Sunday, July 20, 2008
A Compromise In The Shut Up Standoff
New York Times Blog: "The writing staff walked off the job in mid-June after being told that the show would be covered under a International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) contract, not the Writers’ Guild of America (W.G.A.) contract that the writers went on strike for last winter. The writers on every other prime time animated show — “The Simpsons,” “Family Guy,” “American Dad,” et al. — are covered by the writers’ guild."
Second Stage Theatre To Acquire Broadway's Helen Hayes Theatre
Stage-directions: "Second Stage Theatre has acquired the right to purchase the historic Helen Hayes Theatre, located at 240 W. 44th St., and will use it to present contemporary American theatrical productions only, continuing their commitment to developing and staging new work and nurturing up-and-coming playwrights, directors, designers and actors. With this purchase, their third venue in New York, Second Stage will become one of four non-profit theatre companies that own and operate theatres on Broadway."
Autodesk Announces Winners of Build Something Student Design Challenge
Yahoo! Finance: "Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSK - News) announced the winners of the Build Something Student Design Challenge, a design contest created to encourage the next generation of design professionals from around the world to showcase their skills using Autodesk digital technologies in industrial design, architecture, civil and mechanical engineering and 3D animation."
Back to the arts for PBS
Canada.com: "This falls, if PBS president and CEO Paula Kerger has her way, PBS will by synonymous with ARTS."
Student Design Challenge
AutoDesk: "Congratulations to the winners of our international Student Design Challenge! We received amazing designs from all over the world (Poland, Australia, USA, Germany, China, Italy, Russia, and more) representing different concepts, cultures, environments and design techniques – with sustainability being the common thread throughout."
Wisconsin communities benefit from Depp movie
StarTribune: "Seeing movie star Johnny Depp was enough of a reward for many. But the movie 'Public Enemies' also provided millions of dollars for the state's economy at a time communities greatly needed it."
Bill Oakley exits 'Sit Down, Shut Up'
Variety: "Fox's animated series 'Sit Down, Shut Up' is moving forward -- but without one of its two showrunners."
"Sit Down, Shut Up" labor "peace" - Oakley's out! "There is nothing to celebrate"
TV Barn: "Bill Oakley and Ken Keeler are the two writers who did not agree to the deal, say sources not named Nikki. This is an interesting development as up until now I've thought of Oakley and Josh Weinstein, who created 'Mission Hill' together for the WB, as pardners. But Weinstein played ball with Sony and Oakley walked away. The Writers Guild is not pleased."
Nonprofits See Decline in Donors, Gifts During First Quarter, Study Finds
PND: "Giving to nonprofits slowed during the first quarter of 2008, due largely to a decline in donors, a new study from Target Analytics finds."
Foundation Collaborative Provides Support to Minnesota Arts Organizations
PND: "ArtsLab, a collaborative of the McKnight and four other Minnesota foundations, has announced the selection of seventeen nonprofits for participation in a three-year training and development program."
Big theater: It's time for S.L. to bring Broadway lights downtown
Salt Lake Tribune: "If you want the pop and sizzle of bright lights in the big city, you need a big theater. Or to put it another way, if Salt Lake City hopes to attract first-run touring companies of blockbuster Broadway shows, with the roar of the crowds and the jingle of cash they would bring downtown, it needs to build a 2,400-seat playhouse."
NYC sets formal rules for filming on city streets
washingtonpost.com: "Filmmakers and photographers who shoot on New York City's streets and sidewalks now have a clear set of rules dictating when they must obtain permits, after years of relying on loose guidelines that civil liberties advocates said were too vague."
Planning for Severe Weather
WEAU: "When 30,000 fans pack the country jam field, they're supposed to hear music, not weather warning sirens.
But with the weekend's forecast, festival organizer's say the job is a little more intense.
'We have actually a very large severe weather plan that we start to put into place when that starts coming our direction,” says Country Jam Marketing Director Kathy Wright."
But with the weekend's forecast, festival organizer's say the job is a little more intense.
'We have actually a very large severe weather plan that we start to put into place when that starts coming our direction,” says Country Jam Marketing Director Kathy Wright."
