DOCSLIB.ORG

The Meadoword, August 2011

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
The Meadoword, August 2011 August 2011 Volume 29, Number 8 The To FREE Meadoword MeaThe doword PUBLISHED BY THE MEADOWS CO mm UNITY ASSO C IATION TO PROVIDE INFOR M ATION AND EDU C ATION FOR MEADOWS RESIDENTS MANASOTA, MANASOTA, FL U.S. POSTAGE PRESORTED STANDARD PERMIT 61 PAID 2 The Meadoword • August 2011 MCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Assembly Committee Anthony Sawyer, President Bob Friedlander, Vice President No Assembly of Property Owners meeting in August Ginny Coveney, Treasurer By Claire Coyle—Chairperson Bill Hoegel, Secretary Dr. Bill Grubb Jerry Hilmes Delegates, please mark your Joy Howes calendars for the September 21 Jo Evans meeting at 7:00 pm in the Lakeside Who do you want Paul Mercier Room of the Meadows Community Center. to hear from? COMMITTEES This meeting is an important Do you have a topic Assembly of Property Owners one because we need to elect the of interest to you and Claire Coyle, Chairperson Search and Screening Committee, your neighbors? Anthony Sawyer, Liaison Next Assembly who recommends a slate of Budget and Finance candidates to run for the Board of The Executive Committee September 21 • 7:00 pm Jerry Schwarzkopf, Chairperson of the Assembly is currently Bob Friedlander, Liaison Directors of the MCA. Please plan Guest Speaker to attend. working to identify speakers Community Activities Attorney The September speaker will be for next year and would like Ginny Coveney, Chairperson Charla Burchett, Esq attorney Charla Burchett, Esq. She your ideas and suggestions. Emergency Preparedness will discuss estate planning issues Everyone is invited to stay Dr. Harry Shannon, Chairperson Call Claire Coyle, 941-371-8925, for coffee, refreshments, & Dr. Bill Grubb, Liaison and ideas. email [email protected] conversation after the meeting Maintenance All Assembly meetings are Bob Friedlander, Cochairperson open to all Meadows residents. Jo Evans, Cochairperson Memorial Garden John Spillane, Chairperson Restrictions Bill Hoegel, Chairperson Jerry Hilmes, Liaison Safety John Spillane, Chairperson Joy Howes, Liaison Subscription Rates The subscription rate for The Meadoword re- flects a cost due to recent increases in postage, labor, and materials: USA ....................... $2.00 per month Canada .................. $2.50 per month Foreign .................. $5.00 per month Submission Guidelines Letters to the Editor • Letters must be signed and include a return address. • Issues must be of interest to a large n n n 4957 Rutland Gate— Pool home, loads of portion of The Meadows. 5200 Village Lake—Great opportunity 3214 Ringwood Meadow—Gorgeous 2Br whether seeking investment or your own retreat. Villa in Papillion. Outstanding unit new kitchen tile, over 2,500sq ft of Florida living. Replaced • Obscene or derogatory remarks will roof and A/C. The Meadows features 3 golf not be published. Furnished 1 st floor 2BR end unit. Pleasant and appliance pkg. New tile floor. Fire place, 2 courses, 16 har tru tennis courts and many lakes, • We reserve the right to edit letters in greenbelt and pool views. car garage. Shaded yard and water views. preserves and miles of fitness/bike trails. the interest of space or to refuse Call Bob & Ken Cowles 941-954-4443 Call Bob & Ken Cowles 941-954-4443 Call Bob & Ken Cowles 941-954-4443 publication. n A3943985 .............................................$ $127,900 n A3943232 ..........................................$209,900 n A3944493 .......................................... $299,900 Articles and Monthly Columns We welcome submissions from our Meadows residents for publication in The Meadoword. Articles should be of general interest to the community. We copy edit all articles for accuracy, content, and length and will not publish articles that contain offensive material or inaccurate information. Articles must be received by the posted n 5042 Marshfield—Heronmere. Turnkey Take your pick... 2 exceptional units in friendly, ac- n 3042 Ringwood Meadow—Villa of Papil- deadline for publication in the following furnished; completely updated. New a/c, ap- tive, well-maintained community. lion. Fantastic water and pool views. This complex month’s edition. n 5366 Huntingwood 2BR villa with Pergo floor- pliance pkg, etc. Tiled in all the right places. 