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NoHo supports Cecil the Lion’s Memory

Lisa Bianconi
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No more Cecil stories

Like many of our readers, I have a love and respect for all animals – domestic and wild. Killing an animal for sport in my personal opinion is murder.  I have just returned from a wonderful trip to South Africa where I visited several animal reserves where I saw an array of wild animals, including lions in their natural habitat. The majority of people in the world understand the importance of protecting innocent children. Let’s include innocent animals. Artists and arts lovers, please take a stand and sign this petition. Let’s use Cecil the Lion’s memory as a call to action to stop this useless killing.

Nancy Bianconi
Publisher
www.nohoartsdistrict.com

From the folks at Avaaz.org – Thank you.

This campaign is on fire! We’re at 50k signers in the US in half a day, but Cecil’s story has touched millions — Add your name, forward this to everyone, or share now on Facebook & Twitter — let’s to get to 100,000 before we take our demand to the US Fish & Wildlife Service’s doorstep.

Dear friends,

A 13-year old lion named Cecil was just lured from a park in Zimbabwe where he lived under legal protection, shot with a crossbow and rifle, then beheaded and skinned. The hunter who paid over $50,000 for the kill is a dentist from Minnesota.

Experts say lions could be extinct in the wild in our lifetime, and the US is partly to blame. The number of lion trophies imported by American hunters has skyrocketed, doubling between 1999 and 2008, and there are no sanctions in the US for hunters like the dentist who killed Cecil, because lions aren’t listed under the Endangered Species Act despite a recent government recommendation.

Cecil the Lion www.nohoartsdistrict.com 

Right now, the Fish and Wildlife Service is considering a petition to list lions as endangered, and a massive outcry from across the country could speed up the process and start saving lions now. Sign now and recruit others to join on Facebook, Twitter, and everywhere else:

SIGN THE PETITION>>

Can you imagine the African savannah completely devoid of lions? It’s a depressing thought, but defending lions like Cecil also isn’t even just about altruism; Cecil was a major tourist attraction at Hwange National Park, and a few days of his photo being taken by tourists was more lucrative for Zimbabwe than the one-off price paid for his head. Countless other tourism jobs across southern and East Africa depend on the existence of these incredible animals.

Listing the African lion under the Endangered Species Act wouldn’t immediately create a ban on American hunters traveling to Africa to hunt lions, but it would establish a stringent new permitting process, whereby any hunting could only happen in closely monitored programs that also support lion conservation. It’s the first step toward any real, ambitious plan to save the world’s lions, and frankly it’s outrageous that it hasn’t happened already.

It’s past time we respond to this dramatic scenario with dramatic action, starting by listing lions as endangered. If everybody also finds one friend to join them, we can double the strength of our demand. Sign here and let’s make sure Cecil’s death wasn’t in vain:

SIGN THE PETITION>>

Scientists warn that we’re living in an era known as the sixth extinction, an acceleration of habitat and species loss from urbanization, climate change, and aggressive hunting. Large mammals like lions are some of the most vulnerable; their rates of reproduction lag far behind the rate they’re being hunted and poached. But our movement is accelerating too, and every day Avaaz members worldwide are propelling hopeful and ambitious policies forward to build the world we love, a world where African lions continue to roam.

With roaring hope,
Joseph, Rewan, Mia, Andrew and the whole Avaaz team

More information:

Cecil the lion’s killer revealed as American dentist

Zimbabwe’s ‘iconic’ lion Cecil killed by hunter

African Lions Face Extinction by 2050, Could Gain Endangered Species Act Protection

African lion (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

Scientists Warn ‘Sixth Extinction’ May Be Underway

Avaaz.org is a 41-million-person global campaign network that works to ensure that the views and values of the world’s people shape global decision-making. (“Avaaz” means “voice” or “song” in many languages.) Avaaz members live in every nation of the world; our team is spread across 18 countries on 6 continents and operates in 17 languages.

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Raising the Barre North Hollywood

Lisa Bianconi
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Get ready for relevé, battement, arabesque, Demi-plié and more, NoHo!

No, it’s not a French lesson, just some of the fun in store for you at the newest business to open in the NoHo Arts District – Pure Barre North Hollywood!

The lithe yet toned physiques of ballerina dancers like Misty Copeland have been a source of fitness inspiration for many years, but never before has a method been able to deliver those inspired results to mere mortals. That is until Pure Barre, a 55-minute isometric barre workout that promises to “lift, tone and burn” and actually delivers – a fact that is shown by this particular brand of barre. The popularity of Pure Barre has grown exponentially within the last 15 years with more than 300 studios in 42 states. The latest addition to this addictive network of fitness boutiques is Pure Barre North Hollywood.

