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Middle East Community Dialogue Workshop April 19

 

[Los Angeles]

Each third Thursday of the month, Open Tent Middle East Coalition hosts a
community workshop where people from or concerned with the Middle East
dialogue on politics, culture, roots and identity.

Open Tent’s mission is to promote understanding and appreciation of Middle
Eastern cultures and faith traditions, and to engender mutual respect,
harmony, cooperation and a sense of shared heritage among people of Middle
Eastern backgrounds.

The next such gathering takes place this Thursday, April 19, 8 pm, at Beyond
Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., 2/3 of a mile west of Lincoln
Blvd., in Venice, CA 90291.

This program is free and open to the public. For further information, visit
www.opentent.org, or call 323/650-3157


EVENT:Obelisk of art and junk at Crazy Space

 

Crazy Space invites you to:

A MATTER OF STRUCTURE

Organized by Lisa Adams
with
Bob Beers, Sharon Ben-Tal, Jeff Cain, Cory Falikoff,
Georgia Fee, Ed Giardina, Phyllis Green, Rachel Grynberg, Steven Grynberg,
Lynn Hanson, Richard Hastings, Curtis LeMieux, Ari Macht, Michael McMillen,
Cindy Pop, Dennis Roberts, Leigh Salgado, and Chris Samp

Crazy Space presents "A Matter Of Structure," an exhibition in which eighteen
artists come together in the same space at the same time to build a singular
structure: an obelisk of common, discarded objects as well as art created and
thrown away by the artists. Lighting will be used to contextualize the
structure and to create a cohesive environment in which it will reside.

Building the obelisk will be a social event, not unlike a barn raising. The
artists who were invited to participate are from various disciplines and
areas of the art world, and some are not visual artists, but work in other
aligned fields. Most will be strangers to one another at the outset of the
project, allowing for social, as well as for artistic experimentation.

An opening reception will be held Saturday, April 21, 7-9PM. The exhibition
will run through Saturday, May 26. Gallery hours are Saturday, 1-5PM.

Crazy Space is dedicated to fostering art works that might not otherwise find
a home because of their noncommercial or experimental nature. The gallery is
located in the 18th Street Arts Complex near Highways at 1629 18th St., #2 in
Santa Monica. (310) 829-9789. Cross street: Olympic. Minutes from Bergamot
Station. Free. Wheelchair accessible.

Lauren Hartman Crazyspace172@...


LA COUNTY & GETTY OFFER 305 PAID ARTS INTERNSHIPS

performing arts
 

NOTE: The text of the press release on these internships is below. The lists of organizations offering internships are available online. See URLs in paragraph 2.

GETTY AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY OFFER

305 PAID SUMMER INTERNSHIPS IN THE ARTS

Applications are Now Being Accepted for Opportunities

in Museums, Film, Literary, Performing, and Visual Arts

LOS ANGELES-The J. Paul Getty Trust and the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, seeking to introduce young people to a variety of arts-related careers and help develop future cultural leaders, have awarded more than $1 million to 164 organizations to support 305 summer internships in the arts. The internships provide real work experience at Los Angeles County arts organizations, including museums; film, literary, performing and visual arts organizations; and local arts agencies. Additional educational components for participants focus on career opportunities in the arts.

Interested college undergraduates should apply directly to the arts organizations hosting internships. Information about participating organizations and available positions may be obtained online. For museum and visual arts internships, go to the Getty's Web site at www.getty.edu/grants. For film, literary and performing arts internships, go to the County's Web site at www.lacountyarts.org/internops.html.

Los Angeles host organizations receiving support include the American Film Institute, Southern California Asian American Studies Central/Visual Communications, California African American Museum, Jazz Tap Ensemble, Long Beach Symphony, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Mexican Cultural Institute, and Pasadena Playhouse.

The Getty's Multicultural Undergraduate Internship Program for the visual arts is now in its ninth year. The County program, approved and funded by the Board of Supervisors and administered by the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, is in its second year. The County program is designed to work in parallel to the Getty program by providing opportunities in the performing and literary arts. Film and municipal arts agency opportunities are new in 2001. As part of the partnership, the Getty convenes joint educational and networking activities for the interns.

The Los Angeles County Arts Internship Program has awarded $522,400 to fund 149 film, literary and performing arts, and other arts administration internships at 87 organizations. Students receive a $3,000 stipend for 10-week internships. Host organizations also receive funds to help cover administrative expenses. Interns gain hands-on experience in a wide range of arts management fields including marketing, fundraising, audience development, public relations, stage management, production, programming, finance, educational outreach and cultural planning. County internships are open to college undergraduates of all races and ethnic backgrounds who either reside in Los Angeles County or attend colleges or universities located in Los Angeles County.

Los Angeles County Supervisor Yvonne Brathwaite Burke noted, "It's vital to develop a pool of topflight arts administrators and other professionals so that L.A. County may continue to expand as a world class center of the arts. This year the County's Arts Internship Program will expand to include local arts agencies, municipal performing arts organizations, and other nonprofit, presenting, or literary arts organizations. I want to commend the County Arts Commission and the Getty for rising to the challenge of providing an environment that will stimulate the development of all the arts in greater Los Angeles."

The Getty's Multicultural Internship Program has awarded $462,400 to fund 156 visual arts internships at 77 organizations. Students receive $3,000 for 10-week internships, with additional funds awarded to the organizations to offset administrative expenses. Students gain direct experience in such areas as exhibitions, publications, education, and conservation. The program is designed to assist outstanding students in groups traditionally underrepresented in museum and visual arts professions-individuals of African-American, Asian, Latino/Hispanic, Native American, or Pacific Islander descent. Like the Arts Commission program, eligible undergraduates must also either reside in Los Angeles County or be attending Los Angeles-area colleges and universities. Since the Getty program's inception in 1993, more than $3.8 million has supported over 1,000 multicultural summer internships.

Deborah Marrow, director of the Getty Grant Program and dean for external relations of the J. Paul Getty Trust, commented, "The Getty is very pleased to again join forces with the Los Angeles County Arts Commission to encourage young people to explore the many exciting careers in the arts. The future of our museums, performing, visual arts, and other arts organizations is directly linked to the training of a younger generation for future leadership positions."

# # #

The Los Angeles County Arts Commission has fostered excellence, diversity, vitality, and accessibility of the arts in the County since 1947. Through its grants programs, the Commission awarded $1.9 million to regional nonprofit arts organizations this year in additional to the internship awards. The Commission also produces the Ford Amphitheatre and [INSIDE] THE FORD series, the Los Angeles County Arts Open House and the Los Angeles County Holiday Celebration, and operates a year-round free music program. The Commission launched new program initiatives in folk arts and arts education in 2001. The Commission's budget for the fiscal year 2000-2001 is $3.8 million.

