Westside Today Headlines http://www.westsidetoday.com/news-s9/1/arts-culture.html Sun, 27 May 2012 03:01:39 -0700 en-us Copyright 2012, Westside Today http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ArtsCulture-WestsideToday/~3/w4Ll89gjRzk/celebrating-santa-monica.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-7362/celebrating-santa-monica.html Mon, 21 May 2012 03:01:39 -0700 The Santa Monica Festival in Clover Park on May 20, 2012 was very … Santa Monica. The 21-year-old event celebrated the dynamic culture of the beach city with an array of gourmet food trucks, a stage of eclectic musical acts and performances, and plenty of arts, crafts and eco-friendly and educational booths.For kids there were free games and activities, like ladder ball; interactive yoga, fitness and dance demonstrations; and lots of crafts tables to make cool things with recycled and reclaim...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-7362/celebrating-santa-monica.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ArtsCulture-WestsideToday/~3/YUonDkMhalQ/westside-usc-graduates-make.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-7356/westside-usc-graduates-make.html Fri, 18 May 2012 03:01:39 -0700 Both Alexandra Komisaruk and Sonja Schenk received their Masters of Fine Arts degrees in Film and Television Production at the USC School of Cinematic Arts in a year, Komisaruk assures me, is not worth noting. Now, a 'little' later, while living on the westside of town, the former roommates reconnected to make a film which they shot in Los Angeles. Now, thanks to the Dances with Films Festival they will once again venture east of the 405 to premier their collaboration, "The Olivia Experime...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-7356/westside-usc-graduates-make.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ArtsCulture-WestsideToday/~3/4JuWXyXOHFc/brentwood-spring-art-show.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-7344/brentwood-spring-art-show.html Fri, 18 May 2012 03:01:39 -0700 The weather was perfect, the artists talented. If you didn’t make it to the spring Brentwood Art Fair, come this fall!http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-7344/brentwood-spring-art-show.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ArtsCulture-WestsideToday/~3/Ey08PVgYz_s/west-side-story-will.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-7354/west-side-story-will.html Fri, 18 May 2012 03:01:39 -0700 On Friday, May 25, 2012 at 7:30pm, the American Cinematheque at the Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave at 14th Street in Santa Monica will screen a 70mm print of WEST SIDE STORY the MGM, 1961, 151 minute classic co-directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, with Natalie Wood as the lovely Maria and Richard Beymer as her star-crossed lover Tony.Leonard Bernstein's soaring, instantly memorable score, with lyrics by a young Stephen Sondheim, stands as one of the finest ever written for the American mu...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-7354/west-side-story-will.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ArtsCulture-WestsideToday/~3/mIGTGw5rP2I/venice-art-walk-auctions.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-7308/venice-art-walk-auctions.html Wed, 16 May 2012 03:01:39 -0700 Venice Art Walk Auctions, benefiting Venice Family Clinic, celebrates community, creativity, and care with a fresh new venue, exciting art architecture tours and exclusive Angel events, all in support of the largest free clinic in the United States. The event will be held May 19-20. This year’s main event, Venice Art Walk Auctions’ silent art auction and community celebration, will be hosted by Google Los Angeles, making this the largest charity event Google Los Angeles has ever hel...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-7308/venice-art-walk-auctions.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ArtsCulture-WestsideToday/~3/LyxMhqgiNhk/jeff-tracta.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-7309/jeff-tracta.html Wed, 16 May 2012 03:01:39 -0700 Jeff Tracta has become the most sought-after impressionist in the world today. With an array of over 100 spot-on impressions, Jeff pays tribute to over fifty years of music, comedy, and pop culture. From the most current music artists -- the Black Eyed Peas, Eminem, and Lady Gaga -- to legendary icons such as Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, and Elton John -- and comedy tributes including Adam Sandler, George Lopez, Joan Rivers, Ray Romano, Chris Rock, Jeff Foxworthy, and the entire cast of Family Guy -...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-7309/jeff-tracta.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ArtsCulture-WestsideToday/~3/zrAQiiUXibk/john-cassese-the-dance.