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New Yorker Writer Adam Gopnik at the Commonwealth Club Silicon Valley, Nov 1

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For you Northern CA New Yorker fans – event details below.

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Adam Gopnik

 

Gopnik_Adam-crop– Writer, The New Yorker

– Author of Paris to the Moon & The Table Comes First: Family, France, and the Meaning of Food

 

We are a culture obsessed with food but how did we get here?  Gopnik traces our table ancestry back to France and discusses its rapid evolution.

 

In the hopes to create a new discussion about the way we eat, Gopnik explains how food helped families and friends come together and why those conversations and relationships were always more important than what was actually put on the table. 

 

Date: Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Time: 6:30 p.m. Check-In; 7:00 p.m. Program; 8:00 p.m. Book Signing

Location: Cubberley Community Theatre, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto

Price: $12 Members; $20 Non-Members

 

For tickets call 1-800-847-7730 or register online at

http://commonwealthclub.org/events/2011-11-01/adam-gopnik

 

Events, Freelance Cafe East

audio event at UnionDocs in Brooklyn this Sunday, Oct 16

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Listening event at Union Docs in Brooklyn this Sunday – this sounds awesome! (pun intended) Details below.
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http://www.uniondocs.org/no-bills

Sunday, October 16 at 7:30pm, $9 suggested donation.– 322 Union Avenue

Nick Yulman and participants Steve Smith, Marion Smith, Mark Wayne Thomas, Geri Pacheco in attendance for discussion.

This project presented audio oral histories about North Brooklyn through listening stations situated in construction fences and on the street. This created serendipitous encounters for passers-by, inviting them to engage with neighborhood’s history while standing at sites of its developing future. Starting in the fall of 2010, Yulman and the The North Brooklyn Public Art Coalition (nbART) reached out to community members, including long term residents, business owners and leaders, from Williamsburg and Greenpoint to record their stories about the neighborhood.

We will feature selected recordings, ranging from family immigration stories to accounts of the 1975 sit-in at the People’s Firehouse. From July through September, the project was installed at sites throughout Williamsburg, including the McCarren Park Pool and the Triangle Court construction site, a few blocks away from UnionDocs. This event marks the closing of Yulman’s public sound installation and oral history project.

This project is sponsored in part by funding from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs and New York State Council on the Arts, administered by the Brooklyn Arts Council. The NYC Department of Parks and Recreation and the Open Space Alliance for North Brooklyn provided additional support.

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Localore seeks producers to help stations tell untold stories across multiple platforms, deadline Nov 10

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Great potential in this AIR and CPB funded initiative. Details below.
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DEADLINE FOR PRODUCER PROPOSALS AND STATION RUNWAY SUBMISSIONS
THURSDAY, NOV 10, 2011

 

Since our September 15th launch, more than 2000 unique visitors have checked out the Localore Station Runway and details for how to get aboard this new initiative. We'll bring more than $1 million in CPB funding to support 10 station-based producer-led teams that help stations "go outside" of their walls and traditional reporting routines to tell untold stories across multiple platforms.

If you'd like to be one one of our lead Localore producers, you must submit proposals for project ideas at Localore.net by the November 10th deadline. By that same deadline, stations hoping to serve as Localore incubators must produce 3-5 minutes of media to upload to our Station Runway, where we're showcasing the creative culture and aspirations of potential incubators. (Note:  the sooner you get your media up, the more eyeballs you'll attract.) Up to 30 lead producers and incubator stations will be selected by December 2nd and invited to submit a second-round proposal. Final teams will be announced by late January, and projects will begin launching in March.

 

Want to learn more?
• Read our FAQ and Guidelines.
• Watch the project's launch video.
• Check out coverage of Localore in Current, the Nieman Journalism Lab, and MediaShift.
• Watch our recent project webinar, produced in conjunction with the National Center for Media Engagement.
 
Interested in helping us spread the word? Feel free to share this message with colleagues or relevant listservs, or tweet about the project using the #Localore tag.
 
Questions? Contact Media Strategist Jessica Clark at jessica@airmedia.org

Produced by the Association of Independents in Radio with support from CPB, the MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, and the NEA, Localore will charge producers with inventing new, multiplatform models for fresh, locally-sourced, high quality journalism. Selected producers will lead a 9-12 month station-based project designed to expand the station's innovation capacity. 
 