The Getty Grant Program is a part of the J. Paul Getty Trust, an international cultural and philanthropic institution devoted to the visual arts located at the Getty Center in Los Angeles. The Grant Program's multicultural internship grants are one of many types of support offered to institutions and individuals throughout the world. The Grant Program provides crucial support for projects in art history, museum practice, conservation, and other related fields. Since its inception in 1984, the Grant Program has given more than $100 million to support over 2,400 projects in more than 150 countries. The Getty Trust also includes the J. Paul Getty Museum as well as programs for education, scholarship, and conservation.


9)Two Listening Room Concert Series Special Events April 19th & 23rd

Brett Perkins Presents
 

Hello Acoustic Music Fans!

It was great to see so many familiar faces at the Lloyd Cole/Mint show and Pasadena Arts Fair, and meet so many new folks as well!

I hope you can join us for one or both of two upcoming special Listening Room Concert Series events.

Thursday, April 19th, we'll be at The Coachhouse in San Juan Capistrano for a special Listening Room On The Road night and I am pleased to be able to offer FREE TICKETS to anyone on this list who emails their name, and number in their party, to me by Wednesday evening. Bring as many people as you like just let me know Our goal is 200 people, and the line-up, as youll read below, is incredible!

Additionally, anyone who has already purchased a ticket for The Coachhouse show will be given free admittance to the Third Anniversary Special Concert at Fremont Centre Theatre in South Pasadena, CA Monday, April 23rd (just bring your ticket stub!). This will be a special night of songs, presented by some of my favorite writer/performers, with many surprise guests, in the beautiful Spanish colonial style 80 seat theatre that has been our home for the past three years for these monthly shows of local, national and international performing songwriters.

These shows are for me, about creating community, around the shared appreciation of original works by voices that more often than not wont be found through major media channels. And we need your support to keep them growing!

Come help up celebrate the Listening Room Series as we enter a fourth season, having already presented over 300 songwriters from the U.S. and abroad including Denmark, Australia, Canada, Venezuela, Ireland, England and Scotland.

Hope to see you at one or noth shows!

Sincerely,

Brett

**

'Brett Perkins Presents'

'A Listening Room Concert Special Event'
THE COACHHOUSE
33157 Camino Capistrano - San Juan Capistrano

****THURSDAY, APRIL 19TH****

Featuring:

MATTHEW LEE

"Insightful, inspiring, and just plain beautiful"-Performing Songwriter

BRIGHT BLUE GORILLA

"Best live act of the year! Best CD of the year! O.C. Register

BERKLEY/HART


KATHRIN SHORR


TIM BURLINGAME

JAMES GREY

"no grey area here..this is a promising artist" Music Connection

Musical Host
BRETT PERKINS
(South Pasadena/Copenhagen)
"A true troubadour" Bliss/Pasadena Weekly


Showtime: 8:0pm/Tickets $10.at the door, $8.if paid in advance, with reservations recommended, by calling the venue at (949)496-8930
Visa/Master Card/and other major cards are accepted. Dinner available.
**
MISSION

The concept behind the Listening Room Concert Series is to provide both
listener and performer with an intimate, receptive environment where the intricacies of song and performance can be best experienced.

STRUCTURE

The evening falls into two segments, with each artists performing a 3-song set. The musical host also performs.

DIRECTIONS
Going South On the 5 Fwy

Take the Camino Capistrano Exit and go left at the bottom of the ramp. That will put you on Camino Capistrano. Follow it south approximately 1/2 mile. Just before the first stoplight you come to, we will be on the right hand side in the Esplanade Center. The venue is located directly behind the San Juan Tire Center.

Going North On the 5 Frwy

Take the Camino Capistrano Exit and make your first three left turns. That will put you on Camino Capistrano. Follow it south approximately 1/2 mile. Just before the second stoplight you come to, we will be on the right hand side in the Esplanade Center. The venue is located directly behind the San Juan Tire Center.

33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano CA, 92675

Tickets & Dinner Reservations (949) 496-8930

****

'Brett Perkins Presents'

'The Listening Room Concert Series'
THREE YEAR ANNIVERSARY CONCERT!

=Celebrating The Start Of Our Fourth Season=
Fremont Centre Theatre
1000 Fremont Ave., South Pasadena, CA

Acoustic Evenings Of Local,National,International Performing Songwriters

****MONDAY, APRIL 23RD****

Featuring:

Special Guests
HARRIET SCHOCK
(Los Angeles)
Hit Songwriter (That Ain't No Way To Treat A Lady/Helen Reddy), Performing, Recording Artist, Author, and Celebrated Teacher.


JOHN TOWNSEND
"Legendary voice of the Sanford/Townsend Band 'Smoke From A Distant Fire'

'everything divine'
Featuring the five-part harmonies and co-written tunes of Michael Glover & Robyn Rosenkrantz (Bright Blue Gorilla), David Zink, Mark Davis and Brett Perkins.
"A local 'supergroup' - Pasadena Weekly

SEVERIN BROWNE & JAMES COBERLY SMITH
"Two performing songwriters whose sensitive and intricate interweaving of voices and guitars make for a compelling performance"

KATHRIN SHORR


TIM BURLINGAME
+
Special Surprise Guests - You Never Know Who Will Show Up This Night!

Musical host BRETT PERKINS
(South Pasadena/Copenhagen)
"A true troubadour" Bliss/Pasadena Weekly


Showtime: 7:30pm-10:00pm Tickets $10.at the door, all ages, and $8. if paidin advance, with reservations recommended, by calling the theatre at 626/441-5977. Visa/Master Card/and other major cards are accepted.
**
MISSION

The concept behind the Listening Room Concert Series is to provide both
listener and performer with an intimate, receptive environment where the
intricacies of song and performance can be best experienced.

STRUCTURE

The evening falls into two segments, with each artists performing a 3-songset. The musical host also performs. Refreshments are available during the intermission.

DIRECTIONS

The Fremont Centre Theatre is located at 1000 Fremont Blvd., So. Pasadena, one block south of Mission, two blocks west of Fair Oaks.
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From the 10 freeway, take the 110 North. From the West Side, take the 101 East take the 134 East into Pasadena. and from East of Pasadena take the 210 West. From all directions, exit Orange Grove Blvd., South to Mission Blvd., East (Left) to Fremont Ave. South (Right). Theatre is on the left, one block down, on the southeast corner of El Centro and Fremont Ave. Ample free parking is available. Shows run from 7:30-10:00pm.

