Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Venice Arts Council News
Comment on Mural Preservation and VNC
Photos of events in Oaxaca online at SPARC
beyond baroque
7 Dudley, Sponto, Documental, PXL THIS
Parlor Performances
Message from Robert Greenwald Re: Iraq for Sale
Virtual Venice News in it's entirety
Holy Barbarians - Voice in the Well.
Venice Canal Boat Parade
Gajin Fujita - at LA Louver Thursday - scenesters!
collected links
---------------------------------------
We are so happy Venice got funding from VNC for mural preservation, but
if I may repeat, if there's a will, there's a won't. CJ Cole has been trying
hard to overrule the VNC board, but she eventually decided to quit VNC
rather than sign the check that the council authorized. Do you think she will
continue her primarily self-promoting arts newsletter?
---------------------------------------------------
Photographer Francisco Alvarado has taken front line pictures
of what is going on in Oaxaca. SPARC is hosting them here:
http://www.sparcmurals.org/downloads/OaxacaImages/index.htm
--------------------------------------------------------
beyond baroque
7 Dudley Cinema - Venice ongoing film series www.81x.com/7dudley/cinema
DOCUMENTAL - Santa Monica ongoing film series www.unurban.com/action/nightly/mon
Suzy Williams - live music events: Feb 24 www.muralista.org/suzy
Sponto Gallery - art, poetry and music events: Dec 16, Jan 27
MESS- live interview series: Phil Proctor Nov 30 www.beyondbaroque.com
PXL THIS Film Festival - toy camera screenings: Nov 18 www.indiespace.com/pxlthis
Marshall McLuhan-FINNEGANS WAKE Reading Club www.jesgrew.org/wake/
See and hear Gerry Fialka's new HOW TO MAKE A YOUTUBE VIDEO THAT IS NOT A YOUTUBE VIDEO on youtube.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSN4aX-YIEQ#GU5U2spHI_4
and his BLACK SHOE POLISH http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4uzfzmAuVI
and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nn1o829Sy2w
and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWfM-_SlZIA
See and hear SUZY WILLIAMS on youtube.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ-GrEQsEKA
and see photos of her latest show on flickr.com
Thank You, Gerry Fialka 2427 1/2 Glyndon Av, Venice CA 90291
310-306-7330 pfsuzy@aol.com
7 DUDLEY CINEMA shows the following films at SPONTO Gallery, 7 Dudley Ave, Venice, 310-306-7330, free admission, 8:00pm, www.81x.com/7dudley/cinema Come early - seating is limited & pre-shows
***URPOMES - Sponto's "kNOw rules" poetry-spoken word series 7pm on 4th Tuesdays, win $50 for your poem***
WED, Nov 8. NEVER A DULL MOMENT: 20 YEARS OF THE REBIRTH BRASS BAND ('05, 90m) Charlie Brown captures the celebratory streets of New Orleans with the thrilling mixture of funk and traditional brass band songs. From Clark High School to their triumphant 20th Anniversary party at Tipitina’s, Brown examines the Treme neighborhood that spawned the band, the marvel and mystery behind second-line parades and the fusion of Mardi Gras Indians with brass band sounds. With historian/clarinetist Michael White & poet/historian John Sinclair. 6pm: BELOW SEA LEVEL STORIES ('06, 64m) Post-Katrina short docs, animation & experimental films by New Orleans filmmakers, curated by Courtney Egan, provide a glimpse into the psyche of the Sinking City. 7pm: ALWAYS FOR PLEASURE ('78, 58m) Les Blank's soul-satisfying insider's portrait of New Orleans' street celebrations and unique cultural gumbo: Second-line parades, Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest. With Professor Longhair, the Wild Tchoupitoulas, the Neville Brothers and more.
WED, Nov 15. TV JUNKIE ('06, 112m) Producer Jeff Scheftel presents the uncut version of this riveting journey into the heart of darkness, where one man's fight for survival is caught on tape in an unprecedented way. A self-imposed The Truman Show with a dark twist, TV Junkie transcends one man's tragic story and becomes a harrowing reflection on a generation obsessed with celebrity and technology. Utilizing more than 3,000 hours of footage, the filmmakers tackle the Herculean task of editing it with intelligence, compassion, and honesty to tell this unbelievable story that is both a cautionary tale and a gripping portrait of a TV junkie. Plus a sneak peek at Scheftel's new LORD BUCKLEY doc. VANISHING AMERICA ('05,6m) Lance Miccio's historical reflection on the jukebox as a shared experience. Plus 6:30pm live music by master trumpeter Paul Litteral, who's played with The Rolling Stones, Tom Waits and Robert Plant.
SAT, Nov 18. PXL THIS 16 - 7 & 9pm: 2 different shows, toy camera festival www.indiespace.com/pxlthis The irresistible irony of the PXL is that the camera's ease-of-use and affordability, which entirely democratizes movie-making, has inspired the creation of some of the most visionary, avant and luminous film of our time.
WED, Dec 6. SADAA E ZAN (Voices of Women) ('03, 70m) Renee Bergan's intimate look at the contemporary challenges facing the women in Afghanistan offers an astonishingly unsentimental view of post-Taliban life. The award winning film is composed of testimonials from women and girls who describe firsthand what it was like to live in fear for over five years, stripped of all rights and denied any access to education or meaningful work. Despite the consequences, many engaged in daring efforts to provide medical care and underground schools for women and children. Bergan, who will be present for discussion, captures the resilient spirit of these women as they bravely emerge from the rubble of tyranny and oppression, determined to reach freedom. Plus: THE TRIBE ('05, 17m) Tiffany Shlain uses the Barbie doll's Jewish inventor Ruth Handler as a jumping-off point to tell two seemingly disparate histories (Jewish culture and Ken's plastic girlfriend) that nevertheless converge in unexpected ways. 6:30- Bluesmama Joy Rippel, 7:30- Venice's own sexy seasonal songbirds The Off Their Jingle Bell Rockers
WED, Dec 13. BALLOONHAT ('05, 88m) A.G.Vermouth emotionally documents balloon twister Addi Somekh and photographer Charlie Eckert's journey across the world, revealing not only the travails of a grassroots art project, but also America’s changing status on the world stage. Each new culture embraces their balloon art, from Rio’s beaches to the rubble of Sarajevo. "Vermouth’s skillful telling of Somekh and Eckert’s unique story through the most gorgeous images will put a lasting smile on the face of all who see it." -Film Exposed. 7pm preshow: Somekh will demostrate wild balloon twisting & play far-out funky music on the balloon bass with his band UNPOPABLE.
SAT, Dec 16. CIRCLE OF COLOR winter solstice art & music show from 5-10pm
--------------------------------------------
Parlor Performances:
PARLOR PERFORMANCES @ STEINWAY HALL presents...
** Fri. Dec. 1 @ 8pm * Kres Mersky's "The Life and Times of A. Einstein"
** Mon. Dec. 4 @ 8pm * Singing Darwinian Scholar Richard Milner's
"Charles Darwin: Live & In Concert"
** Wed. Dec. 20 @ 8pm * Musical Comedian Marie Cain's "Baby Bloomer: Is
there Life After 50?"
DETAILS...
** Fri., Dec. 1 @ 8pm * Kres Mersky's smart, witty "The Life and Times of
A. Einstein"
"...talented and original, a woman with a marvelous mind." LA Weekly *
"...a tour de force for Mersky, she is truly marvelous." Daily Variety
An offbeat, humorous look at a day in the life of the great scientist as
seen through the eyes of his secretary/ watchdog, Ellen. Loosely based on
the actual German, Jewish woman who was Einstein's "chief cook and
bottle-washer."
** Mon., Dec. 4 @ 8pm * Singing Darwinian Scholar Richard Milner's
CHARLES DARWIN: LIVE & IN CONCERT
"A witty and erudite blend of Stephen Jay Gould and Tom Lehrer, "Darwin"
is a journey through the legacy of the great man and his history...the
smartest show in town.� TimeOut/NewYork
A rare L.A. appearance by the NY-based singing anthropologist! He has
performed to packed houses at museums, universities, and scientific
meetings world-wide -� and even for the Darwin family! The show traces
Darwin's voyages of discovery, his rush to finish the "Origin of
Species", the Scopes Trial, and current c ontroversies.
*** Wed., Dec. 20 @ 8pm * Musical Comedienne Marie Cain�s �BABY: BLOOMER:
Is there Life After 50?�
Often compared to Tom Lehrer and Randy Newman, Marie has worked with such
comedy legends as Steve Martin, Lily Tomlin, Billy Crystal, Robin
Williams and Jim Carrey.
Marie is an award-winning composer/lyricist ("Naked Boys Singing" in its
6th year off-Broadway / "Too Old for the Chorus"). From politics to
plastic surgery -- from AARP to zygotes -- no age-related issue is too
sacred for Marie to confront head-on and rhyme internally!
Steinway Hall * 12121 W. Pico Bl. (Fields Pianos - level P2) in West L.A.
* RSVP: jeannine@frankentertainment or (310) 471-3979 * $25/$20
cash/check * Lower price applies w/ RSVP a week or more in advance
------------------------------------------
>From Robert Greenwald:
Dear Brave New Supporters,
When we started in January, war profiteering was a subject that desperately needed attention. It was a story that wasn't being told and the issue cried out for exposing. And then this past Sunday November 12 the issue was front and center on page one of the New York Times and all over the news. In different and various permutations, the headlines all read that there will be hearings, there will be oversight, questions will be asked. The profiteers will be exposed.
Is amazing too strong of a word? It is a result of all your efforts.. Your support of Iraq for Sale and the issue of war profiteering has been remarkable.
So, thank you to the volunteer researchers who worked in secret to get us key information.
Thank you to the thousands of screening hosts who made over 4,000 official screenings happen.
Thank you to the Patriots Against War Profiteering who donated 8,500 DVDs to libraries, schools, and military installations around the country and around the world so this film can be seen by as wide an audience as possible. Read some responses from folks who received the film, like that of Army Medic Dan Walsh who wrote to us while serving in Iraq “This stuff needs to be known by the average American."
Thank you to Senator Dorgan, his staff and the Democratic Policy Committee who hosted hearings in DC on this issue- and invited people in Iraq for Sale to participate and share their stories. You can watch video of the hearings at the DPC website.
Thank you to the elected officials like Senator Harry Reid, Senator John Kerry, and Congressman James Clyburn who used the film to call attention to the issue and the need for oversight and accountability in the war.
Thank you to all the candidates who ran for office in last week's election - like Jim Webb, who saw the film and immediately agreed to introduce it at our DC premiere and then organized over 100 screenings in Virginia- and candidates across the country like Sherrod Brown and Bernie Sanders who used the film in their campaigns and urged voters to choose a new path.
Thank you to the folks at UNITE HERE who hosted hundreds of screenings across the Mid-West and reached thousands of union members with the film.
Thank you to the heroes and heroines in the military, like Sergeant Jon LaCore who wrote to us after watching the film in Iraq. In his letter he said, "I'm anxious to see if a change in the House and Senate will bring about a change here in Iraq." And, looking at the Sunday paper, it looks as though he may get to see change happen.
A deep heart-felt thank you to all the families and patriots who participated in this film. Your bravery in sharing your stories has touched millions. You have brought about real change and for that we are all grateful.
And finally THANK YOU to the 3,000 of you who contributed 50 dollars or more to make the film happen. We want you to know the front page of the New York Times would not have read the way it did, if all of you had not made it possible to begin the work on the film with your generous contributions.
Each and every one of us at Brave New Films sends our great appreciation, respect and deepest thanks for an amazing job. We celebrate the critical raising of this issue, we salute those who have stepped forward to tell the story at great personal sacrifice. We grieve for those whose lives have been sacrificed to profiteering. And, we look forward to the work ahead to make sure the profiteers are stopped.
Come January we look forward to getting your ideas on what's next for Brave New Films.
Yours sincerely,
Robert, Rick, Jim, Jimmy, Sarah, Tracy, Devin, Paris, Lissette, Jesse and everyone at Brave New Films
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ VIRTUAL VENICE NEWS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Get your XMAS (or as we prefer Christma-Hanu-Rama-Ka-Dona-Kwanzaa) ON!
Dear Venice People,
Find tempting Venice memorabilia for holiday shopping at Virtual Venice
(actuallyit's an eBay page) AND help keep Virtual Venice going.
http://stores.ebay.com/Art-a-la-Hartman_Venice-memorabilia_W0QQcolZ2QQdirZ1QQfsubZ20QQftidZ2QQtZkm
OR http://tinyurl.com/kfkls
Books and magazines Dollhouse miniatures decorated with Venice scenes from the old days
T-shirts Videos and CDs and DVDs
Free Venice Beachhead Enhanced Vintage Postcards
Fox Venice Theater programs
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*****This is a unique, one-of-a-kind, original collectible item. Nobody else in
the world has this! 12 miniature mugs (standard dollhouse scale) with the names
of the Kinney
family:
Abbot Kinney, founder of Venice, California; his first wife Margaret and their
children Lucy, Thornton, Franklin, Kent, Sherwood, Innes and Carlton (not all of
them lived to adulthood but they are all commemorated here) and the second Mrs.
Kinney, Winifred, and the two children of that marriage, Clan and Helen.
Also, two scalloped-edge trays to keep the mugs on. One tray shows a canal
bridge, the other the Noah's Ark attraction on the old Venice Pier.
The mugs are each about 3/8" high, the trays are each 1-1/2" across.