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www.airmedia.org
www.airmediaworks.org
 

Funding for AIR comes from our members and the generous support of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), the Wyncote Foundation, Recovery.gov, and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), which believes that a great nation deserves great art.

Association of Independents in Radio
P.O. Box 220400
Boston, MA 02122
Phone: 617-825-4400
www.airmedia.org

 

Association of Independents in Radio

PO Box 220400

Boston, Massachusetts 02122

Copyright (C) 2011 Association of Independents in Radio All rights reserved.

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Scoop a storytelling kit! GPRX announces call for pitches, deadline Oct 26

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Fantastic opportunity for you educator types. Help spread the word!
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Hello producers and teachers of youth radio!
I am very excited to present a new and creative producing project from Generation PRX:
With help from the Motorola Mobility Foundation, we're launching Bullying Stories: A Community Storytelling Project from GPRX.  For the first time, we’re asking youth radio groups to send us pitches for stories on the topic of bullying.  
In return, we're offering some terrific resources: an audio storytelling kit, training webinars, and possible inclusion in an hour-long special on bullying which will be shared nationally by PRX.
Are there bullying stories you've witnessed in your community? Have you created a story about bullying that you'd like to take further? Pitches should address a specific theme and make a concise, compelling case for the story.  Please see details here.  Send pitches to generationprx@prx.org by midnight EST on Wednesday, October 26, 2011

All pitches will be reviewed by a panel of youth and adult producers.  Selected pitches will receive:
– Audio storytelling kit that includes a digital recorder, microphone, and audio editing software (a $500 value)
– Training webinars on producing, refining, and distributing stories
– Likely inclusion in a youth radio special to be broadcast nationwide via PRX
For all groups, the Bullying Stories Project is an opportunity to develop pitching skills and be part of a national movement of young people speaking up about bullying.  As the project progresses, we'll send updates and links on ways to be involved.
Please download details here (also available in this blog post).  As always, thank you for being part of this important movement!

Jones

Johanna (Jones) Franzel

Generation PRX Director

PRX Public Radio Exchange

Freelance Cafe East, Workshops

upcoming Digital Audio storytelling workshops in Rhinebeck, NY

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Hey folks. I'm teaching a couple audio workshops in the next month here in the Hudson Valley: a 3-hour intro to digital audio storytelling on Sunday Nov. 6, and a 4-week mini-course in which I'll help attendees produce a short audio piece from beginning to end – Wednesday evenings from Oct. 19 – Nov. 9.

All classes are held at Wing and Clover – 22 East Market Street Rhinebeck, NY 12572 [map] • (845) 876-1035

Come enjoy the fall colors and enhance your audio skills 🙂 Drop me a line if you have any questions, and spread the word if you know anyone who might be interested!

More info below and at http://wingandclover.com/?page_id=5.
Best,
Mia

From Concept to Completion: Audio Storytelling in the Public Radio Style

Are you obsessed with NPR? Do you have a story you’ve always wanted to tell with sound? In this 4-part series we’ll cover all the steps to creating a digital audio story including recording, editing, mixing, and writing for the ear. Come to the first class with an idea, and I’ll help you turn it into into a completed audio project that you can burn onto a CD, post on your website or Facebook, or email to your family and friends. Equipment is provided but individual laptops and/or recording equipment are welcome. The workshop will break down as follows: class 1-conceptualizing an audio piece and tools of the trade; class 2- recording and interviewing; class 3- editing and mixing; class 4- critique, resources, distribution.

Wednesdays, October 19, 26 & November 2, 9, 6:00-8:00

$150 ages: 14- adult

Intro to Digital Audio Storytelling

Stories are best told by the people who live them. In this workshop you will learn basic digital audio recording and editing to produce public-radio-style features, oral histories, and other sound-rich documentaries. Together, we will create a short audio feature that you can use as a guide for future personal projects. We will cover interview and recording techniques, tips for telling stories with sound, and basic digital editing and mixing. Recording and editing equipment will be available for your use in class, but we will also discuss how to set up your own digital recording suite at home.

