New York

Do you work in commercials? Are you interested in an improv workshop class to build your out-of-the-box thinking and level-up your commercial auditions?

AdsGoUnion is pleased to invite you to register here for a chance to attend a free two-hour class on Monday, Sept. 30 at 6 p.m. with commercial performer, improv teacher, and Second City company member Ben Rameaka.

RSVP: Registration is required. This invitation is for you and you alone (lucky you!), and is non-transferable. Please complete the registration form below to be added to the waitlist. Completing the registration form is not a guarantee of admittance. After completing the form you will be contacted with further information. Please complete the form below to RSVP; you must be logged in to RSVP.

Questions? Reach out to AdsGoUnion@sagaftra.org.

This meeting is open to paid-up SAG-AFTRA members in good standing (paid through Oct. 31, 2024). Please bring your member ID card or ditigal card in the member app. No guests are allowed. Parents/guardians of performers under 18 years old are welcome. Please note that attendance at an #AdsGoUnion workshop is limited to one workshop in a 12-month period.

Please note that ADA requests must be received 72 business hours before the start of the event. 

This seminar is presented as part of the NY Health Care Safety Net Committee’s Health Fair. 

Confused about health insurance? This seminar will help you understand the Affordable Care Act and give you clear, step-by-step guidance on what all your insurance options are and how to get the most affordable coverage. The Entertainment Community Fund will provide important information relevant to freelancers and the self-employed. Find out how to estimate variable/sporadic income and see if you’re eligible for free insurance or expanded subsidies to reduce your premiums. This is an excellent opportunity for unbiased, comprehensive information.

Jim Bracchitta is the Associate Director of Health Services at the Entertainment Community Fund. In addition to his work at the Fund, Jim has been a working actor (theater, film, TV, commercials) in NY for 30+ years. Jim is also a Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS), and is on the faculty of the Trustee Masters Program at the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans.

RSVP: Reservations are requested. Please complete form below to RSVP. Please note that you must be logged in to RSVP. 

This workshop is not intended to imply an endorsement of any individual or company by SAG-AFTRA. The information provided through the workshop is given for informational purposes and may not be a suitable substitute for the advice of other industry professionals. You should always use good judgment in these matters and should not act or refrain from acting based solely on information provided through the workshop.

This event is only open to paid-up SAG-AFTRA members in good standing — no guests are allowed. Parents/guardians of performers under 18 years old are welcome. SAG-AFTRA members, please bring your membership card or digital card in the member app (paid through Oct. 31, 2024) for admittance.

Please note that SAG-AFTRA will be taking photographs and videos at the event which might be used in our publications, social media, and to promote the union and its activities. You might appear in the photos and video and, by attending with SAG-AFTRA's group, you agree to these uses. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact newyork@sagaftra.org.

This seminar is presented as part of the NY Health Care Safety Net Committee’s Health Fair. 

Performers can cultivate resilience in an ever changing world. This panel discussion will cover: 

• Tools to assess mental wellness and practice emotional self-regulation.
• Adapting to circumstances, including the importance of identifying and establishing healthy boundaries in personal and performance arenas. This is especially important when called to a role portraying mental illness.
• Evidence-based tips to calm the mind through intent and breathwork, including Dr. Herbert Benson‘s research with Tibetan monks. 
• Simple yet effective lifestyle modifications to improve mental clarity and protect sleep.
• Benefits of Cinema Therapy and outlining how one panelist’s short film was created.


Panelists: 

• Carol Monda (Moderator) - Awards-Winning Voiceover Narrator, Performance Coach, and SAG-AFTRA Actor      
• Ed Heavey - Director, Stuntman, US Army Medic Veteran, NBRC Respiratory Therapist, and SAG-AFTRA Actor           
• Cathy Lilly - Certified Yoga Therapist, Senior Yoga Teacher, Movement Coach, and SAG-AFTRA Actor               
• Joseph Marcel DeMertine - MD, MBA, Lead Physician Wellness Specialist Services at Boston’s Whittier Street Health Center, and SAG-AFTRA Actor 

RSVP: Reservations are requested. Please complete form below to RSVP. Please note that you must be logged in to RSVP. 

This workshop is not intended to imply an endorsement of any individual or company by SAG-AFTRA. The information provided through the workshop is given for informational purposes and may not be a suitable substitute for the advice of other industry professionals. You should always use good judgment in these matters and should not act or refrain from acting based solely on information provided through the workshop.

This event is only open to paid-up SAG-AFTRA members in good standing — no guests are allowed. Parents/guardians of performers under 18 years old are welcome. SAG-AFTRA members, please bring your membership card or digital card in the member app (paid through Oct. 31, 2024) for admittance.

Please note that SAG-AFTRA will be taking photographs and videos at the event which might be used in our publications, social media, and to promote the union and its activities. You might appear in the photos and video and, by attending with SAG-AFTRA's group, you agree to these uses. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact newyork@sagaftra.org.

This seminar is presented as part of the NY Health Care Safety Net Committee’s Health Fair. 

Join John Dileva Halpern to experience one of the most accessible meditation practices for healing and body-mind awareness. From this spacious and generous experiential reality, one may enter into naturally creative processes. Time will be allowed to contemplate the outer circumstances in our present world, along with our individual capacities to calmly abide and manifest.

Afterwards, John will talk about how to sustain these practical and fluid body-mind states and to liberate and transform mental blocks.

John Dileva Halpern is an award-winning artist and filmmaker, contemplative instructor, and founder of the Institute for Cultural Activism International.

RSVP: Reservations are requested. Please complete form below to RSVP. Please note that you must be logged in to RSVP. 

This workshop is not intended to imply an endorsement of any individual or company by SAG-AFTRA. The information provided through the workshop is given for informational purposes and may not be a suitable substitute for the advice of other industry professionals. You should always use good judgment in these matters and should not act or refrain from acting based solely on information provided through the workshop.

This event is only open to paid-up SAG-AFTRA members in good standing — no guests are allowed. Parents/guardians of performers under 18 years old are welcome. SAG-AFTRA members, please bring your membership card or digital card in the member app (paid through Oct. 31, 2024) for admittance.

Please note that SAG-AFTRA will be taking photographs and videos at the event which might be used in our publications, social media, and to promote the union and its activities. You might appear in the photos and video and, by attending with SAG-AFTRA's group, you agree to these uses. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact newyork@sagaftra.org.