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SCATV 2012 Annual Meeting and Award Ceremony

2012-01-30T15:19:00.001-05:00

January 26, 2012

Holiday Card from SCATV

2011-12-16T10:37:00.000-05:00

Happy holidays to all our members and friends from Wendy, Vaughn, Rachel and Gordon. This holiday card was created in the SCATV studio with a green screen and Final Cut Pro.

Jeff Jam Sing Song Show, Holiday Special

2011-12-14T13:03:00.001-05:00

Jeff Jam Halloween

2011-11-01T13:06:00.001-04:00

Somerville Alderman At Large Debate

2011-10-19T18:12:00.001-04:00

The Alderman At Large Debate, held at the Somerville Theatre on October 17, was sponsored by SCATV and "Greater Somerville." The candidates had an opportunity to give an opening statement, and respond to questions from panelists representing The Boston Globe, Somerville Journal, The Somerville News and Somerville Patch. The seven candidates for four Alderman-At-Large positions are Jack Conolly, Bruce Desmond, Todd Easton, Sean Fitzgerald, Michael Nionakis, Dennis Sullivan, and Bill White. Joe Lynch, Co-Host of "Greater Somerville" (Tuesdays at 7:30pm on Channel 3) was the moderator.

SCATV and Free Speech

2011-10-12T16:46:00.000-04:00

A discussion about the role of public access TV in the community, and the importance of free speech for a strong democracy. Panelists are Wendy Blom, Executive Director of SCATV; Denise Provost, State Representative for Somerville; and Pat Garrity, SCATV Board President.

What the Fluff? Festival 2011

2011-10-03T10:53:00.001-04:00

Somerville Community Access Television broadcast live from the festival from 4:00 to 5:00pm. Hosted by Chuck Interrante, the program includes interviews, history of Fluff, and shots of the lively Festival that took place on September 24, 2011 in Union Square, Somerville, MA. The Festival was produced by Union Square Main Streets.

Recovery Roundtable

2011-09-27T16:17:00.000-04:00

Jeff jam Sing Song Show, Beach Day!

2011-08-18T17:52:00.003-04:00

Somerville Rocks! with SlowPokeNTurtle

2011-08-09T17:24:00.001-04:00

Art at The Growing Center

2011-07-26T14:34:00.001-04:00

Jeff Jam Sing Song Show, July 2011

2011-07-20T16:41:00.003-04:00

Jeff Jam Sing Song Show June 2011

2011-07-13T15:34:00.000-04:00

Jeff Jam rocks out with some pals

Pirates of Pancake Island

2011-04-26T12:01:00.002-04:00

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Stop-motion animation created by SCATV's 2010 stop-motion animation class!

Jeff Jam Sing Song Show 01-26-11

2011-01-29T13:42:00.003-05:00

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"The Birthday Show" A very HAPPY BIRTHDAY to everyone having a birthday this year. (Director's note: Having a birthday themed program was a great excuse to have Ali bring in an incredibly yummy birthday cake.) Host: Jeff Jam Guests: Ali Dagger, Josh Kantor, Rachael Lappen, Jim Titus and Jimmy the Dancing Bear. More about Jeff Jam, his music and personal appearances at jeffjam.com

Black Fortress Of Opium Recorded at SCATV

2011-01-17T20:28:00.002-05:00

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Black Fortress of Opium. ; Ajda the Turkish Queen: vocals, guitar, mandolin, keys, Tony Savarino: guitar, Joel Simches: bass, Yuri Zbitnoff: drums.
More info on the band and their music: blackfortressofopium.com .

Green Line Extension Design Board Meeting November 8, 2010

2010-11-24T16:39:00.001-05:00

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Green Line Extension Design Board Meeting November 8, 2010 in Medford, MA

Program videotaped by Medford Community Television

1/2 Hour With - Michael Dylan

2010-11-14T16:34:00.001-05:00

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Tonight on 1/2 Hour With - Pennsylvania born Singer/Songwriter Michael Dylan. ; More info on Michael can be found at myspace.com/michaeldylan411.
Recorded in the main studio at Somerville Community Access Television, 90 Union Square, Somerville, MA 02143. Recorded on November 10, 2010.

