WGXC-90.7 FM
Amy Goodman
Nov 04, 2010: 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
The Community Theatre of Catskill
373 Main St. | Catskill, NY | 518-943-2410
http://www.thecommunitytheatre.com/
387 Main St. | Catskill, NY 12414 | 518-943-4070
http://www.bellscafeny.net/
Poster for Amy Goodman's appearance for WGXC Nov. 4, 2010 at Community Theatre of Catskill.. Design by Jess Puglisi. (Oct 15, 2010)
Amy Goodman at Community Theatre of Catskill. (Nov 04, 2010)
Kaya Wiedman Introduces Christina Malisoff at the Amy Goodman Fundraiser for WGXC. Photo by Dharma Dailey (Nov 04, 2010)
(Flyer design by Jess Puglisi.)
WGXC Community Radio will present "Democracy Now!" host Amy Goodman on Thu. Nov. 4 at the Community Theatre of Catskill. Award-winning journalist Amy Goodman, host of the daily, grassroots, global, radio/TV news hour Democracy Now!, is on a national speaking tour to mark DN!'s 14th anniversary and launch her new book Breaking The Sound Barrier. She will give a public talk and book signing at the historic theater at 373 Main St. from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. as a fundraiser for WGXC: Hands-On Radio. Goodman will speak about her experiences as an investigative journalist in a talk titled Breaking the Sound Barrier: Promoting Social Justice Through Independent Media. WGXC Founding Members can get tickets to the talk and signing for $20. Tickets are $25 (click below) for the general public. "Democracy Now!" will air live Monday through Friday on WGXC 90.7-FM at 8 a.m. when WGXC gets on the air.
$99 Sponsor tickets are also available for 5:30 p.m. pre-event reception at Bell's Cafe with Ms. Goodman, plus food and drink, reserved seats for the talk, and a copy of her new book, "Breaking the Sound Barrier." Bell's Cafe in Catskill is a few doors down from the Community Theatre, and was just named the first certified green restaurant in the area. Thursday nights, Bell's Cafe hosts "Frugal Thursdays," and is located at 387 Main St., Catskill. Buy Sponsor tickets below with the second button below.
Proceeds from the evening go to getting community radio station WGXC on the air with 3300 watts on 90.7-FM in Greene and Columbia counties. WGXC will air "Democracy Now!" live at 8 a.m. Monday through Friday.
Tickets available online here (see link below) and at the Community Theatre of Catskill, Spotty Dog Books & Ale in Hudson, as well as at the WGXC Hudson studio. If you are having trouble with the links below, please email your name to kaya@wgxc.org to put your name on the will-call list.
Link to Amy Goodman's event page.
(Theatre image from Welcome to Catskill, Amy Goodman book from "Democracy Now!")
Click on image below to purchase $25 tickets to the talk and book-signing at Catskill Community Theatre. (WGXC Founding mmebers can e-mail tom @ wgxc.org for code for $5 discount.)
Online ticket sales for the pre-event reception at Bell's Cafe are now closed. If you want to purchase tickets, please email kaya@wgxc.org or call 518-291-WGXC
Tickets can also be purchased at:
WGXC Hudson studio,, 704 Columbia St., second floor. Office hours Mon, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Tue, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.; Wed. 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Thu-Fri, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Community Theatre of Catskill, 373 Main St., Catskill.
Spotty Dog Books & Ale, 440 Warren St., Hudson.
WGXC Community Radio will present "Democracy Now!" host Amy Goodman on Thu. Nov. 4 at the Community Theatre of Catskill. Award-winning journalist Amy Goodman, host of the daily, grassroots, global, radio/TV news hour Democracy Now!, is on a national speaking tour to mark DN!'s 14th anniversary and launch her new book Breaking The Sound Barrier. She will give a public talk and book signing at the historic theater at 373 Main St. from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. as a fundraiser for WGXC: Hands-On Radio. Goodman will speak about her experiences as an investigative journalist in a talk titled Breaking the Sound Barrier: Promoting Social Justice Through Independent Media. WGXC Founding Members can get tickets to the talk and signing for $20. Tickets are $25 (click below) for the general public. "Democracy Now!" will air live Monday through Friday on WGXC 90.7-FM at 8 a.m. when WGXC gets on the air.
