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66 SAG-AFTRA | Summer 2024 | sagaftra.org On Location Guests Share Insights at Membership Meeting SAG-AFTRA member Jessica Szohr, front row second from right, shared insightful info about her experiences from her vast TV and film career at the Arizona-Utah Local membership meeting in Phoenix on April 14. Other speakers included IATSE Local 336 members and Arizona Commerce Authority Film & Digital Media Program Manager Ramsay Wharton, who showed members how to get listed in the ACA talent directory. ● There Was Fun to Spare at Bowling Mixer The SAG-AFTRA New England Local got the ball rolling with its first-ever New England NextGen Committee event called Bowling, Buddies and Beverages held on April 9 at American Flatbread in Brighton, Massachusetts. New England Local 18+ GenZ and millennial members laced up their bowling shoes, struck up conversations, feasted on pizza and toasted to an incredi-bowl night! New England NextGen Committee Co-Chairs Liz Eng and Andrew Justin Smith welcomed everyone to network, connect and try to win a game of New England's one-of-a-kind candlepin bowling! What a strike of genius to mix and mingle with the next generation of SAG-AFTRA members in New England. We can't wait to see what this determined new committee will plan and accomplish together! ● New England SeriesFest Storyteller's Live Read Sponsored by SAG-AFTRA On May 2, SeriesFest held a Storyteller's Live Read of Grave Affairs. Almost the entire cast was made up of SAG-AFTRA Colorado Local members. SeriesFest is a four-day international episodic festival based in Denver dedicated to championing artists at the forefront of episodic storytelling. ● Colorado Arizona- Utah STILL 'N MOTION PICTURE CO. EARL SMITH/NANCY HALL NANCY FLANAGAN Film Discussion Was on the Menu Members of the Missouri Valley Local met with Kansas City industry professionals for a networking event on June 14 at the Westport Bowery in Kansas City. From left, Missouri Valley Local President Shelley Waggener, member Jorge Roman, Local Executive Director Maureen O'Brien, Missouri Film Office Director Andrea Sporcic, and Kansas City Film Office Director Rachel Kephart. ● Missouri Valley