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Call Someplace Paradise and Ghost Town: A Venice California Life - two books by
the Virtual Venice webslave
http://stores.ebay.com/Art-a-la-Hartman_Venice-California-books_W0QQcolZ2QQdirZ1QQfsubZ5QQftidZ2QQtZkm
OR
http://tinyurl.com/k38dl
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Original paintings of Venice scenes
http://stores.ebay.com/Art-a-la-Hartman_Venice-California-paintings_W0QQcolZ2QQdirZ1QQfsubZ2QQftidZ2QQtZkm
OR
http://tinyurl.com/yyuaoe
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NEW AT VIRTUAL VENICE THIS MONTH:
http://www.virtualvenice.info/
JJ's UNIVERSE: Pixiedust's Creativity Quotes - pages and pages of inspiration
for the artist, writer, musician or any creative person from JJ's friend
Pixiedust
NEW ENTRIES in "Nobody Leaves Venice
NEW Venice links, including John Cline's video of Bob Schmidt, "Alky Bob"
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PASSING THIS ALONG........
We are opening a Deli at the corner of Speedway and Windward called
Danny's Venice Deli. Rip Cronk is doing a 40' mural of the last 100 years of
Venice in the Deli and we are looking for pics of Goldie Glitters, Ruby
Whiteaker, various Venice Beat Poets and any suggestions for the mural. Please
eamil me to Dansinvenice@aol.com or bring them by. My cell is 310-989-6200.
Thank
you. Daniel samakow (Danny)
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Your options for starting or ending participation are published on
the website at http://www.virtualvenice.info/newspage.htm
Pat Hartman
305 W. Magnolia PMB 386
Fort Collins CO 80521
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ VIRTUAL VENICE NEWS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~END
"HOWL” … 50 YEARS LATER … “A NIGHT WITH THE HOLY BARBARIANS”
In recognition of the 50th anniversary of Allen Ginsberg's great counter culture poem “HOWL,” the Voice in the Well Readers Theater will present Grace Godlin's work “A Night with the Holy Barbarians” about the wild night Ginsberg visited Venice Beats. The production will be presented on Sunday, November 26, at 7:00 PM at Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Boulevard. Admission is $10.00; a reception follows the event. For more info: voiceinthewell@hotmail.com.
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25 ANNIVERSARY VENICE CANALS HOLIDAY BOAT PARADE
The Venice Canals Association will hold their 25 Anniversary Holiday Boat Parade and Home & Bridge Decorating Competition on the weekend of December 16th and 17th. Judging for the homes and bridges will be Saturday evening, the 16th. The gala boat parade will begin at 4:30 PM on the 17th. For more info ... give me a call at 310.823.3129.
Photos of events in Oaxaca online at SPARC
beyond baroque
7 Dudley, Sponto, Documental, PXL THIS
Parlor Performances
Message from Robert Greenwald Re: Iraq for Sale
Virtual Venice News in it's entirety
Holy Barbarians - Voice in the Well.
Venice Canal Boat Parade
Gajin Fujita - at LA Louver Thursday - scenesters!
collected links
---------------------------------------
We are so happy Venice got funding from VNC for mural preservation, but
if I may repeat, if there's a will, there's a won't. CJ Cole has been trying
hard to overrule the VNC board, but she eventually decided to quit VNC
rather than sign the check that the council authorized. Do you think she will
continue her primarily self-promoting arts newsletter?
---------------------------------------------------
Photographer Francisco Alvarado has taken front line pictures
of what is going on in Oaxaca. SPARC is hosting them here:
http://www.sparcmurals.org/downloads/OaxacaImages/index.htm
--------------------------------------------------------
beyond baroque
17 November, Friday - 7:30 PM
APRIL DURHAM and OLIVE MARTIN, with “Américains d'Amérique” in the Project Room.
LA writer and artist APRIL DURHAM and French photographer/filmmaker OLIVE MARTIN present Common objects, new from Beyond Baroque Books. A collaborative project done in Nantes, France, it draws on scientific frameworks, experiential references, and fabricated memory: while "seemingly an anodyne, [it] will not leave us unharmed," [Presse Ocean, France, 2005]. Co-published in translation by Joca Seria Presse, France. The Project Room presents a new collaboration of Durham and Martin, "Américains d'Amérique."
18 November, Saturday - 7-10 PM
The PRANKS Festival: Celebrating RE/Search's new PRANKS 2
Join us for a Celebration, Reunion, Film Showing, Panel Discussion, and Q&A with appearances and films by REVEREND AL (Cacophony; Art of Bleeding, along with ambulance); PAUL KRASSNER; FRANK DISCUSSION (Feederz) and JIHAD JERRY (formerly Jerry Casale of DEVO). Panel moderated by RE/Search founder V. VALE . Participants will be present to autograph copies of PRANKS 2 and offer rare CDs, videos, etc . Contemporary Billboard Liberation Front (BLF) pranksters are rumored to be in the area. A well-executed prank can do more than yelling theater in a crowded fire! SPECIAL ADMISSION: $10 (includes $5 towards purchase of PRANKS 2).
19 November, Sunday - 7 PM
POETS BEYOND THE HALF SHELL - MODERN MASTER CLASS RECITALS
Featuring SoCal-based instructors and their students. With LAUREL ANN BOGEN. Open reading sign up at 6:30, 2-poem/3-minute limit. Hosted by Carlye Archibeque and Richard Modiano.
30 November, Thursday - 7:30 PM
Media Ecology Super Session with PHIL PROCTOR, interviewed by Gerry Fialka
PHIL PROCTOR and THE FIRESIGN THEATER emerged from the alternative LA radio scene during the summer of love, taking comedy into the psychedelic era with multi-layered satirical parodies, improvisational routines, peculiar puns, and media and literary references. PROCTOR , along with PHIL AUSTIN, PETER BERGMAN, and DAVID OSSMAN redefined the nature of recorded comedy. In 2005, BBC 4 honored Firesign Theater and in 2006, Firesign Theater's Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand me the Pliers was inducted into the Library of Congress. $7, no one turned away.
FREE WORKSHOPS & OPEN READINGS
Since 1969, Beyond Baroque has provided a free workshop and open-reading program as a gathering place for writers to develop their voice, find support, build communities, and experiment. Bring copies of your work.
FREE OPEN READINGS 1ST SUNDAY except Aug., Sept., Jan.
5 PM, sign-up 4:45. Also, See POETS BEYOND THE HALF SHELL.
MONDAY NIGHT FICTION - 8 PM FREE
Workshop focuses on short shorts, stories, and novels, with LISA LANE
TUESDAY NIGHT CREATIVE NON-FICTION - 8 PM FREE
Bring works of creative non-fiction, memoir, and prose, with JP POMPOSELLO.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT POETRY - 8 PM FREE
A legendary gathering & the West Coast's longest running, free poetry workshop. October: JOHN HARRIS
THURSDAY ALT.SCREENPLAY - 8 PM FREE
Documentary, narrative, art film scripts, actor readings. Independent projects only. With PETER COOGAN.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON POETRY - 1PM FREE
Bring a poem & 10 copies. With BOB FOSTER.
LIFE STORIES Performance Workshop
10 week session, classes Sat. 10:30-1:30 or Sun. 11-2. $375. Call (310) 281-3175. Writing workshop utilizing spontaneous writing, music, movement, and drawing to mine autobiographical stories for memoir or performance. All levels welcome. Culminates with Work-In-Progress performance at BB. Led by TERRIE SILVERMAN, Artist in Residence at BB. Her work has appeared at HBO Workspace, Highways, and festivals throughout Southern CA. www.creativerites.com
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7 Dudley Cinema - Venice ongoing film series www.81x.com/7dudley/cinema
DOCUMENTAL - Santa Monica ongoing film series www.unurban.com/action/nightly/mon
Suzy Williams - live music events: Feb 24 www.muralista.org/suzy
Sponto Gallery - art, poetry and music events: Dec 16, Jan 27
MESS- live interview series: Phil Proctor Nov 30 www.beyondbaroque.com
PXL THIS Film Festival - toy camera screenings: Nov 18 www.indiespace.com/pxlthis
Marshall McLuhan-FINNEGANS WAKE Reading Club www.jesgrew.org/wake/
See and hear Gerry Fialka's new HOW TO MAKE A YOUTUBE VIDEO THAT IS NOT A YOUTUBE VIDEO on youtube.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSN4aX-YIEQ#GU5U2spHI_4
and his BLACK SHOE POLISH http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4uzfzmAuVI
and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nn1o829Sy2w
and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWfM-_SlZIA
See and hear SUZY WILLIAMS on youtube.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ-GrEQsEKA
and see photos of her latest show on flickr.com
Thank You, Gerry Fialka 2427 1/2 Glyndon Av, Venice CA 90291
310-306-7330 pfsuzy@aol.com
7 DUDLEY CINEMA shows the following films at SPONTO Gallery, 7 Dudley Ave, Venice, 310-306-7330, free admission, 8:00pm, www.81x.com/7dudley/cinema Come early - seating is limited & pre-shows
***URPOMES - Sponto's "kNOw rules" poetry-spoken word series 7pm on 4th Tuesdays, win $50 for your poem***
WED, Nov 8. NEVER A DULL MOMENT: 20 YEARS OF THE REBIRTH BRASS BAND ('05, 90m) Charlie Brown captures the celebratory streets of New Orleans with the thrilling mixture of funk and traditional brass band songs. From Clark High School to their triumphant 20th Anniversary party at Tipitina’s, Brown examines the Treme neighborhood that spawned the band, the marvel and mystery behind second-line parades and the fusion of Mardi Gras Indians with brass band sounds. With historian/clarinetist Michael White & poet/historian John Sinclair. 6pm: BELOW SEA LEVEL STORIES ('06, 64m) Post-Katrina short docs, animation & experimental films by New Orleans filmmakers, curated by Courtney Egan, provide a glimpse into the psyche of the Sinking City. 7pm: ALWAYS FOR PLEASURE ('78, 58m) Les Blank's soul-satisfying insider's portrait of New Orleans' street celebrations and unique cultural gumbo: Second-line parades, Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest. With Professor Longhair, the Wild Tchoupitoulas, the Neville Brothers and more.
WED, Nov 15. TV JUNKIE ('06, 112m) Producer Jeff Scheftel presents the uncut version of this riveting journey into the heart of darkness, where one man's fight for survival is caught on tape in an unprecedented way. A self-imposed The Truman Show with a dark twist, TV Junkie transcends one man's tragic story and becomes a harrowing reflection on a generation obsessed with celebrity and technology. Utilizing more than 3,000 hours of footage, the filmmakers tackle the Herculean task of editing it with intelligence, compassion, and honesty to tell this unbelievable story that is both a cautionary tale and a gripping portrait of a TV junkie. Plus a sneak peek at Scheftel's new LORD BUCKLEY doc. VANISHING AMERICA ('05,6m) Lance Miccio's historical reflection on the jukebox as a shared experience. Plus 6:30pm live music by master trumpeter Paul Litteral, who's played with The Rolling Stones, Tom Waits and Robert Plant.
SAT, Nov 18. PXL THIS 16 - 7 & 9pm: 2 different shows, toy camera festival www.indiespace.com/pxlthis The irresistible irony of the PXL is that the camera's ease-of-use and affordability, which entirely democratizes movie-making, has inspired the creation of some of the most visionary, avant and luminous film of our time.
WED, Dec 6. SADAA E ZAN (Voices of Women) ('03, 70m) Renee Bergan's intimate look at the contemporary challenges facing the women in Afghanistan offers an astonishingly unsentimental view of post-Taliban life. The award winning film is composed of testimonials from women and girls who describe firsthand what it was like to live in fear for over five years, stripped of all rights and denied any access to education or meaningful work. Despite the consequences, many engaged in daring efforts to provide medical care and underground schools for women and children. Bergan, who will be present for discussion, captures the resilient spirit of these women as they bravely emerge from the rubble of tyranny and oppression, determined to reach freedom. Plus: THE TRIBE ('05, 17m) Tiffany Shlain uses the Barbie doll's Jewish inventor Ruth Handler as a jumping-off point to tell two seemingly disparate histories (Jewish culture and Ken's plastic girlfriend) that nevertheless converge in unexpected ways. 6:30- Bluesmama Joy Rippel, 7:30- Venice's own sexy seasonal songbirds The Off Their Jingle Bell Rockers
WED, Dec 13. BALLOONHAT ('05, 88m) A.G.Vermouth emotionally documents balloon twister Addi Somekh and photographer Charlie Eckert's journey across the world, revealing not only the travails of a grassroots art project, but also America’s changing status on the world stage. Each new culture embraces their balloon art, from Rio’s beaches to the rubble of Sarajevo. "Vermouth’s skillful telling of Somekh and Eckert’s unique story through the most gorgeous images will put a lasting smile on the face of all who see it." -Film Exposed. 7pm preshow: Somekh will demostrate wild balloon twisting & play far-out funky music on the balloon bass with his band UNPOPABLE.
SAT, Dec 16. CIRCLE OF COLOR winter solstice art & music show from 5-10pm
--------------------------------------------
Parlor Performances:
PARLOR PERFORMANCES @ STEINWAY HALL presents...
** Fri. Dec. 1 @ 8pm * Kres Mersky's "The Life and Times of A. Einstein"
** Mon. Dec. 4 @ 8pm * Singing Darwinian Scholar Richard Milner's
"Charles Darwin: Live & In Concert"
** Wed. Dec. 20 @ 8pm * Musical Comedian Marie Cain's "Baby Bloomer: Is
there Life After 50?"
DETAILS...
** Fri., Dec. 1 @ 8pm * Kres Mersky's smart, witty "The Life and Times of
A. Einstein"
"...talented and original, a woman with a marvelous mind." LA Weekly *
"...a tour de force for Mersky, she is truly marvelous." Daily Variety
An offbeat, humorous look at a day in the life of the great scientist as
seen through the eyes of his secretary/ watchdog, Ellen. Loosely based on
the actual German, Jewish woman who was Einstein's "chief cook and
bottle-washer."