To celebrate the grand opening and give everyone a chance to experience this game-changing workout, classes from Friday, July 31 through Sunday, August 2 will be FREE! Space is limited and filling up fast, so visit http://purebarre.com/ca-northhollywood/ or call (818) 942-7098 for a complimentary introductory class and Pre-Opening membership specials.

Pure Barre North Hollywood www.nohoartsdistrict.com

Pure Barre North Hollywood is one of the few fitness facilities that live up to the hype of “instant results,” and it is guaranteed that after the first class you will feel your body start to change. The head-to-toe workout will always be different for every person, but everybody in every class will improve their body for the better. The opening of Pure Barre North Hollywood on July 31 will make it possible for Angelenos to achieve the sculpting, toning and blissful burn they crave in a positive, inspiring environment that has celebrities like Zooey Deschanel, Tika Sumpter, Anna Kendrick, and supermodel Erin Heatherton shaking in their socks.

Why is Pure Barre so popular? It has boiled down the essence of balletic movement to a quick, consistently challenging 55 minutes. Don’t let the 3lb weights and light resistance bands fool you, a single 55-minute session will have even the fiercest fitness lovers sweating, shaking and burning their way to a stronger body and mind. The efficiency is ideal for fitting serious fitness into busy schedules, and the instant mental boost and fast physical results that Pure Barre delivers is what keeps people coming back. Many Pure Barre lovers say the workout is so intense and the environment so uplifting that they get a meditation-like zen feeling from the experience. If you’re going to take one hour out of your day to do something for yourself, Pure Barre North Hollywood is where you need to be.

Pure Barre North Hollywood classes are led by trained dancers who live the fitness level you want to achieve and are excited to help you get there. Pure Barre North Hollywood owner Brittany Egbert and instructors Jenna, Dayna, Will, Vanessa, Katy and Linnea are each talented performers in their own right and use the Pure Barre method personally for longevity and poise. They depend on their fitness for a living and passionately believe in Pure Barre because they use the technique themselves.

“I do not believe that going through the motions of going to the gym is worth the membership. However, if anyone does just 3 sessions a week at Pure Barre any result is achievable no matter where you are coming from or where you’re going,” said Egbert.

Pure Barre North Hollywood is located at 4929 Lankershim Boulevard, Unit D in North Hollywood, CA. For more information email northhollywood@purebarre.com or call (818) 942-7098.

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Why we have back pain and how can we eliminate it

Jack Witt
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Back pain is the second leading symptom for physician visits in the United States. And you know, as well as I do, we all experienced it at some point or some degree in our lives.

Some of the obvious purported culprits of back pain are weak muscles, stress, sedentary lives, being overweight, and age. However, there are some very little reported theories and solutions on back pain and I want to share this information with my readers because I believe it’s insightful.

Until the 20th Century, debilitating back pain was not common in our society, but today it’s extremely prevalent.

One of the reasons for this is that starting in the 1920s, the fashion industry began showing models with their pelvises and necks thrusted forward, and hunched or with rounded shoulders. Basically, it became fashionable to slouch. Furniture then started being designed to be “more comfortable,” thus allowing for poor posture habits to develop and set in.

But if you were to visit a rural village in say Portugal or Africa today, you’d see that these poor posture transformations never took place, and you’d get a sense of what healthy posture looks like.

– The pelvis is tipped forward or anteverted (An easy way to see this is to imagine a belt line and notice that it angles downward toward the front).

– The shoulders are positioned posteriorly relative to the torso, with the result that the arms align with the back of the torso.

– The front contour of the torso is dome-like and smooth. The chest is full with a raised sternum as a result of the chest expanding with every breath.

– The chin, and an imaginary line joining the middle of the ear and the tip of the nose, angle downward as a result of a relaxed and elongated cervical spine.

– The buttocks muscles are well developed because they are in position of mechanical advantage and are used in walking.

What’s happened to us here in the USA and other westernized countries is that modern life, such as computer use, molds the spine into an S or C shape. The key is to start doing things that will help to re-shape your back into its natural J shape, with a focus on your backside. You want to sit tall and stand tall!

So what’s the ancient secret to unlocking the cure?

Step 1. Turn every step into a rep, squeeze your Glutes (Buttocks) as you walk to strengthen them constantly.

Step 2. Create that natural J shape in your spine by wedging your pelvis back when you sit. (Don’t tuck your pelvis).

