Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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What better way to educate, enlighten and entertain the audience by peeling and revealing their most torrid love affairs! My hit play MARILYN MY SECRET! ran for two years in West Hollywood at Macha Theatre//films. I wrote it because, I was intrigued with the love affair of six years between Natasha Lytess and Marilyn Monroe. Natasha Lytess was the head acting coach at Warner Brothers, when she was assign Marilyn Monroe as her student. Ms Monroe was a 19 year old bit player...
HBO's Emmy-winning "Game of Thrones," which is based on George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" books, premiered its seventh season in downtown Los Angeles last night at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Numerous cast members, including Kit Harington, who plays Jon Snow on the show, and Sophie Turner, who portrays Sansa Stark, made an appearance. The event drew other stars, as well – Queen Latifah, Jimmy Kimmel, and Amanda Peet were spotted in the crowd. Before screening t...
As the show begins there are two players on stage. Their relationship is a best vague yet in some ways strong. There is some dancing and dialogue evolves as the woman takes up residence in a small apartment managed by the man. Even the set is somewhat vague yet conveys the idea that the man is somehow either controlling or at the very least keeping a very close watch on the woman. At one point a tarot card is found and apparently that card states that one of you shall die....
Super hero fans around the country had a chance to put their own Spidey senses to the test by creating original DIY suits inspired by Sony Pictures' new movie, "Spider-Man: Homecoming," in theaters on Friday, July 7 in the U.S. After narrowing the entries down to 10 semi-finalists and then five finalists, one especially crafty entrant won a trip to the world premiere screening of "Spider-Man: Homecoming" on Wednesday, June 28, 2017. Tiffany Mink (@tiffmink) turned a red dress...
Universal Studios Hollywood announces the return of FX's critically-acclaimed, Award-winning television series "American Horror Story," bringing Ryan Murphy's demented "Roanoke" installment to life at this year's "Halloween Horror Nights" event, beginning Friday, September 15, 2017. "American Horror Story: Roanoke" will unearth the twisted legacy of The Lost Colony of Roanoke, transporting guests to the haunted backwoods of North Carolina where they will experience the terror...
Sony Classical announces the release of Joshua Bell – The Classical Collection, a 14-CD set of albums of classical repertoire that the internationally acclaimed, Grammy Award winning violinist has recorded for the label over the past twenty years. The collection is available worldwide on August 18th, 2017. Displaying the unique breadth, versatility and breathtaking virtuosity, beguiling sensitivity and sheer tonal beauty that has made Bell an icon for audiences of all ages a...
The Beach Boys have personally overseen the creative process for a new 2CD and digital collection, 1967 – Sunshine Tomorrow, to be released worldwide on June 30. 1967 – Sunshine Tomorrow features producers Mark Linett and Alan Boyd's new, first-ever stereo mix of The Beach Boys' 1967 Wild Honey album and throws open the legendary band's vault to debut 54 sought-after 1967 rarities, 50 years after they were put to tape. Previously unreleased highlights on the new col...
After well over two years in development and one totally discarded script award winning actress and writer Kate Huffman is ready to launch her hilarious and poignant one person but 18 character show "I'm Too Fat For This Show" in the 2017 Hollywood Fringe Festival. The show is very personal and yet relates to a great many people as it looks at obsessive compulsive disorder and eating disorder with the perfect balance of truth, wit and humor. Kate is of the opinion that our...
In honor of the one year anniversary of Pop icon Prince's passing, RMA (Rogue Music Alliance) has released a special six song EP titled DELIVERANCE, of new, undiscovered studio recordings from 2006-2008. The title track, "Deliverance," is available now on iTunes and Apple Music. The pre-order for the EP is also available now on iTunes, Google Play and Amazon. The EP disc version of DELIVERANCE will be released nationwide on June 2 at Walmart, Target and other major brick and...
The TCM Classic Film Festival returned to Hollywood for its eighth consecutive year on Thursday, April 6, 2017. This year, the four-day film festival celebrated the Golden Age of Comedy. From low-brow to high-brow, from slapstick to sophisticated, and from lone clowns to comedic duos to madcap ensembles, the festival celebrated a broad array of comedic gems, many of which haven't been screened in movie theaters for decades. This year's festival celebrated the life and memory...
Make Music Day, the annual global celebration featuring more than 4,000 free, outdoor concerts, music lessons and jam sessions in the United States, returns this year on Wednesday, June 21. The all-day musical celebration on the summer solstice, which brings people of all ages, backgrounds and skill levels together to make music, will feature over 50 U.S. cities hosting major celebrations including New York City, Los Angeles, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Madison,...
A Walk On Water (AWOW), a national nonprofit organization providing surf therapy to children with special needs, is proud to announce that its first annual fundraiser will take place on Saturday, April 29th beginning at 8:00 PM in Malibu, California at Malibu Wines. The Wine for Waves fundraiser will be hosted by a committee of locally-devoted influential figures including Pierce Brosnan, Brandon Boyd, Shaun & Carla Tomson, Scott Caan, Kassia Meador, Reef McIntosh, Julie...
