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Inspiration for when you need it mostGet the Funk Out!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11128045468590874673noreply@blogger.comBlogger1460125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353477905682605948.post-52433884392036951342024-03-13T10:00:00.000-07:002024-03-13T10:19:43.932-07:00Coming up 3/13 at 9:00am - Armita Jamshidi, Founder of Aunt Flo’s Kitchen, a company Run By Women, For Women. She is also a student at Cornell University, where she studies Women’s Health and Computer Science, as she builds Aunt Flo’s Kitchen.<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Armita Jamshidi, <br />Founder of Aunt Flo’s Kitchen, <br /></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">a company Run By Women, For Women.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuqi0QUMWIqIaiNAmtK1c7d9wXv8AXBMweQJy8fNb_tgb6fupKDp41zbG-PwE3rGPZUT2BfivB1yI5jlP8ygtKOPXnMvFz2ZOItGSsFeM_SCrvo6BJuZ1j_4ouBDDIby-u1YLQegP_-62M5UhOAIJEVmI1hRjDek_txN5aEjMsXPQHC9iSIy2dQLJT69eF/s5472/headshot.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuqi0QUMWIqIaiNAmtK1c7d9wXv8AXBMweQJy8fNb_tgb6fupKDp41zbG-PwE3rGPZUT2BfivB1yI5jlP8ygtKOPXnMvFz2ZOItGSsFeM_SCrvo6BJuZ1j_4ouBDDIby-u1YLQegP_-62M5UhOAIJEVmI1hRjDek_txN5aEjMsXPQHC9iSIy2dQLJT69eF/w279-h417/headshot.JPG" width="279" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/1090/GTFO-3-13-24%209am_AUNTFLO_UPLOAD.mp3"><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: #fcff01;">LISTEN</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Today's show featuring <br />Armita Jamshidi</span></div><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> Aunt Flo’s Kitchen’s first product, Cramp Bites, is designed to nutritionally help with menstrual cramps. These treats are based on clinical research and traditional Middle Eastern medicine. She is also a junior at Cornell University where she studies Women’s Health and Computer Science as she builds Aunt Flo’s Kitchen. They are currently selling online and are in 7 retailers in the Ithaca area.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Her backstory</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><br /><span>From Armita, the Founder</span></span><br /><br />"Cramp Bites began in 2022 after being transported to the emergency room: I had fallen out of consciousness, turned extremely pale, and couldn’t move or speak due to the extremity of my period cramps. I consistently had cramps leading up to and during my period, but I couldn’t bring myself to take medication every single month. I went searching for a better alternative, and I found that I wasn’t alone in this issue – a lot of people felt the same way.<br /><br />Why wasn’t there a solution that worked with my body to sustainably rid the hormonal imbalances causing period cramps, not against it? Something more than medication or implants that would artificially add hormones to my body and have detrimental long-term effects. There had to be a better way.<br /><br />And so Cramp Bites was born. A Middle Eastern delicacy my grandmother would make, and one made of real food only. Sweet-craving indulgences that worked with my body on my period.<br /><br />Cramp Bites may have started the conversation, but there was much more work to be done. Periods won’t go away, but the stigma around how we discuss them and treat them can. So we set out to do just that.<br /><br />Now we’re here as the first doctor-recommended snack for menstruation – born out of the hair-on-fire problem that got us started: taking agency over our own cycle. The start to a healthier and happier life – and one where you can change the world, regardless of your menstrual agenda."<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Armita Jamshidi<br />Founder, Aunt Flo’s Kitchen</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">You can learn more about Armita, as well as the clinical results of her product by visiting the link below.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://auntfloskitchen.com/">https://auntfloskitchen.com/</a></span></div></div>Get the Funk Out!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11128045468590874673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353477905682605948.post-21009835793190511462024-03-06T10:00:00.000-08:002024-03-06T10:11:12.455-08:00Coming up 3/6/24 - Caroline Paul , author of TOUGH BROAD: From Boogie Boarding to Wing Walking How Outdoor Adventure Improves Our Lives as We Age<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgxbCi-0CoDufn2jQBVcbvGuX0YworDKmhUvL3GS3F3yT4iAAEBekIKqwjsf-hBRm5L-U6ZqiPY06c46h0WLehzkJelEy_UjEQlur9sy-SoEDSU72c-iAxUfyLIAVtZdiCPOURrRMCMP53z4LG47jY5n1nFjkzvJH8fFggAks_txaC8dYUV2s_vL8niweU/s920/tough-broad.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="920" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgxbCi-0CoDufn2jQBVcbvGuX0YworDKmhUvL3GS3F3yT4iAAEBekIKqwjsf-hBRm5L-U6ZqiPY06c46h0WLehzkJelEy_UjEQlur9sy-SoEDSU72c-iAxUfyLIAVtZdiCPOURrRMCMP53z4LG47jY5n1nFjkzvJH8fFggAks_txaC8dYUV2s_vL8niweU/w510-h308/tough-broad.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/1090/GTFO%203-6-24_UPLOAD%20Caroline.mp3">LISTEN</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: start;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: start;">TOUGH BROAD</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: medium;"><br style="font-family: arial; text-align: start;" /><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: start;">From Boogie Boarding to Wing Walking How Outdoor Adventure <br />Improves Our Lives as We Age</span><br style="font-family: arial; text-align: start;" /><br style="font-family: arial; text-align: start;" /><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: start;">By Caroline Paul</span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /> From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Gutsy Girl, a funny, inspiring, deeply researched exploration into the science and psychology of the outdoors and our place in it as we age.<br /><br />“This arc of a critical life blueprint comes from the toughest broad I know, Caroline Paul. You turn the last page of Tough Broad and promise yourself to spend every minute possible in the Great Outdoors. You are determined to test new horizons, to abandon your fears, to breathe your deepest breath. I’m 74. Caroline leads those of us of mature and wise ages to the very real hope that we all of us have much more to explore.” ―Diana Nyad, subject of the new Netflix movie and the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage, at age 64 <br /><br />“Oh, how I love--and need--this book! Paul's subjects don't deny or mask their years: they embrace who they are with gusto and vitality, seizing the opportunity to enjoy, to grow, to challenge themselves mentally and physically. And they remind us of a fundamental truth about women and aging: even as we become invisible to the culture, we become more visible--in the best of ways--to ourselves. I am here for you, tough broads!” ―Peggy Orenstein, New York Times bestselling author of Unravelling<br /><br /><br />“In Tough Broad, Caroline Paul takes the prevailing view of how women age—the ‘long slow rot theory’ of aging—and completely upends it. By masterfully pairing the latest research on aging along with stories of amazing, adventurous women who are taking risks and playing outdoors well into their 80s and beyond, she demonstrates that women can not only survive but thrive during this period of their lives. Prepare to be inspired!” ―Juliet Starrett, New York Times bestselling author of Built to Move, and 3x Whitewater World Champion <br /><br />“Caroline Paul has long been my North Star for what it is to be an adventurer in the world. I'd follow her anywhere.” ―Bonnie Tsui, author of Why We Swim and Sarah and the Big Wave <br /><br />“Caroline Paul and her fellow tough broads know how to live life to the fullest. Every story in this book reminds us that life is truly what we make it and that our curiosity, love of the outdoors, and appetites for adventure don't have to end in middle or even old age.” ―Natalie Baszile, bestselling author of Queen Sugar and We Are Each Other's Harvest<br /><br />_______________________________________________________________ <br /><br />New York Times-Bestselling author Caroline Paul (The Gutsy Girl) has been an outdoor adventurer her whole life. From mountain biking in the Bolivian Andes to pitching a tent, mid blizzard on Denali to flying experimental planes, Paul has never been a stranger to the beauty and benefits of outdoor activity. But as she hit her mid-fifties and was often the only woman paddling a surfboard or riding a skateboard, she began to wonder why women, like men, aren’t encouraged to keep adventuring into old age. “Isn’t being outside a vital elixir?” she writes. “Isn’t adventure enlivening, and an important challenge? Why, then, aren’t older women out here with me?” <br /><br />In her newest book, TOUGH BROAD: From Boogie Boarding to Wing Walking―How Outdoor Adventure Improves Our Lives as We Age (March 5, 2024; 9781635576498), Paul embarks on a quest to understand how not just to live a dynamic life in a changing body in defiance of societal expectations but why we must. Along the way, she uncovers the science and the psychology that shows how outdoor adventure may be the single best solution for a healthy brain, a vital body, a confident mindset, and a longer, happier life, and meets women whose outdoor activities have changed their outlook on growing older, bringing them fulfilment, community and endless joy. <br /><br />Combining scientific research, cultural studies, medicine, psychology, and memoir, Paul travels the country sharing women’s narratives alongside her own incredible experiences, illustrating how outdoor activity positively affects a person’s spirit, body, brain, and heart. From BASE jumping with 54-year-old Shawn Brokemond in Yosemite National Park to scuba-diving with 80-year old Louise Wholey, riding BMX bikes with 74-year-old Miss Kittie, the oldest female racer competing in the United States today, to meeting the weekly group of septuagenarian wave catchers who boogie board together in the San Diego surf, these women’s stories offer important insights into our own physical and emotional health as we age, showing that growing older is no reason to sell yourself short. <br /><br />TOUGH BROAD is a funny and fearless call for women to embrace the outdoors in our fifties, sixties, seventies, and beyond, casting our own futures in a new and dazzling light. <br /><br /><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b>Main themes of the book include: <br /></b></span><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The five pillars for fulfilling aging (community, health, novelty/challenge, purpose, and a strong positive mindset about aging itself)<br /><br /></span></li><li>How going outside is the most complete way to bring all five pillars of fulfilling aging into your life as a man or a woman<br /><br /></li><li>How going outside and adventuring is a direct rebuke to beliefs - society’s and our own - that women become less competent physically and less interesting overall as we age. When we upend that we begin to reimagine other parts of ourselves.<br /><br /></li><li>Why adventuring outside as we age is especially important for women<br /><br /></li><li>The importance of a positive mindset as we age<br /><br /></li><li>How to combat the negative messaging around aging<br /><br /></li><li>The different types of activity that lead to joy as we age - getting outside can mean walking in parks, or it can mean learning to swim, or it can mean mountain biking and scuba diving <br /><br /></li><li>The medicinal benefits of nature and of finding awe in our surroundings<br /><br /></li><li>The biggest misconceptions about aging for women – especially, that it’s dangerous for women to engage at a later age in the uncertainty and physical risk of an adventure. Nothing could be further from the truth.</li></ul></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /><b>About the Author: </b></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="204" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Flh7-us.googleusercontent.com%2FfnTa_sX69F8mYzStmTixc0tyIJQQqt4uKL8BNpYkUJODqRe6GVQdlOj2_fx1zPDIj6aYh3_m_o0a6pjGfx3xHPQz-K6Vcl4_Dfc_gxi4O93MdDa1IjE3hZpwmfJZgsVwjm6fI7dXvWNgXZ9iIrhGF9s&t=1709694081&ymreqid=61ccea31-4313-92fe-1c84-0e008a01ba00&sig=6RSWUQIqoBbDYGcQAlPKLQ--~D" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;" width="185" /></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Caroline Paul is the author of the New York </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Times bestseller <i>The Gutsy Girl: Escapades for Your Life of Epic Adventure</i> and <i>Lost Cat: A True Story of Love, Desperation</i>, and <i>GPS Technology</i>, which has been translated into fifteen languages. She is also the author of the memoir Fighting Fire, the middle-grade book <br /><br />You Are Mighty: A Guide to Changing the World, and the novel East Wind, Rain. Her TED Talk, “To Raise Brave Girls, Encourage <br /><br />Adventure,” has been viewed over 2 million times. A longtime member of the Writers Grotto, she lives in San Francisco. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Featured women and stories in the book: </b></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Shawn Brokemond</span>, a 54-year-old BASE jumper who jumps from El Capitan in Yellowstone National Park; <br /><br /><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Miss Kittie</span>, aka Kittie Weston-Knauer, a 74-year old BMX racer who is the oldest <br />female racer competing in the US today, based in Des Moines, IA. Miss Kittie competes all through the season but since there’s no one her age she ends <br />up racing against men, and those younger than her, but she continues to do it. </span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">When she taught the author to BMX race, she ended up in a heat with her <br />and a 12 year old girl named “Lucy Tough Cookie” Cooke; <br /><br />71-year old <span style="color: #3d85c6;">Cynthia Hicks</span>, whose kids posted a video of her online wing-walking and facing her fear of heights after conquering breast cancer. Paul follows in her footsteps and takes a class on walking on the wing of an airplane at altitude; <br /><br />80-year- old scuba diver <span style="color: #3d85c6;">Louise Wholey</span>, who takes a trip with Paul to dive in Monterey, California, and teaches the author about the importance of <br />mindset and curiosity; <br /><br />69-year-old <span style="color: #3d85c6;">Illona Aguayo</span>, who had recently become a widow, and uses sea kayaking as a way to grieve;<br /><br />93-year-old hiker <span style="color: #3d85c6;">Dot Fisher-Smith</span>, who is a local celebrity in her town of Ashland, Oregon and known for her passion for walking; </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Boogie boarding with a group of sixty, seventy, and eighty year old women in San Diego who call themselves the Wave Chasers and who taught Paul the importance of play for our health and our confidence <br /><br />Austin, Texas based <span style="color: #3d85c6;">Virginia Rose</span>, age 64, who found birding in her 40s, and went on to found Birdability, a non-profit that aims to share the joys of birding with people who have disabilities, and to ensure birding is accessible for everyone; <br /><br /><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Paul’s mother</span> in Oregon who thought of herself as a big “scaredy cat” but skydived at age 52. Ten years later when she picked up cycling at 62, it was a time in her life when she was looking for distraction and recovery from heartbreak; <br /><br />74-year-old <span style="color: #3d85c6;">Vijaya Svrivastava</span> and 59-year-old Diane Espaldon, who decide to <br />learn how to swim later in life; <br /><br />And the author, <span style="color: #3d85c6;">Caroline Paul</span>, 61, who becomes a pilot of a gyrocopter after being inspired by the women she interviews for the book <br /><br /><br /> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ffd966;">Praise for The Gutsy Girl & Caroline Paul: </span><br /><br />"Caroline Paul’s inspiring and sometimes astonishing stories of the adventures that she and other great women have undertaken, alongside Wendy MacNaughton’s beautiful illustrations, make The Gutsy Girl the book of the year for daredevils, doers, and dreamers of all ages." ―Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild <br /><br />"The perfect book for young feminists, or really any woman who needs a dose of inspiration in her life . . . Viva la Gutsy Girl!" ―Buzzfeed <br /><br />"A modern manifesto for bravery, perseverance, and breaking the tyranny of perfection." ―Maria Popova <br /><br />"Part high-energy how-to guide, part hilarious memoir, and part interactive adventure journal designed to help girls of all ages build confidence, pluck, and bravery by venturing outside." ―Outside Magazine <br /><br />"An incredible book for raising ‘gutsy’ girls and a must-read for adventurous women . . . Paul’s book will convince any woman that she, too, is destined for a life of epic adventure--whether it’s in the woods or in the boardroom." ―Quartz.com <br /><br />"Paul's exuberant prose helps to place us in the adrenaline-fueled scenes . . . An adventure tome, field manual, journal, and self-help book all in one. The book aims to help young women widen their comfort zone, face fear, and manage insecurity." ―Sierra<br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #3d85c6;">2024 US TOUR FOR TOUGH BROAD By Caroline Paul</b></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Sunday, March 3</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Potero Hill Neighborhood House & Booksmith</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In Conversation with Bonnie Tsui</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">San Francisco, CA</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tuesday, March 5</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mrs. Dalloway’s</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In Conversation with Elaine Lee</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Berkeley, CA</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wednesday, March 13</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wisconsin Book Festival & Madison Public Library</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In Conversation with Jill Nadeau</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Madison, WI</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Monday, March 18</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ashland Public Library & Bloomsbury Books</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In Conversation with Alexandra Paul & Dot Fisher-Smith Ashland, OR</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wednesday, March 20</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">*Virtual Event* - 6pm ET / 3pm PT</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">92NY / Spark Your Health</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">New York, NY</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wednesday, March 20</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">*In-Person Event* - 5:30pm PT</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Commonwealth Club</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In Conversation with Julia Flynn Siler</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">San Francisco, CA</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">TOUGH BROAD TOUR cont.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tuesday, March 26</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Austin Public Library and BookPeople</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In Conversation with Virginia Rose</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Austin, TX</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wednesday, April 3</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Warwick’s</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">San Diego, CA</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tuesday, April 16</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Beaverdale Books</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In Conversation with Kittie Weston-Knauer</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Des Moines, IA</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Saturday, May 18</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cornwall Public Library</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cornwall, CT</div></span></div>Get the Funk Out!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11128045468590874673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353477905682605948.post-16886680253132194262024-02-28T10:00:00.000-08:002024-02-28T10:21:57.867-08:00Writer, cultural influencer, and former professor Lyn Slater—better known as her viral Instagram handle Accidental Icon—shares her characteristic optimism, forward thinking, impeccable fashion style, and “rules are meant to be broken” philosophy in her new memoir, HOW TO BE OLD: Lessons in Living Boldly from the Accidental Icon<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZvKZFECEl_KfXs7_TQhz48vCFEYRRHF6hluocmEbJ74kQ_ZwY4whB7dqaJtY_-8PLKa1C80ae7_6gbTo5Q1iJO4lt0c4WgKTFiYi-sygg38dEmaRp99YvBtrs0Orvh4qPnXgPz3N9Wr7gcc470xtWwNLUz2i1MdOUm2wc-xGUG0o5z5Zj9HwjuymNRoV_" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="283" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZvKZFECEl_KfXs7_TQhz48vCFEYRRHF6hluocmEbJ74kQ_ZwY4whB7dqaJtY_-8PLKa1C80ae7_6gbTo5Q1iJO4lt0c4WgKTFiYi-sygg38dEmaRp99YvBtrs0Orvh4qPnXgPz3N9Wr7gcc470xtWwNLUz2i1MdOUm2wc-xGUG0o5z5Zj9HwjuymNRoV_=w281-h422" width="281" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/1090/GTFO%202-28-24_LynS_UPLOAD.mp3" style="background-color: #fcff01;">LISTEN</a></div></span></div><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">"Now we can add Slater’s memoir to our essential texts that rethink aging in an image-centric world."—BookPage, starred</span></blockquote><p> </p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">“Slater’s genuine enthusiasm radiates throughout the text; her tales of resilience and about the evolution of her self-confidence suffuse each page, effectively challenging societal constructs about age. A charming, relatable tale about the power of reinvention."