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On Location BENEFIT EVENT HELPS FILL KAUFHERR'S COFFERS FUN IN THE SUN AT ORLANDO PICNIC Central Florida members and guests enjoyed the spectacular weather at the SAG-AFTRA picnic held April 27 at Bill Frederick Park in Orlando. Plenty of free food, sodas, water, snacks and candy were provided. Members took part in various activities, including volleyball, badminton and other games, or simply relaxed and enjoyed the weather and each other's company. Miami SPOTLIGHT ON SONGWRITERS Chicago SAG-AFTRA member Linda Clifford performs at the April 22 KMRC fundraiser. B illed as an Evening of Music, Laughs and More, the April 22 event at Chicago's Mayne Stage theater delivered exactly that. Drawing on some of Chicago's most talented SAG-AFTRA members — singers, comedians, actors and broadcasters — the planning committee, including event organizers and local board members Greta Pope and Todd Hissong, put together an incredible lineup. The evening included both a silent and traditional auction. Committee members and performers volunteered their time to raise funds for the Kaufherr Members Resource Center. Launched in 2001, the KMRC offers performers access to relevant training programs and state-of-theart video and audio recording studios and digital editing suites. Chicago's SAG-AFTRA members can accomplish everything necessary to market their talent or enhance their career growth at no charge. Thank you to everyone who attended, planned, performed, solicited or donated auction items and helped to raise $8,000 for the KMRC. 34 SAG-AFTRA OnLoc_v9.indd 34 Nashville SAG-AFTRA National Director, Sound Recordings/Nashville Local Executive Director Randy Himes, left, with Hall of Fame songwriters Don Schlitz, Dickey Lee, Jerry Chesnut and Pat Alger. T he Nashville Local recently hosted another First Tuesday Singers Showcase event at the Listening Room on June 4. The showcase featured Hall of Fame songwriters Dickey Lee, Don Schlitz, Jerry Chesnut and Pat Alger, who was recently elected president of the local. These four songwriters are inducted into multiple national and international songwriter halls of fame, are the recipients of numerous ASCAP and BMI multimillion-selling awards and their recordings have sold millions of records for artists in almost every genre of music over the past 60 years. Nashville's First Tuesday series is now in its 23rd year and provides a showcase for all vocalists (artists and session singers) within the SAG-AFTRA Nashville membership. The local's usual showcase lineup consists of six singers, two songs each, and most are acoustic performances. Many singers have received work as a result of their performances and one artist was signed to a label deal from a performance at the showcase. Check the Nashville Local page at SAGAFTRA.org for upcoming showcases. Come and see why Nashville is Music City, and SAG-AFTRA Nashville members are the voices of the music! | Summer 2013 | SAGAFTRA.org 8/28/13 2:42 PM