**
UPCOMING SHOWS

4/20 BRETT PERKINS/Koffee Klatch, Glendora, CA Songwriters Network Night

4/24 BRETT PERKINS/'Songs Alive Showcase/Writers In The Round' w/ Larissa Lam, Eddie Saenz. Lulu's Beehive Caf, 13203 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, between Fulton and Coldwater (next to BBQ's Galore), exit Woodman off the 101 Freeway and turn left on Ventura.Show at 8pm sharp.

4/26 BRETT PERKINS/Red Star Songwriters Showcase, Santa Barbara, CA

5/1 BRETT PERKINS/Strings, Oakland, CA

5/3 BRETT PERKINS/Voodoo Lounge, San Francisco, CA w/ Annie Gallup

5/5 BRETT PERKINS/Kulaks' Woodshed, on 'Bright Blue Gorillas' World Cafe', NoHllywd,CA

5/7 FREMONT CENTRE THEATRE LISTENING ROOM CONCERT SERIES w/ Velvet Janes, Puppets Of Castro, Greg Klyma, John Marini, Dani, Leonardo, David Piper, Musical Host Brett Perkins.

5/27 BRETT PERKINS/Acoustic Fredericia, Fredericia, DK

6/4 FREMONT CENTRE THEATRE LISTENING ROOM CONCERT SERIES w/ Caroline Aiken, Rick Solem, Felix, Judy Toy, Cindy Kalmenson, Kimberlee White. Musical Host Brett Perkins.

6/9 BRETT PERKINS/Kerrville Folk Festival,Ballad Tree Host,Kerrville,TX

6/14 BRETT PERKINS Hallenbechs NSAI Songwriter Roundup,No Hollywood, CA

**
The Listening Room Concert Series evenings are sponsored in part by Busters Coffee, The Bookhouse,Magazines Etc., Enas Cassettes, Performing Songwriter Magazine
(), Pedrini Music
(), Pro Printing, NMPA (),North American Folk Alliance (), Songlink (), TAXI (), Trader Joes South Pasadena, and are a "Works of Heart" presentation of Brett Perkins Presents.
**
Artists wishing to be considered for Listening Room Series can send a
cassette or CD to:

BPP 1441 Huntington Dr., PMB 1950, South Pasadena, CA 91030

Performers are selected based on the developmental level of their writing,
as well as overall artistic presence. Follow up by email is recommended.
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SCREENING of Tine and Tide/Meet the Director: April 17

 

Hong Kong Director Tsui Hark appears April 17 at a
special screening of Time and Tide for friends and
members of VC

Visual Communications and TriStar Pictures proudly
presents a sneak screening of Time and Tide, by Tsui
Hark, starring Nicholas Tse, Wu Bai and Candy Lo. Join
director Tsui Hark for a Q&A following the screening.

The screening takes place Tuesday, April 17; showtime is
7:30 p.m. The location is Columbia Pictures Studios, Sony
Backstage Theater, 10202 West Washington Blvd., Culver
City, one block east of Overland Avenue.

Tickets:
Friends of VC Members: Free with membership I.D.;
non-members $5. Become a Friends of Visual
Communications Member now and receive ticket discounts
for this and future VC special programs.

RSVP: Visual Communications, (213) 680-4462 ext. 58.
Limited Seating. Reserve your tickets now!

Synopsis:
Hong Kong, present day. A streetwise young man
becomes a bodyguard to score quick cash. He soon
befriends a once disillusioned mercenary determined to
begin life anew with the woman he just married. Although
the two men find themselves working together to foil an
assassination attempt, their partnership is short-lived:
gradually and through uncontrollable circumstances, they
will unknowingly be propelled toward opposite sides of a
deadly confrontation.

Tsui Hark's action-packed thriller, TIME AND TIDE, marks
Tsui's triumphant return to Hong Kong's unique brand of
high-octane filmmaking - a genre that he helped define
with such films as PEKING OPERA BLUES and A CHINESE
GHOST STORY.

TIME AND TIDE was shown at the Venice and Toronto
International Film Festivals and just garnered six Hong
Kong Film Awards nominations. This Spring, Tsui Hark will
be the subject of several retrospectives in the United
States including TriStar's re-release of the classic ONCE
UPON A TIME IN CHINA Parts 1 (in its original uncut
version) and 2; and Subway Cinema's "Once Upon A Time
In Hong Kong: A Tsui Hark Retrospective" at the
Anthology Film Archives in Manhattan and the Plaza Twin
in Brooklyn.

Produced by Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia,
Sony Pictures Entertainment's Asian production entity,
TIME AND TIDE brings together one of the world's most
renowned producer-directors, the hottest young star in
Hong Kong music and film (Nicholas Tse), a rock n' roll
icon from Taiwan (Wu Bai) and one of Hong Kong most
promising new talents, singer Candy Lo, who is nominated
for the Best Newcomer Award and Best Supporting
Actress at the Hong Kong Film Awards.

A brand name in international cinema, Tsui Hark is among
the first corps of Hong Kong filmmakers invited by
Hollywood to share the dazzling magic of their films with
the world.

His first two American projects, Columbia Pictures'
DOUBLE TEAM and KNOCK OFF, were worldwide hits. In
addition, he has more than 50 Hong Kong titles to his
credit, most of them local box-office smashes as well as
cult favorites around the world, including such
milestones as THE KILLER, A BETTER TOMORROW 1 and 2 and the
CHINESE GHOST STORY series (as producer), and
PEKING OPERA BLUES, A BETTER TOMORROW 3, and
the ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA series (as
writer/producer/director).

Special thanks to TriStar Pictures, Laura Kim and Annalee
Paulo of mPRm, and Coalition of Asian Pacifics in
Entertainment.


SCREENING of Tine and Tide/Meet the Director: April 17

 

Hong Kong Director Tsui Hark appears April 17 at a
special screening of Time and Tide for friends and
members of VC

Visual Communications and TriStar Pictures proudly
presents a sneak screening of Time and Tide, by Tsui
Hark, starring Nicholas Tse, Wu Bai and Candy Lo. Join
director Tsui Hark for a Q&A following the screening.

The screening takes place Tuesday, April 17; showtime is
7:30 p.m. The location is Columbia Pictures Studios, Sony
Backstage Theater, 10202 West Washington Blvd., Culver
City, one block east of Overland Avenue.

Tickets:
Friends of VC Members: Free with membership I.D.;
non-members $5. Become a Friends of Visual
Communications Member now and receive ticket discounts
for this and future VC special programs.

