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November 2024 Overture Online: Gratitude in Harmony

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COVER STORY: Gratitude in Harmony: Give Back by Giving Thanks to Our Musical Community
GOTV by Nov. 5th! Sign Up for an Event Near You
Member Spotlight: Arturo Sandoval to be Awarded at 2024 Kennedy Center Honors
AFM Local 47 Honored at Delores Huerta Spirit Awards
AFM Goes to American Film Convention 2024
LA Phil Principal Concertmaster Martin Chalifour Announces Retirement
AFM, NBCUniversal Settle Civil Action; Submit Your Incomplete Track Info
AFM, SAG-AFTRA & Others Call Out TikTok’s Greed
Celebrations of Life: John T. Perrett, Ben Powell
Audition Notice: Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

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October 2024 Overture Online: Voting Matters!

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COVER STORY: Election 2024 – LA Fed Election Endorsements / GOTV Events Now Through November 5th
Resolution to Amend the Bylaws to be Voted Upon at General Membership Meeting October 28
Live TV Musicians Rally for a Fair Contract in NYC
Member Spotlight: Tom Morello
Congratulations 2024 Emmy Winners & Nominees
Music & Labor Support Congresswoman Judy Chu for Re-Election
Entertainment Community Fund Presents Free ‘Musicians Career Management’ Workshops
Final Notes: Joel B. Lish, Edgardo Simone, Gary Grant, John T. Perrett
Audition Notices: Modesto Symphony Orchestra, New West Symphony

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September 2024 Overture Online: We Are Labor

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COVER STORY: We Are Labor: Exploring Music’s Pivotal Role in the Labor Movement
Hollywood Union Labor Day Parade: Monday, September 2
Member Spotlight: Sheryl Crow
Next Local 47 Member Mingle: Friday, September 20
Joy Music House Score Production Workshop Celebrates Second Year
‘Star Wars’ Meets NASA: Hollywood Studio Symphony ‘Across the Stars’
Entertainment Unions Featured at Burbank Media Industry Job Fair
Entertainment Unions Support Striking SAG-AFTRA Video Game Workers
Labor Stands With Animation During Contract Negotiations
Audition Notice: New West Symphony

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August 2024 Overture Online: All Things Percussion

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COVER STORY: All Things Percussion
Announcing Our New Percussion Rehearsal Room
Member Spotlight: Alex Acuña
E2 is Here! Log In to Your New Online User Account
Parlaying Organizing Efforts: 2024 CA Labor Fed Convention
AFM Endorses Kamala Harris for U.S. President
#WhyUnion? Howie Rich Shares His Answer (and you can, too!)
Audition Notice: New West Symphony

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July 2024 Overture Online: Freedom

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COVER STORY: Freedom
Member Spotlight: Steven Allen Fox
Changes are Coming to our Website: Update Your Directory Profile Today
The Music Inside “Inside Out 2”
AFM Local 47 Members Celebrate Union PRIDE
Valley Economic Alliance Honors Controller Malia M. Cohen and Treasurer Fiona Ma
#WhyUnion? Norman Ludwin Shares His Answer
IATSE Secures Tentative Agreements

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June 2024 Overture Online: Labor Celebrates PRIDE ‎️‍🌈

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COVER STORY: Labor Celebrates PRIDE
Last Call – Spring Membership Drive Ends June 30th
Member Spotlight: LP
Next Local 47 Coffee Time Member Mingle: Friday, June 21
Action Alert: Protect Arts Funding in California
Book Review: “Union Divided: Black Musicians’ Fight for Labor Equality”
#WhyUnion? Share Your Answer
Motion Picture/TV Film: Important Dates for 2024
Organizing Updates

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May 2024 Overture Online: Musicians ARE Workers

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COVER STORY: Musicians ARE Workers – Celebrating our Profession on International Workers’ Day
2nd Annual AFM Local 47 Jazz Festival Photo Gallery
Spring Membership Drive: Spread the Word!
Member Spotlight: Pam Gates
Orchestration With Dr. Norman Ludwin – Free Classes for Members
Ensemble 2.0: Making Our Website Work Better for You
Volunteers Needed on May 11 to Help Stamp Out Hunger!

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April 2024 Overture Online: 2nd Annual AFM Local 47 Jazz Festival

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COVER STORY: 2nd Annual AFM Local 47 Jazz Festival: Free concert series April 14, 21 & 28
Inside the Pit at the 96th Annual Oscars
Member Spotlight: Jon Hammond
Spring Membership Drive: Spread the Word!
Abolish Poverty & Homelessness Initiative: Volunteers Needed
Pension Update on the Application for Special Financial Assistance

Auditions: Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera, Modesto Symphony Orchestra

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March 2024 Overture Online: Solidarity Wins!

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COVER STORY: Solidarity Wins! AFM Secures Tentative Agreement With AMPTP, Delivering Historic Wins for Musicians
Women’s History Month: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Member Spotlight: Lindsey Stirling
Join ‘The Crew’ at the Many Crafts, One Fight Rally on March 3
AFM Local 47 Endorses Adam Schiff for U.S. Senate
Music Performance Trust Fund 2024 Scholarship Applications Now Open
LA County Fed 2024 Voter Guide – Vote by March 5!

Auditions: Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera, Modesto Symphony Orchestra

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February 2024 Overture Online: African Americans and the Arts

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COVER STORY: Black History Month 2024: African Americans and the Arts
Hundreds Rally to Support Musicians at Film/TV Contract Bargaining Kick-Off Event
Member Spotlight: Kosine
L.A. Black Worker Center Receives $2.5 Million; Press Conference Feb. 2
Limited Pressing Agreement Recording Rates Increase in 2024
AFM Goes to NAMM! Highlights from the 2024 Show
Sony Pictures Entertainment Dedicates John Williams Music Building on Historic Culver City Lot

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