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Apply for Affordable Housing at Premiere Residences in New Brunswick, NJ 

Is this affordable housing opportunity for you? Is your household income between $16,114 – $53,950? Learn how to APPLY!

These workshops will help applicants prepare to apply for affordable housing at Premiere Residences. Learn how to get organized, how you can be more competitive in the applicant pool, learn what to expect in the application process and how to avoid common mistakes. Information regarding income eligibility and other tenant’s selection criteria will be covered.  

RSVP Required. Respond using this link and select the 3 p.m. or 6 p.m. workshop.

The products and services noted herein are provided as an informational service to SAG-AFTRA members and are administered by entities independent of SAG-AFTRA. Any questions must be handled by the provider. This information is not intended to serve as an endorsement nor is any warranty or guarantee implied.

ABOUT THE BUILDING
This 23-story tower that will be in the center of downtown New Brunswick, is a mixed use building with 207 residential rental apartments, 42 affordable units and 165 market rate units atop the soon-to-be bustling New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC). Offering stunning panoramic views, this majestic tower with contemporary studio, one and two bedroom apartments feature stainless steel appliances, spacious closets, and a washer & dryer. Community amenities include: rooftop pool and sky lounge complete with an outdoor fire pit and kitchen, a fitness center, co-work and meeting space and a karaoke room. The building is pet friendly, has bike storage and is secure with a 24-hour lobby attendant.
Sign up now at RentPremiere.com to register to receive an email alert when leasing begins.   

ABOUT THE NBPAC
NBPAC will include two state-of-the-art theatre spaces; 463-seat Elizabeth Ross Johnson Theater and 259-seat Arthur Laurents Theater, dedicated rehearsal studios, academic and office space for its four member companies - Crossroads Theater Company, George Street Playhouse, American Repertory Ballet and Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts. NBPAC will transform the Downtown Cultural Arts District ensuring that New Brunswick continues as a regional hub for the performing arts.

SAG-AFTRA is inviting all members who work the SAG-AFTRA Television & Theatrical Contract to the upcoming San Francisco-Northern California Wages and Working Conditions Committee meeting.

Join your fellow members to discuss issues you’d like to see addressed in the upcoming Television & Theatrical Contracts negotiations. Your participation is vital!

RSVP: Please RSVP with Dee Dee Escobedo at deedee.escobedo@sagaftra.org if you wish to attend this Wages & Working Conditions meeting.

Attention members who are actively producing: SAG-AFTRA members who are actively producing cannot attend Wages & Working Conditions Committee meetings due to conflict of interest.

If you cannot attend a Wages & Working Conditions meeting, please make sure your voice is heard. You may submit proposal recommendations by email at wandw2019@sagaftra.org.  Recommendations must be received by Friday, May 24, 2019. All recommended proposals will be reviewed by the Wages and Working Conditions Committee.

Wages & Working Conditions Committee meetings are 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. Participation is limited only by fire department regulations. SAG-AFTRA members, please bring your membership card (paid through April 30 or October 31, 2019) for admittance.

Join SAG-AFTRA and The Greater Philadelphia Film Office for a panel discussion outlining the new provisions of the various Low Budget Theatrical Agreements. Join guest speakers from SAG-AFTRA leadership and producers/actors who have worked under these Agreements to learn about the following topics… project eligibility and criteria, signatory process, performer rates and the new “Pathway to Membership” program under these Agreements. RSVP: Reservations are required. Tickets will be distributed at will call. Please complete form below to RSVP. Please note that you must be logged in to RSVP. Seeing this on your app? Please click here to log into the website and RSVP.

This workshop 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 (paid through April 30, 2019 or Oct. 31, 2019) for admittance.

Class Description: The Background Actors Onset Workshop will help to prepare the Background Performers for Principal Work. This workshop will cover "On-Set Exercises and Practical Scene Exercises." There will be a question and answer period to follow.

Note: Class size is limited to 20 participants max.

Participants will be randomly selected from those who respond, with preference being given to those who have not attended Conservatory events within the past 3 months.

As a courtesy to members on the waiting list, if you have reserved a space in this workshop and cannot attend, please cancel your reservation by Friday, May 10. Failure to do so may result in the inability to attend future workshops.