RSVP: Visual Communications, (213) 680-4462 ext. 58.
Limited Seating. Reserve your tickets now!

Synopsis:
Hong Kong, present day. A streetwise young man
becomes a bodyguard to score quick cash. He soon
befriends a once disillusioned mercenary determined to
begin life anew with the woman he just married. Although
the two men find themselves working together to foil an
assassination attempt, their partnership is short-lived:
gradually and through uncontrollable circumstances, they
will unknowingly be propelled toward opposite sides of a
deadly confrontation.

Tsui Hark's action-packed thriller, TIME AND TIDE, marks
Tsui's triumphant return to Hong Kong's unique brand of
high-octane filmmaking - a genre that he helped define
with such films as PEKING OPERA BLUES and A CHINESE
GHOST STORY.

TIME AND TIDE was shown at the Venice and Toronto
International Film Festivals and just garnered six Hong
Kong Film Awards nominations. This Spring, Tsui Hark will
be the subject of several retrospectives in the United
States including TriStar's re-release of the classic ONCE
UPON A TIME IN CHINA Parts 1 (in its original uncut
version) and 2; and Subway Cinema's "Once Upon A Time
In Hong Kong: A Tsui Hark Retrospective" at the
Anthology Film Archives in Manhattan and the Plaza Twin
in Brooklyn.

Produced by Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia,
Sony Pictures Entertainment's Asian production entity,
TIME AND TIDE brings together one of the world's most
renowned producer-directors, the hottest young star in
Hong Kong music and film (Nicholas Tse), a rock n' roll
icon from Taiwan (Wu Bai) and one of Hong Kong most
promising new talents, singer Candy Lo, who is nominated
for the Best Newcomer Award and Best Supporting
Actress at the Hong Kong Film Awards.

A brand name in international cinema, Tsui Hark is among
the first corps of Hong Kong filmmakers invited by
Hollywood to share the dazzling magic of their films with
the world.

His first two American projects, Columbia Pictures'
DOUBLE TEAM and KNOCK OFF, were worldwide hits. In
addition, he has more than 50 Hong Kong titles to his
credit, most of them local box-office smashes as well as
cult favorites around the world, including such
milestones as THE KILLER, A BETTER TOMORROW 1 and 2 and the
CHINESE GHOST STORY series (as producer), and
PEKING OPERA BLUES, A BETTER TOMORROW 3, and
the ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA series (as
writer/producer/director).

Special thanks to TriStar Pictures, Laura Kim and Annalee
Paulo of mPRm, and Coalition of Asian Pacifics in
Entertainment.


Reading by Nigerian poet and former prisoner of conscience

Wendy Belcher
 

Please forward widely.

Chris Abani, Nigerian poet and former prisoner of conscience, will read
from his new book of poems Kalakuta Republic at 7:30 pm on Thursday, May
10, at Midnight Special Bookstore on the Third Street Promenade in Santa
Monica.

Vividly praised by Seamus Heaney and Harold Pinter for this accessible,
moving, and profound work, Abani will be introduced by literary critic Ron
Gottesman. The event is cosponsored by the PEN Center USA West Freedom to
Write Committee, the USC Department of English and PhD in Literature and
Creative Writing Program, and the UCLA James S. Coleman African Studies Center.

Titled after a prison cell familiar to many of Nigeria's political
prisoners and dissidents, Kalakuta Republic is a powerful collection of
poems detailing the harrowing experiences endured by Abani and others at
the hands of Nigeria's military regime in the late 1980s.

These poems are dedicated to those who shared in but did not live through
the suffering, like John James, Abani's cellmate, tortured to death in 1991
at the age of 14, and other "kindred spirits, dreamers, fools." In them he
describes the characters that peopled his dark world, from the prison
inmates to their torturers, the generals. This is Abani's first collection
of poems following his release from jail, and while intense episodes are
vividly described, it is above all a work greatly tinged with humanity and
a durable tribute to the
triumph of the human spirit.

In 1985, at the age of 18, Chris Abani was imprisoned following the
publication of his first novel. He was released six months later. When his
second novel, Sirocco, was published in 1987, it was seized by government
forces and Abani was again arrested, detained and accused of sedition for
performing anti-government plays. In 1991 he was arrested for the third
time and held on death row. Kalakuta Republic is based on his experience as
political prisoner between 1985 and 1991.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wendy Belcher
tele: 310-559-1650
e-mail: wbelcher@...
web: www.sscnet.ucla.edu/csrc/belcher


Zapata/Marcos mural threatened by City

 

Many of you have been following the saga of Hector Ponce's mural at 6th and
Westlake. The mural, a symbol of the struggle for indigenous rights,
depicts both Emiliano Zapata and Zapatista leader, Sub-Commandante Marcos.
The mural was destroyed once before by the City of Los Angeles Cultural
Affairs Department and is once again in danger. The Los Angeles Department
of Building and Safety designated the piece as an "Illegal Sign" and issued
an order to the building owner to either remove it or bring it to code. I
was recently informed by Brad Neighbors, Senior Inspector, that they have
now referred the case to the Los Angeles Building and Safety Commission for
a public hearing to determine whether the piece is in fact a mural or a
sign. The hearing has not yet been scheduled and it is unclear how long
before it is scheduled.

The Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC) asks that the public
express their support for public art as well as their disdain for the
efforts of the Department of Building and Safety to define the parameters
between art and signage. Please contact Senior Inspector Brad Neighbors at
the Department of Building and Safety at (213) 738-5674 and your local City
Councilperson. Letters of support for this important public artwork can be
faxed or e-mailed to SPARC at (310) 827-8717 or sparc@....


Depression-era dance marathons

Keli Dailey
 

Hi all,

Does anyone know anything about where the Depression-era dance marathons were held here in Los Angeles? It's for a story.

Thanks everyone. This list is a great service.

Keli
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Volunteers Needed for the Santa Monica Festival

 

Volunteers Needed
SANTA MONICA FESTIVAL 2001
A Celebration Of Our Community Roots
Saturday, April 28, 2001
Clover Park 2800 Ocean Park Blvd.

The Santa Monica Festival 2001 marks a decade of honoring the many cultures
that have shaped Santa Monica’s history. Presenting an eclectic array of
traditional and contemporary music and dance, an environmental treasure hunt,
community organizations, local craft vendors, hands-on workshops, and
demonstration. The festival offers volunteers a chance to help out with
set-up, workshops, stage and performance assistance, performer greeter or
festival break-down. Volunteer shifts are approximately 2 to 3 hours each,
and most are scheduled between 9:00 am and 7:00 pm (some begin as early as
7:30 am).