2 ing and newer A/C. has awesome, private pool across footbridge to glass-enclosed lanai’s. Carport parking with n A3898818 $164,900 island pool setting. Many updates including a/c and extra storage. n 5360 Huntingwood 3BR townhouse. Enclosed enclosed lanai. n A3942390 .....................................................$124,900 lanai, remodeled bath with granite counter Call Bob & Ken Cowles 941-954-4443 The Meadoword n A3943073 ......................................................$167,900 Call Bob & Ken Cowles 941-954-4443 Call Bob & Ken Cowles 941-954-4443 n A3941722 ............................................$224,900 Community News Source of The Meadows Initiated in 1983 Publisher, MCA Editor & Advertising Manager Mary Jo Gord Distribution Ernie Fortin Contributing Proofreader Ginny Cardozo MEADOWS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION n 5448 Hampstead Heath—Outstanding n 3182 Windrush Bourne—Wow! 2Br end n 5130 Willow Links—Enjoy the good life in the 2004 Longmeadow Views across water to golf course. Peaceful, unit with exceptional lake view. Garage parking. Meadows. Upper 2 BR with pool view. Tiled and Sarasota, Florida 34235 quiet and lots of nature. Updated 2BR with Turnkey furnished. Light, bright and roomy with in great condition. Offered Turnkey Furnished. Phone 377-2300 • Fax 377-2248 garage parking. Furniture is negotiable.. brkfast patio and cathedral ceilings. [email protected] Call Bob & Ken Cowles 941-954-4443 Call Bob & Ken Cowles 941-954-4443 Call Bob & Ken Cowles 941-954-4443 http://www.themeadowssarasota.org n A3923855 .......................................... $143,900 n A3942889 .......................................... $164,900 n A3941974 ...................................................$98,900 The Meadoword • August 2011 3 Notes From the President’s Desk By Anthony Sawyer—MCA President that the need for community “SIPOC” housing had greatly diminished and that construction and completion of You might ask what is SIPOC? University Town Center would be SIPOC stands for Sarasota jeopardized if the County insisted Interstate Park of Commerce, on completion of the units. now more commonly referred Squarely left in place, to as Benderson Development’s however, are the requirements University Town Center, located at that Benderson build two hotels the southwest quadrant of I-75 and and another 100,000 square feet University Parkway, north and east of commercial space. Under the of The Meadows. already existing agreement, the University Town Center is a first hotel must be constructed by mixed-use project (retail, hotel, September 2014, and the second office, and residential) that will one, 21 months later. eventually contain 1,900,000 So what happens next? square feet of Gross Leasable Area (GLA) on a 276-acre site. Benderson still has to The project started with submit a site plan to the County a setback—the Sarasota Commissioners for review and County Planning Commission approval—that is, the location recommended denial of of the structures to be built. The “Old Fashioned Service” Benderson’s plans some four years submission and review of that plan Experienced Rental and Sales Specialists ago. will take place in the near future. who KNOW The Meadows! After extensive presentations So, the project, which has been Seasonal and Annual rentals available. For personal made by Benderson Development’s planned for the last four years, will service, call the experts you already know… experts and rigorous discussions soon get off the ground. between the County Commis- And, what about Cattlemen Road? Betty Ann Sullivan, Peg Schmitt, sioners and Benderson, the and Shirley Cuddy plan was approved. In fact, in While the completion of the connection with the approval, University Town Center is of great You know where we are … Benderson agreed to build interest to The Meadows, what Look for the car! some 437 community housing about Cattleman Road? units—dwellings affordable to Well, there is good news on Realty Services Inc • 3590 17th St (corner of Beneva) households earning between 100 this front as well. Construction 941-954-4443 and 120 percent of the County’s of the road project, which was median income. The project began scheduled to start about July 7, has to progress, but thereafter, the begun. Florida Power and Light housing market started a downward has moved some of the utility poles trend into a proverbial “tank,” and on Cattlemen Road at a cost of so went the need for community approximately $1,000,000.00. housing. The Cattlemen Road project In turn, Benderson has been of greatest interest to The Development filed an application