Step 3. Support your mid back (not your lower back) in the car with a cushion or cloth.

If you’re looking for more detailed lessons and instructions on understanding posture and how to reduce or cure your back pain, I’d suggest a book from Esther Gokhale that I’ve read, and based and sourced this article on, called “8-Steps to a Pain Free Back.”

Cheers,

Jack Witt, MS, CPT
Fitness and Health Coach
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Individuals / Groups / Corporate
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The Federal Bar Gives NoHo a Ton of Music

Lisa Bianconi
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THE FEDERAL BAR NORTH HOLLYWOOD PRESENTS CHALI 2NA & THE HOUSE OF VIBE WITH MEXICAN DUBWISER, DJ EXPO

If you’ve never been to the Federal Bar in NoHo for a night of music, you’re missing out. They bring a variety of genres, styles and artists for a variety of musical tastes. For the Federal Bar’s parent, Knitting Factory Entertainment, music is what they do. Their motto is “curators of music, food and style since 1987.” Knitting Factory Entertainment oversees four Knitting Factory live music venues, a record label, a management company, and the four restaurants—two in the NoHo Arts District. At its core, the company is dedicated to creating a variety of high-quality, innovating musical programming across all platforms and that tradition continues within their hospitality brands. That is to say, The Federal Bar is a bar and restaurant but KFE is committed to ensuring it has top quality music and music concepts for its guests plus for its purpose built performance space upstairs.
The Federal Bar Chali 2NA www.nohoartsdistrict.com

Next up at The Federal Bar North Hollywood will be Chali 2na & The House of Vibe with Mexican Dubwiser and DJ Expo. The show is 21+. Tickets are $14 and can be purchased HERE.

The crowd can expect a high-energy performance from the Jurassic 5/ Ozomatli member. Known for his baritone voice and unique flow, Chali 2na will bring audiences to their feet.

New Music Nation praises the solo artist, saying “his unmistakable, smooth-flowing, deep baritone is one of the most satisfying voices in hip-hop.”

WHEN: Tuesday, July 28 at 9:00pm (8pm Doors)
WHERE: The Federal Bar
5303 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91601
(818) 980-2555

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Originally from Chicago, Chali 2na is a rapper and hip-hop artist who moved to South Central Los Angeles to further pursue his music career. While performing bars and cafes, he collaborated with six of his good friends to form a group called Unity Committee. Later combining with another crew who would perform at the same open mic nights, Rebels of Rhythm, they came together to create the alternative hip-hop group Jurassic 5. Although thriving for 14 years, the group officially split up in 2007. Since the group’s separation, Chali 2na has worked independently on different mix tapes and collaborations with artists such as Linkin Park, Ozomatli, and Galactic. Releasing his first solo album Fish Outta Water in 2009, Chali 2na has further developed his solo career and has continued by also producing two mixtapes, Fishmarket and Fishmarket Part 2.

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NoHo News: NoHo’s Guide to FUN.

Lisa Bianconi
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Here’s your NoHo arts community update!

We look forward to sharing lots of fun and unique news, events, profiles and updates on what’s happening in the NoHo Arts District.

Every Thursday we send out our NoHo e-News. Do you get it? It takes 30 seconds. Make sure you sign up, it’s FREE. Sign up HERE>>

This issue of NoHo e-News is about what’s going on in North Hollywood and a selection of some theatre shows. But we have a ton of them. Did you know that the NoHo Arts District has the highest concentration of theatres outside of New York City? Just check out the NoHo Arts District Theatre Guide>>

Here’s a glimpse at what’s going on in North Hollywood…ENJOY NOHO!

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Kardashians: Looking Rich and Staying Poor?

Lillian Appleby
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Kardashians: Looking Rich and Staying Poor?

Really?!! Are You Keeping Up with the Kardashians: Looking Rich and Staying Poor?

While picking up a pizza at the local pizzeria, I noticed a well-dressed young woman in her 20’s wearing a new Louis Vuitton handbag struggling to pay the $12 pizza order.

She used her debit card, credit card and $2 in cash to pay for it. She drove off in a white sporty BMW. At first I felt sorry for her and I could not understand how someone who looked like she had money could barely pay for pizza. How many people do we know that spend money on “looking rich” yet don’t have enough saved up to make ends meet? The issue is—are we so bent on keeping up with the rich that it is making us poor? It comes down to choices and lifestyle…so if the “posers” want to continue the charade going broke, let them. Meanwhile the “real” wealthier people are managing their finances, have goals to accumulate money and spending it according to their lifestyle—not pressured into it.

