Special thanks to:

The Siren Nation Board of Directors, Alli Azevedo and The Albina Press, Karen Page and The Someday Lounge, Jan Haedinger and The McMenamin’s Kennedy School, Luna Bar, Crave Dog, POW Fest, The Jupiter Hotel, Patricia Green Cellars, Brett Superstar, and Nicole Georges. Thursday, November 4

“Sometimes a Great Notion”

Siren Nation Group art show by women artists from the Pacific Northwest.

Featuring new works by: Anna Magruder, Seann McKeel, Joy Leising & Molly McDavitt, Jennifer Finn, Emily Katz, Robyn Williams, Carrie Hardison, Nicole Linde, Jess Bronk, Sarah Morrigan, Elissa Tree, April Coppini, Luna Littleleaf, Karen Joy Campbell, Beth Ann Short, Jessica M. Breedlove, kerosene rose, Seaworthy PDX, S.I.D Need, Katie Veeninga, Shawn Demarest, Anne Mavor, Heidi Elise Wirz, December Carson, Noell Boucher and more...

Music by DJ Anjali The Albina Press. 5012 SE Hawthorne Blvd 7-10pm. All ages. Free. Friday, November 5

Siren Nation Presents: Anomie Belle, Sarah Jackson-Holman, Tara Jane O’Neil and Katie Sawicki

The Someday Lounge 125 Northwest 5th Avenue 7pm doors. 8pm show. 21+ only. $15. ______Siren Nation is also proud to co-sponsor a screening of “Who’s Afraid of Kathy Acker” with POW Fest and Women Making Movies. Guild Theater 1219 SW Park Avenue. 7pm. Saturday, November 6

Siren Nation Presents: Annie Bethancourt, Erin McKeown, Shelley Short and Zoe Muth The Someday Lounge 125 Northwest 5th Avenue 7pm doors. 8pm show. 21+ only. $15. Sunday, November 7

Siren Nation Art and Craft Sale featuring 40 art and craft sellers from the Pacific Northwest PLUS - Community Workshops with leaders in media, film, writing, art, law and more! 11am-5pm The McMenamins Kennedy School 5736 Northeast 33rd Avenue Thursday, November 4

“Sometimes a Great Notion” – Siren Nation Group art show by women from the Pacific Northwest.

Featuring new works by:

Anna Magruder Anne Mavor April Coppini Beth Ann Short Beth Olson Carrie Hardison December Carson Elissa Tree Emily Katz Jeanne Levasseur Jennifer Finn Jenny Siegel Jess Bronk Jessica M. Breedlove Joy Leising & Molly McDavitt Karen Joy Campbell Katie Veeninga Kerosene Rose Linda Rand Luna Littleleaf Nicole Linde Noelle Ford Robyn Williams With Music by DJ Anjali S.I.D Need Sarah Morrigan Seann McKeel The Albina Press. 7-10pm. All ages. Free. Seaworthy PDX 5012 SE Hawthorne Blvd Shawn Demarest Sienna Morris Portland, OR 97215 Suzy Kitman

With a name like Gitanjali (song offering) you’d think she was born to play records. Made in India, born in Oregon & raised by a band of Marathi banjaras, Anjali started DJing due to her love of dance, compulsive record buying, and music-obsessed nature. After studying classical Indian dance for many years, Anjali hung up her ghungaroo & picked up her headphones. Armed with an impressive collection of Brit pop, glam, modrock and French gems, Anjali always threw in the random South Asian underground track. It wasn’t too long before entire sets were filled with Hindi & Panjabi vocals. From those early days a more urban Asian sound is what you’ll most likely hear.

