Richard Skipper Celebrates

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(The following paragraph is based on postings on Facebook when I asked what saying goodbye to September meant...) Now we will be saying Hello to sweater-weather. Saying hello to Autumn in New York! Take the hot weather with you, September, and don't let the door hit you on the way out! Saying hello to my favorite season and long walks in the cool crisp air. Letting go of a lot of material stuff that I don't use, don't desire, could better serve someone else, or else I'm in the process of using it up (if it's something that can be used up, like candles).

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Tamela D'Amico honed her skills as an actress in television, film and theater, which she states has afforded her writing and directing skills as a storyteller. After spending the last two years filming the Indian/American drama One Little Finger in India, a film in which she stars as the lead, and promotes the theme “Ability in Disability” for having employed over 80 disabled actors, she returned from the Cannes Film Festival where the film premiered. One Little Finger, directed by Rupam Sarmah is now officially released on Amazon and all streaming platforms. She gained traction in social media after she recurred on the hit Disney + show Best Friends Whenever, as nemesis Janet Smythe, playing the younger counterpart to actress Nora Dunn (SNL). She can be seen in the feature films Walt Before Mickey with Thomas Ian Nicholas (American Pie) and Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite) about the life of Walt Disney and can be heard singing the Bond-esque theme song “Love and the Gun” in both English and Italian in the feature film Rob the Mob (Millennium Films/Lakeshore Records) directed by Raymond De Felitta (City Island, Madoff) both now streaming on NETFLIX. Also streaming on Amazon, she stars in the award winning series Englishman in L.A. with actors Cameron Moir (Non Stop) and Eddie Jemison (HUNG, Oceans 11, 12, 13) for which she was awarded “Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Web Series” by LA WEB FEST. Three upcoming independent films in post production: Quinn, Love is Not Love and 3 People I’ve Never Heard Of. Taking time to stay creative in quarantine, she wrote, produced, directed and acted in the Twilight Zone-esque pandemic short film shot on an iPhone 11 Pro entitled FEVER now on YouTube and touring film festivals.

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“I had the sense of being in the presence of a pop-soul superwoman whose every gesture and inflection conveyed confidence and mastery.” - Stephen Holden, New York Times “(Henry) can sell a power ballad as well as Whitney, Diana and Patti.” - Jazz Times “A paragon of perfection. The voice that pours out of her is even more impressive…the vocal love child of Whitney Houston and Sarah Vaughan." -Jordan Levin, Miami Herald “Listen and you’ll hear an artist who knows how to make a song her own… Henry aims right for the emotional center…". - Philip Van Vleck, Billboard Since her debut, Nicole Henry has established herself among the jazz world's most acclaimed performers, possessing a potent combination of dynamic vocal abilities, impeccable phrasing, and powerful emotional resonance. Her passionate, soulful voice and heartfelt charisma have earned her a Soul Train Award for “Best Traditional Jazz Performance," and four Top-10 U.S. Billboard, Jazz Week and HMV Japan jazz albums. Heralded by The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Japan Times, El Pais, Jazz Times, Essence and more, Ms. Henry tells real stories through peerless interpretations of repertoire from the American Songbook, classic and contemporary jazz, popular standards, blues and originals. She has captivated audiences in over 20 countries, headlining at venues in cities including New York, Tokyo, Madrid, Moscow, Paris, Shanghai, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco and Miami. Ms. Henry has also performed in more than 30 music festivals worldwide and in some of the world’s most famous venues including Blue Note; Jazz at Lincoln Center...

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Marc Saltarelli is an award-winning director with both narrative and documentary credits. He has directed seven narrative films that have screened collectively in over 250 major film festivals worldwide, including OutFest Los Angeles, Palm Springs ShortFest, Hollywood Film Festival, BFI London, Barcelona and Mumbai Film Festivals. The films were acquired for domestic television on MTV Networks (Logo) and internationally on Canal + Television. Marc's film WHERE WE BEGAN was honored at the PlanetOut Short Movie Awards at the Sundance Film Festival. In 2018, Marc directed, shot and edited I KNEW ANDY WARHOL, a documentary featuring interviews with artists and contemporaries of icon Andy Warhol. Artist Ed Ruscha, photographer Michael Childers, actor Udo Kier and Warhol superstar Cherry Vanilla were among the particpants. The film was part of the Warhol exhibit at Palm Springs Art Museum. The film won Best Short Documentary at the Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival and is an official selection of the Provincetown Film Festival. TO COMFORT YOU, starring Pauley Perrette (NCIS) and Susan Blakely (This Is Us) won best picture and best drama awards at the Beverly Hills Shortfest. Pauley and Susan shared best actress as well. REMEMBER TO BREATHE, starring Lee Meriwether, Susan Blakely and Leigh Ann Larkin ("A Little Night Music") earned five BEST PICTURE nominations worldwide including Barcelona and Mumbai LGBT Festivals. Lee Meriwether ("Batman") was honored with the Spotlight Performance Award for her role as forgotten musical legend Alice Martin at the Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival.

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And It's Daughters Day! Neither I nor Kassira have daughters. Perhaps YOU do. How do you deal? Tune in for the answers you need! Conflict is a normal part of any healthy relationship. After all, two people can’t be expected to agree on everything, all the time. The key is not to fear or try to avoid conflict but to learn how to resolve it in a healthy way. A moment of conflict is an opportunity to personally evolve. We have the present moment to take a high road and evolve in the moment of dialogue and resolution.

