09/01/2026
Last week, we had the great pleasure of welcoming Jay Moran from BTPM PBS to the SBD | Contemporary Dance Company office for a conversation about the 2026 JDF
We’re incredibly grateful for public media and programs like BTPM PBS which make room for thoughtful conversations about the people, ideas, art, and communities shaping Western New York.
Public media matters because not every important story is commercially profitable. Some stories are worth telling simply because they help us understand where we live and who we share it with.
And that is very closely connected to why public investment in the arts matters, too.
When we fund public media and the arts, we invest in cultural infrastructure. We create opportunities where people can encounter new ideas, hear voices beyond their own circles, gather together, ask questions, and feel connected to a larger community. That is especially important in places outside major cultural centers, where access to arts and independent public-interest media cannot be taken for granted.
So yes, fund public media. Support your local and regional public radio 107.9 WRFA and BTPM PBS
Support artists. Support the arts organizations doing the sometimes-invisible work of making culture accessible. Our communities are richer, more curious, and more connected because they exist. ❤️
Stay tuned for our conversation with Jay on Buffalo Toronto Public Media! 📻
And speaking of JDF
If you’re still trying to decide which day of the festival you should attend, we’ve done the research and reached a highly scientific conclusion:
All of them.
Wednesday? Yes.
Thursday? Obviously.
Friday? You’d better.
Saturday? Absolutely.
Sunday? You’ve come this far.
Five days. Choose your own adventure. We support that decision. 😂
🎟️ Ticket link in bio.