C2C "Connect to Choreography" Betsi Graves Akerstein

2010-11-14T16:28:00.000-05:00

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Tonight we meet Choreographer/Dancer/Founder of the Urbanity Dance Project: Betsi Graves Akerstein. ; Her project "The Story of Stuff" Opens on Nov. 26, 2010...more info at www.urbanitydance.com.

Jeff Jam Halloween Show 2010

2010-10-31T18:17:00.000-04:00

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Children's music and Halloween Fun on this episode of the Jeff Jam Sing Song Show! ; With special guests "Anita" The Muffin Girl, "Jimmy" The Dancing Bear and Fairy Flautist Alison Dagger. More info on Jeff, his music and upcoming appearances can be found at www.jeffjam.com

Somerville Community Arts Festival 2010

2010-10-25T12:14:00.000-04:00

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A one hour compilation of the highlights of SCATV'S Somerville Community Arts Festival. Condensed from the three hour original program, this replay features music by the Pennies, Mike Meneses and the Zangy Roots Band, African Drums with Mamadou Lynx Ndiaye, Poetry with Doug Holder and Gloria Mindock and a look into Belly Dance instruction with Nadira Jamal. A huge thank you to all our talent and to our incredible hosts, Janet Cormier, Cory Mashburn and Melitta King. Produced by the Staff, Interns and Volunteer Members of Somerville Community Access Television. Program recorded 10-21-10

C2C "Connect to Choreography" Joan Green

2010-08-27T20:22:00.000-04:00

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Joining Karen Krolak tonight is dancer and artistic director of Back Pocket Dance Co. Joan Green. ; If you are/know of someone who would be a great guest on our program, email us at monkeyhouselovesme@gmail.com
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Jeff Jams Sing Song Show 08-12-10

2010-08-13T12:14:00.002-04:00

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Jeff Jams Sing Song Show. Music and Fun for the whole family. Jeff will be appearing "Live" at the Union Square Farmers Market on Saturday Sept 11th. Come on down and join the fun! More info on Jeff and his music at www.jeffjam.com

Green Line Advisory Meeting, August 9, 2010 - Medford, MA.

2010-08-11T09:30:00.001-04:00

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Green Line Advisory Meeting held August 9, 2010 in Medford, MA.

Union Square is Great

2010-08-07T15:19:00.001-04:00

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State Rep. Denise Provost gives a tour of what makes Somerville's Union Square a truly great place, deserving of being listed as one of the 1,000 best places in Massachusetts. This video was produced by Somerville Community Access Television.

SomerFun in Somerville

2010-07-27T14:35:00.000-04:00

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SomerFun was a street festival in Union Square on June 12, 2010. It was produced by Somerville Local First. This program is a community service project of SCATV.

Somerville's Night Out 2010 Preview

2010-07-21T10:52:00.001-04:00

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Join Host Melitta King and her guests from Somerville Cares About Prevention as they take a look at the activities and demonstrations scheduled for this year's Somerville Night Out at Foss Park ; on Tuesday Aug 3, from 5-8pm.

Green Line Extension Workshop

2010-07-06T12:27:00.001-04:00

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CCP/STEP green line station design workshop held on June 2, 2010 in Somerville, MA. This third session included presentations of designs and documentation of the ideas created by the station design teams.

The Proud Annals of Somerville History

2010-06-24T12:51:00.001-04:00

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A film about Somerville's role in the Revolutionary War by SCATV intern, Max Goodman.

