Monday, July 12th 2021
Hollywood Salon…on Zoom!
Special Guest: Actor Abby Miller
![]() Let’s be honest: the entertainment world can frequently seem like a fortress, where only a few soothsayers know the right password to enter. Yet this month’s special guest, an actor who hails from Nebraska, has been able to utter ‘open sesame’ to some of our time’s most iconic sets.
Join us on Zoom next Monday to ask questions about how she made magic happen, booking role after role on award-winning, hour-long dramas. Hear how her acting career took her from Clay Center to the center of Tinseltown!
Abby currently stars on the Apple TV+ original series HOME BEFORE DARK. Prior to this, Abby appeared as a series regular on THE SINNER, where she played Officer Caitlin Sullivan opposite Bill Pullman. Her turn as Charles Manson follower Mary Brunner on AQUARIUS came on the heels of her dynamic turn as Ellen May on the FX original series, JUSTIFIED. Abby also recurred as Emily Greenstreet on THE MAGICIANS. Other TV credits include: IMPOSTERS, STATION 19, SNOWFALL, THE REAL O’NEALS, THE CATCH, GREY’S ANATOMY, LAW AND ORDER SVU, and MAD MEN. She also appeared in numerous feature films such as the 2010 Sundance Selection ONE TOO MANY MORNINGS and the indie feature CONGRATULATIONS (co-written by Miller). NCCers, Mark Your Calendars!
The Hollywood Salon with Abby Miller
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Monday, June 14th, 2021
Hollywood Salon…on Zoom!
Composer Panel: LEANNA PRIMIANI, JEFFREY GOLD, & DEVIL’S THREESOME CREATORS
![]() Have you ever turned down the volume during a horror movie to find…it isn’t scary at all? The epic soundtracks to the films we love help us feel as the director intended. Movies would be missing an entire sensory component without this month’s special guests and their talents. Join us on Zoom next Monday to meet this panel of musicians, composers, and creative directors who have taken their musicianship to the silver screen to inspire us to feel a full range of emotions. LEANNA PRIMIANI is a musical storyteller. Using electronics as well as orchestral instrumentation, she explores the limits of musical form, sound, and time. As a conductor, her credits include the NATIONAL SYMPHONY and LA OPERA. Her music is championed by the NASHVILLE SYMPHONY, the CABRILLO MUSIC FESTIVAL, and the CENTRE DE CRÉATION MUSICALE IANNIS XENAKIS (Paris). As a composer for film and television, her credits include SIGNAL, and THE BAD SEED, directed by and starring Rob Lowe.JEFFREY GOLD began his career as a film composer in 1996 when he scored the music to his doc short, ISLES IN THE MIDST OF THE GREAT GREEN SEA. While attending Cambridge, he scored the short film, MONK, which premiered at the Bafta Centre in Cymru, Cardiff, Wales. Other credits include TONY & LOUISE, WE CAN DO BETTER, AMERICA, VALLEYHEART, and the award-winning score to COIN. He is currently working on the score for the monologue, THE CLERK. Jeffrey is also an accomplished playwright and screenwriter. DEVIL’S THREESOME (creative team below) is a 22-minute animated horror/comedy for adults, featuring music from the band, GWAR, and original compositions. OLIVIA TAPHORN is a Music Supervisor and clearance specialist for US and International film, TV, advertising & new media on behalf of production companies, networks, ad agencies & music supervisors. Owner of the midwest-based Rhythm and Roads, she’s cleared music for Gillette, supervised the film THE JOB, & is currently supervising the doc, OPERATION KINGPIN: 27 MINUTES AT SON TAY, and the feature doc, FULL OUT
JOSEPH NEIDORF is a film composer who has written for comedy, drama, & action films, as well as reached over 1,000,000 viewers through political video soundtracks for the Biden Digital Coalition, Creatives 4 Biden, and the SuperPAC, Meidas Touch. He is in the process of founding Living Library Music, an innovative service that will merge the detailed expression of custom scores with the efficiency of music libraries. KELLY EISENBRAND is an animation comedy writer represented by The Jackson Agency. She has worked in a 2-day writer’s room at Fonco Studios, and writes for both children & adult audiences. She MARCO OLIVARES AGUILAR is a storyboard artist working in animation. He has boarded for several animated television pitches and has done animation for award-winning student films. Are you a Director, Producer, or Actor looking for music for your project? Come meet the professionals who can provide exactly what you need, and hear how they go about collaborating to make it happen!
THE Hollywood Salon Composer Panel Celebrate with your worldwide NCC Family. Let’s Zoom Party together! |
Monday, February 8th, 2021
Hollywood Salon…on Zoom!
Special Guest: Leta Powell Drake – Actress, Producer, Writer
![]() This month’s guest made a fresh name for herself when a compilation of her celebrity interviews went viral via Twitter last November. Many have said her bold, brash interview style was legendary for its time, as she interviewed stars like Carrie Fisher, Tim Curry, and Tom Hanks.
