<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 14px;" class="">Hi Devreaux,</span><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">I have created a listing on the ACMC website calendar (link below) </span><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">for this event…</span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;" class=""><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><b class=""><a href="https://www.artsmendocino.org/event/armand-brint-toni-bernbaum-mendocino-poetry-series/" class="">https://www.artsmendocino.org/event/armand-brint-toni-bernbaum-mendocino-poetry-series/</a></b></span></div></blockquote><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">...but also want to let you know that you can also submit listings.</span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><div class=""><i class=""><font class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class="">Info about ACMC publicity below:</b></font></i></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><font class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font class="" style="font-size: 14px;">1. the ACMC website calendar — (which anyone can log in & submit listings to at anytime.)</font></div><div class=""><font class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font class="" style="font-size: 14px;">2. the ACMC Arts Weekly email digest — (which is emailed on Monday mornings to about 720 subscribers, covering what is happening through the next weekend.</font></div><div class=""><font class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font class="" style="font-size: 14px;">3. the monthly ACMC Arts Calendar PDF — (which is printed for display & also sent or emailed to people with the Mendocino County Tourism Commission, Visit Mendocino, members & galleries and to others who print and display it in their area. It is also available as a printable download on the ACMC website. It is distributed to Mendocino County lodging establishments via email and also printed for display in prominent locations around the county.)</font></div><div class=""><font class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;">As far as the monthly ACMC Arts Calendar PDF, I am usually working a month in advance & try to have it mostly together by the middle of the month, & have it printed around the 20th.</span></div><div class=""><font class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><div class=""><i class=""><b class=""><font class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Below are basic tips for using the ACMC website.</font></b></i></div><div class=""><font class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class="">.<b class="">.with interactive features, where you can register, log in, create your artist or organization profile page</b> & add add events, classes & exhibits. It is pretty easy & straightforward but please let me know if you have any difficulty or questions about using the interactive features. (The images for the website don't need to be print resolution; they can be 400 pixels at 72 dpi…) </font></div><div class=""><font class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font class="" style="font-size: 14px;">To submit a class choose “Classified”(bottom choice in the blue box on the left, when logged in to the ACMC dashboard)<br class=""><br class=""><b class="">If needed, we could do a walk through on the phone, just to make sure you know how it works. (707.962.0739)<br class=""></b><br class=""><i class="">If the listing is on our calendar, it will be included in the Arts Weekly email digest that is sent out to 720+ subscribers on Mondays covering ongoing exhibits & what is happening in the county through the next weekend. If you don't currently receive it, would you like to get this digest?</i></font></div><div class=""><i class=""><font class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class=""></font></i></div><div class=""><font class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><i class=""><i class=""><span class="" style="font-style: normal;">I would also like to encourage all Mendocino County artists & organizations to </span><a href="http://www.artsmendocino.org/join-acmc/" target="_blank" class="" style="font-style: normal;">Join ACMC</a><span class=""><span class="" style="font-style: normal;"> (</span><b class=""><i class="">you can also renew membership at this link)</i></b></span></i><br class=""></i><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><div class=""><font class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Please forward & share this with anyone else who could benefit from using the ACMC website's networking & publicity tools. They can be particularly helpful to artists who want to have a web page with a gallery of images & contact info, without having to maintain their own website.</font></div><div class=""><font class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font class="" style="font-size: 14px;">If you have any questions please contact me. </font></div><div class=""><font class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><div class="">Thank you,</div><div class="">Bill<br class=""><br class="">Bill Mulvihill, Publicity & Membership Manager<br class="">Arts Council of Mendocino County<br class=""><a href="http://www.artsmendocino.org/" class="">http://artsmendocino.org</a></div></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jun 25, 2024, at 8:37 AM, Devreaux via Thespiritexpress <<a href="mailto:thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org" class="">thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="">Whoops! I meant the open mic on Saturday the 29th!<br class="">See you then!<br class="">Devreaux<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class="">On 2024-06-25 8:35 am, Devreaux via Thespiritexpress wrote:<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">Dear Toni,<br class="">What a beautiful poem! So many lines pull me in and then finally...."to grow in love no matter what"....yes! Looking forward to your reading at the open mic this Sunday! YAY!<br class="">in spirit,<br class="">Devreaux<br class="">On 2024-06-24 10:32 pm, Toni Bernbaum via Thespiritexpress wrote:<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">Thank you Marc for requesting a copy of the poem I wrote for Ron and<br class="">read at the Solstice Gathering here in Spirit House last Saturday.<br class="">And if you are interested in MORE poetry……I am honored and excited<br class="">to be one of the two featured readers this Saturday, June 29th at 4:00<br class="">pm<br class=""> at the Mendocino Art Center…..open mic to follow.<br class="">Would love to see you there!!<br class="">With love……Toni<br class="">Perspective<br class="">Under an old oak tree<br class="">we sit in the movement of branches-<br class="">our faces lit in dappled sun.<br class="">65 years old today<br class="">you toggle between light and dark<br class="">determined to face your greatest fear -<br class="">be who you always sensed<br class="">yourself to be.<br class="">You, who remembers<br class="">the boy still alive inside you, toes filled<br class="">with mud, knee high in the marsh<br class="">of the San Joaquin river,<br class="">feather in your hand, lavender fog<br class="">in your yellow hair,<br class="">dreaming of deep diving treasure hunt adventures -<br class="">baiting your hook in the promise of life<br class="">without ever considering the failures<br class="">awaiting you.<br class="">You understood the language of clouds,<br class="">the wisdom of driftwood, how to navigate by the stars,<br class="">and find the the hidden places where moss and mushrooms grew.<br class="">Without knowing<br class="">you were already bending<br class="">with the pull of the moon<br class="">adjusting to the tides of expectations<br class="">turning within you.<br class="">Now you arrive here<br class="">having lost everything you worked for<br class="">to face the meaning of your existence,<br class="">using your time now<br class="">to know who you are,<br class="">to reflect back into the pond of your life,<br class="">to learn about forgiveness,<br class="">and how useless it is<br class="">to resist anything, defend or hide.<br class="">Today, you remember your ancestors….<br class="">You are the great grandfather now!<br class="">You shake your head with wonder<br class="">at all you survived.<br class="">Wisps of silver hair<br class="">float in the grateful breeze<br class="">for the blessings of family and friends,<br class="">and the richness in life.<br class="">In this wholehearted nakedness<br class="">of what was nearly forgotten<br class="">you reclaim your birthright<br class="">to grow in love, no matter what -<br class="">to let the past advise<br class="">but no longer define you.<br class="">It’s just as you suspected.<br class="">It was never what you were told.<br class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">Thespiritexpress mailing list<br class=""><a href="mailto:Thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org" class="">Thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org</a><br class="">https://lists.mcn.org/mailman/listinfo/thespiritexpress<br class=""></blockquote>_______________________________________________<br class="">Thespiritexpress mailing list<br class=""><a href="mailto:Thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org" class="">Thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org</a><br class="">https://lists.mcn.org/mailman/listinfo/thespiritexpress<br class=""></blockquote><br class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">Thespiritexpress mailing list<br class=""><a href="mailto:Thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org" class="">Thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org</a><br class="">https://lists.mcn.org/mailman/listinfo/thespiritexpress<br class=""></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>