Pachios on the News – On this upcoming episode of Pachios on the News, Harold will discuss the politics surrounding the current Palestinian genocide with Fateh Azzem, a human rights consultant who previously founded the Asfari Institute for Civil Society and Citizenship at the American University of Beirut.

Tiny Circulation Desk – Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Tiny Circulation Desk! Made in collaboration with Mechanics’ Hall, Tiny Circulation Desk is a new series dedicated to showcasing unique and exciting musical talents performing at the Mechanics’ Hall Library in downtown Portland! This monthly show helps to promote musicians from a wide variety of genres and styles, ranging from operatic and instrumental to avant garde and electronic. Check out our first episodes and stay tuned for more in future!

Cut, Print, That’s a Review! – On this month’s episodes of Cut, Print, That’s a Review, Brendon will cover Paul Thomas Anderson’s new revolutionary epic One Battle After Another, The Smashing Machine directed by Benny Safdie and starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Guillermo Del Toro’s adaptation of the Frankenstein story, Kathryn Bigelow’s latest paranoid thriller A House of Dynamite about the US response to a hypothetical ICBM launch towards the US, and various other October releases both big and small!

Volunteer Opportunities – There are a few new volunteer opportunities available that we would like to make our volunteers aware of:

Pachios on the News – There are two current openings for two Pachios episodes, one will take place on November 5th, and the other will take place on December 3rd, both Wednesdays. Both of them will run LIVE from 7:00 – 8:00PM (CREW CALL AT 6:00PM). We will need volunteers for graphics, audio, and camera positions for both of these dates.

Tiny Circulation Desk – The next opportunity to work on Tiny Circulation Desk will be Wednesday, December 10th. The show will run from 7:00 – 9:00PM (CREW CALL AT 6:00PM, CREW WILL MEET UP ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF MECHANICS’ HALL IN THE LIBRARY). We will need two volunteers for this job, both of them being camera operators.

Start and end your day with trusted journalism from around the world — now streaming daily on PMC Live and PMCWatch.com.

Mornings on PMC Live deliver international perspectives and independent reporting to keep you informed from sunrise:

• Al Jazeera English — 6:00 AM
• France 24 — 7:00 AM
• Democracy Now! — 8:00 AM

We’re currently looking to expand our Morning Lineup with a new program at 9:00 AM; something local, engaging, and made right here in Maine. Do you have a show idea, or know a community voice we should feature? We’d love to hear your suggestions. Reach out to us anytime at PortlandMedia.org

Then, wind down your day with our Evening News Lineup, featuring award-winning journalism and global coverage that puts events into perspective:

• Democracy Now! — 6:00 PM
• Al Jazeera English — 7:00 PM
• Al Jazeera English (Encore) — 11:00 PM
• Democracy Now! (Encore) — 12:00 AM

Watch live on Channel 5 or stream anytime at PMCWatch.com

Stay connected, stay informed, and help shape what comes next on PMC Live.

A board member recently passed through and told me that ‘progress at Portland Media Center is palpable.’ Six months in the director’s chair, this is welcomed news to hear. There is change and energy flowing through the Media Center. This past month saw the launch of The New Youth Times, the show created, directed and produced by students of Portland Area High Schools.

 {If you haven’t seen the first episode, please check it out here. The New Youth TImes }

Natalie will speak more about this in her story of the newsletter.

We also brought retired newsman Pat Callaghan back into a studio to be Harold’s guest on Pachios on the news. 

An independent film screening showcased short films by local producers.

Maine Academy of Modern Music hosted their first in a series of TEENS OPEN STAGE on the second Friday, and they are staging the second on November 14.

We had a visit from students of Belfast Area High School come down to visit and have a crew of students from Baxter High brainstorming their short film. 

That is just to mention a few of the highlights this month. 

“Progress is palpable.”

Please be on the lookout for further communications regarding our annual membership meeting in December and our fundraising event on November 20. 

I hope you’re having as much fun as we are at Portland Media Center. 

Come in and join us anytime.

-Nate.

Thursday evening at Portland Media Center we will launch the newly created, civic minded, new show designed, produced, reported and edited by Portland area High School Students. This show is the culmination of the CIVIC IQ initiative funded in part, by the Davis Family Foundation and in association with Opportunity Alliance, Maine Youth Action Network and the Young People’s Caucus.

The students lead the creation, curation, interviews and production of this show and will be here at Portland Media Center to answer questions.

Doors open at 6pm. Snacks and light refreshments available.

The show will go live at 630pm on Thursday October 23. Please come and see what we’re doing here at Portland Media Center. Thursday, 10.23 at 6pm.