** Mon., Dec. 4 @ 8pm * Singing Darwinian Scholar Richard Milner's
CHARLES DARWIN: LIVE & IN CONCERT
"A witty and erudite blend of Stephen Jay Gould and Tom Lehrer, "Darwin"
is a journey through the legacy of the great man and his history...the
smartest show in town.� TimeOut/NewYork
A rare L.A. appearance by the NY-based singing anthropologist! He has
performed to packed houses at museums, universities, and scientific
meetings world-wide -� and even for the Darwin family! The show traces
Darwin's voyages of discovery, his rush to finish the "Origin of
Species", the Scopes Trial, and current c ontroversies.
*** Wed., Dec. 20 @ 8pm * Musical Comedienne Marie Cain�s �BABY: BLOOMER:
Is there Life After 50?�
Often compared to Tom Lehrer and Randy Newman, Marie has worked with such
comedy legends as Steve Martin, Lily Tomlin, Billy Crystal, Robin
Williams and Jim Carrey.
Marie is an award-winning composer/lyricist ("Naked Boys Singing" in its
6th year off-Broadway / "Too Old for the Chorus"). From politics to
plastic surgery -- from AARP to zygotes -- no age-related issue is too
sacred for Marie to confront head-on and rhyme internally!
Steinway Hall * 12121 W. Pico Bl. (Fields Pianos - level P2) in West L.A.
* RSVP: jeannine@frankentertainment or (310) 471-3979 * $25/$20
cash/check * Lower price applies w/ RSVP a week or more in advance
------------------------------------------
>From Robert Greenwald:
Dear Brave New Supporters,
When we started in January, war profiteering was a subject that desperately needed attention. It was a story that wasn't being told and the issue cried out for exposing. And then this past Sunday November 12 the issue was front and center on page one of the New York Times and all over the news. In different and various permutations, the headlines all read that there will be hearings, there will be oversight, questions will be asked. The profiteers will be exposed.
Is amazing too strong of a word? It is a result of all your efforts.. Your support of Iraq for Sale and the issue of war profiteering has been remarkable.
So, thank you to the volunteer researchers who worked in secret to get us key information.
Thank you to the thousands of screening hosts who made over 4,000 official screenings happen.
Thank you to the Patriots Against War Profiteering who donated 8,500 DVDs to libraries, schools, and military installations around the country and around the world so this film can be seen by as wide an audience as possible. Read some responses from folks who received the film, like that of Army Medic Dan Walsh who wrote to us while serving in Iraq “This stuff needs to be known by the average American."
Thank you to Senator Dorgan, his staff and the Democratic Policy Committee who hosted hearings in DC on this issue- and invited people in Iraq for Sale to participate and share their stories. You can watch video of the hearings at the DPC website.
Thank you to the elected officials like Senator Harry Reid, Senator John Kerry, and Congressman James Clyburn who used the film to call attention to the issue and the need for oversight and accountability in the war.
Thank you to all the candidates who ran for office in last week's election - like Jim Webb, who saw the film and immediately agreed to introduce it at our DC premiere and then organized over 100 screenings in Virginia- and candidates across the country like Sherrod Brown and Bernie Sanders who used the film in their campaigns and urged voters to choose a new path.
Thank you to the folks at UNITE HERE who hosted hundreds of screenings across the Mid-West and reached thousands of union members with the film.
Thank you to the heroes and heroines in the military, like Sergeant Jon LaCore who wrote to us after watching the film in Iraq. In his letter he said, "I'm anxious to see if a change in the House and Senate will bring about a change here in Iraq." And, looking at the Sunday paper, it looks as though he may get to see change happen.
A deep heart-felt thank you to all the families and patriots who participated in this film. Your bravery in sharing your stories has touched millions. You have brought about real change and for that we are all grateful.
And finally THANK YOU to the 3,000 of you who contributed 50 dollars or more to make the film happen. We want you to know the front page of the New York Times would not have read the way it did, if all of you had not made it possible to begin the work on the film with your generous contributions.
Each and every one of us at Brave New Films sends our great appreciation, respect and deepest thanks for an amazing job. We celebrate the critical raising of this issue, we salute those who have stepped forward to tell the story at great personal sacrifice. We grieve for those whose lives have been sacrificed to profiteering. And, we look forward to the work ahead to make sure the profiteers are stopped.
Come January we look forward to getting your ideas on what's next for Brave New Films.
Yours sincerely,
Robert, Rick, Jim, Jimmy, Sarah, Tracy, Devin, Paris, Lissette, Jesse and everyone at Brave New Films
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ VIRTUAL VENICE NEWS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Get your XMAS (or as we prefer Christma-Hanu-Rama-Ka-Dona-Kwanzaa) ON!
Dear Venice People,
Find tempting Venice memorabilia for holiday shopping at Virtual Venice
(actuallyit's an eBay page) AND help keep Virtual Venice going.
http://stores.ebay.com/Art-a-la-Hartman_Venice-memorabilia_W0QQcolZ2QQdirZ1QQfsubZ20QQftidZ2QQtZkm
OR http://tinyurl.com/kfkls
Books and magazines Dollhouse miniatures decorated with Venice scenes from the old days
T-shirts Videos and CDs and DVDs
Free Venice Beachhead Enhanced Vintage Postcards
Fox Venice Theater programs
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*****This is a unique, one-of-a-kind, original collectible item. Nobody else in
the world has this! 12 miniature mugs (standard dollhouse scale) with the names
of the Kinney
family:
Abbot Kinney, founder of Venice, California; his first wife Margaret and their
children Lucy, Thornton, Franklin, Kent, Sherwood, Innes and Carlton (not all of
them lived to adulthood but they are all commemorated here) and the second Mrs.
Kinney, Winifred, and the two children of that marriage, Clan and Helen.
Also, two scalloped-edge trays to keep the mugs on. One tray shows a canal
bridge, the other the Noah's Ark attraction on the old Venice Pier.
The mugs are each about 3/8" high, the trays are each 1-1/2" across.
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Call Someplace Paradise and Ghost Town: A Venice California Life - two books by
the Virtual Venice webslave
http://stores.ebay.com/Art-a-la-Hartman_Venice-California-books_W0QQcolZ2QQdirZ1QQfsubZ5QQftidZ2QQtZkm
OR
http://tinyurl.com/k38dl
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Original paintings of Venice scenes
http://stores.ebay.com/Art-a-la-Hartman_Venice-California-paintings_W0QQcolZ2QQdirZ1QQfsubZ2QQftidZ2QQtZkm
OR
http://tinyurl.com/yyuaoe
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NEW AT VIRTUAL VENICE THIS MONTH:
http://www.virtualvenice.info/
JJ's UNIVERSE: Pixiedust's Creativity Quotes - pages and pages of inspiration
for the artist, writer, musician or any creative person from JJ's friend
Pixiedust
NEW ENTRIES in "Nobody Leaves Venice
NEW Venice links, including John Cline's video of Bob Schmidt, "Alky Bob"
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PASSING THIS ALONG........
We are opening a Deli at the corner of Speedway and Windward called
Danny's Venice Deli. Rip Cronk is doing a 40' mural of the last 100 years of
Venice in the Deli and we are looking for pics of Goldie Glitters, Ruby
Whiteaker, various Venice Beat Poets and any suggestions for the mural. Please
eamil me to Dansinvenice@aol.com or bring them by. My cell is 310-989-6200.
Thank
you. Daniel samakow (Danny)
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Your options for starting or ending participation are published on
the website at http://www.virtualvenice.info/newspage.htm
Pat Hartman
305 W. Magnolia PMB 386
Fort Collins CO 80521
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ VIRTUAL VENICE NEWS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~END
jam this friday at the p & f center?------------------------------------------
"HOWL” … 50 YEARS LATER … “A NIGHT WITH THE HOLY BARBARIANS”
In recognition of the 50th anniversary of Allen Ginsberg's great counter culture poem “HOWL,” the Voice in the Well Readers Theater will present Grace Godlin's work “A Night with the Holy Barbarians” about the wild night Ginsberg visited Venice Beats. The production will be presented on Sunday, November 26, at 7:00 PM at Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Boulevard. Admission is $10.00; a reception follows the event. For more info: voiceinthewell@hotmail.com.
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25 ANNIVERSARY VENICE CANALS HOLIDAY BOAT PARADE
The Venice Canals Association will hold their 25 Anniversary Holiday Boat Parade and Home & Bridge Decorating Competition on the weekend of December 16th and 17th. Judging for the homes and bridges will be Saturday evening, the 16th. The gala boat parade will begin at 4:30 PM on the 17th. For more info ... give me a call at 310.823.3129.
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- Gajin Fujita, opens with a reception at 7:00 PM Thursday, November 16th. The exhibit closes Saturday December 30th. For more info: http://lalouver.com/.
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- Collected Links
- TechSoup.org - The Technology Place for Nonprofits
- plasq.com - Comic Life - Version 1.2 Comic Book Maker for Macintosh.
- Party to Protect Site developed to help raise money to save victims of the Darfur genocide.
- RootsCamp - The password is 'roots' The password is 'roots'
- RAGINGGRANNIES.COM They're old, their bold, they're beautiful
- Engage Your Supporters Online | CivicSpace - a Web based organizing tool
- Web Lab: Connecting People and Ideas
- The Tao of Democracy - Home Page
- The Co-Intelligence Institute
- David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
- The David Rumsey Collection includes 18th and 19th century historical North and South American atlases, globes, school geographies, maritime charts, and separate maps including wall, pocket, and manuscript.
- Ann P. Smith's Robots. Ann P. Smith robot sculptures, illustrations, and all around kicking ass.
- Mission | PTTV Paper Tiger Television - NY
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Saturday, November 04, 2006
Venice Arts Council News
Old saw, new teeth: Where there's a will, there's a won't.
electric lodge - Best/Worst
Pacific Resident Theatre - Hogan's Goat
beyond baroque
Federal Lawsuit Filed for Venice Beach Free Speech Zone
It's not too early for S.A.V.E.S Westside Foodbank Christmas Bazaar
ArtNight at 18th Street: Saturday
Venice Arts Gallery: The House is Small but the Welcome is Big
Swami-X on Youtube
No on 90
Pre-Election Peace Party Sunday at Fiske's
Parlor Performances
SANTA MONICA ART STUDIOS 2ND ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS
Lincoln Place Tenants get day in court
De De McCrary Memorial Services Saturday 1pm
Thomas Tedesco in Glendale
LINKS
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electric lodge
BEST/WORST
apartment A Theatre Company
November 2 – December 9 – Thursday - Saturday, 8 pm
The Lodge’s resident theatre company returns to the stage with a world premiere production of a comedy by Patricia Cotter.
For information, visit apartmenta.org. For reservations: call (310) 823-0710, press 3#
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Pacific Resident Theatre presents
A Mainstage Workshop Production
of the Great American Play
HOGAN’S GOAT
by William Alfred
Directed by ELINA DESANTOS
Produced by Jake Arnette, Alley Mills,
Dan Kozlowski
Production Design by Stephanie Kerley-Schwartz
Costume Design by Rudy Dillon
Fight choreography by Matt Mckenzie
THREE WEEKS ONLY!
Nov 2-Nov 19
Thu. Fri. Sat. 8PM Sun.3PM
Reservations:(310)822-8392
$12 suggested donation
www.pacificresidenttheatre.com
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beyond baroque
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“Federal Lawsuit Filed for Venice Beach Free Speech Zone
-Again- City of Los Angeles Needs to Study the US Constitution”
Contact: Carol Sobel, President Los Angeles National Lawyer’s Guild
(310) 393-3055
Venice Beach, CA – On October 16, 2006 Attorney Carol Sobel filed a new
federal lawsuit on behalf of Venice Beach Boardwalk Free Speech Zone
activists, artists, performers and vendors. The lawsuit alleges that
the City’s second try at amending LAMC 42.15 in two years, an ordinance
designed to restrict activity on the Venice Boardwalk, violates both the
First and Fourteen Amendments.
Under this latest version of LAMC 42.15 Susan B. Anthony would not be
able to set up a card table, petition signatures, accept donations, and
campaign for a woman’s right to vote on Venice Beach without a permit
and an assigned space until after noon - even if there were plenty of
empty spaces on the Boardwalk. American flag lapel pins would be banned
and no one could sell a copy of the Bible because she did not write it
herself. The lawsuit also challenges recent noise restrictions that are
enforced against some performers and ignored by the police for everyone
else.
Venice has a long and unique history of celebrating freedom of speech
and diversity. This ordinance unduly restricts constitutionally
protected expressive speech and threatens to change the historic
character of Venice Beach forever.
###
-- Venice Santa Monica Food Not Bombs venicesantamonicafnb@fastmail.fm
_________________________
SAVES Christmas Bazaar Sunday 10am-2pm
3850 Jasmine Ave
Culver City, CA 90232
(310) 838-2702 stmarypalms.org
Featuring: 1. The Shooflys - Folk Ballads, Blues, Originals, Eric Ahlberg, Sam Clay, Philip Garaway, Frank Niemeroff
2. Karen Hart - Karen is a singer-songwriter, she was awarded the 2005 Barry Manilow/Concord Records
Scholarship for lyric writing, and she is the singing voice of Sigourney Weaver in the remake of Snow White.
St. Augustine Volunteer Emergency Services operates out of a trailer behind St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church in Culver City, a short distance from St. Mary's. Since 1973 S.A.V.E.S. has been aiding the elderly, hungry, and homeless by providing food, temporary lodging, and gas vouchers, assisting with interpretation, and by making referrals to other agencies and to employment resources as needed.
Services are provided without regard to age, sex, race, or creed, and many of their clients are from Central and South America, Egypt, Nigeria, Vietnam, and Europe.
S.A.V.E.S. is under the direction of St. Augustine's Pastor and Mrs. Sadie Cerda, Director. It is also affiliated with several other churches in the area, including St. Mary's, which assist with donations of funds and food.
For information on how you can help or to act as a volunteer, contact S.A.V.E.S. at (310) 838-2702.
