Current Projects
Volunteer, East River Music Project (ERMP)
The East River Music Project is a group of people dedicated to putting on free summer concerts of local music at the East River Amphitheater. The 2008 season is in the planning stages - ask me if you'd like to help out!
Ongoing Projects
Co-Creator/Moderator
Girl Group listserv
The Girl Group was created as a forum to talk about the challenges of writing, editing and general career advancement as a woman working in the arts media. It hopes to offer thoughtful advice and support for the furthering of women who already are or would like to become professional music writers, and to as serve as a space to critique current writing and music trends.
Volunteer
Tamizdat CZ
Tamizdat is a nonprofit organization that is committed to fostering the free exchange of information and ideas between artists, audiences, and industry. Tamizdat works to build international communities by bridging the cultural and economic gaps that separate American and Western Europe from Central and Eastern Europe. To do this, Tamizdat has created an interlocking program of projects aimed at providing the foundations and the framework for cultural cross-pollination between artists, music industry personnel, and most importantly, between audiences everywhere.
PAST PROJECTS
Curator/Photographer: Neon: The Light of the Wildwoods, 2007
The George F. Boyer Museum
Wildwood, NJ
From July 2007-October 2007 The George F. Boyer Museum in Wildwood,
NJ had an exhibit I curated that contained original photography and
text about the post-World War II history of neon and neon sign-making
in the Wildwoods.
Counselor August 2007
Willie Mae Rock Camp For Girls
Founded in 2004, Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls is a non-profit summer
day camp serving girls aged 8-18 in New York City. The program offers
girls the chance to learn how to play musical instruments, write songs,
perform, learn about different types of music, and generally "rock out"
in a supportive environment that fosters self-confidence, self-esteem,
creativity, tolerance, and collaboration.
NC Rock Camp for Girls
http://www.girlsrocknc.org/
With help from some GirlGroup ladies, I put together a large selection
of music writing on topics related to musicianship, the music industry,
and general DIY living targeted to 9-13 year old girls to be used with
the North Carolina Rock Camp for Girls ‘zine. The idea is to make these
pieces into wikis so that they grow over time and can be used by many
rock camps across the country.