June 4, 2009
A Taste of Underground Atlanta

Come and sample FREE and delicious menu items from our restaurants and enjoy live entertainment, vendor market and other activities in the Upper Exchange/ The Event Loft at Underground Atlanta!
Just a $3 donation or 5 canned goods to benefit the Atlanta Community Food Bank!

Time: 11:30am - 1:30pm
http://www.underground-atlanta.com

Georgia Sports League & D1
Women’s Basketball

We are getting set to start the new season in all mens divisions and both women’s divisions. If you want a spot for your team, please let us know asap as spots are limited.

Derrick
tell em you play D1
404.784.6587
http://www.iplayd1.com

June 5th
CFO Of The Year Awards

Who are the top CFO’s in town? Join us as we present the Atlanta CFO of the Year Awards presented by Atlanta Business Chronicle and the Association of Corporate Growth. The awards breakfast honors the invaluable contributions of Atlanta’s top CFOs in seven categories including Public Company (Medium & Large Categories); Private Company (Small, Medium & Large Categories); Non-profit and Community Service.

Sponsor: Oracle, Frazier & Deeter, Tatum and the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University

When: 2009-06-05, 7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency Atlanta 265 Peachtree Street Atlanta, GA 30303
Cost: $60 or $600 for a table of ten
http://atlanta.bizjournals.com

June 6th
5k Walk to End Violence Against Women

Join us in Piedmont Park for this 5k Walk to End Violence Against Women. Registered walkers receive giftbags and are eligible to win one of the many fantastic prizes. This event is hosted by the Georgia Chapter of the US National Committee for UNIFEM.

Registration: 10 am

For more information, visit: www.unifem-usnc.org/georgiawalk

Georgia has become the hot bed for music, entertainment and films. According to the State’s The Film, Music and Digital Entertainment office, more than 600 major motion pictures, television series and pilots and independent films have filmed across Georgia.

From the unveiling of the Tyler Perry Studios; to the noted Stomp The Yard film and most recently the city of Savannah was selected to shoot Disney’s Miley Cyrus movie project, Georgia is definitely making it’s mark.

We’ve discovered a few immediate opportunities that we want to share with you to support these Atlanta projects.

TYLER PERRY STUDIOS
Tyler Perry Studios’ Extras Casting Department is looking for Extras for “Tyler Perry’s Meet the Brown’s Season 3 television series.

Filming will be in Atlanta until October 2009.

The following talent is requested:

• Ages 5-17 ONLY!
• ALL ETHNICITIES AND GENDERS PLEASE SUBMIT!
• Must have set etiquette
• Must have professional work attitude

Extra Compensation: $85.00 for the day.

If you are interested in working as an extra send a photo and resume to tpsmovies1@yahoo.com. If you do not have a resume please include your contact information (PHONE NUMBER), height, weight, and date of birth with the email. No phone calls will be accepted! Please submit submissions by May 31, 2009. You may also mail your photo to.

TPS / Extras Casting Attn: Heather, MTB Season 3 Kids 541 10th Street # 172, Atlanta, GA 30318

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WEDDING DAY CASTING - ATLANTA

Do you know of a couple who are planning on getting married or would like to marry Summer or Fall of 2009 who really DESERVE an amazing wedding but cannot afford it in these tough economic times?

“Wedding Day”, a new prime-time series premiering June 16th on TNT, is seeking to cast inspirational couples for our next amazing season!

You can view a promo of “Wedding Day” here: http://www.tnt. tv/dramavision/ ?oid=47477
Teachers, real-life heroes, survivors, volunteers, social workers, charity workers, etc..; we want to hear from you!

If you had to downgrade or delay your wedding plans due to job loss, injury, illness or deployment; we want to hear from you!

If you know of a couple who is so busy helping others they deserve someone to help them out; we want to hear from you. Nominate someone today!
Send a brief paragraph about your situation, or another couple’s situation, the current wedding budget, a recent photo of the couple (in .jpg format), and your contact information to: WeddingDay@markburnettprod.com

Please respond by June 1, 2009 and include your city in the Subject line.
***Couples may be asked to make a casting video with friends and family.

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BET PAY IT OFF

Are you:
Swamped with credit card debt?
Struggling with household expenses?
Behind on your car payment?
In need of a big pay day?
Try your luck on Bet’s newest game show that helps you “Pay It Off” If you think you have what it takes to compete for cash prizes toward your bills and debts, submit a paragraph on why you deserve to have this opportunity to PAYITOFFATL@GMAIL.COM. You must live in the Atlanta area or willing to travel to Atlanta in order to participate.

The Temple Of Hiphop have put together a wide variety of activities sure to feed the mind, body and soul. Events include seminars, a climb up Stone Mountain - which is sure to jump start any exercise regime - and a slew of concerts and performances.

This year’s theme is all about cooperation and bringing the community together.

If you want get involved and support this positive movement, feel free to make a little time in your day to support one of all of the events listed below.

For more information, visit: http://hhawatl2009.wordpress.com

This Saturday, May 9th beginning at 9 am, Hosea Feed The Hungry along with Batter Blaster will attempt to smash the Guinness Book of World Records in feeding over 70,000 people in eight hours! How you ask? With FREE PANCAKES all day long!

So if you’re looking for breakfast, lunch or even an early dinner on a budget, come join Hosea Feed The Hungry and BATTER BLASTER at Centennial Olympic Park.

Hosea Feed The Hungry is requesting $1 donations from participants who attend this one day event in order to break their record for fundraising in one day!

KISS 104 will broadcast live from Centennial Olympic Park from 9am - 1pm.

