KUCI: Get the Funk Out!

Life’s a Rollercoaster Ride! Stories of Inspiration and Change

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Monday Nov 05, 2018

Jessica Pohly (Gina) Jessica is thrilled to part of the amazing cast in DAMAGED FURNITURE. You can catch her every Sunday at The Groundlings Theater where she performs as a member of The Sunday Company...or if this was your one night out catch her from your couch in Netflix’s PEE WEE’S BIG HOLIDAY and Amazon’s second season of GOLIATH currently in release.

Tuesday Oct 30, 2018

“Every writer, truth-seeker, parent, and activist I know is in love with one or more books by
Anne Lamott… [S]he writes as naturally as she breathes, she explores the mysterious paths
and detours of life itself, and she reports back to make the way ahead easier for all of us.”
—Gloria Steinem, Cosmopolitan
What does hope look like? How do we find and hold onto it in the midst of personal turmoil, communal suffering, global chaos, and the everyday challenges of being alive in this world? Enter the profoundly wise and compassionate Anne Lamott, whose “words heal us all” (Associated Press). ALMOST EVERYTHING: Notes on Hope is an exploration of hope and the place it holds in our lives. Marvelously candid and remarkably perceptive, Lamott shares truths she has learned along the way (“almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you”), offering compelling lessons through memorable storytelling and mixing humor with piercing insight. As Maria Popova says, “Anne Lamott embraces language and life with equal zest, squeezing from the intersection wisdom of the most soul-stretching kind” (Brainpickings).

Monday Oct 29, 2018

ABOUT JUNE MILLINGTON
June Millington and her sister Jean have been playing music since they were children strumming ukuleles in the Philippines. When they moved to the US in the ’60’s they turned in their acoustic guitars for electric and formed a succession of all-girl bands that eventually became Fanny, one of the first all- female rock bands to be signed to a major label. Fanny soon began recording and touring worldwide with bands like Chicago and Dr. John. It was while recording in major studios with engineers like Apple’s Geoff Emerick that Millington began to study the art of sound recording and producing.
After Fanny, June became involved in the women’s music movement when she was asked to play on and tour behind Cris Williamson’s The Changer and the Changed, which would become the defining album of that genre. “Women’s music” quickly evolved into an independent feminist music network that included (often collectively run) production companies,venues, festivals, record labels, and distribution networks. It was in that genre that Millington began to produce albums for, among others, Williamson, singer-songwriter Holly Near and jazz pianist and composer MaryWatkins.
June and Jean continued to record and perform throughout the 80’s and 90’s – with Jean taking time off to raise her two children and June, together with her partner Ann Hackler, founding the Institute for the Musical Arts (IMA). The Institute is a teaching, performing and recording facility dedicated to supporting women and girls in music and music–related business. Millington is the Artistic Director of IMA, which, as part of its mission, runs summer rock PROGRAMS for girls and young women. June and Jean’s latest CD, Play Like a Girl is for the girls.
http://www.junemillington.com

