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What to Know About Tacoma’s Marketing and Music Powerhouse Sky Creative

February 25, 2020 by Admin NW FACTS Leave a Comment

Learn about local nonprofits like Inspirational Workshops that are doing work to cultivate local youth into agents of change and future professional leaders. Inspirational Workshops has been working with youth of color within the King County community for the past two years and is a catalyst when it comes to racial and social justice. The local nonprofit is focused on youth development, all of which are executed with curating social and racial justice in mind.

Inspirational Workshops targets youth development by using innovative ways to prepare them for success. This March, Inspirational Workshops will be launching a digital professional development program focused on Racial Trauma. This digital program is a student-led training that will be sent to schools in King County at no cost and will allow them to see youth execute professional training on the topic to educators. The program will include resources for educators to learn how they can create a positive culture in the classroom, defining trauma, and the youth sharing stories of experiences in the classroom.

Another successful program from Inspirational Workshops is titled “Trailblazers – youth of color blazing the trail for others to follow”. Join Inspirational Workshops through volunteering, giving, and spreading the word about their incredible work with the next generation of youth of color.

About Inspirational Workshops: The nonprofit organization was established in 2017 by Founder and Executive Director, Theresa Hardy. IW is currently partnering with Talbot Hill Elementary School and providing services to youth in the King County area. For more information, visit: https://www.inspirationalworkshops.org/

Filed Under: Business, Entertainment, Featured Stories, Music, People

Through The Eyes of Art: a Salute to Black Comedy

February 13, 2020 by Admin NW FACTS Leave a Comment

The Chosen Few and the Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) present the 6th year of Through the Eyes of Art, a Black History Month celebration. This annual event brings together artists, community leaders, politicians, and tastemakers from across the state of Washington to celebrate the black experience.

This year’s theme is A Salute to Black Comedy, where we’ll explore the history of Black comedy, its place in American pop culture, and its importance as a medium for speaking truth to power and social commentary. Come celebrate the many African American comedic voices that echo through our social consciousness.

Filed Under: African American, Community, Community News, Entertainment, Events, Featured Stories, Front Page Slider, History, Northwest, People

BUILDING “THE BRAND” AZSOUL/AZ100 – DIGITAL RADIO NETWORK

January 19, 2020 by Admin NW FACTS Leave a Comment

D.Beaver/NW FACTS on Heard the Word Gospel Show Get your inspiration and spiritual blessings with Thomas Heard. Sundays from 8am-12pm on AZ Soul.

The Arizona Digital Radio Network was established in 2018. The company’s headquarters is in Phoenix, AZ. Our mission is to bring award winning content as the only media outlet to proudly serve the urban market in Arizona

The Arizona Digital Radio Network is a “high quality” all digital radio station app system accessible on many digital platforms. The stations that we currently provide are AZ100 and AZ Soul.

Relationship building matters, every step of the way in growing and developing a Brand. Check out the interview with Dennis Beaver Publisher / NW FACTS on Heard the Word Gospel Show Get your inspiration and spiritual blessings with Thomas Heard.   https://www.facebook.com/azsoulradio

https://www.facebook.com/az100radio/

Download the App AZ Soul & AZ 100

DJ Class Morning Mixx
DJ Class is giving you the hottest music in the mix weekdays from 6-10am on AZ100 and AZ Soul.

Heard the Word Gospel Show
Get your inspiration and spiritual blessings with Thomas Heard.
Sundays from 8am-12pm on AZ Soul.

Phoenix After Dark
Join your host, RL as he brings you the soulful sounds of the night.
Slow jams from the 80’s, 90’s and now. Weekdays from 8-10pm on AZ Soul.

Sincerely Soulful 2.0
Check out Lady Sincere playing the hottest R&B, progressive Hip Hop and Arizona local music. Saturdays from 10am-2pm on AZ Soul.

Saturday Night House Experience
Get your House Music groove on with DJ Mr. Showtyme. He’s bringing you the ultimate dance experience Saturday nights from 8-10pm on AZ Soul.

Sunday Night Jazz
Marks the Spot closes out the weekend with smooth Jazz to soothe your soul and relax your mind. From old to new, Mark gives you the best Jazz sound in Arizona and abroad. Sunday nights from 7-9pm on AZ Soul.

Island Vybes
DJ Skoolboi takes you to the islands on a Caribbean journey. Playing the hottest Reggae, Dancehall and Soca sounds. Sundays from 2-3pm on AZ100 & AZ Soul.

The Raw Mixx
DeeJay KayDee keeps it lit as he kicks off AZ100 uncensored programming. Uncut, unfiltered and explicit lyrics from 10pm-2am on AZ100.

