tag:uncagedlibrarianmusic.com,2005:/blogs/sat-9-28-19-record-release-in-downtown-oakland?p=1Uncaged Library News2022-12-08T06:00:00-08:00Uncaged Librarian Productionsfalsetag:uncagedlibrarianmusic.com,2005:Post/71292252022-12-08T06:00:00-08:002023-10-16T07:54:05-07:00The big reveal: Octavia of Earth Volume 2 artwork<p>Howdy, Friend! </p>
<p>Thank you for staying with us through this long year! Though we haven't shown you as much new material in 2022 as we did in 2021, we've been hard at work behind the scenes. We're so pleased today to share with you the brand spanking new artwork for the Octavia of Earth Volume 2 EP, brought to life by artist & graphic designer Matt Applin III. Here's what will eventually be on front and back cover (vinyl, anyone?).</p>
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<h3>HOW DID HE MAKE THOSE??? </h3>
<p>To see Matt's behind-the-scenes wizardry, check out the video below (clicking will take you to view the video on our youtube channel to watch).</p>
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<p>If you feel inspired after beholding this beauty (though I suppose that's up to your eye...) and want to lend a hand towards costs for distributing the music, please make a tax-deductible donation today.</p>
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<p>Anand, Erica, Adrian, & Jennifer</p>Uncaged Librarian Productionstag:uncagedlibrarianmusic.com,2005:Post/71292222022-12-01T06:00:00-08:002022-12-27T18:15:35-08:00Thank goodness for humans 🎭<p>Good news! The long awaited Octavia of Earth Volume 2 EP is juuuust about ready for release! We've got a few t's to cross and lowercase j's to dot, but we've reached another milestone in this journey: an album cover!! We're so grateful to graphic designer Matt Applin III for his absolute wizardry in translating the concept for the cover into brilliant visual language. We'll reveal the artwork and track listing next week! In the meantime, read on for some fun updates.</p>
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<p>We've been learning more about the good, bad, and terrifying applications of modern artificial intelligence programs to nonprofit work. Mostly as a joke, we decided to see what an image-generating AI would come up with when we gave it basically the same information we gave Matt about the concept for the cover art. The GIF animation you're seeing is a composite of 15 of the best interpretations that the AI came up with. Clearly not ready for primetime! And yet, each attempt captures some truth of what we were going for. The future is here, and it is bizarre. We think you'll agree when you see Matt's work next week that he's in no danger of losing his job to the newest gadget on the market. You can see the AI-generated images separately on our instagram if you want to study them more closely. See if you can guess what we told it! :)</p>
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<h3>Anand got a new job! <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/347613/d73faf3aa235aa9fff65a7c56c261d9db75166ed/original/download-2-1.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.png" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" /></h3>
<p>At the end of September, Anand started a new adventure as the Executive Director at Queer Cultural Center, which promotes social justice and the artistic and financial development of queer art and culture. QCC started in San Francisco in 1993 and is best known for producing the annual National Queer Arts Festival across the Bay Area. WOW! We did not see this one coming, y'all. More to come about what this means for Uncaged Library Arts! But don't worry, we're not going anywhere. :)</p>
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<p>Sending you light as the nights get longer, </p>
<p>Anand, Erica, Adrian, & Jennifer</p>Uncaged Librarian Productionstag:uncagedlibrarianmusic.com,2005:Post/71115792022-11-17T07:00:00-08:002022-11-29T14:39:56-08:00Seasons of change: hello, goodbye, hello 💞<p>Well, it's been a minute or two since we last sent an update out about Octavia of Earth. We'll be writing next week with exciting updates about the impending release of the Volume 2 EP featuring Skip the Needle. But before we get to that, we want to take an opportunity to share news about some big changes in the Uncaged Library ecosystem.</p>
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<h2>Remembering our #1 fan, Juhi Kalra </h2>
<p>Anand's mom, Juhi, passed away in April 2022 after a year-long illness. Before that, though, she lived a rich and storied life as a bon vivant, poet, essayist, chef, community leader, and surrogate mother to oddballs and outcasts of all stripes (mainly rainbow). Juhi lived with dissociative identity disorder and complex PTSD for much of her life and dedicated her last decade on this earth to healing and helping others to heal from the violence of child sexual abuse. <a contents="We invite you to learn more about Juhi and her impact in the world." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/el-paso-tx/juhi-kalra-10712400?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9T8nHfzLP1zFVgaQ13FLU2DXM2kMGs2nNYdZSWl0-B-7PJg9y9f2GLk7iWNztLQHEytun-" target="_blank">We invite you to learn more about Juhi and her impact in the world.</a></p>
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<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/347613/97a5ab324292887545cb33ae4d64885ad45e44c7/original/jenniferledesmaheadshot-1.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpeg" class="size_m justify_right border_none" alt="" /></p>
<h2>Welcoming our new team member Jennifer! </h2>
<p>Jennifer Ledesma joined Uncaged Library as our first paid staffer in September! She's with us a few hours a week and has already made a huge behind-the-scenes impact. In her own words: Jennifer is so thrilled to be a part of the Uncaged Library team. She is a Mexican-American actor, singer, dancer, and musician currently based in Chicago. A Southern California native, she moved to the city to pursue her Bachelor of Arts in Musical Theatre at Columbia College Chicago, and has performed with theatres such as Porchlight Music Theatre, TheatreSquared, and New York City Children's Theatre. Outside of theatre, Jennifer has worked with organizations like GSA Network, Orange County Human Relations, and The Joy-Jackson Initiative, which all seek to improve the livelihood of marginalized communities such as immigrants/refugees, those who identify as LGBTQ+, and BIPOC folks. When she's not performing, she works as an executive assistant at Satiated Artists, an agency that connects artists with flexible day jobs, which is how she was connected to the lovely team at UL Arts.</p>
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<p>Sending you all love and peace in this season of change, </p>
<p>Anand, Erica, Adrian, & Jennifer</p>Uncaged Librarian Productionstag:uncagedlibrarianmusic.com,2005:Post/71115822022-03-29T06:00:00-07:002022-11-27T17:09:21-08:00No foolin' - OoE Volume 2 debuts LIVE on Friday 🎈<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/347613/de1cc31864ef575f3b5bb6644020267e47165894/original/skip-live-outdoors-bw.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>It's no joke, I'm not kidding: Skip the Needle will debut brand new songs from the upcoming Octavia of Earth, Vol. 2 album THIS FRIDAY, April 1, 2022 as part of Little Village Foundation's No Foolin' artist revue at Freight and Salvage in Berkeley (scroll down to the bottom of the linked page for tickets). </p>
<p>Details: </p>
<ul> <li>Show starts at 8pm </li> <li>Tickets: $20 general admission, $18 seniors, $10 youth </li> <li>Proof of vaccination, photo ID, and masks required </li> <li>Freight and Salvage is located at 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA 94704 </li> <li>The venue is wheelchair accessible; please call the box office at (510) 644-2020 to confirm seating request. Accessible audio devices available as well. </li>
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<p>That's it! That's the news! See you there? </p>
<p>Much love, </p>
<p>Anand</p>Uncaged Librarian Productionstag:uncagedlibrarianmusic.com,2005:Post/71115952022-01-21T06:45:00-08:002022-11-27T17:28:26-08:00We made it! ❤️ & behind the scenes w/ Vol. 2<p>Thank you for being part of our community! We're so grateful to announce that we made our end-of-year fundraising goal and then some! We were aiming for $5,000, and we currently have <a contents="$5,387 in our GoFundMe" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/octavia-of-earth-volume-2?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-84dkcktO3I7MlUaxNMpF7im7zLLxRLwLyq6XLJwo0SGZuk_AsWGFsuSyrDlCtcYqaZ7tWV" target="_blank">$5,387 in our GoFundMe</a>! </p>
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<p>Thank goodness we're starting 2022 off with a strong start. There's a happy start for four of you, too. Here are the winners of the <a contents="Sistah SciFi" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://sistahscifi.com/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-84dkcktO3I7MlUaxNMpF7im7zLLxRLwLyq6XLJwo0SGZuk_AsWGFsuSyrDlCtcYqaZ7tWV" target="_blank">Sistah SciFi</a> gift cards: </p>
<ul> <li>JD D. </li> <li>Nancy S. </li> <li>Candace M. </li> <li>Pam S. </li>
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<p>Congrats to the lucky winners, and thank you all for your support!</p>
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<hr><h2 style="text-align: center;">Octavia of Earth, Volume 2 update </h2>
<p>The six new tracks from <a contents="Skip the Needle" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://skiptheneedle.bandcamp.com/?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-84dkcktO3I7MlUaxNMpF7im7zLLxRLwLyq6XLJwo0SGZuk_AsWGFsuSyrDlCtcYqaZ7tWV" target="_blank">Skip the Needle</a> are getting mixed and mastered and will be ready for your ears soooooon. In the meantime, here's a behind-the-scenes magic moment from the control room at Bird and Egg Studio in Richmond, CA from the recording sessions in December. In this pic, Nino Moschella runs the control room while Vicki Randle and Kofy Brown work on harmonies for "Manifest Destiny / Breakout". Anand and band members Shelley Doty & Katie Cash hung out in the control room during this take and got an earful of pure love.</p>