—Kirkus</span></span></blockquote><p> </p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">One of Elle's Most Anticipated Nonfiction Books of 2024.</span><br /><br />A personal memoir in which Lyn Slater, known on Instagram as “Accidental Icon,”brings her characteristic style, optimism, forward-thinking, and rules-are-meant-to-be-broken attitude to the question of how to live boldly at any age.<br /><br />When Lyn Slater started her fashion blog, Accidental Icon, at age sixty-one, she discovered that followers were flocking to her account for more than just her A-list style. As Lyn flaunted gray hair, wrinkles, and a megadose of self-acceptance, they found in her an alternative model of older life: someone who defied the stereotypes, refused to become invisible, and showed that all women have the opportunity to be relevant and take major risks at any stage of their life. Youth is not the only time we can be experimental.<br /><br />How to Be Old tells the ten-year story of Lyn’s sixties, the sometimes-glamorous, sometimes-turbulent decade of Accidental Icon. This memoir is about the hopeful and future-oriented process of reinvention. It shows readers that while you can’t control everything, what you can control is the way you think about your age and the creative ways you respond to the changes in your mind and body as they happen. Rather than trying to meet standards of youth and beauty as a measure of successful aging, Lyn promotes a more inclusive and empowering standard to judge our older selves by.<br /><br /><br />In this paradigm-shifting memoir, Lyn exemplifies that even with its unique challenges, being old is just like any new beginning in your life and can be the best and most invigorating of all of life’s phases, full of rebellion and reinvention, connection and creativity. </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br />This March, writer, cultural influencer, and former professor Lyn Slater—better known as her viral Instagram handle <a href="https://www.instagram.com/iconaccidental/?hl=en">Accidental Icon</a>—brings her characteristic optimism, forward thinking, impeccable fashion style, and “rules are meant to be broken” philosophy to the question of how to be old in a youth obsessed world, in her personal memoir, HOW TO BE OLD: Lessons in Living Boldly from the Accidental Icon (on-sale 3/12.)<br /><br />Slater has been featured by the <a href="https://www.today.com/video/66-year-old-lyn-slater-talks-about-becoming-an-accidental-icon-77208133928">TODAY Show</a>, <a href="https://www.cosmopolitan.com/style-beauty/a13801247/lyn-slater-fashion-blogger-instagram-model/">Cosmopolitan</a>, <a href="https://www.wmagazine.com/story/lyn-slater-accidental-icon-fashion-blogger">W Magazine</a>, and <a href="https://www.thecut.com/2019/01/how-a-professor-became-an-accidental-icon.html">The Cut</a>, and her over 750 thousand followers found in her an alternative model of older life: someone who defied the stereotypes, refused to become invisible, and showed that anyone can take a major risk at any stage in their life. Slater is available for interview and can discuss:<br /><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">How to use reinvention as a bold strategy when one meets a challenge in life regardless of what stage of life you’re in or what that challenge might be<br /><br /></span></li><li>The pivotal moments when she reinvented her own life: first deciding to enter the digital sphere at age sixty as the Accidental Icon, where she became an alternative model of someone who defied stereotypes and the expectations put on older women; her decision to walk away at the height of her career as a result of reckoning with influencer culture and consumerism to pursue a new life that’s more aligned with her own values as an author and cultural essayist.<br /><br /></li><li>Why the standards of successful aging and self-worth should be focused on achieving our own personal goals and not trying to meet the standards of youth and beauty on a specified timeline.<br /><br /></li><li>How reinvention exists not only within us as changing a mindset, but also how we can externally show our reinvention through choice and action—whether that is taking new classes to explore new ideas, creating something new out of an old wardrobe, or committing to what is important to your values and goals.<br /><br /></li><li>Stories that show the highs and lows of a career spent in fashion and on social media, as a former influencer and model who attended international fashion weeks and created campaigns for Hermés, Dior, and more.</li></ul></span><br /> Get the Funk Out!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11128045468590874673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353477905682605948.post-71665586886120932272024-02-21T10:00:00.000-08:002024-02-21T10:12:26.926-08:00Coming up 2/21/24 9:00am PT - Filmmaker and co-director Keri Pickett joins host Janeane to talk her about extraordinary, acclaimed and feel-good movie of the year, “Finding Her Beat” <div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpPNUt0MvxZWiRlgCXEagjw3e-U6HsKD-mleU8raAOGtJM3cKEJmEtOYqRioTH68QpDNC0JNzK-F2Bo4BR2kyTSzK9W7KrDQ1VVfDTwebf84gjAX-NNBHywjY-Maal1VeFs8i1n80IFU0e0eIGD-K8jnOZu8VyM0rdeLsvTXRUD1dCX6jQQqxK9ofrYDDy" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="426" height="579" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpPNUt0MvxZWiRlgCXEagjw3e-U6HsKD-mleU8raAOGtJM3cKEJmEtOYqRioTH68QpDNC0JNzK-F2Bo4BR2kyTSzK9W7KrDQ1VVfDTwebf84gjAX-NNBHywjY-Maal1VeFs8i1n80IFU0e0eIGD-K8jnOZu8VyM0rdeLsvTXRUD1dCX6jQQqxK9ofrYDDy=w349-h579" width="349" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></b></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/1090/GTFO-2-21-24%20Finding%20Her%20Beat%20UPLOAD.mp3" style="background-color: #fcff01;" target="_blank">LISTEN</a></span></div></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>SYNOPSIS</b></span><br /><br />For thousands of years women have been locked out of Taiko drumming. Not anymore. In the dead of a Minnesota winter, Asian drumming divas smash gender roles and redefine power on their own terms. FINDING HER BEAT dives into the rhythms and struggles that lead to an electrifying historic performance that changes everything.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/647819492" target="_blank"><b>TRAILER</b></a><br /><br />World Premiere Scheduled - Fall 2022<br /><br />Directed by Dawn Mikkelson & Keri Pickett</span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /> Extraordinary, acclaimed and the feel-good movie of the year, “Finding Her Beat” completed a more than 50 Film Festival run worldwide –earning more than a dozen awards –most recently Best Music Documentary at Award This! A critical darling cinema verité style feature documentary film “Finding Her Beat,” crisscrossed the globe in theatrical release this fall inspiring audiences with electrifying LIVE Taiko drumming with local artists and Q&A with filmmakers. The film will now be available for audiences everywhere digitally – offering February 2024 to be a month of love – for self, community, and cinema. This is an important story of women paving their own road by banging their own drum.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br />A moving and immersive cinematic experience from filmmakers and co-directors Dawn Mikkelson (“Minnesota Mean,” “Risking Light,” “The Red Tail”) and Keri Pickett (“Ribbon Skirt Warriors,” “First Daughter and the Black Snake,” “The Fabulous Ice Age”), Indie Rights will release the film to audiences in The UK, Australia, North America (USA & Canada) and Japan, and so many more will have a chance to watch this electric music documentary in the comfort of their homes on February 14th, 2024.<br /><br />In the dead of a Minnesota winter right before the world shut down for a global pandemic, Asian drumming divas from around the world met to perform, smash gender roles, and redefine power on their own terms. The rhythm revolution includes rock stars from the world of Taiko: Tiffany Tamaribuchi, Kaoly Asano, Chieko Kojima, Megan Chao-Smith, and Jennifer Weir. “Finding Her Beat” dives into the rhythms and struggles that lead to an electrifying historic performance that changes everything.<br /><br /></span></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.herbeatfilm.com/">https://www.herbeatfilm.com/</a></span></div>Get the Funk Out!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11128045468590874673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353477905682605948.post-10649063327621036342024-02-07T07:28:00.000-08:002024-02-07T07:28:49.798-08:00Coming up February 14th - Annabel Abbs-Streets Best-selling author of: SLEEPLESS Unleashing the Subversive Power of the Night Self<div class="separator"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigtmbXDYyv4M8Y2OOXHomaysw-QbFqEsAAbCS5ODrcHod34pe6kxcD6LZVmG2sxGSVUj7wsls4913iYsoPUbdScKo-d6lhhrdqeK-jxxKEpulNMituJRER-OkB7Kg531yo5nbwvCpNwE9rV6TmEamabEV1O3cWXtt_I7nRVm3LFxivuVVav2HfZw26vgkq" style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: arial; font-size: large; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="246" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigtmbXDYyv4M8Y2OOXHomaysw-QbFqEsAAbCS5ODrcHod34pe6kxcD6LZVmG2sxGSVUj7wsls4913iYsoPUbdScKo-d6lhhrdqeK-jxxKEpulNMituJRER-OkB7Kg531yo5nbwvCpNwE9rV6TmEamabEV1O3cWXtt_I7nRVm3LFxivuVVav2HfZw26vgkq=w291-h399" width="291" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br />Best-selling author Annabel Abbs-Streets talks about her new book <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/733810/sleepless-by-annabel-abbs-streets/">SLEEPLESS: Unleashing the Subversive Power of the Night Self</a> (On-Sale February 13, 2024), a remarkable blend of memoir, science and history that traces women's relationship with the darkness, grief, insomnia and the productive, creative opportunities waiting in wakefulness. Lyrical and meticulously researched, SLEEPLESS is groundbreaking in its focus and depth on the subject of insomnia and disrupted sleep.<br /><br />“This book asks one of the most beautiful questions a Big Soul can ask herself: What if our insomnia was a wondrous, life-thriving thing? As a reader, we answer it together with weary but deeply fulfilled relief, yes, yes, it is!” —Sarah Wilson, author of This One Wild and Precious Life<br /><br />“Sleepless is a multi-faceted book: part memoir, part cultural history, part popular science…If you, like me, have berated yourself for your inability to go back to sleep, this book will inspire you to get up, light a candle, and experience your own Night Self.” —Financial Times<br /><br />Best-selling author Annabel Abbs-Streets is the first to admit that the personal journey revealed in her new book was not something she planned or prepared for, nor was it a journey she ever expected to make. In the winter of 2020, after a trio of sudden painful losses left her reeling, she was hit by a persistent and alarming bout of insomnia that would change her life.<br /><br />Tossed into an emotional storm with no guide or map, Abbs-Streets spent months plagued by crippling anxiety and even paralyzing fear as she sought balance, understanding, and self-acceptance. Within a year Annabel had found a place of sanctuary within the dark of night and emerged with a fresh new perspective on life after midnight.<br /><br />Now she’s ready to share illuminating truths and lessons learned, particularly regarding the power of women, phases of grief, and a surprising upside of insomnia. The result is SLEEPLESS: Unleashing the Subversive Power of the Night Self (G. P. Putnam’s Sons; On Sale February 13, 2024), a fascinating and inspiring guide to making peace with what often derails us.<br /><br />Part memoir, part science and history retrospective, SLEEPLESS traces the uneasy relationship women have had with the darkness for hundreds of years. It’s unsafe. It’s unknown. It beckons. But across generations many women figured out how to navigate sleepless nights to mine creativity, wisdom, and courage. Like Annabel Abbs-Streets they learned to recognize the brain’s nocturnal shape shifting that allowed brilliance to appear. From sculptors and painters, novelists and poets, to astronomers, photographers, and others who came fully alive in the deep of night, their contributions to the world were well documented. These intrepid women laid the groundwork for those who followed.<br /><br />SLEEPLESS weaves their exploits with Abbs-Streets’ dizzying descent into the black hole of insomnia after the startling deaths, in quick succession, of her father, stepfather, and beloved family pet. Like many women the author believed she’d simply power through the grief and pain, but she soon discovered that tenacity was not the key to healing. Instead she refused drugs and sleep aids and stopped fighting her internal demons. She eventually learned to embrace what she calls her Night Self, where her wakeful, naturally altered night brain offered solace and serenity.<br /><br /><br />· It is the first book to consider and share the latest science of how circadian rhythms—especially in women—change the awake-at-night brain and what it means for those who cannot sleep at night. <br /><br /><br />· It’s the first to introduce the novel idea of a Night Self, an alter ego of sorts that frees us to tap into the benefits of sleepless periods during the night.<br /><br /><br />· Many famous women appear in SLEEPLESS, including Sylvia Plath, Emily Dickinson, Virginia Woolf, and Lee Krasner, as well lesser known artists, such as Katherine Mansfield, Louise Bourgeois, Daphne du Maurier whose sleeplessness sparked remarkable contributions to art, science, and culture over centuries.<br /><br /><br />· In an age of unprecedented insomnia and sleep anxiety, the book introduces an utterly new way of seeing one’s wakeful nights—not as dementia-inducing doom and gloom, but as an opportunity for reflection, creativity and wonder. <br /><br /><br />SLEEPLESS stresses that we need to learn to love the darkness again, as our ancestors once did. According to experts, this current age of round-the-clock LED light and sleep anxiety is damaging female health. It also presents the latest data on the negative effects of light pollution and what it does to productivity and mental health around the globe.<br /><br />For Annabel Abbs-Streets embracing her Night Self was a revelation and a relief. She was able to conquer fears, restore her balance, and nourish herself. She was also reminded that what we need isn’t always what we are prescribed. More important, there are many ways to sleep. In SLEEPLESS she delivers a gentle and comprehensive blueprint for disconnecting from the anxiety of insomnia to recapture strength, imagination and, finally, the ability to sleep.<br /><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /><b>Suggested Interview Questions:</b></span><br /><br />1. In SLEEPLESS, you trace your year-long journey through grief. How did you first make the connection between devastating loss and the later onset of persistent insomnia?<br /><br />2. What was the most powerful lesson you learned in the process of writing this book?<br /><br />3. In doing research for the book what surprised you the most?<br /><br />4. SLEEPLESS addresses how trauma can affect sleep patterns and well being, particularly in women. Are women more susceptible to sleep disturbance? How do women’s experiences differ from men’s?<br /><br />5. SLEEPLESS reveals that a woman’s brain works differently from day to night. Are men’s brains similar?<br /><br />6. What are the most common causes of sleeplessness?<br /><br />7. How did you first discover the Night Self?<br /><br />8. What is a Night Self and how do we recognize it?<br /><br />9. Does everyone with sleep difficulties become aware of a Night Self?<br /><br />10. You traveled extensively and took on intrepid adventures in the quest to conquer your fears. How did you prepare for the challenges you faced?<br /><br />11. Many famous women experienced severe sleep disturbances including Sylvia Plath and Emily Dickinson, Virginia Woolf, Lee Krasner, as well as more obscure women whose contributions to art, science and culture were invaluable. How did their experiences differ from women going through it today?<br /><br />12. You lived through it and learned to embrace the dark of night. What advice would you offer someone struggling with night fears, sleep disruptions, or insomnia?<br /><br />13. You’ve written international bestsellers in two genres, non-fiction and fiction. Which comes more naturally to you? How is your research and preparation the same or different for each genre?<br /><br /> <br /><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</b></span><br /><br />Annabel Abbs-Streets is a writer of highly researched, award-winning fiction as well as both narrative and practical non-fiction. Her non-fiction includes Windswept: Walking the Paths of Trailblazing Women, 52 Ways to Walk, and The Age Well Project. Abbs-Streets also wrote the novels The Joyce Girl, the story of James Joyce’s daughter Lucia, and Miss Eliza’s English Kitchen, an international bestseller optioned by CBS Studios. Her work has been translated into more than thirty languages. She lives in London and Sussex with her family.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span> Get the Funk Out!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11128045468590874673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353477905682605948.post-64227302024500592072024-01-31T09:30:00.000-08:002024-01-31T09:46:51.634-08:00Coming up TODAY on KUCI 88.9fm at 9:00am - Eric Ebel, Senior Program Manager, NAMM | The NAMM Foundation <p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhY6ufKFM3lhRs1ZpAr3ANimvcC867FUmQF1W4_dbbiiawcBJcr9nnAubPyjSg-zSyyiJ5yXoXj67FIdpZEc7sN6pGALzMzpToDfeeqsDhzg9ZUqjLf5YIwpoKl-_GvCovQcxDvIW3FqdPcssDpx6eWstDH4SHM7CFw2FoXIhsTV6LcvkuaM-O5p77mOkiU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="268" data-original-width="542" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhY6ufKFM3lhRs1ZpAr3ANimvcC867FUmQF1W4_dbbiiawcBJcr9nnAubPyjSg-zSyyiJ5yXoXj67FIdpZEc7sN6pGALzMzpToDfeeqsDhzg9ZUqjLf5YIwpoKl-_GvCovQcxDvIW3FqdPcssDpx6eWstDH4SHM7CFw2FoXIhsTV6LcvkuaM-O5p77mOkiU=w517-h255" width="517" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWv0Z6uQU_lJEKJYeFlPTJ-RSngeuvBrhdsQ3sjyqXoUdEdvwPDsNZLTBvqJ8cpoiZ4oy-anotKs7H3EUB9oDFtFrFnSv7Tm2fLx_HOZJtO_u36Ied-dR3tZKHKJ4vcMdUzH2jD0VZqhoG3ZGmaHDBCpeg_Xtuk-kh8ewmC9InGMJBoW1WKLvB8xLFTHjM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="624" data-original-width="624" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWv0Z6uQU_lJEKJYeFlPTJ-RSngeuvBrhdsQ3sjyqXoUdEdvwPDsNZLTBvqJ8cpoiZ4oy-anotKs7H3EUB9oDFtFrFnSv7Tm2fLx_HOZJtO_u36Ied-dR3tZKHKJ4vcMdUzH2jD0VZqhoG3ZGmaHDBCpeg_Xtuk-kh8ewmC9InGMJBoW1WKLvB8xLFTHjM" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/1090/GTFO%20-%20NAMM%20Foundation_UPLOAD.mp3" style="background-color: #fcff01;">LISTEN</a></div></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Eric Ebel currently manages several of NAMM’s Market Development / NAMM Foundation programs, including Music Educator and Music Advocacy programming, The Day of Service, Roomful of Pianos, and The Grand Rally for Music Education at the annual NAMM Show. Since joining the NAMM team in 1997, Mr. Ebel has had diverse experiences with the trade association. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Before his current position, Ebel was show manager for NAMM’s “Music and Sound Expo” and was senior trade show sales representative for NAMM’s world-renowned international trade shows. For the past 40 years, he’s held various positions within the music industry ranging from products specialist and sales director for an international percussion manufacturer, professional touring musician, faculty at the Musician’s Institute in Los Angeles, and percussion specialist with the United States Marine Corps Far-East band. He maintains a moderate performance schedule with various commercial agencies based in Southern California.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.namm.org/">https://www.namm.org/</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></div>Get the Funk Out!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11128045468590874673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353477905682605948.post-72147322868113928122024-01-31T07:49:00.000-08:002024-01-31T07:49:33.549-08:00NAMM Foundation Day of Service Returns to Anaheim School District — Musical Workshops and $10,000 Donation to Sunkist Elementary Kicks off NAMM Show Festivities <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;">NAMM Foundation Day of Service Returns to Anaheim School District <br /><br />— Musical Workshops and $10,000 Donation to Sunkist Elementary Kicks off NAMM Show Festivities </span>— <br /><br />WHAT: The NAMM Foundation and its members will return for a musical Day of Service in Anaheim, CA, Tuesday, January 23. Happening two days before The NAMM Show, the world’s largest global gathering of the music industry, the hands-on service event supports the organization’s year-round efforts to provide every child in the district with the opportunity for a well-rounded education that includes music. <br /><br /> Sunkist Elementary (K-6) has been chosen as this year’s host location for a day of high-energy, mixed genre, constructive musical learning opportunities. In addition to serving the community and students, NAMM will present a $10,000 check to support the continued growth of music making in Anaheim. <br /><br /> <br /><br />Workshops include: <br /><br />· Music and Movement - "Move to Mariachi," led by Lynn Brinckmeyer and Marcia Neel <br /><br />· Ukulele and Singing, led by Lenny ‘Ukulenny’ SanJose <br /><br />· Guitar and Songwriting, led by Jess Baron, GITC (Guitars in the Classroom) <br /><br />· HipHop, led by Scott Burstein (Music Will) <br /><br />· Drumming, led by Mike DeMenno (Remo) <br /><br /> <br /><br />WHO: NAMM President & CEO John Mlynczak; NAMM Executive Committee Members as well as additional NAMM member volunteers, including Tom Sumner (Yamaha Corp. of America), Chris White (White House of Music), Whitney Brown Grisaffi (Ted Brown Music), and more. <br /><br /> <br /><br />WHEN: Tuesday, January 23, 2024, 8:30AM - 12:00 PM <br /><br /><br />WHERE: Sunkist Elementary School <br /><br />500 Sunkist Street, Anaheim, 92806<br /><br />Learn more about The NAMM Foundation by visiting <a href="https://www.nammfoundation.org/">nammfoundation.org</a> / #supportmusic <br /><br /> <br /><br /><br />Jeanne O’Keefe <br /><br />The Lippin Group for NAMM <br /><br /><a href="mailto:jokeefe@lippingroup.com">jokeefe@lippingroup.com</a> <br /><br />818-399-2464</span>Get the Funk Out!