__________________________
Saturday, November 4, 6-8:30
ArtNight at 18th Street
Join us for our latest mini-fest, with the opening of the exhibitions,
Does Religion Kill? and 20/20, music performances,
and open studios by local and international artists-in-residence!
18th Streets Arts Center
Address: 1639 18th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Office Phone: (310) 453-3711
_________________________
Venice Arts Gallery
Please join us for the opening of
The House is Small but the Welcome is Big,
an exhibit of photography taken by HIV positive South African women;
the first in a three-part international project exploring the intersection between poverty and critical health issues.
The show will be open through December 3rd, 2006 in the Venice Arts Gallery.
Gallery Opening Reception
November 4th, 2006 5:00PM-7:00PM
1809 Lincoln Blvd.
Venice, California 90291
(310) 578-1745
_________________________
Swami X on Youtube
The sound's a bit noisy, but here you are,
you'll be able to enjoy the Swami forever now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2E9VqCBnr4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EcvgJKWz8Q
______________________________
Proposition 90 is the single most dangerous threat that has been leveled at California’s environment in recent memory.
______________________________
Dear Friends, You are cordially invited!
Pre-Election Peace Party
In the garden
At the home of the Fiske’s
635 California Avenue
Venice (between 6th and Shell, just east of Abbot Kinney)
Sunday, November 5, 2006
1 PM – 4 PM
Pot luck
Music by Stephen Longfellow Fiske and Friends
Special guest appearances
Donations to benefit ICUJP
(Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace)
Let’s reclaim our democracy!!!
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Parlor Performances
Saturday, November 4, 6 – 9 PM
Sunday, November 5, 12 – 5 PM
FREE EVENT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Santa Monica Art Studios
3026 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica, CA. 90405
Directors: Sherry Frumkin and Yossi Govrin
(310) 397-7449, fax (310) 397-7459
E-mail, info@santamonicaartstudios.com
Web site, http://www.santamonicaartstudios.com
----------------------------------------
Lincoln Place Tenants get their Day in Court link
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Our friend and former GRVNC board member DeDe McCrary passed suddenly:
Here is information about her funeral.
On Saturday at 1:00 pm
Spalding Mortuary
3045 S. La Brea Ave
Los Angeles CA 90016
Viewing on Thursday from 4-7 pm
Also, Viewing on Friday from 9-7pm
Contributions in lieu of flowers may be made to" The D.D. McCrary Senior
Prom Fund / Venice 2000 -
mailing address:
C.O VDM Youth and Family Center
610 California Ave
Venice CA 90291
Any further question feel free to contact me (310-664-7943) or Teresa Smith
at Venice 2000 (310-823-6100)
Thanks for all the love.
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Improbable Research - Ignoble Prizes
Tenacious D Classico- Not Safe For Work -
VideoCoke and Mentos Fountain at EepyBird.com
Venice Restaurant Menus
Wicked Karma Live - Enlighten Your Radio - Genre playlists galore
Amnesty International Video - What does Amnesty International think about Bush's torture Policy
JewishJournal.com - Jews in Space
electric lodge - Best/Worst
Pacific Resident Theatre - Hogan's Goat
beyond baroque
Federal Lawsuit Filed for Venice Beach Free Speech Zone
It's not too early for S.A.V.E.S Westside Foodbank Christmas Bazaar
ArtNight at 18th Street: Saturday
Venice Arts Gallery: The House is Small but the Welcome is Big
Swami-X on Youtube
No on 90
Pre-Election Peace Party Sunday at Fiske's
Parlor Performances
SANTA MONICA ART STUDIOS 2ND ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS
Lincoln Place Tenants get day in court
De De McCrary Memorial Services Saturday 1pm
Thomas Tedesco in Glendale
LINKS
------------------------------------------
electric lodge
BEST/WORST
apartment A Theatre Company
November 2 – December 9 – Thursday - Saturday, 8 pm
The Lodge’s resident theatre company returns to the stage with a world premiere production of a comedy by Patricia Cotter.
For information, visit apartmenta.org. For reservations: call (310) 823-0710, press 3#
------------------------------------------
Pacific Resident Theatre presents
A Mainstage Workshop Production
of the Great American Play
HOGAN’S GOAT
by William Alfred
Directed by ELINA DESANTOS
Produced by Jake Arnette, Alley Mills,
Dan Kozlowski
Production Design by Stephanie Kerley-Schwartz
Costume Design by Rudy Dillon
Fight choreography by Matt Mckenzie
THREE WEEKS ONLY!
Nov 2-Nov 19
Thu. Fri. Sat. 8PM Sun.3PM
Reservations:(310)822-8392
$12 suggested donation
www.pacificresidenttheatre.com
______________________________________________________
beyond baroque
3 November, Friday - 7:30 PM
An Evening with the SANTA MONICA REVIEW
For nearly twenty years, SANTA MONICA REVIEW has published experimental fiction and nonfiction with an emphasis on So Cal writers. Editor ANDREW TONKOVICH introduces readings by recent contributors: VICKI FORMAN 's work has appeared in Literary Mama, the Seneca Review and the anthology This Day: Diaries from American Women . GEORGE DUCKER was born and raised in South Carolina. His nonfiction has appeared in Los Angeles Magazine and the literary journal Hobart . COLIN DICKEY 's work has appeared in TriQuarterly, The Journal of Aesthetics and Protest , and in the anthology Northwest Edge . He is editing a book on failure.
4 November, Saturday - 7:30 PM
BILL MOHR and GERALD LOCKLIN
Beyond Baroque welcomes BILL MOHR back to SoCal, to read from his new collection Bittersweet Kaleidoscope (If). Mohr edited two classic anthologies of LA poets, The Streets Inside (1978) and Poetry Loves Poetry (1985), and his spoken word CD is Vehemence (New Alliance). A former visiting scholar at the Getty, he edits a new webzine , The Long Beach Review and Causerie . GERALD LOCKLIN's current book of poems is New Orleans, Chicago, and Points Elsewhere (R)v). His books from Water Row include Candy Bars: Selected Stories, Go West, Young Toad , and The Pocket Book: A Novella and Nineteen Short Fictions . He's taught at Long Beach State since 1965.
5 November, Sunday - 5 PM
Open Reading with AIRE CELESTE NORELL, BRENDA PETRAKOS, and TUCKER SMALLWOOD
AIRE CELESTE NORELL's work has appeared in Blue House, Matrix, The Other Side of Sorrow: Poets Speak Out about Conflict, War, and Peace, and Literary Angles . Her chapbook is The Ugly Duckling & Other American Tragedies . BRENDA PETRAKOS's work has appeared in Really Big Show Anthology , Poeticdiversity , Literary Angles , Joy In Mudville , and National Poetry Month Anthology 2006. TUCKER SMALLWOOD served in the U.S. Army Infantry, Airborne during Vietnam and was wounded in action. He's performed on Broadway ( Mahalia ), in film ( Contact, The Cotton Club ) and on TV ( The X-Files ). His book and spoken word CD, Return to Eden , deals with his wartime experiences. Hosted by AMELIE FRANK. Sign-up 4:45 PM. FREE.
______________________________________________________
“Federal Lawsuit Filed for Venice Beach Free Speech Zone
-Again- City of Los Angeles Needs to Study the US Constitution”
Contact: Carol Sobel, President Los Angeles National Lawyer’s Guild
(310) 393-3055
Venice Beach, CA – On October 16, 2006 Attorney Carol Sobel filed a new
federal lawsuit on behalf of Venice Beach Boardwalk Free Speech Zone
activists, artists, performers and vendors. The lawsuit alleges that
the City’s second try at amending LAMC 42.15 in two years, an ordinance
designed to restrict activity on the Venice Boardwalk, violates both the
First and Fourteen Amendments.
Under this latest version of LAMC 42.15 Susan B. Anthony would not be
able to set up a card table, petition signatures, accept donations, and
campaign for a woman’s right to vote on Venice Beach without a permit
and an assigned space until after noon - even if there were plenty of
empty spaces on the Boardwalk. American flag lapel pins would be banned
and no one could sell a copy of the Bible because she did not write it
herself. The lawsuit also challenges recent noise restrictions that are
enforced against some performers and ignored by the police for everyone
else.
Venice has a long and unique history of celebrating freedom of speech
and diversity. This ordinance unduly restricts constitutionally
protected expressive speech and threatens to change the historic
character of Venice Beach forever.
###
-- Venice Santa Monica Food Not Bombs venicesantamonicafnb@fastmail.fm
_________________________
SAVES Christmas Bazaar Sunday 10am-2pm
3850 Jasmine Ave
Culver City, CA 90232
Featuring: 1. The Shooflys - Folk Ballads, Blues, Originals, Eric Ahlberg, Sam Clay, Philip Garaway, Frank Niemeroff
2. Karen Hart - Karen is a singer-songwriter, she was awarded the 2005 Barry Manilow/Concord Records
Scholarship for lyric writing, and she is the singing voice of Sigourney Weaver in the remake of Snow White.
St. Augustine Volunteer Emergency Services operates out of a trailer behind St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church in Culver City, a short distance from St. Mary's. Since 1973 S.A.V.E.S. has been aiding the elderly, hungry, and homeless by providing food, temporary lodging, and gas vouchers, assisting with interpretation, and by making referrals to other agencies and to employment resources as needed.
Services are provided without regard to age, sex, race, or creed, and many of their clients are from Central and South America, Egypt, Nigeria, Vietnam, and Europe.
S.A.V.E.S. is under the direction of St. Augustine's Pastor and Mrs. Sadie Cerda, Director. It is also affiliated with several other churches in the area, including St. Mary's, which assist with donations of funds and food.
For information on how you can help or to act as a volunteer, contact S.A.V.E.S. at (310) 838-2702.
__________________________
Saturday, November 4, 6-8:30
ArtNight at 18th Street
Join us for our latest mini-fest, with the opening of the exhibitions,
Does Religion Kill? and 20/20, music performances,
and open studios by local and international artists-in-residence!
18th Streets Arts Center
Address: 1639 18th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Office Phone: (310) 453-3711
_________________________
Venice Arts Gallery
Please join us for the opening of
The House is Small but the Welcome is Big,
an exhibit of photography taken by HIV positive South African women;
the first in a three-part international project exploring the intersection between poverty and critical health issues.
The show will be open through December 3rd, 2006 in the Venice Arts Gallery.
Gallery Opening Reception
November 4th, 2006 5:00PM-7:00PM
1809 Lincoln Blvd.
Venice, California 90291
(310) 578-1745
_________________________
Swami X on Youtube
The sound's a bit noisy, but here you are,
you'll be able to enjoy the Swami forever now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2E9VqCBnr4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EcvgJKWz8Q
______________________________
Proposition 90 is the single most dangerous threat that has been leveled at California’s environment in recent memory.
______________________________
Dear Friends, You are cordially invited!
Pre-Election Peace Party
In the garden
At the home of the Fiske’s
635 California Avenue
Venice (between 6th and Shell, just east of Abbot Kinney)
Sunday, November 5, 2006
1 PM – 4 PM
Pot luck
Music by Stephen Longfellow Fiske and Friends
Special guest appearances
Donations to benefit ICUJP
(Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace)
Let’s reclaim our democracy!!!
-----------------------------------------
Parlor Performances
** Sat., Nov. 11 @ 8pm $25 * Cabaret Diva SHELLY GOLDSTEIN, GIL LIEB & LUKE YANKEE's "Diva Dish!" "a combination of Liza Minelli and Bette Midler. Such a HUGE talent." London Metro * Shelly has written/produced sitcoms, films & special material for Whoopi Goldberg, Donald Trump, Yoko Ono, James Carville & more! Son of Oscar, Tony, Emmy-winner, Eileen Heckart, Yankee invites you into a fascinating world of gossip and behind-the-scenes tales of famous celebrities. "...touching, hilarious and completely enthralling!" Rex Reed Friday, December 1 @ 8pm * $25/20 * Kres Mersky's "The Life and Times of A. Einstein" "...talented and original, a woman with a marvelous mind." LA Weekly * An offbeat look at a day in the life of the great scientist as seen through the eyes of his secretary/watchdog, Ellen! ** Mon., Dec. 4 @ 8pm * $25/$20 * Singing Darwinian Scholar Richard Milner's "Charles Darwin: Live & In Concert" "A witty and erudite blend of Stephen Jay Gould and Tom Lehrer, "Darwin" is a journey through the legacy of the great man and his history...the smartest show in town. TimeOut/NewYork A rare L.A. appearance by the NY-based singing anthropologist! He has performed to packed houses at museums, universities, and scientific meetings world-wide - and even for the Darwin family! The show traces Darwin's voyages of discovery, his rush to finish the "Origin of Species", the Scopes Trial, and current controversies. Stay tuned! Marie Cain's "Baby Bloomer"; Alan Chapman & Karen Benjamin's "Songwriters and their Songs" & more! Steinway Hall * 12121 W. Pico Bl. (one door w/ of Bundy under Fields Pianos - level P2) in West L.A. * lower price applies 10 days or more in advance * RSVP: jeannine@frankentertainment or (310) 471-3979 ---------------------------------------- SANTA MONICA ART STUDIOS 2ND ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONSSaturday, November 4, 6 – 9 PM
Sunday, November 5, 12 – 5 PM
FREE EVENT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Santa Monica Art Studios
3026 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica, CA. 90405
Directors: Sherry Frumkin and Yossi Govrin
(310) 397-7449, fax (310) 397-7459
E-mail, info@santamonicaartstudios.com
Web site, http://www.santamonicaartstudios.com
----------------------------------------
Lincoln Place Tenants get their Day in Court link
----------------------------------------
Our friend and former GRVNC board member DeDe McCrary passed suddenly:
Here is information about her funeral.
