Hello again…SXSW or South by Southwest Film Festival is happening in Austin, Texas. The event started Friday, March 9 and will end on March 18, which is Sunday. I browsed through their schedule on their website and there are lots and lots of fun stuff to do. Here are several videos from their YouTube page that gives you an idea of what this festival is all about.
Lots, and lots of activities for one big festival right? Go to www.sxsw.com for more information on the festival and how you can attend if you’re in the Austin area.
This month is short for music, but you can’t miss these exciting festivals, right? Courtesy of Music Festival Wizard lets see what festivals are happening here in the states.
Hello…A poetry festival, sounds fun right? Well thanks to the Association of Writers and Writing Program, the 14th Annual Palm Beach Poetry Festivalwill be held in Delray Beach, Florida January 15-20, 2018. Here is a peek at what this festival is about.
Credit source: AWP (Association of Writers & Writing Program)
14th Annual Palm Beach Poetry Festival
Delray Beach, Florida, United States
DETAILS
JAN 15 – JAN 20, 2018
Festival
APPLICATION DEADLINE: November 10, 2016 TUITION / COST:$895 Poetry Workshops, Auditors $495, Individual Conference $99 SCHOLARSHIP: Available
A small number of partial tuition scholarships are available. Inquire with an application.
Poetry workshops for qualified writers of poetry are limited to 12 participants and 3 auditors. Workshops are 16 total hours over six days. Individual manuscript conferences are also available.
14th Annual Palm Beach Poetry Festival in Delray Beach, Florida, January 15-20, 2018. Focus on your work with America’s most celebrated poets: Laure-Anne Bosselaar, Gabrielle Calvocoressi, Chard deNiord, Beth Ann Fennelly, Ross Gay, Rodney Jones, Phillis Levin, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Tim Seibles. Six days of workshops, readings, craft talks, manuscript conferences, panel discussion, social events and so much more. Special Guest, Coleman Barks. Individual conference faculty includes Lorna Blake, Sally Bliumis-Dunn, and Nickole Brown.
Laure-Anne Bosselaar, Gabrielle Calvocoressi, Chard deNiord, Beth Ann Fennelly, Ross Gay, Rodney Jones, Phillis Levin, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Tim Seibles. Six days of workshops, readings, craft talks, manuscript conferences, panel discussion, social events and so much more. Special Guest, Coleman Barks. Individual conference faculty includes Lorna Blake, Sally Bliumis-Dunn, and Nickole Brown.
Genres
Poetry
Location
Delray Beach
Florida, United States
Palm Beach Poetry Festival
The 14th Annual Palm Beach Poetry Festival in Delray Beach, Florida, January 15-20, 2018. Focus on your work with America’s most celebrated poets: Laure-Anne Bosselaar, Gabrielle Calvocoressi, Chard deNiord, Beth Ann Fennelly, Ross Gay, Rodney Jones, Phillis Levin, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Tim Seibles. Six days of workshops, readings, craft talks, panel discussion, manuscript conferences: Lorna Blake, Sally Bliumis-Dunn, Nicole Brown; social events, and so much more. Special Guest: Coleman Barks.
Ticketed Festival Events are open to the public and take place over six days and evenings. Workshop admission is by an application.To find out more, visit palmbeachpoetryfestival.org.
Hello again….now we are concentrating on music festivals. Thanks to Music Festival Wizard, we now have the opportunity to see what festivals are playing this month.
Good Evening friends….I found this festival last night and for those of you who are horror fans, this should be a treat. Read on…..
(cred: Silver Scream Fest)
SILVER SCREAM FEST 2016
March 4 – 6, 2016
Roxy 14
85 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa CA 95404
Welcome to the first annual awards-based competition calling for both films and comics! Famous Monsters has partnered with the Santa Rosa Entertainment Group to seek out the next generation of great genre filmmakers in order to share their creations with the world!
Designed to discover new talent, unite the entertainment community, and encourage genre conversation, the annual SILVER SCREAM FILM & COMIC FESTIVAL is a three-day event comprised of film screenings, award ceremonies, social gatherings, and celebratory parties.
SILVER SCREAM FILM & COMIC FESTIVAL is now accepting feature and short length films, animations, screenplays, and comic book or graphic novel submissions.
Guests:
Rick Baker – The man responsible for the amazing makeup effects for An American Werewolf in London, who won an Oscar for the film, has been around in Hollywood for decades. Baker has worked his makeup magic in other films such as Harry and the Henderson’s, The Incredible Shrinking Woman, including Michael Jackson’s Thriller video.
John Landis – This is the dude who directed the comedy-horror cult classic An American Werewolf in London, Landis also directed National Lampoon’s Animal House, Coming to America, and let’s not forget, Michael Jackson’s Thriller.
David Naughton – Remember him as David Kessler in An American Werewolf in London? I sure do! Naughton has been in film and tv, including Hot Dog….The Movie, My Sister Sam, MacGuyver, JAG, or you might also remember him in a few Dr. Pepper commercials.
Bela Lugosi Jr. – Yep…he’s the son of the legendary actor who became Count Dracula. He’s an attorney practising entertainment, intellectual property, licensing and business law. As President of Lugosi Enterprises, Lugosi has kept his father’s legacy alive.
Robert Englund – Freddie Kruger…..Englund has become an icon for his role in Wes Craven’s Nightmare on Elm Street. Let’s not forget the tv series V, he was the friendly alien remember? Besides acting, Englund has been busy with voice-over work, directing and as well as a few other projects.
Heather Langenkamp – Name sounds familiar…..come on she played Nancy Thompson….Nightmare On Elm Street? Langenkamp has been in working the Hollywood circuit for a long time, not only in acting, but directing and documentary filmmaking. She and her husband own the makeup F/X company, AFX Studio.
Other guests include:
Darick Robertson
Rob Prior
Eric Keyes
Walter Walsh
Kevin Burns
A tribute to Wes Craven…films, and more!
For those living in the Santa Rosa area, go to www.silverscreamfest.com to see if you can still get tickets to this event.
Have a safe and blessed weekend my creative peeps!
