Venice Arts Council News

AK Fest still taking musicians
Venice Music Fest - in 10 days!
Iraq For Sale Premieres
Venice Arts - PASSAGES BETWEEN THE PAST AND FUTURE
"War does not bring Justice" - Women in Black - Liberty Hill
Pacific Resident Theater:  From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks.
Calabash News
Walgrove Elementary School needs artists
7 Dudley Cinema
PARLOR PERFORMANCES - "PARLOR-PALOOZA!!" - Mort Sahl
Arab Street Hip Hop-Funk-Rock for Peace
"INDEPENDENT MEDIA IN A TIME OF WAR" - Film in Pasadena
Artist RFQ from Rosendahl
ZOCALOLA
LA Film Screening & Benefit for the Cuban Five
SAN PEDRO NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL - A Place at the Table - Play
ACLU of Southern California Garden Party

ntrstng Links.


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Kim of the Abbot Kinney Fest says they are still taking applications
from musicians who want to play at the AKFest Sept 24th
send email to: info@abbotkinney.org
ph 310-396-3772 fax 310-396-9480

with links to artist/band info.

Venice Arts Council is planning to have a table there, come help.

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The Venice Music Festival is Sunday September 17th.
733 Palms Ave, Venice, 11am brunch, 1pm concert
A Fundraiser for the Venice Community Housing Corporation.
Richard Glaser (brunch), Kwanza Jones, Afrobeat Down, Los Pinguos

Check out VCHC's online auction catalog 
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IRAQ FOR SALE has launched, and it's been a wild week!

We've had some terrific media coverage and early reviews, from ABC to AlterNet to AMERICAblog: http://iraqforsale.org/reviews.php

This is a critically important first step to using the film to drive the issue of war profiteering into the pre-election debate, and of course, this unwanted publicity is making the war profiteers VERY UNHAPPY.

Already, CACI has ordered us to stop and KBR is attacking the film without having seen it.  These corporations are taking a page out of Wal-Mart's playbook, and we know what a disaster those efforts to silence us were.  http://iraqforsale.org/profiteers.php

Now is the time to turn the heat up.  Get out there and spread the word, buy DVDs, plan screenings, and use the film to pressure elected officials to stop the profiteering.  To help with your efforts, next week we'll be mailing out promotional gear (posters, stickers) to everyone who both signed up to host a screening on Brave New Theaters and bought a DVD.  A lot of great stuff you can use.

Buy DVDs: http://iraqforsale.org/buy.php
Post your screening info: http://iraqforsale.org/screenings.php
Promotional materials: http://iraqforsale.org/promotional.php

Everyone from the military to truck drivers are supporting patriotism over profit.  Arianna Huffington called this a "bipartisan no-brainer".  Let's show the war profiteers what real democracy is about!

See you at a screening,
Robert Greenwald

P.S. We are posting extended bonus scenes on the website you can use to spread the word too.  Check out this one on Blackwater, "America's private army": http://iraqforsale.org/video_blackwater.php

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venice arts

PASSAGES BETWEEN THE PAST AND FUTURE
 Premiere Exhibit in U.S. of Photography by Bedouin Children of Abu Kaf, Israel
 
 Come join us!
 
 The Venice Arts Gallery is pleased to present Passages
 Between the Past and Future, an exhibition of original
 photography from the children of the recently recognized
 Bedouin village of Abu Kaf. It will be the premiere exhibit in the
 United States; the work has previously been shown in Israel at
 the Museum of Bedouin Culture, northern Negev; the Yitzhak
 Rabin Center, Jerusalem; the Achva College of Education; and
 the Beit Berl College, Tel Aviv.
   This exhibit represents a culmination of their efforts. The
 results are poetic and vibrant, revealing the potent, intimate
 connections among tradition, community, and family. Everyday
 moments such as mothers preparing food, sisters praying, or
 brothers playing in the fields, are given new importance, as the
 children capture and describe their unique perspectives.
 The project was designed by Frumin to empower Bedouin
 children to use cameras to create individual self-portraits and
 portraits of their communities, challenging the children to
 articulate their hopes and dreams and to reflect upon the
 strengths of their community. Their photographs are being used
 educational tools, allowing Bedouin youth to better know
 themselves and to share their unique perspectives with their
 counterparts throughout Israel.
 
