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The Doug Fir Lounge in Portland, OR will now be hosting all-ages shows. After the OLCC amendment that makes it possible for bars to host all-ages shows, Doug Fir submitted a control plan and has been the first to be approved by the OLCC. They will now be hosting matinee all-ages shows, starting with the Wombats on August 28 and Starf*cker on September 18. The Doug Fir says "We look forward to bringing you more of these shows in the future...but for now, get yr kids enrolled in rock camp and order a custom set of earplugs/muffs for the tykes so they can enjoy some super rad rock and roll fieldtrips DF style!" Click here to read more.

The Test Pattern Gallery, practically the only space for all-ages shows in Scranton, PA, will be closing its doors at the end of the month. The four owners of Test Pattern say that their landlord has decided not to renew their lease after four years of tenancy. But this isn't the end for all-ages in Scranton - the owners say they're getting busy looking for another space to rent and hope to have something up and running by the end of the month. In the mean time, expect a big block party outside of Test Pattern on July 27th to celebrate four successful years of all-ages shows. Click here to read more.

AMP's hiring a development director to start in September. This position will be (25-30 hrs/wk) to begin, location is flexible and there are partial benefits. When the person works more than 30 hours, full benefits kick in. Who wouldn't want a job that's title has DEVO in it? When a problem comes along, you must whip it.

Please forward to anyone you who might be interested.

Thank you for your help!

All-ages Movement Project
Position: Director of Sustainability and Development (Co-Director)
Location: Flexible
Hours: 20-30/wk
Closes: Aug 11th, 2008

The All-ages Movement Project (AMP) is a member-driven network of organizations that promote independent music and art and build power with young people. We cultivate relationships in order to raise visibility, share knowledge and expand resources within our field. AMP is looking for applicants that bring innovation, entrepreneurial drive, experience with the music industry, values of youth participation, and new ways to approach creating social and cultural change through music and art.

Job Overview
The Director of Sustainability will work with the National Coordinator and advisors to build financial support for youth music programming and all-ages infrastructure. This Director oversees all fundraising activities of AMP while co-creating the organization’s overall work plan and strategy. Specifically, responsibilities include:

Grantwriting
* Research and evaluate grant opportunities.
* Upkeep and follow grants calendar. Manage all deadlines.
* Write all grants proposals and work with staff and contractors to gather needed materials.
* Meet all responsibilities related to grants including: applications, invoices, final reports and any other related tasks.

Donor Relations
* Build our individual donor base by enhancing already existing membership programs and creating new ways for individuals to donate.
* Cultivate and build relations with corporate, government and foundation funders.
* Track and communicate with all donors.

Fundraising Planning and Events
* Work with the board and National Coordinator to create a development plan.
* Identify and grow new and creative opportunities for financial support.
* Procure donations of goods including food, drink, etc for AMP fundraising events

Sustaining Committee
* Build out AMP’s sustaining committee to act as fundraising ambassadors for the organization

Planning, Evaluation & Collaboration
* Work with Program Director to annually plan, evaluate and come up with strategies for partnerships

Qualifications
* Love for fundraising! Comfortable with responsibility of raising $125-175K/year with support from the Program Director.
* Knowledge of national foundations, the independent music and art scene, youth issues, and community and cultural organizing
* Computer software literacy – ease using Office programs, tracking donor data on and offiline, and a basic understanding of web design programs and language
* Must be self-motivated, collaborative, flexible, have a strong work ethic and awareness of personal limits

Additional Qualifications
* Liberal arts bachelors or graduate degree in a relevant field
* Experience in starting and running your own organization or business
* Evidence of success in grassroots and foundation fundraising

To apply, please send a resume with a cover letter by August 1st. Decisions will be made by August 31st and the position will begin as soon as possible.

Applications should be addressed to:
Shannon Stewart
All-ages Movement Project
PO Box 40147
San Francisco, CA 94140
Or submit an electronic application to Shannon@allagesmovementproject.org

If you have not received confirmation of your application within 5 days, please follow up with a phone call 415.593.5509.

More info on AMP’s history, development, research, current staff, advisors and participants can be found at www.allagesmovementproject.org .