Since her Portland club debut in 2000, DJ Anjali has existed as the city’s primary advocate (and dance mission- ary) for the many varied electronic sounds of the South Asian diaspora. Along with her partner, The Incredible Kid, they introduced “bhangra” & “Bollywood” to the dance floors of Portland. Well-known as a dance floor instigator, you can check her out at one of her continuously monthly Portland party originals: ANDAZ (since 2002, now at Rotture) & ATLAS (Holocene since 2003), as well as her weekly radio show on KBOO 90.7FM, Tuesday evenings 10pm to midnight. www.anjaliandthekid.com Siren Nation, in partnership with the “Who’s Afraid of Kathy Acker” Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival (POW Fest), the Women’s Resource Center and the 5th Avenue Cinema Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 510 SW Hall Program at PSU are pleased present the film “Who’s Afraid of Kathy Acker,” a film by Portland OR 97201 Barbara Caspar. Programming is generously provided by Women Make Movies. Friday, November 5th 7:00 p.m. “Who’s Afraid of Kathy Acker?“ is the first $5 Suggested Contribution film to explore the outrageous life and times of the banned American writer, Kathy Acker, a woman who lived her life without boundar- ies. Named one of America’s original “outlaw writers” by , Acker created challenging and sexually graphic fiction rooted in the same New York underground scene, which inspired the worldwide punk movement.

The Film covers every aspect of Acker’s life, from her wild early years in to her untimely death of breast cancer in Tijuana, Mexico, in 1997. The film is a multilayered, sophisticated mix of animations, graphic text and filmed reenactments of scenes from Acker’s bestseller “Blood & Guts in High School”, which sold out within a week of its release in 1984.

Shot in NYC, LA, San Francisco, London, Vienna, Graz, San Diego, and Mexico, it features a host of interviews with leading figures of the time connected with Kathy, including William Burroughs, Kathleen Hanna & Bikini Kill, Dennis Cooper, Richard Hell & the Voidoids, Barney Rosset, & Ira Silverberg. Andrew Standen-Raz adds “I know many people are very inspired and influenced by Kathy Acker’s example and her work. Not just young women, but anyone who has to fight a little bit to be recognized or heard. I hope our film will help even more people to learn about this really extraordinary woman.” Friday, November 5

Live Music at: The Someday Lounge 7pm doors. 8pm show. 125 Northwest 5th Avenue 21+ only. Portland, OR 97209-3811 $15 for single night tickets. www.somedaylounge.com

Anomie Belle

Anomie Belle arrived in (in the fall of 2006) itching to ambush the ears and minds of listeners. The haunting melodies that had so often soothed the crowded nature of Anomie’s own mind, materialized, with angsty experimental soundscapes and provocative lyrics set to introspective urban beats. She recorded Sleeping Pat- terns in solitude over the next two years while playing live shows to test her ideas on ever-so-willing Seattleites.

Choosing to self-release Sleeping Patterns (Nov. 2008) only led Anomie Belle to tour and collaborate with the likes of Tricky, The Album Leaf, Mr. Lif (The Perceptionists), Jon Auer (The Posies, Big Star), Little Dragon, Bajofondo, and Trespassers William over the next two years. She has shared the stage with Bonobo, Sea Wolf, Kid Koala, Azure Ray, The Heavy, Asobi Seksu, Emily Wells, Tristeza and others. Belle also began composing original music for film, television and video games. You might say…

Anomie Belle finds herself in a unique position in more ways than one. Less than 5% of music producers (and audio engineers) are female. Don’t think she doesn’t know it! Anomie has become active in empowering the next generation of female musicians to develop skills as producers and engineers, mentoring young women in audio recording, electronic music production, and film composition through several local nonprofit organizations. www.anomiebelle.com

Sara Jackson-Holman

Sara Jackson-Holman, a Portland Oregon native, was raised in the quiet town of Bend, Oregon. She fell in love with music at exactly the moment her seven- year-old fingers touched the keys of her family’s tired and old spinet , and was inspired by such as Chopin, Scarlatti, Beethoven, Soler, Schumann, and Bach, and their passion and ability to connect with their audience generation after generation.

From an early age, Jackson-Holman was also in love with reading, beautiful words, good literature, metaphors, and poetry. And ever since she could speak, she loved to sing. In the March of 2008, she began to reconcile her love of piano, poetry, singing, and pop music, and became fascinated with this medium of communication that so happily married her favorite passions. Her voice smoky and warm, she sings of the things that fill her head: dreams, the sea and sky and trees, belonging and loneliness and love, longing and forgetting and remembering. Her songs are haunted by the unexpected fusion of the classically influenced piano, wistful strings, strange harmonies, and pop bent.

www.myspace.com/sarajacksonholman Friday, November 5

Live Music at: The Someday Lounge 7pm doors. 8pm show. 125 Northwest 5th Avenue 21+ only. Portland, OR 97209-3811 $15 for single night tickets. www.somedaylounge.com Tara Jane ONeil

Songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Tara Jane ONeil creates melodic and experimental music under her own name and in collaboration with other artists, bands, and filmmakers. Her work innately crosses genres and boundaries—drawings that morph from natural forms to linear abstractions, melodic songcraft melded with experimental noise; live performances that range from solo singing to large ensemble improvisation; and dance, film and theater scores-each telling the story in a dialect all their own. Though they spring from the same source, each piece takes a distinct form—several genies emerg- ing from a single lamp.

