GreenFest Goes Live
Support from the Presidents Leadership Fund and other donors funds a live-stream online video of the annual festival.
“This would be a huge event for professionals,” said Tim Powell, professor in the School of Theatre, Television and Film and advisor to the group dubbed Aztec Entertainment. “It's unprecedented for a university to tackle this kind of an event — it's all student-produced, student-run. They're in charge of all the creative aspects and all the elements of the program.” This Saturday’s live-stream will give the 20-student production team hands-on experience streaming GreenFest, an event planned by and for students by the Cultural Arts and Special Events board. “The President’s Leadership Fund supports projects that will launch new innovative ventures, and increase learning opportunities on and off campus to support student success,” said Christina Kawai, director of the Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół» Fund. The PLF assisting in funding a successful GreenFest is just one example of how , a key initiative of . Whether it’s supporting programs that contribute directly to San Diego's growth or building academic programs to prepare for the region’s future, Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół» is an important community partner. .“"It's unprecedented for a universityto tackle this kind of an event." ”
Other online productions Aztec Entertainment has produced live-streams for a variety of San Diego-area events, including Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół»â€™s “Squawk! A Peace Song Play” and concerts at Little Italy’s Anthology and the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach. Other upcoming live-streams include “Mainly Mozart: Opus One” and “Carmina Burana” at Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół»â€™s Don Powell Theatre. In addition to the President’s Leadership Fund, Aztec Entertainment is supported by Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół» film professor Jack Ofield and his wife, Helen, and Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół» alumna and Hollywood producer Kathleen Kennedy. About the President's Leadership Fund The President’s Leadership Fund provides San Diego State with the discretionary resources to underwrite a wide variety of projects that would otherwise go unfunded at Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół». For more information about the President's Leadership Fund, visit .