Sunday, November 6, 1:00-4:00

$60 ages: 14- adult

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2011-12 deadlines for grants from the New York State Council on the Arts

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More funding opportunities from the NYS Council on the Arts. Details and deadlines below.

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The New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency, has announced that The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes (The ARTS) is the new administrator of two state-wide regrant programs for NYSCA Electronic Media and Film (EMF).

The two programs, Presentation Funds and Finishing Funds, were previously administered by the Experimental Television Center (ETC) in Owego, NY.  Another previous ETC program, the Media Arts Technical Assistance Fund, is now being managed by free103point9 Transmission Arts, in Acra, NY.  All three programs are supported with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts.

Presentation Funds offers partial support to non-profit organizations located in New York State for in-person appearances by independent artists working in film, video, sound, new media and Web-based art. The mission of the program is to encourage opportunities for conversations between artists and audiences, support the creative programming of independent media-makers, and help increase appreciation for electronic media and film as an art form throughout New York State.

Deadlines are four times a year:

    December 1, 2011 for projects occurring between January 1 – March 31, 2012
    March 1, 2012 for projects occurring between April 1 – June 30, 2012
    June 1, 2012 for projects occurring between July 1 – September 30, 2012

    September 1, 2012 for projects occurring between October 1 – December 31, 2012

Finishing Funds provides support to New York State artists for the completion of film, video, sound, new media and Web-based art. Awards are made annually and range from $500 to $2,500. The postmark deadline for applications is March 15, 2012.

Please visit www.eARTS.org/EMF for detailed information on both grant programs, or email director@eARTS.org.

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NEH Media Funding Workshop, Oct 10, SF

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Learn more about grant opportunities from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Details below on their upcoming workshop.
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WORKSHOP ON FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEDIA PRODUCERS AT NEH

Co-sponsored by the California Council for the Humanities and the San Francisco Foundation

 

Michael Shirley of the Division of Public Programs at the National Endowment for the Humanities will present a free workshop on funding opportunities for media producers at the NEH. The presentation and discussion will introduce attendees to categories of funding for digital media projects, documentary films and television programs, and radio programs. Michael will present examples of successful projects funded by NEH, offer a walkthrough of the grant writing and review processes, and be available to discuss projects one-on-one.

 

As Senior Program Officer and Acting Assistant Deputy Director in the Division of Public Programs at NEH, Michael advises media producers on the grant-making process and the creation of humanities-based documentary films, television programs and series, and digital media projects. He has served as an adviser and presenter at the House of Docs at the Sundance Film Festival and as a presenter to the World Congress of History Producers (now History Makers), SXSW, Silverdocs, Miami International Film Festival, Museums and the Web, American Association of Museums, and the Games for Change Festival.

 

Monday, October 10, 4:00-6:00 pm

San Francisco Foundation

225 Bush Street, Suite 500

San Francisco, CA 94104

 

Space is limited. To attend, please register here:

http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=xyeaj8dab&oeidk=a07e4xzsugze53acf9d

 

 

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WFMU convenes radio, digital innovators to explore radio’s future

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This looks awesome. I think I'm going to attend the Saturday symposium if any NY-based FC members want to meet up. Drop me a line if you're interested.
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WFMU convenes radio, digital innovators to explore radio's future

The freeform broadcasters of Jersey City's WFMU are producing the first-everRadiovision Festival in New York later this month, a weekend-long confab to highlight creativity in radio and technology's potential to unleash it.

On Oct. 29, panelists from WFMU's own talent roster will be joined by the likes of This American Life creator Ira Glass, media innovator Kenyatta Cheese, and blogger Andy Baio of Waxy.org, among many others, for a day-longsymposium on the future of radio. On "Hack Day," Oct. 30, code-writers, digital story-tellers, musicians and others will "reinvent radio" by using WFMU's Free Music Archive to create new programs and software applications.

The festival opens Oct. 28 with a live performance by Joe Frank that's already sold out, but tickets are still available for the symposium and Hack Day. The event coincides with WFMU's annual Record Fair, also held at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Manhattan.

