Community Media - "Sights and Sounds"

A weekly newsletter from your friends at
Access Sacramento 
 
Christmas is 9 days away!
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
December 16, 2014 
In This Issue
Get Your Free 2015 Calendar
RSVP Orientation Jan. 13
Sign Up for 2015 Workshops
Donate to Access Sacramento
PCS Films Premiere on TV
Santa LIVE 5pm Wednesday
Game of the Week 7pm Tonight
Hear "Silver Spoons" 11pm
Battle Against Hunger Tomorrow
KUBU on Social Media
Immune System of the Soul
Angela Davis Sunday 8pm on 17
Stairway to Stardom Airs Dec. 26

Get Your Free 2015 Calendar!

The 2015 calendars have arrived!! Come down to Access Sacramento to claim your free 2015 calendar.



We have four different styles to choose from: Scenes of California, Scenes of America, Memorable Images by Norman Rockwell & Black History: A Celebration.
 
Come down to Access Sacramento located on 4623 T Street Sacramento, CA 95819 between 9am-6pm Mon-Fri to claim your free calendar while supplies last.
 
Limit one per member. For more info contact the front desk at 916-456-8600 Ext. 0.

 
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KUBU-LP  96.5 FM 
Click to listen to Access Sacramento's own locally produced radio station.


 2014 Orientation Sessions Begin Jan. 13 & 21  

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Access Sacramento' next free orientation sessions are in 2015, beginning Tues. Jan 13 at 6pm.  

 

RSVP by calling 916-456-8600 ext. 0.

 

Access Sacramento's regularly  scheduled  Orientation Sessions are beginning a new schedule in 2015. Orientations will be on the 2nd Tuesday and 3rd Wednesday.  

 

Orientation classes are free and open to the public. They last a little more than an hour. The orientation class is also a required step in becoming an Access Sacramento member and should be taken at your earliest convenience.   

 

The Orientation Class will give you a chance to ask questions and learn about our services and what we provide to the community and its members. We also describe the standard classes, member benefits, and provide a tour of the radio and TV studios and digital media lab.   

 

All classes are on a first come, first serve basis. We hope to see you there!

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Access Sacramento

(Inside the Coloma Community Center)

4623 T Street, Suite A

Sacramento, Ca. 95819

 

Regular office hours are Monday through Friday 9-6. Memberships must be done in person between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

 

 

Winter/Spring 2015 Workshop Schedule

 

Click on the image above to view the Access Sacramento workshop schedule

 


Sac VIP's Restart in January

Video Industry Professionals

For more information visit Sac VIP's website at sacramentovips.com.


Donations to
Access Sacramento Help Youth, Health, Community Media

   

 

Access Sacramento is a 501(c)3 non-profit foundation providing low-cost or free radio, television and internet services for Sacramento County residents.

 

 

Your tax deductible donations support youth and adult training for job skills and work force development, promote health and community news through our channels and AccessLocal.tv, and promote Free Speech and the community voice: Making a Difference, One Voice at a Time.

Push HERE to donate today.

 

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Community reports from our

Neighborhood News Bureaus   

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Next time you are in the office, ask to to join the Access Sacramento - SaveMart SHARES program. We will give you a plastic SHARES card. Hand the SHARES card to the checker each time you check-out at SaveMart and they will donate 3% of your total grocery bill to Access Sacramento.

 

This costs you nothing - the 3% comes from SaveMart as a supporter of our nonprofit organization. Once you get into the habit of remembering your SHARES card, the rest is simple. Thanks to you and SaveMart for supporting Access Sacramento.


 
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Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman - Progressive news stories from around the world!!

 

Monday thru Thursday @ 6pm & 12am

Friday @ 5:30 pm and 11:30 pm 

 

 http://democracynow.org/    

   

 
 

Stay Connected with 

Access Sacaramento!

You can get information about Access Sacramento in many ways. If you're away from home or cable TV, then watch us live from our main website!

 

 

Push Watch TV 17 for The Sacramento Channel

Push Watch TV 18 for Sacramento Public Access

  

Follow us on Twitter

 

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General Information

Get the latest on programming, upcoming classes or services, and news about Access Sacramento in the community.