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11128045468590874673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353477905682605948.post-72244580085615419552024-01-24T20:54:00.000-08:002024-01-24T20:54:14.697-08:00UCI welcomes Year of the Dragon with annual Lunar New Year celebration 9:00am-6pm Monday, Feb. 5<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br /><br /><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUSiIGLuJ-2B9HMzlHpBc-2FPZN3cfp274tdKinipCX2Lt8S3ggpgFYIdS3TwKE0v9kg51x6NwY6w3SDL5a0RfZM2LONR61SIUC8eZEDusuEK7c3j22rAU4L52KzFjXKRhgSFvA-3D-3DI8BI_cciYJyS2R2-2BxE0zzSWkPTIdfuedjOcFz5RTJzU6jYCvvkPX-2BnZpfvUKfCMuIuJruNS9u-2ByUPm-2FXg4vGFH-2FBUxgrXbS4NssC20GMSFLO6a1gQZZvILFJX6GPFgCldnE7sAwYkJi-2BPTaHE-2FFFXdvQpY7JkfSAmOJSTGBzxBtBx-2FOpMb8q3TQs1oObkqaN8FvPb-2FwhK-2Bls9-2BYOXWg-2BPRZxh1xpFRtvwucgvITSoBtoH1rXSucahi3HykUaAkf-2F70CjESSYwZ0qutA45DvNI3D5yOxyf9hyrRBTYkYIDot9eOPZ7LnXqFPLZ9zw34FCu4Cp8xJwqUuHGCKd0CrOaIbEanA-3D-3D__;!!CzAuKJ42GuquVTTmVmPViYEvSg!N4DvoCYML0InBbi-Vb3obrJFPLNOpEfj-zfbwpCU-Tz7IFhxi7zDobvCj93CpLOtdYeRhq9GBZ1e34SC6cBBpHA$">https://news.uci.edu/2024/01/22/uci-welcomes-year-of-the-dragon-with-annual-lunar-new-year-celebration/</a><br /><br />Contact: Cara Capuano<br />949-501-9192<br />ccapuano@uci.edu<br />Jan. 22, 2024<br /><br /> <br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: medium;"><b>UCI welcomes Year of the Dragon with annual Lunar New Year celebration</b></span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ea9999;"><b><br /></b></span><br /><span style="color: #ffe599;">EVENT</span>: UCI will celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year – heralding the Year of the Dragon – with cultural games, hands-on arts and crafts, food, musical and dance performances, an academic discussion, a dragon parade, a lion dance and more.<br /><br /><span style="color: #ffe599;">WHEN/WHERE</span>: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 5, with activities and performances beginning in the UCI Student Center’s Pacific Ballroom ABC (bldg. 113, grid D5 on campus map: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUe3G0e-2BBkgIQPTD-2Ff-2BFujITrSkAJz8WEt4c7PG9F-2Bc6b967JuejW0BnxwSHnu4Sk6suFMQH1Xl-2B1Ak-2B3-2B4jcf1bda9oQWE5wcdBu02qc95xyGmpq_cciYJyS2R2-2BxE0zzSWkPTIdfuedjOcFz5RTJzU6jYCvvkPX-2BnZpfvUKfCMuIuJruNS9u-2ByUPm-2FXg4vGFH-2FBUxgrXbS4NssC20GMSFLO6a1gQZZvILFJX6GPFgCldnE7sAwYkJi-2BPTaHE-2FFFXdvQpY7JkfSAmOJSTGBzxBtBx-2FOpMb8q3TQs1oObkqaN8FvPbDJ0dLz0Hrw6bDJ2TuxYI7Jc2LmxjcI4ZKNLI22bh6E1QfglUzaSZ8gy-2F0nzDwUnibeJNnR9M23kjMTxSq9PxZEcGS4vW-2FW-2B5S20LLG8DXrZqwqlTfgY4Jp4HNXm9bkTWaU-2BViZ1xVRJ4xA2ScplrBQ-3D-3D__;!!CzAuKJ42GuquVTTmVmPViYEvSg!N4DvoCYML0InBbi-Vb3obrJFPLNOpEfj-zfbwpCU-Tz7IFhxi7zDobvCj93CpLOtdYeRhq9GBZ1e34SCg3mGidI$">https://parking.uci.edu/maps/documents/UCI-MainCampusMap-REV081120-23.pdf</a>). A discussion with author and lawyer James Zimmerman on his book The Peking Express: The Bandits Who Stole a Train, Stunned the West, and Broke the Republic of China will take place at 1 p.m. in the Student Center’s Moss Cove. The Lunar New Year Festival will start at 3:30 p.m. across the street (Pereira Drive) at the Irvine Barclay Theatre (bldg. 1, grid D5 on campus map).<br /><br /><span style="color: #ffe599;">INFORMATION</span>: Media planning to attend should contact Cara Capuano at 949-501-9192 or <a href="mailto:ccapuano@uci.edu">ccapuano@uci.edu</a>. Attendance is free and open to the public. Hourly parking is available in the Student Center Parking Structure, located near the intersection of Pereira Drive and West Peltason Drive on campus. Parking is complimentary for media who RSVP in advance. Information on the event can be found <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUZHwnMaZ17NuejWbInfRLM2-2Bj4uNLQd-2FxSmCZM8-2Fqb6XfE-2B5s40usVSoPRwU-2BQzl-2FNubqCvMMvDLD7p9A3ZXS9Q-3DTuD3_cciYJyS2R2-2BxE0zzSWkPTIdfuedjOcFz5RTJzU6jYCvvkPX-2BnZpfvUKfCMuIuJruNS9u-2ByUPm-2FXg4vGFH-2FBUxgrXbS4NssC20GMSFLO6a1gQZZvILFJX6GPFgCldnE7sAwYkJi-2BPTaHE-2FFFXdvQpY7JkfSAmOJSTGBzxBtBx-2FOpMb8q3TQs1oObkqaN8FvPb-2Bh-2F8DhLQ3ZXoIguKdbC3T3vnmvVHQMSmg8OOv81UtbQkXPJmj0-2Fszhz5Xh2qr4XsCi7ulKqO7uWWBm2WBqXPAAQHqEGEKUdX8i8Rc31tdiO3uMq1QbUfY1QfY3-2Fk0J3Dog6cowYfI-2BKVgdkloZSS3Q-3D-3D__;!!CzAuKJ42GuquVTTmVmPViYEvSg!N4DvoCYML0InBbi-Vb3obrJFPLNOpEfj-zfbwpCU-Tz7IFhxi7zDobvCj93CpLOtdYeRhq9GBZ1e34SCmcIk0X4$">here</a>: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUZHwnMaZ17NuejWbInfRLM2-2Bj4uNLQd-2FxSmCZM8-2Fqb6XfE-2B5s40usVSoPRwU-2BQzl-2FNubqCvMMvDLD7p9A3ZXS9Q-3D6Ol9_cciYJyS2R2-2BxE0zzSWkPTIdfuedjOcFz5RTJzU6jYCvvkPX-2BnZpfvUKfCMuIuJruNS9u-2ByUPm-2FXg4vGFH-2FBUxgrXbS4NssC20GMSFLO6a1gQZZvILFJX6GPFgCldnE7sAwYkJi-2BPTaHE-2FFFXdvQpY7JkfSAmOJSTGBzxBtBx-2FOpMb8q3TQs1oObkqaN8FvPbaVJRsHwRkqwsbIn2H2VmxBwwwabOUgw8DYLRrLVa07jzl9BwQdgpb0UJ8AudvwQR-2FtdDaWSu1-2FO9aG84eQIFQty20fKnBDrTyddX3FVdK0y0LFz34ft2kxCQZ1Auw1Uja2ZujFoSXhbUDC73V71wEA-3D-3D__;!!CzAuKJ42GuquVTTmVmPViYEvSg!N4DvoCYML0InBbi-Vb3obrJFPLNOpEfj-zfbwpCU-Tz7IFhxi7zDobvCj93CpLOtdYeRhq9GBZ1e34SC66n7Cls$">https://www.socsci.uci.edu/files/announcements/240205_lny/2024.html</a>.<br /><br /> <br /><br />HIGHLIGHTS:<br /><br />9-11 a.m. – Cultural activities and performances<br /><br />UCI Student Center, Pacific Ballroom ABC<br /><br /> <br /><br />UCI’s Department of East Asian Studies hosts a variety of cultural activities, including origami, Chinese arts and crafts, a Japanese karuta game, kimono and hanbok try-ons, and traditional Korean games, followed by musical and dance performances by UCI student groups.<br /><br /> <br /><br />1-3 p.m. – Fireside chat with author James Zimmerman<br /><br />UCI Student Center, Moss Cove<br /><br /> <br /><br />Join the UCI Long-U.S. China Institute for a fascinating discussion with author James Zimmerman, who will take the audience on a thrilling journey through his book The Peking Express: The Bandits Who Stole a Train, Stunned the West, and Broke the Republic of China, the remarkable true story of train-robbing revolutionaries and passengers who got more than they bargained for.<br /><br /> <br /><br />3:30-6 p.m.* – Lunar New Year Festival<br /><br />Irvine Barclay Theatre<br /><br /> <br /><br />*The feeding of the lions begins at 3:45 p.m.<br /><br /> <br /><br />UCI’s Lunar New Year Festival creates an atmosphere of pure enchantment, in which captivating performances and traditional customs come to life – from the enthralling dragon parade and lion dance to the cherished wishing tree; energetic beats of UCI Hansori, Hikari Taiko Drummers and KKAP UCI; and delicious food from local vendors. There will be welcoming remarks by UCI Chancellor Howard Gillman and Bill Maurer, dean of the School of Social Sciences, as well as a special event designation presented by California State Treasurer Fiona Ma.<br /><br /> <br /><br />BACKGROUND: UCI’s Lunar New Year celebration is possible through the generous support of the UCI Long-U.S. China Institute and its partners – the School of Social Sciences, the School of Law and The Paul Merage School of Business – in concert with the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, the School of Humanities, the School of Social Ecology, UCI Libraries, the Center for Critical Korean Studies and the Department of East Asian Studies. Additional key sponsors include South Coast Plaza, Charlie and Ling Zhang, the Long Family Foundation, Eugene and Carol Choi, Disney, and the Office of Vice Chancellor Brian Hervey.<br /><br /> <br /><br />###<br /><br />For UCI breaking news, visit news.uci.edu.</span>Get the Funk Out!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11128045468590874673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353477905682605948.post-59616000908745384012024-01-19T07:43:00.000-08:002024-01-19T07:46:19.006-08:00Debbie Gibson, Britt Lightning, Kelsy Karter, Sylvia Massy, and Laura Karpman among those to be honored at the 2024 She Rocks Awards. She Rocks Alumni Susanna Hoffs to co-host.<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzvl2BSzBbh5rKm2EprlKj6UT2S-0e-mfXOp8zmwQLzqjs7rtCvSJ_3nSVGIBxX_jdhUT4C_WuxQmO79gqEX42lybdPbTLiqEiTVWJB8VuEsbyeXRJj6BhBXWdOsW77nK3_YGERMOP6cVwH0eqi5kt5V2AKjSTM8TbRmQRw3NQdXBvX_2hQZpWgkpoMm4-/s1200/Honoree-collage-2-1200x720.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzvl2BSzBbh5rKm2EprlKj6UT2S-0e-mfXOp8zmwQLzqjs7rtCvSJ_3nSVGIBxX_jdhUT4C_WuxQmO79gqEX42lybdPbTLiqEiTVWJB8VuEsbyeXRJj6BhBXWdOsW77nK3_YGERMOP6cVwH0eqi5kt5V2AKjSTM8TbRmQRw3NQdXBvX_2hQZpWgkpoMm4-/w575-h345/Honoree-collage-2-1200x720.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The Women’s International Music Network presents 12th annual event celebrating women in music on January 25, 2024 in Anaheim, CA. <a href="https://sherocksawards.com/tickets/">Tickets on sale now.</a> This year’s awards take place on January 25, 2024 at the Ballroom at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA and is open to the public.<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #ffd966;">ANAHEIM, Calif., November 8, 2023</span> – The Women’s International Music Network (the WiMN) reveals Debbie Gibson, Laura Karpman, Britt Lightning, Kelsy Karter and Sylvia Massy as the first announced honorees at the upcoming 2024 She Rocks Awards. Susanna Hoffs will co-host this event that recognizes women who stand out as innovators and role models in the music industry. The 12th annual live awards show, which is now an official NAMM-sponsored event, will take place on Thursday, January 25, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. at the Anaheim Convention Center Ballroom in Anaheim, CA. Tickets to attend are on sale now <a href="https://sherocksawards.com/tickets/">here.</a><br /><br />Debbie Gibson made history at 16 with her Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper “Foolish Beat,” becoming the youngest artist to write, produce, and perform a number one hit—she is still the youngest female to hold that record for over 30 years. She’s sold over 16 million albums and showcased her talent in 17 musicals, from Broadway’s Les Misérables to the West End’s Grease. In 2019, Gibson joined NKOTB on The Mixtape Arena Tour and judged Nickelodeon’s “America’s Most Musical Family.” Her 2020 single “Girls Night Out” reached No. 4 on both the U.S. Billboard and U.K. MusicWeek charts. In 2021 she guest-starred on “Lucifer,” and released her first pop album in 20 years, The Body Remembers, which quickly rose to No. 2 on the Apple Pop Sales Charts. In 2022 she embarked on a U.S. solo tour, celebrating the 35th anniversary of her debut album Out of the Blue, and released her first full-length holiday album, Winterlicious. She recently announced a book deal with Gallery for her upcoming memoir. And in 2024 Gibson will celebrate 35 years of her #1 album Electric Youth. <br /><br />Boasting one of pop’s most beloved voices, Susanna Hoffs was born and raised in Los Angeles with an ever-present soundtrack of ’60s music. Co-founder of the Bangles, a seminal band with three platinum-selling albums, Susanna has recorded four solo albums, including her latest, The Deep End, produced by Peter Asher. After working together in the Austin Powers films, Susanna and Matthew Sweet released three volumes of their acclaimed Under the Covers series. Susanna has collaborated with Rufus Wainwright, Tom Petty, Chris Martin, Mike Campbell, Jack Antonoff, Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein, Aimee Mann, Andrew Bird, Jon Brion, Maya Rudolph, and many others. In 2023, she released her first novel This Bird Has Flown, hailed by The New York Times called it the “smart, ferocious rock-star redemption romance you didn’t know you needed.” NPR called it “a love story — and a valentine to music.” Susanna was honored at the She Rocks Awards in 2015.<br /><br />Britt Lightning is the lead guitarist for the all-female Platinum selling 80’s rock band <a href="https://vixenofficial.com/">Vixen</a>. She is also the Musical Director at <a href="https://rockcamp.com/">Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp</a>, which helps change lives through music and allows people to live their rockstar fantasies and jam with their musical heroes. During COVID Britt hosted and helped to produce over 200 online <a href="https://rockcampmasterclasses.com/">Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp masterclasses</a> with legendary artists including Roger Daltrey (The Who), Alice Cooper, Dave Mustaine (Megadeth) and more. Britt has toured with 25-time Grammy Award winning artist Alejandro Sanz, pop artists Rachel Platten and Jason Derulo, and continues to tour with Vixen while working on their upcoming studio album.<br /><br />Kelsy Karter is an Australian singer, songwriter, musician and the frontwoman of Kelsy Karter & The Heroines, a four-piece Australian/British rock & roll band. She is famously known for pranking the world in 2019 with a fake tattoo of Harry Styles on her face for the promotion of her breakout hit “Harry.” In 2020, after the release of their debut album Missing Person, Rolling Stone Magazine called Kelsy “a beacon for female rock stars.” Kelsy and her band have spent the past several years touring the world as headliners, support and festivals, most recently in 2023 supporting Billy Idol across the US. They are currently working on their second album.<br /><br />Producer Sylvia Massy is best known for her work with Tool, System of a Down, Skunk Anansie, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Taylor Hawkins, Johnny Cash, Prince, Jason Isbell and more. She’s received over 25 gold and platinum record awards throughout her career. Sylvia is a vintage audio equipment expert and owns the world’s largest vintage microphone collection. Sylvia’s book “Recording Unhinged” is an Amazon best-seller. She’s an accomplished Fine Artist and Illustrator, Author, Educator and relentless Entrepreneur. But to her many friends, she’s just Sylvia, the Radiant Being.<br /><br />A bold, incandescent talent, composer Laura Karpman creates powerful, imaginative scores that push the boundaries of storytelling. Her award-winning music, spanning film, television, theater, interactive media and live performance, reflects an audaciously creative, prodigious fresh spirit. Her accolades are many, and include multiple Emmy’s, a GRAMMY and a Critic’s Choice Award. Laura was elected the first female Governor in the Music Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. This year is perhaps her most prolific to date, with six film and TV projects alone — Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed (Max), 61st Street (The CW), and American Fiction (MGM/Amazon), while being a leading composer across the Marvel Cinematic Universe with her projects What If? (Disney+), Ms. Marvel (Disney+), and the latest feature from the studio, The Marvels (Disney).<br /><br />The She Rocks Awards is the premier event during the NAMM Show, bringing together industry professionals, music icons, artists, fans and the media. The annual event honors women who are groundbreakers, innovators and have displayed exceptional leadership within the music and audio industry. 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Learn more about the She Rocks Awards and get tickets at <a href="https://sherocksawards.com/">sherocksawards.com</a>. </span><div></div></div>Get the Funk Out!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11128045468590874673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353477905682605948.post-58877590244935484252024-01-17T10:30:00.000-08:002024-01-17T10:37:50.107-08:00Dr. Romie Mushtaq shares new book - The Busy Brain Cure The Eight-Week Plan to Find Focus, Tame Anxiety, and Sleep Again<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsDx8IQ9rGKk2LyqgMUUidnK5KT7HEx_ncnQspO-PROduGhI9BvX0FGP79gblo27oJ-1-jMvkE-pXPuW05zpAU4O67vWEUZgC7hXYtXg2eeaiavchvzRPQmfDTjF-7O4XW6SMl8q1kXr5tqA4uvTZcLh5vEZpvweT7blIRqbf2gpLKgYCCP1KA4KvrcV1c/s445/41ixBVONa3L._SY445_SX342_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="293" height="497" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsDx8IQ9rGKk2LyqgMUUidnK5KT7HEx_ncnQspO-PROduGhI9BvX0FGP79gblo27oJ-1-jMvkE-pXPuW05zpAU4O67vWEUZgC7hXYtXg2eeaiavchvzRPQmfDTjF-7O4XW6SMl8q1kXr5tqA4uvTZcLh5vEZpvweT7blIRqbf2gpLKgYCCP1KA4KvrcV1c/w328-h497/41ixBVONa3L._SY445_SX342_.jpg" width="328" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/1090/GTFO%201-17-24%20-%20Dr%20Romie_UPLOAD.mp3"><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: #fcff01;">LISTEN</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b>The Busy Brain Cure</b></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b>The Eight-Week Plan to Find Focus, Tame Anxiety, and Sleep Again</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">By <a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/blogs/authors/romie-mushtaq-20235243659740">Dr. Romie Mushtaq</a></div></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Noted neurologist and Chief Wellness Officer Dr. Romie Mushtaq reveals the hidden connection between insomnia, anxiety, and adult ADD/ADHD – and gives you a science-backed plan to heal burnout and your Busy Brain in just 8 weeks.<br /><br />Do racing thoughts keep you from falling asleep at night? Is it impossible to focus, even on tasks that used to stimulate you? Are you mindlessly stress-eating throughout the day?<br /><br />These are signs that you have a “Busy Brain,” a term coined by triple-board certified physician Dr. Romie Mushtaq to describe a brain riddled with anxiety, insomnia, and ADD/ADHD.</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Have the boundaries between your job, sleep, and personal life disappeared? Are you wearing stress as a badge of honor or resigned to feeling stuck in the hustle culture? The reality is that chronic stress kills. Just ask Dr. Romie Mushtaq who suffered from career burnout and underwent life-saving surgery. And as a brain doctor, she should have known better. Dr. Romie embarked on a global journey to research and heal the negative impact of the stress responses on our brains, bodies, and teams. The solution led to this eye-opening book for professionals eager to break the relentless cycles of stress, anxiety, and burnout.<br /><br />While traditional medicine treats anxiety, adult-onset ADHD, and insomnia as separate issues, Dr. Romie identifies them as symptoms of a “Busy Brain.” Busy Brain results from chronic unchecked stress and burnout.The Busy Brain Cure is an integrated approach to heal the root cause of ADD/ADHD, anxiety, and insomnia, while also transforming the conversation on mental health and workplace wellness.<br />In this book, you’ll learn how to:<br /><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Overcome the stimulant-sedative cycle, reducing dependence on caffeine by day and sleep aids at night.</span></li><li>Heal your Busy Brain without resorting to fad diets or cleanses. Embrace comfort food choices that combat stress, and move away from the toxic diet culture.</li><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Use the 8-week brainSHIFT Protocol for better sleep, increased energy, and sustained focus.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Heal the root cause of attention deficit disorder (ADD), anxiety, and insomnia without addictive medications.</span></li></ul></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Based on twenty years of clinical research and experience, this book introduces a simple and easy to implement 8-week plan to heal the root cause of burnout.The Busy Brain Cure is for everyone from executives, leaders and athletes to entrepreneurs, high-achieving professionals and parents who want evidence-based strategies to improve their mental well-being. Dr. Romie combines her expertise and research in brain science with ancient wisdom, compelling storytelling, and her distinct humor will help laugh, heal, and tame your Busy Brain.<br /><br /><br />Dr. Romie is a board-certified physician, award-winning wellness speaker, and the founder of “brainSHIFT at Work.” She brings together over 20 years of authority in neurology, integrative medicine, and mindfulness to not just deliver programs, but create cultural change. She is on a mission to transform mental health and wellness in the workplace and currently works with Fortune 500 companies, professional athletes, & global associations. Dr. Romie is also the Chief Wellness Officer for Evolution Hospitality, where she scaled a mindfulness & wellness program to over 7000 employees. Her expertise is featured in the national media such as NPR, NBC, TED talks, and Forbes. <br /><br />--<br />When you try to relax, do you have random and racing thoughts in your brain? Do you have trouble focusing on your to-do list? Have the usual stress management techniques stopped working for you? <a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/blogs/authors/romie-mushtaq-20235243659740">Dr. Romila “Romie” Mushtaq</a>, ABIHM, is a triple board-certified physician in neurology, award winning speaker, and nationally renowned expert. She entered neurology at a time when less than 5% of the brain doctors in the U.S. were women and proudly identifies as a STEMinist in stilettos. With over 20 years of authority in neurology, integrative medicine, & mindfulness - and uses these skills to transform teams and cultures and has a solution for us today. <br /><br /><br />"Here is a program that dismantles the toxic diet culture and honors cultural diversity of foods while using a protocol to reduce stress eating. The Busy Brain Cure uses researched microhabits known as brainSHIFTs that are simple and easy to implement for busy professionals and parents to help improve your ability to focus and daytime energy." —Kanchan Koya, PhD, Harvard-trained doctor in biomedicine, and Chief Spice Mama and founder of Radical Vitality<br /> <br />“A great workplace culture starts and ends with team members feeling cared for and supported. One of the best investments an organization can make is in tools and resources that help associates manage stress, find better work-life balance, and prioritize mental well-being. By incorporating practices from The Busy Brain Cure into our corporate health and wellness initiatives, we’ve been able to equip and empower our people with science-based programs that heal the root cause of burnout and help boost engagement." —Ann Christenson, chief human resource officer of Aimbridge Hospitality<br /><br />---------------<br /><br /><br />Website: <a href="https://drromie.com/">https://drromie.com/</a> <br />LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/drromie/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/drromie/</a> <br />Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/DrRomie">https://twitter.com/DrRomie</a> <br />Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/drromie/">https://www.instagram.com/drromie/</a> <br />Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DrRomie">https://www.facebook.com/DrRomie</a> <br />YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC05grQ3WOYK_BX7hxTIvt7w%0D?view_as=subscriber">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC05grQ3WOYK_BX7hxTIvt7w ?view_as=subscriber</a></span></div></div></div>Get the Funk Out!