To Volunteer or for more information call Michael Contreras at 213/365-0605
or email us at CARSEMAIL@...


Search Engine comes to Los Angeles, 4/22/01

 

**
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
**

SEARCH ENGINE

Written and Performed by Denise Duffield
Directed by Snezana Petrovic

Sunday, April 22nd, 7:30 p.m.
Side Street Live Performance and Media Space
425 S. Main Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013

Search Engine is an exploration of death, the after-life, and
communication technologies. Using text, video, and sound, the
performance combines fact and fantasy to navigate the course of
questions we ask ourselves when faced with mortality.

Search Engine comes to Los Angeles directly from its premiere at the
mysterious Integratron dome in Landers, CA. The Integratron was
designed to focus a range of electrostatic frequencies into the human
cell structure, resulting in longer life or even immortality. The
Los Angeles performance of Search Engine will include aspects of the
Integratron experience.

Admission to Search Engine is $5. Contact neecanna@... or
call (310) 828-9327 for more information.


DOUBLE BILL OF JAZZ @ JAT on April 14

 

The Japanese American Cultural & Community Center
(JACCC) presents
A Double Bill of Jazz
Deems Tsutakawa and Jeff Kashiwa in Concert
Saturday, April 14, at 8 pm
at the Japan America Theatre

WHAT: The Japanese American Cultural & Community
Center presents a double bill of jazz featuring
acclaimed jazz pianist Deems Tsutakawa and saxophonist
Jeff Kashiwa in concert.

Seattle native and smooth jazz pianist Deems Tsutakawa
combines R&B, pop, and mainstream jazz into what he
calls "contemporary soul jazz." An acclaimed and
imaginative composer, arranger and bandleader,
Tsutakawa has released six albums to date on his
self-produced label, "J-Town Records." He has
performed worldwide in concert halls and clubs, from
Seattle to Tokyo to London and worked with recording
stars Kenny G, Roy Ayers, Tony Gable, Julienne
Priester and opened concerts for Spyrogyra, Hiroshima
and Maynard Ferguson.

Jeff Kashiwa, former sax player with the
internationally renowned Rippingtons, brings his own
contemporary, smooth jazz sounds with his Southern
California-based band for this special engagement.

WHO: Acclaimed jazz pianist from Seattle DEEMS
TSUTAKAWA and saxophonist JEFF KASHIWA (formerly of
the Rippingtons)

WHEN: One Night Only! Saturday, April 14 at 8 pm

WHERE: Japan America Theatre - 244 San Pedro St. in
Downtown LA (Little Tokyo)

TICKETS: Reserved seating: $25, $20, JACCC Members
$22, $18 ; Groups $20, $15; Students/Seniors $15.
For tickets, call the Japan America Theatre Box
Office, (213) 680-3700, Monday-Saturday, 12 noon -5 pm
and Sunday from 12 noon on performance days.

For more info on DEEMS TSUTAKAWA visit:
www.deemsmusic.com.

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Jude Narita performance-discount tix this week

TeAda Productions
 

STUDENT AND SENIOR DISCOUNT TICKETS $10 FOR THIS WEEK
Thurs, Fri, Sat, April 12, 13, 14 - 8:30 pm
Reservations 310.315.1459.

"With Darkness Behind Us, Daylight Has Come"
written and performed by JUDE NARITA

With Darkness Behind Us, Daylight Has Come, is a multi-media one-woman play
about the effects of the internment camps on three different generations of
Japanese American women in the Los Angeles area. Both funny and sad, With
Darkness Behind Us, Daylight Has Come is a moving theatrical experience.

directed by Darling Narita
music by George Abe
lighting design by Jerry Browning

When: Thurs, Fri, Sat, April12, 13, 14 - 8:30 pm
Fri & Sat, April 20 & 21 - 8:30 pm
Sunday matinee April 22 - 3pm

Where: Highways Performance Space
1651 18th St in Santa Monica.
(Enter 18th St. from Olympic. Parking is available in a lot and on nearby
streets.)

Tickets general admission $12.
Reservations 310.315.1459.
For more information on Jude and upcoming gigs go to:
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Community YOGA Day

Great Leap
 

International Association of Black Yoga Teachers (IABYT)
and KAOS Network
Present

Community Y O G A Day!

Saturday April 28th 1:30pm - 8:30pm
4343 Leimert Blvd (on 43rd Place 2 blocks east of Crenshaw )

Experience the Healing Benefits of Yoga and Celebrate the Third
Anniversary of the International Association of Black Yoga Teachers
with some of the "hottest Black Yoga Teachers in LA!"

Evan Porter Hatha
Krishna Kaur Kundalini
James Eddy Kundalilni
Leonard Davis Hatha
Sandy & Pagen Iyengar
Denise & Nawili Kundalini
Inpu Ka Mut Tai Chi
Saharah Ali Hatha
Konda Mason Kripalu
Nadira Belcher Kundalini
Jacqueline Board Hatha
Tcha'as Muter Tai Chi
Joan Jacocks Kundalini
Robin Downes Meditation
Rashied Jibri Meditation
Adessina Kripalu
Gurujodha Khalsa Kundalini
Dada Jiiveshananda Meditation
Alex Kamara Kundalini
Clem Payne Aikido

1:30 - 5:00pm Sample Different Styles of Yoga,
Meditation & Tai Chi

5:15 - 6:30pm Children's Demo and Panel Discussion on the
History, Philosophy & Practice of
Yoga

6:30 - 7:00pm Group Healing Meditation and Chanting

7:00 - 8:30pm Refreshments, Music and Drum Circle

ALL for just $15.00! Children's Yoga Activities FREE!

OUR VISION is for peace, love and wisdom to permeate the planet and its peoples
OUR MISSION is to practice the Yoga of service by spreading the
teachings and raising conscious awareness of the ancient art and
science of YOGA. To bring together Black Yoga Teachers and create a
bond of support and strength among us so we can better serve the
African Diaspora and other communities around the world.

PLEASE JOIN US! Together we can promote Peace in our City!

For more information: yoga@...
www.blackyogateachers.com 213-833-6371
Tax deductible contributions may be made to IABYT, P.O. Box 360922,
Los Angeles, CA 90036
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Booking Assistant
Great Leap, Inc.
1145 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 100-D
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 250-8800 phone
(213) 250-8801 fax

mailto:booking@...

NOTE: New address/phone effective March 12, 2001.


