Volume 2 No. 20 |June 18, 2020
ARTS NEWS
& PROFILES
FROM
FLORIDA'S
TREASURE COAST & BEYOND
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This is not our regularly scheduled Arts Blast. It's a reminder that Arts Blast is now on a summer schedule, publishing biweekly with a few unscheduled issues added when I just can't resist — like today, when I'm relaunching On the Calendar at willimiller.com, with a whole new DIY look. (details below)

Updates will be posted to Willi Miller's Arts Blast on Facebook, so if you haven't discovered and Liked it yet, this would be the time. You might also enjoy Willi Miller's Arts Blast Just For Fun. Willimiller.com will continue to be the online home for every Arts Blast since way back when it began. There's also an Art in Nature Gallery, some specialty pages, and, NOW, the relaunch of On the Calendar. Please encourage friends to Like our Facebook pages & subscribe to Arts Blast.

Announcements of openings and events are rolling in, many of them with COVID-19 guidelines listed. They'll begin appearing in On the Calendar at willimiller.com but continue to check websites and social media for up-to-date information from your favorite places.


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NEW! A Work-in-Progress relaunch of On the Calendar.
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You can now  submit your arts-related calendar  entry online. Basic listings are still free. A Basic Listing includes only : Date, Time, Event, Organization, Location.

SPECIAL OFFER FOR EVENTS HAPPENING THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30

To create a $25 paid calendar ad that includes your flyer, photo, or other graphic, plus up to ten lines of copy,  email  for payment information. All listings and ads are subject to Arts Blast approval.


If you choose to send a listing to Arts Blast via email, follow this format.

REQUIRED BASIC INFORMATION FOR  AN EMAILED LISTING :
Who (organization)
What (event)
When (dates, time)
Where (Name of venue, address)

Media contact with email for my followup (not for publication)

For consideration as a feature, add a short, descriptive release if available. Send no more than one photo, with caption.

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From Mary Alice Monroe:

FRIENDS & FICTION SPECIAL GUESTS
Have you watched Friends & Fiction yet? Our new Live Facebook program is a huge hit with readers. We've exceeded 5,000 members on our  Facebook Page already! 

Me, Patti Callahan Henry, Mary Kay Andrews, Kristy Woodson Harvey and Kristin Harmel are five bestselling novelists – and friends--whose common love of reading, writing and independent bookstores binds us together. Each week we talk about life, books, share writing tips and laugh! 

The weekly live chat is so popular, we're extending the schedule throughout the summer season, and we’re bringing on special guest authors! We have an incredible line-up of blockbuster authors who we're lucky to also call friends. Here’s a peek at what you can anticipate:
  • June 3: Kristin Hannah (find the replay on our FB Page)
  • June 10: Debbie Macomber 
  • June 17: Lisa Wingate
  • June 24: The Fab Five of us!
  • July 1: Delia Owens 
This Wednesday night at 7 pm, help me welcome our special guest DEBBIE MACOMBER.
Debbie is a #1 New York Times bestselling author with more than 200 million copies sold worldwide. Find us on the  FRIENDS & FICTION  Facebook Group Page at 7PM ET on Wednesday, June 10. Or, go to my  Facebook Author Page  to join the Watch Party. 

Help someone in the arts while supporting Arts Blast.

Arts Blast is a free, arts-dedicated publication that, not surprisingly, has made the COVID-19 hit list. A reader asked how to help a nd, in true Arts Blast spirit, a plan was hatched.

Each $50 donor gets to suggest an artist, musician, writer, or gallery for a feature story in Arts Blast! Donors may be named or anonymous, your choice. Pay options are check and Paypal. Email for details.
LIBRARIES - IF YOU GO (ONLINE)
Scroll down for guidelines for submitting calendar items and feature suggestions to ARTS BLAST.

Send comments to  willi@willimiller.com .
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Like Willi Miller's Arts Blast Facebook page for updates and Willi Miller's Arts Blast Just For Fun for interesting, inspiring, and fun shared posts, then go to willimiller.com to catch up on every issue of Arts Blast, and see the latest ON THE CALENDAR listings.

Please share this to help Arts Blast reach more readers and spread the word.

As always, For Helen Miller 
Information is to be received in an email at least one week before publication.

Use this format:
Who (organization)
What (Event)
When (dates, time)
Where (Name of venue, address)
Why (a brief description of the purpose)
Web address
Contact for public (for tickets, questions, etc.)
Then add a short, descriptive release if available.
Send only one photo, with caption, until more are requested.
Media contact with email for my followup (not for publication)
Here's a suggestion for uploading information to calendars that allow you to input your own events.
In the body of the listing, sometimes called Description , make sure to include all dates in each upload. For example: Performances are on March 12-31; or the exhibit is open March 12, 14, 15, and 17. That information should be in all dates you post individually.

If you are a member of the  Cultural Council of Indian River County , you need this information:

IMPORTANT: In order to promote your events as a member of the Cultural Council, you must enter your event on the CCIRC calendar via this link:  https://www.calendarwiz.com/culturalcouncil and click on "Submit your event"
The deadline is MONDAY - 10 days prior to the Wednesday publication.
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