Month: May 2019

MidWeek Updates: Calling All Writers!

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5.22.19 Hello! For those who love to create and write, there are two contests to enter. Thanks to The Writer. The Writer Share Your Story Writing Contest Deadline Thursday, June 6, 2019 Categories Nonfiction Entry Fees $9.95 to enter this and all contests at FanStory.com Prizes $100 Cash Prize Description Share your story to enter this writing contest. Write about a moment in your life that stands out such as the birth of a child, wedding or a traumatic event. Write your story for a chance at the cash prize. Contact Information FanStory.com Website https://www.fanstory.com/contestdetails.jsp?id=105548     Minute Poetry Contest Deadline Monday, June 3, 2019 Categories Fiction, Poetry Entry Fees $9.95 to enter this and all contests at FanStory.com Prizes $100 Cash Prize Description Share a Minute Poem to enter this poetry contest. A Minute is a three-stanza poem that has a specific syllable count. Each stanza follows the “8,4,4,4” syllable count. So the first line has 8 syllables and every line that follows has 4 syllables. Cash prize to the winner. Contact Information FanStory.com Website …

Shadow Spotlight: 5Rhytms

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5.20.19 Hello everyone! Hope everybody enjoyed their weekend, even though it was too fast! 5Rhytms is today’s Shad0w Spotlight. What is 5Rhytms? Read below to find out… Credit: 5Rhytms Wikipedia’s description of 5Rhytms:  5Rhytmsis a movement meditation practice devised by Gabrielle Roth in the late 1970s.[2] It draws from indigenous and world traditions using tenets of shamanistic, ecstatic, mystical and eastern philosophy. It also draws from Gestalt therapy, the human potential movement, and transpersonal psychology. Fundamental to the practice is the idea that everything is energy, and moves in waves, patterns, and rhythms. Roth was a dancer and a musician. In 1977, she founded the Moving Center. The center offers workshops, which according to the website offers to dive deep into the investigation of the 5Rhytms.  Rhythm Emotion Stage of life Way of perceiving Aspect of self Flowing Fear Birth Being Body Staccato Anger Childhood Loving Heart Chaos Sadness Puberty Knowing Mind Lyrical Joy Maturity Seeing Soul Stillness Compassion Death Healing Spirit To see more about 5Rhytms here are a few videos.  There are workshops and classes across the globe. Go to …

MidWeek Update: Cannes Film Festival 2019

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5.15.19 Hello, dear creatives! How’s everyone’s week so far? Well, we are halfway through this week and what better way than to see what’s happening in Cannes, France, where the 72nd Cannes Film Festival is taking place. The annual event started yesterday, May 14 and will run until May 25. I went online to their official website and found the press kit available to download. Here is some info on the festival… THE COMPETITION JURY 2019Alejandro Gonzalez IÑÁRRITU – PresidentDirector, Producer, Screenwriter / MexicoElle FANNING Actress / United-StatesMaimouna N’DIAYE Director, Actress / Burkina FasoKelly REICHARDT Director, Screenwriter, Editor / United-StatesAlice ROHRWACHER Director, Screenwriter, Producer / ItalyEnki BILAL Comic Book Author, Director / FranceRobin CAMPILLO Director, Screenwriter, Editor / FranceYorgos LANTHIMOS Director, Screenwriter, Producer / GreecePawel PAWLIKOWSKI Director, Screenwriter / Poland 14 to 25 May 2019Opening Film :Jim JARMUSCH  / THE DEAD DON’T DIE  / Comp. 1h43***Pedro ALMODÓVAR  / DOLOR Y GLORIA (PAIN AND GLORY) / 1h52Marco BELLOCCHIO / IL TRADITORE (THE TRAITOR) / 2h25BONG Joon Ho / GISAENGCHUNG (PARASITE) / 2h12Jean-Pierre DARDENNE & Luc DARDENNE …

MidWeek Updates: Santa Barbara Writing Conference 2019

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5.8.19 Hello and Hump Day Wednesday is here and I have just one thing to share with you so let’s get started with the Santa Barbara Writers Conference… Credit source: Santa Barbara Writers Conference My apologies for the bottom poster being small, but here is a small description of the event:   Every June since 1972, writers from around theworld have gathered at the Santa Barbara WritersConference to rub elbows with fellow writers, wellknown authors, and publishing professionals.You’llparticipate in a magical week of intensive work focused on craft, marketing, and networking.The full conference June 16-21, 2019 includes:• 5 full days of workshops led by 30 talented teachers• One-on-one manuscript consultations• Afternoon speakers and panels• Opportunity to register for agent appointments• 5 evening keynotes by well-known authors• Book signings and chances to meet author-speakers• Opening night banquet on Sunday• Poolside cocktail reception• Awards banquet on Friday evening• A week of networking, support and camaraderieSBWC likes to brag about our successful alumni –Fannie Flagg, Spencer Johnson, Gayle Lynds, MonteSchulz, Gillian Roberts, Catherine Ryan Hyde, andChristopher Moore, to …

