Day: March 21, 2021

Gaby Natale teams up with HBO Max for Isabel Allende biographical series

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Triple Daytime EMMY-winning journalist and entrepreneur Gaby Natale teamed up with HBO Max to honor Isabel Allende’s legacy as part of the launch of her biographical series Isabel during Women’s History Month. (AGANARmedia, 2021)

Natale is part a of a group of Latina powerhouses who joined forces to share a message of hope and resilience with the next generation. Along with Allende, 23 Latina activists and thought leaders united to create “Dear Future Latina Trailblazer.” The book is a collection of letters for revolutionary Latinas by revolutionary Latinas that uses the power of writing to elevate women’s voices and help create change. Each letter reflects the authentic personal journey of the contributor while passing stories and traditions to future Latina revolutionaries and trailblazers. “Dear Future Latina Trailblazer” was created in honor of the new 3-part series, Isabel, that premiered on HBO Max on March 12.

 Isabel follows the incredible life of award-winning author and feminist icon Isabel Allende. Her story is a testament to how you can find strength in your struggles and succeed despite them. At the peak of her career, Isabel receives the devastating news that her adult daughter is on the verge of dying. She abandons everything to become a full-time mother, and her daughter dies in her arms a year later. In parallel,  Isabel must leave her native Chile due to political conflicts, abandoning everything for love and immersing herself into literature to heal her wounds.”

“A few years ago, I interviewed Isabel Allende. She did not disappoint. It was one of the most heartfelt, funny, raw and inspiring conversations I had in my career. It was such an authentic exchange that the show on which that interview was featured received a Daytime Emmy nomination. I wondered if our paths would ever cross again, until 2021 brought Isabel back to my life in the shape of a book. But this time, it was a book I was able to contribute to.” Gaby Natale.

Gaby Natale is a triple Daytime EMMY® winner, TV personality, bestselling author, and motivational speaker. She is the executive producer and host of the nationally-syndicated TV show SuperLatina on PBS’ Vme network. People magazine named Natale one of 2018’s “25 Most Powerful Latinas,” highlighting the inspirational story of how she went from a local TV show that started out of a carpet warehouse to becoming the only Latina in US history to win triple back-to-back Daytime EMMYs. Natale is also the founder of AGANARmedia, a marketing company with a focus on Hispanic audiences that serves Fortune 500 companies such as Hilton Worldwide, Sprint, AT&T, eBay, and Amazon. Natale holds a bachelor’s in International Relations and a master’s degree in Journalism from the University of San Andres and Columbia University.

eTown announces initial lineup for anniversary celebration

eTown is celebrating 30th b’Earthday with a virtual celebration on April 22. Photo: google

It has been 30 busy and productive years since the launch of eTown, the world-renowned radio show turned full-blown multimedia nonprofit. In honor of 30 years of great live music paired with social and environmental programming, eTown is throwing a party for the ages, honoring both its 30th birthday and eTown’s induction into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame.  (eTown, 2021)

On Earth Day 2021, April 22, at 6:30 p.m. Mountain Standard Time, eTown’s 30th b’Earthday Celebration will air via live stream and feature performances from Los Lobos, The War and Treaty, Lyle Lovett, Bob Weir, Sam Bush, City and Colour, and Raquel Garcia. Former U.S. Senator and environmental advocate, Tim Wirth, will join for the conversation portion of the livestream. For more information on the b’Earthday Celebration including lineup additions, how to become a supporter of eTown, or to check out past shows and performances, please visit eTown online. 

“Helen and I started eTown in ’91 determined to try something new, to make a different kind of show, one that mixed music and message. It took us a while to find our voice and our place in the media landscape, but over the last three decades, we’ve not only presented—and played—a ton of remarkable live music, we’ve also shared really inspiring conversations and stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things on behalf of our shared environment.”  – eTown Founder and Host, Nick Forster

Before eTown, Nick toured and recorded for decades with IBMA Entertainers of the Year and Grammy nominees Hot Rize, amongst others, while Helen Forster made her mark as a co-owner and producer of the world famous Telluride Bluegrass Festival, while also performing herself.  This husband and wife team have taken everything they have seen, felt, and learned about music, the environment, and humanity and put it into practice through 30 years of remarkable eTown shows. 

