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Happy Holidays from MATV

Tune into MATV Comcast 3 or Verizon 28 to see all of the Holiday Programming from December 24th through January 2nd!

CLICK HERE - For the full schedule of Holiday Programming

Tape a Holiday Greeting!

It's time to tape our annual "Holiday Greetings from the Community!" Come on down to the MATV studios to sing a song, do a dance, perform a skit, or just spread a few words of holiday cheer. Individuals, organizations, community groups, and local businesses are all welcome. The greetings will play throughout the holiday season. We may also be able to shoot some greetings on location, if you schedule in advance and have a group of people ready for the shoot. Call 781-321-6400 to schedule an appointment, or email access@matv.org. Available studio times are as follows:

• Wednesday, November 30, 5:00 – 8:45pm
• Thursday, December 1, 1:00 – 4:00pm
• Friday, December 2, 1:00 – 6:00pm
• Monday, December 5, 1:00 – 8:45pm
• Monday, December 13, 1:00 – 8:45pm
• (daytime hours also available through week of 12/5)

 

Haunted Studio 2011

Click on the image above  to see a selection of photos from
our Haunted Studio.

This past Halloween, for the 6^th year in a row, MATV, Malden’s Media Center held another successful “Haunted Studio”. Over 300 kids of all ages (and some adults) entered the spooky studio that was put together by kids from the MATV Kids Video Adventure Program, as well as youngsters from the SALSA Video Club led by Susan Cao.

The studio was broken into sections with a cemetery, a castle, a witch’s house, a funeral room with a casket and a laboratory with Frankenstein’s monster tied to a table. The young performers took turns being witches, ghouls, and monsters as well as operating spiders, ghosts and monster hands. They did a great job of scaring the visitors who took a chance entering the haunted studio.

The event is part of the Malden Chamber of Commerce’s annual Trick or Treat Day that gives kids a   chance to show off their costumes and receive some free candy. It has grown each year and MATV has become the highlight of this annual Halloween happening. Check out the slide show coming soon.

Many thanks to photographers Paul Hammersley and Anna Pacheco. Thanks also to volunteer members Eda Daniel and James Murphy, along with all our wonderful youth volunteers from KVA & the SALSA media club!

Malden Councillor-at-Large Debate 2011

Thanks to Kevin Maccioli, Jim Mitchell, and Ted Coates for being such an important part of the debate, as well as, the phenomemal production team who made it happen. Also a big thanks to all the candidates involved. As a point of information, Robert McCarthy, Jr. was unable to make it due to being in New York for a wedding. Thanks everyone and make sure you vote on Tuesday November 8th, 2011 in the Malden Election!

Malden Mayoral Debate at Senior Center 10-13-2011

Without further ado...

Special Thanks to both Mayoral Candidates, Mass Senior Action Council, The Malden Senior Community Center, Ted Coates, and all journalists & panelists involved!!

Photos from MATV Annual Celebration

MATV Annual Celebration 2011 Voices of Democracy

"Voices of Democracy" Video

 

Check out our "Voices of Democracy" video which premiered at the MATV Annual Celebration and Meeting on September 22nd, 2011 at the Malden Senior Community Center. Special thanks to all who participated in the making of this video, including Ron Cox and Patrick Gordon. Enjoy!

 

You are cordially invited to join Malden Access Television as we celebrate "Voices of Democracy" our 2011 Annual Celebration & Membership Meeting.

*Enjoy a pot-luck buffet dinner and entertainmnet    *Participate in a "live" TV production    *Announce our Appreciation Awards    *Elect a Board Member

Dinner starts at 6:00pm and the show starts at 7:30pm

Please RSVP by Friday September 16th by calling (781) 321 - 6400  or email us at access@matv.org

Multi-Media Madness is producing madness at MATV :)

Hi everyone, check out the blog of our new summer program Multi-Media Madness. http://matvmultimediamadness.blogspot.com/

Since the first day of the program (Monday, Aug 1), they have been posting all kinds of madness on the blog. Their presentation party will be held on Monday, Aug 8 at 7pm at MATV. Everyone is invited!!

Midsummer Comments

I feel like it’s been a true “Midsummer night’s Dream”. After suffering a long and lingering spring, summer has blossomed into a series of warm, sunny days of bright blue sky and warm ocean currents. Needless to say, I just got back from our annual family vacation. This year, it was Hampton Beach and a marvelous time was had by all.

But now, it’s mid-summer and time to get back to work. Hey, I’m not complaining, I have one of the best jobs in the world. I get to teach people how they can use electronic media to have their voices heard. Sometimes that means producing their own TV show, other times it means helping out on a production crew for someone else who has something to express.  There are even times when we are helping someone understand how to use the internet, blog or just video stream something they just put together for their friends. Either way, MATV, Malden’s Media Center is the resource that makes all this possible…whether you are a viewer, a participant or part of the crowd that just cheers us on, we welcome you.

We are currently getting ready for our summer programs and everything is falling into place. We are proud to say that our annual two-week program, the “Kids Video Adventure Workshop” is as popular as ever and this year, will filled it by the beginning of June. We are also pleased to announce that our newest youth program, “Multi-Media Madness” is beginning on August 1^st and we are so excited. Unlike the KVA, which is a two-week program from 8:30am-1pm, this new workshop is from 10am -5pm and is only for one week and explores new media such as blogging, streaming video and animation.

The other thing we are looking forward to is our Annual Meeting in September. This year our theme is “Voices in Democracy, By the People and For the People”. We feel it ties into the upcoming Municipal election and we wanted to feature how MATV has become this resource to help promote those voices. As we prepare for the many political races upon us, some of who have already started, I want to again, remind the all the candidates how important it is to use our facility to get your message out. That could range from participating in one of our upcoming forums, using our community bulletin board for a message, becoming a guest on one of the existing shows or join MATV and put together a show of your own. This doesn’t even include our annual, “Meet the Candidates” video that is produced by our staff member, Brian Biggie and features the “person behind the candidate”.

The Annual Meeting is set for Thursday, September 22 and will be held at the Senior Community Center located at 7 Washington St. Keep your eyes open for a save the date card. For those candidates needing further information, call 781-321-6400.