Somerville TV

Come be a part of our studio audience when Santa and Mrs. Claus visit Somerville! Wednesday, December 10 from 6:00 to 8:00pm in the SCAT studio at 90 Union Square, Somerville. You are welcome to visit for any length of time while the hard-working, child-loving, jolly couple are here.

If you can't visit Santa here, watch Channel 3 and call in to talk to Santa on the telephone during that time. Call 617-628-8826. 

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Nepal has seen rapid political changes during the last two decades. On May 28, 2008, lawmakers in Nepal legally abolished the monarchy and declared the country a republic, ending 239 years of royal rule. A Maoist ideologue, and the newly appointed Finance Minister of Nepal, Dr. Baburam Bhattarai visited Boston and held a talk program at Harvard University on 14 October, 2008. In the talk program entitled ‘Penury to Prosperity’ Dr Bhattarai shared his vision and answered questions from the audience.

This program was produced by Eta and Eugene Shrestha.

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 Congratulations to the Next Generation Producers for winning a second place award for their public service announcement on peer pressure. The video is a dramatic presentation of how to resist gang involvement. It was produced by teens from the Somerville Boys and Girls Club and Centro Presente in the Spring of 2008. Instructors Dacia Kornechuk and Prince Charles led the group.

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Somerville Community Access television will provide an alternative to the standard TV election coverage by showing "Democracy Now's" election coverage from 10:00pm to midnight on Tuesday, November 4. The program will include live coverage of the results as they come in, on-the-ground reports from across the country, reactions from across the globe, and running in-depth analysis and commentary from a wide range of guests you won’t get anywhere else.

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Next Generation Producers are now at Somerville High as an after school club.

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Many thanks to the Massachusetts Cultural Council for continuing to support SCAT through its three-year Operational Support grant. 

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Daniel Marques is SCAT's new Youth Program and Membership Coordinator. He will lead the Next Generation Producers afterschool club at Somerville High School as well as other teen programs. Daniel is also the go-to person for membership questions.  

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 SCAT is offering SCAT members production classes in Portuguese this Fall. The Basic Portable Equipment class, which begins on October 7, covers the use of SCAT's professional camcorders and audio equipment. The Basic Editing class, which begins on November 18, introduces students to Final Cut Express. The fee for each class is $40. 

To become a member of SCAT, you must be a resident of Somerville and attend a free, 45-minute Orientation session. Call 617-628-8826 for more information.

Award-winning Boston animator Karen Aqua will conduct a five-week hands-on workshop in hand-drawn animation.

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