Community Media - "Sights and Sounds"

A weekly newsletter from your friends at
Access Sacramento 
    
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August 4, 2015 
In This Issue
Orientation Sign up for August
Sign Up for a Video Class!
Friday Office Hours Change
KUBU 96.5 FM on the Internet
Listen Up Sac has AVA tonight
Donating Your Car is Easy
LiveWire! Wednesday 5pm
HTTV Presents
Youth Write For AccessLocal.TV
"Media Edge" New Episode

August Orientation Next

Tuesday - Sign Up Today 

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Access Sacramento's next free orientation sessions are Tuesday, August 11 and Wednesday August 19 at 6 pm. 

 

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

 

Access Sacramento has regularly  scheduled Orientation Sessions twice a month 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 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, Closed Friday 12:30-1:30 pm. Memberships must be done in person between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

 

Summer 2015 Workshop Schedule

 

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


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


Sacramento Video Industry Professionals (VIPs)
Video Industry Professionals
Meetings are the last Tuesday of every month at the Coloma Community Center, 4623 T Street, Sacramento

 

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Community reports from our

Neighborhood News Bureaus   

Click here

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

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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.   
 
 

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.    


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.

 
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/  


California Film Foundation

 

Meetings are always the 1st Friday of each month.  

 


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.

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



Sacramento Adobe Users Group   

 

 

Sacramento Adobe Users Group.

Meets monthly.

 

http://sacramentoadobeusers.org/  


DWtvLogoDW-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.

 


Friday Office Hours Change
Closing for Lunch 12:30 to 1:30 pm
 
The Access Sacramento main office will be closed for lunch each Friday from 12:30 p.m. until 1:30 p.m.

Regular business hours remain the same for Monday through Thursday, with the office open from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.  New memberships must begin before 5:30 p.m.

The production office hours continued unchanged. Open Monday through Thursday and Saturday from noon until 9 p.m.  The Production office is closed on Friday's and Sunday's.

The Digital Media Lab's regular four-day schedule is Monday and Thursday from noon until 9 p.m. and Tuesday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m
 
  
  Thank you for your support.

    

  Gary Martin, Executive Director 

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

Community Radio KUBU 96.5 FM
Boosts Internet Stream Quality    

Access Sacramento is pleased to announce an improvement in the overall Internet streaming quality for "The Voice of Sacramento" KUBU-LP 96.5 FM.
In the early hours of Saturday morning, the Internet encoder from KUBU that feeds our Internet service was reset to a full CD quality rate of 128kb, doubling the 64kb rate we have been streaming for nearly a decade.
 
Access Sacramento Radio Coordinator Shane Carpenter
Access Sacramento radio coordinator Shane Carpenter determined the higher rate would  align the Internet feed with  KUBU's over-the-air and on-cable broadcast quality.  Additionally, he determined the higher quality might help with the last week's inconsistent stream reliability from the radio distributor Live365.  His diligence in testing the source of the issue included tracking every internet server-link that carries the KUBU signal along its internet path to the LIVE365 rebroadcast service.

Executive Director Gary Martin indicates the Internet stream is more popular than ever now with mobile radio apps like TuneIn for iPhone and Live365 itself for Android phones making the internet stream more accessible. Loyal listeners and community producers alike have been able to hear KUBU where ever they are.

KUBU Launch with Access Sacramento Executive Director Gary Martin (left) and Radio Coordinator Shane Carpenter.
KUBU-LP 96.5 FM signed on as an over-the-air low-power FM radio broadcaster in November, 2014 after nearly 30 years as a cable-audio radio station.  Community producers can still be heard as the background audio to Access Sacramento community message bulletin board service, on the Secondary-Audio-Program (SAP) for cable 17 & 18, and on the internet from AccessSacramento.org.

For more information about Access Sacramento's KUBU 96.5 FM, or to sign up for a class to have your own radio show, call 916-456-8600 ext. 0.


 Office Assistant Applications Sought! 

This position is part-time and on-call with 10+ hours and will primarily be connected to clerical and administrative duties in support of the office manager.

 

Access Sacramento is in search of a reliable and responsible person with experience in the Microsoft Office suite, cash handling, phones, and  front desk customer service duties.


 

If interested please click on the link below and feel free to submit an application and resume to our offices.


Applications are due by close of  business Friday, August 14th. Click HERE for more details.

"Ava"

Tonight, August 4th at 11pm on Channel 17

By Listen Up! Producer, Erika Kjelstrom

  

"Listen Up! Sacramento" is pleased to present the talented musical group, "Ava!"  tonight at 11pm on Channel 17.  This Sacramento based Persian Quintet is the perfect mix of slower traditional style melodies & upbeat, current Persian Pop. If you like the classic song writing styles of 1960/1970's artist like Burt Bacharach mixed with the exotic flavors & fun of Persia, then Ava is going to be "Top of The Pops" for you!

 

Press Contact & Booking: contact Luo at tuscanyhomefurnish@sbcglobal.net

 

Tune in to "Listen Up! Sacramento" at 11 p.m. on tonight, August 4, 2015 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 AccessSacramento.org  


Help Access Sacramento by Donating Your Car, Boat or RV  
 
Access Sacramento's vehicle donation program has received two donations in the last six months. This is a great way for you to get rid of your unwanted vehicle by donating to a charitable 501(c)3 organization.

