Happy Social Media Day!

Dear Magnets:

"Today we acknowledge and celebrate the revolution of media becoming social. A day that honors the technological and societal advancements that have allowed us to have a dialogue, to connect and to engage not only the creators of media, but perhaps more importantly, one another." ~http://mashable.com/2010/06/30/happy-social-media-day/

Thank you for your continued support for the growth of our online social community for theatre that is Artist Magnet (AM) on Ning, launching the theatre world into the 21st century. And thank you for joining us in our vision to build artistmagnet.com, which will connect theatre artists through shows and venues everywhere...

You may have noticed new tabs on the top of our Ning pages:

1. On the "Magnet Info" tab, you will find your shout-outs, events, and a "survival guide" of info designed to help you more easily navigate the pages of AM on Ning

2. On the "Magnet Media" tab, you will find your videos, music, and the famed AM Radio Show with recent episodes

3. On the new "Magnet Gifts" tab, you can purchase products with the "I Love Artist Magnet" logo on them.

We have also created a store through Cafepress (http://www.cafepress.com/artistmagnet) which features t-shirts with two awesome AM designs; we encourage you to check it out and buy some t-shirts.

Getting a t-shirt and wearing it around your theatre friends is a great way to spread the word about Artist Magnet and represent your love for all things theatre. Plus, by purchasing a t-shirt, you will help us achieve our goal of selling 40 t-shirts which, through our agreement with Cafepress and Ning, will help keep most of AM's features running on Ning for 1 year. To get one:

1. goto http://www.cafepress.com/artistmagnet

2. choose a t-shirt in your size, choose your color and your favorite design

3. add the t-shirt to the shopping cart and check-out

The first 5 people who get at least 1 t-shirt will also get a shout-out on the AM Radio Show PLUS complementary banners linking to your website on all the pages of the AM network for 2 months (message artmaginfo@gmail.com for details)

Thanks again for your support, and we look forward to seeing you soon on AM,

the AM Board of Directors

artmaginfo@gmail.com

Celebrate Artist Magnet's Birthday we're 2 years old!

Dear Magnets:

“The theater, bringing impersonal masks to life, is only for those who are virile enough to create new life: either as a conflict of passions subtler than those we already know, or as a complete new character.” ~Alfred Jarry

Join us in wishing a Happy Birthday to Artist Magnet! - 2 years ago the idea of bringing theatre artists together through shows and venues everywhere was conceived and Artist Magnet was born. We are now pleased to have the support of thousands of artists and theatres from over 100 countries in launching the theatre world into the 21st century...

As you may have heard, as Ning has suddenly decided to begin charging for its services, our goal is to generate $500.00 in contributions the next 30 days to maintain the current operations of our support network http://artistmagnet.ning.com, including:

1. The Artist Magnet Radio Show, supporting work for emerging artists and offering a platform for theatres to discuss important issues...

2. Your ability to view, post, and share music, video, and applications with thousands of other members online...

You can help by contributing just $2 to keep Artist Magnet running on Ning for 1 more year:

1. click on this link to contribute: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=4110749

thanks for your support and we look forward to seeing you soon on Artist Magnet,

Artist Magnet Board of Directors

artmaginfo@gmail.com