[VCFilmmakers] Fwd: Spring Coffeehouse!!

[Cesar Cervantes]

Hello Filmmakers,

Here's a cool event you might want to get involved with this upcoming
semester.
It's a coffeehouse benefit/showcase with the goal of presenting some of the
wonderful female talent we have on campus and raise awareness and
discussion about the portrayal of women in the media.

Check it out.

-Cez

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Kate Shelton <kashelton at vassar.edu>
Date: Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 4:05 PM
Subject: Spring Coffeehouse!!

Hello, ladies of Vassar Filmmakers!

I know this is a chunky-looking email, but it won't take long to read!

So. Winter's been slamming us hard in the face. Beyonce released 17 works
of divine scripture, AND YET we all know that the worst of this damned cold
will carry over well into second semester.

Well... Idlewild Theater Ensemble has a proposition to warm things up right
after we get back from winter break, and we're reaching out to you- our
fellow female artists- to share in the fun. ;)

Idlewild is sponsoring a snug little coffeehouse benefit entitled “The
Tenth Muse”, to feature some of Vassar’s gifted female artists early next
semester, and we would love for you to be a part of it! The Tenth Muse is a
term that has been ascribed to various women throughout history who are so
talented in their art that they are worthy of a position among the nine
Muses described in Greek mythology.

However, the goal of this benefit is not only to recognize and celebrate
the staggering plethora of female talent we have here on campus, but also
for us to join together as a community and make an impact outside of the
‘Vassar Bubble’.

“The Tenth Muse” will benefit The Representation Project-- a non-profit
that challenges the disparagingly weak portrayals of women in the media,
and aims to change the conversation by sharing the message that our value
and power as females should not come from narrowly constructed patriarchal
visions! (Boom. Feminism.)You've probably seen their work circulating
through social media, especially in this recent article:
http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/12/05/how-far-we-havent-come-all-of-the-terrible-ways-the-media-treated-women-in-2013-in-one-video/.
Although the event will be free to students, we would like to encourage the
audience to make contributions to the project, and perhaps even conduct a
raffle to inspire and motivate people!

So, if this sounds like an event you and your organization would be
interested in getting involved with, please read the details below, forward
this email to your members, and let us know how you’d like to participate!
Idlewild is a non-hierarchical, collaborative organization, so all
participating orgs will be co-sponsors of the event and will help to shape
it into an occasion representative of our community.

Best of luck with finals, traveling, and the holidays!

Love,

Idlewild



*DETAILS*



*WHERE: *Aula

*WHEN: *February 1st, 8pm-10pm

*EVENT TITLE: *The Tenth Muse: A Coffeehouse Benefit for Art and
Representation



*EVENT CONCEPT:*

Combining elements of a chill coffeehouse, a slam poetry fest, a
sketch/variety showcase, a preview show, and art gallery in an all-female
supported space, this will be a cozy event where there will be hot drinks,
warm food, good conversation, and the company of our talented friends.
It'll be a chance to make new friends, or, for some of us, to see for the
first time your friends perform! New material may be workshopped, but the
event will mainly feature highlights from work created during the Fall
Semester.



*WHO’S PERFORMING:*

We're inviting female-identifying members of the Vassar community who
create art, (from music to theater, painting, comedy, poetry and beyond!)
to be a part of a 2-hour block of love and community in which all parties
involved support their fellow classmates. You don't have to be in a group
to participate! Interested parties should email idlewild.vsa at vassar.edu to
get involved.



*OVERALL GOAL:*

With everyone having so much going on, it's often impossible to catch all
of the wonderful female talent we have on campus. What this benefit aims to
do is have us all come together in support in of our unique voices, and use
our talents to raise money and awareness for a cause that affects all of us.
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