Her musical life started at the tender age of 19 as the bass player for the influential and short lived art-punk ensemble Rodan in her hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. During the 1990’s, ONeil played in the duo Retsin, non-epic chamber rock band the Sonora Pine, and collaborated with many other groups. In New York City, she recorded her first solo album, Peregrine, in the bathtub of her Ludlow Street apartment; its 2000 release on Quarterstick Records marked the start of a series of increasingly complex and beautiful solo releases, most recently In Circles (2006.)

Since 2003, she has lived in the Pacific Northwest. While writing her own music, ONeil has also collaborated with Papa M, Ida, , Michael Hurley, Jackie-O Motherfucker, and the King Cobra; scored soundtracks for film and theater; and records instrumental music under the moniker Strange Clouds. ONeil is also an accomplished visual artist whose paintings and drawings have exhibited worldwide, and appeared on several record covers and in numerous publications; two books of her artwork have been published, Who Takes A Feather (Map Press, Japan, 2003) and Wings. Strings. Meridians: A Blighted Bestiary (Yeti, 2007.) Her most recent album A Ways Away was released late spring 2009 on K records. She is currently working on a collection of instrumental work. www.tarajaneoneil.com Katie Sawicki

From her Brooklyn apartment in New York, Katie Sawicki has brought emotion back to urban edge folk. Songs crafted from years on the road, past loves, contemplations of a changing music industry and folk ruminations of the crowded city life define this singer/songwriter. Hailed as a “Singstress, Songwriter, Lyrical Genius” (Encore Magazine), Sawicki is a self-taught guitarist, quickly making a name for herself.

Sawicki is handed down by the influences of Josh Ritter, Jenny Lewis, Ryan Adams, Iron and Wine, and Patty Griffin. In conjunction with a move to the Northwest, Sawicki released, Time Spent Lost, a record that defines a new kind of indie music, blending of contemporary folk with experimental production elements. Each song is testament to the careful nature in which Sawicki composes and performs. www.katiesawicki.com Saturdday, November 6

Live Music at: The Someday Lounge 7pm doors. 8pm show. 125 Northwest 5th Avenue 21+ only. Portland, OR 97209-3811 $15 for single night tickets. www.somedaylounge.com

Erin McKeown

Erin will be performing at Siren Nation as part of her “DISTILLATION” 10th Anniversary Tour. Come celebrate the 10th anniversary of the release of Erin’s groundbreaking debut album, “Distillation”. McKeown will perform the album in sequence followed by a set drawing from the best of her old and new music.

Ten years into a dynamic career marked by 7 LPs, 2 EPs and a live concert album, Erin McKeown delivers Hundreds of Lions, her first collection of original songs since 2005’s We Will Become Like Birds.

Although Erin started writing songs while still in high school in hometown Fredericksburg, Virginia, she really began earning her chops while attending Brown University, releasing two albums before graduation and gigging on weekends whenever and wherever possible. She hasn’t slowed down, famously averaging 200 live shows a year. As a multi-instrumentalist, Erin’s become in demand as a session player, recording vocals, piano, bass lines and of course tracks for other artists’ records all while steadily working material that became Hundreds of Lions.

At the center of the album, the song “The Lions” brims with bright piano, cathedral spire atmosphere and traces of carnival-noir pop as Erin sings, “There’s a risk, there’s a twist, in anything worth doing,” with a voice clear and strong as glass ribbon. www.erinmckeown.com Annie Bethancourt

Annie Bethancourt is a singer/songwriter with an arresting voice and a story to tell. The daughter of one-time traveling folk musicians, Bethancourt grew up memorizing all the lyrics to Paul Simon songs, singing little ditties into hand-held tape recorders, and playing the piano with her toothbrush. From her very first release, 2002’s The Garage Sessions, she has been heralded as an angelic voice with “a lot of talent on her lips and at her fingertips.” Now splitting her time between the firs of Portland, Oregon and the palm trees of Costa Rica, Bethancourt lives a life of wanderlust, and her music is, just like her scenery, an ever changing mixture of people and places, strange scenarios, and quirky tales.

