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Ten Percent. TV Listing. August – September 2016

Ten Percent — LGBT-TV for Northern California

Wednesdays, 7pm
Rebroadcast: Thursdays – Tuesday, 11:30am & 10:30pm
Saturdays & Sundays at 10:30pm
On Comcast Hometown Network Channel 104 in Northern California and in High Def on Channel 819

Episode # 321
Wednesday, August 3, 7pm
Rebroadcast: Thursday — Tuesday August 4 – 9, 11:30am & 10:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, July 6 – 7, 10:30pm
David Perry welcomes Czeslaw Walek, chairman of Prague Pride. Perry also speaks with Rick Gerharter about his 30 years as a photojournalist.

Episode # 322
Wednesday, August 10, 7pm
Rebroadcast: Thursday — Tuesday August 11 – 16, 11:30am & 10:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, August 13 – 14, 10:30pm
David Perry interviews Mark Jacobson, author of the novel Sensing Light chronicling three doctors during the onset of the AIDS epidemic. David Perry chats with with Mitch Mayne, an openly gay member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, about the rise of LGBT teen suicide in the Mormon community.

Episode # 323
Wednesday, August 17, 7pm
Rebroadcast: Thursday – Tuesday, August 18 – 23, 11:30am & 10:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, August 20 -21, 10:30pm
David Perry speaks with Emil Girardi and Cathy Michalek from Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly. Perry also chats with Samson Koletkar and Vasu Primlani from Desi Comedy Fest.

Episode # 324
Wednesday, August 24, 7pm
Rebroadcast: Thursday — Tuesday August 25 – 30, 11:30am & 10:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, August 27 – 28, 10:30pm
David Perry welcomes Okan Sengun, President and co-founder of the Center for Immigrant Protection. David Perry also interviews Paul Margolis of OurTownSF.

Episode # 325
Wednesday, August 31, 7pm
Rebroadcast: Thursday — Tuesday September 1 – 6, 11:30am & 10:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, September 3 – 4 , 10:30pm
David Perry speaks with Baruch Porras-Hernandez, writer and performer and program director of Donde Esta Mi Gente? Perry also speaks with the incomparable Jewelle Gomez, author of seven books including the legendary Gilda Stories.

Ten Percent is also available 24/7 through the “On Demand” Feature through your Comcast Cable Network. Choose “Get Local” and “Comcast Hometown” to access Ten Percent. Past shows may also be viewed online at www.comcasthometown.com.

Become a fan on Facebook: 10 Percent on Facebook

About Ten Percent:
Comcast Hometown Network (CHN), Comcast’s regional cable network covering Northern and Central California, continues its commitment to quality original programming with Ten Percent, a weekly interview series that focuses on lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender (LGBT) issues. The half-hour show, created and hosted by long-time San Francisco media professional David Perry, airs on Channel 104 and is available to all Comcast digital cable customers throughout Northern and Central California. Each episode will then be available online at www.comcasthometown.com as well as on Comcast’s popular ON DEMAND platform, which is free to Comcast digital customers.  To view Ten Percent ON DEMAND, Comcast Digital Cable customers can tune to Channel 1 on their Digital Cable lineup or press the ON DEMAND button on their remote control, then click on the “Get Local” section, then click on “Comcast Hometown.”

“I jokingly call the show ‘Charlie Rose for the LGBT world,” said David Perry, Producer/Host of Ten Percent. “We may be only ten percent of the general population, in round numbers, but our issues are one hundred percent front-and-center in today’s world. Whether it’s the fight for marriage equality or debates about gay clergy or the right to serve openly in uniform, our issues are reflective of the world at large.”

“David has a well-known and unique voice that bridges many communities,” said Jason Holmes, Executive Producer at Comcast Hometown Network. “David’s talents and the launch of Ten Percent further enhance Comcast’s commitment to our communities and Comcast Hometown Network’s compelling, community-based regional programming,”

Media Contact: DP&A, Inc., (415) 676-7007 / news@davidperry.com

Ten Percent. TV Listing. June – July 2016

Ten Percent — LGBT-TV for Northern California

Wednesdays, 7pm
Rebroadcast: Thursdays – Tuesday, 11:30am & 10:30pm
Saturdays & Sundays at 10:30pm
On Comcast Hometown Network Channel 104 in Northern California and in High Def on Channel 819

Episode # 316
Wednesday, June 29, 7pm
Rebroadcast: Thursday — Tuesday June 30 – July 5, 11:30am & 10:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, July 2 -3, 10:30pm
David Perry interviews co- founder of Richmond Rainbow Pride Cesar Zepeda, about the impact of the Orlando massacre on the Latino community.

