AAN News

Washington City Paper's 'Crafty Crew' on the Origin of Crafty Bastardsnew

Kim Dorn, Sara Dick, and Liz Eckstein tell Nest in a Q&A that the idea for City Paper's annual craft fair, which celebrates its fourth anniversary this year, originated in the heart of the classifieds section. "Through our free ads, we create a community marketplace where people can sell goods and services directly to each other. ... We had been tossing around the idea of hosting a big citywide yard sale," they say. "In the spring of 2004, the indie craft movement was just getting its legs and we decided it made more sense to do an arts-focused event. ... [Publisher Amy Austin] is a huge supporter of the arts and theatre and pretty much gave us free reign."
Nest  |  07-19-2007  12:06 pm  |  Industry News

Overture Films Partners With PHDnew

Advertising Age  |  07-19-2007  11:18 am  |  Industry News

Political and Advocacy Ad Spending Soarsnew

Media Daily News  |  07-13-2007  9:54 am  |  Industry News

Save the Date: TrAANsformers Invade L.A. on Sept. 20

For the second year in a row, AAN will host a cocktail reception for film-industry clients in Los Angeles this fall. On the heels of the success of last year's "AANtourage," "TrAANsformers" will feature hors d'ouvres, an open bar and entertainment. In addition, party-goers will again have the opportunity to win high-end door prizes donated by AAN members. Each AAN member may send a maximum of two representatives, and pre-registration is required. For more information or to reserve a spot, contact Roxanne Cooper at rcooper (at) aan.org or 202-289-8484. (FULL STORY)
AAN Staff  |  07-11-2007  10:57 am  |  Association News

Tribune Plans to Roll Out Metromix Entertainment Sites at All Papersnew

As it launches Metromix LA this week (with former LA Weekly books and restaurants editor Deborah Vankin at the helm), the Tribune Company says it will produce versions of the local entertainment website at all of its papers, Editor & Publisher reports. Metromix was already up and running in Chicago, Orlando and Baltimore; the company says a New York City site will go live this week. Metromix is aimed at young, "socially active" adults and features a searchable database of entertainment listings with user and staff comments.
Editor & Publisher  |  07-11-2007  8:12 am  |  Industry News

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