Ana hates to admit that she still doesn't know which way is Left and which is Right - but she finds a fun way to remember when she takes a boat ride to see dolphins.

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You can find this story in Spanish on our Sparks En Español podcast – and a gorgeous illustrated version on our Sparks Creative Stories YouTube channel.

written and produced by Sheila Cowley performed by Beth Gelman and Jan Neuberger directed by Vickie Daignault

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Not everybody can get to the beach, but there are so many whales in my imagination. . .

A bilingual bedtime story of imagining the ocean, in English and in Spanish.

written and produced by Sheila Cowley

performed by Dora Arreola and Eugenie Bondurant

translated by Dora Arreola

directed by Jim Rayfield

Inspired by the creative marine researchers at the University of South Florida College of Marine Science, with many thanks to Makenzie Kerr and Dr. Mya Breitbart. Part of a year-long Sparks collaboration with the amazing artists with disabilities at Creative Clay St Pete and amazing scientists at the USF College of Marine Science.

Feature image by Samuel S. from Art & Science Night 2024.

Produced with the support of the National Endowment for the Arts, Creative Pinellas, the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners and the State of Florida.

Celebrating the beautiful diversity of families in our world, as a young girl tries to tell the story of her family in a class where creativity bursts beyond all Florida state-mandated lesson plans. A bilingual story of creativity, imagination and resilience – a joyous celebration that welcomes LGBTQIA+ families, blended families, step-families, single parent families, chosen families and friendship, and a child finding beautiful ways to remember when her mother dies. written by Sheila Cowley

performed by Eugenie Bondurant, John Huls, Fernando Chonqui, David Warner and Jay Hoff Recorded live at St Pete Pride and the LGBTQ Resource Center at the Gulfport Library, thanks to a grant from the St Pete Arts Alliance and the St Petersburg Office of Cultural Affairs.

Feature image – Origami Family in a Rocket by Jennifer Ring