FEED Your Soul AZ SOUL and KEEP IT 100 AZ100

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MUSEUM OF POP CULTURE ANNOUNCES 2020 SOUND OFF! SEMIFINALISTS

January 17, 2020 by Admin NW FACTS 1 Comment

Tickets on Sale Now for the 19th Annual Showcase & Competition in February/March 2020
The Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) today announced the semifinalists for MoPOP’s 19th annual Sound Off!, the Pacific Northwest’s premier 21-and-under music showcase and competition. Out of more than 120 submissions, 12 bands and solo artists have been selected to compete.
The semifinalists were first announced on KEXP 90.3 FM’s Afternoon Show on Wednesday, January 15. Featuring talent from across the Northwest, this year’s semifinalists represent genres including punk, metal, singer-songwriter, and hip-hop, and feature artists ranging in age from 16 to 21.
“Sound Off! is a platform for young people to experience creative expression as a life-changing force first-hand,” said MoPOP Executive Director, Alexis Lee. “Sound Off! sets these artists on a path to pursue their dreams and to become a part of a thriving artistic community.”
Now in his 10 th year supporting the program, the competition is hosted by KEXP DJ Troy Nelson and held at MoPOP’s legendary Sky Church. The semifinalists compete over three weekends for the chance to perform at the finals, which will include a special live broadcast on KEXP. Participants qualify for prizes like gear and performance opportunities — including the chance record videos in KEXP’s performance studio. Winners from each semifinal round, plus a wild card band chosen by MoPOP’s Youth Advisory Board, advance to the finals, held March 7, 2020.
The judging panel this year includes: musician and composer Andrew Joslyn, KEXP DJ Abbie Gobeli, musician and Sound Off! Alumni Cameron Lavi-Jones, and musician Leeni Ramadan.
This December, Katyrose Jordan (member of Sound Off! Winning band i///u, 2019), Maiah Wynne, and Dreadlight (Sound Off! 2018 Participants) performed at MoPOP’s Founders Award tribute concert for Brandi Carlile. Other Sound Off! alumni have gone on to collaborate with local producers, record successful albums, and perform at top Northwest festivals like Timber, Northwest Folklife, and Bumbershoot. Past participants include Travis Thomspon, Kithkin, Special Explosion, Brothers from Another, Dave B, Manatee Commune, Naked Giants, Sol, Laza, and Parisalexa.
SCHEDULE
Saturday, February 15: SEMIFINALS #1
8:00pm (doors 7:00pm)
Kaia, Edmonds, WA (Indie R&B)
Ry Lucia, Seattle, WA (Singer/Songwriter)
Tiny Planet, Seattle, WA (Jazz/Fusion)
The Human Missile Crisis, Tukwila, WA (Punk/Experimental)
Saturday, February 22: SEMIFINALS #2
8:00pm (doors 7:00pm)
49th Parallel, Seattle, WA (Hip-Hop)
Mr. Dinkles, Seattle, WA (Punk)
Searows, Portland, OR (Singer/Songwriter)
thom.ko, Bainbridge, WA (R&B)
Saturday, February 29: SEMIFINALS #3
8:00pm (doors 7:00pm)
David’s Van, Woodinville, WA (Metal)
Mirabai Kukathas, Seattle, WA (Singer/Songwriter)
Seven Sky, Seattle, WA (Jazz)
Talaya., Seattle, WA (R&B)
Saturday, March 7: FINALS with live broadcast on KEXP
7:00pm (doors 6:00pm)
Featuring the winning band from each semifinal plus the wild card winner chosen by MoPOP’s Youth Advisory Board.
TICKETS
$14 – General Public
$10 – Youth Ages 5-17 + MoPOP Members
$5 Teen Tix Members
Tickets for one semifinal and the final are 15 percent off. Tickets for three semifinals and the final are 25 percent off.
Get tickets at MoPOP.org/soundoff

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Self-help book to assist people in their 40s in reevaluating, realigning and rebooting their lives

January 17, 2020 by Admin NW FACTS 1 Comment

Self-help book to assist people in their 40s in reevaluating, realigning and rebooting their lives

Diane Mullen steps into the publishing world with

‘43 YEAR OLD FEMALE’

 Taking inspiration from her own experiences and realizations that resulted in her life reboot, Diane Mullen writes “43 YEAR OLD FEMALE” (published by AuthorHouse), a book that serves as a foundation and inspiration to reevaluate, realign and reboot life during a person’s 40s.

Mullen’s book presents a method to rebooting lives, including tips and tools to train the brain and body using change of habit, as well as how to apply the same method to take action on your bucket list and daily life happiness.

“43 YEAR OLD FEMALE” will greatly help people who are entering midlife. “I think that when people enter their 40s, they start to look at their life with more clarity, or want to. It is a friendly wake-up call for those that feel this desire and courage to take a deeper look,” Mullen says.