Episode # 317
Wednesday, July 6, 7pm
Rebroadcast: Thursday — Tuesday July 7 – 12, 11:30am & 10:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, July 9 – 10, 10:30pm
David Perry welcomes writer and historian Dave Ford, discussing the lasting impacting of the Orlando shooting

Episode # 318
Wednesday, July 13, 7pm
Rebroadcast: Thursday — Tuesday July 14 – 19, 11:30am & 10:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, July 16 – 17, 10:30pm
David Perry speaks with the Right Rev. Marc Andrus, Episcopal Bishop of California, about the spiritual and religious ramifications of Orlando.

Episode # 319
Wednesday, July 20, 7pm
Rebroadcast: Thursday — Tuesday July 21 – 26, 11:30am & 10:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, July 23 – 24, 10:30pm
David Perry welcomes Kate Kendell Executive Director of National Center for Lesbian Rights, discussing the enduring legacy of Orlando on the LGBT community.

Episode # 320
Wednesday, July 27, 7pm
Rebroadcast: Thursday — Tuesday July 28 – August 2, 11:30am & 10:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, July 30 – 31 , 10:30pm
David Perry interviews California Senator Mark Leno about the political impact of Orlando.

Ten Percent is also available 24/7 through the “On Demand” Feature through your Comcast Cable Network. Choose “Get Local” and “Comcast Hometown” to access Ten Percent. Past shows may also be viewed online at www.comcasthometown.com.

Become a fan on Facebook: 10 Percent on Facebook

About Ten Percent:
Comcast Hometown Network (CHN), Comcast’s regional cable network covering Northern and Central California, continues its commitment to quality original programming with Ten Percent, a weekly interview series that focuses on lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender (LGBT) issues. The half-hour show, created and hosted by long-time San Francisco media professional David Perry, airs on Channel 104 and is available to all Comcast digital cable customers throughout Northern and Central California. Each episode will then be available online at www.comcasthometown.com as well as on Comcast’s popular ON DEMAND platform, which is free to Comcast digital customers.  To view Ten Percent ON DEMAND, Comcast Digital Cable customers can tune to Channel 1 on their Digital Cable lineup or press the ON DEMAND button on their remote control, then click on the “Get Local” section, then click on “Comcast Hometown.”

“I jokingly call the show ‘Charlie Rose for the LGBT world,” said David Perry, Producer/Host of Ten Percent. “We may be only ten percent of the general population, in round numbers, but our issues are one hundred percent front-and-center in today’s world. Whether it’s the fight for marriage equality or debates about gay clergy or the right to serve openly in uniform, our issues are reflective of the world at large.”

“David has a well-known and unique voice that bridges many communities,” said Jason Holmes, Executive Producer at Comcast Hometown Network. “David’s talents and the launch of Ten Percent further enhance Comcast’s commitment to our communities and Comcast Hometown Network’s compelling, community-based regional programming,”

media contact: David Perry / (415) 676-7007 / news@davidperry.com

Ciao! San Francesco! Hello San Francisco!

Italian Style Meets LGBT Tourism in New Free Travel App

WIMBIFY Creators Will be @ SF Pride Fair: Saturday & Sunday, June 25 & 26
Launch Party at San Francisco’s Catch: Tuesday, June 21, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
www.wimbify.com

21 June 2016 – San Francisco / Milan: In a world without borders we still need friends. Meet WIMBIFY — the best place online for saavy and friendly members of the LGBT community to meet other like-minded travel companions. To whit: WIMBIFY’s creative team will be in San Francisco for Pride Week, hosting a launch party on Tuesday, June 21, 5:30pm – 7:30pm at Catch (Castro & Market) and in their WIMBIFY branded booth during the weekend Pride Festival at San Francisco’s Civic Center Plaza (June 25 & 26).

NOTE:

RSVP is required for the June 21 launch event. Those members of the press or blogosphere interested in attending, please email news@davidperry.com

“Wimbify is designed for the gay globetrotter,” said Alessio Virgili, WIMBIFY CEO and co-founder. “Traveling alone can sometimes be lonely and more expensive. WIMBIFY is a safe community where LGBT people can meet travel companions. You can ask for a lift or meet a local for a more personalized and friendly travel experience.”

“WIMBIFY stands for ‘Welcome to my back yard,’” explains co-founder Andrea Cosimi. “The concept behind the application is based in the increasingly popular philosophy of the sharing economy.”

Designed for both iOS and Android platforms, WIMBIFY is a free app, and has been developed specifically for the international LGBT community.

Specifically, WIMBIFY is designed to:
• Find LGBT hospitality and gay friendly accommodations.
• Check and post reviews of travel hosts and homeowners.
• Find gay guides to help you “live like a local.”
• Search for travel companions or shared transportation cost opportunities.