Join us next Monday to meet her (on Zoom) & hear how this Cornhusker made her mark! And how Johnny Carson himself dubbed her, “Leta of Lincoln.” LETA POWELL DRAKE is an actress, writer, producer, and perhaps best known to Nebraskans as KALAMITY KATE, the television personality from CARTOON CORRAL (1967-1982). She made a name for herself over a 50 year professional broadcasting career. ![]() She moved to Lincoln in 1960 for her post graduate studies, and it was at that time that she began working for KLIN Radio and KOLN-TV. Notably, she produced the 10/11 Morning Show for 25 years, interviewing more than 1,000 movie and TV celebrities, humanitarians, and two presidents, and boasts more than 10,000 television shows hosted and produced during her career. ![]() She spent three years writing THE CALAMITIES OF KALAMITY KATE, which looks back and reflects upon her work during the Golden Age of television. Drake is known for her work to help those suffering from muscular dystrophy, and has been awarded numerous honors for her work both on and off of the silver screen.
Click below to play the interview compilation that became a viral sensation! THE Hollywood Salon with Leta Powell Drake
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Monday, January 11th, 2021
Hollywood Salon…on Zoom!
Special Guest: You and Your Fellow NCCers
![]() 2021 is here! And with it, our annual mini film festival – now showing on Zoom! We look forward to seeing your work and celebrating the New Year with you!
You’ll have three minutes to share whatever you’d like. Details on how to showcase your work are below. See you Monday! SALONFEST: THE THREE MINUTE FILM FESTIVAL, our ever-popular NCC mini-film festival, makes its debut on Zoom! This is where we will show three minutes of anything you want to showcase – for your Hollywood Family. There’s a ton of talented folks in the NCC, and many of you have found ways to create some amazing work the past year – despite a pandemic! This is our chance to see a bit of what you’ve been up to. Cue up your latest short, reel, or anything you helped to create, and we’ll show three minutes of it at the January Salon. You’ll get a minute to tell us about it, before or after. (Got something longer? Barter with others to share your time…) Please send your files to Roslin at roslin.real@gmail.com and she will handle the tech! It will be an eclectic and fast-paced evening…no telling what surprises we will be seeing. Webisodes. New acting reels. Docs. Kickstarter promos. All kinds of YOUR latest masterpieces. Whatever you want to share with the group — this is your chance to show off. If you know what you’ll be sharing, give us a heads up on our socials — then we can update everyone here what to expect in the next email blast. Or just show up Monday and surprise us. Come to share or come to see what your friends have been creating. It’s a great way to get to know all the talent in this group, develop collaborations, and to participate by showing us what you got in a safe and friendly environment. SalonFest is always one of the most fun Salons of the year. |
Save The Date: The Holiday Hollywood Salon
December 14th from 7:30-9:30 PM – on Zoom!
You are cordially invited to the 28th Annual (First Time Virtual) Hollywood Salon Holiday Zoom Party! We want to celebrate with YOU and our Hollywood Nebraska family. Join us on Monday, December 14th for laughs, music, & our special guest…
Actress, Producer, and Omaha Native
Gabrielle Union!
![]() You won’t want to miss Gabrielle and all the NCC gang from Hollywood to Omaha – or wherever in the world you are. We’ll all gather, remotely on Zoom, on Monday night, December 14th from 7:30-9:30pm for our 28th Holiday Party. We’re starting a little earlier so folks joining us from Nebraska and beyond can make it!
Know that we are putting together a great show for you – TWO HOURS of schmoozing, music, comedy, Santa, and a very special conversation with Omaha-born actress Gabrielle Union, joining us for her first Salon! Tickets will be available this week via our website…stay tuned! |
Happy Thanksgiving!
![]() From the Nebraska Coast Connection
On this day of gratitude, we would like to thank YOU. You have helped make the Nebraska Coast Connection possible these 28 years, with 25 of them hosting monthly Salons! We couldn’t have done it without you. In the spirit of thanks, enjoy a compilation of your 25th Birthday year toasts here!
We are so grateful to connect with new and familiar faces each month, near and far, on Zoom. Seeing you has helped us remain positive through this time. Though 2020 has been unique, it’s still got love to share! Come closer for our BIG ANNOUNCEMENT… Actress, Producer, and Omaha Native Gabrielle Union will be our Special Guest at the December 14th Holiday Salon!
You won’t want to miss Gabrielle and all the NCC gang from Hollywood to Omaha – or wherever in the world you are. We’ll all gather, remotely on Zoom, on Monday night, December 14th from 7:30-9:30pm for our 28th Holiday Party. We’re starting a little earlier so folks joining us from Nebraska and beyond can make it! Know that we are putting together a great show for you – TWO HOURS of socializing, music, comedy, Santa, and a very special conversation with Omaha-born actress Gabrielle Union, joining us for her first Salon! Tickets will be available soon…stay tuned! Happy Thanksgiving! We wish you and yours all the best on this day!
-Todd & the NCC |