We appreciate your enthusiasm to participate in conservatory classes, but anyone who shows up without receiving written confirmation will not be granted access to the class. If you arrive late, it is up to the discretion of the teacher as to whether or not you will be admitted.

There is no charge for this event.

Directions/Parking: Public transportation is available (BART and MUNI – Walking distance from Montgomery Street Station). Street parking is also available in the immediate areas around the building.

Lucrecia Sarita Russo is a member of SAG-AFTRA and in her ninth year serving on the San Francisco-Northern California Local Conservatory Committee. Lucrecia majored in the performing arts at Santa Monica City College. She taught acting for “Deslie Cashman’s School of Dramatic Arts” and “The Russ Lewis School of Drama”. Her studies include online master classes with Jodie Foster and Ron Howard. Her experience includes personal performance as well as casting for film, theater, television, commercials and booking major musical artists nationwide.

Charlie Holliday is a member of SAG-AFTRA, former member of Actors' Equity Association, and is a working actor who has appeared in more than sixty movies and television programs. His recent credits include Clint Eastwood’s Hereafter and the Hallmark Movies of the Week The Christmas Card and Out of the Woods. Television credits include the mini-series Gone But Not Forgotten, Quantum Leap, General Hospital, and many more. In addition to his film and television work, Charlie has acted and directed in a wide range of stage productions. Charlie also teaches film and TV acting and directing and is owner/director of the Mosaic Acting Studio in Rancho Cordova, CA where he also conducts classes and has been voted Sacramento’s Outstanding Training Resource for Actors. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the San Francisco-Northern California Local of SAG-AFTRA, and is the union’s liaison with the Northern California film commissioners. Charlie is also a partner in Black-Holliday-Snow Productions.

Don Black is a SAG-AFTRA member and a highly skilled producer and director of photography with over 30 years television and movie shooting experience. Don has a talented eye for directing and blocking scenes and is able to save valuable time on the set with the actors and crew during principal photography. Don’s production experience makes him prepared to overcome challenges and meet goals every day on the set or during class room instruction.

This workshop 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 (paid through April 30, 2019 or October 31, 2019) for admittance.

This is a showcase of local student films produced under the SAG-AFTRA Student Film Agreement during the 2018-19 schoool year.

The SAG-AFTRA National Asian Pacific American Media Committee is proud to sponsor these great hi-profile events at the 2019 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival! We look forward to seeing you there. Please check out their selection of events and these specials SAG-AFTRA sponsored ones below.

Discount: SAG-AFTRA members can take advantage of special L.A. Asian Pacific Film Festival screenings, tickets and passes using promo-code: 2019LAAPFFSA20 at checkout. Click here to view box office and ticketing information. The Opening Night, Festival Centerpieces and Closing Night special programs are not included in this discount but are still available for purchase. Click here to view full event schedule of the festival’s C3: The Conference for Creative Content

ALL-AMERICAN GIRL 25th Anniversary Reunion Screening with Margaret Cho and Cast

At the festival’s C3: The Conference for Creative Content

When: 7:30 – 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 7
 
Where: Regal Cinemas L.A. Live
Theatre 12
1000 W. Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Parking: You may park in nearby lots. Click here for more information on parking at L.A. Live.
 
In 1994, All-American Girl made history as the first network sitcom starring an Asian American family. Margaret Cho, Clyde Kusatsu, Jodi Long, Amy Hill and more star in the short-lived but landmark show is considered to be a trailblazer for Asian Americans on television. 25 years later, we revisit the series and have a candid discussion with the reunited Kim family.

Click here for more information on this event.

Special High-Profile “Surprise” Screening followed with a Cast and Crew Q&A
Film will be announced May 1

When: 7:30 Wednesday May 8
 
Where: Regal Cinemas L.A. Live
Theatre 11
1000 W. Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Parking: There is available parking in nearby lots or at the Hotel Indigo which is a walkable distance to Regal Cinemas L.A. Live. Click Here for more information on parking at L.A. Live.
 
A special “surprise” screening of an acclaimed film from Sundance Film Festival Film followed by a Q&A with the cast and crew. 

Additionally, ticketed guests with SAG-AFTRA ID cards and credentialed festivalgoers are invited to attend a casual reception at the 18 Social Penthouse Lounge in the Hotel Indigo located at 899 Francisco St., Los Angeles, CA 90017.