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11128045468590874673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353477905682605948.post-79891147383788124992024-01-16T06:59:00.000-08:002024-01-17T10:38:19.167-08:00Janeane will be in conversation with Director and Writer, Jakub Piatek, about his new film, PIANOFORTE <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmFErw-7dg8dVePG1hUWvrkhC58SdOtD0Qa7fzk3idMkcD2sHEMKi-STJjN5AZfzZ7XlI5Nbxzz4WVeWSh8KcWIFPNkM68tJ45Y0lbak8FmUSUswUL4Og0ZUjntELCLNgmCZKkp03lHgYdMbkpBVnPQVF1UpTTliMX5mrKY-UasFexxnaMmBZ-kyMuHtj-"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmFErw-7dg8dVePG1hUWvrkhC58SdOtD0Qa7fzk3idMkcD2sHEMKi-STJjN5AZfzZ7XlI5Nbxzz4WVeWSh8KcWIFPNkM68tJ45Y0lbak8FmUSUswUL4Og0ZUjntELCLNgmCZKkp03lHgYdMbkpBVnPQVF1UpTTliMX5mrKY-UasFexxnaMmBZ-kyMuHtj-=w505-h113" width="505" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">PIANOFORTE</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">A film by Jakub Piatek</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="574" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimg.sib.mprm.com%2Fim%2Fsh%2FD-AP2xAAgqLL.jpg%3Fu%3DWtVElij8PJZGgWbyMZ3CroHLkxASwF6J&t=1705416895&ymreqid=61ccea31-4313-92fe-1c21-ce000b01bc00&sig=AqjgAQcfR1WDa0HNZ9oQGQ--~D" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;" width="389" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimg.sib.mprm.com%2Fim%2Fsh%2FjZ6aRHFchJNK.png%3Fu%3DWtVElij8PJZGfbwXxiGUfxwpdIOoylgB&t=1705416895&ymreqid=61ccea31-4313-92fe-1c21-ce000b01bc00&sig=PYO0hOnfj_1SPG.LZZ8dUg--~D" width="315" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" height="122" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimg.sib.mprm.com%2Fim%2Fsh%2FWlbviG2Vegr7.png%3Fu%3DWtVElij8PJZGehH7YrTmU7cJVddB1IG3&t=1705416895&ymreqid=61ccea31-4313-92fe-1c21-ce000b01bc00&sig=13dC8QWSi_DY0DmrqMUo7Q--~D" width="290" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="159" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimg.sib.mprm.com%2Fim%2Fsh%2F-GNBEhrBkGc2.png%3Fu%3DWtVElij8PJZGg4HGA8eqlt75h7mdxVOF&t=1705416895&ymreqid=61ccea31-4313-92fe-1c21-ce000b01bc00&sig=6CEishgOVk12mFC7ccSQLw--~D" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;" width="171" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://r.sib.mprm.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1t6Af4OiGsDg0mApLwXxR0MZkbQxRz/hW-pW3g1JgM0"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">WATCH THE TRAILER HERE</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">IN SELECT THEATERS DECEMBER 1, 2023</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">RELEASING ON VOD JANUARY 9, 2024</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">SYNOPSIS:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">During the preliminary round, there are 160 of them. Then, about 80. <br />Then 40. At last, only 10 lucky ones make it to the final. These are the contestants in the legendary International Chopin Piano Competition, held every five years in Warsaw, Poland. PIANOFORTE follows an eclectic group of young musicians from around the world who have prepared since they were children for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Offering a rare behind the scenes look backstage at the triumphant highs and crushing lows of competition, filmmaker Jakub Piatek captures the intense pressure these musicians face in an experience that combines tears of exhaustion and despair with the ecstatic joy of playing. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">PIANOFORTE is both a testament to the power of remarkable music and an intimate coming-of-age portrait of young pianists navigating the rigors of competition, intense practice sessions, new friendships, lots of drama, and even more nerves.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">DIRECTOR & WRITER:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Jakub Piatek</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">PRODUCER:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Maciej Kubicki</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: large; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">LOGLINE</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: large; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The
world’s most talented young pianists compete in the International Chopin Piano<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: large; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Competition,
held every five years in Warsaw, Poland. A rare behind the scenes look at the triumphant
highs and crushing lows of competition, Pianoforte is both a testament to the remarkable
power of music and an intimate coming-of-age portrait.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: large; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: large; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">SYNOPSIS</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: large; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">During
the preliminary round, there are 160 of them. Then, about 90. Then 45. At last,
only 12 lucky ones make it to the final. These are the contestants in the
legendary International Chopin Piano Competition, held every five years in
Warsaw, Poland. PIANOFORTE follows an eclectic group of young musicians from
around the world who have prepared since they were children for this
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: large; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Offering
a rare behind the scenes look backstage at the triumphant highs and crushing
lows of competition, filmmaker Jakub Piatek (PRIME TIME, 2021 Sundance Film
Festival) captures the intense pressure these musicians face in an experience
that combines tears of exhaustion and despair with the ecstatic joy of playing.
PIANOFORTE is both a testament to the power of remarkable music and an intimate
coming-of-age portrait of young pianists navigating the rigors of competition,
intense practice sessions, new friendships, lots of drama, and even more nerves.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: large; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: large; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">DIRECTOR’S
STATEMENT</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: large; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">by Jakub
Piątek</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: large; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">My
family has no musical roots and I didn't attend music school. At primary
school, I was asked to join the school choir on account of my height. When my
teacher heard me sing at rehearsal, she told me to learn the lyrics but only
lip-synch to songs, without uttering a single sound. I developed an interest in
classical music much later, only a few years ago. It is this fascination with a
rather inaccessible world that I wanted to retain in my film: to tell the story
of a few young people from the perspective of an amateur who experiences music
through emotions.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: large; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The
Chopin Piano Competition. The unique “piano Olympics” held every five years
attracts incredible media attention, hitting several million streams of the
concerts performed during the Competition. The event itself has an organic
narrative arc. Almost 160 people selected, out of 500 candidates, enter the
race. A few days later, twelve pianists make it to the final. There's only one
winner. Sounds a bit like real life. Yet here, the actual award immediately
guarantees their place in the pantheon of great pianists.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: large; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Record deals, the
best concert halls and orchestras. Still, these young artists prepare for the
Competition at great sacrifice. According to research, when a pianist plays a
concert to an audience, their brain looks like a supernova. This act is one of
the highest brain activations: both hands, the sense of hearing, emotions,
feet, memory, everything at top performance level. Our protagonists are young, ultra-talented
pianists who started preparing for the Competition at the age of four to six, following
different paths to get to the National Philharmonic in Warsaw. Hao took a
30-hour round trip to attend lessons with his piano teacher. It was only last
year, at the age of 18, that he saw the ocean for the first time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: large; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">At some
point, Alex, one of our protagonists, says, “People perceive us as magical
creatures who move from town to town, from continent to continent, and live on
sound.”As I got to know that community, I became naturally interested not in
what happened on stage, but rather what had brought them there. What sacrifice?
How much work? At what cost? I also wanted to find out what happened later,
several minutes after a concert, when they got offstage. First of all, however,
I wanted to see them as young people with their dilemmas and emotions. On the
brink of adulthood.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: large; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">The process began with about fifty in-depth online conversations with
the qualified pianists. Then I accompanied the selected pianists during the
Preliminary Round for the Competition, a few months before the event. At that
time, I chose our characters. I wasn't guided by the piano rankings, but by my
documentary interest and intuition. In a way, making the film was a bet with the
Competition itself. The night when Stage One results were announced may have
seen our selected characters go home. Statistically, we should have had 1.5
characters in the final, and yet we had so many more. I had a similar deal with
our characters. We were in it together, no matter where they'd end up: the
final or the plane home. That sort of trust between crew and subjects laid the
foundation for this film. This is why I focus on the backstage and the private
sphere, unavailable to the Philharmonic audience. This approach is similar to
the one used in the 1960 classic short documentary The Musicians by Kazimierz
Karabasz, the crucial part being a rehearsal of a brass band made up of tram
drivers, not the concert itself. It is during rehearsal that we are human;
while on stage, we become magical, mythical creatures</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Jakub Piątek - Director</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdn2yiuzUN6Eo5Pl4ZO0p6lCqABWLaprlzeoYnCMZrWkDzqiRZ9_CeKpaL2TbCNU845DbMplX7kUeif7940o_fnw9735YXxWrkkMWSB7Jxeq9SOy6hlg_V6h9fpHBeLa9u_jostifWKn68_EMXiDr5DmRizvFpGADms4uv_LcqaFsg3v_vysb2P2QV_ZQz" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="131" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdn2yiuzUN6Eo5Pl4ZO0p6lCqABWLaprlzeoYnCMZrWkDzqiRZ9_CeKpaL2TbCNU845DbMplX7kUeif7940o_fnw9735YXxWrkkMWSB7Jxeq9SOy6hlg_V6h9fpHBeLa9u_jostifWKn68_EMXiDr5DmRizvFpGADms4uv_LcqaFsg3v_vysb2P2QV_ZQz=w193-h295" width="193" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Born in 1985, he graduated from the Polish National Film School in Łódź. Before studying directing, he worked as a journalist and culture manager. His debut film, "Mother" (2009), produced by Wajda Studio, was screened at more than fifty international festivals and received several awards. In 2014 he completed the documentary "One Man Show", which premiered in Krakow FF and DOK Leipzig. In 2018, he made a short feature film "Users" (premiere in Krakow and Slamdance). In 2021, his full-length feature debut "Prime Time" premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and it is available on Netflix platform in all regions. In 2021 he started teaching fiction directing (Polish National Film School).</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Filmography:</span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Pianoforte", feature documentary, 2023</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Dead End", Netflix series (ep. 3-6), 2022</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Prime Time", feature fiction, 2021</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Users", short fiction, 2019</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Sensory Analysis", short documentary, 2016</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"One Man Show", medium-length documentary, 2014</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Mother", short documentary, 2009</div></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="color: #26282a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"></tbody></table>Get the Funk Out!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11128045468590874673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353477905682605948.post-52552837924345954082024-01-10T09:30:00.000-08:002024-01-10T09:55:41.076-08:00Coming up 1/9 at 9:00am - Veera Hiranandi's forthcoming, January book-- AMIL AND THE AFTER--follow up to her moving bestseller The Night Diary<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">AMIL AND THE AFTER by Veera Hiranandani</span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffd966;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Praise for AMIL AND THE AFTER</span></div><br />★ “A quietly brilliant, deeply insightful story of living in uncertain times.” –Kirkus, STARRED REVIEW<br /><br />"A splendid historical fiction tale of bravery and determination." —School Library Journal, starred review<br /><br />"A powerful blend of important themes and everyday triumphs and sorrows." —Kirkus, starred review<br /><br />"...explores the benefits and costs of assimilation and the complexity of being both white and a religious minority in America then—and now." —Publisher's Weekly, starred review<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Flh7-us.googleusercontent.com%2Fvy_gvvas_ZKo25dNAFsd9Fyd_VMvZDNzWI8YCtVXSV636VaCbpzVfKfq0H4p9XKTzrk676V8xRT5e2Z-H4x5krp2Pqn6IxncwAYUw27kcqPdtqF7Wp19hSpzNuG3eSEpbmQaBnjYJG_RbJVYzWPSlw&t=1704863618&ymreqid=61ccea31-4313-92fe-1c35-7f0022017600&sig=C2FF3vVWu5Sz1zccCIfocQ--~D" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/1090/GTFO%201-10-24%20_Veera%20H_UPLOAD.mp3"><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #2b00fe;">LISTEN</span></a></div><br /></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span>Author’s Letter for Amil and the After</span><br /><span>I’m thrilled to share my sequel to The Night Diary with you! When I began Amil and the After, I wasn’t sure what this new journey would look like. At first, I was just so happy to be with these characters again. I didn’t realize how much I missed them. As I developed the story, however, I thought about how I had changed since writing The Night Diary and how that would change the sequel’s perspective. </span><br /><br /><span>The first big decision I made was to shift the point of view. This time, I wanted to focus more on Nisha’s twin brother, Amil. I partly did this because my young readers had so many questions about him after reading The Night Diary. I also thought it would be wonderful to include his drawings as a way of expressing himself like Nisha did with her diary. This was my attempt to make the story new while keeping it familiar. </span><br /><br /><span>The Night Diary, which tells the story of these same characters when they first flee their home shortly after the Partition of India, is about survival. But this book is about what happens after--after we survive and experience something life-changing and traumatic. When I started writing, we were in the second year of the Covid pandemic. In a different way, I was asking myself the same questions—how do we heal after a traumatic experience as individuals and as a society? How are we forever changed in both good and bad ways? </span><br /><br /><span>Many of the things that happened in both The Night Diary and Amil and the After are based on the Partition experiences of my father, my grandparents, and my aunts and uncles. I’ll never know exactly how they felt, but I believe we all carry the resilience, pain, and joy of our ancestors. Ultimately, this is a story about hope and I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it!</span></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><br /></span>From acclaimed author Veera Hiranandani comes AMIL AND THE AFTER (Kokila; on sale January 23 2024; ISBN 9780525555063; $17.99; ages 8-12), the highly anticipated companion novel to the Newbery Honor book The Night Diary. Filled with hope and the idea of finding joy after tragedy, the novel picks up where The Night Diary left off following the aftermath of the Partition of India, the greatest human migration in history. Through Amil’s story, young readers will learn of the complicated physical, emotional, and psychological impact that comes from being forced to leave your home—an experience many kids globally still experience today.<br /><br />At the turn of the new year in 1948, Amil and his family are trying to make a home in India, now independent of British rule. Both Muslim and Hindu, twelve- year-old Amil is not sure what home means anymore. The memory of the long<br /><br />and difficult journey from their hometown in what is now Pakistan lives with him. And despite having an apartment in Bombay to live in and a school to attend, life in India feels uncertain. Nisha, his twin sister, suggests that Amil begin to tell his story through drawings meant for their mother, who died when they were just babies. Through Amil, readers witness the unwavering spirit of a young boy trying to make sense of a chaotic world, and find hope for himself and a newly reborn nation.<br /><br />Veera Hiranandani says, “This book is about what happens after—after we survive and experience something life-changing and traumatic.” She wrote this book during the second and third years of the COVID-19 pandemic and found herself asking, “How do we heal after a traumatic experience as individuals and as a society? How are we forever changed in both good and bad ways?” Amil’s story addresses those hard to answer questions.<br /><br />The experiences in AMIL AND THE AFTER were largely inspired by Hiranandani’s own family history. Her father, grandparents, aunts, and uncles made a similar journey as Amil’s family, forced to leave their homeland and make a new life in India following the partition.<br /><br />In an author’s note, Hiranandani shares, “Writing historical fiction based on my family background is a way for me to understand something that’s a part of me even though I never experienced it directly. I’d like to think that something like the partition will never happen again, but unfortunately, we, as humans, keep finding ways to divide ourselves and attack marginalized communities. We may not all be the same, but we are all connected by our humanity. When we do harm to each other, we harm to ourselves. Conversely, when we support and help each other, we make our own lives better.”<br /><br />Similar to how The Night Diary is told through letters written by 12-year-old Nisha, who is more confident in communicating her thoughts through her words, AMIL AND THE AFTER is told in part through Amil’s drawings. Several of Amil’s black and white illustrations appear throughout the book, showcasing Amil's growing artistic skills and revealing his emotional state as the story moves forward.<br /><br />As she did with The Night Diary, in AMIL AND THE AFTER Hiranandani once again shines a light on a piece of global history rarely discussed in American classrooms. Powerfully told through both prose and illustrations, readers will be moved by the hope, courage, and determination reflected in Amil’s story.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">AMIL AND THE AFTER</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">By Veera Hiranandani</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">On sale January 23, 2024 ISBN: 9780525555063</div><br /><span style="color: #ffd966;"><br /><span>ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span></span><br />Veera Hiranandani, author of the Newbery Honor–winning The Night Diary, earned her MFA in creative writing at Sarah Lawrence College. She is the author of The Whole Story of Half a Girl, a Sydney Taylor Notable Book and a South Asia Book Award finalist, and How to Find What You're Not Looking For, winner of the Sydney Taylor Book Award and the New York Historical Society Children's History Book Prize. A former editor at Simon & Schuster, she now teaches in the Writing for Children and Young Adults MFA Program.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Flh7-us.googleusercontent.com%2FtlRv7-g8yZxVhU5uMz9QFiwnsfgLsI_rr_hd94uzweD0wC2UIrPAzewS9sprPraSULhiItvkF0dYsl22GpZur4tQZhmP-UBrKzcWJJ_TiO4MgLks8yHgnOxnFdO5vrNfX4wnCW3BjKj8-6pvPrlElg&t=1704863618&ymreqid=61ccea31-4313-92fe-1c35-7f0022017600&sig=pmKs7ObGbdlEkfkt8xawaQ--~D" /></span></div></div></div>Get the Funk Out!