Meadows for more than ten years, Numbers to be released of its commitment to Our representatives, primarily ACUPUNCTURE PHYSICIAN, DR. BRENDA 955-1220 build the community housing units. Frank Reuss, spent innumerable ANGELIC TOUCH MASSAGE THERAPY 378-2232 The matter had to be first presented hours lobbying and cajoling the ANNIE’S CAFE & DELI 371-3354 to the Sarasota County Planning appropriate powers to have the EDWARD JONES 371-4137 Board, who again recommended project approved and completed. HOME IMPROVEMENT PLUS, INC. 376-6762 denial. But, after reviewing the All that good work is now near KOBERNICK HOUSE/ANCHIN PAVILION 377-0781 recommendation of the Planning fruition. Board and the arguments presented LIGHTHOUSE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Rightmwing Forces Mobilize at UCSD
    Volume 7. Number 4 nublished at UCSD 15th vear of ~ublication Nov. 3-Nov. 16. 1911 CIA responds to SCU ... CIA Discloses Ties with University of California The Central Intelligence Agency referendum. The SCU has held that one . (CIA) recently responded to a request of the major reasons for the for the release of the Agency's administrations's union-bustind tactics documents concerning its relationships was the SCU's substantial support for a with the University of California. The widely popular and growing anti-CIA request was submitted by the UCSD movement throughout the UC system. Student Cooperative Union (SCU) The movement was sparked by 1975 under the terms of the Freedom of disclosures that the CIA planned to Information Act (FOIA). (See letters on increase recruitment of women and .A 3 ---- 1\ TL-PWI ----- >-_ ( ..I . .- . page 9). I ne unagreca to comply wlrn rnlnorlry sruaenrs Irom several major the request. universities in the U.S. The SCU has been investigating UC ties with the CIA and other intelligence INSIDE THIS ISSUE: agencies since 1975. At that time. the Draft Flramlgn Thaatar, SCU was the "student government" at "UCS~34", lnaupuratlon, UCSD, and adopted a resolution calling Funky La Jolla and mora... upon the UC Board of Regents to' disclose and sever all UC ties with the Following a Statewide Conference on November, 1975. Anti- CIA protestors pursue UC Pres~dentSaxon, demanding CIA. Similar resolutions were adopted the CIA sponsored by the UCSD Anti- that UC-CIA t~esbe termmated. by the Third College Council, and the CIA Coalition in 1976, Nathan Gardels.
    [Show full text]
  • Ats Press U.Mass, Penn State the Anovan
    ats Press U.Mass, Penn State the anovan VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY VILLANOVA PA January 26, 1977 Senate Debates University Priorities By T ONY DiFRANCESCO ducing Ventures from sixth to shape iIs fut ure." T he University Senate will meet second and the Planning Function Hegarding the other significant t his Friday to discuss t he budget from first to sixth. In addit ion to changes, Tuition and Salary In­ for the 1977-78 school year. One of t his amendment, it was mot inned crease for Faculty and Staff the prime guidelines in de­ to include the rationale that ac· moved to first priority because termining the budget has been . \1\ companied the initial I isl of Father Breslin thought it im­ ordering of University priorities, riorit ies only for the informat ion perative that sa laries support which have been the source of of those who consult the list. Both rises in the cost of living. With much discussion at the past two amendments carried. 9.';.8 percent of University income senate meetings. In reference to the Planning derived from student tuition and On March 19, 197(;. the Ex­ Function, Paul J. Gormley. fees, the added concern for In­ ecutive Committee of the Uni­ Priorities Committee Chairman, come - Producing Ventures is ob­ versity Senate established an ad stated that it was in a sense a per­ vious. hoc Priorities Committee to de­ manent watchdog of the budget. Realizing the numerous amend­ vise this list of priorities. Since He indicated the time and effort ments to the 1976 Priorities Com­ April the thirteen member group expanded to accumulate the data mittee Report, Commerce and has met with members of the Bud­ necessary for asse ssi ng the Finance Senator Matt Christenson get Committee as well as in­ priorities and felt their periodic suggest ed the Senate s ubmit more dividuals representing a cross task would be eliminated by specific guidelines to the section of the university corn­ st rengthening the Planning Func­ Priorities Committee in the future munity.
