Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Meet Laurie Pederson, CFAA



Join host Dǟnna Wilberg beginning April 30, 2015 at 9:30pm, PDT for a very special interview with Laurie Pederson! Laurie has been actively involved in the local film community for over 14 years.  Starting with an Access Sacamento PCS film in 2000, she has since produced over 20 film and video projects, ranging from short and feature length films, music videos and various web-based and promotional pieces. In 2004 - while working full-time, she co-founded the Capital Film Arts Alliance and also became a Co-Director for the Sacramento Film & Music Festival. In 2007 the CFAA was approved as a non-profit organization and the film festival expanded to a 10-day event.

In 2009 she quit her 20 year day job at the Sacramento Bee and became a project manager for Nehst Studios, led by Academy Award winning producer Larry Meistrich (Sling Blade, You Can Count On Me). Working remotely in Sacramento with his east-coast based company, she soon was named VP of distribution and marketing for this groundbreaking independent film company.

Winner of the Arts Volunteer of the Year and recipient of the Sac Film & Music Festival's Film Arts Service award, Laurie continues to support the creative community here while she runs the CFAA and oversee the film distribution side of Nehst - and she is now working with local company iLine Entertainment and Cinetoys to connect their exciting tech inventions with the world.  

Contact Laurie Pederson:  
Email: info@capitalfilmarts.org
Phone: (916) 600-6477
Mailing Address: PO Box 188093, Sacramento, CA 95818

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Thursday, April 23, 2015

Encore! Stories on Stage with Sue Staats!

Beginning 04/23/15 at 9:30pm PST STORY CONNECTION host Dänna Wilberg welcomes volunteer Coordinator and Curator for the Sacramento reading series “Stories on Stage,” Sue Staats. Sue's fiction and poetry have been published, or is forthcoming, in The Los Angeles Review, Graze Magazine, Farallon Review, r.kv.r.y, Alimentum, a Journal of Food, and others.  She earned an MFA from Pacific University,  and was a recent finalist for the Gulf Coast Prize in Fiction and the Nisqually Prize in Fiction. Her stories have been performed at the Sacramento reading series “Stories on Stage,”  at the SF Bay-area reading series “Why There Are Words,” and in December one will be performed at Stories on Stage Davis.
Stories on Stage was founded in 2009 by the fiction writer Valerie Fioravanti,  in order to provide a venue for fiction writers—particularly short-story writers—to showcase their work.  She modeled the event after the NPR radio show, “Selected Shorts,” in which actors read short stories. She selected the final Friday of each month as the regular date for the event. The Sacramento Poetry Center at 25th and R Streets provided the location.  From the very beginning Stories on Stage has had two firm commitments: the first is to pay its writers and actors, and the second is to showcase both “established” writers (those with at least one book from a national publisher with a strong backlist and reputation) and “emerging” writers (there is no requirement or limitation beyond the strength of the work) Each event has a reading by actors of a short story or novel excerpt from an “established” writer, and a reading of a short story/novel excerpt from an “emerging” writer.
There’s no admission fee: a $5 donation is suggested. Stories on Stage has developed an excellent relationship with the Sacramento Poetry Center and has been the grateful beneficiary of several grants from them, which has helped to increase the honorarium paid to the actors and writers.
Stories on Stage quickly became “the” event for lovers of literary fiction: it has been named Best in Sacramento by Sacramento Magazine and a “Reader’s Favorite” five years in a row by the Sacramento News & Review. 
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Repeats: 4/24 at 1:30pm PST and 4/25 at 5:30am PST
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Thursday, April 9, 2015

From Actress to Miss Teen Sacramento, Violet Joy Hansen!


Beginning April 9, 2015 at 9:30pm PDT, join us on STORY CONNECTION for a delightful interview with Stage/Film Actress and Miss Teen Sacramento, VIOLET JOY HANSEN! Violet and host Dänna Wilberg talk about the teens start in show business, her dreams, aspirations, and her role as Miss Teen Sacramento. Violet is one very special young lady. Hear her captivating story of why she is passionate about her craft, what she does to help the community, and how she keeps her dreams alive! This is an interview you won't want to miss!
Repeats: 4/10 at 1pm PDT and 4/11 at 5:30am PDT
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