Incredible Edible Gardens of Somerville

2010-06-21T17:51:00.002-04:00

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The Somerville Garden Club will hold a garden tour of dozens of the best food gardens in Somerville on July 25. Lisa Dezmelyk of the Garden Club hosts a discussion about the event in the SCATV studio with Suzanne Cope, a community plot gardener, Tai Dinnan of Groundwork Somerville, and Carolyn Muskat, a rooftop gardener. ;

The Tango Society of Boston Comes to Union Square

2010-06-11T10:41:00.002-04:00

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Allen Swartz and Vicky Magaletta of the Tango Society of Boston have a lively discussion about the Society's move to Union Square and all the dance activities they host, including the Boston Tango Festival, which will be held from June 23 to 27. The program includes clips of performances by Argentinian tango masters.

Connections - May 2010

2010-05-17T08:31:00.002-04:00

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Join host Galia Shokry, Director of Programming for the University of the Middle East Project as she discusses Cultural Exchange programs with her guests Amy Howland - History Department Chair, Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter Public School, Liz Gruenfeld - Faculty, University of the Middle East Project, Marcy Goldstein-Gelb - Executive Director, Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health and Omar Habbaz - High School English as a foreign language teacher in Tiznit, Morocco.

C2C "Connect to Choreography" (Episode 2)

2010-05-05T11:57:00.001-04:00

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Karen and Nicole have as their guest dancer Catilin Meehan. Tonight's discussions center around improvisation and movement. Plus a clip from the Cool New York Dance Festival.

1/2 Hour...with: Box Five

2010-04-28T20:50:00.001-04:00

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Mary Bichner and Eliza Kopczynska of Box Five are Bill Trudell's musical guests on this edition of 1/2 Hour With.

1/2 Hour...with: Kristen Ford Band

2010-04-28T10:41:00.001-04:00

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Indie Rocker Kristen Ford joins Bill Trudell on the May edition of 1/2 Hour With.

Jeff Jams Sing Song Show 04-22-10

2010-04-25T19:27:00.001-04:00

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Join Jeff Jam and special guest Julie Rama Winslow as they perform childrens songs and other old favorites.

Not Just About A Bunch of books

2010-04-21T10:04:00.001-04:00

Peggy Melanson, Somerville storyteller and former host of "Food For Thought" on SCATV, reads a touching article on the Somerville Public Library by Library staffer Susan Lamphier.

Fit to Jump

2010-04-07T17:19:00.002-04:00

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Sponsored by the Somerville Womens Commission and the Somerville Boys and Girls Club. Fit to Jump, a fundraiser and fitness awareness day at the Healy School in Somerville. Underwritten in part by our good friends from the East Cambridge Savings Bank. Taped April 7, 2010

the Activist's Study

2010-03-12T17:51:00.001-05:00

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Presented by the Tufts University, Communications and Media Studies Program. "the Activist's Study" featuring Amy Goodman (democracynow.org) & David Goodman (motherjones.com) Recorded at Tufts University (tufts.edu) March 9, 2010.

A Night of Haitian Film/Fundraiser

2010-02-18T12:15:00.001-05:00

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Somerville Community Access Television and the Somerville Arts Council joined forces to produce a Haitian film night on Feb. 4.

SCATV Annual member Meeting and Award Ceremony 2010

2010-01-30T09:46:00.003-05:00

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(pictured: Bill Trudell accepting an award from Rich Schieferdecker, President of the SCATV Board of Directors.)

The Somerville Community Access Television 2010 Annual Members Meeting and Award Ceremony. Congratulations to our Volunteer of the Year - Melitta King, all of our award winning Producers and all our members for making 2009 another great year!

Cuidando a un Pariente con Problemas de Memoria

2010-01-21T12:58:00.002-05:00

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Infomacion en Espanol sobre Alzheimers dementia. Una produccion del programa Circulo de Cuidado de Boston University, Escuela de Social Work. Con Esther Hill, MSW, MPH y Anne Keefe, LICSW de Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services.