4/22/2017: A year has passed since the Purple One died. In Minneapolis tonight, public buildings and concert halls are bathed in ghostly purple light in his honor. Singer Prince Rogers Nelson's Paisley Park home and recording studio is open to the public now. But the public is not the only ones roaming the halls, we are informed by his staff. Prince was always a little, err, edgy. Never creepy, of course not . But is it possible that Prince decided to, in the words of another...
Santa Monica Public Library presents a screening of the 1920 silent classic, The Mark of Zorro, with a live musical score performed by the Jack Curtis Dubowsky Ensemble, on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at 7:00 pm in the Main Library's Martin Luther King, Jr. Auditorium, 601 Santa Monica Blvd. The Jack Curtis Dubowsky Ensemble returns to the Library for a new live performance-to-film production of the silent adventure romance, starring Douglas Fairbanks and Marguerite De La Motte....
The spectacularly captivating and highly acclaimed "Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey" thrill ride at Universal Studios Hollywood's "The Wizarding World of Harry Potte" takes a technological bow with the introduction of enhanced 4K-HD ride film projecting at an astounding rate of 120 frames-per-second and designed to offer guests an even more immersive glimpse into J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World. This progressive enhancement replaces the earlier 3D film component of the r...
The Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, Verve Label Group and UMe are pleased to announce this year's Ella 100 centennial celebration honoring one of the most beloved and influential vocalists of all time, Ella Fitzgerald. Throughout 2017 to April 2018, the 100th anniversary of Fitzgerald's birthday (April 25, 1917) will be celebrated across the world with prestigious exhibits, a trove of new music releases and myriad independent tributes and concerts. Fitzgerald's...
A blind state supreme court justice. A deaf teen girl who word slams in sign language. An inner-city schools basketball coach born without fully-formed arms. A double hand amputee meets the love of his life who doesn't see his disability. These stories and more were told at the largest and most unique film festival in the country celebrating the lives and art of people with disabilities (PWD), the ReelAbilities Film Festival held March 9 – 12 in Cincinnati, Ohio. More than 1...
Singer songwriter Jackson Browne announces two special benefit concerts for The Actors' Gang Theatre on March 22 and 29, 2017. The theatre located in Culver City, CA will be selling a limited number of 90 seats per show. Tickets are available online now at www.TheActorsGang.com "The Actors Gang Theater is a jewel in the middle of LA - a world-class repertory company under the direction of actor and director Tim Robbins. They have staged their innovative productions here for...
San Francisco Art Exchange LLC (SFAE) has been selected to exclusively represent the most valuable collection of rock and roll artwork ever to be offered for sale: eleven original paintings created and hand-selected by famed English artist Gerald Scarfe, from Pink Floyd's 1982 masterpiece The Wall. A major exhibition will be held in July with Scarfe in attendance at the invitation-only premier to be held at SFAE's gallery (458 Geary St, San Francisco, CA). Details to be announ...
To mark 30 years since the release of U2's fifth studio album The Joshua Tree, an anniversary edition of the iconic record will be released by Interscope Records on June 2, 2017. Alongside the 11-track album, the super deluxe collector's edition includes a live recording of The Joshua Tree Tour 1987 Madison Square Garden concert; rarities and B-sides from the album's original recording sessions; as well as 2017 remixes from Daniel Lanois, St Francis Hotel, Jacknife Lee, Steve...
Music legends BOSTON continue their Hyper Space Tour this summer with the iconic JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS, for an additional 21 cities, presented by Live Nation. Performances with Joan Jett will begin on Wednesday, June 14 in Mountain View, CA at Shoreline Amphitheatre, and continue eastward across North America. More information can be found at livenation.com. Itinerary for the Live Nation portion of BOSTON's Hyper Space Tour with Joan Jett below. Presale for BOSTON and Jo...
We are reminded of that old joke: How many feminists does it take to change a lightbulb? Answer: "I don't know, and that's not funny!" A photoshoot in March Vanity Fair magazine has led to criticism of actress Emma Watson. A link to the photoshoot is at the bottom of this article Photos Stone taken by fashion photographer Tim Walker exposing her breasts, have led some people to dismiss her history of fem/liberal advocacy. The Harry Potter actress was predictably pilloried on...
The 2017 Film Independent Spirit Awards, which annually honors the best character-driven, low budget, non-studio financed independent films, were awarded on February 25th in Santa Monica. Now in its thirty-second year, Film Independent seeks to recognize the highest achievements of filmmakers and actors who create films that embody creativity, originality, diversity, and innovation. This year, the groundbreaking black, gay, coming-of-age drama, "Moonlight", took the top...
It's being called an Epic Fail. Here's the 7 minute version on video, with Warren Beatty's explanation for his mistake. The presenters for the final award - Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, Bonnie and Clyde stars - were incorrectly given the best actress award envelope. A confused Beatty saw Emma Stone's name and "La La Land," and handed the envelope to Dunaway, who then announced the musical as the Best Picture winner. The "La La Land" cast took the stage and producers began...
The Santa Monica Observer is honored to attend all the various gifting events for the academy awards every year. All these events are just fabulous, but I must admit, this year there was a stand out. This would be the Doris Bergman Annual Valentine and Oscar Style lounge and party held at the French restaurant Fig and olive in West Hollywood on Thursday the 23rd of February. Boy was this event luxurious and fun! Several Oscar winners, nominees, presenters and celebrities were...