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11128045468590874673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353477905682605948.post-18015938472312445082024-01-02T14:07:00.000-08:002024-01-03T10:23:18.024-08:00Wednesday January 3rd at 9:00am PT - Voidopolis by Kat Mustatea - combines digital art, literature, and interpretation in an augmented reality book that quite literally degrades as you read it<img height="391" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Flh7-us.googleusercontent.com%2FecT_aQjaTczZe5f4P1Hxgy0bHT69PkIhI6hlFbGf6t6hBDVfHNXqnyjGyyEigMn0iH-H2CkHlcGApBhay1837xL01Ih_V3lz-j2apMPDuCvq7MNRMOnPe7E4q-pgTT0cgQWvMne8zEiJayhlBLusTfc&t=1704232827&ymreqid=61ccea31-4313-92fe-1ce7-5e0021017c00&sig=Cfl.6YhosxKeC7eYUTLJng--~D" style="font-family: arial;" width="288" /><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d79PZ1iRzuQ">VOIDOPOLIS</a></span><br style="font-family: arial;" /><br style="font-family: arial;" /><span style="font-family: arial;">By Kat Mustatea</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/1090/GTFO%20-%201-3-24%20-%20KAT%20UPLOAD.mp3" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #2b00fe;">LISTEN </span></a>to today's show</span></div><div><br style="font-family: arial;" /><br style="font-family: arial;" /><span style="font-family: arial;">Afterword by Charlotte Kent and Arielle Saiber</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /> <a href="https://www.voidopolisbook.com/">Kat Mustatea</a></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Combining digital art, literature, and interpretation, VOIDOPOLIS is a time-sensitive, augmented reality book that quite literally degrades as you read it, so apropos for our time span, and tentative connection with each other.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />You can watch Kat give a TED Talk about her unique practice <a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/kat_mustatea_what_is_the_value_of_art_in_an_age_of_thinking_machines">here</a>. <br /><br /><br />Shortlisted for the 2023 Lumen Prize,<br /><br />Winner of the Arts And Letters ‘Unclassifiable’ Prize For Literature<br /><br />Winner of the Dante Prize, Dante Society London /Ars Electronica Prize Shortlist<br /><br />Chautauqua Janus Prize For Literature Finalist<br /><br /><br />A hybrid digital artistic and literary project in the form of an augmented reality book, which retells Dante's Inferno as if it were set in pandemic-ravaged New York City.<br /><br /><br /><br />A first-of-its-kind augmented reality book from <a href="https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262048262/voidopolis/?utm_term=&utm_campaign=s23-subject-computer-google&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=8539032139&hsa_cam=20133831091&hsa_grp=153045700725&hsa_ad=677360455903&hsa_src=g&hsa_tgt=dsa-879532735166&hsa_kw=&hsa_mt=&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAvJarBhA1EiwAGgZl0N68oVnNX0vgExcrE1V3ZLlJfRDOZYMb3uTET-Llci5ZlvJlsnIivxoCRpgQAvD_BwE">MIT Press</a>, <a href="https://www.voidopolisbook.com/">Voidopolis </a>is a unique and deeply affecting artwork that speaks as much to our existential moment as it does to the fragility of experience, reality, and our connection to one another. Kat Mustatea is a transmedia playwright and artist known for language and performance works that enlist absurdity, hybridity, and the computational uncanny to dig deeply into what it means to be human. Her TED Talk, about puppets and AI, takes a novel approach to the meaning of machines making art.<br /><br /><br />A hybrid digital artistic and literary project in the form of an augmented reality book, which retells Dante's Inferno as if it were set in pandemic-ravaged New York City. Voidopolis is a digital performance about loss and memory presented as an augmented reality (AR) book with a limited lifespan. <br /><br /><br />The book loosely retells the story of Dante's Inferno as if it were the dystopic experience of wandering through New York City during the pandemic; instead of Virgil, however, the narrator is guided through this modern hellscape by a caustic hobo named Nikita.Voidopolis is meant to culminate in loss. It features images that are created by digitally “wiping” humans from stock photography and text that is generated without the letter “e”—in homage to Oulipo<br /><br />author Georges Perec's A Void, a 300-page novel written entirely without the letter—by using a modified GPT-2 text generator. <br /><br /><br />The book, adapted from a series of Instagram posts that were ultimately deleted, is likewise designed to disappear: its garbled pages can only be deciphered with an AR app, and they decay at the same rate over a period of one year, after which the decay process restarts and begins again. At the end of this decay cycle, only the printed book, with its unintelligible pages, remains. Each July 1, the date the project first started on Instagram, the book resets again, beginning anew the cycle of its own vanishing. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />CREDITS: Voidopolis by <a href="https://www.mustatea.com/">Kat Mustatea</a>, 2023 The MIT Press Leonardo Series | Book design and algorithmic decay: <a href="https://process.studio/">Studio Process</a> | Afterwords: <a href="https://ckent.art/">Charlotte Kent</a>, <a href="https://krieger.jhu.edu/modern-languages-literatures/directory/arielle-saiber/">Arielle Saiber</a> | App Design: <a href="https://dotdot.studio/">DOTDOT Studio</a> | FUNDING: The MIT Press Fund for Diverse Voices | Open Austria Art and Tech Lab | The US Embassy in Vienna | Café Royal Cultural Foundation Literary Grant | <a href="https://www.anartcompany.com/">An Art Company</a><br /><br /><br /><br />AWARDS: Lumen Prize Shortlist 2023 | Winner of the Arts And Letters ‘Unclassifiable’ Prize For Literature | Winner of the Dante Prize, Dante Society London | Ars Electronica Prize Shortlist 2021 | Chautauqua Janus Prize For Literature Finalist 2021<br /><br /><br /><br />SELECTED EXHIBITS: Ars Electronica, Linz (AT) | International Center of Photography Bookstore, New York (USA) | Stanley Picker Gallery, London (UK) | New Images Festival Official Selection, Paris (FR) | Pittlerwerke, Leipzig (DE) | Electronic Literature Organization, Bergen (NO) | The Grid: Exposure Festival, San Francisco (USA) | New Media Artspace, New York (USA) | Annka Kultys Gallery, London (UK)</span></div></div>Get the Funk Out!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11128045468590874673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353477905682605948.post-1992054900951883832023-12-27T09:57:00.000-08:002023-12-27T10:33:22.702-08:00Wrapping up the year with Janeane Bernstein<p> <span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-size: small; text-align: center;"> </span><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: center;"> </span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRMLTYJgWdC78rA_-JF4hhPQgyLTbf6vSACuO_lDpUz9t51N-1rotez1UCQHEKw8IQxN5OfRgQEcVgmjpPi4CK8-1U2VVpelBh6hBZSogsHBTw9FHFfgWOSEjZOnH1XJeBPlxIX4k0yPk_V0OzpIxrtlrtrApoYfP54rXrrz7Qbsy6umQXvdMGaeoYzjKq/s5184/brett-jordan-6LSpoSyrnHA-unsplash.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRMLTYJgWdC78rA_-JF4hhPQgyLTbf6vSACuO_lDpUz9t51N-1rotez1UCQHEKw8IQxN5OfRgQEcVgmjpPi4CK8-1U2VVpelBh6hBZSogsHBTw9FHFfgWOSEjZOnH1XJeBPlxIX4k0yPk_V0OzpIxrtlrtrApoYfP54rXrrz7Qbsy6umQXvdMGaeoYzjKq/w364-h273/brett-jordan-6LSpoSyrnHA-unsplash.jpg" width="364" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: courier; font-size: x-small;"><span>photo credit: Brett Jordan Unsplash</span><br /></span><br /><div style="font-size: small;"><br /></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><span style="font-family: arial;">An important message from Janeane</span></span></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">For some of you, the holiday season is anything but relaxing and stress-free. You might be struggling mentally and emotionally, reflecting on your rocky road over the past few years or perhaps your entire lifetime. You are not alone.<br /><br />In my end of year message, I share the importance of boundaries, mindfulness and taking time to connect and nurture yourself mentally, physically and emotionally. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Remember to be good to you. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">As a member of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Westside Los Angeles, I want to share some NAMI mental health <a href="https://www.nami.org/Get-Involved/Pledge-to-Be-StigmaFree/StigmaFree-Company/Resources">resources</a>, <a href="https://www.nami.org/Support-Education/Support-Groups">support groups</a> and the <a href="https://www.nami.org/help">HelpLine</a>. Take time to explore the NAMI website, because there are resources for teens and young adults, as well, and plenty of other helpful information.</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.nami.org" style="font-family: arial;">www.nami.org</a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Remember to check in with yourself and others, and especially the happy ones. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><br /></span></div></span></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/1090/Janeane%20on-air%20intro%2012-27-23%20Upload.mp3" style="background-color: #fcff01;">LISTEN </a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Guest pitches are now being accepted for 2024 shows.<br />E-mail your brief pitch </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">(no informercial type of pitches - e.g. products and services, etc.) </span><br /></span><br /><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><a href="mailto:janeane@kuci.org">janeane@kuci.org</a><br /><a href="http://www.janeanebernstein.com">www.janeanebernstein.com</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><br /><p></p>Get the Funk Out!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11128045468590874673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353477905682605948.post-17681600948604447032023-12-20T07:50:00.000-08:002023-12-20T11:07:36.757-08:0012/20/23 at 9:30am - upcoming Dark Comedy with a Warm Heart entitled MERRY GOOD ENOUGH in partnership with Freestyle Digital Media starring Ray Levine Spielberg, Sawyer Spielberg, Susan Gallagher (Cobra Kai), and Joel Murray (God Bless America). On today's show, Janeane is in conversation with lead cast members Raye Levine Spielberg and Sawyer Spielberg, and Directors Caroline Keene and Dan Kennedy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjugjVtGT_RSzXOkaZT_pQHwk3X1Jkmvq2_WCOUDX3fZmicMgwU3Gaz-DdOXsYlfFZ8j93HHdZ9Qh5m6iRyGoUDHa8UK3KngYZOjO_NpgNSDzME9PB9rC-Z3ylTsvAREWPzBFDwKrpSQOkMpJALGGWvbJAEzrwTtwFcLDPAb37dKxFdgY5XUKF8H5YiqlGi/s1600/mail.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1080" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjugjVtGT_RSzXOkaZT_pQHwk3X1Jkmvq2_WCOUDX3fZmicMgwU3Gaz-DdOXsYlfFZ8j93HHdZ9Qh5m6iRyGoUDHa8UK3KngYZOjO_NpgNSDzME9PB9rC-Z3ylTsvAREWPzBFDwKrpSQOkMpJALGGWvbJAEzrwTtwFcLDPAb37dKxFdgY5XUKF8H5YiqlGi/w261-h386/mail.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/1090/GTFO%20Merry%20Good%20Enough%2012-20-23_UPLOAD.mp3" style="background-color: #fcff01;">LISTEN</a></span></div></span><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /> Ah, the holidays. Lucy Raulie (Raye Levine Spielberg) has always had a complicated relationship with her dysfunctional family, but when her mother disappears on Christmas Eve (and it’s maybe Lucy’s fault...) it’s going to be up to Lucy to bring her family back together again, whether she knows it or not.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Directors Caroline Keene and Dan Kennedy are releasing an upcoming Dark Comedy with a Warm Heart titled MERRY GOOD ENOUGH in partnership with Freestyle Digital Media starring Ray Levine Spielberg, Sawyer Spielberg, Susan Gallagher (Cobra Kai), and Joel Murray (God Bless America). The film will bring unconventional Holiday cheer to audiences as they follow the less-than-perfect Raulie family this Holiday Season. You can check out the trailer <a href="https://mprm-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2n0cNt8GmffCizeFYBRW-lEfbFJQFHxh_DW4SwlSljlUukx30iwFVuUWbClHHSJTfKh7DI4k5XVICsi_FqD752fTFW59otRd5IBDj1WhDnjZyf3kHkmgbYvTqudThS-URkh8rCUBV1HBX_K02BOq_CUY64urAFI0w4rHrLlrL50cqjlv16q3qGKn6nttoLoiDwvIVDtdYK31ljUPSzN1LMvOuoJ4">here</a>. The film is releasing on VOD on 12/19.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">LOGLINE</span><br style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;" /><br style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;" /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Lucy has a complicated relationship with her dysfunctional family, but when her mother disappears on Christmas Eve, she must bring her family back together whether she knows it or not.</span><br style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;" /><br style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;" /><br style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;" /><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">SYNOPSIS</span><br style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;" /><br style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;" /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Ah, the holidays. Lucy Raulie (Raye Levine) has always had a complicated relationship with her dysfunctional family, but when her mother (Susan Gallagher) disappears on Christmas Eve (and it’s maybe Lucy’s fault...) it’s going to be up to Lucy to bring her family back together again, whether she knows it or not.</span><br style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;" /><br style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;" /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Joined in forces (sort of...) by her older brother Tim (Daniel Desmarais) and younger sister Cynthia (Comfort Clinton) the Raulie kids may get more than they all bargained for when their eccentric father George (Joel Murray) shows up to “help” in the search. Featuring vintage songs and a stand-out ensemble cast that also includes Sawyer Spielberg, Marcia DeBonis, Neil Casey and Sophie von Haselberg, Merry Good Enough is at once warm-hearted and sharp, a new</span><br style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;" /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">holiday classic in the making.</span><br style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;" /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; outline: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></div><br />On today's show, Janeane is in conversation with Raye Levine Spielberg, Sawyer Spielberg, and Directors Caroline Keene and Dan Kennedy.</span></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b>RAYE LEVINE as Lucy Raulie</b></span><br />Raye Levine is a New York-based actor. Selected film credits: A View of the World from 5th Ave, Pink Flags,<br />Follow the Roses, The Great Pretender. Selected theatre credits: Guild Halls production of Extinction,<br />Leviticus at EST & Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and more.<br /><br /><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><b>SAWYER SPIELBERG as Sam McGrath</b></span><br />Sawyer is a New York-based actor and has starred in the independent features: Honeydew, Christmas Eve<br />In Miller's Point, and The Martyr of Gowanus. He will soon be seen in a recurring role on Apple TV+’s<br />upcoming series, Masters of the Air.<br /><br /><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><b>CAROLINE KEENE (writer/co-director)</b></span><br />Caroline Keene is a writer and director from Marion, Massachusetts. She is a graduate of UT Austin’s MFA<br />in Screenwriting program. This is her first feature.<br /><br /><b><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">DAN KENNEDY (co-director/producer)</span></b><br />Dan Kennedy is a director, cinematographer, and producer with a rich narrative filmmaking background.<br />The last feature he produced, Honeydew, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">CO-DIRECTORS:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Caroline Keene</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dan Kennedy</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">WRITER:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Caroline Keene</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">PRODUCERS:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Shawn Gauvain</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dan Kennedy</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Krista Minto</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jamieson Shea</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Genevieve Skehan</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">CAST:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Raye Levine Spielberg</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Joel Murray</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Comfort Clinton</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sawyer Spielberg</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Susan Gallagher</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Daniel Desmarais</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">RUNNING TIME:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">97 Minutes</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br />DIRECTORS’ STATEMENT<br />Dan and I met in Boston in 2017 while working on a short film of mine. Soon after, I sent him Merry Good Enough, a project that is very personal to me, with its themes of family struggle and ultimately acceptance and hope. Dan’s support and connection to the script was immediate. As the years went by, the story, characters, and New England setting began to feel more like a project that was not just mine, but both of ours and the decision to direct the movie as a team came naturally.<br /><br />Filmmaking is a collaborative effort at every level. In working together from the top, we were able to share that spirit of shared passion and commitment with all of our actors and crew. This movie feels lived-in due to the many people who added their own ideas and life forces to the production. Whether it was our producer Krista Minto who found the perfect old blue Toyota for the movie, or our process of co-selecting the film’s music with our music supervisor Taylor Rowley, where we drew from from classical pieces like Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, to present-day independent artists like Paul Rosevear, who’s single “Ain’t It Good” plays in a pivotal part of the film as Raye Levine’s character, Lucy, drives through her hometown - we worked together every step of the way to bring the story of the fictional Raulie family to life. </span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The result, we hope, is a movie that is a reflection of our own unique sensibilities - setting a raw, indie-film perspective on family dynamics alongside a more classical, slightly heightened type of storytelling. Our shared goal was always the same: to make something fresh, entertaining, and<br />real in a genre of movies we both respect and love: the holiday.<br /><br /><br /><br />For additional information or requests, please contact:<br /><br /><a href="mailto:MERRYGOODENOUGH@mprm.com">MERRYGOODENOUGH@mprm.com</a></span></div></div>Get the Funk Out!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11128045468590874673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353477905682605948.post-44095692420732348052023-11-29T10:00:00.000-08:002023-11-29T11:05:41.008-08:00UC Irvine’s Basic Needs Center launched a mobile food pantry on Nov. 15 and Andrea Mora, Director of UCI's Basic Needs Center, joins host Janeane to share details<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Andrea Mora, Director of UCI's Basic Needs Center, joins host Janeane on November 20th to talk about the launch of the mobile food pantry<br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqu_Kgy1CkktoqZkyUi2N2KQsPYpN2qWPp5mPUA5CCsC3F99NIml6v2uAUraW0JbsIxCawvxmXxuDV-osalD34MY-RmiAtw96V5hWw45TKEZV38qomAS-Fiy1OtWK5LQFGicfG68xVAy2QWy9y4fKLZpHByjUeV5ZsTyXM55OFMybcyZKXXGhLLRjSUq0p/s720/231106_mobilefoodpantry_7393_sz-720x480.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="720" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqu_Kgy1CkktoqZkyUi2N2KQsPYpN2qWPp5mPUA5CCsC3F99NIml6v2uAUraW0JbsIxCawvxmXxuDV-osalD34MY-RmiAtw96V5hWw45TKEZV38qomAS-Fiy1OtWK5LQFGicfG68xVAy2QWy9y4fKLZpHByjUeV5ZsTyXM55OFMybcyZKXXGhLLRjSUq0p/w553-h369/231106_mobilefoodpantry_7393_sz-720x480.jpg" width="553" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/1090/GTFO-11-29-23_9am%20Andrea%20Mora.mp3"><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: #fcff01;">LISTEN </span></a><br /><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">to today's show</span></span></div><div><br /><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">Irvine, Calif., Nov. 13, 2023 </span>—<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"> </span>The Basic Needs Center at the University of California, Irvine will unveil its new mobile food pantry, a 22-foot-long customized delivery van, at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15, at the Pereira Drive roundabout in front of the Aldrich Hall flagpoles. The first 200 attendees will receive collapsible Tupperware products.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The center will also launch its ZotFunder campaign, running until Dec. 31, to raise money to stock the mobile pantry, which is designed to make food more accessible to all enrolled students at UCI and bring it nearer to where they live.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The UCI Basic Needs Center received an innovation grant of $245,000 from the UC Office of the President to purchase and adapt the van, now painted blue and adorned with colorful images of produce and anteaters. Food distributions will begin on Dec. 8 at Arroyo Vista housing and on Dec. 15 at Verano 8 housing. The winter-quarter distribution schedule is pending, but the vehicle will be at these locations once per month on Fridays.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">“For years, we’ve been hearing from students that access is really important to them. We envisioned a second pantry model that would bring food closer to students, and with the mobile food pantry, it’s now available,” said Andrea Mora, director of the UCI Basic Needs Center.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once students check in at the vehicle, they will select items from a menu of perishables (milk, almond milk, eggs, yogurt, tofu and frozen prepared meals), nonperishables (bread, pasta, oats, peanut butter, tuna, soup and beans) and produce (apples, oranges, lemons, yams, potatoes, onions and carrots). They will also be screened for CalFresh benefits eligibility and have access to informational resources.