Save Artist Magnet on Ning!

Dear Magnets: Artist Magnet's social network on Ning (http://artistmagnet.ning.com) now with over 2,300 members, has for nearly 2 years provided a space for artists to share videos, photos, events, blogs, and more, and is the home of the Artist Magnet Radio Show, showcasing new work and compelling stories from emerging artists and theatres everywhere... Unfortunately, Ning has suddenly decided to end its FREE services and charge over $500 per year for us to remain on its network starting July 1, 2010... The good news is you can help us keep this network you all have grown to love so much alive and FREE for everyone by donating as little as $2 to Artist Magnet - 100% percent of the funds raised will go towards keeping our network running on Ning for 1 year. It's easy to contribute: 1. Click on this link: http://saveartistmagnet.eventbrite.com 2. Enter the number "2" in the box next to "enter amount" 3. Click on the orange tab then add your personal information and click on the icons below to make your contribution Our Goal: RAISE at least $500 to keep Artist Magnet running on Ning for 1 year Please contribute by Tuesday, July 1. If we meet our goal, you will have helped to save our network on Ning and keep us running for 1 year. If we exceed our goal, all additional funds raised will go into a reserve fund to keep us running on Ning beyond next year. As a thank you for your support, you will get a FREE feature on our next Artist Magnet Radio Show to promote yourself or your business to thousands of artists, producers, and managers worldwide. Thanks again for your support and we look forward to seeing you soon on Artist Magnet, ~David Mack and Artist Magnet Board of Directors artmaginfo@gmail.com P.S. Don't forget to join over 1,000 of your friends on our Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/fansofartistmagnet Do contribute directly through PayPal click on this link: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=4110749 We are also requesting at least 6 of our members join us as Artist Magnet subscribers and contribute $10 per month to keep Artist Magnet running on Ning monthly. As a thank you, you will receive FREE online advertising on every page of Artist Magnet to thousands of artists every month and a FREE full 1 hour spot on our Radio Show to promote yourself or your business. Contact us at info@artistmagnet.com for details on how to set up your online ads... Do become a subscriber through PayPal click on this link: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=4110709

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Artist Magnet - Happy World Theater Day!

Dear Magnets:

"Theatre affords us insight and hope. It allows us direct access to the wisdom of the ages. It offers affirmation of our joys and consolation for our sorrows. It opens up avenues of exploration into our own souls, daring us to confront even the darkest truths about ourselves. Tyrone Guthrie called it the oldest social, moral, and political platform in the history of Western culture. And today we need it more than ever." ~Des McAnuff

Happy World Theater Day! - http://worldtheatreday.org

Thank you for your support for Artist Magnet, launching the theatre world into the 21st century. Stay tuned next month for the launch of our revolutionary customized hyperlinking artistic resumes...

Have a great rest of the month,

AM Board of Directors

March Madness Magnets!

Dear Magnets:

"All the best performers bring to their role something more, something different than what the author put on paper. That's what makes theatre live. That's why it persists." ~Stephen Soundheim

Thank you for your support in magnetizing the theatre community, spreading the news about Artist Magnet (AM), connecting theatre artists through shows and venues everywhere...

The AM team is hard at work on artistmagnet.com to build your FREE hyperlinking resume pages, set to launch soon! When launched, you will be able to:

1. BUILD it - build your own customized theatre resume to make it look the way YOU want

2. LINK it - hyperlink your work on your resume to your fellow artists, shows, and theatres

3. PRINT it - download a PDF of your professional resume for your auditions and interviews

4. SHARE it - link it to your website and share it with your friends, enemies, and managers

All this is FREE 4 U...

NEXT GOAL - 2,500 MEMBERS:

...but we need 2,500 members on artistmagnet.ning.com to launch your hyperlinking resumes - that's 372 more than we have right now - so invite your friends ASAP to http://www.artistmagnet.ning.com to make a profile and keep spreading the good news...

WANT TO PERFORM ON OUR NEXT RADIO SHOW?

you could be next to perform a song, monologue, poem, or promote your theatre or your next show - check out the show by clicking "Magnet Radio" under the "Magnet Media" tab at the top of the page on artistmagnet.ning.com - to get on the Artist Magnet Radio Show, email our Radio Show Coordinator, Emmitt Thrower, at artmaginfo@gmail.com

Have a great March,

AM Board of Directors

Message from the BOD - Artist Magnet Beta Launches

Dear Magnets: Happy New Year! Artist Magnet Beta has launched: 1. You can access the Ning network as usual by going to http://artistmagnet.ning.com or clicking on the link to AM on Ning on the homepage of http://www.artistmagnet.com 2. Check out http://www.artistmagnet.com to see the new pages and sign-up to add your name and info to the database Stay tuned for coming features including building your own resume unveiling later this year... Don’t forget to vote for Artist Magnet as your favorite local business at http://lovealocalbusiness.intuit.com – select Artist Magnet in Los Angeles, CA Jan 2010 Membership Campaign: Congrats to our AM #1 members for the last month of 2009 (Barbara Johnson and Benjamin Hodge) – the frontrunner so far this month: Will Tijerina Beat Will and be the #1 member in January! - add the most new friends to AM (remember to qualify your friends must add your FULL PROFILE NAME under “How did you hear about Artist Magnet?” when they sign up) by the end of the month and get: · Featured on the AM Radio Show and Member Pages & Shout-out Broadcast to every member Have a good January... In solidarity, ~the AM Board of Directors

