The Producers by SLT video

December 3, 2009Performing Arts, Videos

This upbeat music video published by the Springfield Little Theatre featuring their fall production of “The Producers” shows backstage peeks and dress rehearsals to audiences swarming into the historic Landers Theatre for the final performance.

Social Media – Fad or Revolution?

December 2, 2009Uncategorized

Social Media Revolution: Is social media a fad? Or is it the biggest shift since the Industrial Revolution? This video produced by the author of Socialnomics details out social media facts and figures that are hard to ignore.

Make a Photo Slide Show using iMovie

December 1, 2009Uncategorized

Use iMovie 09 to create custom slideshows from your photographs. You can add titles before and between images, as well as text over photos. You can also add transitions, music and audio narration. Video produced by http://macmost.com/

Music Brings Us Together

October 29, 2009Videos

Sister Cities hosted a banquet for visiting Tlaquepaque ArtsFiesta! musicians and their home-stay host families. The all-female Mariachi Femenil Nuevo Tecalitlan performed at the banquet, along with an unrehearsed song with Springfield’s JRB Band.

What is Twitter?

October 27, 2009Uncategorized

Twitter is a text-based medium that allows you to publish statements of up to 140 characters — which includes letters, numbers, symbols, and spaces. Within each statement you may provide a link to a website or using Twitpic or other tool, a link to a  photo. Twitter is a good vehicle to have short conversations … Read More

ArtsFiesta! in Founder’s Park

October 23, 2009

Springfield Sister Cities Association is using YouTube to upload video from events and performances to share on Facebook and through email links to others involved in the program in Japan, Mexico, and to reinforce the positive experience with past performers.

Taiko Drums at Japanese Fall Festival

October 22, 2009Videos

St. Louis Osuwa Taiko energized festival crowds in the Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden, Springfield, MO at the 2009 Japanese Fall Festival with dramatic performances of Japanese drumming and choreography.

Slam Poetry Workshop

October 20, 2009Literary Arts, Videos

Joaquín Zihuatanejo, a featured artist at the Missouri Literary Festival, is a spoken word artist, award-winning teacher, HBO Def Poet, 2008 Individual World Poetry Slam Champion, and 2009 World Cup of Poetry Slam Champion.

Poets Make Us Stop

October 20, 2009Literary Arts, Videos

Short video clip recorded at the Missouri Literary Festival — slam poet champion Joaquín Zihuatanejo speaks of the value of poets.

What is Facebook?

October 16, 2009

Using Facebook you can create a personal profile that allows you to friend other Facebookers, to upload and share photos, video, and other information, to see your friends’ status updates, and to leave comments on their activities. Privacy setting in your Facebook account allow you to define who will be able to see your information, … Read More