2:00pm PST / 5:00pm EST

The road to financial wellness requires clarity and understanding with regards to your numbers. However, genuine financial wellness also requires clarity and understanding regarding the role that race has played and continues to play in our society, in terms of access to financial opportunities for Black communities.

This special 8-week version of our popular Managing Cash Flow course will explore how the history of racial and economic inequality impacts our present-day financial experience.

• The first two weeks of the class provide the foundation for exploring the relationship between race and money in America.
• The remaining 6-weeks will focus on developing practical money management skills. Participants will learn and begin to implement specific strategies for organizing expenses, balancing multiple sources of income, planning for dry spells, managing debt, saving, investing, aligning professional and financial goals, and more.

Prerequisite: Completion of Budgeting Nuts & Bolts (BN&B) is required prior to registration. If you have not completed BN&B, upcoming workshop dates are Wednesday, August 4, 5-7pm (PT) and Thursday, August 5, 1-3pm (PT), both via Zoom. 

More info HERE. 

1:00pm PST / 4:00pm EST

Founder and Director of UCLArts & Healing, Ping Ho discusses how a career in Healing Arts expands the role of the artist, as well as being wonderful medicine to help heal whatever is ailing us in the 50+ creative community.

ABOUT THIS SERIES

The world of work and meaningful connection for people over 50 is challenged by a number of factors at any time, but never as dramatically as during Covid-19. The Career Center's Creativity Doesn't Age Speaker Series invites guest speakers who have knowledge and commitment to addressing strategies for their community to connect and engage in creative ways during this time of physical distancing, and beyond. Of course, topics highlighted by their speakers are relevant to arts professionals at all ages and stages of their lives and careers.

ABOUT OUR SPEAKER

Ping Ho, MA, MPH, is Founder and Director of UCLArts & Healing, which represents the nexus of her graduate education in counseling psychology and public health with her lifelong experience in performing arts. Ping co-developed and served as principal investigator for the evidence-based training program, Beat the Odds®: Social and Emotional Skill Building Delivered in a Framework of Drumming. In addition, she spearheaded the development of the Certificate Program in Social Emotional Arts (SEA) and a sustainable SEA on a Shoestring training program of supportive art, movement, music and writing for individuals and groups in any setting. Ping is a steering committee member for the UCLA Integrative Medicine Collaborative and is co-chair of the annual Expressive Therapies Summit: Los Angeles, which features 150+ hands-on workshops on creativity and the arts in healing. She is also associate editor for the creative arts therapy section of the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine and is co-author of The Innovative Parent: Raising Connected, Happy, Successful Kids through Art, winner of a 2019 National Parenting Products Association Award.

More info HERE. 

10:00am PST / 1:00pm EST

As a post-pandemic life emerges in the coming months . . .

• How are dancers managing in all regions of the country?
• What lessons of 2020 inform where dance is going and the impact it is having on local, regional and national culture and communities?
• What are the ever-evolving realities of how and where dance is learned, made, presented and seen? How is the dance community mobilizing to rebuild in 2021?

Topics they will discuss

• Reports on the pandemic’s impact on dance professionals based in different parts of the country
• Changes, adaptations in all arenas: education, production, performance, virtual platforms, festivals, travel/touring
• Other new or evolving developments
• Local, regional and national resources for dance professionals

More info HERE. 

12:00pm PST / 3:00pm EST

Getting started with investing does not have to be intimidating–and it’s definitely not just for the wealthy! Join Financial Wellness Counselor Rebecca Selkowe, J.D., and David Maurice Sharp, author of The Thriving Artist, for this informative and engaging webinar specifically designed for creative professionals.

• In Part 1 of this webinar, you will learn the elements of a sound financial plan, including assessing your comfort level with risk, the basics of different types of investments, and ideas for creating a portfolio with limited and varying income.
• In Part 2 of this webinar, we will explore the pieces that comprise our later-life financial resources, including individual retirement accounts, social security income and Union pensions. 

Part 1 and Part 2 may be attended in either order. Attendance at both parts is recommended but not required. View upcoming offerings of both parts here.

Demystify the jargon and understand how to begin (or continue!) to integrate wealth-building into your financial life. They will also cover what you need to know about investing amid the Covid-19 crisis.