If you’re ready to start saving or ramp up your current investment initiatives but there just doesn’t seem to be enough money left over at the end of the month, don’t give up.

The following strategies could help you manage your money better and free up resources for your financial goals.

  • Start budgeting. While most of us know what a budget is, how many of us actually use one? A budget can help you chart your cash flow by recording all of your sources of income and your fixed and variable monthly expenses. Once you determine where your money is going using a budget, you can prioritize your needs and potentially identify expenses that could be eliminated.
  • Cut down on credit card expenses. Avoid using credit cards whenever possible, but if you can’t, at least work to pay off your debt. Consider transferring your balances to a card with a lower-interest rate, and try to pay at least twice the minimum monthly payment.
  • Watch transportation costs. Do you really need a brand new car right now? You could save thousands by purchasing one that’s just a year or two old and yet still has a warranty. If you purchase a car — new or used — carefully consider whether to finance or lease it. The decision could dramatically affect your monthly expenses.
  • Put your extra cash to work. Did this year’s tax refund, raise, or bonus burn a hole in your pocket? The next one doesn’t have to. Make plans now to invest it.
  • Cut down on “luxury” spending. If you only go snow boarding or skiing twice a year, it might make more sense to rent equipment instead of buying the latest model and watching it collect dust the rest of the year. Renting movies instead of paying $8 or more to see the latest release and bringing lunch to work are other ways you can watch your bottom line without cramping your own style.

It may be difficult at first, but once you start you’ll see that a little bit of discipline can make a big difference when it comes to finding the money to pursue your financial objectives.

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Ringo Starr is 75!

Caroline McElroy
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Ringo Starr is 75!

RINGO STARR recently celebrated his 75th birthday in front of Capitol Records with an OHM chant of PEACEANDLOVE. This is a tradition that STARR began in 2005 with a few participants which has now blossomed into a few hundred enthusiastic noon time PEACEANDLOVE chanters.

The deal is everyone around the world is supposed to chant PEACEANDLOVE at noon their time on July 7 and not just the birthday revelers at Capitol Records.

STARR has been a TM (transcendental meditation) practitioner since 1968 as a BEATLE studying with the Guru MAHARISHI MAHESH YOGI and it is a safe bet that STARR has reached his nirvana in his PEACEANDLOVE chant.

Longtime friend DAVID LYNCH was among the star studded attendees at this function and was very articulate in validating STARR’S desire to spread PEACEANDLOVE through chanting the words. LYNCH, also a student of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, has a foundation that is currently working with inner city youth that are damaged by a life of crime and street life and teaching them TM. It is slow going STARR told the audinece, but it is helping. LYNCH is volunteering his time on this endeavor. For those of you that don’t understand the function of an OHM chant, it is supposed to create a harmonic vibration with the universe and flow. After the chant, STARR threw out white PEACE & LOVE bracelets with 3 stars on them to participants and handed out PEACE cookies.

As for myself, I was reminded that answering fan mail for the original KNACK was my first industry “job” and it was at Capitol Records which struck a cool chord in my vibration. While hanging out there I met a very cool Street Artist who shared his many projects and friends and quizzed me on my “Street” knowledge and asked me if I knew who LORD JIM was…”of course” I answered “I have a piece of his work.” Turns out I was mistaken about that one, it was Lord Tim I was thinking of who was a DJ at KFWB during the Sixties. Lord Tim traveled with the BEATLES at that time and I have one of his photos of the BEATLES. The new friend also queried if I knew who Teacher or Banksy were. Fodder for my next book methinks.

It appears that I owe WADDY WACHTEL a huge shout out for his quitar work in “All Is By My Side”. Don’t know how it managed to slip by me when I was crafting my review of the movie in November 2014, but it did. All of those notes in the movie were Waddy’s signature stylings and I am told that WADDY composed some of the music and was the acting music producer. Funny thing is that a friend of WADDY came up to me at STARR’S birthday function and started telling me about it. Nice to know that musicians are paying attention.

Unless my readers were living under a rock at the time, most of you know about my adventures in Paris with the ghost of JIM MORRISON. I even wrote a story about it for the LA Free Press’s music page and sent a copy to the company that manages The DOORS and JIM MORRISON. Funny thing how life works out, because friend STEVE HOFFMAN, a studio tech wizard, recently mixed a new CD from original masters titled “THE BEST OF THE DOORS”. It’s an audiophile Hybrid Multichannel SACD recording in a numbered, limited release. Only 5,000 were made so if you want one go to your nearest audiophile store and pick one up. It is a bit pricy, but worth every penny in terms of quality of sound. Songs such as “Who Do You Love “ are included and when “Soul Kitchen” comes twanging in it’s …whew, I’m back in Paris wandering by a cafe called “Soul Kitchen.”