On Saturday at 1:00 pm
Spalding Mortuary
3045 S. La Brea Ave
Los Angeles CA 90016
Viewing on Thursday from 4-7 pm
Also, Viewing on Friday from 9-7pm
Contributions in lieu of flowers may be made to" The D.D. McCrary Senior
Prom Fund / Venice 2000 -
mailing address:
C.O VDM Youth and Family Center
610 California Ave
Venice CA 90291
Any further question feel free to contact me (310-664-7943) or Teresa Smith
at Venice 2000 (310-823-6100)
Thanks for all the love.
-------------------------------------
The Thomas Tedesco Trio performs a “Jazz Vespers Service”
at The First Lutheran Church 1300 East Colorado Blvd. Glendale, CA 91205
at The First Lutheran Church 1300 East Colorado Blvd. Glendale, CA 91205
(818) 240-9000 Sunday November 12, 2006 at 5:00PM
Thomas Tedesco – Guitar Louie Spears – Bass Barry Saperstein - Drums
-------------------------------------Improbable Research - Ignoble Prizes
Tenacious D Classico- Not Safe For Work -
VideoCoke and Mentos Fountain at EepyBird.com
Venice Restaurant Menus
Wicked Karma Live - Enlighten Your Radio - Genre playlists galore
Amnesty International Video - What does Amnesty International think about Bush's torture Policy
JewishJournal.com - Jews in Space
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Venice Arts Council news Oct 25 2006
Carnivale
Costumes
CSPG pARTy AuCTION
Street Party 23 and OWF
beyond baroque
Dia De Los Muertos at SPARC Nov 2.
Robert Graham Video
7 dudley cinema
Pacific Resident Theatre
electric lodge
ARTIVIST in Hollywood
Venice Arts Social Arts Initiative
ArtNight at 18th Street Gallery Nov. 2
Parlor Performances
Vessy Mink at Derby Nov 10
Adaawe at McCabes Oct 29 11am
Suzy Williams Oct 31 Burbank
Get Out The Vote
misc links
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Of course there's Carnivale Saturday and I hear that the Bonedaddys are among the bands that will play.
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Don't have a costume yet?
If it doesn't rain this weekend go down Walgrove and on the east side between Rose and Palms and you'll find Leslie McGowan selling used costumes in her front yard for great prices. She's a burner and has some wild stuff. She has a website but it doesn't have the halloween stuff on it. www.artistor.com
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I'm going to this, put on by my friend and long term Venetian Carol Wells:
October 28, 2006
Center for the Study of Political Graphic's pARTy AuCTION Celebration
* An Incredible Silent AuctionIncluding Limited Edition Prints & Original artworks by Guillermo Bert; Elizabeth Catlett; Robbie Conal; Paul Conrad; the Guerrilla Girls; Susan Moss; Artemio Rodriguez; Frank Romero; David Alfaro Siqueiros; Matt Wuerker and more....
Silent Auction to Include many exciting items!:
* Contemporary and Vintage Posters
* Original artworks by prominent local and national artists
* Limited Edition Prints
* Museum Memberships
* Unique Gifts
The Center for the Study of Political Graphics (CSPG) invites you to join us for our pARTy AuCTION Celebration at the historic Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles. Complimentary Valet Parking!
OCTOBER 28, 2006 6:30pm Union Station 800 North Alameda, Downtown L.A.
6:30pm - Silent Auction Opens
7-8pm - Buffet Dinner
8pm - Program Starts
Master of Ceremonies: Paul Alan Smith
Jazz Guitar: Thom Rotella, Buffet: On Location Catering, DJ: Brendan Mullen
There will be a fantastic dinner, entertainment, great company,
a dynamic poster presentation, and a unique auction of vintage posters and original artworks. Join CSPG in celebrating our 2006 Honorees!
* Cynthia Anderson Barker and Tim Barker will receive the Culture of Liberation Award
Culture contains the seed of opposition
becoming the flower of liberation--Amil Cabral
Presented by Karen Bass
* Black Panther Party Artist Emory Douglas will receive the Art as a Hammer Award
Art is not a mirror held up to reality,
but a hammer with which to shape it.--Bertolt Brecht
Presented by Kathleen Cleaver
* Filmmaker Moctesuma Esparza will receive
the Historian of the Lions Award
Until the lions have their historians, tale of hunting
will always glorify the hunter.-- African Proverb
Presented by Edward James Olmos.
If you need more information, contact Mary Sutton at 323.653.4662.
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There's also a street party Saturday the 28th 12-6pm at 23rd and Ocean Front Walk,
where Bill Rosendahl will speak and many city agencies are advertised to
be present, seems like a Marina Peninsula thing.
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beyond baroque
Many contemporary artists abandon narrative descriptions of their work,
leaving it to dealers, publicists, critics, and viewers to provide their own.
Artists can sound self-serving as the price goes up.
The question is always, "What did YOU think?"
I have been curious to find a narrative for Robert Graham's Torso,
reportedly destined for placement in the Venice Circle. Some Venetians see a lobotomized
helpless victim, while others see a sensuous dancer whose extremities are only just off frame.
Robert Graham has provided a video of his 2004 exhibition at Ace Gallery in Beverly Hills.
It is titled "Robert Graham The Female Form A survey from 1968 to 2004"
This will help put the Torso in the context of his other work. It is
wordless, but has a nice version of Django on the soundtrack. What DO you think?
Robert Graham (video/quicktime Object)
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7 dudley cinema
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Pacific Resident Theatre presents
A Mainstage Workshop Production
of the Great American Play
HOGAN’S GOAT
by William Alfred Directed by ELINA DESANTOS
Produced by Jake Arnette, Alley Mills,
Dan Kozlowski
Production Design by Stephanie Kerley-Schwartz
Costume Design by Rudy Dillon
Fight choreography by Matt Mckenzie THREE WEEKS ONLY! Nov 2-Nov 19 Thu. Fri. Sat. 8PM Sun.3PM
Reservations:(310)822-8392
$12 suggested donation
www.pacificresidenttheatre.com
also
Hurley Burly
By
David RabeDirected By Katy Silverstone
Produced By Bryan Chesters With: Rachel Avery, Bryan Chesters, Tania Getty
Peyton Hinson, Marty Lodge, Jeff Lorch
Seth Margolles Stage Manger: Andrew Ebert
Lighting Design: Keith Endo
Set Design: Claire Bennett
Costume Design: Anita Merciano
October 26th to November 12th
Thursday - Saturday 8pm - Sunday at 7pm
No Show Saturday November 11th
Added Show Wednesday November 8th
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electric lodge
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Interested in human rights, environmental preservation, children’s advocacy and animal rights? Curious about what artists and activists have to say about these global issues? Come see the 3rd Annual ARTIVIST Film Festival & Awards, November 9-12 at Hollywood’s Egyptian Theatre, and watch 826LA’s own Mac and Julius as they serve on a panel for a forum entitled “Why Art?” which will discuss the importance of art education.
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Venice Arts Social Art Initiative
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Parlor Performances
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ADAAWE in Concert at McCabes Guitar Shop!
The international women of ADAAWE will perform a special concert for
children of all ages - 1 to 100 - at McCabes Guitar Shop on Sunday
October 29th at 11AM. The performance will feature music of West
Africa and American Gospel, performed with ADAAWE's signature vocal
harmonies and African percussion. ADAAWE has toured the United
States and has opened for luminaries such as James Brown, Yolanda
Adams and Los Lobos. Their recent concert appearance at the Star
Theatre in Oceanside, California met with a capacity crowd of 450
spirited concertgoers who gave them a standing ovation. If you live
in Santa Monica or Venice, chances are ADAAWE performed for your
children earlier this year, in a series of school appearances
sponsored by P.S. Arts. To learn more, please visit
www.ADAAWEmusic.com.
ADAAWE in Concert Sunday, October 29th, 2006
11:00AM, Price: $10 McCabes Guitar Shop
3101 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica CA 90405
(310) 828-4497 Please call McCabes to buy tickets in advance!!
Sincerely, Joselyn Wilkinson
Calabash Productions ...evolution through music
www.joselynwilkinson.com
www.adaawemusic.com
-------------------------------
Get Out the vote: www.freevenice.org
moveon-help@list.moveon.org
you can sign up for TrueMajority
Barbara Boxer: Just remember, after Election Day, with a Democratic Congress, we can stop talking about fundraising appeals and start talking about policy options! Let's do the hard work now and support these three tremendous candidates so we can focus on doing good for the American people after November 7th!
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Women: Know your limits
Pictures of the shuttle launch from the international space station.
Top-Earning Dead Celebrities
Costumes
CSPG pARTy AuCTION
Street Party 23 and OWF
beyond baroque
Dia De Los Muertos at SPARC Nov 2.
Robert Graham Video
7 dudley cinema
Pacific Resident Theatre
electric lodge
ARTIVIST in Hollywood
Venice Arts Social Arts Initiative
ArtNight at 18th Street Gallery Nov. 2
Parlor Performances
Vessy Mink at Derby Nov 10
Adaawe at McCabes Oct 29 11am
Suzy Williams Oct 31 Burbank
Get Out The Vote
misc links
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Of course there's Carnivale Saturday and I hear that the Bonedaddys are among the bands that will play.
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Don't have a costume yet?
If it doesn't rain this weekend go down Walgrove and on the east side between Rose and Palms and you'll find Leslie McGowan selling used costumes in her front yard for great prices. She's a burner and has some wild stuff. She has a website but it doesn't have the halloween stuff on it. www.artistor.com
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I'm going to this, put on by my friend and long term Venetian Carol Wells:
October 28, 2006
Center for the Study of Political Graphic's pARTy AuCTION Celebration
* An Incredible Silent AuctionIncluding Limited Edition Prints & Original artworks by Guillermo Bert; Elizabeth Catlett; Robbie Conal; Paul Conrad; the Guerrilla Girls; Susan Moss; Artemio Rodriguez; Frank Romero; David Alfaro Siqueiros; Matt Wuerker and more....
Silent Auction to Include many exciting items!:
* Contemporary and Vintage Posters
* Original artworks by prominent local and national artists
* Limited Edition Prints
* Museum Memberships
* Unique Gifts
The Center for the Study of Political Graphics (CSPG) invites you to join us for our pARTy AuCTION Celebration at the historic Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles. Complimentary Valet Parking!
OCTOBER 28, 2006 6:30pm Union Station 800 North Alameda, Downtown L.A.
6:30pm - Silent Auction Opens
7-8pm - Buffet Dinner
8pm - Program Starts
Master of Ceremonies: Paul Alan Smith
Jazz Guitar: Thom Rotella, Buffet: On Location Catering, DJ: Brendan Mullen
There will be a fantastic dinner, entertainment, great company,
a dynamic poster presentation, and a unique auction of vintage posters and original artworks. Join CSPG in celebrating our 2006 Honorees!
* Cynthia Anderson Barker and Tim Barker will receive the Culture of Liberation Award
Culture contains the seed of opposition
becoming the flower of liberation--Amil Cabral
Presented by Karen Bass
* Black Panther Party Artist Emory Douglas will receive the Art as a Hammer Award
Art is not a mirror held up to reality,
but a hammer with which to shape it.--Bertolt Brecht
Presented by Kathleen Cleaver
* Filmmaker Moctesuma Esparza will receive
the Historian of the Lions Award
Until the lions have their historians, tale of hunting
will always glorify the hunter.-- African Proverb
Presented by Edward James Olmos.
If you need more information, contact Mary Sutton at 323.653.4662.
---------------------------------------------------------------
There's also a street party Saturday the 28th 12-6pm at 23rd and Ocean Front Walk,
where Bill Rosendahl will speak and many city agencies are advertised to
be present, seems like a Marina Peninsula thing.
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beyond baroque
27 October, Friday - 7:30 PM
Counter-histories with BRUCE BEGOUT and JEFF BIGGERS
BRUCE BEGOUT is a philosopher and author of several books on America and the standardization of our existence, among them a philosophical essay on Las Vegas, Zeropolis: The Experience of Las Vegas ( Reaktion Books). He is currently working on a book about Los Angeles. JEFF BIGGERS is winner of the American Book Award and Lowell Thomas Award for Travel Journalism. He is author of In the Sierra Madre: A Travel Memoir, based on a one-year sojourn in a Raramuri (Tarahumara) village in Mexico's Copper Canyon, investigating the likes of Antonin Artaud, B. Traven, Eisenstein, Geronimo, and Pancho Villa. His previous work is The United States of Appalachia: How Southern Mountaineers Brought Independence, Culture and Enlightenment to America , highlighting figures such as Nina Simone, the folklife centers that birthed the civil rights movement, the poet Don West, and more.
28 October, Saturday - 7:30 PM
JACKSON WHEELER and ELLEN
JACKSON WHEELER is author of Swimming Past Iceland (Mille Grazie) and A Near Country: Poems of Loss, with Glenna Luschei and David Oliveira (Solo). He co-edited SOLO: A Journal of Poetry for a decade. His work has appeared in kayak, St. Andrews Review, Carolina Quarterly, Shenandoah, Nimrod, Prairie Schooner and Cider Press Review. ellen has published in the Los Angeles Times, Artlife , Slant, Mudfish, Lynx Eye, ACM, Spillway, Coe Review , etc. Her work has been included in So Luminous the Wildflowers, (Tebot Bach) and was profiled in the LA Times in 2004. Her works include the chapbook Reverse Kiss (Main Street Rag) and The Gynecic Papers (Conflux).
29 October, Sunday - 7 PM
POETS BEYOND A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT: The Modern Underbelly of Poetry
Come celebrate Halloween a little early. Featuring IRIS BERRY, MICHELLE BITTING ABRAMS, MICHAEL C. FORD, CECE PERI and BETH RUSCIO . Open reading sign up at 6:30, 2-poem/3-minute limit. Hosted by Carlye Archibeque and Richard Modiano.