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<p>Much love, </p>
<p>Adrian, Anand, & Erica </p>
<p>Uncaged Library Core Team</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/347613/c1a8949d91fdad01770bbb020bb787c999bd6199/original/screen-shot-2021-01-05-at-5-03-24-pm.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Uncaged Librarian Productionstag:uncagedlibrarianmusic.com,2005:Post/71116002021-12-31T07:00:00-08:002022-11-27T17:46:51-08:00Short & Sweet: $664 away & 2021 was so freaking long<p><strong>Happy new year, Friend! </strong></p>
<p>We'll keep it short & sweet today - we know every nonprofit, art project, and your cousin's brother-in-law is asking for donations today. Right now, <strong>we're $664 away</strong> from hitting our end-of-year goal to <strong>pay artists including Skip the Needle</strong> for their work on Octavia of Earth, Volume 2. Can you <a contents="help us close the year in the black" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/octavia-of-earth-volume-2?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9f4GikodqM-cjoN1_kCNs0itDp1mrD2tFt_g0R-xRALB4nW3I6qcI1t9tapWQfIfaWvnQd" target="_blank">help us close the year in the black</a>? </p>
<p>Everyone who makes a contribution at any size will be entered to win one of three gift cards ($20, $20, and $30) to <a contents="Sistah SciFi, a locally &amp; black-owned cauldron of all things Afrofuturism" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://sistahscifi.com/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9f4GikodqM-cjoN1_kCNs0itDp1mrD2tFt_g0R-xRALB4nW3I6qcI1t9tapWQfIfaWvnQd" target="_blank">Sistah SciFi, a locally & black-owned cauldron of all things Afrofuturism</a>.</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: center;">2021, the year that never was (i.e., 2020: part two) </h2>
<p>Okay, that was the short part. Now for the sweet! <strong>Click the image below for our rewrite of Dolly Parton's "Hard Candy Christmas"</strong> from last year's Holidas in Space virtual variety show. In our version, Anand harmonizes with himself about a "Long 2020" while the visuals show the development of the universe since the big bang. You know, just for perspective.</p>
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<p>Wishing you and your loved ones strength, love, and joy in 2022. </p>
<p>Musical hugs, </p>
<p>Adrian, Anand, & Erica </p>
<p>Uncaged Library Core Team</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/347613/c1a8949d91fdad01770bbb020bb787c999bd6199/original/screen-shot-2021-01-05-at-5-03-24-pm.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Uncaged Librarian Productionstag:uncagedlibrarianmusic.com,2005:Post/71116022021-12-28T09:40:00-08:002022-11-27T17:58:15-08:00Behind the scenes: the power of love! Skip the Needle recording sneak peek #2<p><strong>Ho ho ho, Friend! </strong></p>
<p>Okay, I know Christmas is over and Kwanzaa is in full swing already, but I just love playing Santa. Got some more goodies for you today! </p>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">Octavia of Earth, Vol. 2 Update </h2>
<p>Here's another behind-the-scenes look at the recording sessions for Octavia of Earth, Volume 2. While working on the vocals for "Space Invaders", Skip the Needle band members Vicki Randle and Kofy Brown got experimental with their harmonies on this funky track. Check them out working on a section towards the end, where you can hear them blowing the roof off with the lyrics, "the power of love". And then watch what happens after, as the <strong>love keeps flowing through the whole team.</strong> ❤️ <strong>Click the image below for the video!</strong></p>
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<h2 style="text-align: center;">VOICES from the past </h2>
<p>Last year for the holidays, our friends at Voices: Lesbian A Cappella for Justice recorded a beautiful and tender rendition of the Latvian lullaby, "Vine Vinetas". We remixed their recording into a video for our Equinox show, and thought you might like to see it this time of year, when <strong>so many of us are missing our loved ones. Click the image below to see the video for Vine Vinetas</strong> as part of a playlist of the songs from A Very Marianas Equinox.</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: center;">Fundraising Update! 80% to our end-of-year goal! </h2>
<p>We've met each of our benchmarks so far! We hit $4,001 on Christmas Eve and are now at $4,071, looking towards our goal to hit <strong>$5k by Friday</strong>! </p>
<p><strong>Can you help us close the year strong financially? </strong></p>
<p>If so, please make a <a contents="tax-deductible donation of any amount to our GoFundMe" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/octavia-of-earth-volume-2?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8FDFLeSX2AW-3yj1y7Ysb3-3wnLEda_d1-OynhsV_I3YPdB_i-uQCgNpmB73-gMx9NaBiB">tax-deductible donation of any amount to our GoFundMe</a>. </p>
<p><strong>Can you help us share the good news with a bigger community? </strong></p>
<p>If so, please <a contents="comment on Anand's facebook post about the project" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/anand.kalra/posts/10115682014853343?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8FDFLeSX2AW-3yj1y7Ysb3-3wnLEda_d1-OynhsV_I3YPdB_i-uQCgNpmB73-gMx9NaBiB" target="_blank">comment on Anand's facebook post about the project</a>, or share our work with <strong>loved ones who need the joy of our work in their lives</strong> by forwarding them this email or texting the link to <a contents="our GoFundMe page" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/octavia-of-earth-volume-2?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8FDFLeSX2AW-3yj1y7Ysb3-3wnLEda_d1-OynhsV_I3YPdB_i-uQCgNpmB73-gMx9NaBiB" target="_blank">our GoFundMe page</a>. </p>
<p>Thank you as always for reading this far, supporting our work in ways big and small, and for sharing your hearts with us. </p>
<p>❤️💛💚💙💜 </p>
<p>Adrian, Anand, & Erica </p>
<p>Uncaged Library Core Team</p>
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<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/347613/7e86bc7e9dacb9448dbdcfc99a642e4294a7dbfd/original/screen-shot-2021-01-05-at-5-03-24-pm.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Uncaged Librarian Productionstag:uncagedlibrarianmusic.com,2005:Post/71116032021-12-23T06:45:00-08:002022-11-27T18:09:07-08:00Behind the scenes with Octavia of Earth, Vol. 2, PLUS Holidays in Space rides again<p><strong>Happy Holidays, Friend! </strong></p>
<p>We hope your solstice was a bright one. The holidays can be a hard time of year for many in our community, and with so many people separated from their families (chosen or otherwise) this year, we wanted to share some extra love with you. Read on for some special holiday treats!</p>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">Octavia of Earth, Vol. 2 Update</h2>
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<p>Last weekend, Skip the Needle recorded instrumentals and vocals for their new songs for Octavia of Earth, Vol. 2. Here's a picture of the band (L-to-R: Kofy Brown, Vicki Randle, Shelley Doty, and Katie Cash) with Uncaged Library artistic director Anand Kalra during a break between takes. Photo by Nino Moschella.</p>
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<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkdxHYts0TQ&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9wICsaYa_YX3E-yRxFTRbVhDpQflpjatmGZC59zIZBw6UG31vdt4YJHLrwMig0onwB_72m" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/347613/dcbaec42bc5cf8eb47a0ad9ee21620b2e4317527/original/hqdefault-2.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_none" alt="" /></a></p>
<p>The tracks all sound AMAZING and we can't wait to share them with you soon! In the meantime, please enjoy a behind-the-scenes snippet of the punk reprise of "Patterns" -- click the image on the right to view the video on youtube!</p>
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<hr><h2 style="text-align: center;">Holidays in Space: your new rewatch tradition? </h2>
<p>Last year, we put together a variety special called <a contents="Holidays in Space" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgKihhQiqQI&list=PLTgw1tOCP3F1uqcUiWZu5QgdXvMYIJBke&index=2" target="_blank">Holidays in Space</a>, featuring our own core team members Adrian Jazz Applin, Erica Dunkle, and Anand Jay Kalra, plus special guests Skip the Needle, Coco Buttah, Voices: Lesbian A Cappella for Justice, and Jose e. Abad. You can relive all the music, joy, and laughter thanks to the miracle of the interwebs. Click the image below for a playlist of all of the songs, kicking off with <strong>Adrian's timeless parody of Mariah Carey with</strong> <a contents='"All I Want is Christmas in Space"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgKihhQiqQI&list=PLTgw1tOCP3F1uqcUiWZu5QgdXvMYIJBke&index=2">"All I Want is Christmas in Space"</a>.</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgKihhQiqQI&list=PLTgw1tOCP3F1uqcUiWZu5QgdXvMYIJBke&index=1&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9wICsaYa_YX3E-yRxFTRbVhDpQflpjatmGZC59zIZBw6UG31vdt4YJHLrwMig0onwB_72m"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/347613/e2936148b79c51caa2e0c3216ebe134394f050af/original/hqdefault-3.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<hr><p>Finally, our fundraising campaign to <a contents="support Octavia of Earth, Vol. 2" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/octavia-of-earth-volume-2?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9wICsaYa_YX3E-yRxFTRbVhDpQflpjatmGZC59zIZBw6UG31vdt4YJHLrwMig0onwB_72m">support Octavia of Earth, Vol. 2</a> is going strong, thanks to you! We're currently <strong>$74 away from meeting our benchmark goal</strong> to reach $4,000 by Christmas Day, so we can stay on track to hit $5k by the end of the year. Can you help us get there? <a contents="Here's that link again" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/octavia-of-earth-volume-2?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9wICsaYa_YX3E-yRxFTRbVhDpQflpjatmGZC59zIZBw6UG31vdt4YJHLrwMig0onwB_72m">Here's that link again</a>. </p>