***This 2 hour event begins at 3:00 pm ET/ 12:00 pm PT. Be sure to verify your time zone! The presenters are based in NYC but this event is offered nationally.***

More info HERE.

9:00am PST / 12:00pm EST

Come together with others in the Entertainment Community, experiencing and learning Mindfulness practices utilizing the breath and meditation.

This 30-minute meditation practice is grounded in Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR).

Bring a sense of balance to your day, and give yourself a little rest from the unrest.

You must register one time for this on-going event and you will receive confirmation of your registration via Zoom in order to attend this meditation.

More info HERE. 

4:00pm PST / 7:00pm EST

Inside the Writers Room/Zoom is the Writers Guild Foundation ongoing event series where they gather the writers room of a TV series to learn how their room runs, from how they plan each season and break story to their individual experiences cracking episodes.

For this session, they welcome the entire writers room of the Hulu drama The Handmaid’s Tale, which has taken audiences through four seasons of harrowing stories around one brave woman’s journey escaping a repressive, authoritarian society called Gilead. Learn how the room crafts each season and how they approach the show’s twists, turns, and surprises. Showrunner Bruce Miller moderates the conversation.

Panelists:

• Bruce Miller - Showrunner and Executive Producer

• Eric Tuchman - Executive Producer

• Yahlin Chang - Executive Producer

• Rachel Shukert - Executive Producer

• Katherine Collins - Co-Executive Producer

• J. Holtham - Co-Executive Producer

• John Herrera - Supervising Producer

• Nina Fiore - Supervising Producer

• Jacey Heldrich - Story Editor

• Aly Monroe - Staff Writer

More info HERE. 

10:00am PST / 1:00pm EST

Host: SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris
 
Special Guests*:

• Sarah Claspell, Actor and Instructor, Upright Citizens Brigade
• Johnny Meeks, Actor and Director of Education, Upright Citizens Brigade
• *Additional guests to be announced

Ever want to know how to break into improv comedy? Here’s your chance to learn about this form of acting, which is all the rage right now and a valuable skill for performers across any genre.

Join SAG-AFTRA on Tues, Aug 19 as they are joined by members of the Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) here to walk you through some comedy basics with a few interactive demonstrations that will be sure to tickle the funny bone. 

UCB's world-class instructors use improv and storytelling as a lens through which to train a wide range of professional skills – focusing on creative collaboration, better communication, active listening, brainstorming, presentational skills, and more, while generally improving participants’ abilities to think on their feet. 

Get ready to get your giggle on! This livestream is hosted by SAG-AFTRA’s President's Task Force on Education, Outreach & Engagement. 

More info HERE. 

7:00am PST / 10:00pm EST

Are you looking for a new place to live? Do you need to leave your current housing? During the pandemic, do you need updates on critical housing issues? Check out their Housing Seminar that helps you navigate the current rental market in New York City.

The following topics will be addressed:

• How much can you afford to pay in rent and where can you afford to live?
• What is the state of housing in NYC and what does the rental market look like?
• What are the basics of leases, subleases and roommate agreements?
• What online resources exist to help you find apartments, sublets and room rental?
• What can you do to get organized and be prepared to apply?
• What are some helpful tips so you can be more educated and competitive in the marketplace?

Note: This seminar focuses on unsubsidized housing, room shares, and sublets. If you’re looking to learn more about applying for subsidized housing, please attend the “Applying to Affordable Housing in NYC” seminar.

More info HERE. 

10:00am PST / 1:00pm EST

In order to participate fully in the activities set out during this workshop, you’ll need to use either a computer or tablet and not a phone when signing onto the Zoom link.

Social sleuthing is standard in the hiring process, so what does your online presence say about you? In this workshop you will learn personal branding strategies and reframe your networking approach to more effectively connect to the people, organizations, and opportunities that can advance your career.

More info HERE. 

10:00am PST / 1:00pm EST

In order to participate fully in the activities set out during this workshop, you’ll need to use either a computer or tablet and not a phone when signing onto the Zoom link. 

Do you need help figuring out how to look for work during the current crisis? Are you wondering how to stay focused on your long term career goals when there is a hiring freeze? If so, please join us for the How to Job Search During a Pandemic workshop.

In Part Two of Job Search During a Pandemic you will:

• Discuss how to manage job market uncertainty
• Explore how to search for remote or currently hiring positions
• Discover how to keep your long term job search active during the slow down 

More info HERE.