Archives: Jeanne Ferris

Inaugural Pioneertown International Film Festival on May 27-29, 2022

March 22, 2022 | By Jeanne Ferris | No Comments | Filed in: Jeanne Ferris.

The Pioneertown International Film Festival Announces the 2022 Lineup including the world premiere of the Jason Momoa-produced and starring in the Western, “The Last Manhunt.” The inaugural festival, presented by Fistful of Bourbon and The Autry Museum Of The American West, will be held on 27-29 May 2022, in Pioneertown, CA, at the original studios • Read More »

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California Ethnic Media Awards-WINNER!

June 7, 2021 | By Jeanne Ferris | No Comments | Filed in: Jeanne Ferris.

Look Ma!! I made it to the finalists—actually, I am a winner! So utterly grateful to have been awarded this Special Commendation by a jury of distinguished academia and veteran journalists. Thank you to Ethnic Media Services and California Black Media. I am honored. And thank you eternally to Terria Smith, editor extraordinaire at News From • Read More »

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WOW! We made it to 2021!

March 23, 2021 | By Jeanne Ferris | No Comments | Filed in: Jeanne Ferris.

Hallelujah! Praise the Lord. Pass the butter. Masks are still on, people are running for the COVID-19 vaccines. Moderna or Pfizer? That is the hot question right now…a new contender is on the horizon: Johnson & Johnson. One shot stop. Prefer that because I HATE needles. Won’t even watch it on movies and they love • Read More »

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Happy Birthday, Lorna!

July 12, 2020 | By Jeanne Ferris | No Comments | Filed in: Jeanne Ferris.

July 12, 1941  ~ September 14, 2018 Dear Mom, I hope where-ever you are, you’re in your favorite color, red, dancing to your favorite music: reggae. May your feet be young and your heart care-free. May you be light as a feather with the weight of pure gold and sparkling diamonds on your wrists, fingers • Read More »

Parallel Worlds – A “Zoom” Event

June 19, 2020 | By Jeanne Ferris | No Comments | Filed in: Jeanne Ferris.

A collaboration between the Advocates for Indigenous California Language Survival, the Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone Cultural Center and the Manzanar National Historic Site, made possible by a grant from the California Civil Liberties Education Program administered by the California State Library.   PLEASE JOIN US!! Blessings, J

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Monarchs in the Garden

May 28, 2020 | By Jeanne Ferris | No Comments | Filed in: Jeanne Ferris.

Hope and renewal is visiting me in the garden. A reminder from nature that life is transformation and time is a season that continues despite human intervention. With hope and faith, I look forward to the future through the lens of nature. Be healthy,  be kind to one another, and fly above the discord. xo, • Read More »

Happy Birthday Dad!

March 5, 2020 | By Jeanne Ferris | No Comments | Filed in: Jeanne Ferris.

Robert Joseph (mustache) March 5, 1936 ~ July 25, 2018 You loved the standards sung by Frank Sinatra. Your favorite song was “My Way”. I can still remember waking up to Peggy Lee singing, “Is That All There Is?” And Petula Clark. And Neil Diamond. I think you wanted to be Neil Diamond. Those “Hot August • Read More »

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