“Wimbify is a way for people to share unique travel experiences and destinations, ” said Virgili. “It allows people to host others for free by using the WIMBIFY app. This isn’t about renting rooms or paying to use someone’s flat. It’s about meeting people for friendship and sharing resources. It’s about connection and safety. What better way for a member of the LGBT community to feel safe and secure in a foreign country than with a local member of that LGBT community as their guide. ”

Founded by Virgili and Cosimi, Sonders & Beach is already an established leader in European LGBT travel and tourism with well known brands such as Quiiky (the first Italian LGBT tour operator and developer of the “Untold History” tours including the renowned "Vatican in a Gay Light" tour of the Vatican Museum, MiTown (a leisure website for visitors to Milan), and QMagazine (an international biannual publication of LGBT culture and tourism).

“According to recent studies, 53 % of LGBT people travel and live alone,” said Virgili. “WIMBLIFY is a free, easy and convenient way to find travel companions, low price or even free accommodations and to take advantage of discounts specific to the LGBT community.”

“Frankly,” laughs Cosimi. “We designed WIMBIFY for people just like us.”

media contact: David Perry & Associates, Inc. (415) 676-7007 / news@davidperry.com

Sounds of Cinema and South-of-the-Border Music Close out San Mateo County Fair
The Peninsula Symphony (June 18) & traditional Latin Music Día De La Feria (June 19).

www.sanmateocountyfair.com
hashtag: # SMCF2016

18 June 2016 – San Mateo, CA: After a week of traditional and innovative pop, rock and soul concerts featuring the likes of Tower of Power, Night Ranger, Lone Star, The Boys of Summer – Eagles Tribute Band, Kansas and The Spinners, The San Mateo County Fair (www.sanmateocountyfair.com) closes out a wildly successful run with a pastiche of classical and movie theme music from The Peninsula Symphony (Saturday, June 18) and the ever-popular traditional Latin Music focused Día De La Feria (Sunday, June 19).

“Everyone loves the movies, and most everyone has a favorite movie theme,” says Dana Stoehr, COO for the San Mato County Fair noting that tonight’s offerings will feature music written for and featured in such Hollywood classics as Star Wars, Die Hard 2, Frozen, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Pink Panther and the Harry Potter series. “The audience will revel in some of the best known, and best loved, film scores. Great for all ages, this concert is sure to be a crowd-pleasing kick-off to the summer.”

Founded in 1949, Peninsula Symphony is a 90-member ensemble of professionally-trained community members and is the premier orchestral ensemble between San Francisco and San Jose. Each season the Symphony presents a dozen concerts featuring some of the best and brightest classical solo artists at locations in San Mateo, Redwood City, Stanford, Cupertino and Campbell in addition to free family concerts in San Mateo and Los Altos. The Symphony also features an active education and outreach program, giving thousands of students each year the chance to experience live music. Under the baton of Maestro Mitchell Sardou Klein, Peninsula Symphony is widely regarded as one of the finest community orchestras in the country.

“There is nothing more American than Latin music,” laughs Kaitlyn Bailey-Findley, in charge of new audience development, anxious to remind fairgoers to tweet out using the hashtag: #SMCF2016 “San Mateo and the Bay Area proudly celebrate the cultural diversity of our citizens and our musicians. You don’t have to speak Spanish to enjoy Spanish-language music. From the Latin GRAMMY nominated Los Guardianes del Amor and Central American Pop of Industria del Amor to the rock of Mi Banda el Mexicano and the increasingly well-known standards of Los Tiranos del Norte Los Tiranos del Norte from Mexicali, we have music: tenemos musica!”

Sponsors for the 2016 Concert Series at the San Mateo County Fair are: Coors Light, Blue Moon, Gold Rush Getaways, Sleeptrain Mattress Centers, Lifetime, First Choice Communications, Bay Area Air Quality Managment District, Welk Resorts, xfinity, Paradise Spas, SamTrans and the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

The San Mateo County Fair — “Where Tradition Meets Innovation” — is The Peninsula’s premier, community event for family fun and entertainment: June 11 – 19, 2016. Visit www.sanmateocountyfair.com often for regular updates, contest rules, schedules, promotions, and information.

This Weekend, June 18 & 19, “Summer Sailstice” Comes to Bay Area Waters and Land

Media Contact:
Erin Saberi, erin@davidperry.com, (916) 952-5080

TO:
Media Who Cover: Breaking News, Sports, Bay Area Waterfront.

