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| Palm Springs Women in Film & Television |
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78-140 Calle Tampico
La Quinta, California 92253
760-238-0306
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 LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear Members and Friends of PSWIFT,
Another season of PSWIFT is wrapping up. You may be going on vacation to cooler valleys but your diligent board will be hard at work planning what is shaping up to be a fabulous next season.
The Broken Glass Awards are set for March 5, 2011. So mark your calendar and be thinking of how you will impact our major fund raiser. We'll need lots of volunteers to make it happen and lots of people in the seats on March 5th.
I wish you all a safe, cool, happy and successful summer. We'll all be only an email away.
Best,
Sherry
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END OF SEASON MIXER - June 15, 2010 |
Date: Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Where: Ruth's Chris Steakhouse
74740 Hwy 111
Palm Desert, CA 92260
(at Cook St. - between Palm Desert & Indian Wells)
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Price: Members $10 / Non-Members $15
(Price includes fabulous hors d'oeuvres and wine)
Student Members with School ID: $5
Member is free if you bring someone who applies for membership at the mixer.
Non Member is free if you join at the mixer.
RESERVATIONS ARE A MUST!
You can RSVP on-line at www.pswift.org (or click on the letter head above), email: office@pswift.org or call us at: 760-238-0306.
This will be our final get-together before summer. Please come to network - meet our newest members - and ENJOY!
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We must thank GLENN GAINOR, once again, for taking time to come and speak at our May luncheon. We applaud his efforts to keep film production in California. His anecdotes about the history of movie production in Hollywood were a wonderful trip down memory lane. We were especially delighted to hear about the history of PALM SPRINGS (Hollywood's back yard) with respect to filmmaking. We will be receiving more information on what WE can do to help bring filming back to our State. Stay tuned...
SUNDAY WITH PATTI GRIBOW, PATTIE DALY CARUSO, and GLORIA GREER - our last FREE Members Only gathering for this season was a joy! Patti G - always a gracious hostess - filled her kitchen with goodies and lemonade. There was a lot of time to visit, get to know some of our newest members, then we got down to business. We learned how these three amazing women got started, broke barriers, and have had such continued longevity in a very tough industry.
Their celebrity stories were delightful. They discussed how they research prior to an interview - everything from the Wall Street Journal to the National Enquirer! We also learned how their shows are produced, where the money comes from, and how it's spent. It was the perfect way to end this season's informal programs, and we look forward to bringing you more amazing hosts next season. | |
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EASY WAY TO SUPPORT PSWIFT & BOOKPALS |
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Our membership chairperson and BookPALS coordinator, Tere Britton, has found a way to help support the BookPALS program. After chatting with Pattie Daly Caruso at a recent PSWFT event, Tere decided to gather some gold jewelry she wasn't wearing to see what it was worth and went to Out of the Box Gold Store. She was happily surprised with what was offered and was told that the store would donate 10% of her take (from THEIR profit) to her favorite charity. So, both Tere and PSWIFT came out ahead.
If you're thinking of selling some gold jewelry, go to Out of the Box Gold Store. Please name PSWIFT for BookPALS as your charity. The number is 760-836-9247 and they are located on the frontage road next to Tony Roma's in Palm Desert. If the pieces have stones, they will gladly remove them.
PSWIFT has committed to help fund BookPALS and this is a win win situation for all. | |
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SONJA ABATE
Just completed a short film, "Naughty Text" co-starring with former agent, Peter Paull of LA. The film is about a married couple who "naughty" text each other to keep their love life interesting. Producer plans to enter it in the Palm Springs International Festival and Sundance Festival. We'll keep you posted! |
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 GLORIA GREER
Time Warner Cable's "Conversations with Gloria Greer" will begin having a student audience once a month. The 9-year old, half hour program began its new format this week by welcoming students from the College of the Desert's theater arts department. They were able to ask questions of special guest Lindsay Wagner.
Monday and Friday nights, 9:30 PM, Saturday and Tuesday mornings at 10 a.m., and Wednesdays 11:30 a.m. The shows are airing on Time Warner Cable, channel 111. They can also be seen on Time Warner Desert Cities On Demand, channel 110 and can be seen for a full month 24/7. |
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 PATTI GRIBOW
Joins other desert area broacast media personalities for PROUD AMERICANS, a Tribute to the 66th Anniversary of D-Day.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
6:00 p.m.
Camelot Theatres
2300 E. Baristo Road, Palm Springs
Tickets are available at the Camelot Theatres Box Office, or by phone:
1-800-595-4849 or online at www.camelottheatres.com
Military, Fire and Police discounts
760-325-6565 |
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OPERATION SUN RUNNER - CDs & DVDs for Marines |
Operation Sun Runner. Over the past five years, musicians and recording companies from the desert, and from around the country, have donated several thousand new CDs to our Marines through Operation Sun Runner.
