Community Media - "Sights and Sounds"

A weekly newsletter from your friends at
Access Sacramento 

May 25th Is Memorial Day,
Remembering Those Who Gave Their Lives For Freedom!
May 19, 2015 
In This Issue
RSVP Orientation Wednesday
Sign Up for a Film Class!
Neighborhood News Here!
PCS Film Writers Meet
Upcoming Film Classes
Remembering Marge
KUBU 96.5 FM Has City Meetings
Andrew Castro-Listen Up! Sac
Music Careers from LiveWire!
Asst. US Treasurer on HTTV
Encina Alumni Challenge
2015 Nowruz Festival on TV

Orientation Session 

Tomorrow @ 6pm   

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Access Sacramento's next free orientation session is tomorrow, May 20 at 6 pm. 

 

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

 

Access Sacramento's regularly  scheduled Orientation Sessions are on the 2nd Tuesday and 3rd Wednesday of every month.  

 

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 gives you a chance to ask questions and to learn about our services and what we provide to the community and our 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.

 


Info for All Things Film
 
  
Website that gathers together resources for Actors, Crew, Festivals and Tips for all as a one-stop shop for everything film in Sacramento.


SacCasting.com
Resource Registry for Actors, Directors & Casting Agents


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.

 

Winter/Spring 2015 Workshop Schedule

 

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


Capital Film Arts Alliance

 

CFAA Meets on the Third Tuesday of the Month at the Art Institute

 

For more information visit: 


Sacramento Video Industry Professionals (VIPs)
Video Industry Professionals

Meetings are the last Wednesday of every month

 
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  Click  to listen to Access Sacramento's own locally produced radio station. 
 

accesslocal 

 

 

 

Community reports from our

Neighborhood News Bureaus   

Click here



Sacramento Adobe Users Group   

 

 

Sacramento Adobe Users Group.

Meets monthly.

 

http://sacramentoadobeusers.org/  

 

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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. 


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

 
 

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

 

@accesssac

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 & CCI 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

ccess-Sacramento/170587545355

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 the current festival, production news , and the crews, directors and stars.  16th World Premiere Sunday Oct. 4 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/CCI 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.    


California Film Foundation

 

Meetings are always the 1st Friday of each month.  

 

 
DemocracyNOW
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/    


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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.

 

 
  
  Thank you for your support.

    

  Gary Martin, Executive Director 

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

Filmmakers for the 16th
"A Place Called Sacramento" Film Festival Plan Strategy

Successful Launch Meeting Saturday

After last Wednesday's successful "A Place Called Sacramento" Cast and Crew Call, this year's winning filmmakers met Saturday with Festival Organizer and Access Sacramento Executive Director Gary Martin to plot movie production strategies and to share Festival deadlines for production and promotion.
(Front Row,From Left) Josh Mihal & David Peters, Katherine DaSilva & Jodi Church, producer (Back Row) Ian & Cheryl Wynton, Axel Ahrens & Seth Johnson, audio, Gary Martin, Greg Marker, Donna Preston, Phil D'Asaro, Tay Ouk, Clifford Lawson
Film writers/producers will be casting their volunteers actors and selecting volunteer crew members during the next several weeks.

Rehearsals and actual filming for some will begin in early June.

Click HERE for a full list of the 10 filmmakers, with e-mail contact information and movie descriptions.

The first deadline in the festival process is in about three weeks, when the 10 movies are asked to provide initial web or poster artwork to help with the promotion of their films.

NOT TOO LATE TO VOLUNTEER

If you were unable to attend the Place Called Sacramento Cast & Crew Call last week, but still want to volunteer to help make a film, (No experience necessary) please call the Access Sacramento front office 916-456-8600 ext. 0 to have your name, email, phone number, and skill-offering added to the list.
 
The latest news, movie making updates and Place Called Sacramento film festival news can be found HERE on Facebook. Use hashtag #PCS2015 to bring all the posts together in either Facebook or Twitter.

Thanks for support Access Sacramento's 16th annual A Place Called Sacramento Film Festival.  