    [Show full text]
  • Souvenir Book Was Designed by Andrew Bertke, Created in Quarkxpress, Illustrator, and Photoshop
    brought to you by… Minnesota Science Fiction Society, Inc. April 10th though 12th, 1998 • Radisson Hotel South, L’Hotel Sofitel, Holiday Inn Airport 2 and Wyndham Garden Hotel • Bloomington, MN Table of Contents: A View From A Different Corner: Letter from the Exec ..................5 Hotel Information............................................................................6 Operations........................................................................................7 Professional Guest of Honor: Gardner Dozois ................................8 The Hagiography of Saint Dozois....................................................8 Fan Guest of Honour: Dave Langford............................................12 Toastmaster: John M. Ford ............................................................16 Mark Time Award Presenter: Phil Proctor ....................................22 The Mark Time Award at Minicon 33 ..........................................23 Minicon 33 was brought to you be ................................................30 Copyright © 1998 by the Minnesota Science Fiction Society (MN-StF). All rights reserved. Published and distributed by the Minicon 33 Convention Staff for MN-Stf — a non-profit, volunteer-run organization since 1968. No portion of this book (except as noted below) may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from MN-Stf. Illustrations remain the property of the respective artists. MN-StF waives copyright on the following: Operations Policies, Masquerade Rules, Art Show Rules and Auction Rules. These are available to the public for their own uses. For further information about Minicon, the Minnesota Science Fiction Society (MN-StF), or any of our activities, write: P.O. Box 8297, Lake Street Station, Minneapolis, MN 55408-8297. You may also call the MN-Stf Hotline at 612-824-5559 or the Minicon Voicemail at 612-333-7533. Cover art was designed by Derrick Dasenbrock.
    [Show full text]
  • Press Kit (PDF)
    Synopsis 1 The ocean is a wilderness reaching 'round the globe, wilder than a Bengal jungle, and fuller of monsters, washing the very wharves of our cities and the gardens of our sea-side residences. - Henry David Thoreau, 1864 For the nineteenth century, the world beneath the sea played much the same role that "outer space" played for the twentieth. The ocean depths were at once the ultimate scientific frontier and what Coleridge called "the reservoir of the soul": the place of the unconscious, of imagination and the fantastic. Proteus uses the undersea world as the locus for a meditation on the troubled intersection of scientific and artistic vision. The one-hour film is based almost entirely on the images of nineteenth century painters, graphic artists, photographers and scientific illustrators, photographed from rare materials in European and American collections and brought to life through innovative animation. The central figure of the film is biologist and artist Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919). As a young man, Haeckel found himself torn between seeming irreconcilables: science and art, materialism and religion, rationality and passion, outer and inner worlds. Through his discoveries beneath the sea, Haeckel would eventually reconcile these dualities, bringing science and art together in a unitary, almost mystical vision. His work would profoundly influence not only biology but also movements, thinkers and authors as disparate as Art Nouveau and Surrealism, Sigmund Freud and D.H. Lawrence, Vladimir Lenin and Thomas Edison. The key to Haeckel's vision was a tiny undersea organism called the radiolarian. Haeckel discovered, described, classified and painted four thousand species of these one-celled creatures.
    [Show full text]
  • The Allen-Stevenson School
    GRADUATES FROM THE CLASS OF 2017 David Aidenehi Agbato Kilin Yue-Fei Tang Conrad Everett Dobbs Akanimo Aniekan Umanah Zacary Omar Nasir Isaac Young THE ALLEN-STEVENSON SCHOOL GRADUATES FROM THE CLASS OF 2018 Ryan Alexander Bird Kush Malhotra Benjamin May Blauner Charles Samuel Morris William Shelton Camp Sebastian Edward Morris William Edward Bradford Clark Harry Goodbody Niles John Lawrence Clofine Jonah Miyake Nir Oliver Louis Walker Copplestone William Barclay Daniel Palmer Maxwell Charles Esterson David Ryan Porges Aidan Charles Gellert David Sigmund Posma Ethan Ross Gilbert Jonathan David Poss Harrison Scott Goldberg David Lucas Rosen Jack Paul Greff Neilesh Shrotri Justin Frederick Grier Jake Ryan Silpe George Estes Hall Daniel Jaedon Simmons Thomas Graham Harris Nicholas James Simonian Grey August Holmén Alexander Garnet Smith Jack Winston Klein Kai Haven Stevens Upper School Addeson Boonyasai Lehv Santiago Vargas Machado James Derek Levinson Lucas Mark Villamil Closing Exercises Philip Proctor ’55 Phil Proctor is an actor, voice actor, and a founding member of the Firesign Theatre, whose love for the stage started at Allen-Stevenson, as he performed in the annual Gilbert & Sullivan operettas. He later attended Riverdale Country School and then Yale University. While at Yale, he honed his comedic skills by contributing to The Yale Record, a campus humor magazine. Chances are, when you turn on your TV, you’ll hear Phil’s voice! He's been Wednesday, June 7, 2017 working in Hollywood since the 60’s, lending his talents to more movies, TV 11:00 AM shows, commercials, and video games than we could possibly list here.