 

@SacGOTW

Hometown TV Game of the Week 

Learn what's coming up on the schedule, the latest about this week's game, and get in-game updates.  Plus, if you send us a tweet during the game, your comment may appear on the air LIVE, Fridays at 7pm on Comcast and SureWest Cable Ch. 17, and AT&T U-verse Ch. 14. Replays on Saturdays at 11 a.m. and Tuesdays and 7 p.m.

  

Like us on Facebook

 

Access Sacramento

https://www.facebook.com/pages/A

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Learn about Access Sacramento in the community, information about upcoming classes, and current news and information affecting public access cable.

 

A Place Called Sacramento Film Festival

https://www.facebook.com/ 

groups/343414605740324/ 

  

Find details about this year's 10 films, production news , and the crews, directors and stars.  World Premiere Sunday Oct. 5 at 1pm at The Crest Theatre in Sacramento.

 

LiveWire

https://www.facebook.com/g

roups/133349386715657/

LiveWire is Sacramento's longest running LIVE weekly talk show and it can be seen every Wednesday at 5pm on Comcast/SureWest Cable Ch. 17 and AT&T U-Verse Ch. 14.  Find out about current guests, topics and see highlights from shows.

 

Facebook Fan Sites

 

"Listen Up Sacramento!"

https://www.facebook.com/g

roups/108782482477651/ 

Fans of Access Sacramento's twice monthly music performance show "Listen Up Sacramento!" offer info about performers, singers, and bands that have appeared on the show including new performance announcements and news from the groups.  

 


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DW-TV (Watch Deutsche-Welle TV in English) Daily News from the heart of Europe. Plus Arts, Travel, and Entertainment features. Weeknights 5:30 pm & 11:30 pm on Channel 17 and on Channel 18 every other hour.

 



Sacramento Adobe Users Group   

 

 

Sacramento Adobe Users Group.

Meets monthly.

 

http://sacramentoadobeusers.org/    

 


The Northern California Filmmakers Coalition 

 

 

The Northern California Filmmakers Coalition (NCFC) invites you to be a studio audience guest in the television production of  "Sacramento Film Works". RSVP by phone at 916-502-7068 or 916-384-5796 or

by email at info@tru-talent.com

http://www.ncfc.tv/     

 


California Film Foundation

 

Meetings are always the 1st Friday of each month.  

 

 

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Click below to join the Access Sacramento Facebook and

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  Thank you for your support.

    

  Gary Martin, Executive Director 

  Access Sacramento
  4623 T Street
  Sacramento, CA. 95819
  (916) 456-8600 #100 

TV PREMIERE
15th Place Called Sacramento Film Festival 
 
This Sunday the 10 films from Access Sacramento's 15th Annual Place Called Sacramento Film Festival will broadcast on TV for the first time.

Tune in to Channel 17 at 5pm Sunday  to see the 10 films. They're all award-winning family friendly scripts made by Sacramento writers, directors, actors and crew!
See the 10 10-minute films plus the award's ceremony.
Besides seeing the 10 films, you'll also wee the awards ceremony and hear from all the writers whose scripts were created in one of the most diverse set of stories ever the the competition.

Each year, Access Sacramento sponsors a script writing competition, and the selected scripts are then created in an explosion of local artists who act and work as technicians to create these fantastic films. 

Here's the full schedule of nine broadcast dates:

Sunday, December 21st @ 5:00pm
Monday, December 22nd @ 9:00am
Tuesday, December 23rd @ 1:00am
 
Saturday, December 27th @ 6:00pm
Sunday, December 28th @ 10:00am
Monday, December 29th @ 2:00am
 
Sunday, January 4th @ 5:30pm
Monday, January 5th @ 9:30am
Tuesday, January 6th @ 1:30am

All cablecasts will be on Comcast & Consolidated Communications Channel 17 and AT&T U-Verse Channel 14.  If you don't have those services, watch on our website at AccessSacramento.org. 


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Santa LIVE on Access Sacramento LiveWire!  Tomorrow at 5pm  

 

Happy holidays everyone! This week we'll be airing our one-hour long holiday special with special guest  

SANTA CLAUS LIVE IN STUDIO. We will also have both regular hosts Ray Tatar and Bonnie Antonini sharing some holiday cheer! 

 

 

The children from Miss Becky's Tiny Tots will be joining Santa to talk about what's important to them during the holidays.