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The mobile food pantry will operate in tandem with the UCI Basic Needs Center’s FRESH Pantry, which will be open Tuesdays through Thursdays as of Dec. 8.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Students wishing to use the mobile pantry will be told its location when they make an appointment through the UCI Basic Needs Center <a href="https://basicneeds.uci.edu/" style="background: linear-gradient(to top, rgb(255, 210, 0) 50%, transparent 50%) 50% 0px / 100% 200% no-repeat; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(255, 210, 0); box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; text-decoration-line: none; transition: background-position 0.25s ease 0s, all 0.25s ease 0s;">website</a>. Appointments are currently required, but this may change based on the first distribution. The center may start taking walk-ins around 2 p.m. on Dec. 15.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">“We’re excited to take this new effort out to the community,” Mora said.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Watch UCI's mobile food pantry on </span><a href="https://abc7.com/oc-cares-food-pantry-students-uc-irvine/14114484/" style="font-size: large;">ABC News</a><span style="font-size: large;">.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large; font-weight: bolder;">UCI’s Brilliant Future campaign:</span><span style="font-size: large;"> Publicly launched on Oct. 4, 2019, the Brilliant Future campaign aims to raise awareness and support for the university. By engaging 75,000 alumni and garnering $2 billion in philanthropic investment, UCI seeks to reach new heights of excellence in student success, health and wellness, research and more. Learn more at </span><a href="https://brilliantfuture.uci.edu/" style="background: linear-gradient(to top, rgb(255, 210, 0) 50%, transparent 50%) 50% 0px / 100% 200% no-repeat; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(255, 210, 0); box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: large; text-decoration-line: none; transition: background-position 0.25s ease 0s, all 0.25s ease 0s;">https://brilliantfuture.uci.edu</a><span style="font-size: large;">.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">About the University of California, Irvine:</span> Founded in 1965, UCI is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and is ranked among the nation’s top 10 public universities by <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">U.S. News & World Report</em>. The campus has produced five Nobel laureates and is known for its academic achievement, premier research, innovation and anteater mascot. Led by Chancellor Howard Gillman, UCI has more than 36,000 students and offers 224 degree programs. It’s located in one of the world’s safest and most economically vibrant communities and is Orange County’s second-largest employer, contributing $7 billion annually to the local economy and $8 billion statewide. For more on UCI, visit <a href="http://www.uci.edu/" style="background: linear-gradient(to top, rgb(255, 210, 0) 50%, transparent 50%) 50% 0px / 100% 200% no-repeat; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(255, 210, 0); box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; text-decoration-line: none; transition: background-position 0.25s ease 0s, all 0.25s ease 0s;">www.uci.edu</a>.</span></p></div></div>Get the Funk Out!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11128045468590874673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353477905682605948.post-81497293250329558912023-11-22T10:00:00.000-08:002023-11-22T10:19:56.647-08:00Coming up Wednesday November 22nd, 2023 @9:00am LIVE on KUCI - Rabbi Elie Kaplan Spitz, an author, attorney, meditation teacher, and popular lecturer. Rabbi Spitz shares details of his latest book - Duets on Psalms and more<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVI8Cjyoji_mz_2SeZ0tUJuDiga91y2_WX8IJlpDRGzzB7qsR6z1xE8E7v0hwAliKtt0sqK6xs_kWVPP0jshltiQDaoMTRiYAowwIpadxGjsUh-ylGhCiFUGI_aPUD4ox1q1dXt054tnok0XqtVEG0QKDp0S0K6weNt3HRBm-0-k8hF33YnBikWgADMAVz/s445/41bZ9S-2WvL._SY445_SX342_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="297" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVI8Cjyoji_mz_2SeZ0tUJuDiga91y2_WX8IJlpDRGzzB7qsR6z1xE8E7v0hwAliKtt0sqK6xs_kWVPP0jshltiQDaoMTRiYAowwIpadxGjsUh-ylGhCiFUGI_aPUD4ox1q1dXt054tnok0XqtVEG0QKDp0S0K6weNt3HRBm-0-k8hF33YnBikWgADMAVz/w309-h462/41bZ9S-2WvL._SY445_SX342_.jpg" width="309" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/1090/11-22-23-Rabbi%20Spitz%209am%20GTFO.mp3"><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: #fcff01;">LISTEN </span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to today's show featuring<br />Rabbi Spitz</div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjm8DbNmjcP6b21u9dP3bNOst1EOh42BaBqtQzGJy5o8jaL9MTbnm-Fx2Senwx4QWd-z2VgD54E7UTVPlLO7ReanS_bSkmhryecF_vnaCcVRkzBbp0MUhzfG_HktqO6rWP2YY5VLXYIJcEllQSy28AKqiESJ8qJTEC0G2mOIb-ik_M30Oj3BNA7u5vi8UAH" style="clear: right; float: right; font-family: arial; font-size: large; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="221" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjm8DbNmjcP6b21u9dP3bNOst1EOh42BaBqtQzGJy5o8jaL9MTbnm-Fx2Senwx4QWd-z2VgD54E7UTVPlLO7ReanS_bSkmhryecF_vnaCcVRkzBbp0MUhzfG_HktqO6rWP2YY5VLXYIJcEllQSy28AKqiESJ8qJTEC0G2mOIb-ik_M30Oj3BNA7u5vi8UAH=w221-h320" width="221" /></a></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span class="yiv2674317486" lang="DE" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none;">Elie Kaplan Spitz </span><span class="yiv2674317486" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none;">is an author, rabbi, attorney, meditation teacher, and popular lecturer. He served as the spiritual leader of Congregation B</span><span class="yiv2674317486" lang="DE" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none;">’</span><span class="yiv2674317486" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none;">nai Israel of Tustin, CA for over 33 years and as a member of the Rabbinical Assembly</span><span class="yiv2674317486" lang="DE" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none;">’</span><span class="yiv2674317486" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none;">s Committee of Jewish Law and Standards for twenty years. He has published four books: <i class="yiv2674317486" style="outline: none;">Does the Soul Survive?</i></span><span class="yiv2674317486" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none;"> </span><span class="yiv2674317486" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none;">J<i class="yiv2674317486" style="outline: none;">ewish Views of the Afterlife, Past Lives, and Living with Purpose </i></span><span class="yiv2674317486" lang="DE" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none;">(2000, 2015); </span><i class="yiv2674317486" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none;"><span class="yiv2674317486" style="outline: none;">Healing from Despair: Choosing Wholeness in a Broken World</span></i><span class="yiv2674317486" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none;"> (2008), and <i class="yiv2674317486" style="outline: none;">Increasing Wholeness: </i></span><span class="yiv2674317486" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none;"> </span><i class="yiv2674317486" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none;"><span class="yiv2674317486" style="outline: none;">Jewish Wisdom and Guided Meditations to Strengthen and Calm Body, Heart, Mind and Spirit </span></i><span class="yiv2674317486" lang="DE" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none;">(2015)</span><span class="yiv2674317486" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none;">, and <i class="yiv2674317486" style="outline: none;">Duets on Psalms: Drawing New Meanings from Ancient Words</i> (2023). <i class="yiv2674317486" style="outline: none;"> <br /><br /></i></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: medium;">His writings address topics of both Jewish and universal concern, including:</span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: arial;">> How would a contemporary juror view survival of the soul?<br /></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: arial;">> How to live a balanced life and sleep better at night</span><br /></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span class="yiv2674317486" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none;">> How are Biblical writings relevant to us today?</span></span></p><p><br /></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Rabbi Spitz will also share:</span><br /><br />> His journey to becoming a Rabbi<br /><br />> How the Psalms in his new book can apply to anyone of any faith<br /><br />> How these messages bring solace in a time of divisiveness, etc<br /><br />> What he would like readers to take away from his new book</span><p><span face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFm7l6p4L-BRCipMkxb1ykl9U4HKlFm0sPk1TnEm5_iFK4qUBixC4E1z7pcfEnnt67Q1ThNNeH620qKFJVFMtQdSimEquZUmcQXQpRPHnlnSI2dxRNZw8fkDbdfzx34R6u1riswiwgCSe3csuWfTPQPDNWhNZHyzrjfZhawhzygaEyKeiMmEGBQL8lUWa4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFm7l6p4L-BRCipMkxb1ykl9U4HKlFm0sPk1TnEm5_iFK4qUBixC4E1z7pcfEnnt67Q1ThNNeH620qKFJVFMtQdSimEquZUmcQXQpRPHnlnSI2dxRNZw8fkDbdfzx34R6u1riswiwgCSe3csuWfTPQPDNWhNZHyzrjfZhawhzygaEyKeiMmEGBQL8lUWa4=w423-h317" width="423" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Psalms are our people’s songs, an ancient playlist that still strikes a chord in our hearts. From lamentation to celebration, the Psalms speak to us from generation to generation.<br /><br />Rabbis Elie Spitz and Jack Riemer take us into a deeper exploration of the Psalms, going beyond the surface meaning of the words with new, thoughtful interpretations, taking a fresh look at these ancient texts and the relevance they can hold for us today. These contemporary translations of the ancient text reveal new facets of insight and understanding.<br /><br />It is a testament to their lasting power that the Psalms continue to provide readers with solace, challenge, inspiration, and more. Duets on Psalms will inspire you to revisit these ancient texts and see them with fresh eyes because, in the end, it’s not what the psalmist intended that matters but the meaning you gain from each psalm, making their words your own.<br /><br />“Rarely do we get to sit by the side of two spiritual leaders at the height of their powers, to savor their wisdom as they unveil the deep wisdom and compassionate heart in the Book of Psalms. These ancient poems, newly translated, have spoken to seeking souls across the generations. Thanks to Rabbis Riemer and Spitz, they can speak to us now!”<br /><br />—Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, Dean of Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies at the American Jewish University, author God of Becoming and Relationship: The Dynamic Nature of Process Theology<br /><br />“In Duets on Psalms, two remarkable rabbis breathe new life into the ancient words of The Book of Psalms. Rabbi Elie Spitz and Rabbi Jack Riemer perfectly complement one another offering us close readings, new translations, modern scholarship and timeless wisdom. They give us the tools to allow the words of the Psalms to open our minds and enter our hearts. This illuminating work is a literary journey filled with faith, wisdom, hope, healing, meaning and inspiration.”<br /><br />—Rabbi Naomi Levy, author of Einstein and the Rabbi and To Begin Again<br /><br />“Not just rabbis and pastors, but everyone who loves the Psalms should own this wonderful book. Rabbi Jack and Rabbi Elie have not only learned the Psalms all their lives, they have lived the Psalms through decades of ministry to people in every possible phase and crisis of life. This book oozes with authentic wisdom that only comes from investing a lifetime in both God’s Word and God’s world.”<br /><br />—Pastor Rick Warren, author of The Purpose Driven Life<br /><br />“In Duets on the Psalms, Rabbis Riemer and Spitz, two of the master teachers of our times, prove the truth of the rabbinic adage, ‘Turn [the Scripture] over and over again, for all is in it,’ by providing new readings of familiar texts. Through their multi-layered explorations of and commentaries upon eleven psalms that address the gamut of human emotions and aspirations, they provide the reader with new insights and meanings into the human condition that stimulate the mind but more significantly transform the soul. Theirs is a spiritual masterpiece!”<br /><br />—Rabbi David Ellenson, Chancellor Emeritus of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion<br /><br />“What a brilliant combination. Rabbis Jack Riemer and Elie Spitz, two of Judaism’s most inspirational teachers, offer a lifetime of insights on the Bible’s most inspired book. A work to read and reread and to return to for inspiration.”<br /><br />—Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, author of Jewish Literacy and Words that Hurt Words that Heal<br /><br />“When great souls come together, there can be sparks. When they unite to find new meaning in the sacred songs and poems of the book of Psalms, a fire burns.”<br /><br />—Craig Taubman, singer and composer</span></span>Get the Funk Out!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11128045468590874673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353477905682605948.post-41319100814099544052023-11-22T07:39:00.000-08:002023-11-22T07:39:22.177-08:00The Power of Purpose-Driven Initiatives during the holidays and throughout the year! Here are some ways you can volunteer in Orange County right now<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOwp0UM_dUbrCADC0n7aYrlOtV98oJJL-Gy9WyXDiNYg0Tr1-q0t-FHXclTdI4sR2-IYCA710UqK9RtNIq5dsmEbr4avlzIJuF77hLXx396zsmRibQWhnZ2k-LkJW4aA84GR4pnL1MphWxUdqr4Gm9OYtE1LCxBpysu4PbqkMdFBFXiy0mHCZsZ3ZWrKFA/s4898/ismael-paramo-Cns0h4ypRyA-unsplash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOwp0UM_dUbrCADC0n7aYrlOtV98oJJL-Gy9WyXDiNYg0Tr1-q0t-FHXclTdI4sR2-IYCA710UqK9RtNIq5dsmEbr4avlzIJuF77hLXx396zsmRibQWhnZ2k-LkJW4aA84GR4pnL1MphWxUdqr4Gm9OYtE1LCxBpysu4PbqkMdFBFXiy0mHCZsZ3ZWrKFA/w400-h266/ismael-paramo-Cns0h4ypRyA-unsplash.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimFz9fmHiIbNY3cFDJHayFr6udEh66-LPSInCmYukP08034J3cGiSGYmuoqmv5KEBXnhVFLP1lY7sFduSaPrK-ijE3iR2rIw9lZtkfdzLYRE4Aa0gSSv7ATu_PFqTejXbYYRNWgO2-NqvfHWC9GVURrMyzoA4Fc0-biQITl0ob_lRg2kcBOcY7bMtWzmw5/s5472/joel-muniz-A4Ax1ApccfA-unsplash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimFz9fmHiIbNY3cFDJHayFr6udEh66-LPSInCmYukP08034J3cGiSGYmuoqmv5KEBXnhVFLP1lY7sFduSaPrK-ijE3iR2rIw9lZtkfdzLYRE4Aa0gSSv7ATu_PFqTejXbYYRNWgO2-NqvfHWC9GVURrMyzoA4Fc0-biQITl0ob_lRg2kcBOcY7bMtWzmw5/w389-h259/joel-muniz-A4Ax1ApccfA-unsplash.jpg" width="389" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">There are numerous volunteer opportunities throughout Orange County during the holidays and throughtout the year. Oranizations of all sizes need your help, from animal shelters to homeless outreach and food banks. Here is a link filled with resources!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://enjoyorangecounty.com/volunteer-opportunities-orange-county/#:~:text=Whether%20you%27re%20looking%20to%20help%20with,opportunities%20to%20volunteer%20in%20Orange%20County.&text=Whether%20you%27re%20looking%20to,volunteer%20in%20Orange%20County.&text=looking%20to%20help%20with,opportunities%20to%20volunteer%20in">Volunteer Opportunities | Enjoy OC (enjoyorangecounty.com)</a></span>Get the Funk Out!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11128045468590874673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353477905682605948.post-89056018242053552632023-11-15T04:00:00.000-08:002023-11-15T10:31:19.168-08:00Wednesday November 15th - Kelly Sather, winner of the Drue Heinz Literature Prize for her forthcoming powerhouse of a book, Small in Real Life.<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Kelly Sather, winner of the Drue Heinz Literature Prize for her forthcoming powerhouse of a book, <a href="https://kellysather.com/small-in-real-life-kelly-sather-autho">Small in Real Life. </a> As a former entertainment lawyer, and screenwriter, Kelly has really captured the emotion, ambition, humanity, and conflict in her characters on their search for power, fame, love, and the possibility of and redemption. Kelly's writing is undeniably moving and sharp-- an easy read with so much to discuss-- the dark side of the quest for a better life.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="400" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2F_nkJscPCANKVp0CDcYLQN5S3bwc2NEv6s7-IuwTRXegTCdGCw2X1qVCWPFy_H6nIoV68pq4aKLLinYiExGCfpL_5XA2xpQX-lxadQx9Im-r-ITOBsttXILCoyhUN0BQn2yFExCOsXSLI&t=1699917801&ymreqid=61ccea31-4313-92fe-1c87-1d0120019900&sig=ePq8jjEC1wsOLa.23c1ScQ--~D" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;" width="304" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/1090/GTFO-11-15-23%209am.mp3"><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: #fcff01;">LISTEN</span></a></div></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b>ABOUT THE BOOK</b></span><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Small in Real Life invokes the myth and melancholy of Southern California glamor, of starry-eyed women and men striving for their own Hollywood shimmer and the seamy undersides and luxurious mystique of the Golden State. Exiled to a Malibu rehab, an alcoholic paparazzo spies on his celebrity friend for an online tabloid. Down to her last dollar, a Hollywood hanger-on steals designer handbags from her dying friend’s bungalow. Blinded by grief, an LA judge atones after condescending to a failed actress on a date. When hunger for power, fame, and love betrays the senses, the characters in these nine stories must reckon with false choices and their search for belonging with the wrong people. Small in Real Life offers an insider’s view of California and the golden promises of possibility and redemption that have long made the West glitter.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #6fa8dc;">ABOUT KELLY SATHER</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi205vRm-lT4Xq8N9WRXjBsIEqPevUsDAegxZIOOko_cS5LIiOCnSmuK7lZoWqI3iZeZkvfM36YRHClaZBQ-kIgFd5Z5qAsKWo8lx1vu3D_m5LDfj7WMd218GdGNPAFMpK8VKvj_ffvppDKo1LNMgBkVnrkAkWaSykLqRDiNJiWSGHOKF6loYOQCHKLcnlo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi205vRm-lT4Xq8N9WRXjBsIEqPevUsDAegxZIOOko_cS5LIiOCnSmuK7lZoWqI3iZeZkvfM36YRHClaZBQ-kIgFd5Z5qAsKWo8lx1vu3D_m5LDfj7WMd218GdGNPAFMpK8VKvj_ffvppDKo1LNMgBkVnrkAkWaSykLqRDiNJiWSGHOKF6loYOQCHKLcnlo" width="240" /></a></div></b></span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br />Kelly Sather is the author of SMALL IN REAL LIFE (Oct. 2023), her debut short story collection, and winner of the Drue Heinz Literature Prize, a book that evokes the myth and melancholy of Los Angeles. A former entertainment lawyer and screenwriter, she pulls back the curtain to reveal the power, desire, and illusions beneath the California Dream. Her work has appeared in Santa Monica Review, J Journal, Pembroke Magazine, PANK, and elsewhere. She grew up in L.A. and lives in Northern California.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span><br />“Kelly Sather is a clear-eyed observer. These stories remind the readers of the thrills and dangers of living, and that we are never far from the undercurrent of human emotions, both mysterious and meaningful.”<br />—Yiyun Li, author of The Book of Goose<br /><br />2023 Drue Heinz Literature Prize Winner explores the seamy undersides and luxurious mystique of California<br /><br /><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span>Pittsburgh, PA</span> </span>– Kelly Sather of Larkspur, CA is the 2023 winner of the Drue Heinz Literature Prize, one of the nation’s most prestigious awards for a collection of short stories. Sather's debut book, Small in Real Life, was selected by author Deesha Philyaw. The University of Pittsburgh Press will publish Small in Real Life on October 3, 2023.<br /><br />“This compact but mighty collection explores both the heights and depths of the unsavory business of being human,” says Philyaw, National Book Award finalist and author of The Secret Lives of Church Ladies. “With exquisite, emotionally rich prose, every single story surprises and unsettles. Tenderness co-exists with terror, beauty alongside betrayal. Characters are at turns earnest and terrible as they grapple with longing, lust, grief, regret, and disappointment in these utterly original stories. The heart of this brilliant collection is chaos––the way the universe is chaotic, unpredictable, and simply dazzling.”<br /><br />The stories in Small in Real Life invoke the myth and melancholy of Southern California glamour, of starry-eyed women and men striving for their own Hollywood shimmer no matter the consequences. Exiled to a Malibu rehab, an alcoholic paparazzi spies on his celebrity friend for an online tabloid. Down to her last dollar, a Hollywood hanger-on steals designer handbags from her dying friend’s bungalow. Blinded by grief, an LA judge atones after condescending to a failed actress on a date. When hunger for power, fame, and love betrays the senses, we must reckon with false choices and our human struggle to appear brighter to our beholders. Small in Real Life offers an insider’s view of California, and the golden promises of possibility and redemption that have long made the West glitter.<br /><br />“I’m thrilled and honored Deesha Philyaw selected my story collection for the Drue Heinz Prize,” reflected Sather. “When I submitted the manuscript I imagined this step towards publishing, but to hear the good news, that my stories were selected by a writer I admire so much and my first book will be published this year, was tremendous. I’m grateful to Deesha Philyaw, Drue Heinz and University of Pittsburgh Press for their support of the short story.<br /><br />Kelly Sather is a writer, former entertainment lawyer, and screenwriter. Her stories and reviews have appeared in Santa Monica Review, J Journal, Pembroke Magazine, PANK, ZYZZYVA, and elsewhere. She grew up in Los Angeles. and lives in Northern California. <br /><br />In addition to publication by UPP, the Drue Heinz award also includes a cash prize of $15,000. Drue Heinz, who passed away in 2018, created the endowment for this accolade in 1981. Jane McCafferty is the managing editor for the Drue Heinz Prize.