    [Show full text]
  • Zsat 151219 293 Songs, 9.4 Hours, 1.86 GB
    Page 1 of 12 zsat 151219 293 songs, 9.4 hours, 1.86 GB Name Time Album Artist 1 Chromium Switch truncated 0:07 Firesign Theatre 2 Homer broadcasting all hollering scream 0:08 Simpsons Homer Simpson 3 Station Identification 0:07 Station ID Cara Dell'Apa 4 That's What I Call A Ball.mp3 1:53 Hollywood Glamour 56 Vol 9 Larry Donn 5 Bush Jamie is boring 2 _bore to about 03_ 0:07 6 announcer break silence 2 min 2:00 7 I have lived my life in the fast lane, feel for the road 0:09 Jim Varney 8 I have lived my life in the fast lane, feel for the road 0:09 9 livedinfastlane 0:09 10 livedinfastlane 2 0:09 11 Dry Bones Twist 2:47 R And B Hipshakers Vol.3 Just A Little Bit Of The… The Drivers 12 Craig's Crazy Boogie 2:42 Virginia Rocks CD 2 The Downbeats 13 Jungle Hop 2:14 Hey Hey Pretty Baby Don & Dewey 14 speed up balcony shakespeare 0:15 Firesign Theater 15 My Baby's 3-D 2:06 The Hound - July 15, 1995 Dominoes w/Jackie Wilson 16 Wont last 0:02 17 All Night Long 2:38 Lucky Doowop & Dance 2 Du Mauriers 18 Announcer Break Silence 1 min 1:00 19 announcer break silence 2 min 2:00 20 Dr Ross Boogie 2:39 Sun Records - The Blues Years 1950-1958 (Char… Doctor Ross 21 I think the guys are phony 0:02 22 Dr. Velvet <voodoo charms spells herbs dust aro… 2:34 Night Ridin' Doc Starkes & His Nite Riders 23 Oh yeah thats what he thinks 0:03 zsat 151219 Page 2 of 12 Name Time Album Artist 24 WHAM 2:43 Early Decca Label Harmony - vol.
    [Show full text]
  • Historical Precedents of Riffing
    This PDF is offered as a writing sample only and is not intended for republication without the consent of the copyright holders. To contact the author of this article: Mark McDermott [email protected] ALSO OF INTERST Marvel Graphic Novels and Related Publications: An Annotated Guide… by Robert G. Weiner (McFarland, 2008) Graphic Novels and Comics in Libraries and Archives: Essays… edited by Robert G. Weiner (McFarland, 2010) Captain America and the Struggle of the Superhero: Critical Essays. edited by Robert G. Weiner (McFarland, 2009) LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGUING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA In the peanut gallery with Mystery Science Thealer 3000 : essays on film, fandom, technology and the culture of riffing / edited by Robert G. Weiner and Shelley E. Barba ; forewords by Kevin Murphy and Robert Moses Peasley ; afterword by Mary Jo Pehl p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-7864-4532-5 1. Mystery Science Theater 3000. 2. Motion pictures–Review. I. Weiner, Robert G., 1966– II. Barba, Shelley E., 1982– PN1992.77.M9716 2011 791.45'72-dc22 2011000212 © 2011 Robert G. Weiner and Shelley E. Barba. All rights reserved On the cover: Joel Hodgson with the robots Crow and Tom Servo from Mystery Science Theater 3000 (Comedy Central/Photofest) Manufactured in The United States of America McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Box 611, Jefferson, North Carolina 28640 www.mcfarlandpub.com 23 “Hamlet will return in Thunderball”: Historical Precedents of Riffing by Mark McDermott The ability to superimpose critical or humorous comments on an existing performance seems to be a recent development made possible by modern technology.