Sounding a bit like Joni Mitchell with a touch of Janis Joplin in her delivery, Bethancourt is influenced by a wide range of artists such as Elliot Smith, Ben Harper, Fiona Apple and Ryan Adams. Her eclectic inspiration is evident in Bethancourt’s newest full-length release, Three Hundred Suns. Recorded with producer Dallas Kruse at Zion Studios in Santa Ana, the album’s lush orchestration, choir-filled choruses, and cheery handclaps bring to mind the vibrant tones of old musicals and the giddy warmth of sunny days.

http://anniebeth.wordpress.com Saturdday, November 6

Live Music at: The Someday Lounge 7pm doors. 8pm show. 125 Northwest 5th Avenue 21+ only. Portland, OR 97209-3811 $15 for single night tickets. www.somedaylounge.com Shelley Short

A native of Portland, Oregon, songwriter and singer Shelley Short grew up among characters and artists in a wood-heated home full of books, records, and well-cooked meals. As Short re- counts: “It was like growing up in a time machine; in some ways we lived like in 1876, chopping wood, growing our own food, wearing old clothes in a Victorian home and singing our own songs. Other times it seemed like we were living in 1955, driv- ing around Cadillacs and Studebakers and listening to Jonny Ray and The Flamingos. And yet it all felt like growing up in a blur- ring movie made in 1963, full of these big personalities. As a kid I grew up so accustomed to falling asleep to the sound of talk and laughter that when I moved out, the silence got to me.”

“I was on an airplane recently, thinking about “where you are from”, and how it must be important. When first meeting, people often ask where you’re from, and the question is often times reciprocated. I wonder where this gets us -what usually ends up happening in my head is a quick equation of lines, connecting where they are from to where I have been (or would like to go, or know someone from, or have read about…). Many other connecting lines often quickly follow until we have entered the world of conversation. So here we go: I am from here, Portland, Oregon, although I have lived in other places, and have been lucky enough to have had my music take me to many magical spots, and to meet so many wonderful people. In experiencing these things and folks, I’d like to think I’m making it easier to draw the lines in my head connecting where I am from to where you are from, and all the thoughts in between. “ www.shelleyshortmusic.com Zoe Muth

She sounds like she might have been born a coal miner’s daughter in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky, or maybe grown up next door to her daddy’s blacksmith forge outside Winchester, Virginia. But while Zoe Muth (pronounced Mewth) has the authentic, honky-tonk, angel-aura of Loret- ta Lynn and Patsy Cline in her voice. She’s the woman who is helping to turn Seattle, Washington, from the capital of grunge into a northwest heartland of purest Americana.

Zoe’s songs about cold-hearted beaux, faithless love and her own ability to serially pick the ones who swear they won’t, but always wind up making her blue, follow in the classic country tradition and her band of top notch pickers – The Lost High Rollers – including mandolinist, Ethan Lawton; pedal steel guitarist and dobro boss, Dave Harmonson; and banjo man, Jason Stewart; frame every story with suitably sobbing lines, tough-as-nails vigour and a rockin’ bar-room beat.

The debut album, Zoe Muth and The Lost High Rollers was greeted like good ole blue-collar manna by fans who had grown tired of having their odes to heartbreak popified and their tales of crying tears into beers click-tracked to anaemic perfection. On its release, the CD shot straight to the Number 1 position on the hugely-influential FAR Chart, indicating coast-to-coast acknowledgement of something great. No surprise as Zoe’s the real-deal, shooting from the hip and delivering country aces from a straight deck.

www.zoemuth.com FREE Workshops Sunday, November 6

11:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m.

McMenamin’s Kennedy School 5736 Northeast 33rd Avenue Portland, OR 97211 www.mcmenamins.com

MINA PARSONS ROOM: WOMEN IN THE ARTS PANELS

Join us for an afternoon of inspiration, individuality and ideals as some of the Northwest’s most talented women in the arts come together for discussion about their roles as leaders in media, radio, film and music. Panels are open to the public and we encourage others active in the arts, as well as those seeking to pursue the arts, to join our discussions, share insights and learn from some of the regions most talented women.