Through her first published book, Mullen hopes to relay that it is important to stop long enough to truly see where a person’s life is going and determine whether it matches their inner compass. “Your 40s is a decade in life that, in many ways, opens you up to make changes that actually stick. You know yourself more authentically because you’ve experienced life more thoroughly,” she explains.

“43 YEAR OLD FEMALE”

About the Author

Diane Mullen has a master’s degree in physical therapy from Washington University in St. Louis. She has a bachelor’s degree with a minor in psychology from Purdue University. She lives in Carlsbad, California, and is the creator of The Mullen Method. Mullen is also designing small-group retreats for single, kid-free women in their 40s.

 

AuthorHouse, an Author Solutions, Inc. self-publishing imprint, is a leading provider of book publishing, marketing, and bookselling services for authors around the globe and offers the industry’s only suite of Hollywood book-to-film services. Committed to providing the highest level of customer service, AuthorHouse assigns each author personal publishing and marketing consultants who provide guidance throughout the process. Headquartered in Bloomington, Indiana, AuthorHouse celebrates over 23 years of service to authors. For more information or to publish a book visit authorhouse.com or call 1-888-519-5121.

 

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In Remembrance Of Fitzgerald Redd Beaver , Gone But Never Forgotten.

January 1, 2020 by Admin NW FACTS 4 Comments

“I shall pass this way but once; therefore any good that I can do or any kindness that I may show let me do it now. For I shall not pass this way again.”
Fitzgerald Beaver – Founder THE FACTS NEWSPAPER
Photo History : Charlie James interviewing Fitzgerald Beaver at THE FACTS NEWSPAPER OFFICE on Empire Way (Martin Luther King Jr. Way) and Cherry

Forever In Our Hearts.

 

FITZGERALD REDD BEAVER (FITZ) (1922–1992)

Fitzgerald Beaver , Photo History: Friday, Aug3, 1962 News clipping photo of “From My Pen” Beavers Weekly Editorial

Fitzgerald Beaver was born January 18, 1922, in Martinsville, Virginia. He graduated from high school in Martinsville and then attended North Carolina A & T College in Greensboro, North Carolina in the late 1930s.  Beaver left college without graduating and worked as a railroad porteracross the United States. By the beginning of World War II he had arrived in the Pacific Northwest and was living in the city of Portland, Oregon.

During the war “Fitz” Beaver, as he was now known, worked briefly for the U.S. Army as a civilian employee and then was hired by the Kaiser Company in Portland as a shipyard worker. After the war he briefly resided in North Bend, Oregon where he worked at a local radio station.  Finding a career he liked, he moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue radio and public relations training.

“Eager Beaver” Fitzgerald Beaver Photo History : In 1955, Fitzgerald returned to Portland and at the age of 33 became a local radio personality known as “Eager Beaver.”

In 1955, he returned to Portland and at the age of 33 became a local radio personality known as “Eager Beaver.”  In 1961, Beaver moved to Seattle, Washington to manage radio station KZAM-FM, the first black-owned radio station in the Pacific Northwest. He stayed at the station only a few months before launching The FACTS newspaper on September 7, 1961.

The FACTS quickly became a major media presence in black Seattle. The paper’s mission stated:  “We try to pick up where the daily papers leave off” meaning the paper would focus on stories not covered by the major daily newspapers but which were of particular interest to black Seattleites.  He gave the paper a distinctive “pink” color to separate it from its competitors. By the late 1960s, Beaver authored a popular column called “Right On!” that discussed local and regional issues.

Beaver was an eclectic personality who often clashed with other black journalists over news related to African Americans such as coverage of the race riots in Seattle and across the nation in the late 1960s.  His FACTS newspaper also became a community icon.  Its office, on the corner of Cherry Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way, was a familiar landmark in Seattle’s Central District with an old truck situated on top of the slanted roof and a large reader board.

Fitzgerald Beaver – Founder of THE FACTS NEWSPAPER Photo History: Mr Beaver built The FACTS to quickly became a major media presence in black Seattle. The paper’s mission stated: “We try to pick up where the daily papers leave off”

 

Despite his clashes with other black journalists Beaver also hired numerous young black journalists who went on to other newspapers.  Chris Bennett, owner and publisher of a competing African American weekly newspaper, The Medium, and Ernie Foster, publisher of The Skanner newspaper in Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington, were aided by Beaver when they established their respective new

Founding Member Fir-State Golf Club
Fitzgerald Beaver and daughter Marla Beaver
Fitgeald Beaver and granddaughter Brandy Alzene Allen

An ardent golfer, Beaver was a founding member of the predominantly African American Fir State Golf Club. He also served as president of the Boys and Girls Club in Seattle and worked with the Army, Navy and Coast Guard in minority recruiting programs in the 1970s and 1980s.

