Weekly AMP Update

February 2, 2005

Happy Groundhog Day!

Result: February 2, 2005 - around 7:30 am ET - Punxsutawney, PA

Phil saw his shadow and thus we are headed for 6 more weeks of winter!

The intention of this weekly email update is to keep you informed about what is going on here at AMP…schedules, volunteer opportunities, special events, and the like. If you have information you would like to include in a future update, please send it to me via email at dawn@ampmedia.org. Likewise, if you would prefer not to receive these updates, just send an email to my email address with “remove” in the subject line, and I will take you off. Finally, if you know someone who is not receiving these messages who would like to, please forward that information to me as well!

AMP Membership = Amy Goodman Tickets!!
Join AMP as a member during the month of February and receive a ticket to sit in one of the first four rows of Amy Goodman’s July 9th lecture in Monterey. Of the 494 seats available, only 124 are in the first four rows, so sign up before this limited opportunity is gone! Tickets will go on sale to the General Public March 1st, and the event is sure to be a sell-out. Take advantage of this pre-sale opportunity to support AMP and secure your up-close seat to hear Democracy Now!’s Amy Goodman speak.

An Individual Membership is an investment of $100.00 and includes one reserved ticket to Amy Goodman while a Household Membership is an investment of $175.00 and includes two reserved tickets to Amy Goodman. The front row center seat will go to the first person to join and seats will continue to be assigned on a first come, first served basis throughout February…the sooner you take advantage of this opportunity, the better your seat will be! Starting in March, tickets will be general seating only.

Contact Dawn Pease Bryant at AMP by calling 333-1267 or emailing to dawn@ampmedia.org. Membership priority will be based on receipt of payment for membership. Payment can be made with cash, check, Visa or MasterCard (a 3% processing fee will apply to credit card transactions).

Become a member today and secure your reserved seat to see Amy in July!

Volunteers Needed for AMP Hours
First Annual International Flavors of Marina – Wednesday, February 23rd, 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM

I (Dawn) need a camera person to go with me to this function to capture footage and to publicize AMP at this community event. Must be willing/able to run the camera as well as be nice to people, smile, etc…this is a public relations job as much as a shoot J. Get in touch with me if you are interested: dawn@ampmedia.org or 333-1267.

Edgar Kennedy Awards – Thursday, February 24th, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Volunteers are needed to assist with food preparation, presentation, and clean-up as well as to work on the production crew. This will be a LIVE shoot! Contact me if you can help…it will be MUCH appreciated!

E-Entertainment looking for “Craziest of Public Access” footage
Contact Molly at E-Entertainment if you would like to submit some of your footage for consideration to be included in this production: mwright@eentertainment.com or 1-323-692-4636.

Edgar Kennedy Awards Show
The entries are in…thank you to everyone who submitted a program! Be sure to reserve the evening of Thursday, February 24th to attend the Awards event…food, wine, and the celebration of the people who create videos and provide television programming in Monterey County. Tickets are $25 per person.

Alliance for Community Media National Conference
Coming to Monterey in July!! Think about attending, and/or volunteering for the National Conference July 6 – 9, 2005 at the Monterey Conference Center. Soon there will be a website with lots of good information – I will let you know just as soon as that is available. This is a VERY exciting opportunity for all of us!

Hometown Video Festival
Follow this link: www.alliancecm.org for information about the National Hometown Video Festival and Awards. Entry deadline is February 16th and the Festival and Awards will be held HERE IN MONTEREY at the Osio Cinemas during the Alliance for Community Media National Conference at the Monterey Conference Center July 6 – 9, 2005.

Updated! Need an idea for a video?
The month of March has been designated:

Academy Awards Month

American Red Cross Month

Craft Month

Ethics Awareness Month

Frozen Food Month (I did NOT make this up!)

Help Someone See Month

International Listening Awareness Month

Irish-American Heritage Month

Music in the Schools Month

Kite Month

Noodle Month (I didn’t make this up either, but I’m all for celebrating noodles.)

Nutrition Month

Women’s History Month

Optimism Month (No wonder I’m such an optimist…I was born in March.)

Play the Recorder Month

Poetry Month

Poison Prevention Awareness Month

Spring Month

Umbrella Month (Really!)

Youth Art Month

Keeping Current
Please remember that AMP membership requires 5 hours of volunteer work per month for residents of Monterey and Marina (or $25), 10 hours per month for residents of other communities (or $25 + 5 hours). Please ask us if you have questions (and see opportunities above)!

Studio Saturdays
New volunteer and training opportunity “Studio Saturdays” – Control Room and Studio training/experience sessions every Saturday from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. Contact Matthew for more info.

Production Assistance Opportunities
Please review this list of upcoming opportunities to help AMP Producers create programming, and contact those you would like to assist (you can find contact information using the new search feature on the website!). Remember, volunteer hours keep you active as AMP members and are deeply appreciated by the Producers.

NEW!! “The Word of the Lord” - Live religious program featuring short sermons by ministers, commentary, and viewer call in

Produced by Rolf Schultz

Taping Begins: Mid February

Requires: Camera operators, Floor Manager, Lighting, Sound, Editing

Dawn Pease Bryant

Director of Marketing & Public Relations

AMP

2200 Garden Road

Monterey, CA 93940

phone: 831-333-1267

fax: 831-333-0386

cell: 831-224-3428

email: dawn@ampmedia.org

www.ampmedia.org