Hot Seat: Media Monday Explorer/Photographer Charlie Perrotta, Tiffani Beth Gager with Sci-Fi Horror Fest, a trip to Sylvan Beach Amusement Park 8-4-25
This episode of Media Monday, hosted by Ron Klopfanstein, explores the power of healing, creativity, and community through three engaging segments. Photographer Charlie Perrotta shares how nature and night-sky photography support his mental health and personal growth, offering group walks to help others connect with mindfulness and wonder. A visit to Sylvan Beach Amusement Park captures summer nostalgia and local pride, highlighting its historic rides and family-friendly charm. Finally, Tiffani Beth Gager previews the inclusive, trauma-informed Sci-Fi Horror Fest, where cosplay, celebrity guests, and explained how fandom can foster mental wellness, creativity, and belonging. Together, these stories reveal how art, nature, and community spaces offer meaningful paths to connection and well-being.
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Charlie Perrrotta is online at: https://www.facebook.com/charlie.perrotta, Wilderness Walking (@wilderness.walking) • Instagram photos and videos, https://www.youtube.com/@wildernesswalking, and bit.ly/4kOsXLz. The Sci-Fi Horror Fest is online at https://www.facebook.com/SciFiHorrorFest, instagram.com/horrorfest316, youtube.com/@tiffani-bethgager5801, tiktok.com/@scifihorrorfest1, and https://www.sci-fihorrorfest.com/. Sylvan Beach Amusement Park is online at Sylvan Beach Amusement Park, and Sylvan Beach Amusement Park.
Jonathan Brooks/ DJ J-Easy is the sound engineer. He is online at Facebook.com/easyatm315, Instagram.com/j_easy315/, and https://on.soundcloud.com/XGKd3e4AZeNtrD2X9
Jim Hale is the photographer and records the show for video and podcast streaming. He is online at Jim Hale (@instanteon) • Instagram photos and videos
Nabil Khan is the entertainment correspondent for Hot Seat: Media Monday. Nabil is online at Letterboxd.com/1andonlynabk/and Instagram.com/instanab.k/.
Brian Lazore and Lazore Photography are online at lazorephotography.smugmug.com, Facebook.com/LazorePhotography, https://www.threads.net/@lazorephotography and YouTube.com/@LazorePhotography. The Off The Record with Lazore Photography podcast is online at Spotify and Amazon Music
Ron Klopfanstein is an award-winning multimedia investigative journalist, news and producer for 95.5 FM “The Heat” broadcast and streaming. He hosts Hot Seat: Media Monday every Monday at 5 pm, broadcast on 95.5 FM and streaming at 955TheHeat.com. Podcasts at: https://open.spotify.com/show/4nbrIF49K56OxbPljuw1Lv?si=7e000e7279f54c2a Like him at Facebook.com/ReadRonKlopfanstein, Follow him at Bsky.app/profile/ronklopfanstein.bsky.social, Threads.net/@RonKlopfanstein, Instagram.com/RonKlopfanstein, Tiktok.com/@ronklopfanstein, and subscribe to his channel at YouTube.com/@RonKlopfanstein. Read all his work at Muckrack.com/ron-klopfanstein.
