Episode 52: Dinah Minot Speaks on the Arts in the Portland Community

On this episode of The Boulos Beat, host Greg Boulos speaks with Dinah Minot, former TV, and film producer and now Executive Director of Creative Portland. The nonprofit organization promotes the economy through the arts and elevates the artists, makers, and cultural institutions that make Portland one of a kind.

Greg sits down with Dinah to discuss her 25+ years of experience as a producer in New York and Los Angeles, including her credits as associate producer of Saturday Night Live, co-producer of Paramount Pictures’ films including Wayne’s World, Tommy Boy, Coneheads, and others. They also talk about what attracted her family to the Portland area, her work at Creative Portland, and how the nonprofit works with arts organizations throughout Maine to spread art awareness in the city. Dinah also goes into what Creative Portland projects are in the works and the vision moving forward.

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