    [Show full text]
  • Maltese Falcon (Huston 1940/Hammett 1930)
    Chapter Three—Maltese Falcon (Huston 1940/Hammett 1930) pirates! you’ve got brains! yes you have! curses, foiled again the mickey finn shot samuel spade, confidential investigator you kill me! don’t bogart me According to noted 19th Century author Henry James (1843-1916), novels are “large, loose baggy monsters.” The monstrous size and looseness of the genre demands serious adaptation to the time-bound scope of cinema, often by fusing several characters into one, eliminating major sections of plot, and crystallizing what elements remain, favoring dramatic moments over those more mundane. John Huston’s directorial debut is the exception to the adaptation rule in that it transfers nearly all of Hammett’s novel to screen with very little editing or rewriting. Except for the character of Gutman’s daughter and Spade’s existentialist monologue regarding the Flitcraft episode, Huston basically follows Hammett’s plot to a T, relying on the novelist to provide most of the dialogue. The only other glaring departure from the novel is the Shakespearean paraphrase Humphrey Bogart allegedly suggested to Huston for inclusion at the end of the film, in answer to Tom Polhaus’s question about the nature of the falcon. Spade, misquoting Prospero from The Tempest, says it is: "The stuff that dreams are made of." Many film historians point to Huston’s Maltese Falcon (the novel had been filmed twice before) as the first example of film noir. French film critics writing in Les cahiers du cinéma codified the genre-linked features of this particularly American creation, including the femme fatale, the existential perspective on the individual and fate, the hard-boiled tradition, and the stylistic use of light and shadow, dubbing the genre “black film” or film noir.
    [Show full text]
  • Ensemble by Martin Mcdonagh Directed by Steven Robman
    Antaeus Theatre Company Presents By Martin McDonagh Directed by Steven Robman Scenic Designer Costume Designer John Iacovelli** Garry Lennon** Co-Lighting & Co-Projection Designers Sound Designer Kaitlyn Pietras** Jeff Gardner** Jason H. Thompson** Production Stage Manager Props Designer Jessaica Shields Erin Walley Fight Choreographer Dialect Coach Bo Foxworth Lauren Lovett Ensemble Rhonda Aldrich*, John Allee*, John Bobek*, Anne Gee Byrd*, Stephen Caffrey*, JD Cullum*, Seamus Dever*, Sebastian Fernandez, Julia Fletcher*, Emily Goss, Mary-Pat Green*, Matthew Grondin*, Ian Littleworth*, Joey Millin, Philip Proctor*, Kitty Swink*, Abby Wilde* *Member, Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. This production is presented under the auspices of the Actors’ Equity Los Angeles Membership Company Rule. ** Artistic Director’s Note Welcome to Antaeus Theatre Company! We’re thrilled to have Martin McDonagh’s Irish yarn, The Cripple of Inishmaan, on our stage as the second show of our 2018/19 season. The play is set in a tiny and remote Irish village where everyone is keen to know everyone else’s business, where gossip is a major part of daily life and the truth becomes harder and harder to glean. It’s a dark and funny tale that is perfect for our own fact-challenged time. We think of the Antaeus community as a village, too (albeit a much healthier and vibrant one than windswept Inishmaan!) and a big change is coming our way: our Co-Artistic Director Rob Nagle will be stepping down from this position in February. It’s not possible to fully express the gigantic impact Rob’s leadership has had to Antaeus.
    [Show full text]
  • 2015 Mark Time Awards Include Jerry Stearns, Brian Price and William Stout
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New Audio Production Awards Established to Honor The Firesign Theater’s Comedy and Satire Legacy FREELAND, WA – January 23, 2015 – The most prominent awards worldwide for original radio drama – The Mark Time Awards – are adding four new awards to honor the historic contribution of The Firesign Theater to radio and audio production. The new awards and the long-established Mark Time Award for the year’s best science fiction production and the Ogle Award for fantasy/horror will be presented during the 2015 HEAR Now Festival in Kansas City, Missouri June 12th. “With these four new awards, we are celebrating a renewed interest in audio arts, which are thriving in the first decades of the 21st century in part because of the huge popularity of streaming and digital media,” said Judith Walcutt, Chief Executive Officer of Otherworld Media, which recently was selected to administer the Mark Time Awards. For the past 30 years, Otherworld Media has produced award-winning audio plays, radio broadcasts, and educational programming. The new Mark Time awards honoring The Firesign Theater are: The Nick Danger Prize for the best audio production in the mystery/detective fiction category, which is named after Firesign’s famous satire of radio detectives of the 1950s. The original “Nick,” Phil Austin, and his wife Oona will be part of the judging team. The Bradshaw, an award named after the late Peter Bergman’s cop character in the Nick Danger episodes, will be given for “service to the field” and chosen by the MTA’s advisory board. ! 1! The Betty Jo (But Everyone Knew Her as Nancy) prize honors the multi-gender vocal skills of Phil Proctor and will be awarded for best performances.