11:00-12:15: Women in Print/New Media

Panelists: S. Renee Mitchell, Beth Slovic, and Andi Zeisler. Moderated by Ana Ammann.

12:30-1:45: Women in Radio

Panelists: Carley Remey, Julie Sabatier, and April Baer. Moderated by Katrina Sarson

2:00-3:15: Women in Film

Panelists: Jackie Weissman, Beth Harrington, MICHEL JACKSON, Tara Johnson-Medinger, Richard Beer, and Heather Harlow. Moderated by Ana Ammann.

3:30-4:45: Women in Music

Panelists: Portia Sabin, Mary Brabec, Caroline Buchalter, Marisa Anderson. Moderated by Shayla Hason.

MARTHA JORDAN ROOM: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS

11:00-12:15: From Canvas to Gallery: How does an artist get their work in a gallery? Presented by Paige Prendergast, Breezeblock Gallery.

Owner and curator of Breeze Block Gallery, Paige Prendergast, will give an insider’s perspective on how artists can get a gallery’s attention and land a show. Topics include what galleries are appropriate to approach; the best tactics for communicating and presenting work to a gallery or curator; building a relationship with a gallery for representation; and what not to do when submitting artwork. This workshop will also cover general suggestions for artists evolving their style, interesting art blogs to follow, tips for artists to market themselves, and a ques- tion and answer session.

12:30-1:45: An inside view of the Regional Arts and Culture Council Grants programs and services. Presented by Tonisha Toler, Regional Arts and Culture Council

RACC is the steward of several public and private investments in arts and culture, and works to create an envi- ronment in which the arts and culture of the region can flourish and prosper. Funded in part by local, regional, state and federal governments to provide grants to artists and operating support to art organizations in the tri-county region, learn more about the different RACC grant, advocacy and education programs available to area artists, and garner some insider tips on writing your next grant. 2:00-3:15: Legal ABC’s for Artists Presented by Peter Vaughn Shaver, Entertainment Attorney

Learn about the basics of the laws that affect artists and creative businesses with Portland arts and entertain- ment attorney, Peter Vaughan Shaver.

This interactive workshop will focus on copyrights and contracts, providing practical information on various legal topics related to the protection of artistic rights and sale or licensing of artwork. Copyright topics include the most important concepts that every creative person should know, including how to register your work with the Copyright Office, fair use rights, copyright infringement, and the public domain. The discussion of creative business contracts will focus on the Oregon Artwork Consignment law, collaborations, licensing and sales agree- ments, commission deals, and agent representation agreements.

All artists and creative professionals are encouraged to attend: painters, sculptors, photographers, print mak- ers, designers, cartoonists, animators, craftspeople, writers, publishers, and more.

For program information, please contact Peter Vaughan Shaver at (503) 473-8252 or PV@)PDXSA.COM.

IN THE GYMNASIUM: Hands-on Arts and Crafts w/100th Monkey Studio, 11:00 – 4:30

The 100th Monkey Studio is a local SE Portland art space that offers anyone an affordable place to use art ma- terials, take classes, view art & find healing through creativity. We will be offering people of all ages an oppor- tunity to create their own personalized pin through collage, drawing, glitter, fabric & found objects. There is No Wrong Way To Do Art and the options are endless.

WOMEN IN PRINT/NEW MEDIA PANELISTS

ANA AMMANN, MODERATOR

Ana Ammann is a business consultant, published music journalist and advocate of women in the arts. One of the original founding directors of Portland’s Rock & Roll Camp for Girls, today Ammann coordinates Portland’s annual “Support Women Artists Now” (SWAN) Day celebration and contributes to the leadership of the Siren Nation; Portland Women’s Film Festival (POW Fest); and the women’s creative networking group, pdxCreativeX- change. Her writing has appeared in ROCKRGRL Magazine, Moss Magazine and in the book, “Knowing Pains,” which was featured on NBC’s Today Show. She is a regular features writer for Oregon Music News. http://oregonmusicnews.com/blog/author/aammann/