WFMU General Manger Ken Freedman described his objective for the festival in a recent interview with Radio Survivor: "I think it’s more important than ever to explore how radio is evolving and changing and taking on new forms. The very question of 'What is Radio?' is now debatable, which it never was before. It’s exciting to discuss these ideas with radio artists and digital pioneers."

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Cultural Equity Grants from the SF Arts Commission

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There are a bunch of grants available for San Francisco projects through the SF Arts Commission. See below for upcoming application workshops. More details at http://sfartscommission.org/ceg/grants/index.html#iac. Good luck!

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Individual Artist Commissions (IAC)

Deadline: December 1, 2011
Deadline for Narrative Drafts (optional): November 1, 2011
Email draft narratives to corinne.matesich@sfgov.org

Grants of up to $10,000 to individual artists living and working in San Francisco, to stimulate the creation and presentation of high-quality works of art throughout the city’s neighborhoods. The program considers proposals for projects in alternating disciplines each year. We will consider proposals in fiscal year 2011-12, for performing arts: dance, music, and theater. Support for multi-disciplinary projects (within the disciplines being offered) are available each year.

Grant Period:
July 1, 2012 – December 31, 2013

Application Workshops:
October 13, 2011 from 6:00-8:00pm; Galeria de la Raza, 2857 24th Street @ Bryant
October 17, 2011 from 12:00-2:00pm; 25 Van Ness, Suite 70

October 17, 2011 from 6:30-8:30pm; Bindlestiff Studio, 185 6th Street @ Howard
November 15, 2011 from 12:00-2:00pm; 25 Van Ness, Suite 70

Please email your workshop rsvp to corinne.matesich@sfgov.org.

If you have any further IAC questions, please contact Program Associate Lucy K Lin, 415-252-3257, lucy.lin@sfgov.org.

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Branding, Networking & Fund-raising teleseminar for non-profits, Oct 20

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Hey folks. FC member Karen Lewellen is offering her skills as non-profit consultant in a tele-seminar on Oct 20. Details below! Contact karen.lewellen@gmail.com with any questions.

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Mia

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  It's a common complaint among nonprofits across North America. What our
  organization really needs is more…RAM! Or, Respect, Activity, and
  Money! No one appreciates our mission. We cannot find enough volunteers
  and corporate connections. We just cannot raise the funds we want to
  keep our goals on track.

  My name is Karen Lewellen and, believe me, I understand. As a nonprofit
  sector consultant with more than 20 years of experience, I guide
  countless organizations through the task of branding networking and
  fund-raising all the time. Additionally, I manage my own media
  nonprofit, meaning I appreciate firsthand the decisions you make to
  achieve your organizational desires. I want to help! I am offering 50
  organizations a RAM upgrade designed to give you the extras required to
  work more effectively. Branding, Networking, & Fund-raising: The
  Nonprofit RAM Upgrade Kit is a program focusing on these critical
  management issues. Here is what's included.

  On October 20th, I am inviting 50 groups to join me for the Branding,
  Networking & Fund-raising: Nonprofit RAM Kit teleseminar. Fifty
  participants will receive a toll free phone number connecting them with
  me for this one hour conference call. You can download the session
  later for sharing with your board and associates, and a transcript will
  be available upon request. This is more than just a lecture. Each
  participating nonprofit must complete a workshop assignment prior to
  the call. That way, I can season the tips I provide with examples
  addressing your specific needs based on your input.

  Additionally, each organization receives a one on one private
  consultancy with me. During the session, I take the information shared
  in class and fine tune it to assist your agency's needs right now.
  Having fundraised with the likes of Barbara Walters, branded nonprofits
  serving the disabled, and guided everyone from environmentalists to
  activists to artists, I feel sure I can help you. There is no situation
  too unusual or nonprofit too disheartened to benefit from a RAM
  upgrade!

  Cost of the package is $25. If interested, send an email to
  karen.lewellen@gmail.com. I will provide you with event details and the
  link to make your Paypal payment. Seats are limited to 50 participants,
  one from each organization, so hurry. Deadline for registration is
  midnight on Monday, October 17th. Want to know more? Send an e-mail to
  the above address.

  I look forward to guiding you to the Respect, Activity and Money your
  mission deserves!