Musicians: this is your last chance!

802 NOTES: the electronic newsletter of Local 802

This edition: Nov. 23, 2011

Address comments to: 802notes@Local802afm.org

Local 802 is turning 90 and you're invited to our birthday bash! We'll be honoring music legend and Local 802 member Pete Seeger with a special presentation by Steve Earle, and we'll be raising funds for Local 802's Emergency Relief Fund.

STARRING: Rosanne Cash * Ray Chew * Paquito D'Rivera * Darlene Love * Bebe Neuwirth * Nellie McKay * Elmar Oliveira * Paul Shaffer

WHEN: Sunday, Dec. 4 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

WHERE: Roseland Ballroom, 239 West 52 Street

This event will sell out! For tickets, call (212) 245-4802. Special members-only pricing includes a balcony view of the show, light dinner service, and a cash bar.

Please forward this to as many musicians and supporters as possible by clicking the link below:

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If you get called for a gig, is your contact info correct in our book?

Local 802 is about to publish its biannual membership directory. Thousands of musicians use this as a valuable resource. It's the number-one phone book for the professional musician community. However, many members don't have current contact info on file with the union. When we print the directory, we use the information that's in our database. Once we print the directory, it's too late to make any changes! So now is the time to make sure your information is accurate. The deadline is Nov. 30. Also, please note that your union dues must be current for you to appear in the directory.

To make sure that your information is current in the Local 802 database, click here. (Please allow a moment for this PDF to load.)

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Musicians: do you have a legal concern? Click the link below to reach Local 802's lawyer Harvey S. Mars:

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To respond to this newsletter directly or to give any comments, e-mail 802notes@Local802afm.org

To reach Local 802 by phone, call (212) 245-4802. For more information on our services and departments, see www.Local802afm.org

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Mikael Elsila is the editor of Allegro magazine and the 802 NOTES electronic newsletter. He can be reached at: Allegro@Local802afm.org

GIVE THE GIFT

OF LOVE

This fall and winter, there are plenty of folks who need food -- and also toys to give to their kids for the holidays. Local 802 is collecting both.

Here's what's needed: canned fruit, canned vegetables, peanut butter in plastic jars, packages of mac and cheese, large boxes of hot and cold cereal (family sized, if possible), and any new toys and clothes.

We give all donations to City Harvest and the Federation of Protestant Welfare Charities.

Bring your donations to Kimeo Lee on the third floor of the union building or look for a box in the Club Room.

For more info, call (212) 245-4802, ext. 142 or click here.

ARE YOU EXPERIENCED?

Do you live near Local 802 and are you over 60? If so, click here. The findings will help provide a better understanding of needs, identify gaps in services and help the Actors Fund organize and further develop resources and services for seniors in the entertainment and performing arts community. Local 802 members who are over 60 and who live in the target neighborhoods should click here right now to take the survey. Please pass along this survey with any musician you know over 60 who lives in these neighborhoods by clicking this button:

KEEP NYCO AT LINCOLN CENTER!

Have you signed this petition yet? Click here now!

ALLEGRO

CLASSIFIEDS

Fix your chops, learn circular breathing, and more!

FOR SALE: 1907 Hawkes concert model double bass

Psychotherapy and acupuncture especially for musicians

World-famous HAND FACINGS for sax and clarinet

I will buy your old vinyl records!

Are you a violinist in pain? Click here

Yamaha YBS-62 bari sax for sale

Upright basses...cheap!

These are just some of the many classified ads featured in Allegro each month. To purchase a classified, click here.

NEED FINANCIAL AID? WE'RE HERE FOR YOU!

Are you facing eviction or a big medical bill that threatens to bankrupt you? Local 802's Emergency Relief Fund (through the Musicians' Assistance Program) may be able to help. The fund gives limited grants to musicians in need. To apply, contact the union's social worker Cindy Green by clicking here or calling (212) 245-4802, ext. 180. Cindy can also help you apply for other financial help from sources like the Actors' Fund and other relief organizations.

COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR LOCAL 802 MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES

Competitive prizes of $500 to $4,000 are available. Click here to apply now.

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FREE FLU SHOTS!

The Actors Fund offers free flu shots -- and lollypops! -- to all actors, musicians and entertainers. The next free flu shots are offered on Wednesday, Dec. 7 between 12:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Shots are given at the Al Hirschfeld Free Health Clinic, 475 West 57th Street (near 10th avenue). No appointments needed. For more info, call (212) 489-1939; at the start of the recording, press option 3.

FREE HEARING TESTS!

Each month, Local 802 offers a free hearing test with a real audiologist. We'll take a baseline measurement of your hearing and more. To find out the next date and to make a reservation, contact Robin Donach by phone only at (212) 245-4802, ext. 101.

For professional hearing help, see the ad from Dr. Ellen Finkelstein elsewhere on this page, or click here.

JAZZ JAM!

There is a jazz jam on most Mondays at Local 802 (322 West 48th Street), from 7 to 9:30 p.m. For more information, call Joe Petrucelli at the Jazz Foundation of America at (212) 245-3999, ext. 10, or click here.

ARE YOU PAYING TOO MUCH TAX?

As a musician, your employers and bandleaders are legally required to pay their fair share of your taxes. If you're paid cash for gigs, you're losing money -- possibly tens of thousands of per year. For more information, click here or call the Organizing Department at (212) 245-4802.

OUT OF WORK?

If you are a Broadway musician and your show closes, can you apply for unemployment? Yes. While you are collecting unemployment, can you sub on other Broadway shows, teach lessons, and play other freelance gigs? Yes, but your unemployment check may be reduced. For a comprehensive look at musicians and unemployment insurance, click here.

DO YOU HAVE MONEY WAITING FOR YOU?

Somtimes the union may have a check in your name, but no way to get it to you because your address is outdated. To see if there's money waiting for you, click here.

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