 RECEPTION: September 9th
 TIME: 5pm - 7pm
 LOCATION: Venice Arts Gallery: 1809 Lincoln Boulevard
 MORE: Open through September 30th, 2006

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Women in Black-Los Angeles

Sunday, September 10 at 7 p.m.

Aliyah Strauss from Women in Black in Israel

"War Does Not Bring Justice"

Liberty Hill Foundation Community Room,
2121 Cloverfield Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90404.
Parking and entrance in rear of building.

Sponsored by Women in Black-Los Angeles and co-sponsored by
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) Los Angeles
Branch and L.A. Jews for Peace
endorsed by Palestine Aid Society
Requested donation $10

For more information call (323) 993-3322.

Aliyah Strauss - biography

Aliyah Strauss who was born in St. Louis, MO, in 1935 and later moved to
Israel, is a longtime member of Women in Black in Israel, a women's
organization founded in 1988 to oppose the Israeli occupation of
Palestine. Aliyah is chair of the Israel section of the Women's
International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF). In 1995 she and an
Israeli Palestinian women, were the Israeli delegates to the NGO World
Conference on Women in China.

Aliyah also works in Bat Shalom, the Israeli part of the Jerusalem Link.
Together with the Palestinian part of the Link, the Jerusalem Center for
Women in eastern Jerusalem, they hold many dialogue activities.

In January, 2004, Aliyah became an active participant in Machsom Watch.
This group organizes small groups of women (2-5) who go into the
occupied Palestinian territories to monitor the checkpoints (machsom)
set up by the Israeli army all over the West Bank. Every day, in the
early morning when the Palestinian workers are going to work, and again
in the afternoon, the women of Machsom Watch visit the various
checkpoints and write reports that are posted on the Machsom Watch
website. These women are greatly appreciated by the Palestinians who see
them as a helping link to the Israeli occupation authority. All these
organizations are part of the Coalition of Women for Peace in Israel, a
group of women's organizations that oppose the occupation and the
militarization of Israeli society. http://coalitionofwomen.org/home/english

Aliyah has also organized and participates in the Raging Grannies in
Israel. The songs they have written and performed are very popular among
peace activists.
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Pacific Resident Theatre

THE 60s
by Trish Soodik

Special $10 Preview Performances
Sept. 9, 14, 15 - 8pm; Sept 10 - 3pm

THE CAST: Mariette Hartley - Steve Vinovich
Jerry Sroka - Dana Dewes - Kevin Rahm
Austin Highsmith - Samantha Thomson
Neil McGowan - William Lithgow

Directed by Paul Linke

Thurs-Fri-Sat 8 pm; Sun 3 pm
703 Venice Blvd., Venice (4 blocks west of Lincoln)

September 19^th, 20^th, 26^th and 27^th at 8 PM (Followed by Q&A) $10

From Warf Rats to Lords of the Docks.

Starring Ian Ruskin as Harry Bridges
At Pacific Resident Theatre

Box Office – 310- 822- 8392 Tuesday – Saturday 3-7 PM or at the door

DVD available of the play directed by Haskell Wexler with appearances by Edward Asner and Elliott Gould with music by Jackson Browne, Arlo Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Sarah Lee Guthrie & others. Produced by Ian Ruskin and Suzanne Thompson
For more information visit www.theharrybridgesproject.org

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Calabash News

Happy September! What a transition - getting back into the fall groove. I'd love to give you a couple things to look forward to on your calendar - and they're family friendly!
Talk to you soon.
Love, Joselyn

ADAAWE at the Western Arts Alliance Conference
Saturday, September 9th, 2006 - 11:15-11:30AM
Western Arts Alliance Official Juried Showcase Presentation!
Long Beach Convention Center Grand Ballroom, 300 E Ocean Blvd, Long Beach CA 90802-4825
Price: Open to Conference Participants & Public for Showcase ONLY
ADAAWE has been chosen to perform in the Western Arts Alliance Official Juried Showcase Presentation! Please come and support!