    [Show full text]
  • Progress Report Two Is Copyright © 2012 by Convergence Events Inc
    Table of Contents Annual Theme . 1 Guests of Honor . 2. Firesign Theater . 4 Hotel Update . 5 Contact Info Registration . 6 Convergence Events What’s New in 2012? Waterbury Building 1121 Jackson St . CVG-TV . 8 Suite 106 Programing . 8 Minneapolis, MN 55413 Art Show . 8 Artist’s Alley . 8 24-hour Voicemail: Masqurade . 8 612 .234 .2845 Mainstage . 9. CONvergence eMail: Harmonic Convergence . .9 info@convergence-con .org Community Partners . 10 Help Wanted . 12 Convention Website: Pre-Registration Form . 13 www .convergence-con .org Organization Website: www .convergenceevents .org CONvergence 2012 Progress Report Two is Copyright © 2012 by Convergence Events Inc. All rights reserved. The CONvergence logo, Convergence Events logo and the likeness of Connie are the property of the corporation. No portion of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without the express written permission of the Corporation. This publication was designed by Sarah Morningstar, Christopher Jones, and Rich Lott for CONvergence Publications. All artwork is by Christopher Jones and Holly Spots. Thanks to<proofreading team> and the CONvergence Steering Committee for their help in proofreading. We always welcome feedback and suggestions and ask that any comments be listed to the channels listed above. ANNUAL THEME: Wonder Women! We are strong, we are invincible, we are are Women! This year’s convention theme is Wonder Women, a four-day celebration of the female creators and characters of science fiction and fantasy. We’re paying homage to the sassiest, smartest, sexiest heroines, villainesses, and creators without a Y-chromo- some . These Wonder Women are kicking butt and taking names, in numbers too big to ignore! Where would Harry Potter be without Hermione Granger, Han and Luke without Leia Organa, the Doctor without his many, vivacious companions? Can you imagine the “X-men” without Rogue, Phoenix, Storm, and Kitty Pryde? Who would want to? Additionally there are the women who stand on their own two feet .
    [Show full text]
  • Proteus a Nineteenth Century Vision
    NIGHT FIRE FILMS www.nightfirefilms.org PROTEUS A NINETEENTH CENTURY VISION ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES MARIAN SELDES (the Narrator) is a major figure in American theatre. Her Broadway roles have included Medea, Crime and Punishment, Ondine, The Chalk Garden, The Milk Train Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore, Tiny Alice, A Delicate Balance, Father’s Day, Equus, Deathrap, Ivanov and Ring Round the Moon. Off-Broadway roles have included The Ginger Man, Isadora Duncan, Painting Churches, Richard II, Richard III, Three Tall Women, The Boys From Syracuse, Dear Liar and The Play About the Baby. Ms. Seldes most recently starred in Becket/Albee at the Century Theater. She has received a Tony Award and 5 Tony nominations, a Drama Desk Award and 5 Drama Desk Nominations, a Helen Hayes Nomination, 3 Obie Awards, including an Obie for Sustained Achievement in 2001, and other awards too numerous to mention. She was inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame in 1996, and received an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from Julliard in 2003. Ms. Seldes also appears frequently on television and in films, most recently in Mona Lisa Smile. COREY BURTON (the voice of Ernst Haeckel) studied radio drama with the legendary Daws Butler, and has worked with nearly all of the original Hollywood Radio Theatre veterans in classic-style broadcasts. The San Fernando Valley native has voiced sound- alikes and original characters for hundreds of commercials and other projects. Theatrical film work includes E.T., Total Recall, Poltergeist and most of Disney Feature Animation's releases over the past two decades, including the roles of Moliere in Atlantis and Captain Hook in Return to Neverland.
    [Show full text]