AM Message from the Founder - Listen and Vote

Dear Magnets: “The theatre was created to tell people the truth about life and the social situation...” ~Stella Adler Congrats to the Stella Adler Acting Studio for being the top 100 Chase Community Giving organizations! Have you voted for your favorite Radio Play yet? Voting ends tomorrow (Friday, Dec 18) so now’s the time for you to do 2 things: 1. Listen: http://artistmagnet.ning.com/page/magnet-radio 2. Vote: http://artistmagnet.ning.com/opensocial/ningapps/show?appUrl=http://jr.polldaddy.com/xml/modules/ning.xml%3Fning-app-status%3Dnetwork&owner=1fl7rp5qsdyj4 Choose from 2 awesome Radio Plays: LOVES INTENTIONS.....(A Comedy....SERIOUSLY!) Written/Directed by Geoffrey D Holman SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIALS (A musical) Written/Lyrics by A. Michael Storm The cast and crew of the Radio Play with the most votes will get an exclusive performance and interview with Emmitt Thrower on the AM Radio Show (http://www.artistmagnet.com/blogtalkradio) Also tune in New Year’s Eve for a special AM Radio Show – details TBA... Add the most new friends to AM by the end of this month (remember to qualify: your new friends must add your FULL PROFILE NAME under “How did you hear about Artist Magnet?” when they sign up) and get a special gift: a FREE company profile membership when the profile launches on AM... Happy Holidays and see you New Year’s Eve on AM, Dave Mack Founder, Artist Magnet (AM)

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Artist Magnet - Message from the Founder - be an AM BOD!

Dear Magnets: “The stage play is a trial, not a deed of violence. The soul is opened, like the combination of a safe, by means of a word. You don't require acetylene torches...” ~Jean Giradoux. We are pleased to announce the addition of 4 Artist Magnet (AM) Board of Directors (BOD)s to our team. Check them out in the Featured Members section of our Member Pages. We have only 2 spots left in our AM BODs - the deadline to join is Thanksgiving Day (Thurs, Nov 26), so if you are interested in joining, NOW IS THE TIME to contact our COO, Emmitt Thrower, atartmaginfo@gmail.com: • Receive your share of AM as an investment what will grow as AM grows • Receive your BOD certificate and quarterly AM company financial reports so you can track our growth • Have a leadership role in deciding key company rules and long-term planning • If you’re in the field of theatre management, looks great on the resume Nov #1 Member frontrunners so far: 1. Keith Kelley 2. Ben Hodge Beat these frontrunners and be the #1 Member by: 1. Adding the most new friends to AM by the end of November (remember to qualify, your friends must add your FULL PROFILE NAME under “How did you hear about Artist Magnet?” when they sign up) OR 2. Supporting the growth and maintenance of AM: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=4110709 and you will get: • Featured on the AM Radio Show (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/artistmagnet) • Featured on the AM Broadcast • Featured on the AM Member Pages Thank you for your support and see you soon on AM... In Solidarity, Dave Mack Founder, Artist Magnet

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Artist Magnet 64 Days 2 Launch - Oct Part III

Dear Magnets:

The following are a few words from the blog of premier LA Artistic Director Guillermo Aviles-Rodriguez:

“Being one of the only Neo-Chicano (think ambivalent Mexican American under 40) Artistic Directors in Los Angeles theatre is a mixed blessing. On one side you get few non-Latinos at your shows and enjoy relative anonymity in the context of the wider Los Angeles theatre community. But on the other side you get many calls from people wanting to double check the exact meaning or correct pronunciation of Spanish words and phrases. One also gets many calls when theatre companies give the multicultural play wheel a spin and it lands on the Latino/Hispanic/Chicano/Mexican-American/Brown slot, it is then that people say, ‘let’s be culturally sensitive and bring in a swarthy director pronto...’”

Check out the rest of the article "It's Not Who You Know" @ wattsvillagetheater.blogspot.com

64 Days Until ARTIST MAGNET LAUNCH! - Thank you for supporting the vision of Artist Magnet as we count down the days to the launch of the new artsitmagnet.com that will connect millions of theatre artists everywhere – RSVP @ artistmagnetlaunch.eventbrite.com

3 DAYS LEFT in the October #1 Member Contest - frontrunners so far...

(1) Dan Guyton
(2) Kristina Hughes
(3) John Pallotta

YOU can beat these 3 in 3 days and BE THE #1 member – ADD the most new friends to artistmagnet.com by Halloween* – you will get FEATURED on:

• The AM Radio Show – http://www.blogtalkradio.com/artistmagnet
• The AM “Member Pages”
• Your Shout-out email broadcast to every member

*remember to qualify your new friends must add your full profile name under “How did you hear about Artist Magnet?” when they sign-up...

Have a great holiday weekend,

Dave Mack
Founder, Artist Magnet

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