S. RENEE MITCHELL, FORMER OREGONIAN COLUMNIST & PULITZER NOMINEE

S. Renee Mitchell is an award-winning, former columnist for ; was nominated twice for the Pulit- zer Prize; and in 2008 was voted the No. 1 columnist in five Western states by the regional Society of Newspa- per Journalists. Mitchell has more than 25 years of newspaper management, copy editing and reporting experi- ence. A natural leader, she has supervised reporters, facilitated training workshops, organized conferences, and taught college-level writing courses. She is also a self-taught graphic/multi-media artist, playwright, published author and professional public speaker. She currently makes a living as an MBA-trained project manager, cre- ative visionary and social-justice grant writer. www.reneemitchellspeaks.org www.twystedhealingsystahs.com BETH SLOVIC, REPORTER, WILLAMETTE WEEK

Beth Slovic is a reporter for Willamette Week in Portland who covers politics and local schools. Her work has ap- peared in The Bozeman (Mont.) Daily Chronicle, Las Vegas Sun, The New York Times and other publications.

ANDI ZEISLER, COFOUNDER AND EDITORIAL DIRECTOR, BITCH MEDIA

Andi Zeisler is the cofounder and editorial director of Bitch Media, the Portland-based nonprofit that publishes the magazine Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture. She is the author of Feminism and Pop Culture (Seal Press) and the coeditor of BitchFest: 10 Years of Cultural Criticism from the Pages of Bitch Magazine. She speaks about feminism, pop culture, and media activism at colleges and universities around the country. www.bitchmedia.org

WOMEN IN RADIO PANELISTS

KATRINA SARSON, MODERATOR

Katrina Sarson has worked in media production for more than two decades. She started at WTTW (PBS/Chi- cago); then worked as an independent producer for clients like HGTV, Food Network, ESPN, and DIY Network, among others. Sarson earned a Masters in Education in 2003, and moved to Portland. She taught preschool; educated fifth graders about media literacy; and learned how play dodgeball. Since 2007 Sarson been on staff at Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) as a producer on the Emmy award winning local program Oregon Art Beat, and loves listening to the radio.

APRIL BAER, REPORTER, OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING (OPB)

April Baer is a reporter for Oregon Public Broadcasting. She’s a busy bee, covering federal politics, city news, law/crime/courts, military, and Latino affairs. She’s been with OPB since 2004. Prior to that, she worked in various markets in Ohio, most memorably, the beloved Cleveland. Much of her career was spent hosting morning drive at various NPR affiliates. She’s very pleased to be keeping regular hours these days.

CARLA REMEY, HOST AND PRODUCER, KBOO’S OUT LOUD

For the past 8 years, KBOO Community Radio station has broadcast Out Loud, a weekly queer culture radio show. In the tradition of community-created media, Carla Remey has played many roles with Out Loud, including the host, producer, recruiter and promoter. She mentors new volunteers, and since KBOO is listener-sponsored, FUNdraising antics happen too. With most mainstream media owned by corporations, Remey feels strongly that making our own media is important, just as important as telling our stories, especially our rainbow and queer stories. Before coming to Portland, Remey worked in the Music Dept at KUNM (college station in Albuquerque, NM) and began her love affair with radio at WORT in Madison, WI. www.kboo.fm/outloud www.facebook.com/outloudradio

JULIE SABATIER, CREATOR AND HOST, DESTINATION DIY

Julie Sabatier is the creator and host of Destination DIY, an independent radio show which began airing on Oregon Public Broadcasting this year. She is also the podcast producer for Bitch Magazine and a producer for OPB’s daily talk show Think Out Loud. Sabatier grew up in Baltimore, attended Oberlin College and now lives in Portland, Oregon where she shares a home with musician Levi Cecil and two unruly cats. http://destinationdiy.org WOMEN IN FILM PANEL PARTICIPANTS

ANA AMMANN, MODERATOR

Ana Ammann is a business consultant, published writer, marketer and advocate of women in the arts. Coordina- tor of Siren Nation’s Film Programming, Ammann also serves as an Advisory Board Member of Portland Wom- en’s Film Festival (POW Fest) and provides marketing, project management and publicity consulting for local film projects.