<br /><br />###<br /><br />Small in Real Life by Kelly Sather, will be published by the University of Pittsburgh Press with an on-sale date of October 3, 2023 · 150 pp · 6 x 9 · ISBN 9780822947998 · Cloth $24.00 · eBook available.<br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">PRAISE<br /><br />“Small in Real Life is a heart-piercing and haunting debut. Kelly Sather is a writer possessed of rare courage—the courage to render our darkest tendencies and the last flicker of light we are terrified to lose. Each of these gorgeous, unflinching stories is the shard of broken mirror, refracting pieces of our impossible lives, showing us what we’ve done and what we look like right now.”<br />—Bret Anthony Johnston, author of Remember Me Like This<br /><br /><br />“This compact but mighty collection explores both the heights and depths of the unsavory business of being human. With exquisite, emotionally rich prose, every story surprises and unsettles. Tenderness coexists with terror, beauty alongside betrayal. Characters are at turns earnest and terrible as they grapple with longing, lust, grief, regret, and disappointment. The heart of this brilliant collection is chaos––the way the universe is chaotic, unpredictable, and simply dazzling.”<br /><br />— Deesha Philyaw, author of The Secret Lives of Church Ladies and finalist for the National Book Award<br /><br /><br />“In Kelly Sather’s phenomenal short story collection, she compresses the daily commotion of life into riveting moments of reckoning, whether earned or forced. Desire can obscure or illuminate, and in these compelling stories, Sather’s characters deal with the complications of wanting and existing in the world. Sentence by sentence, Small in Real Life is one of the best debuts I’ve ever read.”<br />—Michele Filgate, editor of What My Mother and I Don’t Talk About<br /><br /><br />“Reading this very brilliant debut feels like holding a live wire, receiving a kind of shock our current literature seldom gives. It’s a shock we need. Kelly Sather’s characters, seeking escape from unbearable lives, are canny, naïve, cruel, bewildered, sometimes a little despicable, always entirely human—and utterly indifferent to our sympathy. Small in Real Life has a rare wisdom, born of freedom from illusions most of the rest of us can’t bear to let go of. This is among the most impressive new books of fiction I have read in years.”<br /><br />— Garth Greenwell, author of Cleanness</span><br /><div style="outline: none;"><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #888888; font-size: 13px; outline: none;"></span></div></div></div>Get the Funk Out!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11128045468590874673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353477905682605948.post-55501752729918474052023-11-13T15:21:00.000-08:002023-11-20T06:11:38.562-08:00 Irvine, Calif., Nov. 13, 2023 — The Basic Needs Center at the University of California, Irvine will unveil its new mobile food pantry, a 22-foot-long customized delivery van, at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15<br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img height="68" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=http%3A%2F%2Fus.vocuspr.com%2FPublish%2F3489054%2FvcsPRAsset_3489054_62661_2843f7d8-482c-4811-b948-96ab53f3f76c_0.jpg&t=1699917548&ymreqid=61ccea31-4313-92fe-1cd8-0a0001016200&sig=S8EHE.8QBC1SF3Dqqa9IJg--~D" width="400" /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #ffe599;">NEWS<br /><br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br /><br /></span><br /><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUSiIGLuJ-2B9HMzlHpBc-2FPZN23T0KlqJ4Sbjz8cTK8M57Yj-2FQ3r0sHNhYiz6WJc9qDeYOIZtndPKNYQrvfal00DVSer1P31qBV9XjwuGI9aV-2FQw7N-2F8e1RigjIjiBOSBAXmQ-3D-3DTq6y_cciYJyS2R2-2BxE0zzSWkPTIdfuedjOcFz5RTJzU6jYCvvkPX-2BnZpfvUKfCMuIuJruNS9u-2ByUPm-2FXg4vGFH-2FBUxgrXbS4NssC20GMSFLO6a1gDW2GQXFxAsGAdgB4I9PCYKj7xO5sWZHTrDUyPFIsILiwQc9baMSikKxFVauw1mIT-2BIK24zm2ZCRSp24b4kSxym-2FwQBag8PwHeDq8rvw3fELyD5-2BZvz-2FZtH1MzVHsjFLNGMqwzWfP-2FBBFBs6uE-2B4NlrSfjtjCZbs6kMc4cO-2FueL42qe5vNACdNpNualeiKfqeKjLtInbaysoo3tPMMvIdzcILYw7TNxh5WYRsgXFPTIQ-3D-3D__;!!CzAuKJ42GuquVTTmVmPViYEvSg!O04OhVxpm-OSHVjvxviZX_6tz4F35RsST_4wtZjtDBFRwm-YqAmf7268jaE34uLZ65Xz04q78lWJKpKhJTwEuI0$">https://news.uci.edu/2023/11/13/uc-irvines-basic-needs-center-to-launch-mobile-food-pantry-on-nov-15/</a><br /><br /> <br /><br />Contact: Cara Capuano<br /><br /> 949-501-9192<br /><br /> ccapuano@uci.edu<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #fff2cc;">UC Irvine’s Basic Needs Center to launch mobile food pantry on Nov. 15<br /><br />Delivery vehicle will expand student access to essential provisions<br /><br /></span> <br /><br />Irvine, Calif., Nov. 13, 2023 — The Basic Needs Center at the University of California, Irvine will unveil its new mobile food pantry, a 22-foot-long customized delivery van, at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15, at the Pereira Drive roundabout in front of the Aldrich Hall flagpoles. The first 200 attendees will receive collapsible Tupperware products.<br /><br />The center will also launch its ZotFunder campaign, running until Dec. 31, to raise money to stock the mobile pantry, which is designed to make food more accessible to all enrolled students at UCI and bring it nearer to where they live.<br /><br />The UCI Basic Needs Center received an innovation grant of $245,000 from the UC Office of the President to purchase and adapt the van, now painted blue and adorned with colorful images of produce and anteaters. Food distributions will begin on Dec. 8 at Arroyo Vista housing and on Dec. 15 at Verano 8 housing. The winter-quarter distribution schedule is pending, but the vehicle will be at these locations once per month on Fridays.<br /><br />“For years, we’ve been hearing from students that access is really important to them. We envisioned a second pantry model that would bring food closer to students, and with the mobile food pantry, it’s now available,” said Andrea Mora, director of the UCI Basic Needs Center.<br /><br />Once students check in at the vehicle, they will select items from a menu of perishables (milk, almond milk, eggs, yogurt, tofu and frozen prepared meals), nonperishables (bread, pasta, oats, peanut butter, tuna, soup and beans) and produce (apples, oranges, lemons, yams, potatoes, onions and carrots). They will also be screened for CalFresh benefits eligibility and have access to informational resources.<br /><br />The mobile food pantry will operate in tandem with the UCI Basic Needs Center’s FRESH Pantry, which will be open Tuesdays through Thursdays as of Dec. 8.<br /><br />Students wishing to use the mobile pantry will be told its location when they make an appointment through the UCI Basic Needs Center <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUXYozTx7RC89IhCH2ziilRv-2FkEKVmBk-2By5SGI-2B6IYUw9C05M_cciYJyS2R2-2BxE0zzSWkPTIdfuedjOcFz5RTJzU6jYCvvkPX-2BnZpfvUKfCMuIuJruNS9u-2ByUPm-2FXg4vGFH-2FBUxgrXbS4NssC20GMSFLO6a1gDW2GQXFxAsGAdgB4I9PCYKj7xO5sWZHTrDUyPFIsILiwQc9baMSikKxFVauw1mIT-2BIK24zm2ZCRSp24b4kSxyOR-2B4Tv-2BPgYQ743NFib4jmFkr1bGjcqqfQQdQkmiSMp5-2BGc3cQLDpEFF-2BVXq37ndpiFsM0LvVS4iQlH6qqZhNldKBRgZz8XILIcp-2FmlzTbsCGj0kczexOfb5xz3M2W051XVgYGUvJhVNfTUYhuCR5wg-3D-3D__;!!CzAuKJ42GuquVTTmVmPViYEvSg!O04OhVxpm-OSHVjvxviZX_6tz4F35RsST_4wtZjtDBFRwm-YqAmf7268jaE34uLZ65Xz04q78lWJKpKhSNSGq04$">website</a>. Appointments are currently required, but this may change based on the first distribution. The center may start taking walk-ins around 2 p.m. on Dec. 15.<br /><br /><br />“We’re excited to take this new effort out to the community,” Mora said.<br /><br />About the University of California, Irvine: Founded in 1965, UCI is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and is ranked among the nation's top 10 public universities by U.S. News & World Report. The campus has produced five Nobel laureates and is known for its academic achievement, premier research, innovation and anteater mascot. Led by Chancellor Howard Gillman, UCI has more than 36,000 students and offers 224 degree programs. It’s located in one of the world’s safest and most economically vibrant communities and is Orange County’s second-largest employer, contributing $7 billion annually to the local economy and $8 billion statewide. For more on UCI, visit <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUWUqQpTdSEwtUTHYSmcfljU-3DCO11_cciYJyS2R2-2BxE0zzSWkPTIdfuedjOcFz5RTJzU6jYCvvkPX-2BnZpfvUKfCMuIuJruNS9u-2ByUPm-2FXg4vGFH-2FBUxgrXbS4NssC20GMSFLO6a1gDW2GQXFxAsGAdgB4I9PCYKj7xO5sWZHTrDUyPFIsILiwQc9baMSikKxFVauw1mIT-2BIK24zm2ZCRSp24b4kSxyj4xzSrdYtf-2BEqNxXpA7QFvUKbU-2BAk6IUwr0uwBBFAT-2F6xa4Q2pyIWuIlneD0kBxgCEIuIVRJ-2FYEzaGRbnPmSmunHEjtmo8Z5LBCwsEwwN3MeVUeg7D3XN6pSm5A80yVHKUso5RwSSypq9IMHquhXww-3D-3D__;!!CzAuKJ42GuquVTTmVmPViYEvSg!O04OhVxpm-OSHVjvxviZX_6tz4F35RsST_4wtZjtDBFRwm-YqAmf7268jaE34uLZ65Xz04q78lWJKpKhMt7YKuA$">www.uci.edu</a>.<br /><br /></span><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 500px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Get the Funk Out!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11128045468590874673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353477905682605948.post-34427762911254081612023-11-08T10:00:00.001-08:002023-11-08T10:25:11.438-08:00November 8th at 9:00am LIVE on KUCI 88.9fm - Janeane speaks with Steven Davis, UCI professor of Earth system science, who shares details about the UC Irvine-led science team and how to eat our way out of the climate crisis <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGICGGYmCe-DHVddQTER6lm5v7aYyPSMvw4CJYZ7CmLca664h4wQMqhUolYtAhPnc5zJ_uHUbxOP8UeVdA-SVxmqT3etkQAGM03Qpg9Pt3fypWi51YNrky2WsgvD5XL6IJ_5z-mCF4jC5ZkR_nDwBFEpx81DNKx6Nr-3v26cFwACU_AIpqW49oY_usJFa3/s400/v8Zch6h1_400x400.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGICGGYmCe-DHVddQTER6lm5v7aYyPSMvw4CJYZ7CmLca664h4wQMqhUolYtAhPnc5zJ_uHUbxOP8UeVdA-SVxmqT3etkQAGM03Qpg9Pt3fypWi51YNrky2WsgvD5XL6IJ_5z-mCF4jC5ZkR_nDwBFEpx81DNKx6Nr-3v26cFwACU_AIpqW49oY_usJFa3/s320/v8Zch6h1_400x400.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">lead author Steven Davis, UCI professor of Earth system science</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><a href="https://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/1090/GTFO%2011-8-23%209am%20Professor%20Davis%20_UPLOAD.mp3"><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #2b00fe;">LISTEN </span></a> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">to today's show</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><span style="font-size: large;">UC Irvine-led science team shows how to eat our way out of the climate crisis</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Researchers explore the benefits of producing farm-free food</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Irvine, Calif., Nov. 6, 2023 — Agriculture is one of the hardest human activities to decarbonize; people must eat, but the land-use practices associated with growing crops account for roughly a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions. Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and other institutions evaluate a new solution to this problem, one that eliminates farms altogether.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">In a study published today in </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUTOg-2Bj-2BgJ-2Fbn0TaqTIjqgfpA6J-2FqTWS-2F1-2B-2Fn6QSdBB2HFMTMeW-2B7N5JqHjN9NIXdSw-3D-3Dny00_cciYJyS2R2-2BxE0zzSWkPTIdfuedjOcFz5RTJzU6jYCvvkPX-2BnZpfvUKfCMuIuJruNS9u-2ByUPm-2FXg4vGFH-2FBUxgrXbS4NssC20GMSFLO6a1gDW2GQXFxAsGAdgB4I9PCY-2Bzcfbzp-2BKKNQhyGi2c91cnoqw-2F0X4XPqKCwph5CB7-2Bhqf7BmjnPxytgcegPoLmRObuq6gW6LtsZNNbLWTsUCXMnttjRxCKuKurPRETg4WBCkFjzDv0Mpww2ZJXmoXXbdTEhBIGPvBUv1Ymjn56cniSxPAWoe9y70eawdPm-2BVu-2BBrfgoMS7Ocw4-2BJreONijx5S0zoRlQQNT-2FJbpKiBYqoIA-3D-3D__;!!CzAuKJ42GuquVTTmVmPViYEvSg!MHXVdb4wyrgW3HFuE9OO60WqwND2G_08-6KCOQTQN_7_812SoqpPTt70LYjGin4xIo5nkJoYWYmP3thcoKkYHCY$" style="font-size: large;">Nature Sustainability</a><span style="font-size: medium;">, the UCI-led team of scientists assess the potential for widescale synthetic production of dietary fats through chemical and biological processes. The raw materials for this method are the same as those used by plants: hydrogen in water and carbon dioxide in the air.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">“Large-scale synthesis of edible molecules through chemical and biological means without agricultural feedstocks is a very real possibility,” said lead author Steven Davis, UCI professor of Earth system science. “Such ‘food without the farm’ could avoid enormous quantities of climate-warming emissions while also safeguarding biodiverse lands that might otherwise be cleared for farms.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Davis and his co-authors highlight other environmental and societal benefits of farm-free food in the paper, including a reduction in water use and watershed pollution, local control over food production, diminished risk of weather-related food shortages, and less need for low-paying and physically demanding agricultural labor. Another plus, according to Davis, would be the possibility of returning existing farmlands to a natural state, which could enhance biodiversity and build up natural carbon sinks.</span></span></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #ffe599; font-size: medium;">“I like the idea of not depending on photosynthesis for everything we eat,” Davis said. “At whatever scale, synthesizing food will alleviate competition between natural ecosystems and agriculture, thereby avoiding the many environmental costs of farming.”</span></span></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Davis highlighted the practice of razing tropical rainforests to create space for palm oil plantations. Cookies, crackers, snack chips and a lot of other middle-of-the-store products are made with dietary fats coming from this source. He asked if anybody would notice if the oil used to bake their cookies came from a food refinery up the road instead of a plantation in Indonesia.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The authors of the paper said they focused much of their attention on fats because they are the “simplest nutrients to synthesize thermochemically,” pointing to established large-scale soap-making and polymer chemistry techniques.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The researchers estimated that agriculturally derived fats correspond to roughly </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">1 to 3 grams of emitted carbon dioxide per thousand calories, whereas molecularly identical fats synthesized from natural gas feedstock using available electricity would produce less than a gram of CO2 equivalent emissions, and nearly zero emissions if using carbon capture from the air and non-emitting sources of electricity.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #ffe599; font-size: medium;">“The beauty of the fats is that you can synthesize them with processes that don’t involve biology. It’s all chemistry, and because of that, you can operate at higher pressures and temperatures that allow excellent efficiency,” Davis said. “You could therefore build big reactors to do this at large scales.”</span></span></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">A big remaining question is, will people accept food created in this manner?</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">“Food is a tougher problem than electricity; few people care where the electrons in our wall socket originate, but many people care a lot about where their food comes from,” Davis said. “Processed foods are thus a likely use for synthetic fats. Folks may be less concerned about what kind of fat is in a store-bought cookie or pie crust because they don’t know what’s in there right now.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Davis’ collaborators on this research project, which received financial support from the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, included Ken Caldeira, Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford, Calif., and Breakthrough Energy, Kirkland Wash.; Kathleen Alexander, Ian McKay and Matthew Shaner, Orca Sciences, Kirkland, Wash.; Juan Moreno-Cruz, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; Chaopeng Hong, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, China.</span></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-size: medium;">ABOUT PROFESSOR STEVEN DAVIS</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br />Professor of Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine: [Ph.D. in Geological and Environmental Sciences from Stanford University]. Prof. Davis works to understand and find ways to meet the challenge of satisfying global demand for energy, food, and goods without emitting carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.<br /><br />He is interested in studies of coupled human and natural systems and sustainable systems analysis, including: energy technology and policy; of pollution and resources embodied in international trade; of socio-economic inertia and “lock-in” of environmental problems; and of the complex interactions of energy systems, agriculture, climate change, and global ecology.<br /><br />Learn more: <a href="https://www.ess.uci.edu/~sjdavis/"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Steven J. Davis - Earth System Scientist (uci.edu)</span></a></span></div><div><br /></div><span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: georgia;">About the University of California, Irvine: Founded in 1965, UCI is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and is ranked among the nation's top 10 public universities by U.S. News & World Report. The campus has produced five Nobel laureates and is known for its academic achievement, premier research, innovation and anteater mascot. Led by Chancellor Howard Gillman, UCI has more than 36,000 students and offers 224 degree programs. It’s located in one of the world’s safest and most economically vibrant communities and is Orange County’s second-largest employer, contributing $7 billion annually to the local economy and $8 billion statewide. For more on UCI, visit <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUWUqQpTdSEwtUTHYSmcfljU-3DjyKC_cciYJyS2R2-2BxE0zzSWkPTIdfuedjOcFz5RTJzU6jYCvvkPX-2BnZpfvUKfCMuIuJruNS9u-2ByUPm-2FXg4vGFH-2FBUxgrXbS4NssC20GMSFLO6a1gDW2GQXFxAsGAdgB4I9PCY-2Bzcfbzp-2BKKNQhyGi2c91cnoqw-2F0X4XPqKCwph5CB7-2Bhqf7BmjnPxytgcegPoLmRO0O4WPyPXxdT2w9d-2FES25zqRGs3YNecqbcZVkimGbqU4FAiJlArx3WpGxnaskKnd59AKHtz0W6nDGZNiInFbI5-2Bcfjt2YkIqj0ycNf3NYSaaHPez9Snt4t3c3c1SNfBN0g-2FV2JZCTdV-2F2iqGFIXr3bA-3D-3D__;!!CzAuKJ42GuquVTTmVmPViYEvSg!MHXVdb4wyrgW3HFuE9OO60WqwND2G_08-6KCOQTQN_7_812SoqpPTt70LYjGin4xIo5nkJoYWYmP3thcmX2pI5E$">www.uci.edu</a>.</span></div>Get the Funk Out!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11128045468590874673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353477905682605948.post-68497547256310624542023-11-01T10:00:00.001-07:002023-11-01T10:24:34.366-07:00Coming up November 1st 9:00am - G.B. Smith and his stunning photobook “Pathways” <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.gbsmith.com/"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://www.gbsmith.com/"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1430" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigRFGAYL-BbYbhDetwbU8WGAUihhBDPtvPx_7awVfXflUdCUcxk5tGng-M3NxNQDKJpwlHx8J4uy3i6cfzIIHwsUjlGp5G5LtKgH6wUoX4_E_tc3fH7A1GQ27p36dQlt5_UJm6DEvQ_toxDiDouEXC6zDSa-bCjFH-9BYY9kRlMQ6JsENs3rJoWBGw0Wse/s320/81NoHWc-r2L._SL1500_.jpg" width="305" /></a></span></div><a href="https://www.gbsmith.com/"><br /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><a href="https://www.gbsmith.com/">G.B. Smith</a> and his stunning photobook “Pathways” (G Editions, Nov. 7, 2023). The book features several of Smith’s recent multi-award winning images, and the curation reflects the simplicity and uncluttered form of his distinctive black and white style. Informed by his experience with color blindness, Smith’s work encourages the viewer to examine a world that exists beyond color.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/1090/GTFO-11-1-23%209am%20GB%20SMITH%20Upload.mp3"><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: #fcff01;">LISTEN </span></a>to today's show featuring G.B. Smith.<br /><br />Among Smith’s many accolades are three consecutive Gold Medals in the architecture, fine art and nature categories at the Prix de la Photographie awards in Paris.<br /><br />Believing that art should make a positive impact, Smith will be donating proceeds from the sales of “Pathways” to the <a href="https://breastcanceralliance.org/index.asp">Breast Cancer Alliance</a>.<br /><br />“I have long admired G.B. Smith’s singular ability to focus and to strip away distractions to help others see the most important elements….he studies his subjects with care and thinks deeply about all that he wants us to see.” <br />–Lawton W. Fitt, former head of The Royal Academy of Arts</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;">About G.B. Smith</span></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Born in the industrial heartland of England, G.B. Smith began his photographic journey almost fifty years ago as a teenager in apprenticeship of traditional film techniques both in the darkroom and with large plate cameras. The simplicity and deliberateness of his images today reflect the mindfulness of this traditional approach, manifested in modern digital technology. Having grown up with extreme color blindness, Smith strips away visual distractions to focus on the structures and patterns as he sees them. His images bring solace to a psyche constantly overwhelmed by the overstimulation of color, and encourage us to look beyond color. Given his industrial heritage, many of his studies gravitate toward decaying man-made structures and their interaction with the regenerative power of nature. A truly global citizen, having lived on multiple continents and worked extensively in six, Smith now resides in Maryland. To learn more, visit: <a href="https://www.gbsmith.com/">www.gbsmith.com</a> and follow him on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/g.b.smith.photography/">@g.b.smith.photography</a><a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1M78D1JVFkxO3g-2lEWLFEpe9E0ZRFSZ6"><br /></a><br /><br />In an interview, G.B. Smith can discuss:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">His journey as a photographer, from his teenage start to his current artistic prowess</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">How being color-blind contributes to his signature minimalist, black-and-white approach to photography</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Why he’s donating proceeds from book sales to the Breast Cancer Alliance, underscoring his commitment to making a positive impact through art</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The Baltimore-area imagery featured in the book, offering a captivating narrative rooted in his surroundings</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">His “other persona” as one of the longest serving CEOs of a public high technology company, and its influence on his artistic approach</span></li></ul></div></div>Get the Funk Out!