All workshops will be held in the Luggage Store Gallery 1007 Market Street @ 6th Street in SF. Join us from 6-8pm for drinks and an epic brain dump!

Special Thanks to the Luggage Store Gallery for hosting  the DIY Happy Hour Series!

6/1: HOW TO WRITE A PRESS-RELEASE THAT GETS READ: Writer, broadcaster and NYT correspondent, Chloe Veltman, dissects your writing and gives the straight scoop on what publishers are looking for in a press release.

It was great– thank you so much for arranging these really helpful workshops! -Ramona Soto

6/8: STOP CONSUMING & START CREATING: PODCASTING YOUR MESSAGE: KUSF DJ’s Malcolm Cecil and Brian Chandler teach you how to craft and execute a podcast that doubles as a platform for your project.

6/15: THE ABC’s OF HUSTLING: HOW TO PROMOTE YOUR PROJECT ON A BUDGET: Indie arts mavens Lisa Leong (Kearny Street Workshop) and Ellen Park (Center for Asian American Media) teach you the in’s + out’s of promoting on a dime.

6/22: PROMOTIONAL VID-BITS FOR BEGINNERS + SOFTWARE TUTORIAL: Filmmakers Sunny Angulo and Clarisa Roberts show you how to use online videos to promote your project – with a demo of Jaycut, a free online video editor that has all the web tools for creating your short.

6/29: ACCOUNTING FOR DUMMIES: OPEN THE FINANCIAL TOOL KIT: In today’s economy, most non-profit workers are wearing every hat – including the accountant.  Get a free flashdrive with IndyArts’ “Magic Financial Tool Kit” and let Lila LaHood (SF Public Press) show you how easy it is to use.

6/30: FIRST ANNUAL INDYARTS SHOUT-OUT and FUNDRAISER! We’ve come a long way, baby! But we still need your continued support to keep this movement rolling.  Join us for a night of performance, bands and shout-outs by YOU at one of our favorite community venues, CounterPULSE.  Doors @ 6 PM