Drum Workshop - Come and Play! - 2-3:00pm
Saturday, September 16th, 2006
Holy Nativity Church
6700 W. 83rd Street, Westchester CA 90045-2730
Price: $10, or $5 for children
Drum Workshop with Joselyn, founder of ADAAWE, focusing on African Djembe and Kpanlogo drum technique and rhythm. We also improvise, and find our own voice through rhythm (and we have a ball). Call 310-967-4426 to reserve. Repeats on the 2nd Saturday of each month (usually).

ADAAWE Concert
Friday, September 29th, 2006
Levitt of the Lawn at Scripps College - 5:30 - 7:00PM
1030 Columbia Way, Claremont CA 91711
Price: FREE
Elizabeth Wood Memorial Steps at Bowling Green Lawn (outdoor venue)

"ADAAWE is 7 women strong of the drum & voice, who perform an uplifting fusion of African rhythm, Gospel & original funk.", www.adaawemusic.com
Music on itunes
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=25201684

Sincerely,
Joselyn Wilkinson
Calabash Productions
...evolution through music
www.joselynwilkinson.com

Music on itunes
Joselyn & wild roots: Shape Shifting
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=48731913
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Walgrove Elementary School is seeking artists to create large scale
paintings on our newly paved center courtyard as part of our Garden of
Knowledge renovation project, and we're wondering if you might be able
to help.

Our plan is to paint learning images (such as a chart of the solar
system, a map of the United States, the periodic chart, and
the hand-sign alphabet for the deaf) on the pavement and walls that
children can incorporate into their play. Per Jay Griffith's pro-bono
design, landscaping and seating will be phased in over the next six
months, but the paintings would need to be completed by mid-November.

We are the recipients of a Community Beautification Grant from the
City of LA, and also have a pledge of donated paints from Naylor
Paints to help cover costs.

Might we schedule a time to talk about the project? I'd love to get
your thoughts and see if you might be able to help.

Thanks for your consideration,

Laurie Hansen
Project Manager, The Garden of Knowledge
http://friendsofwalgrove.com/knowledge.html

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7 Dudley Cinema

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
WED, Sept 20. THE RING ('52, 79m) Domenic Priore & Gene Aguilera, authors of the forthcoming book The Golden Age of Chicano Rock 'n' Roll: An East L.A. Visual History, host a very rare screening of this evocative tale set in downtown L.A.'s Bunker Hill district of a young Mexican-American boxer who learns the dirty truth about the fight game. With Art Aragon, a local boxing idol who was the only game in town (pre-Dodgers, Lakers, Rams). Chicano teenagers in the film wear just-post-Pachuco fashions, lookin' very proto-Rock 'n' Roll. Also: rare clips of legendary East LA groups, such as Ritchie Valens ("La Bamba"), Thee Midniters ("Whittier Blvd.") and Cannibal & the Headhunters ("Land of 1000 Dances) at the height of their success, and 20 minute preview of Jon Wilkman's documentary Chicano Rock! 7pm pre-show features poetry reading by Ruben Guevara (Ruben & the Jets), plus a Q&A and CD signing with Little Willie G. and Jimmy Espinoza of Thee Midniters.

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** Sun. Sept. 10 * 2pm & 6pm * PARLOR PERFORMANCES' "PARLOR-PALOOZA!!"
$25/$15 w/ RSVP via e-mail *
** Sat. Sept. 16 * 8pm * Sr. Citizen Cabaret Darling RAY JESSEL
(RSVP via e-mail for Ray and win equal # of additional tickets to
Parlor-Palooza!!)
** Thu. Oct. 26 * 8pm * Jazz wit JAY LEONHART's hilariously hip "The
Bass Lesson"

Parlor Performances kicks off "Season 17" with a non-stop buffet of
comedy, cabaret & solo performance!  PARLOR-PALOOZA offers continuous
mini-performances from 2pm-10pm. Then, at 10pm, stay (or return) for
"Insomniac's Delight," a late-night comedy hour featuring new works,
audience participation (5-minutes per spot!) & more!

