[Indy Arts] Radio show debuts tonight; Indy film workshop Feb. 1

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Independent Arts & Media rings in 2007 with two new events that support free speech, freedom of information and civic participation!

	-- Shaping San Francisco debuts tonight on KUSF-FM

	-- Coming up Feb. 1: Indy Filmmaker D.I.Y. Workshop


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	NEW RADIO SHOW DEBUTS TONIGHT: Shaping San Francisco on KUSF
	
	 Tonight, January 11, at 10:30 p.m., we're excited to debut
	 the radio version of Shaping San Francisco's Talks series. 

	 Topic: "Can San Francisco Feed Itself?" -- Part One

	 Featuring: Raquel Rivera-Pinderhughes, SFSU 
	  
	 At a time of "peak oil" paranoia, sustainable-agriculture 
	 scholar Raquel Rivera-Pinderhughes brings insight and 
	 experience from her studies in Cuba and around the world 
	 on urban gardening and farming, and the possibilities for
	 an abundant and sustainable local food system.   
	 
	 Recorded live at CounterPulse, Shaping San Francisco's Talks
	 series is produced by Shaping SF, City Lights Foundation,
	 Nature in the City and Independent Arts & Media. Radio version
	 produced by Independent Arts & Media. 
	 
	 -- Shaping San Francisco on KUSF
	    Thursdays at 10:30 p.m. 
	    90.3 FM, KUSF San Francisco (www.kusf.org)
	

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	Expo for the Artist & Musician presents ... 

	AN INDY FILMMAKER WORKSHOP: "Getting It Done ... Getting It In"
	
 	 February 1, 2007, 6 p.m.- 8:30 p.m.
	 Amnesia (853 Valencia St, San Francisco)
	 
	 http://artsandmedia.net/cgi-bin/dc/expo/2007/film_wkshp.txt
	 
	 COST: Free
	 
	 INFO: expo_info at artsandmedia.net, 415/861-5302
	
	 Got a film that you'd like someone other than your mom 
	 and best friend to see ... ? Do you have a movie idea in 
	 you, but don't even know how to begin to get it made?

	 The next Expo DIY Workshop will focus on:

	  - Indy film funding
	  - Filmmaking 101
	  - How to submit your film to festivals

	 As always, Expo DIY workshops offer plenty of Q&A and more
	 than a little antic fun. Bring your own filmworks and 
	 contact info to trade!

	 PANELISTS INCLUDE:

	 -- Daniel Plotnick (http://www.hi-beam.net/mkr/dp/dp-bio.html)
	
	  For the past fourteen years Plotnick has been an integral 
	  part of the San Francisco film community, as well as the 
	  underground film scene nationally. His 18 films include 
	  "Swinger's Serenade," "I, Socky," "Skate Witches," "Pillow
	  Talk," and "I'm Not Fascinating," about San Francisco's 
	  notorious nerd-rock band the Icky Boyfriends. Plotnick is
	  also a champion of Super 8 filmmaking, and has screened at
	  museums, film and music festivals and more in Europe and
	  the United States. 


	 -- Sandy Clark (http://www.americanscary.com)
	 
	  Alameda-based writer/producer Sandy Clark has worked for 
	  NASA, Visual Imagination, the Star Wars Insider, and 
	  Sci-Fi Universe. His film "American Scary" is a unique 
	  survey and documentary on the surviving late-night horror 
	  TV hosts of America (Elvira and her ilk). He's also a 
	  nonprofit and Internet advocate, works for the Alameda 
	  Journal, and full-time father of young Emma Maxwell Clark.
	  
	
	 -- Alicia Renee (http://sfindie.com)
	 
	  The San Francisco Indie Fest has changed the local film
	  scene by fiercely advocating for local and independent 
	  cinema. What's more, they've backed their idealism with 
	  an amazing series of annual specialty film festivals
	  covering documentaries, sci-fi and horror, music and 
	  more. 
	  
	
	 -- OTHER GUESTS TBA