<p>Thank you for reading this far, supporting our work in ways big and small, and above all, for being part of our community. </p>
<p>Ho ho ho, </p>
<p>Adrian, Anand, & Erica </p>
<p>Uncaged Library Core Team</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/347613/7e86bc7e9dacb9448dbdcfc99a642e4294a7dbfd/original/screen-shot-2021-01-05-at-5-03-24-pm.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Uncaged Librarian Productionstag:uncagedlibrarianmusic.com,2005:Post/71116392021-12-17T06:45:00-08:002022-11-27T20:02:51-08:00🎉 We met our first goal just in time to record Volume 2 today & tomorrow!<p>WOOOOOOO! We hit our first benchmark fundraising goal of $2,500 last night! This is people power! Meeting that goal means we can make our second installment of payments to <a contents="Skip the Needle" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://skiptheneedle.bandcamp.com/?_hsenc=p2ANqtz--Skg3mbmlP-skgVYvN-q8HgOs1Y_H69YKIjq7oFqi1v1IWd6sUp6EZ-xoD7K2l9T1LK99v" target="_blank">Skip the Needle</a> in time for Christmas and go into the recording sessions this weekend fully able to focus on the music. </p>
<p>Thank you so deeply to everyone who's contributed so far! If you've been meaning to make a donation but haven't gotten around to it yet, not to worry. We're aiming to <a contents="raise $5,000 on our GoFundMe" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/octavia-of-earth-volume-2?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--Skg3mbmlP-skgVYvN-q8HgOs1Y_H69YKIjq7oFqi1v1IWd6sUp6EZ-xoD7K2l9T1LK99v" target="_blank">raise $5,000 on our GoFundMe</a> by New Year's Eve. To stay on track, we need to hit $4,000 by the 25th. Can you help us get there? We welcome donations at every size. <a contents="Here's that link again. :)" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/octavia-of-earth-volume-2?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--Skg3mbmlP-skgVYvN-q8HgOs1Y_H69YKIjq7oFqi1v1IWd6sUp6EZ-xoD7K2l9T1LK99v" target="_blank">Here's that link again.</a> :)</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/octavia-of-earth-volume-2?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--Skg3mbmlP-skgVYvN-q8HgOs1Y_H69YKIjq7oFqi1v1IWd6sUp6EZ-xoD7K2l9T1LK99v" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/347613/e46743a71058276ffb3bc4019419d342db0996af/original/0016414363-10.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a><em>[Image description: Skip the Needle rocking hard on stage. Katie and Shelley hold their guitars facing each other in the foreground, while Vicki and Kofy hold down the rhythm section in the back. The band is on a small stage with purple lighting.]</em></p>
<p>If a financial contribution isn't something you can offer right now, or if you've already contributed and want to keep the momentum going, <strong>please comment on and/or share</strong> <a contents="Anand's facebook post" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/anand.kalra/posts/10115682014853343?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--Skg3mbmlP-skgVYvN-q8HgOs1Y_H69YKIjq7oFqi1v1IWd6sUp6EZ-xoD7K2l9T1LK99v" target="_blank">Anand's facebook post</a> about the GoFundMe - add a few words about what Octavia of Earth means to you for extra oomph. :) </p>
<p>Coming next week: </p>
<ul> <li>behind-the-scenes photos and a video or two from our recording sessions for Octavia of Earth, Volume 2! </li> <li>Plus: looking back at Holidays in Space, one year later. How does it hold up? </li>
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<p>Thank you for coming on this sleigh ride together with us, </p>
<p>Anand, Adrian, & Erica </p>
<p>Uncaged Library Arts core team</p>
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<p> </p>Uncaged Librarian Productionstag:uncagedlibrarianmusic.com,2005:Post/71116412021-12-08T07:00:00-08:002022-11-27T20:13:09-08:00Octavia of Earth, Vol. 2 is coming!! Can you help?<h2>New music is in the works with Skip the Needle! </h2>
<p>I'm writing with my producer hat on today. First of all, <strong>THANK YOU</strong> for bringing your energy to our virtual variety series last winter and spring (or at least taking the time to read our emails)! It's so comforting to know that our work has moved you and that somebody is out there reading these things. :) </p>
<p>Second, I have a happy update and a request. The good news is that the music for Octavia of Earth, Volume 2 is well underway! <strong>Skip the Needle is working on five new songs plus a reprise of Patterns. </strong>They're scheduled to record in the studio on December 17 & 18!!! Here's a <a contents="behind-the-scenes sneak peek at a couple of the pieces" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://soundcloud.com/anand-kalra-1/2021-11-skip-rehearsal-clips-octavia-of-earth-volume-2/s-TjC3b4qsXx7?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8GYqndh8bBKk512Kdzx5WqQ0ndMANaTPOBXicNNZk6nZzEwOsKMmFFxcYA7aaqPgwd6D_S" target="_blank">behind-the-scenes sneak peek at a couple of the pieces</a> they're working on. 🎉 I can't put into words how fulfilling it's been to work on these songs together! </p>
<p>Overall, our contract with them is for $8,000, and we've already paid them $2,000 of that - paid entirely through audience contributions from our virtual variety series. Over the next few months, we're aiming to raise the rest of the funds to fully pay the band, plus what we'll need to finish the full project (mixing and mastering for the new album, dancers & camera for the music videos, editing everything, all that good stuff) - a total of around $20k. But we're gonna do that one step at a time. <strong>Our current goal is to raise $2,500 by December 21st </strong>so that we can pay the band the second installment in time for the holidays. Are you willing and able to help us get there? You are?? Thank you! You can <a contents="make your tax-deductible contribution" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/octavia-of-earth-volume-2?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8GYqndh8bBKk512Kdzx5WqQ0ndMANaTPOBXicNNZk6nZzEwOsKMmFFxcYA7aaqPgwd6D_S" target="_blank">make your tax-deductible contribution</a> at any size - $50? $20? $5? $500? It's up to you.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/347613/054d94fe7bb044e23140b220c8368a5f4c3e7efd/original/pxl-20211119-053716448.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><span class="font_small"><em>Image: Anand and three members of Skip the Needle (Vicki, Kofy, and Katie) pose for a group photo in Kofy's living room in November 2021.</em></span></p>
<hr><p>If money isn't something you have to share right now, I understand! There are <strong>many ways to help this project</strong> roll towards completion. The best thing you can do is tell your friends about Octavia of Earth - for example, you could <strong>text your BFF these links to Octavia of Earth, Vol. 1 on <a contents="Spotify" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/album/3guRLmdIBhTqnGwbhzSPRA?si=odSMNJerTkeMFmHmmkFnpw&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8GYqndh8bBKk512Kdzx5WqQ0ndMANaTPOBXicNNZk6nZzEwOsKMmFFxcYA7aaqPgwd6D_S&nd=1" target="_blank">Spotify</a> or <a contents="Apple Music" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/octavia-of-earth-vol-1-2018-workshop-cast-recording/1493872116" target="_blank">Apple Music</a></strong>. </p>
<p>Whether your support takes financial or any other form, I'm grateful that you're part of this community. </p>
<p>Much love, </p>
<p>Anand</p>Uncaged Librarian Productionstag:uncagedlibrarianmusic.com,2005:Post/71116462021-10-15T06:45:00-07:002022-11-27T20:23:45-08:00New music video: Decentering Men! 💥<p>HAPPY FRIDAY!!! Thanks for your patience! Here's a lil gift to start your weekend off on the right foot: <a contents="our new music video, Decentering Men" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr0ydq49Tos" target="_blank">our new music video, Decentering Men</a>!</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr0ydq49Tos" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/347613/285f61c93a4533916b62d408ccca7c99d005e209/original/women-frames.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p>Fun fact: the above image of 15 badass womxn of color that we admire only appears in incomplete pieces in the video! Here it is for your downloading pleasure - makes a great background picture for your computer, or print it out and hang it above your children's cribs and get them started early. As a bonus, if you correctly identify all 15 people, we'll send you a free mp3 download. :D </p>
<p>Much love, </p>
<p>Anand, Adrian, & Erica </p>
<p>P.S. Like what you're seeing? Please consider tossing us a tax-deductible donation of any amount to s<a contents="upport our work on Octavia of Earth" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MTQ5ODUy" target="_blank">upport our work on Octavia of Earth</a>!</p>
<p> </p>Uncaged Librarian Productionstag:uncagedlibrarianmusic.com,2005:Post/71116482021-09-20T12:35:00-07:002022-11-27T20:34:17-08:00New music video: Ocean on Fire! 🌊🚒<p>Are you hanging on? We hope so. As promised, we've got some deep love for you. How deep? As deep as the ocean...on fire. Here's the new music video featuring Adrian and Patches: <a contents="Ocean on Fire" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue22AgnnrbI" target="_blank">Ocean on Fire</a>!</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue22AgnnrbI" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/347613/c026378d996ff3f23c002e59ebb7f0b59a71d3ee/original/screen-shot-2021-09-12-at-9-16-50-pm.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p>Feel free to share the link with friends you want to bring into the fold - a few extra views won't hurt our feelings! :) </p>
<p>Next month's new song will be out in mid-October. Fair warning: you might need an umbrella. </p>
<p>Much love, </p>
<p>Anand, Adrian, & Erica </p>