This year, we are again asking any interested musicans or labels to consider contributing new CDs to Operation Sun Runner. We will be working through the Armed Services YMCA, Twentynine Palms, to ensure these CDs get into care packages and gift packs going to our Marines overseas as well as to their families living in the desert.
If you are a musician and would like to donate CDs to Operation Sun Runner, please send them to:
Operation Sun Runner
c/o The Sun Runner Magazine
PO Box 2171
Joshua Tree, CA 92252
For more information on how to participate, please call (760)366-2700 or email publisher@thesunrunner.com. If you are not a recording artist but would like to contribute to Operation Sun Runner, please note that new DVDs, CDs, and family items are also very much in demand.
Thanks to all the musicians and labels who have donated to Operation Sun Runner and especially to our Marine families. | |
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The Sun Runner Magazine has opened the submission period for the fourth annual Desert Writers Issue. The Sun Runner is seeking submissions of poetry, short fiction, essays, book excerpts, and prose from writers throughout the California desert region, or writers with strong ties to the region.
Each year, the Desert Writers Issue has grown. Submissions are juried by a panel of writers, editors, educators, and readers, with the highest rated contributions appearing in the August/September issue of The Sun Runner. In September, the magazine hosts the Desert Writers Celebration, with all past and present contributors invited to attend, read, and meet fellow desert writers and poets.
Previous year's celebrations have included a "Sheeple Burger" barbecue (in honor of a short story by Tom Loret), and readings by authors such as Deanne Stillman, and Mary Sojourner (who also hosted a successful women's writing workshop).
This year's Desert Writers Issue will include a special section: Letters Home, a section for active duty military personnel and their families stationed in the desert. Letters Home contributions may be short essays on life apart, military life at home or abroad, or personal reflections, thoughts, poems, or letters that share insight into what it is like to serve our country, or live a military life, based in the desert. Prizes are being solicited from the business community for the top contributors to this section.
Full submission guidelines for the Desert Writers Issue and Letters Home special section are easily available at www.thesunrunner.com. Deadline for submissions is July 6, 2010. Questions should be sent to Steve Brown at publisher@thesunrunner.com. |
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THE GREAT AMERICAN PITCH FEST |
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This year's GREAT AMERICAN PITCHFEST is taking place on June 26th & 27th, at the Burbank Marriott Hotel & Convention Center (2500 No. Hollywood Way) in Burbank, California.
This is your opportunity to pitch your stories/ideas to over 100 production companies, agents, managers, and studio executives.
SATURDAY is full of FREE classes, and anyone who wishes to attend is welcome.
SUNDAY is the pitchfest where it is your time to pitch your ideas to the many companies that attend!
Visit their website to read more and register.
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How To Make A Great Preschool Series
Three-Day Intensive
Little Airplane Academy will be conducting an intensive, three-day preschool television workshop. Participants will learn the fundamentals of creating a preschool series from pitching through writing, character design, directing and producing both live action and animated shows.
Location: Little Airplane Productions
207 Front Street (between Fulton and Beekman) South Street Seaport New York, NY 10038
Dates: The course is comprised of three full days as well as optional
evening activities. The course will take place on the following dates:
Saturday, August 14th
Sunday, August 15th
Monday, August 16th
Fee: $1500 for the course
Discount for Women in Film Palm Springs: the course cost will be $1000 instead of $1500. In your email with your applications please put that you are member of Women in Film Palm Springs and we'll apply the discount.
Space in the course is limited and a simple application and resume are required. There is no fee to apply.
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MEMBERSHIP | | NEW:
ASSOCIATE:
Maryann Ridini Spencer
Debra Star
LUMINARY:
Iris Anderson
Kaye Ballard
Jean Lee Porter
Nancy Sorin
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HOW TO JOIN PSWIFT |
If you would like to reap the benefits of membership, please go to the website: www.pswift.org and click on Membership / Application. Just follow the prompts. It's that easy. If you have questions, we are here to help. Just call 760-238-0306 or email us at: office@pswift.org. |
PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS HERE
If you have a business or service you'd like to promote, consider becoming one of our "Member Benefits". You just need to offer a discount to PSWIFT Members... We'll add your company to our WEBSITE - and for only $20, you can place a 'COUPON' in our newsletters with a link to your website. |
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Please contact PSWIFT at office@pswift.org and let us know how we can help promote YOU! |
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Don't forget to send us your entertainment industry related news. We'll make every effort to see it is published in the next newsletter.
If it's been a while since you updated your profile on the Palm Springs Film Office website www.psfilmoffice.com please take a moment to do so. (Remember to allow 24 hours for the site to process)
And, if you are interested in VOLUNTEERING on any of our events or committees, please contact the office at: office@pswift.org or call 760-238-0306. The more help we have, the more we can get done!
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