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DIA DE LOS MUERTOS AT SPARC
Come celebrate…..Venga a celebrar
El Día de Los Muertos
Ritual and Community Altar
Participate with your verses, photos of your loved ones, marygold flowers, candles, food, bring any other non-valuable items you would like to contribute for this community altar. Drop your items off with your name on them during office hours before Nov. 1st
SPARC & 826LA
Thursday, Jueves, November 2, 2006
Opening
310/822-9560
for more information: martha@sparcmurals.org
Many contemporary artists abandon narrative descriptions of their work,
leaving it to dealers, publicists, critics, and viewers to provide their own.
Artists can sound self-serving as the price goes up.
The question is always, "What did YOU think?"
I have been curious to find a narrative for Robert Graham's Torso,
reportedly destined for placement in the Venice Circle. Some Venetians see a lobotomized
helpless victim, while others see a sensuous dancer whose extremities are only just off frame.
Robert Graham has provided a video of his 2004 exhibition at Ace Gallery in Beverly Hills.
It is titled "Robert Graham The Female Form A survey from 1968 to 2004"
This will help put the Torso in the context of his other work. It is
wordless, but has a nice version of Django on the soundtrack. What DO you think?
Robert Graham (video/quicktime Object)
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7 dudley cinema
WED, Nov 1. HORACE TAPSCOTT'S ARKESTRA ('95, 90m) Horace Tapscott, a quintessence neglected Californian, is the powerful, highly individual, bop-tinged pianist with avant-garde leanings who showed how music and community can grow as one. This rare concert features LA's senior statesmen of improvised music with his Pan American Peoples Arkestra including Dwight Trible, Arthur Blythe, Michael Session, Charles Owens, Steve Smith, Thurman Green, Roberto Miranda & more. 7pm preshow: Steven Isoardi, author of great books on Tapscott, Central Avenue and LA's Jazz & Arts Community, will discuss his revelatory research and screen 18 mintues of solo Tapscott in Berlin, 1988. 6pm LIVE MUSIC pre-show: Master percussionist TAUMBU storytells the Roots of the Drum, Part II.
WED, Nov 8. NEVER A DULL MOMENT: 20 YEARS OF THE REBIRTH BRASS BAND ('05, 90m) Charlie Brown captures the celebratory streets of New Orleans with the thrilling mixture of funk and traditional brass band songs. From Clark High School to their triumphant 20th Anniversary party at Tipitina’s, Brown examines the Treme neighborhood that spawned the band, the marvel and mystery behind second-line parades and the fusion of Mardi Gras Indians with brass band sounds. With historian/clarinetist Michael White & poet/historian John Sinclair. 6pm: BELOW SEA LEVEL STORIES ('06, 64m) Post-Katrina short docs, animation & experimental films by New Orleans filmmakers, curated by Courtney Egan, provide a glimpse into the psyche of the Sinking City. 7pm: ALWAYS FOR PLEASURE ('78, 58m) Les Blank's soul-satisfying insider's portrait of New Orleans' street celebrations and unique cultural gumbo: Second-line parades, Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest. With Professor Longhair, the Wild Tchoupitoulas, the Neville Brothers and more.
WED, Nov 15. TV JUNKIE ('06, 112m) Producer Jeff Scheftel presents the uncut version of this riveting journey into the heart of darkness, where one man's fight for survival is caught on tape in an unprecedented way. A self-imposed The Truman Show with a dark twist, TV Junkie transcends one man's tragic story and becomes a harrowing reflection on a generation obsessed with celebrity and technology. Utilizing more than 3,000 hours of footage, the filmmakers tackle the Herculean task of editing it with intelligence, compassion, and honesty to tell this unbelievable story that is both a cautionary tale and a gripping portrait of a TV junkie. Plus a sneak peek at Scheftel's new LORD BUCKLEY doc. VANISHING AMERICA ('05,6m) Lance Miccio's historical reflection on the jukebox as a shared experience. Plus 6:30pm live music by master trumpeter Paul Litteral, who's played with The Rolling Stones, Tom Waits and Robert Plant.
SAT, Nov 18. PXL THIS 16 - 7 & 9pm: 2 different shows, toy camera festival www.indiespace.com/pxlthis "The irresistible irony of the PXL is that the camera's ease-of-use and affordability, which entirely democratizes movie-making, has inspired the creation of some of the most visionary, avant and luminous film of our time." -Steve Deen, New York Times.
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A Mainstage Workshop Production
of the Great American Play
HOGAN’S GOAT
by William Alfred
Produced by Jake Arnette, Alley Mills,
Dan Kozlowski
Production Design by Stephanie Kerley-Schwartz
Costume Design by Rudy Dillon
Fight choreography by Matt Mckenzie
www.pacificresidenttheatre.com
also
Hurley Burly
By
David Rabe
Produced By Bryan Chesters
Peyton Hinson, Marty Lodge, Jeff Lorch
Seth Margolles
Lighting Design: Keith Endo
Set Design: Claire Bennett
Costume Design: Anita Merciano
Thursday - Saturday 8pm - Sunday at 7pm
No Show Saturday November 11th
Added Show Wednesday November 8th
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electric lodge
BEST/WORST apartment A Theatre Company
November 2 – December 9 – Thursday - Saturday, 8 pm
The Lodge’s resident theatre company returns to the stage with a world premiere production of a comedy by Patricia Cotter. For information, visit apartmenta.org. For reservations: call (310) 823-0710, press 3#
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Interested in human rights, environmental preservation, children’s advocacy and animal rights? Curious about what artists and activists have to say about these global issues? Come see the 3rd Annual ARTIVIST Film Festival & Awards, November 9-12 at Hollywood’s Egyptian Theatre, and watch 826LA’s own Mac and Julius as they serve on a panel for a forum entitled “Why Art?” which will discuss the importance of art education.
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Venice Arts Social Art Initiative
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FREE EVENT! Gallery receptions, artist open studio and performances!
Saturday, November 4, 2006, 6-8:30pm
1639 18th Street, Santa Monica
(just N of Olympic Boulevard)
18th Street Arts Center presents "ArtNight at 18th Street," a quarterly free festival event, on Saturday, November 4, 2006 from 6:00-8:30pm. For more information, please call (310) 453-3711 or email office@18thstreet.org. ArtNight is made possible with support from the Santa Monica City Cultural Affairs Division and the support of Crossroads School of the Arts and Sciences, LA Weekly, IZZE and Hpnotiq.
"Does Religion Kill?" and "20/20" are made possible by a grant from the James Irvine Foundation.
OPENING RECEPTIONS/EXHIBITION:
Does Religion Kill? - Group show exploring the intersection of religion, politics, culture, and power.
(AND) 20/20 - New Polaroid Portraits - Group show of new Polaroid protraits based on the game of 20 Questions.
Both shows running November 4 - December 22, 2006
MUSIC:
FREE live concert by Great Northern - Cinematic pop-rock from one of LA's top indy bands!
OPEN STUDIOS:
Su Shu-Mei (Taiwan) is a ceramics artist from Taipei. Her residency is sponsored by the Taiwan Council on Cultural Affairs.
Cindy Lee (Australia) is a video, media artist, and VJ from Melbourne, Australia. Her residency is sponsored by the Australia Council on the Arts.
Joe Biel, Phranc, Lisa Freeman, Michael Barnard (Los Angeles) Visual Artists-in-Residence at 18th Street show new and recent work.
For more info, please contact 310-453-3711------------------------------------------------
Parlor Performances
JAY LEONHART @ STEINWAY HALL! * Thu., Oct. 26 @ 8pm * $25/$20 * Leonhart's hilariously hip "BASS LESSON" (seen on PBS!) * Late-night favorite MARC MARON & Musical Comedienne MARIE CAIN to open! "Add Jay Leonhart to the small, very exclusive list of jazz humorists. The New York bassist-singer-songwriter's performance... easily positioned him in the upper echelon of a group that includes Oscar Brown Jr., Dave Frishberg and Bob Dorough..." Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times Leonhart, the world�s most humorous bass player/songwriter, has recorded and performed with Mel Torme, Tony Bennett, Sinatra, Dizzy Gillespie, Peggy Lee, and Sting. Jay has performed at the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center -- but you don't need to hop a plane! Take advantage of Jay's mid-week geographic desirability -- and bring your friends!! Lehrer and Frishberg fans will not be disappointed! _________________________________________________________ EVERYBODY's MAD ABOUT MAUDE!! A favorite at NY's famed Algonquin -- catch her in LA this week! Oct. 25-28 @ 9pm * The Gardenia * 7066 Santa Monica Bl., W. Hollywood * (323) 467-7444 * $15 + 2 drinks 'Maude Maggart's talent and imagination offer hope for the future of cabaret." Don Heckman, LA Times "Beautiful, poised, intelligent and gently humorous, Ms. Maggart delivers songs as sustained ethereal sighs. There are ghosts living inside a voice whose pinwheeling vibrato evokes a blend of operetta and gramophone styles buffed with a contemporary understanding." Stephen Holden, NY Times ------------------------------------------------
| Vessy Mink live at the Derby Friday Nov 10th |
| Date & Time: 2006-11-10 9:00 PM Location: |
| 11/10/2006 09:00 PM - The Derby 4500 Los Feliz Blvd., Los Angeles, California - $10 Join the Vessy Mink Band Performing live at the Derby! Original,emotional, melodic folk/pop/punk tunes that will ignite your flame and create an ethereal space for you to flower in. Thanks for all the support at the Viper Room on October 12th, it was sensational to see all of you in the audience. Your good energy fueled me and made me wild with appreciation for your essence. See you at the Derby! If you want discount tix for $10, email me through Tribe or you can go to www.groovetickets.com and get them online. This show is going to rock! Can't wait! |
ADAAWE in Concert at McCabes Guitar Shop!
The international women of ADAAWE will perform a special concert for
children of all ages - 1 to 100 - at McCabes Guitar Shop on Sunday
October 29th at 11AM. The performance will feature music of West
Africa and American Gospel, performed with ADAAWE's signature vocal
harmonies and African percussion. ADAAWE has toured the United
States and has opened for luminaries such as James Brown, Yolanda
Adams and Los Lobos. Their recent concert appearance at the Star
Theatre in Oceanside, California met with a capacity crowd of 450
spirited concertgoers who gave them a standing ovation. If you live
in Santa Monica or Venice, chances are ADAAWE performed for your
children earlier this year, in a series of school appearances
sponsored by P.S. Arts. To learn more, please visit
www.ADAAWEmusic.com.
ADAAWE in Concert Sunday, October 29th, 2006
11:00AM, Price: $10 McCabes Guitar Shop
3101 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica CA 90405
(310) 828-4497 Please call McCabes to buy tickets in advance!!
Sincerely, Joselyn Wilkinson
Calabash Productions ...evolution through music
www.joselynwilkinson.com
www.adaawemusic.com
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CRAZY, SWINGIN" HALLOWEEN BASH!! SUZY WILLIAMS and HER SOLID SENDERS play LIVE dance MUSIC - jazz & jump blues - NEXT Tuesday, Oct 31 from 9pm till midnight at JOE's GREAT AMERICAN BAR & GRILL (formerly Crazy Jack's) 4311 W. Magnolia Blvd, Burbank 91505, 818-729-0805 (between Cahuenga & Pass, next to Taco Bell). Admission is $10, includes DJ from 8-9pm, free parking, smooth dance floor, good food and a friendly atmosphere. Celebrate HALLOWEEN with Suzy and her swinging 9 piece band evoking the rockin' dance music of Louis Jordan. Cash prize for best costume.-------------------------------
Get Out the vote: www.freevenice.org
moveon-help@list.moveon.org
you can sign up for TrueMajority
Barbara Boxer: Just remember, after Election Day, with a Democratic Congress, we can stop talking about fundraising appeals and start talking about policy options! Let's do the hard work now and support these three tremendous candidates so we can focus on doing good for the American people after November 7th!
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Women: Know your limits
Pictures of the shuttle launch from the international space station.
Top-Earning Dead Celebrities
Video of Robert Graham's "The Female Form" exhibit
Many contemporary artists abandon narrative descriptions of their work,
leaving it to dealers, publicists, critics, and viewers to provide their own.
Artists can sound too self-serving as the price goes up.
The question is always, "What did YOU think?"
I have been curious to find a narrative for Robert Graham's Torso,
reportedly destined for placement in the Venice Circle. Some Venetians see a lobotomized
helpless victim, while others see a sensuous dancer whose extremities are only just off frame.
Robert Graham has provided a video of his 2004 exhibition at Ace Gallery in Beverly Hills.
It is titled "Robert Graham The Female Form A survey from 1968 to 2004"
This will help put the Torso in the context of his other work. It is
wordless, but has a nice version of Django on the soundtrack. What did YOU think?
Robert Graham (video/quicktime Object)
leaving it to dealers, publicists, critics, and viewers to provide their own.
Artists can sound too self-serving as the price goes up.
The question is always, "What did YOU think?"
I have been curious to find a narrative for Robert Graham's Torso,
reportedly destined for placement in the Venice Circle. Some Venetians see a lobotomized
helpless victim, while others see a sensuous dancer whose extremities are only just off frame.
Robert Graham has provided a video of his 2004 exhibition at Ace Gallery in Beverly Hills.
It is titled "Robert Graham The Female Form A survey from 1968 to 2004"
This will help put the Torso in the context of his other work. It is
wordless, but has a nice version of Django on the soundtrack. What did YOU think?
Robert Graham (video/quicktime Object)
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Venice Arts Council News.
Venice Neighborhood Council votes $20,000 for Endangered Art Fund.
Yours truly is performing Saturday Night at the Peace and Freedom Center.
IRAQ FOR SALE: THE WAR PROFITEERS
moveon.org - get out the vote.
flickr photo groups about Venice
Carnivale - 28th
SPARC
7 Dudley Cinema
beyond baroque
electric lodge
virtual venice news
Powerhouse Theatre
Parlor Performances
Culture Jamming at Berman/Turner
Roger Corman - Poe - photo exibit.