<p>P.S. If you don't know who Patches is, that probably means you missed the Equinox show last March - <a contents="here's Patches' debut: Garbage Patch Girl" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl142Y4A1JI&t=1140s&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_l2Svz7UrdAs2z2KujyMwNDrQy5BKdbkuqnXWRnBaKhNqQZLXcOyQl065uoG49ZwcJNchE" target="_blank">here's Patches' debut: Garbage Patch Girl</a>.</p>Uncaged Librarian Productionstag:uncagedlibrarianmusic.com,2005:Post/71122052021-05-19T07:15:00-07:002022-11-28T13:23:11-08:00Sat 5/22! Season Finale: Dreams For Tomorrow! 🤓😘<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/347613/3b1149016a417562d0ed566c00d6d876901584bf/original/dreams-for-tomorrow-may-22-1600.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>WHAT. A. WORLD. What a series of yesterdays! What a series of todays! Are you resting well? What did you dream last night? Could you use <strong>a little hope, a little love, a little sugar in your bowl</strong>? </p>
<p>Us, too. That's why we're here. We make music (& other stuff!) to lift up the <strong>hearts and minds of our beloved community of changemakers</strong>. Since October, we've been hosting a series of Virtual Variey Half-Hour Specials & screenings of Octavia of Earth, our documusical inspired by the life of Octavia E. Butler, and the audience response has been SO. MUCH. LOVE. <strong>This Saturday (5/22) is our season finale, Dreams for Tomorrow! You can register for free at <a contents="www.UncagedLibrarianMusic.com/shows" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://uncagedlibrarianmusic.com/shows?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_r6Ao_M961Dxe6FDISDk1c3ZbBaH6ik8Czhm-VuOFl5WedRZOn_LmLZSXw6acmgXO_aPos" target="_blank">www.UncagedLibrarianMusic.com/shows</a></strong>. </p>
<p>We really appreciate you taking the time to read our emails. <strong>THANK YOU</strong>! We want to share our work with as many people as possible - <strong>will you forward this email to 5 friends</strong> you think would enjoy our blend of humor, humility, horror, and delight? I mean, srsly, you can just show them <a contents="Garbage Patch Girl" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI715eWyKCo&list=PLTgw1tOCP3F3vmpocfxZkjZnoZgjEcsfr&index=6" target="_blank">Garbage Patch Girl</a> and they'll either run away screaming or sign up immediately. 😂</p>
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<h2>OEB Mug Giveaway! </h2>
<p>Thanks to our partnership with the Octavia E. Butler Legacy Network, we'll be giving one lucky winner this beautiful mug. The original artwork was created by @melmelmel92, ✨Mel West✨, SoCal based Illustrator, Clarion 2015/ Octavia Butler Memorial Scholarship Winner. All you need to do to enter is <a contents="register for Dreams for Tomorrow" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://uncagedlibrarianmusic.com/shows?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_r6Ao_M961Dxe6FDISDk1c3ZbBaH6ik8Czhm-VuOFl5WedRZOn_LmLZSXw6acmgXO_aPos" target="_blank">register for Dreams for Tomorrow</a>!</p>
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<h2>Sneak Preview </h2>
<p>We've arranged, rehearsed, recorded, and mixed all of the music for Saturday's show! The gateway from our dreams to your tomorrow includes our unique takes on: </p>
<ul> <li>Fleetwood Mac </li> <li>Roy Orbison </li> <li>The Eurythmics </li> <li>Mama Cass Elliot </li> <li>some special surprises </li>
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<p>Plus! Special contributions from <a contents="VOICES: Lesbian A Cappella for Justice" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://voiceslafj.wordpress.com/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_r6Ao_M961Dxe6FDISDk1c3ZbBaH6ik8Czhm-VuOFl5WedRZOn_LmLZSXw6acmgXO_aPos">VOICES: Lesbian A Cappella for Justice</a> and our favorite Bay Area legends <a contents="Skip the Needle" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://skiptheneedle.bandcamp.com/?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_r6Ao_M961Dxe6FDISDk1c3ZbBaH6ik8Czhm-VuOFl5WedRZOn_LmLZSXw6acmgXO_aPos" target="_blank">Skip the Needle</a>. Stay tuned to our social media channels (@uncagedlibrary) this week for sneak previews of some of the music.</p>
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<p>We can't wait to share this work with all of you! Sending you love wherever you are, </p>
<p>Adrian, Erica, and Anand </p>
<p>Uncaged Library Core Team</p>
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<p>P.S. Would you like to support our work financially? It's so easy! <a contents="You can make.a tax-deductible donation online right now." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://uncagedlibrarianmusic.com/donate?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_r6Ao_M961Dxe6FDISDk1c3ZbBaH6ik8Czhm-VuOFl5WedRZOn_LmLZSXw6acmgXO_aPos" target="_blank">You can make.a tax-deductible donation online right now.</a> As always, we share 10% of all donations with the Carl Brandon Society's Octavia E. Butler Scholarship program, which supports the next generation of scifi writers of color.</p>Uncaged Librarian Productionstag:uncagedlibrarianmusic.com,2005:Post/71122192021-04-02T07:00:00-07:002022-11-28T13:48:01-08:0029 days until Dreams for Tomorrow! 🚀<p>Can you believe it's already April? Spring has sprung, clocks have turned back time, and your hard-working Uncaged Library crew is busy rustling up our final show of the 2020-2021 season - <a contents="Dreams for Tomorrow" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://share.hsforms.com/1VvDDPbZ0SSWEGdK05H4Ykw4hf7q?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--me60ppLp3rwmHboAqEDHNIX69VZB-fFm9bZl929Rqm2JRrT_8p4zIX8zdNiTi5JyBoxjF" target="_blank">Dreams for Tomorrow</a>! In our most ambitious variety special yet, we travel through time to ask historic (and futuristic!) figures what their dreams are for a brighter tomorrow. Learn, laugh, and sing along with Adrian, Anand, and Erica on Saturday, May 1. As always, the show is free and open to the public, but <a contents="you still gotta register" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://share.hsforms.com/1VvDDPbZ0SSWEGdK05H4Ykw4hf7q?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--me60ppLp3rwmHboAqEDHNIX69VZB-fFm9bZl929Rqm2JRrT_8p4zIX8zdNiTi5JyBoxjF" target="_blank">you still gotta register</a> so we can keep our space safe and free from trolls. <3</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/347613/5f9262bb2ab481742384c2e823051e739a28a486/original/dreams-for-tomorrow-chelsey-edits-1600.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />[image description: flyer for Dreams for Tomorrow shows a watery green background with a gold baroque picture frame in the center. inside the frame a stone archway separates three landscape backgrounds, with silhouettes of three children foregrounded. Text reads: <br>Sat., May 1, 2021, 4pm PT/ 7pm ET </p>
<p>Dreams for Tomorrow </p>
<p>Uncaged Library Variety Half-Hour & </p>
<p>Octavia of Earth Screening]</p>
<hr><h2>Explore our creative community </h2>
<p>We don't do this work alone - check out the links below to learn about some of our favorite people to collaborate with.</p>
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<p><strong>Octavia E. Butler Legacy Network </strong></p>
<p>Dr. Ayana Jamieson founded the Octavia E. Butler Legacy Network to preserve and promote research and scholarship on one of the preeminent science fiction and fantasy writers of the 20th century. The network is "a community to gather, share information, and talk about Octavia Butler, her legacy, and the things that we’re doing that reflect some of the principles in her writing." <a contents="Learn more!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://octaviabutlerlegacy.com/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--me60ppLp3rwmHboAqEDHNIX69VZB-fFm9bZl929Rqm2JRrT_8p4zIX8zdNiTi5JyBoxjF" target="_blank">Learn more!</a></p>
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<p><strong>Voices: Lesbian A Cappella for Justice </strong></p>
<p>You may have noticed that our shows always feature the gorgeous sounds of the singers at Voices. But who are they? Voices is an Oakland, California based a cappella group that strives to use musical excellence and the messages in our repertoire to promote lesbian visibility and social justice. <a contents="Learn more about the group" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://voiceslafj.wordpress.com/herstory/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--me60ppLp3rwmHboAqEDHNIX69VZB-fFm9bZl929Rqm2JRrT_8p4zIX8zdNiTi5JyBoxjF">Learn more about the group</a> and <a contents="listen to their music" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/user/Voiceslce" target="_blank">listen to their music</a>.</p>
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<hr><p>Finally, word of mouth is our best way to grow our audience. Would you be so kind as to invite a few friends to join you at Dreams of Tomorrow? </p>
<p>Thank you for being part of our community! </p>
<p>Yours with love, </p>
<p>Adrian, Anand, and Erica</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/347613/7e86bc7e9dacb9448dbdcfc99a642e4294a7dbfd/original/screen-shot-2021-01-05-at-5-03-24-pm.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>P.S. Did you miss our last shows? You can see all of A Very Marianas Equinox, The Future of Love, and Holidays in Space on the <a contents="Uncaged Library YouTube channel" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvZhHFaW8qUTS22n3a0qjAg/playlists" target="_blank">Uncaged Library YouTube channel</a>! You can even like, comment, and subscribe if the mood strikes you. <3</p>Uncaged Librarian Productionstag:uncagedlibrarianmusic.com,2005:Post/71132712021-03-15T07:00:00-07:002022-11-29T13:50:04-08:00✌🏽 Rewatch A Very Marianas Equinox, next show news, & audience joy<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/347613/cb499081e3d39673fd526cbd5ae3e54f6d9d62f9/original/screen-shot-2021-03-13-at-11-08-18-am.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>We had so much fun sharing A Very Marianas Equinox and Octavia of Earth on Saturday! If you've got the Monday blues, first of all - hugs! Second of all - read on for some very good news.</p>
