Month: July 2016

Ausgust 10, 2016 ~ Sylnovia Holt-Rabb

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Sylnovia Holt-Rabb

 Sylnovia Holt-Rabb

Our Guest Speaker on Wednesday, August 10th is Sylnovia Holt-Rabb, Assistant Director of the City of Austin’s Economic Development Department. Sylnovia will provide an overview of the department, particularly as it pertains to funding for film, television, gaming, and other arts & media, among them the Cultural Funding and the Creative Content Incentive programs of Austin’s Cultural Arts Division.

Austin is blessed with a vibrant arts community, as well as numerous directors, writers, producers, agents, actors, and others involved in the Film/TV/Media/Gaming industries. We also benefit from engaged city leaders and proactive programs to support the arts.

If you are involved in the film/media/game/TV industries, then put this mixer on your calendar and make use of this opportunity to get firsthand information about Austin’s support systems, applying for grants, accessing these programs, and much more!

Learn more about getting support for the arts from the City of Austin:

☆ Filming in Austin

☆ Austin Film Incentives

☆ Cultural Funding Program

☆ Creative Content Incentive Program

 

You do not want to miss this informative mixer, so make plans to join us at Baby A’s on Wednesday, August 10th and bring some friends. Arrive early for a cold libation, networking, and meeting new folks with like minds!

 

Last Month

The Network Austin Mixer extends our deepest thanks to our internationally celebrated guest speaker, Adam K. Roberts – choreographer, dance, voice, and acting coach, and artistic & musical director, as well as Jen Coy – teacher by day and musical actress any & every other times, on Wednesday July 13, 2016. Eyes were wide as Adam told us of a few things many even in the business didn’t know, and ears were treated to melodic demonstrations by songstress Joy.

 
Note:  Baby A’s will place pylons on parking spaces reserved for our panelists behind the restaurant.  Please do not park in those reserved spots!

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Mixing & Networking begin @ 6:00PM, then the Speaker starts @ 6:45.

July 13, 2016 ~ Adam K. Roberts

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Adam K. Roberts

Adam Roberts

This month’s guest speaker, Adam Roberts, is a man of many talents and vast professional experience, and he is thrilled about sharing his insights and knowledge about acting, writing, voice, choreography, the theater, and more with us on Wednesday, July 13th at Baby A’s.

Adam has served as artistic director, choreographer, or musical director for a wide range of companies, productions, and initiatives throughout his career, with choreography credits including two European concert tours. His students have appeared in principal roles on Broadway, off-Broadway, and in regional theater, been nominated for Tony Awards and appeared in film, national tours, and on network television.

Adam’s Austin-area credits include productions and/or faculty positions with these and other entities producing and educational:

☆ The Actor’s School  as Voice Faculty/Head of Musical Theater
☆ The Austin Jewish Repertory Theater as Artistic Director
☆ The Long Center for the Performing Arts as Resident Musical Director for Education
☆ TILT Performance Group as Co-Artistic Director
☆ Austin Conservatory of Theater
☆ Austin Shakespeare
☆ Ballet Austin Academy
☆ Ground Floor Theater
☆ The Paramount Theater
☆ The State Theater School of Acting
☆ Trinity Street Players
☆ Texas Arts Project
☆ ZACH Theater
☆ Zilker Theater Productions
☆ Austin’s St. Luke United Methodist Church as Musical Director

In addition to his role as musical director of Music Theater Online and Libretto with the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, for several years Adam was a contributing writer and arts critic with The Austin Chronicle. He holds a Master’s degree in Music and College Teaching Certificate from Florida State University and received undergraduate degrees from Kent State University and Youngstown State University’s Dana School of Music. Adam holds membership in the Voice and Speech Trainers Association (VASTA), The Voice Foundation (TVF) and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC).

For your viewing pleasure, here’s an appetizer about Adam’s approach to choreography:

 

Last Month

The Network Austin Mixer extends our deepest thanks to our Guest Speakers on Wednesday, June 8, 2016, at our first (and maybe annual… from the turnout) Panel of Voiceover Professionals. We were very fortunate to have Debora Duckett, owner of dB Talent, Liz Atherton, owner of The Atherton Group, aka TAG Talent, and Mj Vandivier, voice coach at The Actor’s School (formerly known as the State Theater School of Acting) share their wisdom and insights about voiceover work. Attendance was superb and audience questions were addressed with precision and clarity by our first panel of voiceover professionals! We thank you 3 for offering your time and informing us about the details involving this line of work.

 

Note:  Baby A’s will place pylons on parking spaces reserved for our panelists behind the restaurant.  Please do not park in those reserved spots!

Pass along our website and check it for details about each month’s speaker(s)!
Get on our mailing list and keep up with us on social media:
Like our page & join our group on Facebook and follow us on Twitter!

Mixing & Networking begin @ 6:00PM, then the Speaker starts @ 6:45.