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
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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

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.

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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.
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-- Venice Santa Monica Food Not Bombs venicesantamonicafnb@fastmail.fm
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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.


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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
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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
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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
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Proposition 90 is the single most dangerous threat that has been leveled at California’s environment in recent memory.
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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

** 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 CELEBRATIONS
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
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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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The Thomas Tedesco Trio performs a “Jazz Vespers Service”
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

www.thomastedesco.us

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