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Redhead Appreciation Day on September 23 reminds us of the beauty and uniqueness of red-haired people. They possess the rarest hair shade and are often associated with having a “fiery” or “hot-tempered” nature. Please join me as I bring on a few glorious redheads to help celebrate with me! Mary Ann Conk, Geoffrey Mark, Judi Mark (No Relation!), and Johnny Whitaker! Critics have called Geoffrey Mark a walking encyclopedia of show business history. Born in Brooklyn, NY and raised all over the country, Mr. Mark has spent his entire life in one part of show business or another. He has been appeared off-Broadway and in summer stock, been a singer and stand-up comedian in New York nightclubs and cabarets as well as on cruise ships, the proud recipient of an Emmy Award and a Grammy Award nomination, hosted two radio series in Los Angeles, writes comedy for several stand-up comedians, writes and produces documentaries and reality shows.

ABOUT JUDI MARK: Judi Mark is familiar to New York audiences from recent engagements at The Laurie Beechman Theater and The Triad. She has created five one woman shows, including Dancing Through My Life, also directed by Jeff Harnar. She has appeared at The Madison Theater in Rockville Centre, New York in the musical revues Showtune, The World Goes Round, Back to the 20’s!, The Melody Lingers On and Blame in on The Movies, sharing the stage with Anita Gillette, Kathryn Crosby and Marilyn Maye. A professional dancer, singer, actor, producer, and educator, for over four decades, Judi has produced and performed throughout the USA on concert stages, Off-Broadway theaters, regional theaters, and cabarets. Judi Mark [email protected] www.judimark.com

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David A.R. White is a storyteller by nature. He tells many stories through his acting, producing and filmmaking. David has been building his career in the film industry for more than 20 years. As a founding partner of Pure Flix in 2005 and with many credits to his name, David’s career hit new heights in 2014 with the release of the Pure Flix film God’s Not Dead, in which he also starred became one of the TOP 10 most successful films of all time, based on it’s ROI, making his studio, Pure Flix, the most successful Faith and Family production and distribution company in the industry. David was raised in a small Mennonite farming town outside of Dodge City, Kansas. At the age of 19, he moved to Los Angeles to begin what would quickly become a successful career as an actor, producer and Movie Mogul. Since then, he has starred in over 25 feature-length films, including the 4 movies in the God’s Not Dead Franchise, Finding Love in Quarantine, Beckman, Love on the Rock, Brother White, Revelation Road 1 & 2, 3, and many others. David’s latest film, God’s Not Dead…We the People is released through Universal. David also has starred in two sitcoms on the Pureflix.com – Hitting the Breaks, which features special guests like Rob Schneider, Tim Tebow, and Morgan Fairchild and Malibu Dan the Family Man along with Kelly Stables (The Exes) and Robin Givens (Riverdale) and David Rasche (Succession). David’s first book, Between Heaven and Hollywood released by Zondervan/Harper Collins. The Book gives audiences a more complete, wide-reaching picture of how one can achieve his dreams in an ever changing culture. When David is not producing or starring in movies, @DavidARWhite

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Luke Yankee (yes, it’s his real name) has written, directed, produced, taught, lectured and acted throughout the country and abroad. He has run two regional theatres, serving as Producing Artistic Director of the Long Beach Civic Light Opera (one of the largest musical theatres in America) and the Struthers Library theatre, a historic landmark in northwestern Pennsylvania. Luke’s published plays include THE LAST LIFEBOAT and A PLACE AT FOREST LAWN, both published by Dramatists Play Service. THE LAST LIFEBOAT is receiving 12 productions throughout the U.S. and Canada in 2016. He created and hosted the seminar series, CONVERSATIONS ON CRAFT, where he interviewed prominent members of the entertainment industry, including actor Emmy winning actor Edward Asner (“The Mary Tyler Moore Show”), Emmy winning actress actress Michael Learned “The Waltons”) Oscar nominated director Mark Rydell (“On Golden Pond), Golden Globe winning writer/producer Marc Cherry (creator of “Desperate Housewives”), writer/executive producer, David Rambo (“Empire”, “CSI”) and writer/executive producer Adam Belanoff ( “The Closer”, “Major Crimes”) His book, JUST OUTSIDE THE SPOTLIGHT: GROWING UP WITH EILEEN HECKART is published by Random House (under the imprint of Back Stage Books), with a foreword by Mary Tyler Moore. Critics have praised it as “One of the most compassionate, illuminating showbiz books ever written.” (Musto, The Village Voice) It was recently cited by PaperMag as “One of the Ten Best Celebrity Memoirs of All Time.”

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In 2015 Shonda Rhimes came out with her book, The Year of Yes. I LOVE THIS BOOK! There was lots of buzz around it at the time. Some may think, "Man, a year of ‘yes’ sounds EXHAUSTING." Granted, that perspective has everything to do with the way some move through the world I have a long history of knowing how to keep other people happy and comfortable, and saying ‘yes’ in the name of other people’s comfort and happiness. I think this is one show that many of you will be able to relate to. "Are you afraid to say "no" to people and things? Do you fear rejection when you do? Well, honey, here's the truth: we all have the right to say "no" and we're going to tell you why and how."-Kassira McKee

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In 2015 Shonda Rhimes came out with her book, The Year of Yes. I LOVE THIS BOOK! There was lots of buzz around it at the time. Some may think, "Man, a year of ‘yes’ sounds EXHAUSTING." Granted, that perspective has everything to do with the way some move through the world I have a long history of knowing how to keep other people happy and comfortable, and saying ‘yes’ in the name of other people’s comfort and happiness. I think this is one show that many of you will be able to relate to. "Are you afraid to say "no" to people and things? Do you fear rejection when you do? Well, honey, here's the truth: we all have the right to say "no" and we're going to tell you why and how."-Kassira McKee