In brief: SoundGirls engineering workshop returns
Pearl Jam touring veteran Karrie Keyes is returning this summer to host sound engineering workshops for girls in Modesto.
The Live Sound Workshop, done in conjunction with Keyes’ SoundGirls.org organization and the Modesto-based California Women’s Music Festival (formerly called the Northern California Women’s Music Festival), will be held Monday-Friday, June 20-24. Now in its second year, the event will also include two separate evening workshops. Keyes has worked extensively for bands such as Pearl Jam and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and will be going on tour as monitor with Pearl Jam again soon.
Live Sound for Girls is a five-day camp for girls ages 12 to 18 who want to learn about live music production. The camp curriculum was designed by industry veterans and teaches the skills and technology to run live sound. Early bird registration (before April 30) is $175; cost will be $200 after. Financial assistance is available.
The evening workshops will be Tour Managing and FOH Seminar on Tuesday, June 21, and Introduction to Live Sound Workshop on Wednesday, June 22. The former is an all-ages workshop about monitor engineering and tour managing led by audio engineer/tour manager Jessica Berg, who has worked with Quadron, Dr. John and Waka Flocka Flame. Tickets are $45. The latter is for those ages 16 and up about the basics of running sound. Tickets are also $45. The camp and workshops will be held at the Rock n Roll Warehouse, 501 Bitritto Way, in Modesto.
For more information or to register visit www.soundgirls.org.
Carnegie Center photo workshop
Turlock’s Carnegie Arts Center is presenting a weekend photo workshop Saturday-Sunday, April 9-10.
The event, called Ranching In, will be led by Denver-based photographer Allen Birnbach. Participants will have the opportunity to photograph activities at two working ranches in the Central Valley, including cattle drives, branding and horseshoeing. A collection of Birnbach’s western ranch photography, called “A Handul of Dust,” is on display at the Carnegie Center through Sunday, April 24. Following the paid workshop he will also give a free public lecture on his body of work starting at 7 p.m. Sunday, April 10, at the center.
The weekend workshop will include on-location photography sessions, tips on photo processing, feedback and critique and a barbecue dinner on the ranch. The workshop fee is $1,095 (Carnegie Arts Center members receive a 10 percent discount). A portion of the workshop fee will be donated to Sierra Foothill Conservancy. Call 209-632-5761 or visit www.carnegieartsturlock.org.
MJC Author Series
The Modesto Junior College Visiting Author Series welcomes a reading by Central Valley writer Gary Soto on Tuesday, April 5.
Soto, who was raised in Fresno, is the author of 32 books including 11 poetry collections. In 1995 he was a finalist for both the Los Angeles Times Book Award and the National Book Award. He has been awarded by the Hispanic Heritage Foundation, National Education Association and the PEN Center West Book Award. His short-story collection “Petty Crimes” is about Mexican American children on the brink of adolescence who are trying to find their place in a world ruled by gangs and violence.
His reading will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Forum 110 on the MJC East Campus. The event is free and open to the public.
This story was originally published March 22, 2016 at 5:33 PM with the headline "In brief: SoundGirls engineering workshop returns."