CMCM Updates

Ask the Experts - CMCM Master Classes | April 3 - May 8

Submitted by Mary Rentzel on Thu, 01/10/2019 - 6:08pm

Ask the Experts - CMCM Master Classes

CMCM's popular series of master classes returns with compelling media-related topics presented by experts in their field. Free for CMCM members. Non-member fee of $25 includes one-year membership to CMCM and FREE admittance to all events in the series.

Follow the link to sign up!
https://marintv.org/asktheexperts

Class Schedule

Get Mac Savvy | Wednesday, April 3 6:30 - 8:30 PM:
Are you a PC user, but want to test the Mac waters? CMCM's Education guru Scott Calhoun will have you jumping into the Macintosh operating system "pool" with big screen demonstrations. Email any specific questions you have in advance to scott@cmcm.tv.

Mastering Video for Social Media | Wednesday, April 10 6 6:30 - 8:30 PM:
Discover how to use video simply and effectively to expand your reach, accelerate your social media marketing, position yourself as the expert in your field, and connect with your followers on a whole new level. Video marketing expert Mike Wolpert shows you how.

Being a Working Director | Wednesday, April 17 6:30 - 8:30 PM:

Laugh it off!

Submitted by AlejandroP on Wed, 02/24/2016 - 12:47pm

This Friday, February 26 at 11 PM on the Community Channel 26 watch the latest episodes of MarINSANITY, hosted by stand-up comedian Sam Meeker.

The comedians included in these episodes (in order of appearance): Liz Stone, Chad Opitz, Nicole Calasich, Matt Curry, Kelly Anneken, and Priya Prasad.

The SF Latino Film Festival in Marin

Submitted by AlejandroP on Mon, 09/11/2017 - 10:33am

We are proud to bring the Latino Film Festival for a consecutive year to Marin. The Festival showcases the work of emerging and established filmmakers from the US, Latin America, Spain, and Portugal. It is a celebration of the latest work coming out of the 20+ countries with which we share a bond.

Join us along with our collaborators; ForWords, Canal Alliance, The Task Force on the Americas for free screenings at the Albert J. Boro Community Center.

LOST + LOVE + LOSS SHORTS
Wednesday, September 27 | 7pm

Croissant - USA / 2017 / Family / 11 mins / English
Rosario - Mexico / 2016 / Drama / 11 mins / Spanish
Estrella - USA / 2017 / Drama, Family / 11 mins / English
Black Wedding - Mexico / 2017 / Horror / 11 mins / English
Ode to Abuela - USA / 2017 / Drama / 10 mins / English
Pinata Love - USA / 2017 / Comedy, Youth / 6 mins / English

THE THIRD ROOT + EL TUCAN (Short Film)
Thursday, September 28 | 7pm

Stop the FCC from Defunding PEG Channels & Community Media Centers like Marin TV

Submitted by michael on Thu, 05/16/2019 - 11:35am

UPDATE August 2019
The FCC voted 3-2 (R-D) to approve the draft order 621 today. That was no surprise. The final order will be released in about a week - we'll know more then. Some interpretation of the order as it now stands:

1) FCC commissioner O’reilly pushed hard for PEG transport fees (use of fiber line between PEG and Cable operator) to be deducted from Franchise Fees (FF) - this may included in the final order. If so - CMCM could be charged for our connection to Comcast used to deliver the channels.

2) Values determined by cable companies for iNets and free cable drops will now be deducted from FF. This has no impact on CMCM since AT&T eliminated those public benefits 10 years ago when they passed the CA State Video Franchise (DIVCA). Note: Having decimated PEG in 21 states, AT&T has since ceased their rollout of U-Verse and now sells satellite TV service.

2015 Elections for the Board of Directors

Submitted by AlejandroP on Wed, 09/16/2015 - 2:05pm

Dear CMCM member,

We are writing to inform you about the Annual Member Board Elections and Annual Member Meeting of the Community Media Center of Marin. The member meeting will be held in the last week of October (tentatively Oct 29). Prior to the meeting, the annual board elections will take place via ballots for two available board ‘member elected’ positions. For those considering running for the board, the nomination/petition documents are attached and are also available at http://cmcm.tv/boardelections.