Another new release is THE SINGULARITY which has “404 NOT FOUND” as their new offering. Slick, sleek and precise the whole CD is ear candy and is sure to please BOWIE fans that enjoy this genre. Hard Boiled recomends “Wetter” as their #1 song, but for me it was hard to pick one.

I’m going to close out this column with a quote about the need for music in our schools.

“ Whoever has skill in music is of good temperment and fitted for all things. We MUST teach music in schools.” Martin Luther

NoHo needs a little SPF6

Lisa Bianconi
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The Road Theatre Company Gives NoHo Some SPF6: The Sixth Annual SUMMER PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL

The NoHo Arts District dot Com team is proud of our strong and growing theatre district. We are grateful that the talented Road Theatre Company calls two NoHo theatre venues home and continues to produce new works for the stage. Did you know that The Road Theatre is entering its 24th season? Taylor Gilbert, Founder/Artistic Director together with Sam Anderson, Artistic Director, remain committed to their mission to produce and develop new work for the stage. The Road Theatre opens the sixth annual Summer Playwrights Festival (SPF6) Sunday, July 26 through Sunday, August 2, 2015. What is the Summer Playrights Festival SPF6? Well, it’s eight days of readings of 31 selected works, all new to Los Angeles, live music, nightly Receptions, talk backs with the playwrights, and this year’s festival will include 50/50 mix of male and female playwrights.

Artistic Directors Taylor Gilbert and Sam Anderson on the importance of the festival to the theatre, “The Road’s Summer Playwrights Festival offers a wonderfully compressed period of new works and voices from established and emerging playwrights brought to life by the Road ensemble and guest artists who interact in lively discussions with our audiences, different live bands each evening, great food and drink and a tremendous sense of community between artists and theatregoers. An unforgettable event.”

WHAT: Summer Playwrights Festival (SPF6)
WHEN: Sunday, July 26 through Sunday, August 2, 2015.
are Monday-Friday at 8pm; Saturday at 2pm and 8pm; Sunday at 11am, 2pm and 8pm at the Road on Lankershim AND
Tuesday-Thursday at 8pm at the Road on Magnolia. WHERE: THE ROAD ON LANKERSHIM (The Historic Lankershim Arts Center)
5108 Lankershim Blvd. North Hollywood, CA 91602 AND
THE ROAD ON MAGNOLIA (The NoHo Senior Arts Colony)
10747 Magnolia Blvd. North Hollywood

TICKETS: Tickets are a suggested donation of $15: www.roadtheatre.org
WEEK-LONG FESTIVAL PASS available for $50. Good for any reading any and all days.

This year’s festival features all new works to Los Angeles and has attracted playwrights from around the country, including Wendy Macleod (The House of Yes, nominated for 6 LADCC for The Water Children, Juvenalia), Vince Melocchi (Ovation Award nominated Lions, LA Weekly Best Play nomination Julia) Julie Marie Myatt (The Happy Ones, LADCC Ted Schmidt Award for Outstanding New Play, Boats on a River, Finalist Susan Smith Blackburn Prize). Lucille Lichtblau (The English Bride, winner the Susan Glaspell Prize and Israel Baran Award. The Hemings Diary, finalist Inkwell/Woolly Mammoth Competition, Weissberger Award finalist. Four-time winner of PATV’s Annual New Play Competition. First receipient of Yale’s first MCA Fellowship in Playwriting). Robert Edward Lunney (Boardwalk Empire, Broadway-Born Yesterday, Deuce, Streetcar Named Desire, The Graduate. His Play For Nina was a 2007 O’Neill Playwright’s Conference semi-finalist), Laurence Klaven (2 Obie Awards, 2 Barrymore awards and 7 Drama Desk nominations and an Outer Critics Circle nomination for Bed and Sofa), Paden Fallis (award winning The Play About the Coach), Stephanie Walker (The Art of Disappearing- O’Neill Playwright’s Conference semi-finalist, Princess Grace award), Kat Ramsburg (Playwright of the Year The Bridge Initiative: Women in Arizona Theatre), Steven Young (The Resurrectionists 2 Joseph Jefferson citations, The Wal*Mart-ians Jerome Fellowship Finalist, The Night We Bombed Lincoln Towing Finalist 2012 Stage West New Play Competition), Jennie Webb (co-founder LA Women’s Playwrights Initiative), Steven Simoncic (Once Upon a Time in Detroit 2013 O’Neill Playwright’s Conference semi-finalist, Emmy winner, Woodward/Newman Finalist Broken Fences.) Lorenzo Destefano (Winner Los Zafiros :Music From the Edge of Time Winner Grand Festival Award Berkeley Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival Gold Hugo nomination, Talmage Farlow), Jon Kern (2012 Laurents/Hatcher Award Modern Terrorism) Richard Manley (Matches, Winner Oglebay Institute Towngate Prize 2013), Carmen Milito (nominated for 2 Ovation Awards).

