Durango Songwriter's Expo, Society Of Singers Honors, Mifed
By Actorschecklist.com, Sat Dec 10th

At the October 1 Alameda Writers Group Meeting in Glendale,Denise Hamilton presents "From Fact To Fiction, a Best-sellingWriter's Journey From Rough Draft to Publication". Admission isalways free and AWG members may attend special interest groupsoffering support and feedback for works-in-progress. In themidst of the Woodstock Film Festival, BMI holds their MusicShowcase on October 1, all taking place in Woodstock. At a LosAngeles "POWER UP Movie Making Seminar" sponsored by theHollywood Reporter from October 1-2, you can learn how to sell,set up, and produce films. The BMI Round Table agenda for thismonth examines performing rights, BMI's history, how theNashville music industry operates, and tips to help you becomethe songwriter you want to be, when it meets October 3 in theNashville office. The Second Annual Hatch Audiovisual ArtsFestival from October 4-9 in Bozeman, presents film premieres,panels, workshops and artist showcases in all disciplines.GARTAL - An Armenian Literary Reading Series, features the worksof poet and novelist Karen Karslyan(http://www.karenkarslyan.com/enbio.htm); book artist EmilyArtinian; solo performer; Arpie Dadoyan; and a musicalperformance featuring singer Ayda Erbal at the Cornelia StreetCafe in NYC's Greenwich Village. The 10th Annual DurangoSongwriter's Expo, an Expo limited to 200 attendees to preservethe "expert to songwriter" ratio, runs October 6-8 in themountains of Durango.

T.J. Martell Foundation, which raises funds for cancer and AIDSresearch, honors Katie Couric, Matt Lauer and Al Roker, andfeaturing performances by Norah Jones and Antigone Rising for anOctober 7 engagement in New York. The Society of Singers honorsElton John with cocktails, dinner, and show for its 14th AnnualElla Awards, October 10 in Beverly Hills. For a "Breaking Bandsand Placing Music in Film, TV and Games" Panel, guest speakersinclude Julia Michels, Jonathan Palmer, Dominic Griffin, ElenaByington, over dinner and cocktails on October 11 in StudioCity. This year's MIFED International Film and Multimedia Markethappens at Fiera Milano - Piazzale Giulio Cesare, in Milan,October 13-17. The runway debut of six womenswear, one menswearand one swimwear designer on the catwalk, and four accessorydesigners will be captured in Gen

Art LA's 8th Annual FreshFaces in Fashion Show - with pre-reception and after-party -October 14 in Santa Monica. Established indie filmmakers sharetheir secrets and past mistakes at the FIND Filmmaker Forum:Sell Your Film Without Getting Screwed, happening October 15 inLos Angeles. A CLA Music Business Seminar Sponsored By ASCAP, isa daylong seminar aimed to educate emerging songwriters andentertainment attorneys about relevant legal issues affectingartists and entertainers, happening on the USC campus in LosAngeles. Writers Guild of America West presents a multi-panelseminar on diversity in the entertainment industry titled "TheWrite Influence: Valuing Diversity" on October 15 in LosAngeles. Competition and festivity for European television,radio and Internet productions is what you will find at PrixEuropa in Berlin, opening October 15-22.

Author and actress Marguerite Ashton, whose latest novel"Taylini: A Family Saga,"(http://www.publishedauthors.net/margueriteashton) was publishedearlier this year, is interviewed on the ArtistFirst World RadioNetwork, October 17 at 8 pm EST. The Broadcast India Exhibitionand Symposium, opening at the World Trade Centre in Mumbai fromOctober 18-22, covers the content creation of television, filmand multimedia, from management to delivery. At "The Next BigIdea: The Future of Branded Entertainment," media professionalto entertainment-as-marketing events s discuss how to movebeyond licensing agreements and product placement, October 19 inNew York. A Worship Facilities Conference and Expo focuses onchurch construction, A/V production and lighting, and facilitiesmanagement at its conference and exposition in Nashville,October 20-21. The Norwich International Animation Festival haschanged its focus to the art of animation, and presentsseminars, debates, retrospectives and specially-curated filmprogrammes when it opens for a three day run on October 20 inNorwich. State of the industry review of legal and businessaspects of music, motion pictures and digital entertainment willbe reviewed in the 15th Annual Entertainment Institute, October21 & 22 in Austin. International Gospel Music Hall of FameInduction Ceremony with inductees Luther Barnes, The SunsetJubilaires, Aretha Franklin and others, happens on October 22 inDetroit. The gathering for the motion picture industry in theUnited States, Latin America and the Caribbean, ShowEast 2005Convention, includes "Casino Night" this year as one of itsadded networking features, opening October 24-27 in Orlando.

The above events are only a sampling of what is listed. Many ofthe events above have a submission process for indie and/orperforming artists to take part in. Complete details are on the"Media, Entertainment and Performing Arts Industry andEvents" page at http://www.actorschecklist.com/news.html.Experience the newly relaunched picture and ecard gallery on TheActor's Checklist which you can find athttp://actorschecklist.com/coppermine/

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