This page presents videos created by and about GCW Members. Videos are not sponsored by GCW organization.
Many of these videos are from Auburn Community Television (ACTV).
For other videos from ACTV, visit their YouTube Channel here: https://m.youtube.com/user/actv20
A number of these videos listed below are from Jeannine Escallier Kato’s YouTube series, Staging the Third Act, a series of interviews by,, for, and about creative and productive baby boomers who are staging the Third Act of their lives without children, leaving their creative legacies to the universe. Some of those interviews with Gold Country Writers members are listed below. You can see the entire series here. Kato interviews all kinds of creative people, not just writers.
Rev. Dr. Betsy Schwarzentraub, June 2023
View ACTV Video of Rev. Dr. Betsy Schwarzentraub’s Interview on “Staging the Third Act”
Rev. Dr. Betsy Schwarzentraub was interviewed by Jeaninne Kato on the ACTV program, “Staging the Third Act.” The title of this program is “Faith—More than a Belief?”
Betsy talked about “faith” as basic trust in God, trying to live facing God in our relationships, as we grapple with the tough stuff in life, especially since the mandated virus lockdown. Her latest book, Tossed in Time: Steering by the Christian Seasons, gives a way to find our bearings in time not only year-round but also through each day and night.
Lisa Schliff, February 2023
View ACTV Video of Lisa Schliff’s February 2nd presentation at Temple B’nai Harim in Grass Valley.
Lisa Schliff gave a presentation about her inspiration and research for writing her new book “Fire in theSprings.”
Lisa discussed what motivated her, and how she went about researching her great-grandparents’ lives and the history of the era they lived in.
Frank Nissen, January 2023
View ACTV Video of Frank Nissen’s Interview on “Staging the Third Act”
Frank Nissen was interviewed by Jeaninne Kato on the ACTV program, “Staging the Third Act.”
Frank talked about his career in art. He worked in the animation field for forty years, doing visual and story development for projects that included “Pippi Longstockings,” as well as George Lucas’s “Droids” and “Ewoks” television series. He then spent fifteen years at Disney, doing story development for animated projects such as “Mulan” and “Tarzan.” Today, writing now occupies most of his energy.
Kathryn Shields, August 2022
View ACTV Video of Kathryn Shields’ Interview on “Staging the Third Act
Kathryn Shields was interviewed by Jeaninne Kato on the ACTV program, “Staging the Third Act.”
“Staging the Third Act” is by, for, and about Boomers who are staging the third act of their lives without children.
Kathryn’s topic is “Wonder all around: Finding the Magic and the Beauty.”
Del Whitely Dozier, May 2022
View ACTV Video of Del Whitely Dozier’s Interview on “Staging the Third Act
Del Whitely Dozier was interviewed by Jeaninne Kato on the ACTV program, “Staging the Third Act.”
“Staging the Third Act” is by, for, and about Boomers who are staging the third act of their lives without children.
Mary Helen Fein, February 2022
View Tenement Museum Virtual Book Talk Video on Stitching A Life by Mary Helen Fein
The tenement Museum on New York City’s Lower East Side was an inspiration for Mary Helen Fein as she wrote her novel “Stitching A Life,” about her grandmother’s coming to America in 1900 and living on the Lower East Side.