$99 Sponsor tickets are also available for 5:30 p.m. pre-event reception at Bell's Cafe with Ms. Goodman, plus food and drink, reserved seats for the talk, and a copy of her new book, "Breaking the Sound Barrier." Bell's Cafe in Catskill is a few doors down from the Community Theatre, and was just named the first certified green restaurant in the area. Thursday nights, Bell's Cafe hosts "Frugal Thursdays," and is located at 387 Main St., Catskill. Buy Sponsor tickets below with the second button below.
Proceeds from the evening go to getting community radio station WGXC on the air with 3300 watts on 90.7-FM in Greene and Columbia counties. WGXC will air "Democracy Now!" live at 8 a.m. Monday through Friday.
Tickets available online here (see link below) and at the Community Theatre of Catskill, Spotty Dog Books & Ale in Hudson, as well as at the WGXC Hudson studio. If you are having trouble with the links below, please email your name to kaya@wgxc.org to put your name on the will-call list.
Link to Amy Goodman's event page.
(Theatre image from Welcome to Catskill, Amy Goodman book from "Democracy Now!")
Click on image below to purchase $25 tickets to the talk and book-signing at Catskill Community Theatre. (WGXC Founding mmebers can e-mail tom @ wgxc.org for code for $5 discount.)
Online ticket sales for the pre-event reception at Bell's Cafe are now closed. If you want to purchase tickets, please email kaya@wgxc.org or call 518-291-WGXC
Tickets can also be purchased at:
WGXC Hudson studio,, 704 Columbia St., second floor. Office hours Mon, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Tue, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.; Wed. 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Thu-Fri, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Community Theatre of Catskill, 373 Main St., Catskill.
Spotty Dog Books & Ale, 440 Warren St., Hudson.
"Democracy Now!" is a national, daily, independent, award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. Pioneering the largest public media collaboration in the U.S., Democracy Now! is broadcast on Pacifica, NPR, community, and college radio stations; on public access, PBS, satellite television (DISH network: Free Speech TV ch. 9415 and Link TV ch. 9410; DIRECTV: Free Speech TV ch. 348 and Link TV ch. 375); and on the internet. DN!’s podcast is one of the most popular on the web.
Amy Goodman is an award-winning investigative journalist, syndicated columnist, author, and the host of Democracy Now! airing on more than 850 public television/radio stations worldwide. She is the first journalist to receive the Right Livelihood Award, widely known as the “Alternative Nobel Prize” for “developing an innovative model of truly independent grassroots political journalism that brings to millions of people the alternative voices that are often excluded by the mainstream media.” London newspaper, The Independent, named Amy Goodman and Democracy Now! “an inspiration”; and political blog PULSE placed Goodman at the top of its “20 Top Global Media Figures.” Ms. Goodman is the author of four New York Times bestsellers. Her latest book, Breaking the Sound Barrier, proves the power of independent journalism in the struggle for a better world. She co-authored the first three bestsellers, Standing Up to the Madness (2008), Static (2006), and The Exception to the Rulers (2004), with her brother, journalist David Goodman. She writes a weekly column (also produced as an audio podcast) syndicated by King Features, for which she was recognized in 2007 with the James Aronson Award for Social Justice Reporting. For more information about Amy Goodman and Democracy Now!, please visit www.democracynow.org.
Amy Goodman is an award-winning investigative journalist, syndicated columnist, author, and the host of Democracy Now! airing on more than 850 public television/radio stations worldwide. She is the first journalist to receive the Right Livelihood Award, widely known as the “Alternative Nobel Prize” for “developing an innovative model of truly independent grassroots political journalism that brings to millions of people the alternative voices that are often excluded by the mainstream media.” London newspaper, The Independent, named Amy Goodman and Democracy Now! “an inspiration”; and political blog PULSE placed Goodman at the top of its “20 Top Global Media Figures.” Ms. Goodman is the author of four New York Times bestsellers. Her latest book, Breaking the Sound Barrier, proves the power of independent journalism in the struggle for a better world. She co-authored the first three bestsellers, Standing Up to the Madness (2008), Static (2006), and The Exception to the Rulers (2004), with her brother, journalist David Goodman. She writes a weekly column (also produced as an audio podcast) syndicated by King Features, for which she was recognized in 2007 with the James Aronson Award for Social Justice Reporting. For more information about Amy Goodman and Democracy Now!, please visit www.democracynow.org.