Interested in volunteering? Please contact: Tara Allen at: tallen@hoseafeedthehungry.com or call: 404.755.3353

For more information, please visit: hoseafeedthehungry.com or http://batterblaster.com

Courtesy of Markese W. Bryant

The Dream Realized: Green Recovery Symposium is design to begin a conservation among the Atlanta community about the rapidly growing” Green Economy” and how it can be leveraged to solve two crises-environmental degradation and the massive loss of local jobs.

If you are in the Atlanta Area , this event is the most important event you could attend. A symposium detailing how the emerging Green economy can not only serve as a path to a more sustainable lifestyle, but also provide jobs and financial stability to millions of people.Our involvement in the Green economy is key to creating large scale wealth and stability.

The event will feature a diverse representation of community leaders in a panel discussion designed to educate the community about impending environmental issues and inform the audience about existing and developing career opportunities within Atlanta’s green economy. Some of the featured speakers include Mayor Shirley Frankin, City of Atlanta’s Director of Sustainability, Mandy Schmitt; Julian McQueen of Green for All, Nia Robinson of Environmental Justice Climate Change Initiatives,. Na’Taki Osborne Jelks of Wildlife Federation,and John G. Moore of the City of New Orleans.

If you have any questions please contact me at (404)997-0454 or markese.bryant@gmail.com

Markese W. Bryant
Co-Chair of Environmental Awareness
SGA Morehouse College

The 2009 Atlanta Film Festival kicks off today until Saturday, April 25th, and we’ve got your backstage pass to the top events of the 10 day affair. Watch the festival trailer and check out our top pick of events now.

Opening Night Gala, World Premiere Red Carpet Event
Thursday, April 16 at 7:30 p.m.
The People Speak
Director/Producers: Chris Moore, Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove, USA, 120 minutes

Inspired by Howard Zinn’s revolutionary book, A People’s History of the United States, The People Speak film brings together actors Josh Brolin, Marisa Tomei, Danny Glover, Jasmine Guy, Viggo Mortensen, Kerry Washington, Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Sandra Oh, Sean Penn, Rosario Dawson, and Don Cheadle, and contains brings history to life by re-create poignant, but unsung milestones in U.S. history, told from oft overlooked points of view of women, minorities, and the oppressed.

Celebrities confirmed to be in attendance – and walking the red carpet beginning at 6:45PM – are Josh Brolin (Milk, W), Chris Moore (Project Greenlight, producer of Good Will Hunting, American Pie), Viggo Mortensen (Lord of the Rings), Michael Ealy (Barbershop, Their Eyes Were Watching God), Rich Robinson (Black Crowes), Jasmine Guy (A Different World, School Daze) and Howard Zinn (author, The People’s History of the United States).

VIP Reception 6:00-7:30PM (includes screening)
Individual tickets: $85

Screening of The People Speak 7:30-9:30PM
Individual tickets: $50

Watch The People Speak below.

For the complete list of films, please click here ATL 365

For more information, visit: http://atlantafilmfestival.com

While the economy seems to be heading south, there are still opportunities and money to be made. Skeptical? Well check out the 2009 Southeast Private Equity Conference April 14-15, in Atlanta.

According to the SPEC website:
SPEC showcases emerging growth companies and exposure to venture capitalists, fund managers, and private equity investors representing over $560 Million in investment capital! This conference offers exclusive networking opportunities, exhibition area, featured speakers, top industry expert education in investor and executive break-out sessions.

For more information visit, http://seprivateequity.org

To all the journalists looking to get a break from their desks and the newsrooms, tonight mediabistro.com roll out their free monthly networking affair.

Join the Atlanta Chapter hosts, Blane Bachelor and Nicole File at Spice Market from 6:00 - 8:00 pm, for cocktails and conversation with media professionals from all across Atlanta.

Where:
Spice Market
188 14th Street, NE
Atlanta, GA 30361

For more information about media bistro visit, http://www.mediabistro.com

The mediabistro.com story
Over 10 years ago, mediabistro.com began with a series of events for New York media professionals. Today, the website has spread internationally and is one of the best resources for media and content professionals to better their education, find jobs, get daily media news, and connect with each other. Over 1.9 million unique media and content professionals visit mediabistro.com more than 7.5 million times every month.

Listen to Joi’s Missing You

I’ve been on this song hard for the past week or so. Man, this jammed. Joi is so underrated– and not in the generic way that people try to apply the term to their favorite artist who is not really underrated, but actually is just not that good.

Joi was way ahead of her time. Like seriously. It really sucks, because she’s so phenomenally talented. If you’ve never seen her live, you really should make an effort to do so. I remember my early years in Atlanta, back when Funk Jazz was all the rage. There was this chick on stage (who was a little weird, but super fly nonetheless) meowing, literally. For years that was the opening to her show, she’d, “meow! meow! meow!” all sing-songy, and then tell women to get their own steez and stop jocking hers. It sounds retarded the way I’ve just rehashed it, but it really was dope as hell. Anyways. That’s when I got hip to Joi. I was new to Atlanta and she really emboddied what the city’s culture was at the time for me. Or what it could be.

Then I remember when Tennessee Slim is the Bomb came out. I still have my burned CD, which was hand-written on by Joi, because we were doing an early review for Upscale. All the women out there who get all inspired and start feeling all pseudo-sassy while listening to Beyonce need to see how it is really done.

“I’M SO FAMOUS”

Anyways, Joi is great. I can’t wait for another album.

Source: 4cryinoutloudentertainment.blogspot.com

The silver screen at Cox Capitol and Douglass Theatres will light up this week, when the Macon Film & Video Festival (MAGA) begins February 18-22, 2009.

What began as a four day festival in the spring of 2006, MAGA continues to give independent filmmakers opportunities to have their work seen on the ‘big screen.’

For more information visit, http://www.maconfilmfestival.com