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11128045468590874673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353477905682605948.post-12080250561228604682023-11-01T10:00:00.000-07:002023-11-01T10:24:11.400-07:00Coming up 11/1/23 9:30am - Greta Valenti, multi-talented musician with Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse, performing at Making Memories festival November 12th!<span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgP8Bw-KpCNMUVUPOTeKpyA6rlSOafYbo-xy7Tzrhj274PneO-_8e7jzirPIvQuj9eMpNBEW2SM0_zEOah79sJFRg8IUZPuATq2avdWzLwfbu7aoclK9dez-8XiMLZkysgUWo5HmV-RDdndUFdcBONHHuLyUip4dhnkzrAwuGNs08uIwI3JzEHpkrDeHIrF" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="301" data-original-width="1463" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgP8Bw-KpCNMUVUPOTeKpyA6rlSOafYbo-xy7Tzrhj274PneO-_8e7jzirPIvQuj9eMpNBEW2SM0_zEOah79sJFRg8IUZPuATq2avdWzLwfbu7aoclK9dez-8XiMLZkysgUWo5HmV-RDdndUFdcBONHHuLyUip4dhnkzrAwuGNs08uIwI3JzEHpkrDeHIrF=w582-h120" width="582" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;">BEAUX GRIS GRIS & THE APOCALYPSE</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse (pronounced \bo\ \gree-gree\ ) California-based blues rock americana soul band created by Louisiana-born-and-raised musician Greta Valenti (Well Hung Heart) and UK British Blues Hall of Fame Inductee, Robin Davey (The Hoax, DVL, Well Hung Heart). Joined by the talents of musical heavyweights: Tom Rasulo (Dave Matthews, Gerard Way) Drums/Production in the UK & USA OR Alex Thomas (Anna Calvi, Bat For Lashes, Squarepusher) (UK) on Drums; Emma Jonson (UK) & Sam Robertson (USA) or DANIEL KIRKPATRICK (USA) on Keys, plus Stephen Mildwater (UK) and Chris Cunningham (USA) on Bass in the UK/USA respectively. PLUS VARIOUS OTHER PLAYERS AND GUEST APPEARANCES AT VARIOUS SHOWS.</span></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/1090/GTFO%20-%2011-1-23%20930am%20-%20Greta%20Valenti%20-%20UPLOAD.mp3"><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: #fcff01;">LISTEN </span></a>to today's show featuring Greta Valenti.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">To fully understand Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse is to experience the band live, a mix of soulful songs, intense energy, and world-class award-winning musicianship. RhythmBooze summed up the show finale as “A mind-boggling, blistering finish with everything thrown in including the kitchen sink...truly memorable”. When LouderSounds preaches “Let Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse twist yer melons and remind you of the wonder of life” it might be because the band vibe is easier to pin down than their unique take on the roots genres. Rockshot Magazine elaborates “This extremely entertaining collective is a New Orleans-inspired, American blues-folk-soul band, who refuse to be pigeon-holed”.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Beaux Gris Gris and The Apocalypse debut album Love & Murder spurned Top 10 hits in genre charts across Europe. The albums wide-reaching appeal earned it a #13 placement in the “Top 50 Albums of the year” by Classic Rock Magazine, describing it as “A sensual, vibrant cocktail“</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Guitarist Robin Davey was the youngest ever inductee into the British Blues Hall of Fame. He spent time as an artist on Atlantic and Interscope Records, and has recorded with a wide spectrum of artists from Mick Jagger to Katy Perry. Multi-award-winning vocalist and songwriter Greta Valenti is Louisiana-born-and-bred creative with generations of her family dating back before the Louisiana purchase. Her rock outfit Well Hung Heart (OCMA’s Best Live Band) toured the USA opening for the likes of Fitz & The Tantrums, Twenty One Pilots, Foreigner, and Offspring.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Having headlined festivals across Europe, including Upton Festival (UK), The Great British R&B Festival (UK), Moulin (Netherlands) and Blues Alive (Czech Republic), the band were nominated for Band of the Year at the European Blues Awards. THIS YEAR, THE BAND WILL BE WORKING ON THEIR THIRD ALBUM AND TOURING EXTENSIVELY ACROSS UK, EUROPE, and the US.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">While Beaux Gris Gris is the musical arm of their creativity, the pair have also established their own multi-award winning CREATIVE agency, Grow Vision, SPECIAILZING multimedia content and development. Daryl Hall INVITED them to direct / produce his show “Live From Daryl’s House” for Viacom for two yearS. Helping to bring the show from a 30 min syndicated TV show to a 1 hour, dolby surround premium mainstay on VH1/MTV Live. Their feature documentaries “THE CAMARY EFFECT” & “The Unbelievable Plight of Mrs. Wright” haVE won over 50 film festival awards, and secured distribution through Gravitas Ventures. Their visual work FOR MAINSTREAM BRANDS, LIKE Taco Bell, HAVE secured them MULTIPLE ADVERTiSING AWARDS & CLIENTS ACROSS VARIOUS industries.</span></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br />Here's where they will be performing in November:</span><br /><br />WHO | Alzheimer’s Los Angeles, the oldest community-based organization serving families living with Alzheimer's in the greater Los Angeles area.<br /><br />WHAT | 3rd annual Making Memories Festival<br /><br />WHERE | L.A. State Historic Park<br /><br />WHEN | Sunday, November 12th @ 12 pm – 6 p.m.<br /><br />WHY | This event raises awareness in the greater Los Angeles community and helps people access programs and resources. 100% of funds raised stay local, and provide free care and support for individuals and families. <br /><br />PERFORMERS | Ozomatli, J.Rocc, Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse, La Misa Negra, DJ Monalisa, UCLA ACA Lion Dance troupe, local native artists, etc<br /><br /> <br /><br /></span><span id="docs-internal-guid-a5fdff1e-7fff-cb94-05a2-3505a5acae71"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: center;"><span face="Oswald, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">BEAUX GRIS GRIS & THE APOCALYPSE RELEASE 28 TRACK LIVE ALBUM,</span><span face="Oswald, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span face="Oswald, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> “LIVE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM 2023” RECORDED LIVE ON TOUR ACROSS THE UK.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span face="Oswald, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">PRESS RELEASE JUNE 12, 2023</span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse had no idea if their seasoned sound engineer, Jerome Bach, hit record on a multitrack recording as they took the stage on a Tuesday night in May 2023. The venue, Arlington Arts in Newbury, was wired to record live shows, and thanks to Jerome’s quick thinking, most of the performance was captured with full multitrack capabilities, becoming the first 14 tracks on their first live album, “Live in The United Kingdom 2023”.<br /><br />The 28 track double album was recorded during the band’s 3 week UK tour in April and May of 2023. The collection includes songs from the band’s first two albums, ’Love & Murder’ and ‘Good Times End Times’, plus some choice covers including “Make It Wit Chu” by Queens of The Stone Age, and “I’m on Fire” by Bruce Springsteen. For fans of Robin’s former band, The Hoax, there is also a cover of “Fistful of Dirt” as well as multiple guest appearances by former bandmate and songwriter/guitarist, Jon Amor. The set also includes a new song “Penny Paid Rockstar” which is previously unreleased.<br /><br /><br /><br />A Beaux Gris Gris show is never the same twice, if there is a setlist it is rarely fully adhered to, and this is reflected on each disc. The first 14 tracks are from “The Theatre Show” is a more considered affair. Recorded on May 2nd at Arlington Arts Centre in Newbury, UK, the bands mellower songs ‘Bungalow Paradise’ and ‘Alone’ get an outing. During the delicate piano intro and stellar vocal performance by Greta Valenti in “Baby Baby”, you can hear a pin drop. However, on Disc 02, “The Club Shows’, it’s a far more rowdy adult affair. The rooms are tightly packed and sweaty. The audience is up close and personal; songs are bent and stretched to go with the flow. Recorded in Brecon, Edinburgh, and Poynton. Not originally intended to be an opportunity to record a live album, by chance guitarist Robin Davey, used a simple 8 track set up to run his personal in-ear mix that also had the ability to record. After the band started listening back to each show, it became apparent these recordings would be a perfect accompaniment to the full multitrack theatre show.<br /><br /><br />Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse “Live in the United Kingdom 2023” is out on all streaming platforms worldwide and available via shows as a double album 6 panel CD set starting June 23rd, 2023. Physical albums available for order online starting July 14th.<br /><br />CREDITS: BEAUX GRIS GRIS & THE APOCALYPSE - “LIVE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM 2023” IS:<br /><br />Greta Valenti: Vocals/Percussion (USA), Robin Davey: Guitar/Backing Vocals (USA/UK), Emma Jonson: Piano/Keytar/Backing Vocals (UK), Stephen Mildwater: Bass/Backing Vocals (UK), Tom Rasulo: Drums/Backing Vocals (USA)<br /><br /><br /><br />Recorded live on tour April & May 2023 across the UK. Recorded by Robin Davey & Jerome Bach. Live sound by Jerome Bach. Mixed & Mastered by Robin Davey. Produced by Robin Davey & Greta Valenti. All photos by Rob Blackham. Album design by Greta Valenti. <br />A GROW VISION Production. © & ℗ MMXXIII GROW VISION™. A GROW VISION + DEVIL HILLS ENTERTAINMENT RELEASE.</span><div><span face="Oswald, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://www.alzheimersla.org/">WEBSITE</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AlzheimersLA/">FACEBOOK</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alzheimersla/">INSTAGRAM</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/AlzheimersLA">TWITTER/X</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/AlzheimersLA">YOUTUBE</a></span></div>Get the Funk Out!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11128045468590874673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353477905682605948.post-91443157143967129352023-10-25T19:57:00.000-07:002023-11-01T10:36:02.121-07:00Coming up 10/25/23 at 9:00am on KUCI - LAST SUMMER OF NATHAN LEE directed by Quentin Lee and starring Harrison Xu<div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimg.mailinblue.com%2F3272702%2Fimages%2Fcontent_library%2Foriginal%2F650b818d87bd870d905a3d39.jpg&t=1698201856&ymreqid=61ccea31-4313-92fe-1cf2-a2001301d900&sig=j5HSQq0lbeLdm9SKO3Q7Og--~D" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;" width="268" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/1090/GTFO%20-%2010-25-23%20-%209am%20UPLOAD.mp3"><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: #fcff01;">LISTEN </span></a>to today's show<br /></span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> What do you do when you find out you have terminal brain cancer just before graduating from high school? Live life to the fullest, of course, which is what Nathan Lee does in this high-spirited Asian LGBTQ+ film. <br /><br />This high-spirited LGBTQ+ drama LAST SUMMER NATHAN LEE, starring Harrison Xu, Natasha Tina Lia, Matthew Mitchell Espinosa, Dru Perez, and Aaron Guest, follows Nathan Lee (Harrison Xu), an Asian American teenager, who finds out that he has terminal brain cancer right before his 18th birthday, and vows to live the remains of his life with passion and laughter for one last summer with his friends and family...and refuses to die a virgin. Knowing that his gay best friend, Dash (Matthew Mitchell Espinosa), wants to become a filmmaker, Nathan offers himself as a documentary subject to Dash, who is also in love with Nathan. <br /><br /><br />LAST SUMMER OF NATHAN LEE<br /><br />A coming-of-age story releasing in theaters October 20th and available on VOD November 22nd.<br /><br /><a href="https://mprm-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2DBNTIBPbPoVR6EZx1F6IFt6rqDBAeFk-7nBFV2bolICDoUwAiwHPY0SQYk_2ngHEPCz4zXxbQxi95EchuKAmAw807LYU2cFtxQS3IZNJJyt5Vf8WwYp04wt8vJKXWzPYjXG7VD4LCeo1khnpRSLHnGl5cYiYZ49ZGDfezeHYHtC9tdn8ad80WkbIehwp9EmOetB2gQ6dbkF-1VYi5anX_wdWnGIRas2ZT8ZVOA1pq6Eszo8_M9ByLg5slNHfe22VHt3Tz5lWm9qr9wc2AHEm5P9cWpwbg7mencOQCortoKbG0oll4GS4hNqf1k-1dER-UzihKZw5oIlYjVcEDqgO-iXxWHA1JErgckWWIylJNjuM-EGAoO86uPb3CiKdzzZWZis7h4o0Y-mihprc6UOiY7Gx1udpdVH3sNZLgNFVaE-uhIv0M6ESeo2ckWE">WATCH TRAILER HERE</a><br /><br />Director Quentin Lee, and cast members Harrison Xu and Natasha Tina Liu<br /><br /><br />IN THEATERS ON OCTOBER 20TH<br /><br />AVAILABLE ON VOD NOVEMBER 22ND<br /><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Synopsis</span>: <br />Nathan Lee (Harrison Xu), an API teenager, finds out that he has brain cancer right before he turns 18 and vows to live the remains of his life with passion... and refuses to die a virgin. Knowing that his gay best friend, Dash (Matthew Mitchell Espinosa), wants to become a filmmaker, Nathan offers himself as a documentary subject to Dash, who is also in love with Nathan. <br /><br />Nathan and Dash decide to document as much of his remaining life as possible. Without reservation, Nathan experiments sexually and falls in love with Lorelei (Natasha Tina Liu), another high school friend. As Nathan realizes he cannot reciprocate Dash’s true love, he decides to marry Dash, a Dreamer Immigrant, and gifts him American citizenship. <br /><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;">ABOUT HARRISON XU</span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Harrison Xu is a dual US/Canadian citizen and USC graduate who has appeared on award-winning shows such as Shameless, Grey's Anatomy, and American Horror Stories. His most recent credits include a supporting role in a Lionsgate feature opposite Dennis Quaid and Sean Patrick Flannery and a recurring role on Nickelodeon's Warped. He is also an accomplished voiceover actor in animation and dubbing, most recently dubbing the leads in the wildly successful shows All Of Us Are Dead and Sweet Home.<br /><br />He also enjoys writing and shooting comedy sketches under his production company Banana Split Studios. When Harrison isn't acting, he can be found at the ice rink, climbing rocks, or hopelessly looking for his keys.<br /><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br />Directed by:<br />QUENTIN LEE<br /><br />Produced by<br /> DENNIS ESCOBEDO <br /><br />KIT DeZOLT<br /><br /> HARRISON XU<br /><br /><br />Cast:<br />HARRISON XU<br /><br />NATASHA TINA LIU<br /><br />MATTHEW MITCHELL ESPINOSA<br /><br />DRU PEREZ<br /><br />AARON GUEST<br /><br /><br />Running Time: <br />92 Minutes <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /> </div>Get the Funk Out!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11128045468590874673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353477905682605948.post-23620754566272921012023-10-11T08:39:00.000-07:002023-10-11T10:19:51.830-07:00Coming up 10/11/23 at 9:00am - Australian-born star with over four-decades on Days of Our Lives, Thaao Penghlis<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj676LYhAQdZnJ4oAET3A1FBybxuAA8cFfu9Kt1tFTpRYi7DMtthAM0OhkfiY6Ji-U2DSNX7mSCR2UlkG4EV60ckvhelSAaRvOvb3Up1CjgI_FrQUZQOsKswzy9gS0XCEYjeqcTY96L9_xPl9hSyCdggN19rtV8eVu68S6zieHFkS-6L91AwA-R09-mI7x8/s485/thumbnail.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="485" data-original-width="480" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj676LYhAQdZnJ4oAET3A1FBybxuAA8cFfu9Kt1tFTpRYi7DMtthAM0OhkfiY6Ji-U2DSNX7mSCR2UlkG4EV60ckvhelSAaRvOvb3Up1CjgI_FrQUZQOsKswzy9gS0XCEYjeqcTY96L9_xPl9hSyCdggN19rtV8eVu68S6zieHFkS-6L91AwA-R09-mI7x8/w384-h388/thumbnail.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/1090/GTFO-10-11-23%20-%20Thaao%20Penglis_UPLOAD.mp3" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: #fcff01;">LISTEN</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>It’s one of the greatest runs in television. During his more than four-decade run on Days of Our Lives, Thaao Penghlis has kept the plots twisting and the passions burning by playing two look-a-like villains, Count Tony DiMera and his impersonator Andre DiMera.</div><br />But the Australian-born star is much more than a guy who knows how to deliver a nasty line and take a woman’s slap. A world traveler and celebrated host of Hollywood dinner parties, Penghlis has authored the memoir Places: The Journey of My Days, My Lives, and the cookbook Seducing Celebrities One Meal at a Time.<br /><br />And now this child of Greek immigrants is pouring his own passions for all things Greece into a new podcast, The Lost Treasures, a thrilling detective story-style exploration of Greece’s greatest contribution to the world’s literature, the poet Homer.<br /><br />In a rollicking Mediterranean-hopping adventure, The Lost Treasurers explores the Iliad and the Odyssey through the amazing life of German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann, who changed history when he discovered the real-life locations and treasures in the epic poems.<br /><br />Written and narrated Penghlis, the podcast draws on his exclusive access to 60,000 pages of long-hidden documents and diaries. “Against all odds, Heinrich Schliemann proved that the myths of Troy and the myths of Mycenae really happened,” says Penghlis. “For more than 20 years, my interest in this subject never waned. Two visits to Troy, five to Greece, I completed the journey. And I’m still wanting more.”<br /> <br /><br /><br />About The Lost Treasures<br /><br />Growing up in Sydney, Australia, Thaao Penghlis always dreamed of becoming an archeologist, dreaming of one day unlocking the secrets of the history of his Greek ancestors he can trace all the way back to ancient Alexandria. “But as my acting career took over my interest in the subject was instead translated to taking journeys to the historical places that I explored with guides,” Penghlis says.<br /><br />Now, the star of Days of Our lives, TV’s Mission: Impossible reboot, and movies and plays is the one playing the guide with his new podcast, “The Lost Treasures,” a deep dive into the life of German archeologist Heinrich Schliemann.<br /><br />In the 19th century, Schliemann rocked the academic world by establishing the real-life locations in the Iliad and the Odyssey. His discoveries include the glittering cache of gold and other artifacts linked to the Homeric king Priam in the actual site of Troy, in modern-day Hissarlik, Turkey.<br /><br />“The poems of Homer were part of the education I chose for myself, collecting knowledge from cultures that gave me a greater meaning and understanding of that path,” says Penghlis. “When I finally visited Schliemann’s gravesite, it brought me closer to him, like a long-lost relative that I grew to love.”<br /><br />To research the podcast, Penghlis embarked on his own odyssey, gaining exclusive access to research materials with a little help from his notoriety playing a master-of-disguise Nicholas Black on 1980s Mission: Impossible in the 1980s.<br /><br /><br />“I had walked into the Archaeological Museum in Athens when an employee recognized me from Mission Impossible,” says Penghlis. “He gave me a huge embrace and wanted to know what he could he do to welcome me in Greece.”<br /><br />Within minutes, Penghlis’ fan had set him up a meeting with the Greek minister of culture and an exclusive visit to a library containing 60,000 pages of Schliemann’s documents and diaries.<br /><br />“These materials took me to magnificent sites in in Athens, Mycenae and Troy where Schliemann’s extraordinary finds changed the course of history and smashed the myths of ancient Greek heroes,” says Penghlis.<br /><br />Penghis now shares those discovers in The Lost Treasures. The four-episode podcast includes three story chapters enhanced with immersive audio effects and a fourth that features a reading from Penghlis about why he wrote the story and his inspiration and drive to do so.<br /><br />“My purpose in telling these stories of Lost Treasures is to romance my audience, inspire them with the notion that ‘Gods of Men’ once walked in these lands of my ancestors,” he says.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><br />Lost Treasures will release on Tuesday, September 5th and will end with the (fourth) conclusion episode on Tuesday October 17th. The show will be available on all major podcast platforms – Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, etc.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #ffd966;"><br />Podcast Socials:</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/losttreasurespod/">https://www.instagram.com/losttreasurespod/</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094319043355">https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094319043355</a><br /><br /><span style="color: #ffd966;">Thaao Penghlis’ Socials:</span><br /><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/ThaaoPenghlis">https://twitter.com/ThaaoPenghlis</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thaaopenghlis/">https://www.instagram.com/thaaopenghlis/</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ThaaoPenghlisOfficial">https://www.facebook.com/ThaaoPenghlisOfficial</a></span> Get the Funk Out!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11128045468590874673noreply@blogger.com