Join Nick, Helen, and the rest of the eTown crew and community on April 22 to celebrate their amazing milestone in the only logical way: engaging song and conversation. 

eTown, the internationally syndicated radio broadcast, podcast, and multimedia- and events-production nonprofit, launched on Earth Day 1991 in Boulder, Colorado. Since then, eTown has produced musical, social, and environmental programming all focused on its ongoing global mission—to educate, entertain, and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation to create a socially responsible and environmentally sustainable world. Prior to the pandemic, eTown recorded shows in front of a live audience in eTown Hall, a 17,000 square foot former church in downtown Boulder which has been renovated and transformed into a solar-powered performance and recording facility—likely the only zero-carbon facility of its kind in North America. Recently, eTown pivoted to all-virtual episodes.

 

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San Antonio museums and zoo partner to launch Museo Institute

Museo Institute, a new and exciting professional development program for educators is now accepting applications. Courtesy photo, used with permission.

The DoSeum is proud to announce a new alliance with the San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio Zoo, McNay Art Museum, and the Witte Museum in the creation of Museo Institute, an exciting new professional development opportunity for San Antonio educators. The newly launched initiative is a year-long professional development program that invites formal educators to explore informal learning and teaching approaches, discover opportunities for collaboration, and create lessons and activities that merge the best practices of informal and formal education to the benefit of students. Upon successful completion of the program, educators will receive up to 85 CPE credit hours, research-based curriculum resources from leading institutions, and new methods for teaching STEM and STEAM in each educator’s unique setting. The year-long program is currently accepting applications and is set to begin this July, ending in June 2022. (The DoSeum, 2021)

The program was established to bring the vast resources of these organizations together for the teachers of San Antonio. Participating Museo Institute organizations recognize the value cultural organizations bring to educators and how many institutions have offered CPE programs for educators over the years. However, this is the first time so many institutions have come together to design a year-long program in benefit of San Antonio educators. Educators infuse their STEM/STEAM teaching curricula by implementing approaches and methods learned from the informal educators at each cultural organization. A more detailed program description and timeline are available online. 

The cohort learns through virtual and on-site training. Fall training will cover topics including:

  • Maker-Centered Learning, Constructivism, and Digital Literacy – The DoSeum
  • STEAM & Art Conservation – The McNay
  • Using Art & Thinking Routines for Interdisciplinary Content Learning – San Antonio Museum of Art
  • Unlocking Classroom Exploration Through Citizen Science & Service Learning – San Antonio Zoo
  • Integrating STEAM Learning into Other Content Areas – the Witte

The spring practicum will be a hands-on/minds-on project during which each educator receives more training along with coaching from educators at the cultural organization with which they are placed.

By engaging with each organization’s education staff and a cohort of peers from across the San Antonio area, participants will design and implement projects to pilot new pedagogy and lesson/activity plans. By the end of the experience, these select teachers will implement the new curriculum and pedagogy to students in their local learning environments. Each cultural organization will provide a separate syllabus covering the details of their practicum.

Deadlines and How to Apply

  • Applications are available now on The DoSeum’s website and will close on April 16, 2021
  • 40 educators will be selected and notified on May 24
  • Program begins in July
  • One-day training sessions, one per museum scheduled on Saturdays: August – October
  • Spring practicum: December – May
  • Open house events, open-office hours: January – May 2021
  • Showcase celebration: May/June 2021

“After an unprecedented and challenging year in the field of education, we passionately believe it is of utmost importance to partner with educators and share educational tools and resources that can enhance and update their curricula.” – Richard Kissel, Vice President of Education at The DoSeum