The Road Theatre Company SPF6 Summer Playwrights Festival www.nohoartsdistrict.com

Road Company members are also highlighted with plays by: Anna Carini, Deana Barone (Peabody Award winner). Bettina Zacar, Lisa Kenner, Shanti Reinhardt. This year’s festival features noted directors such as, Taylor Nichols (Barcelona, NAACP Award All My Sons, LA Drama Critics Circle Award), April Webster (Emmy Award Winner-3 nominations, 4 time CSA winner. 11 nominations), Keith Stevenson (Ovation Award, Out There on Fried Meat Ridge Road) and many Road company members and members of the Los Angeles theater community. This year’s Collegiate Playwriting Competition winner is Will Arbery (Northwestern University), and his play, The Mongoose which will be performed Sunday August 2 at 11am. Most of the playwrights whose work is featured will be attending and will participate in a post-show discussion with the audience and cast.

Guest actors include Butch Klein (Grace and Frankie, 24) and Matthew Glave (The Wedding Singer, Girlfriend’s Guide to Divorce, Argo) and many other guest actors.

LIVE MUSIC!

One popular feature of the festival last summer was the live music that was featured during each reading reception in our gallery space. This year’s festival will feature the bands and musicians Mleo, Stage 11, Engine of Survival, End of Ever, Theo’s Dream, and Irish band sensation, Whiskey Sunday. The reception will be held in our backyard patio-Bettina’s Cantina-and will feature wines from Paso Robles Wineries and delicious appetizers and desserts.

The Road Theatre Company www.nohoartsdistrict.com

THE ROAD THEATRE COMPANY

Located in the heart of the NoHo Arts district-the fastest growing arts district in Los Angeles County-the company has called the Historic Lankershim Arts Center home for the past 19 seasons. Now on the verge of their Silver Anniversary 25th season of bringing new works to Los Angeles, the company is coming off a very successful 24th season featuring the hit plays Mud Blue Sky by Marisa Wegrzyn (SPF5 Official Selection) and (Melissa Arctic by Craig Wright (SPF1 Official Selection) Things Being What They Are by Wendy MacLeod, The Other Place by Sharr White and The English Bride by Lucille Lichtblau.

Fiercely committed to that most dangerous of theater missions-the dedication to new works-the Road Theatre Company led by founding artistic director Taylor Gilbert and artistic director Sam Anderson, is a multi-award winning theater that has been named one of the top ten intimate theater companies in Los Angeles (LA Weekly). It is home to over 100 theater artists devoted to the creation of the highest level of work. This festival is our way of sharing the process of play development with our community and allows participants playwrights the chance to hear their plays in a professional setting of talent and artistry. The festival is also a fundraising event for the theater to help us launch our Silver Anniversary 25th season, which begins with the SPF5 festival pick Homefree by Lisa Loomer.

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Very Independent Filmmaking….Nobody knows anything…and thats a good thing.

Samantha Simmonds-Ronceros
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Very Independent Filmmaking….Nobody knows anything…and thats a good thing.

So let me set this up a little…

I have made a lot of short films. Sixty or so in fact, at last count.

A lot of them I have written, produced and directed myself, which is good.

But I have not worked on any feature length films…until now.

I was hired as production manager on a very low budget indie film shooting in New Mexico.

If you google production manager, like I did when I was offered the job, wikipedia describes the job as “ the person responsible for the administration of a feature film,” which sounds very, very vague.

While I have been in charge of everything all at the same time, it was a first for me to be in charge of just one part of film production and not every part…. and honestly it was sometimes very difficult to balance what I wanted to get involved with with what I was tasked to be involved with.

I’m not a megalomaniac, at least I don’t think I am, and my husband may well have a very different take on that particular subject. But letting go and standing back and not making endless suggestions was a more difficult task than I had anticipated and lesson well learned!