WHO:
SailSFBay.org presents Summer Sailstice

WHAT:
Summer Sailstice San Francisco Festival 2016
– an annual global event celebrating sailing

WHEN:
Saturday, June 18 and Sunday, June 19
11:00 am – 6:00 pm

WHERE:
Encinal Yacht Club: 1251 Pacific Marina, Alameda, CA

DETAIL:
The Summer Sailstice San Francisco Festival is Northern California’s largest on-the-water celebration for everyone who loves sailing. Founded in 2001 by Bay Area resident John Arndt, Summer Sailstice has grown to become an annual global celebration of sailing in over 40 countries worldwide. Held on the weekend closest to the summer solstice, the free annual event that began with 200 boats sailing in the San Francisco Bay in 2001 will have close to 5,000 boats participating across the globe in 2016. Nearly 19,000 sailors will be aboard those boats on Saturday, June 18 and Sunday, June 19th with a schedule of local events worldwide that encourage the community to join in on the fun and celebrate sailing.

The San Francisco Festival is a collaboration of numerous SailSFBay.org affiliates launching from the primary location of Encinal Yacht Club in Alameda on June 18th. The Summer Sailstice 2016 Festival features a full weekend of sailing, cruising, racing, sailboat rides and onshore activities and entertainment, including the America’s Cup on display and a program of events with Tucker Thompson, the official host and spokesperson of the 35th America’s Cup.

Schedule and Activities: Press Availability All Day

11:00 AM: Summer Sailstice Kick-Off

11:30 AM: Explore the “Alma”, photos taken next to America’s Cup, sign-up for sail boat rides

12:00 – 6:00: Live Music, Delicious food and Dark ’N Stormies” all day long

12:30 PM: Cardboard boat building for all

1:30 PM: Small Boat Regatta

3:00 PM Alameda Fire Boat Water Cannon Show

4:00 PM: Cardboard Boat Races

For Encinal Yacht Club information: http://www.summersailstice.com/sf. For more SailSFBay.org affiliate events: http://www.summersailstice.com/Sailsfbay2016.

ONSITE COVERAGE OPPORTUNITES:
· National Historic Landmark scow schooner Alma will be open to the public for tours at the Encinal Yacht Club docks during Summer Sailstice. Alma was built in 1891 to carry cargo on San Francisco Bay and the Delta and Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers. Now she sails from San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park with school groups and the public. Alma has been active on San Francisco Bay for 125 years.

· Display of the America’s Cup and Tucker Thompson, the official Host of the 35th America’s Cup delivering a live, multi-media presentation about the America’s Cup, including an overview of the Cup’s storied history, a chance to relive the dramatic comeback of AC34, an update from the ongoing Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series events, and an inside look at what to expect for AC35 in Bermuda.

· Jack Van Ommen – author of Soloman: Alone at Sea with God and Social Security about his 9-year, 51 country and 6 continent circumnavigation voyage. ç.

· Andy Turpin of Latitude 38 and other Encinal Yacht Club speakers: http://www.summersailstice.com/encinal-yacht-club-seminars

ADDITIONAL BAY AREA COVERAGE OPPORTUNITIES
· Travis Lund (at the Treasure Island Sailing Center event) – Executive Director of Treasure Island Sailing Center, a non-profit business and US Sailing Certified Community Sailing Center providing affordable access to sailing and watersports to youth, adults and families. http://tisailing.org/about-tisc/welcome-to-tisc

· Stephanie Evans (at the Cal Sailing Club event) – Commodore of the Cal Sailing Club, a non-profit, volunteer run sailing club providing inexpensive public access to sailing. Stephanie sailed from China to San Francisco with the Clipper Race. http://www.cal-sailing.org

WHY:
Sharing The Joy and Accessibility of Sailing

Summer Sailstice celebrates the joy, adventure and accessibility of sailing for people from all backgrounds. While sailing often is portrayed as an elite sport, in actuality it is a fun, accessible sport shared by people from all walks of life. The vast majority of the millions of sailors worldwide, including more than 3 million in the United States, sail small boats, crew on other people’s boat or are members of community sailing and club programs.

Locally, San Francisco Bay is world-renowned as a sailing mecca and home to many world champion racers and successful world cruisers. There are almost 10,000 sailboats in the water between Stockton and San Jose and thousands more in dinghy racks, backyards and community programs like Shoreline, Cal Sailing, Lake Merritt, Treasure Island, and other on-land storage locations.

Additionally, Summer Sailstice celebrates accessibility to the outdoors and to nature, highlighting the Bay’s large ‘open space’ that is easily accessible to the Bay Area’s 7+ million residents. Summer Sailstice has joined with Sailors for the Sea to inform and mobilize sailors, their families and communities to enjoy and conserve the beauty of the oceans and to raise awareness of human impacts on the fragile marine environment and wildlife.

About SailSFBay.org
Founded in 2008, SailSFBay is an association of Bay Area sailing individuals and organizations committed to growing participation in sailing.