Entries by Natalie Nigg

Adjusted Hours – March & April

These are our adjusted hours for the months of March & April:   March: Monday 9th: 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | Wednesday March 18th – Wednesday April 1st: CLOSED | April: Monday 13th: 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | Normal operating hours are: Mon-Thurs: 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. Fridays: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 […]

March ArtHop – Carolyn Hamilton

Be sure to join us this Thursday from 5pm to 8pm at CMAC as we feature local artist, Carolyn Hamilton. She considers her art as an abstract expression of her life and as a form of therapy and loves the feeling of a pen in her hand moving on a blank piece of paper. Carolyn was diagnosed […]

New Workshops!

March is right around the corner and we are starting a new round of workshops at CMAC, including some new offerings! Your favorite workshops are back (including Pre-Production, Field Production, Podcasting, Screenwriting, and Post-Production), plus a new Editing Clinic to get all your editing questions answered, and a new CMAC Experience in the Sound Booth to work on an audio […]

Studio Calendar

There is now a new feature on the CMAC website that allows guests to see when the studio is available for check-out. Guests can organize the calendar as either a weekly or monthly view – all blocks in “blue” are when the studio is not available. This feature is useful for members in the event CMAC is closed […]

CMAC Closed for ACM West

To allow CMAC staff to attend the Alliance for Community Media West Region (ACM West) conference, we will be closed on Presidents’ Day, Monday, February 17 through Saturday, February 22, 2020. This yearly conference allows community media centers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada and New Mexico to come together and discuss ways to better serve their communities. Please […]

February 29th Mixer | Jerry Kelly

If you’re interested in photography or simply interested in learning more about indoor lighting with a subject, be sure to attend our February monthly mixer on Saturday, February 29 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Local photographer Jerry Kelly will host a live photo session in the studio, showing us how to improve our lighting techniques, and […]

Youth Voices Film Screening

The CMAC Youth Voices program will hold a free film screening event on Sunday, March 1, 2020 at Maya Cinemas. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. The event will showcase documentaries produced by local youth focusing on community health and social justice. Following the screening there will be a Q&A with the young filmmakers. This event is open to […]

#MyBlackCounts PSA Screening

CMAC member and founder of the Central Valley Urban Institute Eric Payne is hosting a very special free public event at CMAC titled ‘My Black Counts Community Reception’. Eric, in partnership with the Fresno Chapter Jack and Jill Inc. and CMAC, will be presenting the premiere of a Public Service Announcement video regarding the 2020 Census. Come […]

Green Apple Video Competition Kick-off!

  A kick-off event for the Green Apple Video Competition event put on by the U.S. Green Building Council of Central California (USGBCCC) takes place on Wednesday, February 12th at 3:30 p.m. at CMAC! Executive Director of the USGBCCC Laura Gromis will provide details about the video competition which is open to middle school, high school, and college students. Students must create a PSA video on the subject […]

StoryCorps San Joaquin

Every year, StoryCorps travels across the nation as part of their mission to capture the stories of humanity to help create a more compassionate world. This year we partnered with Valley Public Radio and StoryCorps to bring the organization’s MobileBooth, a recording studio built inside an Airstream trailer, to CMAC from February 12, 2020 to March […]

Workshops are Back!

CMAC Workshops are back with new offerings and formats for learning CMAC facilities and equipment. We are excited to announce the February and March workshop schedules are now up! You can register through your “My CMAC” portal or by contacting us at info@cmac.tv.

January Monthly Mixer – Podcasting

Monthly Mixers are back at CMAC and we are kicking the new year off with a discussion about podcasting! Are you interested in creating a podcast but don’t know what you want to talk about? Do you have an idea for a show but are unsure where to start? Join us Saturday, January 25, 2020 from 2pm […]