The All-ages Movement Project, a project of Tides Center, is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage and seek applications from women, people of color, including bilingual and bicultural individuals, as well as members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. Applicants shall not be discriminated against because of race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, marital status, medical condition (cancer-related) or conditions Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and AIDS-related conditions (ARC). Reasonable accommodation will be made so that applicants with a disability may participate in the application process. Please advise in writing of special needs at the time of application.

No Age's Randy Randall talks to SFStation.com about the significance of being both an audience member and performer at the Smell and other all-ages venues.

Randy says, "It was a huge influence. Just being there as an audience member, I saw so many great local and touring bands. As my time there as an audience member grew, I got to know the people who ran it. It is all volunteers who run it, and we’re like a community. If you want to see something happen, you just have to kind of suggest it. It’s just a matter of saying it and putting the show together -- Xeroxing flyers, or whatever. It taught me everything I really know about being in a band and it gave us an opportunity to get onstage."

Click here for the full interview.

The Tank, a non-profit venue that has been providing a creative, collaborative home for emerging artists for the past five years, is about to need a new home of its own. But for this young company that moved 3 times in its first 3 years, this is familiar, if undesirable, territory.

Forced to leave its current home by July 31st, The Tank will continue presenting in this period of transition. But by August, this collective of performing arts and public affairs will move into a temporary space, while it searches for a more stable, long-term venue for 2009. As of now, neither the transitional venue nor the next home are determined.

Good luck to the Tank and everyone involved with that great organization. If you'd like to offer your support, you can can donate to the Tank here. You can read more about the Tank here.

Bend-It, a queer youth arts and music festival in Seattle, is happening this weekend! June 27th through the 29th, Bend-It will feature lots of music, art exhibitions, free dinner, a fashion show, multiple bike rides, workshops, dance parties, films and spoken word. All that will be happening all over Seattle at place like Cal Anderson Park, the Northwest Film Forum, Lambert House, Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center, Vera Project and Home Alive. To check out a full schedule and find out more about Bend-It, you can go to their website or myspace. And if you can't be there to partake in the festivities this weekend, you can always support the great things their doing by donating to Bend-It via the Three Dollar Bill Cinema site (scroll to the bottom of the page for Bend-It). You can read more about the Bend-It festival here and here.

Award-winning music producers and music directors of the Grammy Awards, Larry Batiste and Claytoven Richardson, have teamed up with Youth Movement Records to mentor young performers, songwriters and producers. Batiste and Richardson had been previously involved with YMR, volunteering their time to teach songwriting and music theory. But the new mentoring program this summer is stepping it up a notch. They will be paired as professional mentors to five of YMR's most promising young musicians and performers, spending a month with each, guiding them in many facets of the business and the art of performing, and helping them produce their best work. You can read more about YMR's mentoring program in this Oakland Tribune article or visit the Youth Movement Records website.

Skull Alley, one of the most recent additions to the AMP directory and the newest all-ages space in Louisville, KY is having their grand opening party tomorrow night! The party will be featuring lots of art, DJs and dancing and best of all, it's free! And all-ages of course. So if you're in the area, make sure to check out their brand new show space and screen printing shop. And if you can't be there in person, you can always show your support by sending them a little myspace love. Congrats Skull Alley!

Acrobatics Everyday, a group of students putting on all-ages and open-to-everyone shows at UC Irvine, were featured in the Los Angeles Times this weekend. The group is committed to bringing great music to Irvine that is accessible to everyone, putting on shows in the dining hall, the student center and outside on UCI's campus. They've hosted Parenthetical Girls, the Mae Shi and Mt. Eerie, just to name a few. For a list of upcoming events, visit Acrobatics Everyday's myspace and check out their LA Times Profile here.

Kennewick, WA's 321 Art Space, which has hosted about 200 shows since it's opening, has closed. Tim Leingang, who opened the space in January 2004 and has been operating it since, said "It accomplished what it had to -- to have a spot for all-ages art that wasn't about money and wasn't subsidized by alcohol or the commercialization of music." Leingang had been planning to close the space in July but had hastened the process as a result of vandalism to the front of the space. Leingang still plans to operate his nonprofit label, FunkyTonk Records, but as one of the few places to see music in the Tri-Cities area, 321 Art Space will definitely be missed.