Updated: Apr-28-2010

PREVIOUS SPECIAL EVENTS

2010

Our Centennial project of 2005:  100 YEARS OF INFLUENCE, THE ROLES OF WOMEN IN SHAPING THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS OF LAS VEGAS continues to be recognized  and requested.  The WALL OF WOMEN (256 pictures and brief bios) has been shown each year since its two and a half months in 2005 at the Las Vegas Art Museum. It was displayed from March 2 until April 2  this year at the Holsum Design Center , 241 W. Charleston during the day time hours and on two First Friday evening art events. Any group requesting permission to display THE WALL OF WOMEN should e-mail their request. E-MAIL

Short video clips were played at the D’Arte Designs Pop-Up Gallery at Holsum Design center during the first Fridays of February (celebrating African American Women of Las Vegas) and March (celebrating art advocates and activists). Also during Women’s History month  at the west Charleston Library in celebration of women of Nevada, eight video clips of political activists and eleven video clips of early shapers and ground breakers (from the centennial women) were shown as a half hour introduction to the program honoring Gene Seigerblom.

2009

At the opening of the Southern Nevada Center for the Arts, the DVD of VOICES OF NEVADA WOMEN ARTISTS was shown.

Developed and began the Legacy Project, and had a video shoot in July.

Developed an application and placed 6 DVDs on Global Media, a world-wide service to buy and sell film media across the internet.

Produced a 15 minute abridgment with script of the DVD entitled “Hurricane Florence” This was shown at the reception following the funeral of Florence McClure in November.

2008

Book Festival was in NOVEMBER. Pahrump Film Festival was in SEPTEMBER. Presentation were given at various dates throughout the year.

2007

The years 2004 through 2007 were primarily focused upon creating, presenting and publicizing the 100 YEARS OF INFLUENCE PROJECT for the Las Vegas Centennial, and creating dvds of the women who were interviewed for this project.

Highlights of the years 1998 - 2004

REMEMBERING THE FREEDOMS programs were offered each February, beginning in 1998 until 2005, at the W. Charleston Library Theatre,  directed by Kim Russell, current Board of Directors member.

Multi-media Training and Development Program for At-Risk Youth and Women directed by Marlene Adrian  and provided to the Clark County Rec Mobile program, the Center for Independent Living and the Centennial Park Arms Learning Center during 2001-2004.

An  Interactive CD Authoring Seminar was  offered by advisory board member, Ginny McCord (now Ginny Deering) on how to author an interactive CD for purposes of non-profit organizations, artists and businesses to market themselves. This seminar was made possible by a grant from the Nevada Arts Council and the National Endowment of the Arts and featured a demonstration of an interactive CD created for Women of Diversity in 2002.

Contact Women of Diversity Productions, Inc. board members for more archival information.

To become a donor to the mission of Women of Diversity Productions, Inc. and help provide a better quality of life through education, visibility and empowerment please e-mail adrianmj@aol.com

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