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-7299/john-cassese-the-dance.html Tue, 15 May 2012 03:01:39 -0700 Looking for something fun to do? Want it to be healthful and burn some calories at the same time? John Cassese, the Dance Doctor has been prescribing fancy footwork for more than 25 years at his Santa Monica dance studio offering a cure for the lackluster workout routine. Cassese—a most gregarious individual—turned professional ballroom dancer when he was 18 years old—performing and competing in prestigious competitions. Inspired by both singers and dancers such as Ginger Rogers Fred Asta...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-7299/john-cassese-the-dance.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ArtsCulture-WestsideToday/~3/h1JraQsca3A/stop-senior-scam-day.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-7291/stop-senior-scam-day.html Mon, 14 May 2012 03:01:39 -0700 EACH YEAR OVER 25 MILLION AMERICANS ARE VICTIMS OF SCAMS, MOST ARE SENIORS. STOP SENIOR SCAM DAY WILL EDUCATE THE SENIOR COMMUNITY ABOUT SENIOR FRAUD THROUGH A UNIQUE PERFORMANCE BY SENIOR ACTORS AGES 65 - 94. MANY OF THEM HAVE EXPERIENCED THESE SCAMS. STOP SENIOR SCAM ACTING TROUP PERFORM IN SENIOR FACILITIES THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES AND HAVE PERFORMED FOR THE LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL STOP SENIOR SCAM DAY IS A COMMUNITY EFFORT. REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE FOLLOWING WILL BE PRESENT:WESTSIDE COMM...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-7291/stop-senior-scam-day.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ArtsCulture-WestsideToday/~3/1r7YBqV39RQ/-quot-the-olivia.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-7290/-quot-the-olivia.html Mon, 14 May 2012 03:01:39 -0700 “The Olivia Experiment”, is a quirky comedy about a brilliant graduate student, Olivia Howell, grappling with her sexual disorientation. When her roommate comes out of the closet and her best friend offers up her boyfriend to take Olivia’s virginity, Olivia is forced to confront her issues about her own sexual identity.With the encouragement of her friends and the help of a digital camera, Olivia embarks on a weekend of exploration in order to understand the most basic of human mysteries:...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-7290/-quot-the-olivia.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ArtsCulture-WestsideToday/~3/tI938NaCL2I/innovative-exhibits-include-installation.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-7258/innovative-exhibits-include-installation.html Wed, 09 May 2012 03:01:39 -0700 The spring Beverly Hills artSHOW will feature local artists in more ways than one. Thanks to its innovative partnership with the nonprofit Los Angeles Art Association two major, local artists will present installation art for the upcoming show which will also have a Landscape and the Los Angeles Imagination feature. The Show will run from 10:00am – 6:00p, each day, along the expanse of Beverly Gardens on Santa Monica Boulevard in the heart of Beverly Hills.Artist Amy Jean Boebel will take over...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-7258/innovative-exhibits-include-installation.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ArtsCulture-WestsideToday/~3/Yfr3K93i8Kw/dealing-with-relationship-phobia.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-7237/dealing-with-relationship-phobia.html Sun, 06 May 2012 03:01:39 -0700 When Karla met John, she thought she had found the love of her life. Not wanting to jump into a relationship right away, they decided to remain friends... at first. They used to go out together to clubs, to dinners, and most of the time, they would just hang out in Karla's apartment watching TV or cooking. Karla was extremely happy for her "new friend" and slowly, she started developing feelings for him. Since in her mind she thought John also felt the same way, she shared with John he...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-7237/dealing-with-relationship-phobia.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ArtsCulture-WestsideToday/~3/mMgiahvXqhg/m-herrington-gallery-art.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-7213/m-herrington-gallery-art.html Sun, 29 Apr 2012 03:01:39 -0700 For those of you living in Los Angeles, looking for some art, music and culture, M Herrington is an eclectic new Pop Up gallery on Abbot Kinney that features stylish contemporary art, local musicians and a variety of events between now and June 30, 2012. Curator and artist Mel Herrington has been able to bring a fine art aesthetic and marry it seamlessly to the cultural hip-ness that is uniquely ‘Abbot Kinney.’ Her work features mixed media paintings that oscillate between the representation...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-7213/m-herrington-gallery-art.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ArtsCulture-WestsideToday/~3/2yRyNOTUcy8/sunday-salon-in-brentwood.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-7180/sunday-salon-in-brentwood.