Sanctuary for Independent Media
Sgt. Dunbar and the Hobo Banned "Live From Lock One"
Sgt. Dunbar and the Hobo Banned, "a passionate collection of brass centric gypsy folk rock featuring a community of spirited voices and an array of instruments that sound like weathered antiques given new life,” performs in the ongoing Live From Lock One series to benefit the Youth Media Sanctuary program.
Learn more about Sgt. Dunbar and the Hobo Banned at their website!
http://sgtdunbar.com/
StoryHarvest: A Celebration of Art and Food from Seed to Table
Cultivate community through cooking and eating, sharing stories, making music, and watching films. Bring your seeds, spoons, and stories!
StoryHarvest
Saturday, October 15, 2011, 4-7pm
at Collard City Growers: 3337 6th Avenue, between Glen Avenue and 101st Street, Troy, NY; and The Sanctuary for Independent Media: 3361 6th Avenue, Troy, NY
free and open to the public
Contact Ellie Markovitch for more information: elmark20@yahoo.com
Check out Times Union article:
Brazilian-American artist Ellie Markovitch designs a harvest celebration culminating in a community potluck.
FALL 09 "Be the Media" Workshops
Our "Be the Media" workshop series provides local artists, producers, and citizen journalists with opportunities to acquire and improve the skills necessary for successful and powerful independent media-making. We offer an interdisciplinary approach to diverse media arts practices with new technologies, with core focus on creative practice and artistry.
October 4 Digital Preservation
with Nan Ruben
October 17-18 "Community Media" Quilts Project
It's not all electronic! Share in a collective celebration of the history of community media with this quilt-making workshop. Bring your community media t-shirts that you cherish, but no longer wear, and we will add them to our quilt. Whether you are an experienced quilter and/or sewer, or someone whose always wanted to participate, join us! The final quilt will be auctioned in the Spring '10 season as part of our upcoming 5th Anniversary Celebration...
October 25 1-5pm Community Digital Storytelling
This two-part workshop is aimed at organizations and citizens from the regional community, to get their stories heard!
We're gearing up for the Fall '09 Season!
Get ready for the Fall 2009 production season at The Sanctuary for Independent Media!
Featuring a wide-ranging schedule of activist writers and poets, photographers and filmmakers, multi-media artists and musicians, join diverse communities networking through creative action! Share in the fun with Mike Bonanno of the Yes Men!, get inspired with Kathy Kelly and Voices for Creative Nonviolence, and join in the critical discourse...
Send us your address; we'll mail our upcoming Fall 2009 season brochure! You can also sign up (above right) for email updates by joining our announcement list!
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