CUPERTINO TV PRODUCTIONS

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Hello February! This magical and transitional month is filled with vibrant colors and exciting events.

Daffodils are trumpeting their arrival, Hound’s Tongue displays its intense blue flowers, and Magnolias, Almond, Peaches, and Purple Plum trees bloom all around us. The last of the winter rainy days alternate with brilliant sunshine, and the rain brings the first bursts of color to the soft green hills and city trees, creating stunning double and triple rainbows. It’s as if we’re waking from a winter slumber, feeling the warmth of spring, even though it’s winter playing hide and seek with the spring season. It’s no wonder Valentine’s Day finds its perfect home in February, with the weather ideal for romantic outings. And if that’s not enough excitement, the Lunar New Year celebration follows, marking the year of the horse. But the most exciting news out there, this February, is a 10-day trip around the moon and back on NASA’s Artemis manned Moon mission. Keep your eyes open for the (next) schedule date.

So, in all respects, February is truly a remarkable month.

We’ve taken the lead in planning our production for this month. On January 24, we filmed a show on California native plants on location. We also visited the Moffett Museum on January 27 to scout angles for our long and short programs. We’ve uploaded photographs from our trip to our ‘On Location’ photo gallery. Take a look!

Early this month, we’ll be interviewing people in InOrbit for our Humanoid Summit show in downtown Mountain View.

As mentioned last month, we have several shows in the pipeline, including ones on mass transit in the Bay Area, the Humanoid Summit, a whimsical orchestra group, and many more.

Our heads are full of creative ideas and our calendar is filling up fast. We are really looking forward to give shape to these ideas, this wonderful month of February!

If you’re interested in learning more about us, check out our shows that are playing this month on Cablecast TV in approximately 13 communities across six TV stations from Menlo Park to Monterey County on our Shows page. Visit our YouTube channel and Facebook pages to give us your feedback.

If you have an idea of your own or are just curious, you are welcome to join us in one of our Tuesday production planning meetings at the CSC. We meet every month on the first and third Tuesdays at 10 AM.

Hope to see you soon!

Heads up!

CTVP meets every first and third Tuesday of a month at CSC at 10 AM
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Year of the Horse

New and Barely Old Shows

Grounds for Growth: Upcycling Coffee Grounds

Audrey and Kathleen founded “Everything Starts Small” (ESS) as children. Now this remarkable organization has grown into an international youth led movement focusing on environmental sustainability. Hear about one of their key initiatives about repurposing coffee grounds. Their work is such an awesome reminder that little steps can really make a big difference and how empowering young people can drive solutions to some of our biggest global challenges.
Producer/Editor: Grace Trafton & Wesley Orr

Project Sentinel

Project Sentinel is a nonprofit fair housing organization that advocates for equal housing opportunities, investigates discrimination, and educates communities on their housing rights.
Producer/Editor: Monica Yeung/ Jerry Oliver

Bagpipe Your Heart Out

This is a story about a group of people united by a passion for bagpipes and their love for each other. In thir own words.
Producer/Editor: Adek Hanukai

Governance in Action: The Cupertino Story

An in-depth discussion with Mayor Liang Chao of Cupertino examining city government structure and commissions, addressing current resident concerns, and spotlighting community initiatives designed to bring Cupertino residents closer together.
Producer/Editor: Ranjana Mehra

Short films from ShortFest 2025

New and not-so-new members got together to present their short films at our ShortFest 2025. It was much fun. Check it out in the Playlists tab of our YouTube channel.
Producers and Editors: CTVP Members

Bloom Where You Are Planted: Master Gardeners’ Chronicle

Join a vibrant group of Master Gardeners as they share research-based knowledge, transform virgin ground into a thriving garden, and gear up for their annual spring sale, transforming community landscapes with expertise and passion.

Producer/Editor: Ranjana Mehra

CTVP Life in Pictures

Our lives as producers revolve around the studio, meetings, and on location filming. With cameras that ride inside phones in our pockets and purses, photos of our lives abound. Check them out in this section. There are pictures from KMVT15’s field equipment class for Cupertino TV Productions, new members’ training on studio equipment, Volunteer Appreciation Lunch day at CSC, CSC’s Open house, post-production crew shoots and myriad others just because we came together to create something. Mostly because we are feeling good about ourselves or for members and partners who are volunteering — creating, crewing, and giving us a reason to celebrate creativity :)