Performances
Links including Cooking with Feminists
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Venice Neighborhood Council votes $20,000 for Endangered Art Fund.
Hats off to Emily and Suzanne for an excellent job in preparing
for this, and thanks to all those who wrote letters and helped.
Other matching grant applications are in process.
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Yours truly is performing Saturday Night at the Peace and Freedom Center.
Sam Clay, Phillip Garaway and I will be performing original and
traditional songs for protest and fun. Maybe some special guests.
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launch week for IRAQ FOR SALE: THE WAR PROFITEERS, Los Angeles Showings
Venice showing This Friday at the Peace and Freedom Center, 1720 Main St. 8pm
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Did you get the call from moveon.org? They are having calling events where participants
brings their cell phones and calls to get out the vote in other parts of the country.
Join the campaign.
http://pol.moveon.org/call4change/phonebank/no.html?id=9135-3456361-QYDSrDTCmj.yEpkvMuP_SQ&t=3
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Flickr, the photo site, has some photo groups
devoted to Venice California, and CODEPINK
Particularly fine are mosley-gray's photos
of the Venice Grafitti wall and elsewhere in Venice.
Venice Carnivale is Oct 28th.
If you see the Petersen Museum at the Car show there,
there, it's because their GM is my blues band's drummer RF.
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SPARC
World Wall Premiers in Mexico at the Sixth Annual Mexico City Book Fair
7 DUDLEY CINEMA shows the following films at SPONTO Gallery, 7 Dudley Ave, Venice, 310-306-7330, free admission, 8:00pm, www.81x.com/7dudley/cinema Come early - seating is limited & 7pm pre-shows
***URPOMES - Sponto's "kNOw rules" poetry-spoken word series 7pm on 4th Tuesdays, win $50 for your poem***
SUNDAY, Oct 22. FILMS MADE IN VENICE - Harry Medved, co-author of Hollywood Escapes, will show clips of films made in Venice from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. He’ll then lead a walking tour of Venice in film from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30. See and visit the locations where everyone from Orson Welles to Steve Martin, Sarah Jessica Parker to Peter Sellers made movies in this famous beachtown. Plus horror film locations for Halloween. "Immensely readable… Hollywood Escapes encourages us to leave the couch or the theater or even the city behind in search of parks and piers, lakes and reservoirs, islands and canyons, cafes and hotels we've previously only encountered on film.” -Anthony Miller, LA City Beat.
WED, Oct 25. FORBIDDEN ZONE ('80, 74m) Richard Elfman, the founder of the Mystic Knights of the Oingo-Boingo, screens his Venice-made outlandish musical fantasy with bro Danny as a Cab Calloway-Cheshire Cat devil, the Kipper Kids, Herve Villechaize, Susan Tyrrell and more. "The Citizen Kane of Underground Movies" -Film Threat. 7pm: Gerry Fialka interviews Richard Elfman. 6pm live music: Venetian Bluesmama Joy Rippel.
DAVID & ROSELYN play LIVE MUSIC on Sat, Oct 21, 8:00pm at SPONTO Gallery, 7 Dudley Ave, Venice, 310-306-7330. Free admission (but donations are strongly suggested to raise money for Hurricane Katrina relief). David & Roselyn, who have been singing blues, jazz, gospel and whatever else strikes their fancy for decades on the streets and in the clubs of New Orleans, make a one-night return to their longtime summer haunt of Venice Beach as part of their cross-country Katrina Relief tour. If you don't know their work, you can visit their webpage at http://www.davidandroselyn.com, or just show up on Oct. 21.
Please note the following upcoming events info for:
7 Dudley Cinema - Venice ongoing film series www.81x.com/7dudley/cinema
DOCUMENTAL - Santa Monica ongoing film series unurban.com
Suzy Williams - live music events: Oct 13 muralista.org/suzy
Sponto Gallery - art, poetry and music events: Oct 21, Dec 16, Jan 27
MESS- live interview series: Phil Proctor Nov 30
PXL THIS Film Festival - toy camera screenings: Nov 18 indiespace.com/pxlthis
Marshall McLuhan-FINNEGANS WAKE Reading Club jesgrew.org/wake/
and more
See and hear Gerry Fialka's new HOW TO MAKE A YOUTUBE VIDEO THAT IS NOT A YOUTUBE VIDEO on youtube.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSN4aX-YIEQ#GU5U2spHI_4
See and hear SUZY WILLIAMS on youtube.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ-GrEQsEKA
and see photos of her latest show on flickr.com
Thank You, Gerry Fialka 2427 1/2 Glyndon Av, Venice CA 90291
310-306-7330 pfsuzy@aol.com
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beyond baroque
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electric lodge
Electric Lodge and Body Weather Laboratory present:
WILLIAM FAULKNER DANCE PROJECT: CADDY! CADDY! CADDY!
October 20 - 22 – Friday - Saturday, 8:00 pm; Sunday, 5:00 pm - $15, $12 students/seniors
Danced by Oguri and Honeysuckle Dance Troupe with sound score by Feltlike with Paul Chavez. This production made possible in part by a grant from the Dance: Creation to Performance program of the James Irvine Foundation.
For reservations: call (310) 823-0710, press 4#
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Virtual Venice News - Pat Hartman
Hello good people,
If you're in Venice or anywhere close, stop by the Rose Cafe where the Virtual
Venice webslave, Pat Hartman, has some paintings in the current show. Of course
there is also plenty of other great artwork too, all thanks to the indefatigable
Karen Black, who has showcased the work of countless artists in this venue over
the years. This group of pictures will be there until Nov. 12 or maybe longer,
depending.
*******
"Rubber Tramps" is a documentary we love, and it was partly shot in Venice where
you will recognize some local folks. That's why "Rubber Tramps" has a page in
Virtual Venice
http://www.virtualvenice.info/media/rubbertramps.htm
And now "Rubber Tramps," a film so multi-faceted that one trailer is not enough,
has a new trailer on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKRBRozJPl4
*******
JJ Fortuenti, the talking joint, has also had his own Virtual Venice page for a
while, and now he has more of them to explain, with the help of his friends, his
philosophy. The "Lit & Lovin' it" menu is on the left-hand side of this page:
http://www.virtualvenice.info/media/jjphotoshoot.htm
The latest addition is a conversation with an imaginary ethnomusicologist named
Stokely C. Green, about the Willie Nelson bust
http://www.virtualvenice.info/MiscPages/JJlive03.htm
*******
Hi, We are opening a Deli at the corner of Speedway and Windward called
Danny's Venice Deli. Rip Cronk is doing a 40' mural of the last 100 years of
Venice in the Deli and we are looking for pics of Goldie Glitters, Ruby
Whiteaker, various Venice Beat Poets and any suggestions for the mural. Please
email me to Dansinvenice @aol.com or bring them by. My cell is 310-989-6200
Thank you. Daniel samakow (Danny)
---------------------------------------------
Powerhouse Theatre
Angus Oblong's
The Victorian Hotel
October 20th – December 2nd
Thursday and Friday performances at 8:00 pm
Saturday performances at 2:00 and 8:00 pm
Opening Night Gala on October 20th at 8:00pm - $50.00
Free Preview on October 19th at 8:00 pm
Pay what you can November 25th, 2:00 pm
General Admission $25.00
Discounts for students and seniors available
Reservations: 310-396-3680 x 3
BUY TICKETS ONLINE
Written by the celebrated and eccentric cartoonist Angus Oblong, this dark comedy explores the hidden nooks and crannies of a haunted hotel and its spectral inhabitants. When a young couple checks in, the ghosts and ghouls do their best to provide a raucous and spine-tingling welcome. This "onstage cartoon" will be told in the signature Rogue style of hyper-theater and will include many puppets, projections, and digital media. Created and written by Angus Oblong with direction by Mark Valdez. Performances will be Thursday - Saturday, beginning October 20th through December 2nd.
When a young couple checks into a beautiful old hotel for a weekend getaway, the resident ghosts and ghouls do their best to provide a raucous and spine-tingling welcome. Celebrated and eccentric illustrator Angus Oblong (Adult Swim's The Oblongs) has created a living cartoon, and The Rogues, a collective of multi-disciplinary artists and designers, bring it gleefully to life with a mix of live actors, puppets and digital media in the Rogue's signature "hyper-theatrical" style.
Additional information, photos and more!
---------------------------------------------
Parlor Performances
IN BRIEF (details below)...
** OCTOBER SURPRISE!!! Triple threat: Marc Maron & Marie Cain join Jay
Leonhart on Thu. Oct. 26!!
** WESTCOAST JEWISH THEATER (producer of ZERO HOUR!) presents "LEIPZIG"
starring Salome Jens & Mimi Kennedy!! RSVP & more info at (323) 650-7777
or www.westcoastjewishtheatre.org * Oct. 20 - Dec. 10!
COMING UP AT STEINWAY HALL (scroll down for address & details)
** Thu., Oct. 26 @ 8pm* Jay Leonhart's hilariously hip "The Bass Lesson"
* $25 * Maron & Cain to open!
** Sat., Nov. 11 @ 8pm * Comedy, Cabaret & Commentary! Shelly Goldstein
& Luke Yankee * $25/$20
** Fri., Dec. 1 @ 8pm * Kres Mersky's "The Life and Times of A. Einstein"
* $25/20 (details in next update!)
DISCOUNTS & DEALS!
*** "DVORAK IN AMERICA" -- A World Premiere Musical! * Whitefire Theatre,
13500 Ventura Bl., Sherman Oaks * Thu.-Sun thru Nov. 12. Charming
musical with excellent cast! E-mail Lynn Miller at Sheltilvr@aol.com &
mention Parlor Performances for 1/2 price ($15) tix! ($30 full price)
** 2-4-1 ($10) tix to Carla Zilbersmith's smart, charming, very funny
"WEDDING SINGER BLUES" Oct. 19 & 26 * "...spot-on characterizations that
recall Lily Tomlin." LA Times * RSVP: (800)838-3006. Mention FRANK for
50% off -- or just show up! www.weddingsingerblues.com * Hayworth Theater
* 2511 Wilshire Bl. (near Rampart) * FREE for h.s. & college students
this Thursday -- so bring them along!
----------------------------------------
subvertising or culture jamming movement
RON ENGLISH and FRIENDLY FIRE: FOUR FROM THE EAST
A Group Show Curated by Jonathan LeVine
Thru November 11, 2006
Berman/Turner Projects
Bergamot Station Art Center
2525 Michigan Avenue, E-1/C-2, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone: (310) 315-1937, Fax: (310) 315-9508
E-mail: berman@artnet.net
Web site: http://www.bermanturnerprojects.com
----------------------------------------
Roger Corman's studio was just north of Brooks and Main.
Nevermore: A Photographic Exhibition of The Edgar Allen Poe Films of Roger Corman
October 21st-November 18th Reception Saturday, October 21st 7-10pm
With a special appearance by Roger Corman
Drkrm. Gallery 2121 San Fernando Road • Suite 3 Los Angeles CA 90065
323.223.6867 www.drkrm.com
--------------------------
Performances.
Linda Shusett Sings: Sunday, October 22, 7:30 pm Club TEN20, Wyndham Bel Age Hotel
Skip Spiro - 9 piece jazz group Saturday 10 AM to noon, Lake Shore community 24316 W. Venturi Drive, Valencia, CA 91355
The Hot Club Quartette at Warszawa this Thurs the 19th. at 8pm
------------------------------------------------
now lets link!
How does your rent compare: http://www.rentometer.com/
Ms. Dewey, your personal search assistant http://www.msdewey.com/
Sex in the Bible: http://www.nerve.com/regulars/lifeswork/guybickel/
Amber Tamblyn credits a lot of Venice Poets at Rebel Asylum: http://rebelasylum.com/
The Freedom Toast is a project of several musicians from the southern United States
who have a few comments and observations on today's political scene. http://www.thefreedomtoast.com/
Women's Talk Radio: http://www.greenstoneradio.com/GSM/
Colbert, Steinham, Fonda, Cooking with Feminists http://youtube.com/watch?v=JRs9R0x4e5Y
The campaign for real beauty - http://www.campaignforrealbeauty.ca/bblank.asp?id=6899
The Student Nation: http://www.thenation.com/student/
Yours truly is performing Saturday Night at the Peace and Freedom Center.
IRAQ FOR SALE: THE WAR PROFITEERS
moveon.org - get out the vote.
flickr photo groups about Venice
Carnivale - 28th
SPARC
7 Dudley Cinema
beyond baroque
electric lodge
virtual venice news
Powerhouse Theatre
Parlor Performances
Culture Jamming at Berman/Turner
Roger Corman - Poe - photo exibit.
Performances
Links including Cooking with Feminists
--------------------------------------------
Venice Neighborhood Council votes $20,000 for Endangered Art Fund.
Hats off to Emily and Suzanne for an excellent job in preparing
for this, and thanks to all those who wrote letters and helped.
Other matching grant applications are in process.
------------------------------------------------
Yours truly is performing Saturday Night at the Peace and Freedom Center.
Sam Clay, Phillip Garaway and I will be performing original and
traditional songs for protest and fun. Maybe some special guests.
------------------------------------------------
launch week for IRAQ FOR SALE: THE WAR PROFITEERS, Los Angeles Showings
Venice showing This Friday at the Peace and Freedom Center, 1720 Main St. 8pm
-------------------------------------
Did you get the call from moveon.org? They are having calling events where participants
brings their cell phones and calls to get out the vote in other parts of the country.
Join the campaign.
http://pol.moveon.org/call4change/phonebank/no.html?id=9135-3456361-QYDSrDTCmj.yEpkvMuP_SQ&t=3
---------------------------------------------
Flickr, the photo site, has some photo groups
devoted to Venice California, and CODEPINK
Particularly fine are mosley-gray's photos
of the Venice Grafitti wall and elsewhere in Venice.