Monday Oct 29, 2018

Musician/Singer
Vocals . Drums . Percussion
WATCH Fanny Walked the Earth - "Lured Away"
Recorded, toured and performed in music videos with:
Carole King, Nikki Sixx, Jimmy Buffet, Robert Palmer, Roger Daltry, Ringo Starr, ELO, Melissa Manchester, Robbie Nevil, Jack Wagner, Keith Moon, Kiki Dee, Bruce Willis, Duran Duran, Sam Moore (Sam & Dave), American Girls, Screamin' Sirens, Spencer Davis, Boxing Gandhis, Natalie Cole & Brenda Russel.
Original BANDs
Kee Notes - '60s
Svelts - '60s
Fanny - ' 70s
Fat Jack - '70s
Neola - '80s
American Girls - '80s
Boxing Gandhis - '90s/2000s
Fanny Walked The Earth '16
Songwriter
Songs recorded by The Pointer Sisters, Ellen Foley, Randy Crawford, Peter Criss (KISS), Michael Jackson, Boxing Gandhis, American Girls, Fanny Walked The Earth, 'Nightline' with Glen Ballard/Davey Faragher - recorded for Thriller by Michael Jackson. (In the vaults, waiting to be released).
Film Roles (Lead)
"Android" with Klaus Kinski, Norbert Weisser - Lead / Maggie
"The Running Kind" with Juliette Lewis, Susan Strasberg, David Packer - Lead / Thunder
"Somebody To Love" with Harvey Keitel, Rosey Perez
"Tape Heads" with John Cusak, Tim Robbins
TV
Winner of 'Cake Wars' - 2016
Pilot in the works for a series based around Rock 'n' Roll - making elaborate cakes for celebrity clients.
Theatre
Los Angeles Shakespeare Festival (at Ford Theatre) with Cleavon Little, Susan Tyrell, Mare Winningham.
Supporting lead in "Butterfly" (directed by Jack Hofsis) at The Goodspeed Opera House in Hartford
Original, Carrie & Mother: Janiva Magness' autobiographical story in form of a musical
VIDEOS
Fanny Walked The Earth: Lured Away
Film trailer w/ Klaus Kinski: Android
Live Duet w/ Carole King: Way Over Yonder
Music video w/ Robbie Nevil: C'est La Vie
Michael Jackson recording: Nightline
https://www.briehowarddarling.com/

Monday Oct 29, 2018

AWARD WINNING “RESTORING TOMORROW” PREMIERED OCTOBER 16 AT THE AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY
After touring the country in the current divided climate, Aaron Wolf brings his film of unification and hope back to where the inspirational journey began.
In a time where Restoring Tomorrow’s themes of bringing people together resonate more than ever, Aaron Wolf and Howling Wolf Productions’ award-winning feature will screen for the first time in Manhattan, on Tuesday, October 16 at the American Jewish Heritage Society, 15 West 16th Street, NYC 10011. This performance will be followed by a Q & A and conversation with Wolf and special guests.

Monday Oct 22, 2018

Climate-Wise Landscaping presents hundreds of practical actions to help homeowners and gardeners shrink the carbon footprint of every landscape, and create yards that will grow and flourish. Ideal for homeowners, gardeners, and landscape professionals who want to make their gardens and landscapes a more natural part of the world and easier to maintain and more beautiful too. Answering simple questions about lawns, flowers, native plants and more.
Sue Reed is a landscape architect from Massachusetts with 30 years of experience designing environmentally sound, climate-wise landscapes. She is also the author of Energy-Wise Landscape Design.
Ginny Stibolt is a botanist and has written 4 peer-reviewed books on Florida gardening and hundreds of articles. Her website is www.GreenGardeningMatters.com
ABOUT GINNY STIBOLT
Ginny Stibolt, a freelance writer, botanist, and experienced gardener, is the author of The Art of Maintaining a Florida Native Landscape and Sustainable Gardening for Florida, and coauthor of Organic Methods for Vegetable Gardening in Florida.
ABOUT CLIMATE-WISE LANDSCAPING
What can we do, right now, in our own landscapes, to help solve climate change? Predictions about future effects of climate change range from mild to dire - but we're already seeing warmer winters, hotter summers, and more extreme storms. Proposed solutions often seem expensive and complex, and can leave us as individuals at a loss, wondering what, if anything, can be done. Sue Reed and Ginny Stibolt offer a rallying cry in response - instead of wringing our hands, let's roll up our sleeves. Based on decades of experience, this book is packed with simple, practical steps anyone can take to beautify any landscape or garden, while helping protect the planet and the species that call it home. Topics include: Working actively to shrink our carbon footprint through mindful landscaping and gardening Creating cleaner air and water Increasing physical comfort during hotter seasons Supporting birds, butterflies, pollinators, and other wildlife. This book is the ideal tool for homeowners, gardeners, and landscape professionals who want to be part of the solution to climate change.

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