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 03:01:39 -0700 Long Beach Opera (LBO) held an afternoon salon in March hosted in a Brentwood home a week after a wonderful opera performance of “The Breasts of Tiresias”. The purpose of the salon was to entertain, share information about upcoming LBO operas, and to thank the many benefactors from the Westside for their generous support.There was an abundance of wine, hors d’oeuvres, and conversation followed by a musical interlude with Andreas Mitesek, the Artistic/General Director, guest artist, Suzan ...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-7180/sunday-salon-in-brentwood.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ArtsCulture-WestsideToday/~3/uVp2txFrZSo/gay-men-s-chorus.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-7146/gay-men-s-chorus.html Mon, 16 Apr 2012 03:01:39 -0700 A glamorous crowd of 350 guests and celebrities turned out for the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles’ inaugural “Voice Awards,” honoring leaders who use their voices to affect and advocate for social change. This is the first time in its 33-year history that the esteemed chorus has staged a gala. The successful event raised more than $170,000 for “Alive Music Project,” GMCLA’s ongoing in-school outreach program promoting hope and anti-bullying through music, as well as a live nation...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-7146/gay-men-s-chorus.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ArtsCulture-WestsideToday/~3/stdW0lQTvAU/miss-hooker-beauty-pageant.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-7063/miss-hooker-beauty-pageant.html Wed, 04 Apr 2012 03:01:39 -0700 The “oldest living profession” was the backdrop for the oddest existing beauty pageant. Nine gals were vying for the nation’s most coveted award: Miss Hooker 2012. The competition was held at the Dragonfly Bar in Hollywood, California. Questions darted through my head. Where was the tenth shady lady listed on the event flyer? Was she strolling down the runway at the county jail? Was Donald Trump her “one phone call”? Was this a battle of beauty, brains and bedroom skills; or something ...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-7063/miss-hooker-beauty-pageant.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ArtsCulture-WestsideToday/~3/1HTpZcVpjsg/stuff-a-spring-cleaning.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-7056/stuff-a-spring-cleaning.html Wed, 04 Apr 2012 03:01:39 -0700 The Santa Monica Playhouse Education Conservatory presents a very special short-burst production on Friday, April 6, 2012. The show, “STUFF: A Spring Cleaning Treasure Hunt,” is presented, crafted and created by the sixteen six to 11-year-old members of the Santa Monica Playhouse Spring Theatre Camp. In each Playhouse student play production session, the young thespians, in collaboration with artistic and educational staff, develop themes and ideas for an original piece of musical theatre, t...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-7056/stuff-a-spring-cleaning.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ArtsCulture-WestsideToday/~3/zXv-5n9UO8s/kathy-hilton-s-exclusive.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-7046/kathy-hilton-s-exclusive.html Mon, 02 Apr 2012 03:01:39 -0700 On hand were about 10 lovely young models, including daughters Paris and Nicky, all wearing Hilton's designs. Paris was also wearing sunglasses from her own eyewear line which can be found at one of her 35 "ParisStores" located in parts near and far. Also attending the party were a few close friends including celebrity stylist, George Blodwell and famous celebrity publicist Elliot Mintz (John Lennon, formerly for Paris Hilton). The exclusive cocktail party took place at a private resi...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-7046/kathy-hilton-s-exclusive.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ArtsCulture-WestsideToday/~3/GYrZKPvJzog/-welcome-to-sweetie.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-7045/-welcome-to-sweetie.html Mon, 02 Apr 2012 03:01:39 -0700 On Feb. 22, 2012 one of our freelance writers, Andrew Solomon, was invited to the Oprah Winfrey Building on Wishire to attend a private screening of the opening episode of The Second Season of "Welcome To Sweetie Pie's" which premiered on the Oprah Winfrey Network last week, on March 31, 2012. This is the fun and comical as well as emotional story of Miss Robbie Montgomery, a former backup singer for Ike and Tina Turner and Montgomery's son, Tim Norman, and his family as they expand th...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-7045/-welcome-to-sweetie.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ArtsCulture-WestsideToday/~3/A8uz8XOgdlU/brentwood-spring-art-show.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-7047/brentwood-spring-art-show.html Mon, 02 Apr 2012 03:01:39 -0700 This year the Brentwood Spring Art Show will celebrate its twenty-fifth anniversary with a BIG! one-day extravaganza along the eastbound lanes of San Vicente Boulevard, beginning at Bundy and running east to Darlington in Brentwood, on Sunday, April 29, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Admission to the event is free and plenty of metered parking is available along San Vicente Boulevard, pay lot parking is available at the VA located north on Gorham. Bring the family, friends and neighbors to one of ...