Don’t Miss These Events (Click the title below for event details) [1] New: Sight Singing Classes Begin Jan. 27 – Registration Deadline Jan. 19 [2] Save the Date: LA Singers Committee Presents Educational Meetings for SAG-AFTRA Singers (EMSAS), Jan. 20 [3] Accelerate your Social Media with Jodie Bentley and Christina Shipp, Jan. 22 [4] Free Improv Workshop with The Second City, Jan. 29 [5] April 2015 LA SAG Foundation Short Film Showcase Seeking Submissions – Deadline Feb. 11 [6] Reminders · LA Conservatory Special Mid-Season Open Enrollment, through Jan. 20 · RSVP Today – LA Local SAG Awards Viewing Party, Jan. 25 · Hollywood Costume Exhibition Discount, through March 2 [1] New: Sight Singing Classes Begin Jan. 27 – Registration Deadline Jan. 19 When: Beginning Tuesday, Jan. 27 for a duration of six weeks 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Tuesdays (Basic), Wednesdays (Intermediate) and Thursdays (Advanced) Where: SAG-AFTRA Frank Maxwell Room – Lobby Level 5757 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036 Parking will be validated. The LA local is pleased to announce the next series of sight singing classes. These classes are geared toward professional singers and designed for learning to sing at sight. The sessions will cover reading music and performing what is on paper. About Gerald White: Gerald White, current chair of the LA Local and National Singers Committee, is a successful SAG-AFTRA session singer/player and composer/arranger. His recent credits include The Voice, Glee, Oblivion, Family Guy, Spiderman, Men in Black 2, X-men 2, Matrix Reloaded, Polar Express, Happy Feet and License To Wed, among others. Cost: $95 for SAG-AFTRA and Equity members. No refunds after the first class for any reason. Click here for more information and to register. Questions? Please call (310) 430-4802 [2] Save the Date: LA Singers Committee Presents Educational Meetings for SAG-AFTRA Singers (EMSAS), Jan. 20 When: Tuesday, Jan. 20 6 p.m. Doors Open 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Meeting Where: SAG-AFTRA James Cagney Boardroom – Lobby Level 5757 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036 Parking will be validated. RSVP: [email protected] Questions? Please contact the SAG-AFTRA Singers Department at (323) 549-6864. This meeting is only open to paid-up SAG-AFTRA members in good standing. Unfortunately, no guests allowed. Parents/guardians of younger performers under 18 years old are welcome. SAG-AFTRA MEMBERS, PLEASE BRING YOUR MEMBERSHIP CARD (paid through APRIL 30, 2015) FOR ADMITTANCE. [3] Accelerate your Social Media with Jody Bentley and Christina Shipp, Jan. 22 When: 1 – 3 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 22 Where: SAG-AFTRA James Cagney Boardroom – Lobby Level 5757 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036 Parking will be validated. Whether you love it or you hate it, social media is here to stay. And, if you’re not using it effectively, you’re missing out on the easiest form of free promotion that can leverage and impact your career. Come learn from fellow actors and co-founders of Accelerated Artist, Jodie Bentley and Christina Shipp, exactly what tools are available to help you boost your acting career, all through the free promotion and publicity of social media. This workshop will demonstrate the importance of creating an authentic brand and how you can use social networking to establish and confirm that brand. The workshop will then show you the sites on which you must have a presence and strategies that work for each of them. Finally, it will show you the essentials to start incorporating social media into your acting career. Click here for more information and to RSVP. Questions? Call (323) 634-8277. This event is only open to paid-up SAG-AFTRA members in good standing. Unfortunately, no guests allowed. Parents/guardians of younger performers under 18 years old are welcome. SAG-AFTRA MEMBERS, PLEASE BRING YOUR MEMBERSHIP CARD (paid through APRIL 30, 2015) FOR ADMITTANCE. [4] Free Improv Workshop with The Second City, Jan. 29 When: 2 – 4 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 29 Where: SAG-AFTRA James Cagney Boardroom – Lobby Level 5757 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036 Parking will be validated. Join us for the first in a series of workshops presented to SAG-AFTRA members by The Second City Training Center. The Second City has been doing improv for 55 years and is commonly referred to as the Harvard of comedy. Improv is practically an industry standard on set and in auditions; you’re going to be asked to do it at some point if you haven’t already. In this free two-hour workshop, you’ll be learning the fundamentals of improv where we’ll discuss the basic concepts, how it applies to acting on stage, on camera and to your life in general. There will be games, laughter and, we promise, lots of fun. You don’t need experience, just the willingness to explore your creativity. Click here for more information and to RSVP. Questions? Call (323) 634-8277. This event is only open to paid-up SAG-AFTRA members in good standing. Unfortunately, no guests allowed. Parents/guardians of younger performers under 18 years old are welcome. SAG-AFTRA MEMBERS, PLEASE BRING YOUR MEMBERSHIP CARD (paid through APRIL 30, 2015) FOR ADMITTANCE. [5] LA SAG Foundation Short Film Showcase Seeking Submissions The SAG Foundation is now accepting submissions from filmmakers residing in all states west of the Mississippi for its April 2015 Los Angeles Short Film Showcase. If you submitted to the New York SAG Foundation showcase, you are ineligible to submit to the Los Angeles showcase. Webseries produced under a union contract are also eligible for consideration. Please submit one or two episodes. All shorts MUST be produced under a SAG-AFTRA Short Film, SAG-AFTRA Student Agreement or SAG-AFTRA New Media contract, not run more than 20 minutes, including credits – no exceptions, and be completed films. Previously submitted films are eligible for re-submission. The showcase is open to all types of cinematic expression, and is designed to encourage union members, and others, to create their own projects. In addition to the screening, the evening includes a Q&A with the directors and producers, and an opportunity to network with those in attendance. Filmmakers must provide project’s SAG-AFTRA production number. If the short film was created when the filmmaker was a student at USC, UCLA, Chapman or AFI, then the submission does not need a production number. Please make a note of the school affiliation with the submission. There is no entry fee, nor is there a cost to attend the screening, which is held in Los Angeles twice a year. Submission Deadline: Wednesday, Feb. 11 Click here to submit to the SAG Foundation. Questions? For questions regarding your SAG-AFTRA production number, contact the SAG-AFTRA office at (323) 954-1600. For any other questions, email [email protected]. You will only be notified if your film has been selected for the screening. [6] Reminders LA Conservatory Special Mid-Season Open Enrollment, through Jan. 20 Visit sagaftra.org/laconservatory during our open enrollment dates (Jan. 6-20) where you can register online or download an application. RSVP Today – LA Local SAG Awards Viewing Party, Jan. 25 Click here to RSVP. Hollywood Costume Exhibition Discount, through March 2 SAG-AFTRA members receive 20 percent off tickets by using the code “SAGAFTRA.” Click here for more info. Connect with us on Social Media! 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