RICHARD BEER, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, FILM ACTION OREGON/ HOLLYWOOD THEATRE PROJECT

Richard Beer is the Artistic Director of Film Action Oregon and the Hollywood Theatre Project in Portland, where he oversees all of their exhibition, production and education programs. He has spent more than 20 years work- ing in the film exhibition and distribution business and with film festivals around the world. http://www.hollywoodtheatre.org/

BETH HARRINGTON, GRAMMY NOMINATED FILMMAKER

Beth Harrington has been making films about American history and culture for over 30 years. This work in- cludes shows for PBS (for series such as NOVA, Frontline, Health Quarterly and History Detectives). In addition, she has produced her own films such as the autobiographical “The Blinking Madonna & Other Miracles;” the Grammy-nominated “Welcome to the Club: The Women of Rockabilly;” and her current work-in-progress “The Winding Stream,” the story of the dynastic country music family, the Carters and Cashes. www.bethharrington.com www.thewindingstream.com

MICHEL JACKSON, PRODUCER AND PRESIDENT, WOMEN IN FILM, PORTLAND CHAPTER (WIF-PDX)

MICHEL JACKSON has worked in film and commercial production for over 15 years as a freelance producer and production manager, and is currently working on a documentary project tentatively titled “She Dreams Of…” an exploration of women’s stories of choice and courage. Jackson also serves as president of the Portland Chapter of Women In Film, a non-profit, membership organization dedicated to helping women achieve their highest po- tential within the global entertainment, communications and media industries. WIF-PDX provides a networking forum to exchange ideas and opportunities with one another, build a solid support and mentoring system for all its members, and to celebrate each others diverse achievements in all areas of the industry. http://blog.wif-pdx.org/

TARA JOHNSON-MEDINGER

With almost 20 years of experience in the film and television industry, Tara Johnson-Medinger has produced programs for a diverse range of clients. She is currently producing the features MY SUMMER AS A GOTH and SPACESHIPS OVER CORVALLIS, and the documentary ROCK N ROLL MAMAS. Her previous films have been fea- tured on the Independent Film Channel, as well as selected for film festivals. Johnson-Medinger is the Executive Director of The Portland Women’s Film Festival (POW Fest). www.powfest.com JACKIE WEISSMAN, DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER & FREELANCE DIRECTOR/PRODUCER

For the past seventeen years, Jackie Weissman has been working as a documentary filmmaker, freelance direc- tor/producer and Avid editor. She is owner and president of Rock Mama Film, LLC, a full service video produc- tion company. Currently, Weissman is in post-production on “Rock N Roll Mamas”, a documentary following such rock moms as Corin Tucker from Sleater-Kinney, Zia McCabe from The Dandy Warhols, and Kristin Hersh from Throwing Muses. She is a founding member of Women In Film-Portland (WIF-PDX) and is on the planning committee for the second annual Doc Farm retreat. http://www.rockmamafilms.com/Quick/

HEATHER HARLOW

Heather Harlow began her career in India filming interviews for a research study on the use of plants in tradi- tional Tibetan medicine. Her unusual background includes a degree in fine arts and two masters degrees in bot- any and conservation biology. In 2002, she co-founded and co-directed­ Portland-based Northwest Documentary Arts & Media. Here, she spent two years teaching documentary filmmaking and collaborating on award-winning documentary projects. Additionally, Harlow has worked on over 100 commercials and videos and currently works as a freelance producer for several production companies in Portland. She recently directed the award- winning short film titled ‘Nous Deux Encore’. www.nousdeuxencore.com www.dolkarfilms.com

WOMEN IN MUSIC PANEL PARTICIPANTS

MARISA ANDERSON, , MUSICIAN AND MANAGER, ROCK N’ ROLL CAMP FOR GIRLS

Marisa Anderson is a composer, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist living in Portland Oregon. She works solo and with others. Current collaborators and past projects include the Evolutionary Jass Band, the Dolly Ranchers, Tara Jane ONeil, and many others. Anderson’s second solo record, The Golden Hour, will be released this winter on Mississippi Records. Combining the freedom of jazz with the sonic vocabulary of the blues, The Golden Hour features 12 solo improvisations for guitar and lap steel. Anderson’s music has been featured on many sound- tracks including, ‘For the Love of Dolly’, ‘Girls Rock’, and ‘A Gift To Winter’. Her debut solo recording ‘Holiday Motel’ was a 2006 Outmusic nominee for Best Female Debut Record. Anderson works at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Camp for Girls running the after-school programs and the Ladies Rock Camps.

