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92 SAG-AFTRA | Fall/Winter 2017 | SAGAFTRA.org On Location SUMMER FUN AND PICNICS T he Ohio-Pittsburgh Local office wrapped up the summer with its annual picnics in Cleveland and Pittsburgh. Both were successes! On Aug. 20, the Cleveland Council had its picnic in sunny Parma, Ohio. It was a great time for fellowship, as members enjoyed the food, SAG-AFTRA giveaways and company. Members also enjoyed a Contract Conservatory with Local Business Representative Chelsea Danley Rodgers. Members walked away energized, with much greater knowledge and insight on the contracts. Pittsburgh members marched in the Labor Day parade in Pittsburgh on Sept. 4. This year, local members of Actors' Equity also marched in solidarity with local SAG-AFTRA members. Members and friends enjoyed a picnic at the local office afterwards. Earlier this summer on July 6, local performers joined Mark Rylance in his original Shakespearean-influenced stage performance commemorating the 1892 Battle of Homestead. Local members enjoyed complimentary tickets to the event as well as a special meet-and-greet with the actors. Ohio-Pittsburgh Members of the Cleveland Council at the Annual Family Picnic and Contract Conservatory on Aug. 20. BROADCASTER, PERFORMER TEAM UP TO COACH PUBLIC SPEAKING F or 24 years, San Francisco's LaborFest has been an opportunity for Northern California unions to demonstrate the value of their workers to the public. As part of the world's largest union of entertainment and media professionals, the SAG-AFTRA San Francisco-Northern California Local presented a July 28 workshop at 518 Valencia on public speaking and how to earn coverage from journalists. KCBS reporter and SAG-AFTRA National Board member Bob Butler revealed the secrets to success for pitching a story and the thought process that reporters go through when formulating questions. Jeffrey Fox, a regular conservatory instructor and SAG-AFTRA Local Board member, put participants on the stage and gave them a crash course in acting 101. The event gave participants a safe place to practice their skills and served as a reminder to the community that SAG-AFTRA union members are the best entertainment and media professionals in the business. Back row, from left, SAG-AFTRA members Bob Butler, Jeffrey Fox and Lucrecia Russo; front row, Lydia D'Angelo, Nicole Casey and Katie Ryan San Francisco- NorCal Portlandia cast and crew Portland GOODBYE, PORTLANDIA T he SAG-AFTRA Portland Local bids farewell to Portlandia after eight successful seasons. Created by SAG-AFTRA members Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen, Portlandia explores all of the peculiarities of Portland, Oregon, from people to food. Portlandia has won numerous awards, including four Emmys, a Peabody, a Writers Guild award and a Directors Guild award. SAG-AFTRA honors the talent of all of the local actors who were able to be part of such a creative production. IFC MARKETING AND PUBLICITY