Fitzgerald “Fitz” Beaver died on
New Year’s Day, 1992 in Seattle, Washington at the age of 69. 

Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth, and their three children, Dennis, Marla, and LaVonne Beaver who are the current publishers of the newspaper.

 

Join Us In Honoring The Memory of  Fitzgerald Redd Beaver.

Please Sign, Leave a Comment or Memory for the family and Community to cherish

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HAPPY NEW YEAR from SRE Media Group & The Seattle Sound Music Awards!!!

January 1, 2020 by Admin NW FACTS Leave a Comment

I honestly can’t believe 2019 is over…Just…Like…That! WOW! What an incredible year! From hardships to triumphs, WE MADE IT THROUGH!!!

If you notice, I try not to spam you with daily updates. Know that I value your time and when you receive our emails, I want you to know that there’s something special that we’d like to share with you.

We’re offering incredible opportunities for your brand in 2020:

PUBLIC RELATIONS x VISIBILITY x CELEBRITIES x TASTEMAKERS x INFLUENCERS x BRAND AMBASSADORS x SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING x EVENT PRODUCTION + MANAGEMENT x LIVE ACTIVATIONS x STREET TEAMS & MORE!!!

We’re headed to LA for Grammys Weekend JAN 23-27 and MIAMI for
Super Bowl 54 JAN 30-FEB 3. Let us know if you’re interested in promotion, or if you’re hosting events in LA or Miami. We can even assist you with finding venues (luxury homes, unpublished locations, recording + television production studios) or curating your own popup shop! We are here to help!

Once again, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
I wish you great health and prosperity!!! 

Many Blessings
Lady Scribe

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Happy New Year Pacific Northwest 2020

January 1, 2020 by Admin NW FACTS Leave a Comment

Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.

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Teach For America Washington – WAnderlust Weekend

December 22, 2019 by Admin NW FACTS Leave a Comment

Hosted by Teach For America Washington, WAnderlust Weekend is an opportunity for current and prospective educators and champions to develop a greater understanding of the unique educational landscape here in Washington. Participants will engage with our theme, “Reimagining Education with 2020 Vision” firsthand by participating in district and charter school visits, networking with educational organizations, non-profits, and schools at a hiring and resource fair, attending dynamic professional development in breakout sessions, hearing from change-makers and thought leaders in the education space, and celebrating all that is possible in Washington at our annual Winter Soiree.

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Beyond the Pen and Paper: Gage Academy of Art Hosts Drawing Jam ’19 Seattle Residents Revel in Art, Local Music And Street Food

December 22, 2019 by Admin NW FACTS Leave a Comment

On the cusp of their 30 th anniversary, the Gage Academy of Art , a non-profit organization, recently hosted its annual Drawing Jam. Hundreds of visitors explored the Gage Capitol Hill Campus to enjoy the event. The all-day art festival included free art supplies for guests, art lessons from Gage Academy instructors, live models, drag artists, DJ’s and live music by local musicians. Art fans were treated to in-depth demos from accomplished artists including Max Ginsburg, Elijah Evenson, Gary Faigin, one of the Gage Academy’s co-founders, Mark Kang-O’Higgins and Dominique Medici. Children were invited to let their imaginations run wild by drawing their favorite models and participating in the kid-friendly clay studio, papermaking session and face painting.
Stefano Catalani, executive director of Gage Academy, stated “Drawing Jam is truly a celebration of art, life, creativity and imagination with Gage as the giant studio for everyone to explore. We are thrilled to bring art into the community and help celebrate the holidays.”
This year, Cookie Couture, the ever-popular drag queen, joined Drawing Jam as one of the event’s drag performances and influencers. In addition to creating art, visitors had the opportunity to enjoy roasted chestnuts, local food trucks and visit the Holidaze Art Market to shop for unique gifts. All items at the market were created by the Gage Academy professors, students and local artists.
The Gage Academy of Art hosts workshops, courses, youth programs and open studios throughout the year. The coming year will mark the academy’s 30 th anniversary. To learn more about Gage Academy of Art, please visit https://www.gageacademy.org/ .
About Gage Academy of Art
Gage Academy of Art ( www.gageacademy.org ), a 501(c)(3) non-profit, is celebrating nearly 30 years as a vibrant extended-learning and contemporary art center, providing community based artistic development for artists of all ages and abilities. Featuring year-round programs that engage and inspire, Gage is home to public art events, lectures, youth programming and exhibitions. Guided by the belief that artists are made, not born, Gage strives to educate, enrich and engage artists and the community in the visual arts. Gage offers instruction in the principles of drawing, painting and sculpting.

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