New Job: Arts Education Program Manager position

Zucker, Laura
 

Job Description




ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAM MANAGER



The Los Angeles County Arts Commission is searching for an Arts Education
Program Manager. This is a full-time new contract position, and will work
in tandem with a full-time coordinator for arts education in the Los Angeles
County Office of Education. Los Angeles County is the most populous county
in the United States. It has 1,745 schools with 1.7 million students in 82
school districts.




Scope of Work: This position will build on the recent findings of a
comprehensive district-by-district survey of the current status of arts
education in Los Angeles County to create a strategic plan for the systemic
advancement of arts education in the County including review of teacher
training programs. The program manager will facilitate the building of an
infrastructure to support arts education programs in K-12, and foster
partnerships between schools and arts organizations. The program manager
will identify key needs, design programs and service components, and foster
partnerships with funders and resource providers. The program manager will
serve as a resource to, and work closely with, the Los Angeles County Office
of Education, arts organizations, and other Commission staff members. The
program manager will also participate in planning and implementation of arts
education programs and policies on a statewide level and will represent the
Commission nationally on arts education issues.



Reporting: This position reports to the Executive Director of the Arts
Commission. The Arts Commission will approve county policies and programs,
including the strategic plan developed through this position. The position
will interface with the Arts Education Task Force of Arts for LA, an ad hoc
committee of stakeholders interested in supporting the development of arts
education in the county.

Qualifications: In-depth knowledge of arts education issues as they affect
arts organizations, school districts, and teachers, as well as the
California Framework and Standards, is necessary. Knowledge of the
non-profit arts field and arts education service providers in Los Angeles
County is important. The successful candidate must possess strong
communication, planning, organizational and analytical skills, be able to
facilitate meetings and conceptualize, develop, design and implement
programs. The ability to work collaboratively is vital.

Education and Experience: The ideal candidate will have five or more years
of experience in arts education. Ideally the candidate will have both
experience in nonprofit arts organizations providing arts education services
and working with school districts on policy issues. A Bachelor's degree is
required and a Master's degree in a related field is desirable.

Salary/benefits: This is a contract position with a salary range between
$40,000 - $50,000, based upon qualifications and experience. As a contract
position there are no health or retirement benefits at this time. However,
staff development opportunities, as well as paid vacation and holiday time
are included as part of the compensation package.

About the Commission: The mission of the Los Angeles County Arts Commission
is to foster excellence, diversity, vitality and accessibility of the arts
of the County of Los Angeles. The Commission plays a leadership role in
cultural services for the County, providing information and resources to the
community, artists, arts organizations and municipalities. For information
on the Commission's programs, visit the web site at www.lacountyarts.org
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Projected start date: June 2001. Applications will be reviewed starting May
1st until the position is filled.

Send cover letter, resume, and list of three references to:

Laura Zucker, Executive Director
Los Angeles County Arts Commission
374 Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration
500 West Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012


TWO Summer Internships offered by TeAda Productions

Leilani Chan
 

Please pass this on to any undergraduates who may be interested! Sorry if
you have received this twice! Mahalo!


TWO Summer Internships with TeAda Productions

The Los Angeles County Arts Internship program and TeAda Productions offer
paid internships for college students interested in theater production and
marketing. Each intern receives a total of $3000 (gross salary, before tax
withholdings) for a full time position (40 hours per week) for a ten-week
period between May 15 and September 15, 2001.

TeAda Productions is dedicated to theater for, by and about people of color.
Through creation, development and distribution (preservation and touring) of
interdisciplinary performance/ theater projects, TeAda Productions aims to
enrich the repertoire of contemporary work and presents and tours completed
original works to a local and national audience.

TeAda Productions announces TWO full-time summer positions in partnership
with the Los Angeles County Arts Internship program. The two paid
internships are available for currently enrolled undergraduate students who
reside or attend college in Los Angeles County, who have completed at least
one semester of college by June 2001, and will not have graduated before
December 2001.


Internship I: Production Intern
The Production Intern will act as Assistant to the Artistic director as a
line producer for the premiere of TeAda Productions? original collective
theatrical ensemble work "Native Immigrant" at the Japan America Theater.
Duties will include: community outreach, administration for the production,
distribution of marketing materials, archiving production materials, and
post-production networking and public outreach.

Duties and Responsibilities:
For the first two months of the internship, The Production Intern will
coordinate between cast, staff, and Artistic Director during the development
and rehearsal of TeAda?s original theatrical of "Native Immigrant." This
intern will be responsible for attending rehearsals in addition to
completing administrative duties in the office. After the production is
complete, the intern will work on administrative tasks within the
organization. The intern will also assist the Artistic Director on
fundraising and development. Development work includes researching grant
possibilities, assembling grant applications, assisting in grant writing,
and coordinating of other fundraising events for the organization.

Skills and Knowledge:
This intern should have an interest and knowledge of theater production and
producing a community theater piece. This intern should also show an
interest in working with Asian Pacific Islander community and communities of
color. This intern must be capable of communicating effectively and have an
interest in the pre and post production elements of producing a performance.
This intern will preferably understand a Mac system and basic Microsoft
application (Word, Excel), Filemaker Pro, Quark, Photoshop, and HTML.
Interest in web design a plus. There will be occasional weekend and evening
hours depending on a particular project. They must have a car and a valid
CA driver?s license and insurance.

Internship II: Marketing Intern
The Marketing Intern will be responsible for assisting the Operations
Manager with community outreach and marketing for the premiere of TeAda
productions original collective theatrical performance, "Native Immigrant."
After the June production, the intern will continue to work on developing
existing and new marketing strategies for our organization.

Duties and Responsibilities:
The intern will assist in the re-design and distribution of marketing
materials (press releases, e-mail notices, and fliers) for June?s production
of "Native Immigrant." His/her main project will be the creation of the
company newsletter. He/She will work with the Operations Manager and
coordinate press and booking materials. The intern will redesign the scheme
of the website and create it into a more effective tool to build community
outreach for our organization. He/She will assist the Booking Coordinator
as the database manager, building the database of presenters and general
mailing list. He/She will also be the database manager. He/She will
contribute feedback on the design of the company website.

Skills and Knowledge:
This intern should have interest and/or experience in marketing and
guerrilla marketing tactics. An ideal intern would be a self-starter
interested in the organizational and business end of the arts. The interns
should also show an interest in working with Asian Pacific Islander
community and communities of color. The intern must be capable of
communicating effectively and have an interest in marketing a theater
program. The intern will preferably understand a MAC system and the basic
Microsoft applications (Word, Excel), Filemaker Pro, Quark, Photoshop, and
HTML. Interest in Web design and organization a plus. There will be
occasional weekend and evening hours. He/She must have a car and a valid CA
driver?s license and insurance.