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-7047/brentwood-spring-art-show.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ArtsCulture-WestsideToday/~3/uQp0bMIrU5k/actor-rick-lenz-shares.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-7022/actor-rick-lenz-shares.html Wed, 28 Mar 2012 03:01:39 -0700 Actor Rick Lenz is coming to Santa Monica on April 15, 2012 for a book signing at Diesel Bookstore (225 26th Street in Brentwood) starting at 3:00pmAn intimate, sometimes hilarious, sometimes touching and always honest account of making a living and living life next to Hollywood legends, Lenz finds meaning in the experiences he’s had as a successful actor through his new memoir North of Hollywood.The book is full of anecdotes such as tough guy Al Pacino giving Lenz a gift of sorts, funny lady ...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-7022/actor-rick-lenz-shares.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ArtsCulture-WestsideToday/~3/_MrOrNDuvr0/for-immediate-release.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-7027/for-immediate-release.html Wed, 28 Mar 2012 03:01:39 -0700 On Friday, April 13th at 8:00 p.m., Westwood Voices, a 20-voice A Capella Chorus, will present a concert of Renaissance and modern choral music.The concert will be held in the subterranean parking garage of The Westwood Hills Christian Chuch, 10808 Le Conte Avenue in Westwood, across the street from The UCLA Medical Center. The concert is free but a donation of $10 is suggested.The program, which will be one hour with no intermission, features works by Josquin, Purcell, Lauridsen, and the music ...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-7027/for-immediate-release.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ArtsCulture-WestsideToday/~3/BxZ_4pe3ncY/both-sides-of-the.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-6990/both-sides-of-the.html Tue, 20 Mar 2012 03:01:39 -0700 WT: How has making Hello, Herman changed your approach to parenting your son? MD: I don't know if it's changed my approach but it certainly has raised my awareness. I make sure I don't get caught up in the express lane that life can sometimes be. I catch myself texting and I stop. I make sure I take the time to really connect with my sons. WT: What was the best part of making this film? The worst?MD: I don't think there was a worst part. When you're lucky enough to be making a movie you feel g...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-6990/both-sides-of-the.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ArtsCulture-WestsideToday/~3/h9WEIK8e3Wc/march-25th-collaborations-conversation.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-6994/march-25th-collaborations-conversation.html Tue, 20 Mar 2012 03:01:39 -0700 Theatre Mab Town Hall, a fresh Los Angeles theatre company with a focus on promoting the power of the individual, announces a Collaborations Conversation in recognition of SWAN Day (Support Women Artists Now Day). The Collaborations Conversation is open to all theatre artists - male and female - who are interested in fostering new work for women theatre artists; will be held on Sunday, March 25, 2012 at 3:00pm at The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum in Topanga. SWAN Day is an annual event created...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-6994/march-25th-collaborations-conversation.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ArtsCulture-WestsideToday/~3/UfmA_cni4wo/carnage-arrives-on-dvd.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-6982/carnage-arrives-on-dvd.html Mon, 19 Mar 2012 03:01:39 -0700 If you missed Carnage on the big screen earlier this year, you can catch it when the movie releases on DVD March 20. The film adaptation of Yasmina Rexa’s Tony Award-winning Broadway hit, “God of Carnage,” which earned co-stars Jodie Foster and Kate Winslet Golden Globe nominations, portrays the aftermath for the parents to two boys who get into a playground tussle in which one boy strikes the other with a stick.The movie is talky, or rather yelly, as you’d expect from a stage play adap...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-6982/carnage-arrives-on-dvd.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ArtsCulture-WestsideToday/~3/I2gY_qkTUqY/-poetry-of-ireland.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-6961/-poetry-of-ireland.html Sun, 18 Mar 2012 03:01:39 -0700 Presented by Brentwood Branch Library. Saturday, March 17, 2012, 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (310) 575-8273; www.lapl.org/branches.Joe Praml compiled and will read “Celtic Visions and Dreams: Poetry of Ireland, Scotland and Wales.” Poets include: Patrick Pearse, Seamus Heaney, Samuel Beckett, Thomas Moore, W.B.Yeats, Oscar Wilde, Dylan Thomas, Eavan Boland, Wilfred Owen, John Keegan Casey and other Celtic poets.Joe was born in St. Paul, MN; graduated from the University of Minnesota (BA in Engli...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-6961/-poetry-of-ireland.html