Catch complete shows at 2pm, 4pm & 6pm!  * �Insomniac�s Delight� @ 10pm!!
* Steinway Hall * 12121 W. Pico Bl.(one door w/ of Bundy Dr. under Fields
Pianos - level P2) in West L.A. * $25 / $15 w/ advanced RSVP via e-mail!!
(admission includes Insomniac's Delight!) * OK to come & go -- just don't
leave in the middle of someone's 12-minute spot! * FREE Passes for Event
Planners, Arts Presenters & Program Chairs! (e-mail name & affiliation) 

Friday, September 22 at 8pm * $22.50 *
McCabes presents a very special night with American treasure MORT SAHL!

"... dazzling comedic gifts that age has not diminished. He remains a
predator of the pompous and pretentious and an election year for him is
like feeding time for a lion at the zoo." Chicago Tribune

"...the so-called "rebel without a pause" blazed a trail for the
political humorists of our time, the Dennis Millers, the Jon Stewarts,
the Al Frankens, the Bill Mahers." Chicago Sun Times

MORT SAHL, who first took an irreverent stand on the cutting edge of
American social and political humor with his legendary appearances at San
Francisco's famed "hungry i" in the early 1950s, refuses to slow down or
soften his touch after nearly five decades of ruffling the feathers of
the powerful and affluent and shaking a finger at their deeds. Sahl was
the first humorist on the cover of "Time" magazine and the first
non-musician to win a Grammy Award. His comments today are as incisive as
ever.

McCabe's Guitars * 3101 W. Pico Bl., Santa Monica CA 90405 * Tickets:
(310) 828-4497 * $22.50
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Sept. 23 (Sat), 9 pm—The Arab Street Hip Hop-Funk-Rock for Peace

This groundbreaking line-up addresses a young and socially conscious audience and will feature Arab-American andother rappers who use their lyrics to voice their little-heard point of view.

Presented in partnership with the Craft and Folk Art Museum (CAFAM) this concert is one of several programs tied into the current CAFAM exhibit "Sovereign Threads: A History of Palestinian Embroidery," July 16-Oct. 8, 2006 at the museum.

The concert itself is a groundbreaking event that features diverse Middle Eastern artists, including the Palestinian groups N.O.M.A.D.s and The Philistines, Excentrik, New West, the Legitimates and DJ Cole Minor.

At Café-Club Fais Do-Do, 5257 West Adams Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90016 (just southwest of the 10 Fwy. and La Brea).

Tickets are $15 at the door, $12 with flyer or students with i.d. 310.559.5544.
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South Pasadena Neighbors for Peace and Justice Presents
"INDEPENDENT MEDIA IN A TIME OF WAR",
narrated by Amy Goodman of DemocracyNow.

An offereing of Alternative media with speakers, Film and take-home goodies!
Saturday Sept 9th
South Pasadena Library Community Room----------Doors open 6:30 pm

SEE, SPEAK, and HEAR THE REAL NEWS!
Where Millions of Americans now go to find out the real news : Air America, LinkTV, KPFK, the Pasadena Weekly, internet news sites and the up and coming Blogesphere! Why is satellite better than cable? Unspun news that gets at the root our life today. Meet Special Guests and get Take-away goodies.
A fun and informative way to open your eyes and ears to the real world of today.
The So. Pas. Library is at 1115 El Centro (corner Diamond) South Pasadena, 91030; Metro Gold Line “Mission” stop. For More information call: 626-441-1324
Suggested Donation $5. Seniors and Youth $2. Free refreshments!. This Event Not Sponsored by the City of South Pasadena nor the So. Pas. Library

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As part of the Public Works Improvement Arts Program, the Dept. of
Cultural Affairs has issued a "Request for Qualifications" to public
artists for the El Sereno Constituent Services Center & Barrio Action
Youth & Family Center in CD14. The call is open TO ALL artists residing
in the City of Los Angeles.