Shakeup at the Southern Theater
MPR: "A shakeup in leadership at the Southern Theater in Minneapolis has artists who use the space concerned about the future. After serving the organization for thirty years, artistic director Jeff Bartlett has been let go by the theater's board."
FCC Begins Field Testing of White Spaces
FOH online: "In response to an announcement made late last week by the FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology that it will begin field testing of prototype White Spaces devices today, Mark Brunner, Shure senior director of Public and Industry Relations, sounded a sanguine note saying, 'We look forward to continuing to offer our full assistance and expertise to the Commission as it formulates the test parameters and protocol.'"
Bill Berloni, Calming The Not-So-Savage Beasts
NPR: "Though trainer Bill Berloni hasn't worked with lions, tigers or bears, he has worked with a whole farm's worth of animals. For over 30 years, Berloni has trained creatures like dogs, pigs, rats, cats and lambs for Broadway productions and Hollywood films."
Here she comes, the new Miss Pa.
NJ.com: "Kendria Perry, 23, received the Miss Pennsylvania 2008 crown, $7,000 and other scholarships last night in the Nazareth Area High School auditorium."
Unusual Opera Stage, Seating Fill NY Armory
PLSN: "The men playing the role of soldiers in New York’s Park Avenue Armory during its five-performance run of Die Soldaten are taking part in an elaborate experiment: to see if the Lincon Center Festival can perform a 12-tone opera long deemed “unperformable” in a space considered un-playable."
From the Interim Head...
I am happy to announce that Marianne Weems has accepted the position of Head of Graduate Directing. Because of prior commitments to her award-winning company, The Builders’ Association, she will not be fully in residence until January. She will, however, be with us several times during the Fall semester to begin to get up to speed with the workings of the
Also, please keep in mind that this is a new model for us as Marianne will be in residence in
Please join me in welcoming her and celebrating this exciting new chapter in graduate directing.
Broadband and the Digital Future
FCC Announces Agenda and Witnesses for
Public En Banc Hearing at Carnegie Mellon University
on Broadband and the Digital Future
Featuring Carnegie Mellon Faculty and Spin Out Companies
as well as Other National Leaders
Date: Monday, July 21, 2008
Time: 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time)
Location: McConomy Auditorium,
Directions: http://www.cmu.edu/about/visit/directions-parking.shtml
The Commission will hear from expert panelists regarding broadband and the digital future.
The hearing at
Agenda and list of witnesses follows:
(All Eastern Daylight Time)
4:00 p.m. Welcome/Opening Remarks
4:30 p.m. Panel Discussion 1 – The Future of Digital Media
Panelists:
Mark Cuban, Chairman & Co Founder HDNet, Owner –
Matthew Polka, President & CEO, American Cable Association
Jake Witherell, Sim Ops Studios
John Heffner, Conviva
Representative, You Tube
5:30 p.m. Panel Discussion 2 – The Broadband of Tomorrow
Panelists:
David Farber, Distinguished Career Professor of Computer Science and Public Policy,
Robert W. Quinn, Jr., Senior Vice President – Federal Regulatory, AT&T, Inc.
Rey Ramsey, Chairman & CEO, One Economy Corporation
Rendall Harper, Board Member, Wireless Neighborhoods
Scott Wallsten, Vice President for Research and Senior Fellow, Technology Policy Institute
Marge Krueger, Administrative Director, Communications Workers of America District 13
6:30 p.m. Public Comment Period
8:30 p.m. Adjournment
A live web cast of the hearing will be available to the public on the FCC’s website at: http://www.fcc.gov/realaudio/#jul21 -- you may also go to “FCC Meetings” from the homepage and then click on FCC Audio/Video events to access the web cast.
Sign language interpreters and open captioning will be provided for this event. Other reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. Include a description of the accommodation needed, and include a way we can contact you if we need more information. Please make your request as early as possible. Last minute requests will be accepted, but may be impossible to fill. You may send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (Voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY).
For additional information about the hearing, please visit the FCC’s website at http://www.fcc.gov. Press inquiries should be directed to Robert Kenny at 202-418-2668 or Clyde Ensslin at 202-418-0506.
-FCC-
News and other information about the Federal Communications Commission
is available at www.fcc.gov.
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