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<a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTgw1tOCP3F3vmpocfxZkjZnoZgjEcsfr" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/347613/e833f2e88d7c277e9e0006300e4f85175e5d56eb/original/2021-03-13-poster-1-square-play-button.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.png" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" /></a>Dive back in! </h2>
<p>You <a contents="can&nbsp;watch all of A Very Marianas Equinox" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl142Y4A1JI&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_zVMk_fCn8pfJhozjDlPUnt5qFOYqGHFooUvpVSlylan6_gpHejCo_r17zKd6elIgWOfuA" target="_blank">can watch all of A Very Marianas Equinox</a> PLUS the live Q&A after we screened Octavia of Earth by clicking on the picture of Patches, or check out a <a contents="playlist of just the songs" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTgw1tOCP3F3vmpocfxZkjZnoZgjEcsfr" target="_blank">playlist of just the songs</a>! Includes our send-ups of Enya and The Little Mermaid, the cover of Antonio Carlos Jobim's águas de março, plus the gorgeous music of Voices: Lesbian A Cappella for Justice. As a bonus, the playlist also includes the interview with Patches and as the remixes of Octopus's Garden and Kokomo. <strong>Help us grow</strong> by liking, commenting, and sharing the videos with your friends!</p>
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<hr><h2>You like us! You really like us! </h2>
<p>Here are a few of our favorite comments from audience members during Saturday's livestream. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">"Plug this into the public school system!" - Dana </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">"#relateable" - Alice </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">"yayyy uncaged library!! and uncaged librarians liberating!!!" - JD </p>
<p>Thank you all for bringing your enthusiasm! <3</p>
<hr><h2>Next show: Sat., May 1 - The Robots of Pesach</h2>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://share.hsforms.com/1GC5BPIeOQrKCj7iuNZcMgQ4hf7q?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_zVMk_fCn8pfJhozjDlPUnt5qFOYqGHFooUvpVSlylan6_gpHejCo_r17zKd6elIgWOfuA" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/347613/80280034bc78fc3594fd4b53be666f5fd62c6a3a/original/16-9-robots-of-pesach-movie-poster-1-1.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_small">[image description: Moses parts the Red Sea while a Terminator robot glares ominously. Blocky white letters say, "Terminator 10 Commandments: The Robots of Pesach"]</span></p>
<p>Our next show falls right at the end of Passover, so we thought we'd shake things up and go on an adventure of biblical proportions. What if the Terminator went back in time to intervene in the Exodus from Egypt? Things get complicated when he finds out the archaelogical record tells a very different story from the Torah! OKAY OKAY OKAY APRIL FOOL'S!! This is not the real theme for the May 1 show. But we will be back at it that day for our last show of the 2020-2021 season - you definitely won't want to miss it! You can <a contents="pre-register right now" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://share.hsforms.com/1GC5BPIeOQrKCj7iuNZcMgQ4hf7q?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_zVMk_fCn8pfJhozjDlPUnt5qFOYqGHFooUvpVSlylan6_gpHejCo_r17zKd6elIgWOfuA" target="_blank">pre-register right now</a>. :)</p>
<hr><h2>Yours with much love,</h2>
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<p>Anand, Adrian, & Erica </p>
<p>Uncaged Library Core Team</p>Uncaged Librarian Productionstag:uncagedlibrarianmusic.com,2005:Post/71132742021-03-12T07:00:00-08:002022-11-29T13:58:48-08:00TOMORROW! 🌏 A Very Marianas Equinox + Octavia of Earth screening<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/347613/0ad77b67f7d2c8a0326bf659ea6f306625034619/original/screen-shot-2021-03-11-at-8-34-46-pm.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>We're looking forward to sharing humor and heart with our beloved community tomorrow at A Very Marianas Equinox. Registration is going great so far, and <a contents="there's still room for more people to enjoy some Saturday respite after another long week" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://share.hsforms.com/1CbDO98MzQrOWGA8w2MdMdA4hf7q?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8PfYEqe4Ntn-PfO5isdF1Lc1mqqPqohDJp7o38WmFRHb9VasBEyziQ5mWVDip6WE31NOuS" target="_blank">there's still room for more people to enjoy some Saturday respite after another long week</a>. Including you! Would you be a mermaid and invite some of your loved ones to swim along with us by forwarding them this email? Here's another bonus video that explains why we're diving into the ocean this month! Simply click the image above to watch the video. :) Details (which you've probably already memorized) for your friends below!</p>
<hr><h2>TOMORROW! Sat., March 13 - A Very Marianas Equinox </h2>
<p>When life on the surface gets choppy, dive deep! <a contents="Join us for another variety special and Octavia of Earth screening on March 13" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://share.hsforms.com/1CbDO98MzQrOWGA8w2MdMdA4hf7q?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8PfYEqe4Ntn-PfO5isdF1Lc1mqqPqohDJp7o38WmFRHb9VasBEyziQ5mWVDip6WE31NOuS" target="_blank">Join us for another variety special and Octavia of Earth screening on March 13</a>, where we'll explore those essential questions: are merpeople descended from dolphins or manatees? What rhymes with mollusk? And, most importantly -- what does the Equinox look and feel like when you're deprived of sunlght and seven miles under the sea? </p>
<p>After the half-hour variety special, we'll screen <strong>Octavia of Earth, our documusical inspired by the life of scifi luminary Octavia E. Butler.</strong> 😱😍 </p>
<p>As always, our show is free and open to the public, but registration is required to keep our space safe. <3 Why wait? You can <a contents="register right now" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://share.hsforms.com/1CbDO98MzQrOWGA8w2MdMdA4hf7q?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8PfYEqe4Ntn-PfO5isdF1Lc1mqqPqohDJp7o38WmFRHb9VasBEyziQ5mWVDip6WE31NOuS" target="_blank">register right now</a>. :)</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://share.hsforms.com/1CbDO98MzQrOWGA8w2MdMdA4hf7q?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8PfYEqe4Ntn-PfO5isdF1Lc1mqqPqohDJp7o38WmFRHb9VasBEyziQ5mWVDip6WE31NOuS" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/347613/8003659a9b0de1be81ec33fc8a514df644d714a9/original/2021-03-13-poster-1-16-9.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a>image description: rays of light shine from the surface of the ocean down a gradient of blue towards darkness. Sketch drawings of sea animals (whale, giant squid, and crabs) decorate the landscape. Text reads: </p>
<p>Sat., Mar. 13, 2021 </p>
<p>4pm PST / 7pm EST </p>
<p>A VERY MARIANAS EQUINOX </p>
<p>Uncaged Library Virtual Variety Half-Hour & Octavia of Earth screening</p>
<h2>Swimmingly yours,</h2>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/347613/7e86bc7e9dacb9448dbdcfc99a642e4294a7dbfd/original/screen-shot-2021-01-05-at-5-03-24-pm.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Anand, Adrian, & Erica </p>
<p>Uncaged Library Core Team </p>
<p>P.S. We set a financial goal of raising $1,000 by Saturday. Want to help us get a head start? You can <a contents="contribute any amount" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/a-very-marianas-equinox-uncaged-library?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8PfYEqe4Ntn-PfO5isdF1Lc1mqqPqohDJp7o38WmFRHb9VasBEyziQ5mWVDip6WE31NOuS" target="_blank">contribute any amount</a>. 10% of all donations go to the Octavia E. Butler Scholars Program of the Carl Brandon Society. <3 <3 <3</p>Uncaged Librarian Productionstag:uncagedlibrarianmusic.com,2005:Post/71133102021-03-08T10:20:00-08:002022-11-29T14:08:32-08:00This Saturday: A Very Marianas Equinox + Octavia of Earth screening<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y2jQfWqbl0&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-92v6MsGDEWTDQ7EzSvTJx-1rLlM12u4Nc-FbHorCINHUrt9qbdkXv4jMafT8BjyB8Kjvhf" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/347613/7545eb513b930cc38a10d7b8887c0c4320840020/original/screen-shot-2021-03-08-at-9-48-55-am.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p>It's show week already!!! We've got a gorgeous variety special ready for you, but it looks like <a contents="you still need to register" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://share.hsforms.com/1CbDO98MzQrOWGA8w2MdMdA4hf7q?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-92v6MsGDEWTDQ7EzSvTJx-1rLlM12u4Nc-FbHorCINHUrt9qbdkXv4jMafT8BjyB8Kjvhf" target="_blank">you may need to register</a>. Once you've done that, would you be a dear and invite some of your loved ones to share a delightful afternoon of whimsy, waves, and warmth by forwarding them this email? As a special bonus, we made a teaser for the show- simply click the image above to watch the video. :)</p>
<hr><h2>THIS WEEKEND! Sat., March 13 - A Very Marianas Equinox </h2>
<p>When life on the surface gets choppy, dive deep! Join us for anothe variety special and Octavia of Earth screening on March 13, where we'll explore those essential questions: are merpeople descended from dolphins or manatees? What rhymes with mollusk? And, most importantly -- what does the Equinox look and feel like when you're deprived of sunlght and seven miles under the sea? </p>
<p>After the half-hour variety special, we'll screen Octavia of Earth, our documusical inspired by the life of scifi luminary Octavia E. Butler. 😱😍 </p>
<p>As always, our show is free and open to the public, but registration is required to keep our space safe. <3 Why wait? You can <a contents="register right now" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://share.hsforms.com/1CbDO98MzQrOWGA8w2MdMdA4hf7q?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-92v6MsGDEWTDQ7EzSvTJx-1rLlM12u4Nc-FbHorCINHUrt9qbdkXv4jMafT8BjyB8Kjvhf" target="_blank">register right now</a>. :)</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Sat., Mar. 13, 2021 </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">4pm PST / 7pm EST </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">A VERY MARIANAS EQUINOX </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Uncaged Library Virtual Variety Half-Hour & Octavia of Earth screening</p>