CAROLINE JULIA BUCHALTER, MUSICIAN

Over the past 7 years, Caroline Julia Buchalter has been fortunate enough to book music and private events for such diverse venues as Berbati’s Pan, Mississippi Studios, The Wonder Ballroom, and The Woods. She currently plays viola in Ylang Ylang and Rickshaw and has most recently taken a hiatus from working in the music busi- ness to pursue her Masters in Elementary Education in Lewis and Clark College. She is thrilled to be taking part in this panel of talented women who make music and women who work in Music in Portland, OR. There is quite a strong and (hopefully) growing population of us who really make things happen in this town. www.myspace.com/ylangylangportland www.myspace.com/rickshaw23 MARY BRABEC, AGENT, BILLIONS CORPORATION

After several post college years of restaurant management, Mary Brabec made the shift to the music indus- try by getting involved with artist catering & festival production. This led to a love of the concert business and programming positions in Montana (Vootie Productions) and Seattle, WA (One Reel) and several dj gigs at KGLT & KBCS fm. Switching to ‘selling’ from ‘buying’ talent in 2002 with the launch of her American roots booking agency (MB Booking Agency), Brabec merged with the Chicago based Billions Corporation in 2005. She continues to represent many female artists including Erin McKeown, (2010 Siren Nation Festival participant) and enjoys a lovely life here in Portland, OR. http://www.billions.com

SHAYLA HASON, GLOBAL MUSIC SUPERVISOR, WIEDEN + KENNEDY

Shayla Hason is the global music supervisor for Wieden + Kennedy, as well as a musician, dj, photographer, and host of the Webby nominated Portland music series Don’t Move Here. She enjoys reading science fiction, garden- ing, and long walks off short piers. You can see her photographic work at www.dokuchan.com

DR. PORTIA SABIN, PRESIDENT AND A&R, KILL ROCK STARS

Dr. Portia Sabin played in bands in New York City in the 1990s and started Shotclock Management in 2001. In 2006 she took over running the legendary punk label Kill Rock Stars, and she currently serves on the boards of A2IM (the American Association of Independent Music) and WIN (the Worldwide Independent Network). http://www.killrockstars.com

WORKSHOP PRESENTERS

PAIGE PRENDERGAST, OWNER AND CURATOR, BREEZE BLOCK GALLERY

Paige Prendergast is the owner and curator of Breeze Block Gallery located in the Chinatown 1st Thursday arts district. Since 2006, She has curated and presented over 50 art shows featuring solo and group exhibitions of emerging and established local and national artists. As a gallerist, she also curates indoor and outdoor murals for businesses such as the Jupiter Hotel and private residences. Prendergast was born and raised in Portland and freelances at an arts lawfirm, Swider Medieros Haver, where she assists with community outreach, contract editing, and copywriting for visual artists. www.breezeblockgallery.com

TONISHA TOLER, GRANTS AND OUTREACH COORDINATOR AT REGIONAL ARTS & CULTURE COUNCIL (RACC)

As part of the Grants department at RACC, Toler assists in the administration of all the RACC grant programs; as the outreach coordinator. She focuses on outreach to individual artists – facilitating the yearly Professional Development Artist Workshop series; the monthly artist networking event, Art Spark; and speaking at events and classes about RACC programming. Before joining RACC in 2007 she worked for the Washington State Arts Commission in Olympia, WA. Toler started her work in the arts in gallery and museum exhibition prep in 2002 working nationally and internationally. Her background as an artist is concentrated in art that attends to social injustice. www.portlandartspark.com www.racc.org/workshops PETER VAUGHAN SHAVER, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ATTORNEY

Peter Vaughan Shaver is a Portland-based arts & entertainment attorney. His primary areas of legal expertise include intellectual property and general business law with an emphasis on copyrights, trademarks, music and art law, Internet law, licensing, non-profits and other business entity formation.

Shaver works with creative people and businesses of all kinds and is a regular lecturer at the Oregon School of Arts and Crafts, Portland State University, Marylhurst University, PCC-Sylvania, PCC-Cascade, The Art Institute of Portland, the Graphic Artists’ Guild, DIY – Collage, the 100th Monkey Studio, Clackamas Community College, American Federation of Musicians Union and other educational and community groups.

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