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MUSEUM OF POP CULTURE ANNOUNCES 2020 SOUND OFF! SEMIFINALISTS

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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

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

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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.

 

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

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“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

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

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

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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

Teach For America Washington – WAnderlust Weekend

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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.

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

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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.

Debt-Free Degree how parents and students can get through college without racking up thousands in debt

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National bestselling author, Dave Ramsey personality, YouTube sensation, speaker and financial expert Anthony ONeal has a new book called Debt-Free Degree that outlines how parents and students can get through college without racking up thousands in debt and does it in a fun way people understand.

Debt-Free Degree reached #1 on the Wall Street Journal Best Sellers for Hardcover Business List and #7 on the Nonfiction List.
As the current $1.5 trillion student loan debt crisis becomes more widespread in the media, Anthony continues to shine a light on the possibility of college without student loans.
Debt-Free Degree shows you how to cash flow your kid’s college education and what to do at each stage from middle school to high school. It also teaches readers about scholarships, grants and free community colleges. Included are topics like:
  • How to prepare for College as early as the Middle School years
  • Which classes should be taken in High School
  • When to take the SAT and/or ACT exams
  • How to do college visits the right way
  • Why it’s important to choose a major
  • Dipping into retirement funds to pay for your kid’s college
Check out Anthony on Good Morning America here!
Anthony Oneal encourages teens and young adults to make smart decisions with their lives and start off right. At age 19, ONeal was deep in debt and short on hope with no direction of where his life was headed. But after hitting rock bottom, he turned his life around and committed to helping students find and pursue their passions. https://www.anthonyoneal.com/

Since 2003, ONeal has helped hundreds of thousands of students make good decisions with their money, relationships and education to live a well-balanced life. He’s the National Best-Selling Author of Graduate Survival Guide: 5 Mistakes You Can’t Afford to Make in College, and travels the country spreading his encouraging message to help teens and young adults transition into the real world. He has appeared as a guest expert on CNN, FOX News, TBN, The Dave Ramsey Show and more.

The O’JAY’S LAST WORLD TOUR comes to Tacoma

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It starts with two iconic voices that are as unmistakable as they are soaring polar opposites. Indeed, the gruff, powerful Eddie Levert and the proverbial silky smooth Walter Williams, Sr., both founding members of the celebrated R&B group The O’Jays, are so ingrained in the great American songbook that their body of work has become an indelible landmark in the pop culture consciousness.

We all know the anthems that for more than four decades have moved seamlessly from soul and pop to funk and disco: “Love Train,” “For The Love of Money,” “Livin’ for the Weekend,” “Family Reunion,” “Stairway to Heaven,” “I Love Music,” “Cry Together…”

The hits are endless; The O’Jays’ legacy, as documented by their profound influence on hip-hop to soul, is undeniable. With 10 gold and 9 platinum albums, omnipresent singles, and a string of sold-out tours, no one would blame The O’Jays for sitting back and enjoying the fruits of their remarkable 60-year career. But Eddie and Walter, along with group member Eric Nolan Grant, are different kinds of cats.

 Emerald Queen Casino I-5 in Tacoma

Venue: I-5 Showroom

Date: Friday, September 27th 2019

Event Time: 8:30 PM

Level Up !!! WA State Fair hosted R&B artist Ciara

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Ciara WA State Fair (9/13/19) Photos by : Julie Meier – NW FACTS MEDIA Group / Julie Girl Photography

 

 

The Washington State Fair hosted R&B artist Ciara to Level Up and party at the Columbia Bank Concert Series (Friday, Sept. 13)

Ciara is a Grammy Award-winning singer , songwriter, producer, model and actress. Over her 13-year career, she has sold more than 23 million records and 16 million singles worldwide, including chart-topping hits “Goodies,” “Ride,” “Oh,” “1, 2 Step,” “Body Party,” and “I Bet.” Most recently, Ciara has been scorching summer with her new song, “Level Up,” which has transformed into a defining moment for the culture with the subsequent movement it has incited.

Ciara WA State Fair (9/13/19) Photos by : Julie Meier – NW FACTS MEDIA Group / Julie Girl Photography

Leaving the Fair we asked , What Did You Think About Ciara ?

“Ciara has so much energy and stage performance, Love Goodies, My JAM”

” I didn’t Know Russell married Janet Jackson”  ” I Go CC, Keep Level Up ,Up,  Up”

All the shows have been amazing Boys 2 Men , Hall & Oates , Chris Tomlin and the kid that was dancing and singing , I’m going to google him (Tauren Wells). Then Uncle Charlie Wilson is coming This Saturday, September 21 and tickets are still available.

Ciara WA State Fair (9/13/19) Photos by : Julie Meier – NW FACTS MEDIA Group / Julie Girl Photography

Ciara launched her own record and entertainment company, Beauty Marks Entertainment (BME); the venture was launched for her to follow her own creative direction and release her music on her own terms, with the singer eventually hoping to sign additional artists.[12] BME’s first endeavor was the release of the singles “Level Up“, “Freak Me”, and “Dose” in 2018, while Ciara officially announced its formation on February 7, 2019 at the MAKERS Conference.

 

Ciara announced that her seventh studio album would be titled Beauty Marks after her label and that it would be released on May 10, 2019. The album was made available for pre-order the following day, along with its fifth single, “Thinkin’ Bout You”.[13] In speaking on the album’s development process, Ciara expressed that she now feels as she did at the start of her career, stating:

 

Ciara WA State Fair (9/13/19) Photos by : Julie Meier – NW FACTS MEDIA Group / Julie Girl Photography

Ciara revealed that she co-wrote the title track “Beauty Marks” with Skylar Grey.

“Level Up” was released via digital download and through streaming platforms on July 18, 2018 as the album’s lead single, alongside a high-octane music video. The single peaked at 59 on the US Billboard Hot 100, while its music video inspired the viral “level up dance challenge”. Ciara also challenged fans to share three ways that they hoped to “level up” in life in promotion of the single. The song was certified Gold by the RIAA. With the success of “Level Up”, Ciara released the album’s second single, “Freak Me”, featuring Nigerian rapper, Tekno, less than a month later on August 10, 2018.

“Dose” was released as the album’s third single on September 14, 2018, after premiering on ESPN. The song’s music video premiered on October 25, 2018 (Ciara’s 33rd birthday). The album’s fourth single, “Greatest Love“, was released alongside its music video on February 11, 2019, to coincide with Valentine’s Day.

“Thinkin Bout You” was released as the fifth single on March 29, 2019, along with the album’s pre-order. Its music video premiered that same day. Ciara released a music video for the album’s title track on May 11, 2019 and was scheduled to release one for the album’s third track, “Set”, on June 14, 2019.

Ciara is married to Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson. They began dating in early 2015 and announced their engagement on March 11, 2016.[118][119] They were married on July 6, 2016, at Peckforton Castle in Cheshire, England.[120] Together, they have one child, a daughter, born on April 28, 2017.[121]

Ciara also has a son, born on May 19, 2014, from her previous relationship with Future.[122] Ciara and Future were engaged in October 2013, but ended the engagement in August 2014.[123]