Two Special Film Classes

Two special one-day Saturday film classes are available very soon at Access Sacramento.  Open to anyone.  Limited Seating. RSVP at 916-456-8600 ext. 0

 

Acting for the Camera 

May 30 - 9am-5pm  $25 

by Actor & Casting Director Charlie Holliday

See yourself on Camera 

 

TV/Film Make-up Basics

June 13, 9am-1pm  $35 

by Make Up Artist Arabella Grayson

Materials provided 

 

Sign up today! 


Top Volunteer Marge McCreary
Remembered

Marge McCreary in the Access Sacramento office 2014
Marge McCreary, 93, twice named "Volunteer of the Year" at Access Sacramento, died last Thursday after a lengthy battle with cancer.

For many years, Marge was an indispensable helper in the office and in the TV studio. Her energy and enthusiasm was infectious as she helped run camera, operated LiveWire! slideshows, and made copies, always with a smile and a wink.

In addition to being a Mom and Grandmother, Marge enjoyed a long career as an Executive Secretary for Wells Fargo Bank. As a volunteer starting in 1986, she organized bus tours designed for the elderly by the City of Sacramento Parks and Recreation Department. Marge received Volunteer of the Year honors from the City of Sacramento in 2006, and the "Salt of the Earth" Volunteer of the Year from Sacramento County in 2008.

She also served as a volunteer usher for the Community Center, B Street Theater, Music Circus, the Jazz Festival and several other theatrical venues in Sacramento. She spent time with the Sacramento Children's Home, and was an active volunteer docent with the Friends of the California State Fair.

Until her illness reduced her active schedule, Marge would contribute five days per week to her volunteer efforts until just the last year. "Gotta keep moving" was her credo and motivation.








A private family service is planned. We extend our condolences to her family and many friends. Marge represented "The Greatest Generation" with energy, enthusiasm and compassion. May each of us live as long and contribute as much. We will miss you Marge.

Former Executive Director Ron Cooper and former Office Manager Michelle Barbaria contributed to this article.

KUBU 96.5 FM Broadcasts Sacramento City Council & Board of Supervisors

Access Sacramento's cablecast radio, internet and over-the-air audio service, The Voice of Sacramento has been partnering with Metro Cable Channel 14 for the last several months in a pilot program to broadcast regularly scheduled live meetings of the Sacramento City Council, Sacramento County Board of Supervisors and Sacramento Metropolitan Cable Television Commission.

 

Most of the meetings are on Tuesday mornings and evenings with some Wednesday or Thursday afternoons.

 

"Providing access to the democratic process by our elected leaders is one of the most important roles public access channels like Access Sacramento and KUBU 96.5 FM can play in our community," said Gary Martin, Access Sacramento's Executive Director. 

 

After several weeks of testing for both the technical process of rebroadcasting the audio from Metro Cable 14, and managing the live meetings into the mostly-automated programming on KUBU, Access Sacramento is proud to publicly announce and launch this service as an on-going part of Access Sacramento's programming plans for The Voice of Sacramento KUBU 96.5 FM. 


"Andrew Castro"
Tonight at 11pm on Channel 17
By Listen Up! Producer, Erika Kjelstrom

"Listen Up! Sacramento" is pleased to present the fun and very talented singer/songwriter, Andrew Castro! His upbeat songwriting style pairs beautifully along side his melodic voice and rhythmic acoustic guitar. If you enjoy artists like Ryan Adams, Jason Mraz, or Ed Sherran, you won't want to miss the dulcet tones of Andrew Castro!




Tune in to "Listen Up! Sacramento" at 11pm tonight, May 19th on Access Sacramento channel 17 on Comcast/Consolidated Communications and AT&T U-Verse Channel 14. You can also watch with our web simulcast at the same time it airs at www.AccessSacramento.org


Tomorrow 5pm on LiveWire!
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On LiveWire this week, we have the Robert Brookins Music Academy who will be in to talk about their organization and give a live performance. Also joining us is Rick Gott who will be joining us to talk about his web series "Dark Pool" and a new series launch.

