Rainier Valley Radio LPFM

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Splabman

The Rainier Valley Radio Community Advisory Board is looking for you!SPLAB_Logo_BW_tiny

SEED LogoWould you be interested in being involved in a radio station that broadcasts specifically to the Rainier Valley/Renton/South King County communities? SEED, in partnership with SPLAB, is in the process of determining the feasibility of applying for a Low Power FM license from the FCC for a non-profit Rainier Valley community radio station.  LPFM’s are 100 watt stations which generally provide solid broadcast coverage within a 3.5-mile radius and often reach radios up to 10 miles away.

We are seeking Board Members for an Advisory Board that would help guide the process, create awareness in the community and, in the event a license is granted to SEED, help oversee content development and educational aspects of the operation.

If you’d like to hear more about broadcasting in the interest of the Rainier Valley community with programming from public or private schools, entities with educational purposes — such as a community groups, public service or public health organizations, arts and music, youth engagement, senior services, multi-cultural concerns and organizations, and YOUR voice or community interest, we’re looking for you.

A Rainier Valley radio station will also provide opportunities for public discourse, news, public safety emergency preparedness, and, a training ground for careers in broadcast and journalism.

We’ll be holding an open forum community discussion on Thursday, October 3 at 7pm with current members of the Advisory Council at the Rainier Valley Cultural Center at the corner of Alaska and Rainier Av S. Food will be provided. For more information please visit http://www.rainiervalleyradio.blogspot.com or call 206.422.5002.

Sincerely,

Paul Nelson

SPLAB

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Call for Writing on Race

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Splabman

 

Raven Chronicles

Raven Chronicles

Theme for Raven Chronicles’ Vol. 19, Winter 2013-14 Issue: 

“Race — Under Our Skin”
 
Many agree that race is a social construct, born out of ideas of superiority and inferiority, a social construct that has shaped our history, both collectively and individually, and continues to do so. Race plays a part in how others define us, as well as in our individual sense of who we are, and what group, or groups, we belong to. Race continues to confer both privilege and discrimination, evoke both pride and fear, call up/suggest both inclusion and exclusion. Yet racial boundaries have never been simple, have never remained unbroken, or unchallenged, or static. Mulatto, half-breed, mixed-race, other; passing, blood quantum laws, land, civil rights, integration; immigrants, refugees, illegals, legals, country of origin, what temples we pray in, what makes its way into school textbooks…
 
Seeking stories, memories, desires, family legends, half-buried truths, images, poems, your rants and raves, your good experiences and bad, the worst and the best and, above all, send us your dreams. No one is neutral on this topic. 

Note on the origin of this theme:

Raven Chronicles’ theme is in conjunction with the City of Seattle and regional arts groups whose work addresses issues of race and social justice. In the fall of 2013, (September 28, 2013 – January 5, 2014), Seattle’s Pacific Science Center will host the exhibit RACE: Are We So Different. This exhibition was developed by the Science Museum of Minnesota in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association. Since its original run in 2007, RACE has sparked conversation and contemplation at institutions in over 25 cities all across the United States. By deconstructing historical, scientific and social ideas of race, the exhibit helps guests understand what race is and more importantly, what race is not. It accomplishes this by focusing on three main themes: the everyday experience of race, the history of the idea of race in the United States and the science that is challenging some commonly held ideas about race.

 
Deadline: October 1, 2013
Response: Mid-November, 2013
Publication: December, 2013
Poetry: Tiffany Midge
Fiction: Anna Linzer
Creative Nonfiction: Anna Balint
Reviews: Stephanie Lawyer
Spoken Word: Phoebe Bosche
Info on submission guidelines: http://ravenchronicles.org/raven/rvsubm.html

 

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Easy Speak (A new open mic in Columbia City)

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Splabman
The Hummingbird Saloon

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Easy Speak

Easy Speak

Where: The Hummingbird Saloon
5041 Rainier Avenue South
Seattle
(in Columbia City)
When: 4th Mondays every month, beginning Sept. 23rd, 2013
Time: 8pm
Event Details:
Please come to Seattle’s newest open-mic venue!
We welcome spoken word and music, so come with your poetry, songs, personal essays, short fiction — whatever it is you’d like to share.
Every participant will be allowed 5 minutes.
A sign-up sheet will be at the bar.
The Hummingbird Saloon extends Happy Hour to closing every Monday, so come and enjoy special prices on food and drinks!
Note: this is not a poetry slam event. We are looking for quality writing and music, and welcome all levels of experience.

Questions? Contact T. Clear: t.clear@comcast.net

Hummingbird Saloon

Hummingbird Saloon

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Michael McClure Performance 9.12.13

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Splabman
Dear Friends and Music Lovers,
Hope you can join us! Please forward this and share the show with your friends!
Best,    –Michael
 
Rob Wasserman  • Michael McClure  • Jay Lane

• • •  new music • • • 

Thursday, September 12th • 8:00 p.m.

Sweetwater Music Hall

19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley, CA 94941  •  Limited Seating  • Box Office 415-388-1100

http://sweetwatermusichall.inticketing.com/events/336468

McClure Wasserman

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