Parlor Performances update! Just 24 seats left for An Evening of Music, Monologues, Mischief & More!

Parlor Performance Update!  Entertaining Ideas from the Historical to the Hysterical!   RSVP & Info: Jeannine Frank * (310) 476-6735 * Jeannine@FrankEntertainment.com     IN A NUTSHELL! (additional info, links & details in multi-colored boxes below) At Steinway Hall...      ** Sat. July 25 * 7:30pm * Music & Monologues -- Harmony & Humor featuring Teresa Tudury, Vicki Juditz & Jonathan Solomon    **  Stay tuned for Parlor-Palooza 2009! Two nights of comedy, cabaret and solo theatre the week of August 10th. Sample up to eight mini-performances each evening!   ** Jeannine's Table-top Yard Sale at all shows to raise $$$ for the documentary on ALS-stricken artist Carla Zilbersmith. www.carlamuses.blogspot.com   Steinway Hall * Saturday, July 25th *  7:30pm * $15 / $20 / $25  Variety Night! Teresa Tudury, Vicki Juditz, Jonathan Solomon!     TERESA TUDURY started writing songs at age 12 and was performing in San Francisco nightclubs at 15. With a deep, sultry voice that magnetizes audiences, and a scathing comedic wit to match, Teresa is a consummate performer who pours out her original songs with power, verve, passion, and disarming humor. The LA Weekly describes her voice as a cross between Bette Midler and Bonnie Raitt.  She has recorded and/or performed with such greats as Leonard Cohen, Rickie Lee Jones, Lyle Lovett, Taj Mahal and Leo Kottke.  "It's not clear yet whether singer/comedienne Teresa Tudury is another Tracey Ullman, a new Sophie Tucker or a revitalized Bea Lillie. Her utterly madcap performance...managed to include reference to all of the above-and then some...What we're talking about here, folks, is a star in the making."  Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times   VICKI JUDITZ... The Los Angeles Ovations winner has a hilarious/poignant new show, The Adventures of The Green Housewife!  In her never-ending quest for the zero carbon footprint, the Green Housewife rides forth in her loyal, dependable Prius to battle foes both seen and unseen. At her side is her skeptical daughter, who refuses to let the fight against global warming keep her from looking good or partying with friends.    Frequently compared to Sara Vowel and David Sedaris, Juditz performs her compelling and quirky personal narratives throughout the US and beyond. "Juditz employs empathy and a self-deprecating humor that lay bare the foibles and tragedy of the human condition, causing us to reflect on our own moral choices." LA Weekly * "...a born storyteller... what sets her writing, and her performance, apart is her sense of humor, and an eye for the incongruous and ridiculous." LA Times   JONATHAN SOLOMON is a (retired) stand-up comedian who appeared regularly on Late Night with David Letterman and the Late Show with David Letterman, co-hosted the MTV morning show, Awake On the Wild Side and was the host of the late, great, sorely missed NBC children's program, Kid's TV. Among the television shows Jonathan has written for are Michael Moore's TV Nation and Mad About You. These days he is a blogger at The Huffington Post and Politico.Com writing on political topics - sometimes taking it all seriously, sometimes not. You can listen to him sharing fact-filled punditry on NPR and other stops on the radio dial.      STEINWAY HALL @ FIELDS PIANOS * 12121 W. Pico Bl. one door west of Bundy on Level P2 -- under the store   Intimate 100-seat hall - RSVP early! * Park free in lot! Above shows: $20 w/ RSVP in advance * $25 at door w/o RSVP -- cash/check only.

This Week @ Farmlab - Salons, Exhibitions, Performances, News

 

 

PUBLIC SALONS  |  EXHIBITIONS  | NEWS + PROJECTS  |  PERFORMANCES | DIRECTIONS

 

 

Public Salon Series

 

Friday, July 24, 2009 @ Noon Jill Leovy | The Homicide Report Los Angeles Times reporter Jill Leovy created The Homicide Report, a blog chronicling each and every single murder in Los Angeles. Leovy began with just 17 names, and a year later, had reported on 845 murders ...Click here to view the report   Friday, July 31, 2009 @ Noon Finishing School | M.O.L.D. | Bioindicator Workshop In this salon the audience will participate in a workshop to build an amateur bioindicator to assess food quality and safety. It is based on Finishing School's most recent project, M.O.L.D. (2009), a performative installation that investigates ... full text   Complete Salon Schedule & Archive Features Upcoming and Updated Programming Click here for a look at past, present, and future Farmlab Public Salons. Examples of upcoming Public Salons include: Charles Phoenix's Retro Slide Show Tour of Southern California and LAPD Detective Don Hrycyk.