Jeff Jam Holiday Sing Song Show (December 2009)

2009-12-21T09:31:00.003-05:00

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All you holiday favorites sung by Jeff Jam. Find out more about Jeff at www.jeffjam.com.

Santa Visits SCATV

2009-12-16T17:17:00.001-05:00

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Santa and Mrs. Claus visit Somerville Television to wish everyone a HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Bloc 11 Open Mic Night 12.10.2009

2009-12-14T17:57:00.001-05:00

SCAT Producer Bill Trudell does it again with his second installment of Bloc 11 Cafe's open mic night!

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Open Mic Night at Bloc 11 Cafe 12.3.09

2009-12-07T15:36:00.002-05:00

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SCAT producer Bill Trudell captured some of the talent at Bloc 11 Cafe's first open mic night 12.3.09!

Kwanzaa at SCATV 2009

2009-12-07T14:15:00.001-05:00

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Join host Janet Cormier and guest De Ama Battle as they discuss the history and traditions of Kwanzaa.

Greater Somerville

2009-11-19T13:01:00.001-05:00

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Host Joe Lynch has as his guest Meaghann Ackerman beat reporter for the Somerville Journal.

Bed Bugs: The Facts

2009-11-18T16:09:00.002-05:00

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Information about bed bug infestations: where bed bugs come from, how to identify the bugs and bug bites, how to exterminate bed bugs, how to treat the bug bites, and landlord responsibilities for extermination. Produced by Leonina Heringer and Somerville Community Access Television.

Eating Local in Somerville

2009-11-04T12:04:00.002-05:00

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A new documentary produced by SCAT Executive Director Wendy Blom called Eating Local in Somerville looks at all the ways Somerville residents take advantage of Massachusetts farms and backyard gardens. The benefits of the local food movement are both personal and political. Local food is fresher, tastier, and healthier for consumers, and it is better for the environment of the city, the country, and the world.

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Jeff Jam Sing Song Show - CD Release Party

2009-11-02T15:13:00.001-05:00

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Join Host Jeff Jam for another evening of music and fun!

Ceremony of Appreciation for Transportation Sec. Aloisi

2009-10-29T10:30:00.002-04:00

Somerville Transportation Equity Partnership brought together transportation advocates from Somerville, Cambridge and Medford to thank outgoing MA Secretary of Transportation, James Aloisi for his good work. Speakers include Ellin Reisner, Sen. Pat Jehlen, Ken Krause, Mike Lambert, Mark Jacquith, Wig Zamore, and Secretary Aloisi.

Somerville, MA Candidates Forum 2009 - Ward 5 School Committee

2009-10-22T11:37:00.001-04:00

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Somerville, MA Candidates Forum for Ward 4 School Committee. Moderated by Joe Lynch, Host of Channel 3's "Greater Somerville" program that airs Tuesday nights at 7:30pm.

Somerville, MA Candidates Forum 2009 - Ward 4 School Committee

2009-10-22T10:53:00.002-04:00

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Somerville, MA Candidates Forum for Ward 4 School Committee. Moderated by Joe Lynch, Host of Channel 3's "Greater Somerville" program that airs Tuesday nights at 7:30pm.

Somerville, MA Candidates Forum 2009 - Ward 6 Alderman

2009-10-22T10:14:00.003-04:00

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Somerville, MA Candidates Forum for Ward 6 Alderman. Moderated by Joe Lynch, Host of Channel 3's "Greater Somerville" program that airs Tuesday nights at 7:30pm.

Candidates Forum - Alderman at Large

2009-10-22T09:27:00.002-04:00

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Somerville, MA Candidates Forum for Alderman-at-Large. Moderated by Joe Lynch, Host of Channel 3's "Greater Somerville" program that airs Tuesday nights at 7:30pm.

Somerville Creative Arts Festival - Spitzer Space Telescope

2009-10-11T17:18:00.002-04:00

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