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WHAT'S HAPPENING FROM 7:00 PM TIL...?
CASH BAR - DRINK RESPONSIBLY...it's going to be a long night if you join us for the duration.
7 TO 9pm MIXING & MINGLING, SCREENINGS & EVEN GIFT BUYING. PLUS, you'll want to beef up your charitable contributions for the year, so be sure to bring the checkbook.
 SHOPPING AT ITS BEST! Twins Don and Ron Bertram (left) - they've since grown up - will be with us all evening with their incredible and personal gift to WIFT for this evening only. In support of WIFT's fundraiser and also to allow you a chance for completing some of your last minute shopping, you really must consider
"Celebrate Imagination" as the perfect gift!
Whether to stimulate creativity or just for the sheer enjoyment of it, many in your circle of friends and family will love getting this. And, don't forget to get it autographed.
Published earlier this year it has become another way for Don and Ron support the Arts in Medicine program at Texas Children's Cancer Center, which they've been doing for several years. Just for tonight, proceeds from the sale of this unique and beautifully presented publication will be split with 50% of the proceeds going to Women in Film & Television and 50% to Don and Ron  Bertram's "Celebrate Imagination" in support of the Arts in Medicine program at Texas Children's Cancer Center. The book price is $30. Don, (left) will also bring a collection of Holiday cards featuring his art. These proceeds benefit the Arts in Medicine program. WIFT gratefully appreciates their supportive presence and kind contribution to the evening and to the needs of both organizations. WIFT is honored to be considered along with such a special program as the Arts in Medicine program at Texas Children's Cancer Center.
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Speaking of charitable contributions...
It's also time to JOIN or RENEW your membership to the organizations that are all about making our industry better! Representives will be present to answer your questions about each one and get involved in the activities of each. The choice(s) are up to you!
WIFT HOUSTON, of course
Membership Chair: Yankie Grant
SWAMP
Program Coordinator: Michelle Mower
HOUSTON CINEMA ARTS SOCIETY, NALIP, and TXMPA have also been invited to sign up new members for 2010.
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Texas Filmmaker's Showcase 2009 will screen  continuously on Fitzgerald's outdoor screen. Alfred Cervantes, Houston Film Commission's Deputy Director, will be available, mingling, munching, and chatting about this year's award-winning shorts, as well as answering any questions you may have about the 2010 competition. HFC is now accepting entries, and the deadline is March 1. The shorts being screened are "Color By Number" (Marshall Rimmer, Austin); "Fury" (Van Blumreich, Houston); "Skip and Lester: Here's The Stapler If You Need It" (Lance Myers, Austin); "It's For Her" (Travis Johns, Houston); "My Mom Smokes Weed" (Clay Liford, Dallas); "Quarter To Noon" (Kat Candler, Austin; and "Smokey" (Scott Thurman, Denton).
7 TO 8pm BUFFET (who knows, maybe BBT will make an appearance)
8 TO 9pm DELICIOUS DESSERTS
(favorites of WIFT board members as long as they last)
9 TO 11pm THE ROUNDERS (UPSTAIRS STAGE)
11 TIL ??? THE BOXMASTERS FEATURING BILLY BOB THORNTON & JD ANDREW (UPSTAIRS STAGE)
How much more could you want for one night? It's brought to you by WIFT and our sponsors whose logos appear below. |
SO HOW DO YOU PARTY WITH WIFT?
THERE ARE LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE, and here's how it has to be...sorry no online paypal or ticketing service.
1. RSVP promptly to wifth@yahoo.com. It's needed if you want the buffet to last through the first hour!
The COST: $35 per person in advance by 12/14, or $45 at the door (IF tickets remain unsold after 12/14 presale deadline).
2. TO PURCHASE YOUR TICKET(S)
Payment Required by 12/14/09 for best pricing option.
BY CHECK: Make your check payable to WIFT HOUSTON, and MAIL IT to WIFT, PO BOX 981104, Houston TX 77098; or you can charge it by PAYMENT BY CREDIT CARD
BY CREDIT CARD
Call WIFT Treasurer, Karron Wardwell, at 713-334-1001. If she doesn't answer immediately, leave her your call-back number and best time to call.
3. Check in at Fitzgerald's designated WIFT Box Office for your wristband and entry to WIFT's party area downstairs.
4. When it's time for THE BOXMASTERS, WIFT ticketed attendees will be allowed priority seating in the upstairs balcony, or the option to stand among the crowd in front of the stage. | |
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Join us for
WIFT'S CHRISTMAS at FITZGERALD'S
and stay late - 11PM - for
The BOXMASTERS featuring
BILLY BOB THORNTON & JD Andrew
Thank you for supporting Women In Film & Television Houston and our December 2009 fundraising event. Like the times we live in, this is going to be a most interesting and entertaining evening, and YOU won't want to miss a thing.
On December 18 (a Friday), join me, Jolene McMaster, WIFT's president, already showing off her "Houston" proud shirt; her partner Rob McKinnon (writer/director/WIFT corporate member (rt);
Melody Moss, WIFT's founding president, and more board members including Karron Wardwell, Yankie Grant, Sabrina Miskelly, and Maureen Herzog (with INDIE SLATE partner Dave Walker) and lots of our WIFT members. And of course, Sara Fitzgerald (Mz Fitz herself), and all the gang. Be there at 7PM for the buffet. RSVP and purchase your WIFT admission by 12/14, and included will be your admission to the 9PM concert of THE ROUNDERS and the 11PM performance of The BOXMASTERS featuring Billy Bob Thornton and JD Andrew.
Give special thanks to these board members when you see them, and thank them for their dedication to getting this event pulled together so quickly! Left to right, Melody Moss, Yankie Grant, and Karron Wardwell.
Photos by PDL Studios
Above Photo of Jolene and Rob by AnnieRay.net - Courtesy of Cinema Arts Festival Houston 2009; where a great time was had by all! Trust me.
Speaking for photography, our thanks to Jonathan Lipking for offering his services to photograph our evening at Fitzgeralds.
Also deserving of much thanks, Denise Boucher for joining our team of volunteers.
See you at Fitzgerald's!
Happy Holidays,
Jolene
P.S. Our apologies to Fitzgeralds and the Boxmaster management for jumping the gun with our use of unauthorized photos for the initial SAVE THE DATE e-blast. We just got a tad excited about THE BOXMASTERS coming to town and wanted to tell you about it. The official publicity photo has been inserted. If you're helping us by forwarding the initial SAVE THE DATE, please switch out the "card" and use the one above. Thanks!
 
Want to be a sponsor for this and future events? In-kind sponsors for door prizes, food, printing, and venues, let us know at wifth@yahoo.com. | |
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