Questions? Please contact the SAG-AFTRA EEO & Diversity at diversity@sagaftra.org or (323) 549-6644.

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The products and services noted herein are provided as an informational service to SAG-AFTRA members and are administered by entities independent of SAG-AFTRA. Any questions must be handled by the provider. This information is not intended to serve as an endorsement by the union nor is any warranty or guarantee implied. If you need an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodation, please contact LA Asian Pacific Film Festival / Visual Communications at 213-680-4462 | festival@vconline.org and specify the accommodation you are requesting. A staff member will respond directly to your request.

Summer is almost here! Time for the beach, lemonade, backyard BBQs and giving blood. Save a life with SAG-AFTRA this summer!

Each person that successfully donates will be rewarded with a lifestyle activity gift certifcate and a chance to win a swag bag to help bring in the summer fun! Gift certificates available to donors will include self defense or martial arts training lessons, ice-skating lessons, and more! Don't want any certificates? That's okay. You'll be a hero nonetheless.

Not sure if you can give blood? Check out the rules for eligibility here.

Also, check out their FAQ page for further information.

Please RSVP to sanaa.sayyed@sagaftra.org or (312) 867-5503 and reserve your appointment time. 

Vitalant follows federal guidelines for donor registration and may have their own eligibility restrictions. These restrictions are not governed or controlled by SAG-AFTRA. While SAG-AFTRA is facilitating access to and promoting the blood drive as a courtesy to members, Vitalant is responsible for all aspects of this blood drive and any questions must be handled by Vitalant. This information is not intended to serve as an endorsement by the union. The products and services noted herein are provided as an informational service to SAG-AFTRA members and are administered by entities independent of SAG-AFTRA. Any questions must be handled by the provider. This information is not intended to serve as an endorsement nor is any warranty or guarantee implied

In honor of Mental Health Month, the Los Angeles Health Care Safety Net Committee proudly presents a day of mental wellness featuring a series of informative panels and a resource room where you can learn what mental health resources are available to you as a performer.

Start the day off celebrating the benefits of tai chi, yoga and meditation and later hear from your fellow members, therapists and mental health professionals about strategies for coping with stress, anxiety, depression and other mental health concerns.

Featured Panelists:

Suzette Bray, LMFT & Executive Director of Village Counseling & Wellness

Akuoye Graham, Actor, Activist, Author, Master Yogi

Tina Hookom, L.C.S.W. Director of Social Services, Actors Fund Western Region

Dr. Helen Lavretsky, Professor of Psychiatry In-Residence and Director, Late-life mood, stress, and wellness research program at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior / Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Audrey Moore, Proud Union actress for over 10 years and the host of the popular podcast Audrey Helps Actors

Erin Raftery Ryan, Director of Operations, National Institute on Mental Illness

Chad Schwartzman, Actor and LMFT, Marriage & Family Therapist

Tucker Smallwood, Actor, Author, Musician, Activist

Vendors:

- The Actors Fund

- Motion Picture and Television Fund

- National Alliance of Mental Illness

- Village Counseling and Wellness

- Beacon Health Options

- Alyson Roux Nutrition

*Speakers and vendors subject to change.

Event Schedule:

10am – 11am Enhancing Mental Health Through Movement & Meditation – Panel discussion and demonstrations on tai chi, yoga and meditation and their role in improving mental wellness

11:15am – 12:30pm Panel Discussion on “A Performer’s Life” – Panel discussion on coping with stress, anxiety, depression and other mental health issues that affect performers

12:30pm – 1:15pm Lunch Break

1:30pm – 2:45pm Next Gen Performers Panel Discussion

Please contact special.events@sagaftra.org with questions.

This event is only open to paid-up SAG-AFTRA members in good standing, no guests allowed. Parents/guardians of performers under 18 years old are welcome. You must bring your current membership card or digital card on the app for admittance (paid thru April 30, 2019 or Oct. 31, 2019).

The products and/or services are provided as an informational service to SAG-AFTRA members and are administered by entities independent of SAG-AFTRA. Any questions must be handled by the provider. This information is not intended to serve as an endorsement by the union nor is any warranty or guarantee implied.