Kelly and Marty

Hey all!  The dream is being realized everyday and things are getting crazy!  But in a good way!

Things happened/happening since we received the Soup Stock #3 grant:

1.  Kelly graduated from Art School @ UofM!

2. Marty did an animation workshop for A Day of Alternative Education in Detroit Public Schools

3. A member from the Palmer Arts Council in Alaska has reached out through this blog to offer her place for us to stay and offer support in organizing a youth film workshop!

4. We did a photo shoot for Cara @ Sweet Plum Vintage after meeting her + Karl @ Soup Stock.  We’ll also be shooting a video for Real Time Farms, a network for finding fresh local food, started by Karl with Cara’s support!

5. Kelly and I were invited on a 6 day white-water rafting trip through Desolation Canyon, Utah.  We’ll be adventuring with 2 river guides, an archaeologist, a geologist, and some friends!  This trip from June 13-24th will prepare us for traveling up to the Great North!

6. We shot a music video for local artist Charlie Slick- still editing…

7. Marty finished his job teaching film to high school students through a grant at Eastern Michigan University.  Jacqueline Wood (Soup Stock #2 Winner) will be taking over Marty’s position for the summer and next school year.

8. We bought a TON of backpacking gear at the REI Memorial Day Weekend Sale

9. We’ve raised $2090 towards our $6000 goal through Kickstarter.  We only have 13 days until our deadline on June 14th to reach our goal.  We also offer rewards for pledges!  If we don’t reach our goal, we get zero- it’s all or nothing funding.

10. We’ve created our online media which we’ll update with the progress of our dream.  Please check out our Blog, Facebook, Youtube, and Twitter.

Whew!  So there it is!  Soup Stock has really sparked the energy and motivation of our Pan-American Dream!  Aside from providing the first grant/money we received, we’ve been able to make friends, network, get jobs, and help realize our dream.

We thank you Love Factory Collective and Soup Stock for making this happen!

If readers would like to help keep our momentum going, please consider a donation to our Kickstarter project.  If you cannot make a donation at this time, you can still help us a great deal by simply believing in us and sharing our project with friends!

Peace,

-Marty + Kelly

Tickets, tickets, tickets!

Hey!  Check out the SOUP STOCK 03 photos!

Marty Stano and Kelly Gallagher with their winnings.

SOUP STOCK 03 is all wrapped up and we’re proud to announce the winners are Marty Stano and Kelly Gallagher.  They received a $117 grant towards their upcoming road trip from Ann Arbor, MI to Alaska to Argentina.  They will be documenting the project along the way, as well as looking for opportunities to share their knowledge of filmmaking with children across the Western Hemisphere.

Today’s SOUP STOCK was a very close race, with Jeff Tenza’s local farmer film project being edged out by a single vote.  Jeff, we hope that you’ll resubmit your project next month since we think it’s an excellent idea.

Special thanks to Bad Fairy, Wonder Woman, and Anita LeBlanc for the amazing soups you made for us today.  Big ups to Friday Mornings @ SELMA for the use of bowls, spoons and napkins. To everyone who came out to support the project, we couldn’t have done it without you.  We hope to see you again next month!

U of M Graduate Studios, 1631 S. State St.

In case you’re planning to join us for SOUP STOCK 03 this weekend here is all the info you need to make it happen:

SOUP STOCK 03
Sunday, April 18th
12 – 2pm
U of M Graduate Studios
1631 S. State St.

Remember, you still have until tomorrow at 5pm to get your proposals in if you are planning to apply.   We hope to hear from you soon!

Recently, I was interviewed by Amy Whitehall for an article on the underground dining movement in Washtenaw County.  Follow the link to read her article titled, “Underground Eats” featuring SELMA, Bona Sera Supper Club, Yellow Door, and Soup Stock.

Soup's a cookin'!

Photos from today’s event are now up on Flickr.  Go look now!

C. Jacqueline Wood with Brad Wicklund and her wad of cash.

Wow!  Our inaugural Soup Stock event here in Ann Arbor was a great success.  First off, we would like to congratulate C. Jacqueline Wood for her winning project proposal titled REFUSE.  Thank you so much to everyone who attended the event.  Thank you to Hathaway’s Hideaway for proving such an amazing service and space to the Ann Arbor community.  A special thanks to Lisa Gottlieb for proving a warm potful of her Vegetarian Chili and to Friday Mornings @ SELMA for lending us their bowls, spoons, and napkins.  Another shoutout goes to Slow Food Huron Valley for supporting the event.  And last, but not least, to all of you who loaned us your slow cookers including Laura Meisler, Anita LeBlanc, Barb Marcotte, and Chrisstina Hamilton.

With everyone’s generous support we were able to award Jacqueline $149 towards her project.  We will be setting up a contributor account for her on this blog so you can follow the progress of her project.  Stay tuned for the April call for proposals!

Hathaway's Hideaway, 310 S. Ashley St., Ann Arbor, MI

We hope you are all planning to join us tomorrow for Soup Stock #2 here in Ann Arbor.  Below is all of the event info:

Soup Stock #2
Saturday, March 13th
12 (noon) – 2pm
Hathaway’s Hideaway
310 S. Ashley St
Ann Arbor, MI
Suggested Donation $5

-Guests may come and go at any time from 12 – 2pm as we will be serving soup and collecting votes.

Just in case you have never been to Hathaway’s Hideaway before, we’ve provided a visual above to aid you in finding it.  Also, here is the Google Map: Hathaway’s Hideaway

Thanks to Lesya Godfrey we had plenty of great photos to choose from.  20 of our favorites have been posted to the Love Factory Flickr photostream.  See for yourself.