Interested Applicants should fax their resume to TeAda productions at
310.453.4347, specifying which internship they are interested in on the
cover letter. The intern will be selected by April 23rd.



For more information contact Kristina Wong, Operations Manager at
310.998.8765 or by email: teada@....


Carlos Fuentes Coming to Orange County

Cesar A Cruz
 

FYI Only!

Libreria Martinez Books and Art Gallery is doing it again! We would
like to cordially invite you to perhaps the most extraordinary event
ever in the cultural life of Santa Ana, CA. We are thrilled to
announce that we will be presenting none other than the world-
renowned Carlos Fuentes!!

Carlos Fuentes is universally recognized as one of the most important
figures in Latin American literature today. He is undoubtedly
Mexico's most respected and widely read author along with Octavio
Paz. His writings have heavily influenced contemporary Latin American
literature.

His first published works were short stories, such as those in the
collection Los das enmascarados (The Masked Days, 1954). In 1958 he
published his first novel, La regin ms transparente (translated as
Where the Air Is Clear,1960), in which he bitterly indicted Mexican
society.The book established Fuentes's preoccupation with Mexican
history and national identity as well as his innovative use of
flashbacks, the thoughts of characters, and other experimental
techniques to build complex narratives.

He achieved international acclaim with the novel La muerte de Artemio
Cruz (1962; The Death of Artemio Cruz,1964), which tells the story of
a dying Mexican political boss agonizing over the immoral acts of his
life. Fuentes followed these books with many novels, including
Cambio del piel (1967;
A Change of Skin,1968), Terra nostra (1975; translated 1976),
El gringo viejo (1985; The Old Gringo,1985), and Diana, o, la
cazadora solitaria (1994; Diana, The Goddess Who Hunts Alone, 1995).

Fuentes continued to write short stories, as well as writing plays,
books of essays, and works of literary criticism, notably La nueva
novela hispanoamericana (The New Latin American Novel, 1969).

His brand new book, Instinto de Inez published this year by Alfaguara
will be available for purchase and signing. Don't miss this
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet Carlos and to receive his
signature on your very own copy.

"El amor, como la pera, es hermoso, extrao, salvaje, convulsivo y
doloroso."

Carlos Fuentes will be at Libreria Martinez Books and Art Gallery on
Sunday, April 22, 2001 at 4:00pm. Libreria Martinez is at 1110 North
Main St., Santa Ana, CA, 92701. Telephone: (714) 973-7900 Fax:
(714)973-7902.

For more information, visit the webpage at:



Admission is free and open to the public. We'll see you here!
Admission is free and open to the public.

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To Comfort the disturbed, and to disturb the comfortable
CesarACruz@...
510-841-1585
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VC: FilmFest Alert, "Time and Tide" Screening and more

 

Hi folks, it's us here at Visual Communications, wishing you a Happy Easter,
Passover, whatever. This will be the first in a series of occasional posts
previewing select programming highlights of the Sweet Sixteen edition of VC
FILMFEST, MAY 17-24, 2001. Also, we have another special screening lined up
for you, SO... save this post and read it offline; more to come! And please
feel free to forward this information to all your online friends. Thanks for
supporting our programs!

IN THIS ISSUE:

1) VC FILMFEST Highlight Alert #1: Opening and Closing Night Programs
2) CHILIVISIONS XIV: Save-the-Date Reminder
3) APRIL 17: Friends of VC Members' Screening: Hong Kong legend Tsui Hark's
"Time and Tide"


#1:
VC FILMFEST 2001:
The Visual Communications Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film & Video Festival
May 17 through 24, 2001
Directors Guild of America, Japan America Theatre
At presstime, we are proud to announce that we have confirmed our Opening and
Closing Night films, they are:

Opening Night/May 17, 2001/Directors Guild of America
The Los Angeles Gala Premiere of
GREEN DRAGON (2001) by Timothy Linh Bui
(co-producer and co-screenwriter, THREE SEASONS)
Set in a Marine airbase circa 1975, GREEN DRAGON is a compelling story of
Vietnamese immigrants to America and of their experiences in military bases
intended as way-stations before being relocated to a new home—a 1970s version
of Ellis Island. The film, an official selection of the 2001 Sundance Film
Festival, is inspired by the experiences of director Timothy Linh Bui and his
brother, multi-award winning director Tony Bui (THREE SEASONS). The film is
executive produced by actor/director Forrest Whitaker (THE CRYING GAME,
WAITING TO EXHALE) and stars Whitaker, Hiep Thi Le (BUGIS STREET, HEAVEN AND
EARTH), Billinger Tran, Don Duong, and Patrick Swayze (DIRTY DANCING, GHOST).

Closing Night/May 24, 2001/Japan America Theatre
A Special rare showing of
FAREWELL TO MANZANAR (1976) by John Korty ("The Autobiography of Miss Jane
Pittman")
Based on Jean W. Houston's memoirs of her family's internment at Manzanar,
this well-regarded 1976 telefilm is perhaps the first-ever intimate portrait
of a Japanese American family and the physical and emotional sense of loss
due to relocation during WWII. The film stars Nobu McCarthy, the late, great
Yuki Shimoda, Akemi Kikumura, Clyde Kusatsu, and many others. Unavailable in
a theatrical version in over 25 years, we will be showing a newly-struck film
print for this special occasion, to draw attention to the importance of
preservation of our community's cinema heritage.

Ticket and program info for all VC FILMFEST events available ONLINE starting
April 16 at www.vconline.org. Volunteer opportunities available - call 213
680 4462 x68 for info

#2:
CHILIVISIONS XIV
The return of Chili and Film!
August 18, 2001
JACCC Plaza, Japan America Theatre
Los Angeles Little Tokyo
SAVE THIS DATE! More info to come!


#3:
Visual Communications and TriStar Pictures proudly presents a special
screening of


TIME AND TIDE

a film by Tsui Hark

starring Nicholas Tse, Wu Bai and Candy Lo


Tuesday, April 17, 2001; Showtime 7:30 p.m.

COLUMBIA PICTURES STUDIOS, Sony Backstage Theater

Join director Tsui Hark for a Q&A following the screening.

10202 West Washington Blvd., Culver City, one block east of Overland Avenue


TICKETS:

Friends of VC Members: FREE with Membership I.D.

Non-Members $5.00

Become a Friends of Visual Communications Member now and receive ticket
discounts for this and future VC special programs.


RSVP: Visual Communications, (213) 680-4462 x58

Limited Seating! Reserve your tickets NOW!