I suppose what I am trying to point out is that we cant always been in charge of everything, surprising as that may seem, and just because we are only responsible for one part of the process does not necessarily mean that everything will fall apart, much as we might like that to be the case if we are really truly honest.

The larger the production the more people there must be involved to make it work.

Which means that the roles become more specific.

So I began the production basically bringing in crew and some cast, and utilizing my experience working on location with a small budget. I was also given the responsibility of payroll, probably because no one else would do it, and by the end of the production I was sorting out catering too. Just like any other low budget film, you take on multiple roles if you want get the film finished and also if you want things done correctly, or sometimes at all. Stepping in when you can see things are not working out is part of the process and should be part of the expectations on your part and on the part of the producer. However, there is a skill in jumping in without stepping on toes…and one well worth learning, or your well-intentioned ‘help’ can easily blow up in your face.

In the end the film takes on its own individual life, and you watch out for it. Not just because it’s your paycheck, but also because you want to take care of it, you want the best for it, and you will find out very quickly who amongst you feels the same way and who couldn’t give a ****.

We were mostly very lucky regarding the ‘respect’ for this film. There was some mischief, I suppose there always will be, which is a shame. But people are people, and some are ridiculous. This will never change, and you can never figure out why some people do what they do and I have learnt over the years that it’s best not to try. You just do what you need to to get things done and move one. Those who are difficult are best left to their own devises, and that’s one less person on your Christmas card list or your list of “who I will work with again,” which for me is one in the same.

I think what I learnt most keenly on this project was that I was capable of much more than I had anticipated and to not sell myself short. Whether a film has a $50 budget or a $200,000 budget or a $200 million budget, it’s all the same in the wash and after this experience I can certainly be sure that I could produce at any level without feeling out of my depth at all. The bigger the budget the more stuff costs basically, but its the same recipe, story, actors, crew, location.

I think those of us who work with tiny budget films think these big budget monsters are just that, monsters and we wouldn’t know how to deal with them. But I think that’s completely wrong and undervalues the skills we create working with no money, and the more I work with other people and, particularly on other people’s projects, the more sure I am of my own skills and my own value.

And there’s the thing I think, the ‘value’ thing…and what is value anyway?

Value used to mean money, but the older I get the more I see value in very different terms.

The value of something can be based on many things: Its importance in your life, its history, its future, its impact on your life… none of these things change if something costs more, or less.

So value yourself, your skills and your experience. I really do value myself and my skills far more highly after making somebody else’s movie in the New Mexico desert.

Nobody knows anything really, they are all just faking it…and sometimes that can work to your advantage.

 

NoHo theatre district is growing!

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Meet the newest theatre in the neighborhood: Archway Studio/Theatre

 
The Archway Studio/Theatre is a bustling center of artistic activity and entertainment options. Located where the NoHo Arts District meets the Burbank Studio District on Burbank Blvd., the freshest new member of the NoHo Arts District offers a full schedule of performances, classes, and events. Though the Archway is primarily a black box theatre, it is also a thriving yoga studio and artistic community with a resident company of theatre artists who pride themselves on producing edgy and exciting work.

“Our mission has always been to create and maintain a thriving environment that provides great entertainment experiences while fostering creative expression, artistic growth, educational opportunities, and cultural development,” says Steven Sabel, producing artistic director.

“Though the “mission” may be rather lofty, the overall goal is to offer fun experiences for performers, students, and audiences,” Sabel says.

Transplanted from their original home in Downtown Los Angeles where they operated for three seasons, the Archway is known for producing creative adaptations of major classical works, unique contemporary theatre experiences, original works, and rare classics seldom seen on the stage. A typical main stage season includes a sampling of everything from Shakespeare, Moliere, and Greek tragedy to original comedies, avant garde dramas, and bloody Grand Guignol.

“We maintain an eclectic mix of actors, designers, and directors in our company who each have their specific artistic cravings and specialties, and we believe that captivating entertainment is created best under those passionate circumstances,” Sabel explains.

The Archway Macbeth

The Archway’s current offering is a ramped up 1980s style production of “Macbeth.” Set in Dunsinane Asylum, the production explores the Shakespeare’s text as a commentary on pathological killers and diseases of the mind. In August the theatre will open with a classical production of “Much Ado About Nothing” set in Renaissance Italy, followed by an original adaptation of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula,” and then “Holiday Hijinks,” a burlesque holiday show that is billed as the antithesis to Santa and his elves.

“In a world where everyone is constantly living second-hand through their friends via social media, we are creating the type of first-hand experiences that our audiences are posting about so that others can live through them,” Sabel says.