 

The Robert Brookins Music Academy (RBMA) mission is to provide educational services to the community's youth by creating programs that recognize, encourage and enhance their natural talent. With these programs (seminars/workshops, music camps, artist development etc.), the RBMA will provide opportunities to develop the skills necessary to begin and sustain a career in the music industry, skills that can also be applied in other areas of one's life.

 

For more info on the Robert Brookins Academy:

Robert Brookins Music Academy

 

 

Rick Gott is the creator and writer of Dark Pool. The team at their production company, Indie Episodic, is excited and proud of the successes of Dark Pool. They began the project to address a great need. Also a high school filmmaking teacher, many of his students were lost after graduation. He was driven to find a way to keep young people busy, engaged and feeling valued.

  

For more info on Dark Pool:

www.facebook.com/darkpoolfilm 

 

Join us and tune in to LiveWire! at 5 p.m.  Wednesday, May 20th on Access Sacramento channel 17. You can also watch the simulcast online the same time it airs at www.AccessSacramento.org and click 'watch 17'. The encore presentation airs the following Thursday at 7:30 p.m.


TV Premiere Saturday
Former Asst. U.S. Treasurer in Sacramento

The American Hellenic Professional Society Cablecast Schedule

The American Hellenic Professional Society presented Eugene T. Rossides as a speaker at Sutter Club in downtown Sacramento on April 24th, 2015.

Eugene T. Rossides 

Rossides tells his story about being a former Assistant U.S. Treasurer under President Nixon.
 

This Hometown TV event has been completed, and is scheduled as follows:


Saturday, May 23rd @ 8:00pm

Sunday, May 24th @ 12:00Noon

Monday, May 25th @ 4:00am


Wednesday, May 27th @ 10:00pm

Thursday, May 28th @ 2:00pm

Friday, May 29th @ 6:00am


Monday, June 1st @ 9:00pm

Tuesday, June 2nd @ 1:00pm

Wednesday, June 3rd @ 5:00am

 

The cablecasts will be on Comcast/Surewest Channel 17 and AT&T U-Verse Channel 14, Pacific Daylight/Standard Time.  If you don't have those services, it can also be viewed on our website at www.accesssacramento.org, at the time listed above.


"2015 Annual Encina HS Alumni Challenge" Cablecast Schedule

On April 24th, 2015 Access Sacramento Hometown TV recorded the 15th Annual Encina Alumni Challenge.

 

Featured at the event was a basketball game made up of the Encina Varsity and Encina Almuni.

 

At halftime, Encina High did its annual induction of an Encina Alumnus in its Hall of Fame.

 

Below are the upcoming playback dates for the "2015 Annual Encina Alumni Challenge."


Saturday, May 23rd @ 6:00pm
Sunday, May 24th @ 10:00am
Monday, May 25th @ 2:00am

All cablecasts will be on Comcast/Consolidated Channel 17 and AT&T U-Verse Channel 14, Pacific Daylight/Standard Time, unless otherwise specified. You don't have those services? Not to worry, you can also view the programs on our website at www.accesssacramento.org, at the times listed above. Feel free to share this schedule with your friends! The Internet stream is not video on demand. Thank you for your support of local community and public

access television in Sacramento County.


"Nowruz Festival" Cablecast TV Schedule

On March 13, 2015, Access Sacramento went to the CSUS Ballroom to tape the Nowruz Festival.
Ken Hamidi hosts the Nowruz Fesitval on Access Sacramento
Nowruz is a Persian New Year Celebration and an ancient tradition over 5,500 years old, related to the cosmological and mythological times of Iran.

Below are the following upcoming playback dates for the "2015 Nowruz Festival."

 

Sunday, May 24th @ 4:00pm

Monday, May 25th @ 8:00am  

 

Friday, May 29th @ 7:00pm

Saturday, May 30th @ 11:00am

Sunday, May 31st @ 3:00am  

 

All cablecasts will be on Comcast/Consolidated Communications Channel 17 and AT&T U-Verse Channel 14. You can also view the programs on our website at www.accesssacramento.org, at the times listed above.