<hr><h2> 🌊 Audience Reflections </h2>
<p>Our registration form this month invites you to tell us about your deep-sea fantasy. What's your magical life like at the bottom of the ocean? Or, what questions do you have about oceanic ecosystems and lifeforms? </p>
<p>Here are some of our favorite responses so far: </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">"Would intelligent deep sea life think of the air as being as hostile as outer space is to us?" - Sean M. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">"omg i love this question! <3 i'm a sea turtle gliding through seeking a beautiful coral reefs to habitate for a bit, eating seaweed and making fishy friends :)" - Eri O. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">"I'm honestly afraid of water, but I do think octopi are fascinating." - Michelle D. </p>
<p>We're excited to explore these questions and more on the ocean floor! 🐢🌊😍</p>
<h2>Swimmingly yours,</h2>
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<p>Anand, Adrian, & Erica </p>
<p>Uncaged Library Core Team </p>
<p>P.S. We set a financial goal of raising $1,000 by Saturday. Want to help us get a head start? You can <a contents="contribute any amount" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/a-very-marianas-equinox-uncaged-library?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-92v6MsGDEWTDQ7EzSvTJx-1rLlM12u4Nc-FbHorCINHUrt9qbdkXv4jMafT8BjyB8Kjvhf" target="_blank">contribute any amount</a>. <3 <3 <3</p>Uncaged Librarian Productionstag:uncagedlibrarianmusic.com,2005:Post/71133112021-02-14T17:30:00-08:002022-11-29T14:19:01-08:00The future of love recording, next show news, & your sweetness<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/347613/728ef1fe0554311da8fd775e182d9ceab6eadd17/original/screen-shot-2021-02-14-at-5-10-51-pm.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>What joy! What love! What laughter! The Future of Love was so much fun yesterday.</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChUyx-oV5A4" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/347613/c2b231b220c1ccbbdd042b62ee8d39e45f7e3fb6/original/2021-02-14-future-of-love-play-button.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.png" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" /></a></p>
<h2>The future is now! </h2>
<p>You can watch the whole Future of Love show by clicking on the picture to the left, or check out <a contents="a&nbsp;playlist of just the songs" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUk_r_MKHdc&list=PLTgw1tOCP3F133CvFPvE9TMJRTBQZ3JYh" target="_blank">a playlist of just the songs</a>! Includes our covers of Massive Attack and Hildegard von Bingen, Cher parody, and our good friends from Voices: Lesbian A Cappella for Justice. Help share the love by liking, commenting, and sharing the videos with your friends!</p>
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<h2>Audience Sweetness </h2>
<p>Here are a couple of super sweet things people said about yesterday's show: </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">"😻😻😻😻😻 Thank you so much. Also [my partner] and I have a great time attending each one of these as a date night!" - Lindley G. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">"😍 this is so rad!! really loving the music, choreo & storyline" - Eri O. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">"#nerd4nerd" - Piya B. </p>
<p>We appreciate you all! Thank you for verbalizing and emoting your feedback. 😍</p>
<hr><h2>Next show: Sat., March 13 - A Very Marianas Equinox </h2>
<p>When life on the surface gets choppy, dive deep! Join us for anothe variety special and Octavia of Earth screening on March 13, where we'll explore those essential questions: are merpeople descended from dolphins or manatees? What rhymes with mollusk? And, most importantly -- what does the Equinox look and feel like when you're deprived of sunlght and seven miles under the sea?</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://share.hsforms.com/1CbDO98MzQrOWGA8w2MdMdA4hf7q?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9HCm0x0wKDeGwiPxlXrDhjq4QGT9-Qi5DxTKBc0Tja0RI9xuYzrd92A2EHe6608olToIdv" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/347613/2fe7d43497c83076601e6059aadbbb8c61ea3144/original/2021-03-13-poster-1-16-9-1.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">image description: rays of light shine from the surface of the ocean down a gradient of blue towards darkness. Sketch drawings of sea animals (whale, giant squid, and crabs) decorate the landscape. Text reads: </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Sat., Mar. 13, 2021 </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">4pm PST / 7pm EST </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">A VERY MARIANAS EQUINOX </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Uncaged Library Virtual Variety Half-Hour & Octavia of Earth screening</p>
<h2>Swimmingly yours,</h2>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/347613/7e86bc7e9dacb9448dbdcfc99a642e4294a7dbfd/original/screen-shot-2021-01-05-at-5-03-24-pm.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Anand, Adrian, & Erica </p>
<p>Uncaged Library Core Team</p>Uncaged Librarian Productionstag:uncagedlibrarianmusic.com,2005:Post/71133192021-02-10T07:00:00-08:002022-11-29T14:39:56-08:003 days left - The Future of Love - Sat., Feb 13!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/347613/dc3d36917bef960e738452ce0a742d46ca9a6ec2/original/future-of-love-square.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">3 days away: The Future of Love <3 </h2>
<p>Hi Friend, </p>
<p>We're so looking forward to sharing our hard work with you on Saturday at The Future of Love! There's no mountain high enough, no river wide enough, but one thing that could keep us from getting to you is that <a contents="you may still need to register" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://share.hsforms.com/1U5N0LjxQR8C4xSXZpzeQOw4hf7q?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8rUDimR0ABd41kwwU96t8Qc5APtPe4nbV2KTt2XprlyA1lLW43g0_AkmvPAmH2BmEiH_MH" target="_blank">you may still need to register</a>! </p>
<p>We're especially proud of our ability to weave together threads of culture from a wide range of times and places, and this month truly puts that to the test -- can we orchestrate a concert that features 12th century nuns with 21st century flair? We think so, but we'd rather let you be the judge of our success. :) </p>
<p>After you <a contents="register" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://share.hsforms.com/1U5N0LjxQR8C4xSXZpzeQOw4hf7q?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8rUDimR0ABd41kwwU96t8Qc5APtPe4nbV2KTt2XprlyA1lLW43g0_AkmvPAmH2BmEiH_MH" target="_blank">register</a>, to make sure the show is a good time for everybody, you can: </p>
<ol> <li>Invite your friends to join by mentioning in your regular conversations that you have fun weekend plans - you can send them this link to register: <a contents="www.UncagedLibrarianMusic.com/shows" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.UncagedLibrarianMusic.com/shows" target="_blank">www.UncagedLibrarianMusic.com/shows</a>. </li> <li>Share the news via facebook - <a contents="join the facebook event" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/288490236213194?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8rUDimR0ABd41kwwU96t8Qc5APtPe4nbV2KTt2XprlyA1lLW43g0_AkmvPAmH2BmEiH_MH" target="_blank">join the facebook event</a> and invite your friends that way.</li> <li>Tweet us <a contents="@uncagedlibrary" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://twitter.com/uncagedlibrary?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8rUDimR0ABd41kwwU96t8Qc5APtPe4nbV2KTt2XprlyA1lLW43g0_AkmvPAmH2BmEiH_MH" target="_blank">@uncagedlibrary</a> to let us know what you hope love looks like in the future. We'll read out some of your tweets during the show! </li>
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<p>And, of course, you can always forward this email to folks like you who have a taste for the eclectic and a passion for justice. </p>
<p>Yours in love and community, </p>
<p>Anand, Adrian, Erica, & the behind-the-scenes crew at Uncaged Librarian</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/347613/7e86bc7e9dacb9448dbdcfc99a642e4294a7dbfd/original/screen-shot-2021-01-05-at-5-03-24-pm.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Uncaged Librarian Productionstag:uncagedlibrarianmusic.com,2005:Post/67440012021-02-03T07:00:00-08:002021-09-12T16:27:57-07:00Is it safe to come out yet?<p>Dear Friend, </p>
<p>You did it! You made it through the first month of 2021! If you're anything like us, the fall of 2020 passed like a kidney stone and left our nervous systems ragged. January packed plenty of fun, too. ::shudders:: Well, life in the 2020s is certainly not boring. If you could use some gentleness, a few chuckles, and a feeling of community, we invite you to join us a week from Saturday at our next show, The Future of Love. As always, we'll screen Octavia of Earth, our documusical inspired by the life of scifi luminary Octavia E. Butler, after the opening half hour. :) </p>
<p>Register now for The Future of Love, Feb. 13 </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/347613/be4bf6dd16e9ee3a54b51ae245298e2ea8ed128d/original/2021-02-13-future-of-love-square.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>As Roxie Hart says in Kander & Ebb's musical Chicago, I always loved vaudeville. Well. Except for all the racism. And misogyny. And homophobia. Uh. This is one of those "take what's best, leave the rest" things. The variety show format that the vaudeville era introduced has provided a structure for cabarets and revues for over a hundred years, and we had so much fun playing with that structure with Holidays in Space that we're doing it again! On Saturday, February 13, 2021, we'll host another hour of song, dance, comedy, and, above all, heart, as we explore what love might look like in the future. Register now to reserve your seat! </p>
