2021 Conference Schedule
Join us for three days full of sessions spanning from professional development webinars centering around Covid reopening protocols, contracts and booking, accessibility and technology, and team building to artist information exchange panels in a variety of genres. Learn about the process of crafting equity statements, join break-out discussion groups on department-specific topics, and end your day relaxing with colleagues!
Wednesday, June 2
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9:00-10:00am
10:00-10:15am 10:15-11:45am 11:45am-12:45pm 12:45-1:15pm 1:15-2:15pm 2:15-3:15pm 3:15-3:30pm 3:30-4:30pm 4:30-5:30pm |
New Colleagues Session
Welcome and Opening Remarks Melanie Weir, President, California Presenters Crafting Equity Statements Ally Haynes-Hamblen, Secretary, California Presenters Christina Ramos, Board Member, California Presenters ChrisTiana ObeySumner, Principal and Owner, Epiphanies of Equity Keynote Address: Civic Trauma Roberto Bedoya, Cultural Affairs Manager, City of Oakland Virtual Lunch Break Artist Information Exchange Panel: Multi-Disciplinary Moderated by: Laura Evans, Director of Music Programs, Engagement and Education, Stanford Live Panelists: Kristy Edmunds, Executive and Artistic Director, Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA; David Dower, Executive Producer, The 7 Fingers Artist Information Exchange Panel: Jazz Moderated by: Justin Souza, Program and Artistic Administrator, The Soraya Panelists: Tim Jackson, Artistic Director, Monterey Jazz Festival; Dan Atkinson, Executive Director, Western Jazz Presenters Network Break Artist Information Exchange Panel: Classical Moderated by: Christine Lim, Artistic Administrator, Los Angeles Philharmonic Panelists: Michelle Witt, Executive and Artistic Director, Meany Center for the Performing Arts, University of Washington; Robin Pomerance, Artistic Administrator, Cal Performances, UC Berkeley Social Hour |
Thursday, June 3
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9:00-10:00am
10:00-11:00am 11:00am-12:00pm 12:00-12:45pm 12:45-1:45pm 12:45-1:45pm 1:45-2:45pm 2:45-3:00pm 3:00-4:00pm 4:00-5:00pm 4:00-5:00pm |
Leadership Program Orientation
Ally Haynes-Hamblen, Secretary, California Presenters Chad Hilligus, Board Member, California Presenters CDC Has Spoken: Using Vaccines and the Law to Reopen at Full Capacity Steven A. Adelman, Vice President, Event Safety Alliance Navigating Contracts in a New Era Mitch Gershenfeld, Artistic Director, McCallum Theatre Virtual Lunch Break Affinity Group Forum I A: Changing the Artist Ask Leah Rosenthal, Artistic Director, La Jolla Music Society Sarah Campbell, Programming Manager, La Jolla Music Society Affinity Group Forum I B: Equity Initiatives Marie-Reine Velez, Production and Marketing Specialist, USC Visions and Voices Christina Ramos, Board Member, California Presenters Artist Information Exchange Panel: Global Roots Moderator & Panelist: Renee Bodie, General Manager, Soka Performing Arts Center Panelist: Anya Siglin, Program Director, The Ark Break Artist Information Exchange Panel: Dance Panelist: Seth Soloway, Director, Ingram Center for the Performing Arts Affinity Group Forum II A: Development and Grants Amber Jo Manuel, Executive Director, The Center for the Arts Affinity Group Forum II B: Ticketing and Patron Services Gene Michael Barrera, Operations and Marketing Supervisor, The Haugh Performing Arts Center |
Friday, June 4
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10:00-11:00am
11:00am-12:00pm 12:00-1:00pm 1:00-1:15pm 1:15-2:15pm 1:15-2:15pm 2:15-2:30pm 2:30-3:30pm 3:30-3:45pm 3:45-4:30pm |
Wanted: Cultural Rights Defenders in Performing Arts
Betty Siegel, J.D.; Director, Office of VSA & Accessibility; ADA/504 Compliance Officer; The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Team Building in the Digital Age Jasmine Freeman, Special Events Administrator/Senior Management Analyst, City of Las Vegas’ Office of Cultural Affairs Annual Business Meeting / Lunch Break Affinity Group Forum III A: Marketing Joanna Christian, Associate Director of Marketing and Communications, ArtPower at UC San Diego Affinity Group Forum III B: Arts Education and Youth Programs Ruth Rosenberg, Director of Arts Education and Artist Engagement, Mondavi Center at UC Davis Sharlene O'Keefe, Operations and Program Manager, Poway OnStage Break Artist Information Exchange Panel: Popular Music Moderated by: Julianna Crespo, Director of Performing Arts, California Center for the Arts, Escondido Panelists: Matt Feldberg, Founder and Owner of Hotbox Entertainment; Lauren Labadie, Arts Presenting Consultant Closing Remarks Melanie Weir, President, California Presenters Social Hour ---Schedule subject to change--- |
Thank you to our generous conference sponsors!
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Banner photo credits: Photo 1: Tien Hsieh, classical pianist; Patricia Segoviano de Pier and Dave Pier, Harris Center for the Arts at Folsom Lake College; Phil Esparza, CSU Monterey Bay World Theater, Seaside; Randy Vogel, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ Photo 2: Amber Jo Manuel, Center for the Arts, Grass Valley speaking to California Presenters members at The Strand Theater-American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco Photo 3: Simone Eccleston, John F. Kennedy Center for the Arts, Washington D.C.; Meena Malik, New England Foundation for the Arts, Boston, MA