- Venice Graff Wall (7 members)
- Venice, California (75 members)
- Venice Beach Graffiti Wall (10 members)
- Code Pink Los Angeles (2 members)
- Code Pink Around The World (43 members)
- marina del rey / playa del rey / venice beach (42 members)
- Venice Rocks! (9 members)
Venice Carnivale is Oct 28th.
If you see the Petersen Museum at the Car show there,
there, it's because their GM is my blues band's drummer RF.
---------------------------------------------
SPARC
World Wall Premiers in Mexico at the Sixth Annual Mexico City Book Fair
30th Anniversary: Save the Date June 30, 2007 to celebrate with us! Click here to read more...
New Roof: After several years of negotiations and two months in the works SPARC is happy to announce that the City of Los Angeles has repaired our roof. Click here to read more...
Strategic Planning: On July 17-19 2006, members of SPARC staff and board gathered in the Cesar Chavez Digital Mural Lab to craft the strategic directions the organization will pursue...click here to read more
Social Justice Monuments and Memorials: Judy Baca and the SPARC team are proud to announce the following public art commissions currently on our plate...click here to read more
SPARC Artistic Director Judy Baca and Executive Director Debra J.T. Padilla discuss the state of murals in Los Angeles. Click here to read more...
Public Artists finally take a stand on Public Art Policies. Click here to read more...
---------------------------------------------7 DUDLEY CINEMA shows the following films at SPONTO Gallery, 7 Dudley Ave, Venice, 310-306-7330, free admission, 8:00pm, www.81x.com/7dudley/cinema Come early - seating is limited & 7pm pre-shows
***URPOMES - Sponto's "kNOw rules" poetry-spoken word series 7pm on 4th Tuesdays, win $50 for your poem***
SUNDAY, Oct 22. FILMS MADE IN VENICE - Harry Medved, co-author of Hollywood Escapes, will show clips of films made in Venice from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. He’ll then lead a walking tour of Venice in film from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30. See and visit the locations where everyone from Orson Welles to Steve Martin, Sarah Jessica Parker to Peter Sellers made movies in this famous beachtown. Plus horror film locations for Halloween. "Immensely readable… Hollywood Escapes encourages us to leave the couch or the theater or even the city behind in search of parks and piers, lakes and reservoirs, islands and canyons, cafes and hotels we've previously only encountered on film.” -Anthony Miller, LA City Beat.
WED, Oct 25. FORBIDDEN ZONE ('80, 74m) Richard Elfman, the founder of the Mystic Knights of the Oingo-Boingo, screens his Venice-made outlandish musical fantasy with bro Danny as a Cab Calloway-Cheshire Cat devil, the Kipper Kids, Herve Villechaize, Susan Tyrrell and more. "The Citizen Kane of Underground Movies" -Film Threat. 7pm: Gerry Fialka interviews Richard Elfman. 6pm live music: Venetian Bluesmama Joy Rippel.
DAVID & ROSELYN play LIVE MUSIC on Sat, Oct 21, 8:00pm at SPONTO Gallery, 7 Dudley Ave, Venice, 310-306-7330. Free admission (but donations are strongly suggested to raise money for Hurricane Katrina relief). David & Roselyn, who have been singing blues, jazz, gospel and whatever else strikes their fancy for decades on the streets and in the clubs of New Orleans, make a one-night return to their longtime summer haunt of Venice Beach as part of their cross-country Katrina Relief tour. If you don't know their work, you can visit their webpage at http://www.davidandroselyn.com, or just show up on Oct. 21.
Please note the following upcoming events info for:
7 Dudley Cinema - Venice ongoing film series www.81x.com/7dudley/cinema
DOCUMENTAL - Santa Monica ongoing film series unurban.com
Suzy Williams - live music events: Oct 13 muralista.org/suzy
Sponto Gallery - art, poetry and music events: Oct 21, Dec 16, Jan 27
MESS- live interview series: Phil Proctor Nov 30
PXL THIS Film Festival - toy camera screenings: Nov 18 indiespace.com/pxlthis
Marshall McLuhan-FINNEGANS WAKE Reading Club jesgrew.org/wake/
and more
See and hear Gerry Fialka's new HOW TO MAKE A YOUTUBE VIDEO THAT IS NOT A YOUTUBE VIDEO on youtube.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSN4aX-YIEQ#GU5U2spHI_4
See and hear SUZY WILLIAMS on youtube.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ-GrEQsEKA
and see photos of her latest show on flickr.com
Thank You, Gerry Fialka 2427 1/2 Glyndon Av, Venice CA 90291
310-306-7330 pfsuzy@aol.com
------------------------
beyond baroque
20 October, Friday - 7:30 PM
HARRY NORTHUP and FRIENDS
Celebrate the 17th anniversary of one of L.A.'s best indigenous small presses, Cahuenga Press, with publication of the press's 15th book, Red Snow Fence , by HARRY NORTHUP . Poet and critic Lewis MacAdams said of Northup's book, "The primary values in these poems are integrity and craft." Northup will be joined by fellow poet-members of the press : JAMES CUSHING ( Undercurrent Blues ), PHOEBE MACADAMS ( Livelihood ), & HOLLY PRADO ( These Mirrors Prove It ).
21 October, Saturday - 7:30 PM
ROGER TAUS and CLEMENS STARCK
ROGER TAUS 's books include gasoline djinny and other poems (Split Shift), If You Ask Me Where I've Been (Igneus), Poems from the Combat Zone (Tao Anarchy), and Trophies of the Sun (El Corno Emplumado). His poems have appeared in House Organ, Pavement Saw, Third Rail, The Unrealist, Left Curve, On the Bus, and rara avis. CLEMENS STARCK 's works include Traveling Incognito (Wood Works), China Basin (Story Line), Oregon poetry book of the year Journeyman's Wages (Story Line), and Studying Russian on Company Time (Silverfish Review). Starck has worked as a carpenter and construction foreman. He was a Witter Bynner fellow in 1998.
22 October, Sunday - 7 PM
POETS BEYOND THE HALF SHELL
Come celebrates American Library Association's Reading Week with words spoken by AZURE ANTOINNETE, PAUL KOENIG, TERRY STEVENS and BRENDA YATES , songs by ANDREA LOUISE . Open reading sign up at 6:30, 2-poem/3-minute limit. Hosted by Carlye Archibeque and Richard Modiano.
------------------------
electric lodge
Electric Lodge and Body Weather Laboratory present:
WILLIAM FAULKNER DANCE PROJECT: CADDY! CADDY! CADDY!
October 20 - 22 – Friday - Saturday, 8:00 pm; Sunday, 5:00 pm - $15, $12 students/seniors
Danced by Oguri and Honeysuckle Dance Troupe with sound score by Feltlike with Paul Chavez. This production made possible in part by a grant from the Dance: Creation to Performance program of the James Irvine Foundation.
For reservations: call (310) 823-0710, press 4#
* * *
---------------------------------------------
Virtual Venice News - Pat Hartman
Hello good people,
If you're in Venice or anywhere close, stop by the Rose Cafe where the Virtual
Venice webslave, Pat Hartman, has some paintings in the current show. Of course
there is also plenty of other great artwork too, all thanks to the indefatigable
Karen Black, who has showcased the work of countless artists in this venue over
the years. This group of pictures will be there until Nov. 12 or maybe longer,
depending.
*******
"Rubber Tramps" is a documentary we love, and it was partly shot in Venice where
you will recognize some local folks. That's why "Rubber Tramps" has a page in
Virtual Venice
http://www.virtualv
And now "Rubber Tramps," a film so multi-faceted that one trailer is not enough,
has a new trailer on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.
*******
JJ Fortuenti, the talking joint, has also had his own Virtual Venice page for a
while, and now he has more of them to explain, with the help of his friends, his
philosophy. The "Lit & Lovin' it" menu is on the left-hand side of this page:
http://www.virtualv
The latest addition is a conversation with an imaginary ethnomusicologist named
Stokely C. Green, about the Willie Nelson bust
http://www.virtualv
*******
Hi, We are opening a Deli at the corner of Speedway and Windward called
Danny's Venice Deli. Rip Cronk is doing a 40' mural of the last 100 years of
Venice in the Deli and we are looking for pics of Goldie Glitters, Ruby
Whiteaker, various Venice Beat Poets and any suggestions for the mural. Please
email me to Dansinvenice @aol.com or bring them by. My cell is 310-989-6200
Thank you. Daniel samakow (Danny)
---------------------------------------------
Powerhouse Theatre
Angus Oblong's
The Victorian Hotel
October 20th – December 2nd
Thursday and Friday performances at 8:00 pm
Saturday performances at 2:00 and 8:00 pm
Opening Night Gala on October 20th at 8:00pm - $50.00
Free Preview on October 19th at 8:00 pm
Pay what you can November 25th, 2:00 pm
General Admission $25.00
Discounts for students and seniors available
Reservations: 310-396-3680 x 3
BUY TICKETS ONLINE
Written by the celebrated and eccentric cartoonist Angus Oblong, this dark comedy explores the hidden nooks and crannies of a haunted hotel and its spectral inhabitants. When a young couple checks in, the ghosts and ghouls do their best to provide a raucous and spine-tingling welcome. This "onstage cartoon" will be told in the signature Rogue style of hyper-theater and will include many puppets, projections, and digital media. Created and written by Angus Oblong with direction by Mark Valdez. Performances will be Thursday - Saturday, beginning October 20th through December 2nd.
When a young couple checks into a beautiful old hotel for a weekend getaway, the resident ghosts and ghouls do their best to provide a raucous and spine-tingling welcome. Celebrated and eccentric illustrator Angus Oblong (Adult Swim's The Oblongs) has created a living cartoon, and The Rogues, a collective of multi-disciplinary artists and designers, bring it gleefully to life with a mix of live actors, puppets and digital media in the Rogue's signature "hyper-theatrical" style.
Additional information, photos and more!
---------------------------------------------
Parlor Performances
IN BRIEF (details below)...
** OCTOBER SURPRISE!!! Triple threat: Marc Maron & Marie Cain join Jay
Leonhart on Thu. Oct. 26!!
** WESTCOAST JEWISH THEATER (producer of ZERO HOUR!) presents "LEIPZIG"
starring Salome Jens & Mimi Kennedy!! RSVP & more info at (323) 650-7777
or www.westcoastjewishtheatre.org * Oct. 20 - Dec. 10!
COMING UP AT STEINWAY HALL (scroll down for address & details)
** Thu., Oct. 26 @ 8pm* Jay Leonhart's hilariously hip "The Bass Lesson"
* $25 * Maron & Cain to open!
** Sat., Nov. 11 @ 8pm * Comedy, Cabaret & Commentary! Shelly Goldstein
& Luke Yankee * $25/$20
** Fri., Dec. 1 @ 8pm * Kres Mersky's "The Life and Times of A. Einstein"
* $25/20 (details in next update!)
DISCOUNTS & DEALS!
*** "DVORAK IN AMERICA" -- A World Premiere Musical! * Whitefire Theatre,
13500 Ventura Bl., Sherman Oaks * Thu.-Sun thru Nov. 12. Charming
musical with excellent cast! E-mail Lynn Miller at Sheltilvr@aol.com &
mention Parlor Performances for 1/2 price ($15) tix! ($30 full price)
** 2-4-1 ($10) tix to Carla Zilbersmith's smart, charming, very funny
"WEDDING SINGER BLUES" Oct. 19 & 26 * "...spot-on characterizations that
recall Lily Tomlin." LA Times * RSVP: (800)838-3006. Mention FRANK for
50% off -- or just show up! www.weddingsingerblues.com * Hayworth Theater
* 2511 Wilshire Bl. (near Rampart) * FREE for h.s. & college students
this Thursday -- so bring them along!
----------------------------------------
subvertising or culture jamming movement
RON ENGLISH and FRIENDLY FIRE: FOUR FROM THE EAST
A Group Show Curated by Jonathan LeVine
Thru November 11, 2006
Berman/Turner Projects
Bergamot Station Art Center
2525 Michigan Avenue, E-1/C-2, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone: (310) 315-1937, Fax: (310) 315-9508
E-mail: berman@artnet.net
Web site: http://www.bermanturnerprojects.com
----------------------------------------
Roger Corman's studio was just north of Brooks and Main.
Nevermore: A Photographic Exhibition of The Edgar Allen Poe Films of Roger Corman
October 21st-November 18th Reception Saturday, October 21st 7-10pm
With a special appearance by Roger Corman
Drkrm. Gallery 2121 San Fernando Road • Suite 3 Los Angeles CA 90065
323.223.6867 www.drkrm.com
--------------------------
Performances.
Linda Shusett Sings: Sunday, October 22, 7:30 pm Club TEN20, Wyndham Bel Age Hotel
Skip Spiro - 9 piece jazz group Saturday 10 AM to noon, Lake Shore community 24316 W. Venturi Drive, Valencia, CA 91355
The Hot Club Quartette at Warszawa this Thurs the 19th. at 8pm
------------------------------------------------
now lets link!
How does your rent compare: http://www.rentometer.com/
Ms. Dewey, your personal search assistant http://www.msdewey.com/
Sex in the Bible: http://www.nerve.com/regulars/lifeswork/guybickel/
Amber Tamblyn credits a lot of Venice Poets at Rebel Asylum: http://rebelasylum.com/
The Freedom Toast is a project of several musicians from the southern United States
who have a few comments and observations on today's political scene. http://www.thefreedomtoast.com/
Women's Talk Radio: http://www.greenstoneradio.com/GSM/
Colbert, Steinham, Fonda, Cooking with Feminists http://youtube.com/watch?v=JRs9R0x4e5Y
The campaign for real beauty - http://www.campaignforrealbeauty.ca/bblank.asp?id=6899
The Student Nation: http://www.thenation.com/student/
------------------------------- Eric Ahlberg www.veniceartscouncil.org http://politicsandart.blogspot.com/ http://www.jamendo.com/us/album/2571/ www.myspace.com/b91s
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