 

News + Projects

 

What is the Anabolic Monument? Visit it Today Located at the north side of the Los Angeles State Historic Park, this compost monument holds mystery and hosts numerous butterflies, hummingbirds and bees in their odyssey toward nectar .... full text   State Park To Close? The Los Angeles State Historic Park is Under Threat of Being Shut Down LASHP, site of the Anabolic Monument, past site of Not A Cornfield, is not alone. 220 of California's 279 state parks, beaches, and preserves are on a budget-cutting hit list .... full text   Medals of Dishonour Exhibition Opens @ British Museum Exhibition Scheduled From June 25 – September 27, 2009 Chora's Felicity Powell – part of the family behind Crystal Ship – is the co-curator of the exhibit, as well as a participating artist in, Medals of Dishonour ....full text

 

Directions | Contact Info Farmlab and Under Spring 1745 N. Spring Street #4, LA, CA 90012 Phone: 323.226.1158 All Programs Are Free to the Public Handicapped Accessible Free Parking Directions: Map Both Farmlab and Under Spring are located across the street from the site of the Not A Cornfield project. From the intersection of North Spring and College (Gold Line - Chinatown stop) take North Spring north two blocks. The Farmlab warehouse is located directly across the street from the North Gate of the Los Angeles State Historic Park. The Under Spring venue is outside Farmlab. Plenty of street parking available. What is Farmlab? The team behind the Not A Cornfield project in Downtown Los Angeles has become Farmlab, a short-term multi-disciplinary investigation of land use issues that are related to sustainability, livability, and health. Among much more, Farmlab is exploring what role, if any, the team can and should play in matters related to lessons raised and learned from the Not A Cornfield project. Continuing to serve as a catalyst for community involvement and change through the development of art actions, projects, and otherwise, Farmlab is dedicated to the preservation and perpetuity of all living things. ..... full text More information: www.farmlab.org Subscribe / Unsubscribe Email Address: * Subscribe to: Farmlab Under Spring       [*] Fields marked with an asterisk are required. See below for instructions to automatically unsubscribe BACK TO TOP

 

The Gary Gordon Band at O'Brien's on Main Street Aug. 2

 

Hi all,

The Gary Gordon Band will play at O’Brien’s on Main Street (Main & Pier Ave.) in Santa Monica on Sunday, August 2 from 7pm – 8:30pm.

This mythical and legendary band strikes without warning except for advance email notices to friends, and is known for never knowing when or if it will reassemble again.

In other words, don’t miss it!

The band features Leon Rubenhold, Jace Kent, Deanna Hurst, Bruce Spiegel (bass player from the Neil Deal and Heartless), and of course, Gary.

Playing originals, not just like the record.

No cover.

Hope you can make it!

 

Gary

This Saturday: Got Caught Up Out There: Photos by Homeless Women

Venice Arts     BeyondMyspace    The House is Small     IPE     Donate     Get Involved   Woman with Hand on Heart Trying to Find Hope in Homelessness Photo Credit: Susan Ekland Please join us for an Artists' Reception July 25, 2009, 5-8 pm Open through August, 2009 Venice Arts Gallery 1702 Lincoln Blvd Venice CA 90291 310.392.0846 _______________ GALLERY HOURS W - F 10am-6pm, Sat 10am-3pm or by appointment This project is a Social Art Initiative of Venice Arts in collaboration with OPCC and its Daybreak Program. It was funded, in part, by the LA County Arts Commission and the LA County Productivity Investment Fund.

 

Exene Cervenka and Wayne White exhibition at Western Project

 

 