Music Festivals / May 2019

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5.4.19 Music festivals for this month, courtesy of Music Festivals Wizard. Forty in all! Credit: Music Festivals Wizard SUNFEST 2019 WEST PALM BEACH, FLMAY 2-5, 2019 / BOOK TICKETS         WEST COAST WEEKENDER 2019 SAN DIEGO, CAMAY 2-6, 2019         M3 ROCK FESTIVAL 2019 COLUMBIA, MDMAY 3-5, 2019 / BOOK TICKETS         WELCOME TO ROCKVILLE 2019 JACKSONVILLE, FLMAY 3-5, 2019 / BOOK TICKETS         BEALE STREET MUSIC FESTIVAL 2019 MEMPHIS, TNMAY 3-5, 2019 / BOOK TICKETS         WAKING WINDOWS 2019 WINOOSKI, VTMAY 3-5, 2019         SHAKY KNEES FESTIVAL 2019 ATLANTA, GAMAY 3–5, 2019 / BOOK TICKETS         JMBLYA 2019 TEXAS TOURMAY 3-4, 2019 / BOOK TICKETS         BEACHLIFE FESTIVAL 2019 REDONDO BEACH, CAMAY 3-5 2019 / BOOK TICKETS         JUST LIKE HEAVEN FESTIVAL 2019 LONG BEACH, CAMAY 3-4, 2019 / BOOK TICKETS         IHEARTCOUNTRY FESTIVAL 2019 AUSTIN, TXMAY 4, 2019 / BOOK TICKETS         LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE 2019 BAKERSFIELD, CAMAY …

Alien 40th Anniversary Six Short Films

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5.4.19 Hey there again…I promised to post all six of the short films for Alien 40th Anniversary. For those of you who haven’t seen these, take a look at them… From IGN: To celebrate Alien’s 40th anniversary and in partnership with Tongal, 20th Century Fox is releasing new Alien-universe fan-made short films leading up to Alien Day which was held on April 26th. But the Alien fun isn’t over just yet! 20th Century Fox revealed that to mark the 40th anniversary of Alien, the movie will return to more than 600 theaters for three days only — October 13, 15 and 16 — as part of Fathom Events and Turner Classic Movies’ yearlong TCM Big Screen Classic Series. For more information, visit http://www.FathomEvents.com. Written and directed by Chris Reading, the synopsis for “Containment” reads: “Four survivors find themselves stranded aboard a small escape pod in deep space. Trying to piece together the details around the outbreak that led to their ship’s destruction, they find themselves unsure to trust whether or not one of them might …

New Music / May 2019

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5.3.19 Time to see who is releasing new music this month, all thanks to Metacritic… Credit: Metacritic 3 MAY 2019 Bad Religion Age Of Unreason   Barrie Happy to Be Here   Big Thief U.F.O.F.   Caroline Spence Mint Condition   Drahla Useless Coordinates   Editors The Blanck Mass Sessions   Filthy Friends Emerald Valley   Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes End Of Suffering   L7 Scatter The Rats   Looms The Way Up   Lucy Spraggan Today Was A Good Day   Patience Dizzy Spells [Debut release for ex-Veronica Falls’ Roxanne Clifford] Rhiannon Giddens There Is No Other   Tacocat This Mess Is A Place   The Dream Syndicate These Times   Vampire Weekend Father Of The Bride   10 MAY 2019 A.A. Bondy Enderness   Charly Bliss Young Enough   Ciara Beauty Marks   Clinic Wheeltappers and Shunters   Craig Leon Anthology of Interplanetary Folk Music Vol. 2: The Canon   Dark Morph Dark Morph [Jónsi and Carl Michael von Hausswolff] Defeater Defeater   Doomsquad Let Yourself Be Free   Efrim Manuel Menuck …

Editor’s Note / May 2019

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5.1.19 Vol. 7 / #5 Good Morning! A new month, a beginning of sorts, right? This will be a short note here. Lots of activities to pass along to you. New music, films, and other good stuff. I’ve been on vacation back in April and decided not to do a Where To segment of Orlando, but this month I’m making up for it! Will there be film reviews? Yes, about a few.  As you can already see, there have been a slight few changes on the blog site and I’m working on quite a few…that word again…projects.  So let’s say goodbye to April and onward to May!           Featured image: Crosscards.com