TOPIC OF CONVERSATION: Artist in Residence program finalist Jefferson Pinder, pictured, recently worked on a project for the Frigge Museum in Davenport, Iowa, that includes performance and recordings. “‘Joe’s Barbershop’ features Joe McLemore, a 73-year-old Iowa barber, cutting hair in the museum as he discusses his unique views on race relations for blacks in the Quad Cities,” Pinder says on his website. Photo courtesy of the artist