EXHIBITION ANNOUNCEMENT (Left) Exene Cervenka, Fairy Tale, 2007, mixed media, 20 x 16 inches. (Right) Wayne White, Tinted Lard, 2008, acrylic on offset lithograph, framed, 20 x 24 inches. EXENE CERVENKA and WAYNE WHITE :  We're Not the Jet Set Paintings, Collages and Sculptures July 25 - September 5, 2009 Opening Reception:  Saturday July 25, 5 -8pm Western Project 3830 Main St., Culver City, CA 90232 Contact, Erin Kermanikian (310) 838-0609, fax (310) 838-0610 Web site, http://western-project.com E-mail, cliff@western-project.com   Western Project is proud to present Exene Cervenka and Wayne White in We're Not the Jet Set. Each a long time resident of Los Angeles, they address contemporary America with an urban sensibility and found objects. Wayne White paints language on vintage framed lithographs, recalling the intelligence and incisive bite of Mark Twain. Exene Cervenka, lead singer of the seminal punk band X, collages remnants from her travels across the US; photographs, children's books, bullet boxes and other familiar pieces of Americana. Both artists point to a shared history - a Pop culture and cosmology illuminating the light and darker aspects of our society. Cervenka unabashedly explores desire and consequence; White's paintings are colloquial tidbits, humorous tales of knowledge. Both are after a kind of wisdom within the shadows of human nature. While clearly in the lineage of Marcel Duchamp and Joseph Cornell, these artists cut to the chase about who we are and what we are up to.   Exene Cervenka is currently touring with X, and included in Celestial Ash; Assemblages From Los Angeles, curated by Kristine McKenna at the Craft and Folk Art Museum in Los Angeles. Wayne White will open a solo sculpture exhibition at Rice University in September and is the subject of the recent release: Wayne White: Maybe Now I'll Get the Respect I So Richly Deserve, edited and designed by Todd Oldham and published by Ammo Books, LLC.   For further information and images, please contact the gallery at 310-838-0609 or cliff@western-project.com or erin@western-project.com

 

Stefani 's July & Aug events

This is a gentle reminder (especially to Westsiders) about a wonderful show
SVE is doing for a wonderful cause... PENA. If you want to reserve tix in
advance email: tickets@sparcmurals.org for more info.. Lauri


Happy mid summer, (already ? Wow........ its flyin')
Here are some dates to put on your calendars , more opportunities to catch the Ensemble and various other configurations of very talented friends & folks I get to play, and I mean play, with.
We'd love to see you up dancing or tapping your feet !
in Joy, Stefani

Peta Orbach Paintings at Bolivar Cafe and Gallery. June 27 - Aug 2 Reception Sat July 18..7-10pm

 

 

 

 

 

Calabash News - Workshop reminder!

Greetings Eric!

 

Just a quick remiinder for the "Come and Drum" workshop/circle on Saturday! Hope to see you there. Also, please register for the "RhythmSong" intro workshop on August 8th at Calabash Productions. Space is very limited for this groundbreaking creative workshop, and reservations by Aug. 1st are HIGHLY recommended. We can't wait to share this wonderful, fun work with you! And..my new CD is pushed back a little, but we're still hoping for a late August release. In the meantime, I have a new album preview song up on the site, check it out - "Identify Your Love"!

 

Love,

Joselyn

Calabash Productions

...evolution through music

 

 

Saturday, July 18th, 2009
Come and Drum! - 2-3:30PM
Holy Nativity Church

6700 W. 83rd Street
Westchester, CA 90045-2730

Price: $10 minimum donation

Come and Drum! In this ongoing drum circle/workshop series, you will learn African and other world rhythms, playing technique and improvisational creativity. In a fun supportive environment, we learn, play and create rhythm and community. Drummers of all levels welcome, and children over age 10. Bring a drum if you have one! Please RSVP to info@joselynwilkinson.com.

 

 

Sat. August 8, 2009, 1-4PM
RhythmSong
Goda Yoga

9711 Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232

With Haize Hawke of A-Muse-Sent and Joselyn Wilkinson of Calabash Productions.
$45 single workshop, advance registration by 8/1/09 (includes workshop, materials and light refreshments)
$10 per child of workshop participant (aged 3-10), advance registration by 8/1/09. (includes creative activities, materials and light snack)
Please Register at Calabash Productions. Questsions! email info@joselynwilkinson.com.

 

For creative people who want to dig a little deeper into their musical and creative inspiration, we present:  RhythmSong. Write poetry and lyrics in a guided soulful environment, give them melody and rhythm, express your inner dancer, and share your creativity in a supportive, loving circle. RhythmSong participants are led through West African drumming, creative movement, poetry and song to create exciting new work and further inspire their artistic growth. The series is open to creative people of all areas and levels of experience. Creative childcare will be available by advance request. Kids will participate some with their parents and enjoy their own creative time. We will present an intro workshop in August, and a full series of four Saturdays in September.

 

Haize Hawke, singer, dancer and choreographer, is the founder of A-Muse-Sent and Kali Dance Company. She lends her voice to many musical projects and performs her unique blend of Indian, African and modern choreography around Southern California. Her one-woman performance piece, “Country Colored Girl” is currently in pre-production.

Joselyn Wilkinson, singer, songwriter, percussionist and theatre artist, is the founder of Calabash Productions and ADAAWE, 7 women of the drum and voice. She has written and released two albums of original music and performed around the U.S.  Joselyn is a UCLA/World Arts & Cultures grad who has taught theatre, dance, music and percussion for over ten years and specializes in helping students realize their unique creative vision.

 

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