So it’s been quite a week, an emotional roller coaster. I found out about each of these things within hours of each other on the same day, last Friday.
1. Pregnant friend killed in car accident, unborn baby lives
2. A friend received an Emmy award for his global warming PSA
3. A friend received NYSCA Composer Commission Grant
Details on each one listed below, for anyone interested.
1. My friend Katherine Mester was in a car accident a little over a week ago, 7.5 months pregnant. She was rushed to the hospital, they were able to save the baby but Katherine didn’t make it. The baby, Isabel Katherine, was in the neonatal ICU this week and now she’s home! I’m grieving the loss of my friend (we met when she was my Pilates teacher while I was pregnant with Quinn) but I’m really looking forward to meeting this little light when I visit the family this week.
2. My friend Mark Greene won an Emmy! (Proud papa to Gus, 2.5 yrs.)
HUDSON VALLEY-MADE “BIG FUN WITH GLOBAL WARMING” CARTOON
WINS 2007 EMMY® AWARD
Kingston, NY — Pecos Pictures, a small animation and video production company based in New York’s Hudson River Valley, won the 2007 National Public Service Announcement/Broadband Emmy® Award for “Big Fun with Global Warming.” This cartoon was one of two Stinky Toons licensed to the Sierra Club website by Pecos Pictures. The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awarded the Emmy at its “Humanitarian, Public and Community Service Emmy Awards” ceremony on Nov. 9 in New York City.
Big Fun features a skeptic named Stinky. He has serious doubts about the whole idea of Global Warming. Until the impact of carbon pollution hits home with him — literally. “It’s classic Bugs Bunny-type, drop the anvil on ’em humor –updated for the age of Global Warming,” said the cartoon’s creator, Kingston resident Mark Greene. He adds, “Humor is a great way to make the science behind climate change more accessible and memorable.”
The second Stinky Toon licensed to the Sierra Club site is entitled “Stinky Gets Gas,” taking a humorous look at the cars we drive and the gas they guzzle. Both cartoons are 90 seconds in length, and can be viewed at http://www.pecospictures.com.
3. Our good friend Carlo DeRosa won a Composer Commission Grant from NYSCA (New York State Council on the Arts)! Congratulations and thanks to UNISON Arts Center for partnering with Carlo on this exciting project. Carlo is a talented bass player living in New York City – his most recent work can be found on the outrageous album of Victor Prieto, “Persistencia,” jazz accordion. It is a fantastic album. (And no, he didn’t tell me to write any of this!) His website is carloderosa.com.