Announcing the Annual Member Board Elections and Annual member Meeting of the Community Media Center of Marin.
The 2015 member meeting will tentatively be held October 29th at CMCM. Prior to the meeting, the annual board elections will take place via ballots for one available board ‘member elected’ position. The nomination/petition documents are available at the link below.

We hope you participate in this year’s board elections and can attend the annual member meeting. Current CMCM members are invited to come hear updates and meet the newly member elected board members.

2015 Board Nomination Form

Expect Technical Difficulties - Nov. 15-18

Submitted by michael on Mon, 11/14/2016 - 12:06pm

Monday, Nov 14th. One of our DISH feeds froze this morning which disrupted our morning cablecasts of Democracy Now and Gay USA. We resumed at 10:15 with a delayed cablecast of DN! and it will repeat normally at other hours today. Things like this happen at the worst time - and we know many of you are following the news more closely this week than ever. We will continue to do our best to avoid future problems.

On that note - we have many equipment changes planned the rest of this week and there may be a few more hiccups as we move our channels over to the new equipment. We will do our best to minimize downtime! Please bear with us during this time.

CMCM CLOSED through May 31

Submitted by jlessard on Wed, 04/29/2020 - 4:34pm

The Bay Area-wide “Shelter in Place” order has been extended through May 31. In accordance with that mandate, CMCM will continue to be closed to members and the general public until at least that date.

CMCM studio reservations, equipment checkouts, workshops, and events are suspended until further notice. But since a large part of the work CMCM performs is Government services -- covering local meetings and operating the related government channels -- this work will continue since it is an essential part of public health and emergency communications between local governments and their constituents.

Programming will continue to be scheduled across all three channels, and you can submit programs to air on Marin TV electronically -- without having to leave home -- then tune into Channel 26 to see the results.

If you post your videos to YouTube, Vimeo or DropBox - just send the link. If you want to upload files to our dropbox, just ask.

To submit programs, please fill out the form found at this URL: https://cmcm.tv/online

To contact staff, please use email only. Thank you!

General Center questions, Member Services: jill@marintv.org

Marin TV Goes Black in Observance of April 16

Submitted by admin on Thu, 04/16/2015 - 12:53pm

You may have noticed the Marin TV channels were black this morning. We could make up all sorts of excuses and snarky explanations, but in reality we had a big UPS unit fail which took down most of our equipment for several hours. We have since bypassed power and are up and running again - our apologies for any inconvenience!

Cine+Mas SF Latino Film Festival / Marin

Submitted by AlejandroP on Thu, 09/01/2016 - 11:01am

The Community Media Center of Marin in collaboration with ForWords, The Task Force on the Americas, Canal Alliance, and Canal Welcome Center, will host screenings of select documentary films from the Cine+Mas SF Latino Film Festival at the Albert J. Boro Community Center on October 3, 4 and 6 at 7PM.

Sitting will be limited, make sure to reserve your tickets at https://latinofilmfestival.splashthat.com/

CRAVING CUBA
Monday, October 3 | 7pm

A documentary film that will share a powerful story about the American Dream and yearning – for freedom, for the country, and for identity across 4 generations on both sides of The Florida Straits. Follow Zuzy's quest to better understand her family, herself and the enigma of Cuba as she tries to convince her feisty 83-year-old Abuela to travel back to Cuba with her.

MIRAR MORIR
Tuesday, October 4 | 7pm

Experience the Art of Dickens 44 at CMCM | EXTENDED through August

Submitted by Mary Rentzel on Tue, 04/10/2018 - 12:22pm

Georgia Annwell Gallery

We will officially be extending Dickens 44's exhibit through August. You now have until August 31st to marvel at the works of Marin's legendary Glue Artist.

Dickens 44 works prolifically from a warehouse studio in Novato, CA. A key player in the Haight-Ashbury art scene, Bascom is still heavily influenced by the counterculture movement and isn’t shy to talk about his experience with Timothy Leary, Woodstock, and the Unknown Museum. In 1981, the artist left the country as a way to escape drug-abuse and a changing cultural landscape. He has since lived all over the globe in countries including Panama, Thailand, Brazil, and the Philippines.

Bascom plans to one day teach his form of “recycledelic fusion art” at children’s hospitals as a form of art therapy. He hopes the positive nature of his work will influence others to turn to creativity, “as an answer to boredom and confusion”.

Showing through:
August 31, 2018

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