Please refer interested artists to the Request for Qualifications
online information:
www.culturela.org/publicart/publicpercent.html or call Becky Snodgrass
at 213-202-5544. Submissions are due Wed. Sept. 13th.

We have a few brochures in our Westchester office, if you'd like to
come in and pick one up.

Good luck to all,
Laurie Sale

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Laurie Sale
Special Projects Deputy
Councilman Bill Rosendahl - 11th District, Los Angeles City Council
Westchester Office
7166 W. Manchester Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90045
(310) 568-8772
Fax: (310) 410-3946
laurie.sale@lacity.org
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Zócalo presents a vibrant series of programs that feature thinkers and doers speaking on some of the most pressing topics of the day. Bringing together an extraordinarily diverse group of Angelenos, Zócalo--"Public Square" in Spanish--seeks to create a non-partisan and multiethnic forum where participants can enjoy a rare opportunity for intellectual fellowship. www.zocalola.org
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LA Film Screening & Benefit for the Cuban Five
"Clandestinos (Underground)"

Tuesday, September 12, 7 pm
A.N.S.W.E.R. Office: 1800 Argyle Ave, #400, LA
Click here for map and driving directions

Download Flyer

For more info call 323-464-1636 or email answerla@answerla.org.
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CENTRAL SAN PEDRO NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL
and the Harry Bridges Institute

Present

“A Place at the Table”

A play created and performed by Latino students from Manual Arts High, School of Global Awareness

Saturday, September 9, 2006
3:00 p.m.

At the Harry Bridges Institute
350 West 5th Street, Suite 209
San Pedro, CA 90731

For more information please call Diane Middleton at (310) 519-7555


This is a moving 30 minute theater piece that will appeal to both young people and adults. Students wrote poems, prose and first person accounts of their experiences as immigrants and as the children of immigrants. The performance is followed by a “Second Act” discussion with the audience about the current debate surrounding the immigration issue.

Conceived and directed by Susan Franklin Tanner and produced by Travis Miller, Monica Boyer De Francisco, and Andy Garcia

There is no charge for this performance

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The 43rd Annual ACLU of Southern California Garden Party

Sunday, September 10, 2006 printer version

Save the Date!

The 43rd Annual ACLU of Southern California Garden Party

Sunday, September 10, 2006
2pm - 5pm

At the home of Stanley and Betty Sheinbaum in Brentwood

Activist of the Year Award
Jodie Evans

Religious Freedom Awards
Salam Al-Marayati
Reverend J. Edwin Bacon, Jr.
Rabbi Leonard Beerman
Reverend Altagracia Perez
Reverend George Regas

3rd Annual Stanley Sheinbaum Award
Robert Scheer

Chapter Activist of the Year Award
Anne MacMurray (Inland Empire Chapter)

Tickets $40
(includes an annual ACLU membership for new members)

Click Here for sponsorship/recognition opportunities and ticket information.

For more ticket/sponsorship information or to volunteer, please contact Sarah Ellis at (213) 977-5212 or sellis@aclu-sc.org

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Listen to Pete Seeger's New 60-Second Recording
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/downloads/seeger.mp3
http://www.laist.com/archives/2006/09/07/666_questions_with_coop.php
http://www.goodmagazine.com/ - started by Peter Alsop
http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/008905.php
http://www.thecoolhunter.net/art/TOM-SACHS-AND-CHANEL/
http://www.furpeaceranch.com/index.html - Jorma Kaukonen's Guitar Camp
www.savethepeaks.org/background.html

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Eric Ahlberg
www.veniceartscouncil.org
www.myspace.com/b91s
politicsandart.blogspot.com
Jamendo : Jampoet - Pianism