 

Website for Tiny Tots:

www.portal.cityofsacramento.org/parksandrec 

 

 

Bradley Clark and his friends will join us to perform music and spread some seasonal joy.

 

For more info on Bradley Clark:

www.bradleyclarkband.com 

   

Join us and tune in to LiveWire! at 5 p.m.  Wednesday, December 17th on Access Sacramento channel 17. You can also watch the simulcast online the same time it airs at AccessSacramento.org. The encore presentation airs the following Thursday at 7:30 p.m. This episode will also repeat the following week on December 24th and 25th.

Game of the Week Opens Basketball Season at Monterey Trail
Replay Tonight 7pm
 
See a replay of opening round play in the 8th Mark Macres boys basketball tournament from Monterey Trail High School tonight at 7pm on Access Sacramento Channel 17.
Player of the Game from Capital Christian Darien Davis
Monterey Trail High School, Yuba City, Christian Brothers and Lincoln of Stockton are featured. Video Highlights of Captial Christian and Lincoln HERE.

Announcers Will James, Rick Stewart and Keith Jouganatis provide the coverage.

 

Tournament action will be featured in the next two weeks as well. Game of the Week tapes two semi-final games in the St. Hope Classic at Sacramento High School this coming Saturday and then heads to the Cordova Christmas Classic the following week. Get the Full Schedule HERE .

All cablecasts will be on Comcast & Consolidated Communications Channel 17 and AT&T U-Verse Channel 14.  If you don't have those services, it can also be viewed on our website at AccessSacramento.org

 

"Silver Spoons"
Tune in Tonight, Dec. 16th  at 11pm  
By Listen Up! Producer, Erika Kjelstrom
 
 

  

"Listen Up! Sacramento" is pleased to present the wildly entertaining and fabulously dressed, Silver Spoons! Silver Spoons are Sacramento's version of a 1970's SuperGroup made up of members of such bands as Broken Voice Club, Honyock, and The Kelps. If you enjoy the music of Lindsey Buckingham as well as The Strokes and Spinal Tap then get ready for a Spoonful of this trio! You can find out more about Silver Spoons:

 

Press Contact:  elijahliam95@gmail.com 

 

Web:

https://www.facebook.com/thesilverspoonsband

 http://silverspoons.bandcamp.com/album/runt-e-p 

 

Booking:  elijahliam95@gmail.com 

 

Tune in to "Listen Up! Sacramento"  at 11 pm, tonight, December 16th on Access Sacramento channel 17. You can also watch with our web simulcast at the same time it airs at www.AccessSacramento.org and click 'watch 17.'
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Listen Up! Sacramento features local musicians of all genres and languages. Opinions or statements made on the program do not reflect the opinions of Listen Up! Sacramento and the staff of Access Sacramento. If you are a musician in the Sacramento region and you'd like to be a guest on the show you can submit your information and include a sample of your music or a link to your music to: Listen.Up.Sacramento@gmail.com


Battle Against Hunger Airs Tomorrow

Heifer International's "Beyond Hunger"
A 70-year Journey

In a program perfect for the holidays, we encourage you to watch Heifer International's 70th Anniversary of service being recognized in special program in Sacramento called "Beyond Hunger."


Hometown TV videotaped the event featuring stories of how local people are making a difference in Ecuador and several speakers recall stories from the seven-decades of service around the world.

Tune in to Access Sacramento starting tomorrow and throughout the next several weeks:

Wednesday, December 17th @ 9:30pm
Thursday, December 18th @ 1:30pm
Friday, December 19th @ 5:30am
 
Sunday, December 21st @ 10:00pm
Monday, December 22nd @ 2:00pm
Tuesday, December 23rd @ 6:00am
 
Sunday, December 28th @ 11:30pm
Monday, December 29th @ 3:30pm
Tuesday, December 30th @ 7:30am

Watch on Comcast and Consolidated Communications (SureWest) Cable channel 17 and AT&T U-Verse Channel 14. You can also watch at these times via the Internet from Access Sacramento.org.

Follow KUBU on Major Social Media and Stay Updated!

Interested in the happenings for KUBU FM and want to stay updated on information regarding the radio side of Access Sacramento?

Follow KUBU on Facebook and follow Access Sacramento on Twitter  @KUBU_965FM and stay updated with the latest information.