<p>Image description: background shows a starry sky with a network of hearts in the shape of a heart in front. Retro 70s script reads "The Future of Love" in the center. Above and below, text in an electric typewriter font says "Uncaged Librarian Arts & Information Presents" and gives the show details: Sat. Feb 13, 2021. Pacific: 4pm / Eastern: 7pm. Virtual Variey Hour followed by Octavia of Earth film screening. </p>
<p><a contents="Register for The Future of Love" data-link-label="Shows" data-link-type="page" href="/shows">Register for The Future of Love</a> <3 </p>
<p>Readers' Advisory: on Anand's shelf </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/347613/c4322ec1f1e413d7fcc323dfc6aa45fdf231ee8e/original/2021-02-13-future-of-love-fb-event.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>This month, one of the books I'm reading is <a contents="Akwaeke Emezi's&nbsp;Pet" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.worldcat.org/title/pet/oclc/1162745911">Akwaeke Emezi's Pet</a>, a genre-defying YA novel set in a near future still haunted by the ghosts of its past. It's an ALA Stonewall Honor Book, a National Book Award finalist, and won the Carl Brandon Society's 2019 Parallax Award. You can click the link above or the image of the book cover to find it at a library near you. </p>
<p>That's all for now - sending love to last 'til next we meet, </p>
<p>Adrian, Anand, Erica, & the rest of the Uncaged Librarian Time Travelers</p>Uncaged Librarian Productionstag:uncagedlibrarianmusic.com,2005:Post/63158402020-02-26T09:45:00-08:002020-05-13T21:51:56-07:00OpEd: Octavia Butler’s mission is yours, too—should you choose to accept it<p>I'm stoked and grateful to have an OpEd in <em>48 Hills</em>! Here's the full text - you can also check it out <a contents="on the&nbsp;48 Hills&nbsp;website directly" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://48hills.org/2020/02/editorial-octavia-butlers-mission-is-yours-too-should-you-choose-to-accept-it/" target="_blank">on the <em>48 Hills </em>website directly</a>. :) - Anand</p>
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<p>Octavia E. Butler (1947-2006) was a visionary artist. Since the publication of her first novel, Patternmaster, in 1976, millions of people have read her words. Countless artists and activists—including Janelle Monae, Gloria Steinem, and Viola Davis—have taken inspiration from the worlds of her imagination. </p>
<p>But the accolades Butler received during her lifetime, her growing popularity in the aftermath of her death, and the privacy she maintained while she was alive have created a conundrum for those of us curious about the woman behind the legend. The enduring image of who Butler was as a person has blurred into a larger-than-life projection of whom we want her to be—a prophet (she wrote about a zealot elected to “make America great again” long before Trump), a sage, a poster child for feminism or Black power or nerds everywhere, an extra-human sibilant transfixed by futures only she could see. </p>
<p>The truth, of course, is more complicated. When I first entered the archives in Los Angeles that hold her papers, researching for what would become a musical of her life called Octavia of Earth, I joked to my co-conspirator T. that Butler seemed like the kind of person who would show up to a drum circle, play the same rhythm on a set of jingle bells for an hour, say nothing, and then leave.</p>
<p>Yet my first glimpse into her teenage diary placed all my preconceptions through the shredder. Here was someone deeply grounded in her experience of the world, who paid attention to the news and the writing on the wall alike and synthesized them all together to create new knowledge with layers and layers of depth. </p>
<p>Here was someone who had unrequited teenage crushes and felt awkward as hell, who dared to want to be something as outlandish as a writer in a working-class Black family where her mother and uncles served the wealthiest of Pasadena in plantation-style homes. </p>
<p>Here was someone who struggled with doubt, wage labor, barriers to accessing healthcare, the relentless cycles of oppression, making humiliating mistakes—the full catastrophe of life. Here was someone who made her way through a world built for people who were not like her and yet who persisted. </p>
<p>Here was someone entirely human in her magnificence. </p>
<p>Today, passages from Butler’s apocalyptic Parable series are indistinguishable from the morning news. In this moment of two-dimensional villains and saviors in the 30-second news cycle, we must fight to add nuance to our understanding of the world and its people, to listen for depth. We must tear down the statues of our oppressors and reimagine the pedestals beneath the feet of our heroes as mere sidewalks. We must walk arm-in-arm with our goddesses. We must listen to Black women, reflect, and act—not expect them to be superhumans who save the world for everyone else. </p>
<p>Fourteen years after her death, Octavia E. Butler’s best-known quotes may be those about the infinite nature of change, but the one that haunts me is about stagnation: “I think people can do better. I just don’t think we will.” May this prophecy be the one to prove Butler’s humanity once and for all. May she be wrong.</p>Uncaged Librarian Productionstag:uncagedlibrarianmusic.com,2005:Post/62140952020-02-13T10:13:07-08:002022-05-06T11:55:59-07:00Octavia of Earth, Vol. 1 now available to stream!<h1 style="display: block;margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #202020;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 26px;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;line-height: 125%;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;">Newsflash!</h1>
<p>Hi Friends!<br><br>By now, you know what this email list is all about: <em>Octavia of Earth, </em>the musical inspired by the real life of science fiction writer Octavia E. Butler. We've done live workshops, recorded a studio album, released it on CD and mp3, launched that release, and now we've got even more exciting news. The full soundtrack album is now available to stream on all major streaming services, including <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/3guRLmdIBhTqnGwbhzSPRA?si=odSMNJerTkeMFmHmmkFnpw" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/octavia-of-earth-vol-1-2018-workshop-cast-recording/1493872116?app=music&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;">Apple Music</a>, <a href="http://www.tidal.com/album/127454428" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;">Tidal</a>, <a href="https://us.napster.com/artist/uncaged-librarians/album/octavia-of-earth-vol-1-2018-workshop-cast-recording" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;">Napster</a>, <a href="http://www.mndigital.com/content-experience/music_content/albums/481515719" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;">MediaNet</a>, Saavn, Pandora, and iHeartRadio. CD and mp3 copies still available from <a href="http://www.uncagedlibrarianmusic.com/" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;">www.uncagedlibrarianmusic.com</a>, too. : )<br><br>Making our music available to people where they already listen to music aligns with our value of accessibility. Because Spotify pays a third of a penny per listen, it's not a viable option for revenue for an operation of our size. BUT every listen counts! So, please *do* add Octavia of Earth, Vol. 1 to your playlists, please *do* text your friends, please *do* share about it on facebork, twytter, and your livejournal you haven't updated since 2009. Above all, please enjoy the music.<br><br>Love,<br>Anand<br><br>P.S. Stay tuned for more excitement! Hint: you might want to start following <a href="https://www.facebook.com/48hills/" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">48 Hills</a> on facebork and twittles. </p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/album/3guRLmdIBhTqnGwbhzSPRA?si=odSMNJerTkeMFmHmmkFnpw"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/347613/ea5d55724c0a6537dca7af98a358bd876e4a481e/original/2020-02-13-stream-elephant-bitmoji.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>Uncaged Librarian Productionstag:uncagedlibrarianmusic.com,2005:Post/58975632019-09-18T08:30:00-07:002020-11-23T14:21:03-08:0010 Days Left: Are You On The List? + TIME CHANGE<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Here's the latest about our <br>9/28 Record Release: </span></h3>
<h4 style="text-align: center;">659 14th St @ MLK in downtown Oakland </h4>
<h4 style="text-align: center;">3pm AAMLO historical tour! 4pm show! 5pm Q&A! 5:30 Reception! </h4>
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<a href="https://forms.gle/1xvNF1u43uuEkAx19" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;"><img src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/c5d58168d827fd318e52b33a7/images/b62ccc07-d450-4f6c-a8f0-a1d2207b26f7.png" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="400" style="border: 0px;width: 400px;height: 400px;margin: 0px;outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;" width="400" /></a><br> Time change!</h1> Due to a scheduling conflict, everything has been shifted earlier an hour!<br> The show will now start at 4pm!! Update your calendars!! <br> So, the order is: <ul> <li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">3pm AAMLO Tour (highly recommend!)</li> <li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">4pm OCTAVIA OF EARTH STUDIO ALBUM RELEASE WOOOOOO</li> <li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">5pm Q & A</li> <li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">5:30pm reception with light refreshments</li> </ul> Be a pal - make sure your friends know about the change, too!<br> <br> Also, does anybody know Dorothea and Jan, the adorable couple that I met at Target 2 weeks ago? Extra special points if you do, because Jan put the event in her phone calendar with the original time!! Seriously. If you know them and can let them know, I will give you a FREE CD!</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <!--[if mso]>
