<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Hello Filmmakers,<br><br></div>Here's a cool event you might want to get involved with this upcoming semester.<br></div><div>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.<br>
<br>Check it out. <br></div><span style="font-family:Helvetica"></span><br>-Cez<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Kate Shelton</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kashelton@vassar.edu">kashelton@vassar.edu</a>></span><br>
Date: Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 4:05 PM<br>Subject: Spring Coffeehouse!!<br><br><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Hello, ladies of Vassar Filmmakers! </span> </p><p class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family:Helvetica">I know this is a chunky-looking email, but it won't take long to read! </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">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. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">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. ;)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">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.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">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’.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">“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: </span><a href="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/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(17,78,230)">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/</span></a><span style="font-family:Helvetica">. 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!</span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">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.</span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Best of luck with finals, traveling, and the holidays!</span> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Love,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family:Helvetica">Idlewild<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><u></u> <u></u></span> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><font size="6">DETAILS</font></span></b><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-family:Helvetica">WHERE: </span></u><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Aula</span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<u><span style="font-family:Helvetica">WHEN: </span></u><span style="font-family:Helvetica">February 1<sup>st</sup>, 8pm-10pm</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-family:Helvetica">EVENT TITLE: </span></u><span style="font-family:Helvetica">The Tenth Muse: A Coffeehouse Benefit for Art and Representation<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><u></u> <u></u></span> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-family:Helvetica">EVENT CONCEPT:</span></u><span style="font-family:Helvetica"> <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">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. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-family:Helvetica">WHO’S PERFORMING:</span></u><span style="font-family:Helvetica"> <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">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 </span><a href="mailto:idlewild.vsa@vassar.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">idlewild.vsa@vassar.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:Helvetica"> to get involved.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-family:Helvetica">OVERALL GOAL:</span></u><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">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.</span></p>
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