 

Your donation helps Access Sacramento keep low-cost memberships, classes, and services while supporting training programs like the youth journalism training program with AccessLocal.TV  

 

DONATE YOUR CAR TODAY


Sacramento's Local Summer Fun
on LiveWire Tomorrow 5pm 
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"When We Were Colored"

and

LANfest

 

This week LiveWire invites two great events to the show, a play called "When We Were Colored" and the Sacramento "LANfest". "When We Were Colored", will be speaking about their play coming to Sacramento August 21st through the 30th. The Sacramento "LANfest" will talk to us about their event on August 21st through the 23rd. Tune in to find out more about these wonderful happenings!

 

The play When We Were Colored is a play written by Ginger Rutland and adapted from her mother, Eva Rutland's memoir.  Taking place in Sacramento in 1952 it follows the family of a middle class black woman as they move from the segregated south to the "integrated" California post World War II.

 

 

  

 

 

For more info for When We Were Colored

 

LANFest is a 100% volunteer supported organization. Our volunteers are located throughout the country and help out at our events and in our national committees.

 

The Intel LANFest event series is hosted by Intel and organized by Recreational Intel Gaming Group (RIGG) and other community gaming groups. These events are put together by gamers for gamers with incredible tournaments of the latest games and some old classics that refuse to die.

 

For more info on LANfest

 

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


HTTV Presents:
Legends of Classic Jazz and Soul 

  

Legends of Classic Jazz and Soul which includes Al Zaid (Former lead singer of the "The Platters"). Al Zaid will  perform song from his latest CD ( The Nearness of Love) made popular by world renown vocalist such as Tony Bennett, Sam Cooke, Johnny Mathis, Nat King Cole and more. A performance like no other in the up close and personal like no other in the close and personal environment in the Setzer Auditorium of Crocker Art Museum.


 

 Friday, August 7th @ 7:00pm

Saturday, August 8th @ 11:00am

Sunday, August 9th @ 3:00am

 

Tuesday, August 11th @ 7:00pm

Wednesday, August 12th @ 11:00am

Thursday, August 13th @ 3:00am

 

Saturday, August 22nd @ 7:00pm

Sunday, August 23rd @ 11:00am

Monday, August 24th @ 3:00am

 

Sunday, August 30th @ 5:00pm

Monday, August 31st @ 9:00am

Tuesday, September 1st @ 1:00am

 

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

AccessLocal.TV Welcomes New Group Of Youth Reporters    

AccessLocal.TV, the community media website operated by Access Sacramento, has hired five new youth reporters, referred to as Neighborhood News Correspondents, to produce video, audio, and written content for Access Sacramento and the web.
Neighborhood News Correspondents (From Left) David Alcala, Victoria Dries, Maipaluka Moua, Ivan Caballero, Kiara Crenshaw and Fabiana Dávila Viera.

In a related development, David Alcala, who has participated in this program since March, 2015, has been promoted to a Type II Correspondent, with additional responsibilities and mentoring opportunities.

 

"I'm very excited to see what these young minds have to offer," said Isaac Gonzalez, Youth Media Coordinator for AccessLocal.TV. "Already, I'm convinced that the talent and curiosity level of this batch of youth reporters has the potential to make this one of the best groups I've worked with during the past four years."

 

The new correspondents, who started producing content for the site last week, are Ivan Caballero, 16, Kiara Crenshaw, 17, Maipaluku Moua, 19, Fabiana Dávila Viera, 19, and Victoria Dries, 20. Each has been provided with video equipment and web content production training and will begin reporting on community-related issues in Sacramento County in the coming days.

 

AccessLocal.TV is primarily funded by a generous grant from the California Endowment, a health foundation that advocates for health and health equity, and raises awareness of how and where health can happen.  

 

The majority of content produced on AccessLocal.TV surrounds the work and issues related to the "Building Healthy Communities" initiative, a 10-year, $1-billion program which strives for improvements in community health through creating stronger neighborhoods, safer schools, and working to provide all residents of California with health coverage.

 

Since 2010, AccessLocal.TV has published more than 2,000 original articles, videos, and podcasts to raise awareness of important issues in our community.  

 


New Episode of "Media Edge"  


"An Evening with Dr. Joycelyn Elders" (70 minutes) Dr. M. Joycelyn Elders, 15th Surgeon General of the United States and first African-American woman Surgeon General, spoke to a Sacramento audience on September 5, 2014. Her presentation was made possible by the Bob & Dorrie Moon Lecture Series at St. Mark's United Methodist Church, and was recorded by a Media Edge crew for later telecast on Access Sacramento cable channel 17 (Comcast, CCI)

Sundays, 8:00 - 10:00 PM

Mondays, noon - 2:00 PM

Replayed Tuesdays, 4:00 - 6:00 AM

 

Media Edge has offered two hours of in-depth, thought-provoking,

progressive viewpoints every week since April 2005. Media Edge features segments created by local producers, long with nationally distributed videos and documentaries.