Top Of The Month: January

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"Kissing the old year out/ Kissing the new year in!" -Irving Berlin, "Let's Start the New Year Right" View this email in your browser ONLINE EVENTS Tuesdays, January 11, 18, & 25 | 1:00pm ET | Introduction to Mindfulness & Meditation for Creatives Tuesday, January 18 | 7:00pm ET | Actors Night  Monday, January 31 | 7:00pm ET | Sustainable Conversations Wednesday, February 2 | 3:00pm ET | Artist Afternoon: Press Releases for Beginners Monday, February 7 | 2:30pm ET | Broadway Book Club: The King of Infinite Space Mondays | 1:00pm ET | Yoga Mondays  **now FREE for the whole year!** Tuesdays | 10:30am ET | Mid-Morning Pilates Thursdays | 2:30pm ET | Afternoon Pilates   Donate Today Introduction to Mindfulness & Meditation for Creatives Tues. Jan. 11, 18, & 25 | 1pm | Free Online via Zoom   Mindfulness and meditation practitioner of over 30 years Susan Lakatos will be leading an “Introduction to Mindfulness & Meditation for Creatives” program on Tuesdays throughout January. Mindfulness meditation has been shown to increase creativity, even after as little as 10 minutes of meditation. This is an opportunity to acquire and develop the mindfulness skills that can enhance your creativity for a lifetime. The program is free. Please email karen@actorsguild.org to receive the Zoom link.   Free. Registration required. RSVP: Email Karen for Zoom link. Back   Actors Night Tues. Jan. 18 | 7pm ET | Free*   Online via Zoom Actors Night at EAG is a judgment-free zone, where you can work on monologues, scenes, commercial copy, cold readings, your own material- anything!- before a group of supportive and talented fellow artists. Whether or not you get constructive feedback is up to you. Hosted by Peter Von Berg (The Blacklist, The Americans, House of Cards). Actors Night happens on the third Tuesday of each month.    *Free for EAG members. RSVP: Click here Back   Sustainable Conversations Mon. Jan. 31 | 7pm ET | Online Online via Zoom Author/actor/EAG Member Helena-Joyce Wright, actor/EAG Council/ DEI Committee chair Chris Chinn, EAG Executive Director Karen Lehman Foster and members & friends of EAG are continuing their discussions centered around race and racism in America and the arts.  Please join us in this safe space for sustainable conversations with your fellow Guilders that we hope can live and breathe beyond the current moment. Everyone is welcome to come and share your stories, ask questions, and listen. Free. Registration required. RSVP: Click here Back   Artist Afternoon: Press Releases for Beginners Wed. Feb. 2 | 3pm ET | Free Online via Zoom   What goes into a press release? Can you write and send your own? How are they used for different things? These topics will be tackled at Peter Michael Marino's fun, interactive, idea-generating, 90-min press release workshop which aims to empower you to do your own press. We'll discuss the basics, and together we'll investigate creating creative press releases, generating press-worthy ideas, and figuring out who your audience is. We'll discover and discuss effective ways to get the word out about your show, song, product, event, etc. Plus, you'll receive access to press release templates and press release/story pitch samples. Free. Registration required. RSVP: Click here Back Broadway Book Club: The King of Infinite Space Mon. Feb. 7 | 2:30pm ET | Free Online via Zoom   In Lyndsay Faye's lush, magical, queer, and feminist take on Hamlet in modern-day New York City, a neuro-atypical philosopher, along with his best friend Horatio and artist ex-fiancé Lia, are caught up in the otherworldly events surrounding the death of his father. ----- About Broadway Book Club: Every two months, book club members meet to discuss their latest pick, which is always a novel that takes place in the world of the theatre! All are welcome to join. Free. Registration required. RSVP: karen@actorsguild.org Back   The Annual Giving Campaign Last Day: Jan. 15 Thank you to everyone who has been giving to EAG's Annual Giving Campaign over the past few months. So far, because of your donations, we have raised a total of $19,228! This is only $5,772 away from our $25K goal. The campaign runs until January 15th, 2022, and we know we can make it!! If you'd like to help us help our city's performers with rent, utilities, and food, you can donate at actorsguild.org/make-a-donation. And don't forget to ask your employer if they match donations. It looks like Broadway may have another couple of rough months ahead again, so your dollars are extremely impactful. Thank you for your help! Donate here Back Yoga Mondays Mondays | 1pm ET | Free Online via Zoom   Come try a yoga class!  This 45-minute class led by the soothing Rebecca Ambrose is offered each Monday at 1:00, and we just love it. Suitable for all levels of mobility, yoga is a great way to keep your body healthy and your mind clear.   Sign up with reservations@actorsguild.org for Zoom link. Back   Pilates with Marla Altberg Tuesdays | 10:30am ET | Free Thursdays | 2:30pm ET | Free   Online via Zoom Certified personal trainer Marla Altberg offers EAG Members free 45-minute Pilates classes twice a week. You'll stretch, work that core, have fun, and feel energized & calm at the end of the class.    Sign up for Zoom link: reservations@actorsguild.org Back Please note: 1) Registration closes one hour before each event takes place. 2) After you register for any event, you will receive a confirmation email from notify@ticketstripe.com. However, the Zoom link will not be sent to you until the day of the event. To make sure these emails get delivered to your inbox and not to spam, please add notify@ticketstripe.com to your address book or contacts list. 3) For all in-person events: Guild Hall is a fully vaccinated facility. Please remember to bring your proof of full vaccination, a photo ID, and your mask. Read more about our covid-19 safety protocols at actorsguild.org/covid-safety-protocols. HOPE by Chris Chinn The word "Activist" has been on my mind. It is a word that has been thrown around a lot lately. I’ve always admired and respected Activists. I’ve always wanted--secretly--to become one. But I hold those deserving of the word and title in very high esteem. What does it take to be an Activist? What qualities and characteristics must one possess? I have found one trait that all Activists have in common: Hope. To try and make change when that change seems insurmountable--and even unreachable--it takes great courage…and Hope. So, my HOPE for all of us this New Year is that we continue to listen to one another with an open heart & mind, learn from one another, and love one another…..and take all that we know to be good and right, and put it into ACTION in 2022! We begin this New Year with 3 Activists who I admire- one, the greatest Activist of all! Here are the DEI Committee’s first s of 2022: READ: The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. Happy Birthday month, Dr. King! WATCH: We’re Here. A series that takes 3 drag queens to rural areas in America and transforms 3 of their community members' lives by transforming them into drag queens. This series was a true & amazing surprise! Try not crying and laughing through every episode! LEARN: Ady Barkan. An inspiring Activist whose “disabilities” become non-existent compared to his abilities, courage, and strength. If you would like further information on the DEI Committee, please contact Chair Chris Chinn at chrischinn2020@gmail.com. Do You Need Assistance? If you are experiencing financial crisis, please reach out to karen@actorsguild.org or call 212-685-2927. Donate Become a Member Outside Resources Join a Committee EAG on YouTube Contact Us EAG's programs and services would not be possible without the support of the following: and supporters like you! To become a donor, click here. 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