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With a donation at the Founder's Club Level you receive
  • Our Weekly Newsletter
  • Annual Radio Programming Guide
  • KUBU Bumper Sticker
  • KUBU Founder's Club Certificate
  • Social Media Shout Out
  • Name Added to KUBU Legacy Quilt

Our Indiegogo campaign offers many different donation levels to chose from each with its own unique rewards, allowing you the freedom to pick what works for you.

  

Visit our Indiegogo campaign at

KUBU Community Radio.

  

With your support, we can keep KUBU operating and serve our community, one voice at a time.


Hometown TV Events Scheduled
An Inspirational Evening with Mike George

Hometown TV crews have completed editing of two additional programs from this Fall's lineup of productions.
Speaker/Author Mike George
To learn some great ways to remove stress in your life and to take control of the emotions that drag you down, tune in to "An Inspirational Evening with Mike George."

The presentation videotaped at the Sutter Cancer Center focuses on methods presented in George's book, "The Immune System of the Soul."

Tune in to Access Sacramento, Comcast and Consolidated Communications (SureWest) Channel 17 or AT&T U-Verse Channel 14 on:

Saturday, December 20th @ 6:00pm
Sunday, December 21st @ 10:00am
Monday, December 22nd @ 2:00am

Sunday, December 28th @ 10:00pm
Monday, December 29th @ 2:00pm
Tuesday, December 30th @ 6:00am

The program is also streamed live on the Internet at those same times from AccessSacramento.org.

Social Equality Activist Angela Davis in Sacramento on "Media Edge" Sunday 8pm
 
 A very special edition of "Media Edge" this Sunday at 8pm on Access Sacramento features Activist Angela Davis speaking during her visit earlier this month to Sacramento's St. Marks United Methodist Church.

Davis, 70, is a retired UC Santa Cruz professor of feminist studies who gained fame in the 1960s as a controversial leader connected to the Black Panther Party and Communist Party USA.

Ms. Davis speaks eloquently about recent events in Ferguson and New York providing inspiration and perspective.

Media Edge provide in-depth thought provoking progressive viewpoints from local and nationally-distributed producers.

Tune in Sunday, Dec. 20 at 8pm for Media Edge on Comcast and Consolidated Communications (SureWest) channel 17 and AT&T U-Verse Channel 14. You can watch live on the Internet at that time as well. 

Stairway to Stardom 2014 Cablecast Schedule & DVD Purchase

Skip's Music "Stairway to Stardom '14 is headed to TV right after Christmas. The fully mastered songs and interviews from the bands in their first concert performances has been prepared for the TV broadcast.

After months of preparation and practice and rehearsals,  all the bands performed their original songs, live on-stage before an audience of family, friends, peers, and music lovers.
 
See the professional concert-quality production that included concert stage, lights, sound, even roadies, enhanced the experience for all involved.
 
Below are playback dates for "Stairway to Stardom 2014":

Friday, December 26th @ 7:00pm

Saturday, December 27th @ 11:00am

Sunday, December 28th @ 3:00am

 

Wednesday, December 31st @ 9:30pm

Friday, January 2nd @ 5:30am

 

Sunday, January 4th @ 10:00pm

Monday, January 5th @ 2:00pm

Tuesday, January 6th @ 6:00am

 

This event has also been through pos-production and is available for purchase on a 2-Disc DVD.

 

The DVD of Stairway to Stardom '14 features one song selection from all the bands and includes interviews with each band.

 

For more information on playback and pricing contact the Front Office at (916) 456-8600 Ext. 0


High School PSA Constest
Presented by Access Sacramento

Access Sacramento is providing a unique opportunity for high school media production classes in Sacramento County.
 
Media Production Students are given an opportunity to create a public service announcement for a local nonprofit or governmental agency. These organizations will then select as many of the PSAs as they like for cablecast on Access Sacramento.
 
Selected PSAs will receive an Award of Excellence certificate from Access Sacramento. Access Sacramento will judge all of those selected and award cash prizes to the top three! 
 
The three local organizations student participants will be creating PSAs for are:
For more information on deadline dates and judging criteria visit this link, High School PSA Constest or call (916) 456-8600 Etx: 0, Monday-Friday 9am-6pm.