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2 4 SXS W O R L D | M A R C H 2 0 1 7 I N T E R ACT I V E / F I L M | SXSW.COM MUSIC BLOGGERS GUIDE TO SXSW Still have some gaps in your SXSW Music Festival schedule? The Music Bloggers Guide to SXSW is back! Featuring 100 artists with previews from respected independent music bloggers throughout the industry, The Music Bloggers Guide to SXSW is our premier discovery tool for exploring up-and-coming 2017 Showcasing Artists. Check it out at bloggersguide. sxsw.com on desktop or mobile devices. GARETH EDWARDS TO GIVE SXSW FILM KEYNOTE Still fresh from his success with the latest addition to the Star Wars universe, Rogue One, director Gareth Edwards will deliver a keynote speech at SXSW. With his career leaping into hyperspace since his Monsters world premiere at SXSW 2010, this is sure to be a fasci- nating event. Don't miss it, tomorrow (Monday) at 11am in Room 18ABCD of the Austin Convention Center. MARGINAL GAINS AND DESIGN On Tuesday in Salon H at the JW Marriott (110 E. 2nd St), join ex-profes- sional cyclist and Critical Mass CCO Conor Brady and Hannah Ellis-Petersen, culture editor from The Guardian, for "How Marginal Gains is turning 'Good' to Gold" in which the two will discuss how the philosophy of marginal gains (small incremental improvements over a period of time) is beginning to impact education and design. The talk is part of SXSW's Interactive's Design track. See SXSW GO app for more details. HOW TO ATTEND SXSW SCREENINGS + VENUE STATUS BOARDS Learn about our access procedures at sxsw.com/festivals/film/attending-sx- sw-film-screenings, but pay particular attention to our Venue Status Boards, They're a great way to help determine whether a venue has seats available: GREEN means GO! - Lots of seats left YELLOW means HURRY! - It's filling up fast, so hustle. RED means FULL! - No need to try this one, it's sold out. Find it at vsb.sxsw.com or on the SXSW GO App. Lemon Twigs, photo by Autumn de Wilde AJ Tracey, photo by Jun Yokoyama MUSIC OPENING PARTY Kick off the 2017 SXSW Music Festival at Maggie Mae's on Tuesday. The SXSW Music Opening Party sponsored by Sensu Music, begins at 6pm and will include performances by !!!, Marie Davidson, The Lemon Twigs, Tredaci Bacci, and Noname. The party will be open to Music and Platinum badgeholders, as well as Showcasing Artist wristbands. JOURNALISM TRACK In the context of the Trump Administration's heated attacks on the media, it bears repeating that SXSW has added a Journalism track to the 2017 event. Running through Thursday, March 16, this track is part of our Convergence initiative – meaning that it is open to all SXSW badge types. Some especially relevant and timely programming to check out includes "How Bots Are Automating Fact- Checking," "Echo Chambers: Healing Our Social Media Algorithms," "Playing Nice: Redesigning Online Commenting," and "A Post-Truth World? Nope – We Can Fight Fake News." Check the SXSW GO app or schedule.sxsw.com for more details. Photo courtesy of Garphic Stock