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<span style="font-size:24px">Pretty, Pretty Pictures, Ooooh!</span><br> <br> <img src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/c5d58168d827fd318e52b33a7/_compresseds/85e6d1f2-aee7-429e-80a7-f13b69ff8ac4.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="200" style="border: 0px initial;width: 300px;height: 200px;margin: 0px;outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;" width="300" /><br> Remember these gorgeous backdrops that my dear friend Chelsey Yucus made for the Devil Girl from Mars sequence? Wish you could see them in between shows? Well, now you can! We're bringing 50 special postcard prints of 2 of the backdrops to the launch event (out-of-towners, they're also on the website!), and guess what! The first 50 people on the RSVP list can have one of them for F R E E !<br> <img src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/c5d58168d827fd318e52b33a7/_compresseds/513aa692-ef33-44d6-8937-bbf9af54b98c.jpg" class="size_orig justify_center border_" height="200" style="border: 0px;width: 300px;height: 200px;margin: 0px;outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;" width="300" /><br> <br> If you're not one of the first 50 to RSVP, don't despair. You can get them for $1.50 each or $2/pair while they last. :)</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <!--[if gte mso 9]>
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<div style="text-align: left;"><img src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/c5d58168d827fd318e52b33a7/images/3e170e6c-466f-4c42-a015-db9fec479406.png" class="size_orig justify_none border_" height="200" style="border: 0px initial;width: 200px;height: 200px;margin: 0px;outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;" width="200" /><br> <span style="font-size:16px">Anand J.K. Kalra<br> Managing & Artistic Director<br> Uncaged Librarian Productions</span>
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</tbody></table></center>Uncaged Librarian Productionstag:uncagedlibrarianmusic.com,2005:Post/58901252019-09-12T06:00:00-07:002019-09-18T23:48:36-07:00Press Release: Octavia of Earth, musical inspired by the life of Octavia E. Butler, comes to Oakland<p>CONTACT: Anand Jay Kalra – (734) 845-2577, anand@uncagedlibrarian.org </p>
<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE </p>
<p>OCTAVIA OF EARTH, MUSICAL INSPIRED BY THE LIFE OF OCTAVIA E. BUTLER, COMES TO OAKLAND </p>
<p><em>Saturday, September 28, 2019, 659 14th Street – free and open to the public</em></p>
<p><em>2pm welcome, 3pm historic AAMLO tour, 4pm performance, 5pm Q&A, 5:30pm Reception </em></p>
<p>Oakland, CA – September 12, 2019 / - Oakland-based Uncaged Librarian Productions, in partnership <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/347613/f5c5cf1bdc8216e88d53ad47bd106a61246a1ccf/original/2019-09-17-revised-time-rectangle-octavia-of-earth-aamlo-launch.png/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.png" class="size_m justify_right border_none" alt="" />with The African American Museum and Library of Oakland (AAMLO), will host a record release party for Octavia of Earth, Vol. 1, a studio recording of nine songs inspired by the real life of black feminist science fiction author Octavia E. Butler. The event will feature a screening of the new docu-musical along with live performances, audience Q & A, and a signing and reception to follow. Attendees may also join the AAMLO facility tour ahead of the event at 4:00 PM. The event is free and open to the public. Octavia of Earth, Vol. 1 was recorded and mixed by multi-platinum producer James Earley. </p>
<p>The production was developed by a team of Oakland-based artists, with music by T. Carlis Roberts, Itoro Udofia, and Anand Jay Kalra, and Adrian Jazz Applin playing the title role. Grammy-nominee and longtime Bay Area favorite Melanie DeMore sang the role of Margaret, Octavia’s mother, on the studio album, and will join the cast to perform live at the record release event on September 28. “This is a beautiful project that moved me deeply,” said Melanie DeMore. “I think audiences will be filled with joy.” </p>
<p>Octavia of Earth tells stories inspired by the life of science fiction luminary and the founding mother of Afrofuturism, Octavia E. Butler, based on archival research and select interviews. The musical was developed in workshop at SafeHouse Arts in San Francisco in 2018, as part of the AirSpace fellowship for queer and trans artists of color. “Millions of people have read Octavia E. Butler’s fiction, but because she was so private in her lifetime, very little is known about her actual life,” said director Anand Jay Kalra. “I’m so pleased to be able to color in the sketch of her life more, and to share the magic of live music as part of that storytelling.” </p>
<p>Tender, funny, and magical, Octavia of Earth presents the human side of the mysterious founding mother of Afrofuturism. The live show incorporates documentary film components in place of spoken dialogue. Octavia of Earth focuses on Butler’s early years as a child and adolescent in Southern California, as a young adult struggling to find a path forward for her creative aspirations, and as an established author of critical renown but limited commercial success. The album is available for purchase in mp3 and CD formats and is available to stream for free for a limited time at www.uncagedlibrarianmusic.com. </p>
<p>Uncaged Librarian Productions lifts up stories that sustain the hearts and minds of social change workers in the Bay Area. In particular, ULP produces collaborative music, theater, film, and data that highlights the struggles and victories of LGBTQ people, people living with HIV, and people of color in our ongoing fights for dignity, existence, and liberation. </p>
<p>###</p>Uncaged Librarian Productionstag:uncagedlibrarianmusic.com,2005:Post/58901272019-07-17T08:00:00-07:002019-09-12T15:54:13-07:00Octavia of Earth, Vol. 1: It's heeeeeeeeere!!!!!!!!! <p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/347613/622f127c3a4be2165487b306d465272ae71e1b49/original/octavia-of-earth-vol-1-front.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_" /></p>
<p>Can you believe it's been a whole year since I wrote "Live Forever" and we tried it out in the live show the same week??? And now here we are, with 10 short films, 9 songs, and a studio album ready for you! Here's how you can hear it and help us reach our goals (see below for details): </p>
<ol> <li>Check out the album at our spiffy new website! The music is available as a digital album (mp3 downloads) for $12 or as a CD + mp3 package for $15. You can add more on top of that if you like, too. </li> <li>Tell your friends! Tell your aunties! Tell that cute person who sits next to you in class! As simple as texting them the website link (www.uncagedlbrarianmusic.com). Heck, don't some of them have birthdays coming up? ;) </li> <li>Take a photo of yourself enjoying the music and tag @uncagedlibrarian on instagram or @uncagedlibrary on twitter. </li> <li>Let us know what songs resonate the most with you! What gets stuck in your head? What words or images come to mind when you hear a particular song? </li>
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<h4>For the nerdy and nosy: </h4>
<p>A little more background: just about as soon as the workshop run ended last September, Adrian Jazz Appiln and I got to work prepping for the recording. Melanie DeMore, whom I considered way out of our league, graciously agreed to sing the Margaret role for the recording, and Erica Dunkle and Edie Irons, who'd joined the production for the September show, <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/347613/1a05952ef7e9c75adaa8fa098d3ddc062e8afe2d/original/octavia-of-earth-vol-1-back.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_" />continued on for the recording sessions in October through January. The bassist for Adrian's dad's Motown band happened to be James Earley, a multi-platinum producer who's produced for and toured with MC Hammer, En Vogue, and Luther Vandross. WAIT, WHAT? James loved our work agreed to record and mix our CD, PLUS he connected us with superstar mastering engineer Piper Payne, who smoothed everything out and made the sound feel balanced, consistent, and whole. We were fortunate to collaborate again with visual artist Chelsey Yucus for the cover art and CD design (Chelsey also made the gorgeous backdrops we used in the live show). What I'm saying is: <strong>WE WORKED OUR BUTTS OFF AND NOW THIS ALBUM LOOKS AND SOUNDS AMAZING. </strong></p>
<p>For a short time, you can preview the full album for free by streaming it through our website, and you can put your order in online for a digital download or CD + digital download package. The digital download will get emailed to you immediately, and I will get the CD in the mail to you within 2 days of your order. </p>
<h4>A note about values </h4>
<p>You might be wondering why we're not putting the music up on itunes, Spotify, or other streaming services. Well, that comes down to the math of this whole enterprise. Spotify pays artists of our level $0.004 per listen. In other words, we need 250 listens to make one whole dollar. Producing this album cost us a $6,123. So, in order to recoup our investment, we need to prioritize sharing our music with people who value it enough to toss us $12 or $15 (or more! if you want!). Some key notes about our plan: </p>
<p>Once we break even, our profit-sharing plan is radically different from how a record label would treat us. 10% of all profits will go to Octavia E. Butler's estate (or directly to a non-profit of their choosing), and the rest is shared among the artists who contributed their work to bringing the music to life. <br>In order to live our values of equity and justice, all public school teachers and all black trans people get a digital album for free. If that's you, just <a contents="shoot&nbsp;me an email" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:anand@uncagedlibrarian.org" target="_blank">shoot me an email</a> and I'll send you a free download. </p>
<p><br>The sooner we break even, the sooner we can start building towards our next goal: MUSIC VIDEOS! Stay tuned for more news about that aspect of the project, and in the meantime, please enjoy the music. </p>
<p>Yours in love and wonder, <br>Anand</p>Uncaged Librarian Productions