SYNOPSIS:

Hong Kong, present day. A streetwise young man becomes a bodyguard to score
quick cash. He soon befriends a once disillusioned mercenary determined to
begin life anew with the woman he just married. Although the two men find
themselves working together to foil an assassination attempt, their
partnership is short-lived: gradually and through uncontrollable
circumstances, they will unknowingly be propelled toward opposite sides of a
deadly confrontation.


Tsui Hark's action-packed thriller, TIME AND TIDE, marks Tsui's triumphant
return to Hong Kong's unique brand of high-octane filmmaking - a genre that
he helped define with such films as PEKING OPERA BLUES and A CHINESE GHOST
STORY. TIME AND TIDE was shown at the Venice and Toronto International Film
Festivals and just garnered 6 Hong Kong Film Awards nominations. This Spring
Tsui Hark will be the subject of several retrospectives in the U.S. including
TriStar's re-release of the classic ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA - Parts 1 (in
its original uncut version) and 2 and Subway Cinema's "Once Upon A Time In
Hong Kong: A Tsui Hark Retrospective" at the Anthology Film Archives in
Manhattan and the Plaza Twin in Brooklyn.


Produced by Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia, Sony Pictures
Entertainment's Asian production entity, TIME AND TIDE brings together one of
the world's most renowned producer-directors, the hottest young star in Hong
Kong music and film (Nicholas Tse), a rock n' roll icon from Taiwan (Wu Bai)
and one of Hong Kong most promising new talents, singer Candy Lo, who is
nominated for the Best Newcomer Award and Best Supporting Actress at the Hong
Kong Film Awards.


A brand name in international cinema, Tsui Hark is among the first corps of
Hong Kong filmmakers invited by Hollywood to share the dazzling magic of
their films with the world. His first two American projects, Columbia
Pictures' DOUBLE TEAM and KNOCK OFF, were worldwide hits. In addition, he
has over fifty Hong Kong titles to his credit, most of them local box-office
smashes as well as cult favorites around the world, including such milestones
as THE KILLER, A BETTER TOMORROW 1 and 2 and the CHINESE GHOST STORY series
(as producer), and PEKING OPERA BLUES, A BETTER TOMORROW 3, and the ONCE UPON
A TIME IN CHINA series (as writer/producer/director).


Special Thanks to TriStar Pictures, Laura Kim and Annalee Paulo/mPRm, AND CAPE

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Laura Ashford at Cherry

Mary Leigh Cherry
 

As seen on the cover of "Off the Wall," in the 7days in LA of the New
Times and listed in Flaunt magazine...
don't miss

LAURA ASHFORD: MAGIC CHICKS
Fetishistic paintings and installation of magic women portrayed on
television


Cherry is pleased to present Magic Chicks by artist Laura Ashford. The
exhibition runs from April 14 through May 20, 2001. The opening
reception is Saturday, April 14 from 7:00 - 10:00PM.

Presented like a modern day Pantheon to TV deities, Magic Chicks offers
twenty-eight fetishistic oil paintings hung in linear filmstrip fashion
around the gallery. Laura Ashfords heavily varnished paintings depict
women from popular television series from 1964 - 2001, who for one
reason or another are endowed with magical powers. Some of the women
represented from earlier years are Samantha from Bewitched, both
Catwomen from Batman, Jeannie from I Dream of Jeannie, Isis, Wonder
Woman and even Sister Bertrille from The Flying Nun. The current
heroines are the likes of Xena, Buffy, the sisters from Charmed and Dark
Angel.

In this modern day temple installation, a theme song soundtrack resounds
as if in place of a cherubic choir and traditional alter flowers welcome
the viewer. The floor is lined with carpet and the gallery window bears
a double spiral time logo aluding to stained glass and designating the
years of "magic chicks" from 1964 until 1980 and then the resurgence
from 1994 until the present.

The time spiral logo articulates Ashfords theoretical investigation for
this exhibition. From 1964 until 1980, the American television audience
enjoyed many now iconographic "magic chicks". During the time period of
1980 until 1993, there was a black hole for the magic/fantastical
female character. In recent years (1994 until the present), America has
been given once again a new batch of modern day witches, warriors and
powerful sci-fi women. Many cultural and social questions are raised
from this disjointed timeline and from the display of a rarely
considered lineage of female heroines. Ashfords installation allows
room to ponder these questions, as well as provides a setting for
reverence, memory and consciousness on a mass and personal scale.

Laura Ashford lives and works in Los Angeles. Ashford received her BFA
from CalArts. She is a painter and also works as a high end visual
effects artist at Rhythm and Hues.

Announcing the fifth show of its second season, Cherry continues to
present emerging and mid-career artists and provide freedom for them to
consume the space and transform it to suit their expression.

The gallery is located at 2411 Glencoe Avenue at the corner of South
Venice Boulevard, five blocks east of Lincoln Boulevard. Hours are
Saturdays and Sundays 1-4 PM or by appointment.


For more information contact Mary Leigh Cherry
310.880.2790 or maryleigh@....


FREE chamber music and reception April 22nd!

 

FREE recital, FREE reception, and FREE parking
Chamber Music Recital
Sunday, April 22nd at 4:00 p.m.
Magnin Auditorium at Skirball Cultural Center
(just north of the new Getty Museum))

Please forward this information to your friends in the Los Angeles area!

Young Musicians Foundation’s 31st annual Chamber Music Series kicks off
Sunday, April 22nd, 4:00 p.m. at Magnin Auditorium at Skirball Cultural
Center. The award-winning ensembles are comprised of some of the most
talented young musicians from the greater Los Angeles area. The recital
includes works by Bozza, Dvorák, Haydn, Klughardt, Schumann, St. Sa?ns, and
Thuille. Admission, parking, and post-concert reception are free. Call (310)
859-7668 for more information.



E V E N T F A C T S

W H O YMF Chamber Music Series ensembles, comprised of some of the most
talented young musicians from the greater Los Angeles area, administered as a
program of Young Musicians Foundation, a non-profit organization.
Delores Stevens, Chamber Music Series Director
Coached by Victor Sazer, Jon Titmus, Marion Kuszyk, Alice & Eleonore
Schoenfeld, Judy Farmer, Delores Stevens, and Maria Newman

W H A T Free chamber music recital; 31st season. Program includes works by
Bozza, Dvorák, Haydn, Klughardt, Schumann, Saint Sa?ns, and Thuille.

W H E N Sunday, April 22nd, 4:00pm. Reception to follow.

W H E R E Magnin Auditorium, Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Boulevard, Los Angeles

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season brochure, please write to: YMF ? 195 South Beverly Drive, Suite 414
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