAEMBJR

Twelfth Night Feast in Norwich - The Day 01.09.11

I made the paper yesterday. I was vending and reading at the 25th anniversary Norwich Twelfth Night Medieval Feast at the United Congregational Church. It was a nice little event, and the food was excellent. The little ones wanted readings as well - who was I to say no? My latest painting is in the photo too.

Twelfth Night feast in Norwich

http://www.theday.com/article/20110109/NWS01/301099828/1018
Published 01/09/2011 12:00 AM

Dana Jensen/The Day

The Rev. Alicia Lyon Folberth, right, of Derby gives Nicole Kingsley, left, and China Williams, center, both 10 years old and of Norwich, tarot and runes readings.

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