The Archway Dracula www.nohoartsdistrict.com

Second Stage

The Archway Second Stage Series features another variety of entertainment options outside of main stage season productions. From burlesque dance troops and stand-up comedy shows, to magic acts, music events, and sketch comedy satires, the Second Stage Series is a collection of up-and-coming performers, new works, and entertainment options that are “outside the black box,” says Sabel.

The premiere caburlesque troop, Cherry Poppins, regularly debuts new works on the Archway stage. Renowned comedy host Aubree Sweeney brings the best new comedic talent to the stage once per month, beginning July 31. The Second Stage Series presents Danse du Ventre: The Caravan August 23, featuring a journey into the exotic and mystical realm of gypsy and tribal dance culture and music.

Future events will include an acoustic music festival of singer/songwriters, the magic of Professor Tango, a one-act play festival, and a few pieces created by Archway company members. “Currently we have company members working on a 90s pop rendition of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “Airplane! The Musical,” and comic satire called “Macwalken,” reveals Sabel.

Also in the works is a future Monologue Slam, wherein actors enter their best monologue in competition against each other in an effort to win cash and prizes.

Yoga Classes and More

The Archway also doubles as a yoga studio and workshop center. The location offers a full schedule of classes in hatha, vinyasa and restorative styles of yoga, as well as periodic workshops in yoga practice, audition technique, Shakespeare intensives, character development, and more.

“Yoga is the perfect exercise for performers and nonperformers alike. It is low impact, body strengthening, breath focused, and develops concentration. Everyone can do it at their own pace and level of practice, and it also helps build community among students as well,” says Sabel.

The Archway Studio features warm colors, a raised teaching platform, wood floors, and space for up to 15 students per class. Class packages offer yoga for as low as $11 per class, and Archway teachers specialize in providing classes structured to develop beginners, while challenging experienced students.

Sabel teaches the theatre and acting workshops. He has produced and/or directed more than 100 live theatre productions, with a special emphasis in Shakespeare and classical theatre. He has witnessed thousands of auditions, and has worked with nearly 1,000 actors during his career as a producer/director.

“I am always amazed at how many actors are out there floundering through this industry and squandering opportunities because they simply just don’t know how to audition well, or they haven’t taken the right classes to improve their craft in significant ways” Sabel says.

Under Sabel’s direction, the Archway Studio/Theatre produces eight to ten main stage productions per year, at least one Second Stage Series performance each month, 8-10 yoga classes per week, and various workshops.

“We built this space to be used, and all are welcome to our place of endless creation,” says Sabel.

The Archway Studio Theatre www.nohoartsdistrict.com 

For additional information, season schedules, and workshop details visit: www.archwayla.com or call (818) 980-7529.

Archway Studio/Theatre
10509 Burbank Blvd. North Hollywood, CA 91601

Let’s give a big North Hollywood welcome to Archway Studio/Theatre!

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Father, Son & Holy Coach

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The story of FATHER, SON & HOLY COACH told to us through the eyes a father, son and coach.

The NoHo Arts District dot Com team thinks that sometimes a story is best told by the one who experienced it. Meet John Posey, the author and creator of the production “Father, Son & Holy Coach,” a show about a father-son relationship, and yes, sports. But it could also apply to mothers and daughters because it’s about dreams, family and growing up….things of which everyone ultimately shares a part. Here’s his take on the development and background of “Father, Son & Holy Coach” running July 23 – August 30 at the Whitefire Theatre.

Father, Son and Holy Coach www.nohoartsdistrict.com

Once upon a time I was asked to write a monologue in preparation for a very important network meeting in New York. At the time I was living and performing in Atlanta. For some reason, what came out quite quickly was this little father, son piece that worked very well. The network loved it, offered me the lead role in a new much anticipated TV series and we were off to the races.

Two months later came the call every actor dreads. “You’ve been replaced.”

No fault of my own. Just one of those things. “Different creative direction,” is what came down from the top, which can mean a dozen different things.

That show was FULL HOUSE, a program that still airs globally 30 years later.

It knocked the wind out of me, but I dealt with it, shook it off as best I could and went back to the East Coast – this time NYC – to study, work and ponder my career.

While in New York, the little monologue, which I had entitled FATHER, SON & HOLY COACH, prior to ever writing a single word, began to gnaw at me. There was something much heavier than just a monologue at play here.

A conflicted relationship with my own father had informed and shaped much about me and apparently there was a little exploration that needed attending to.

So I sat and wrote, and I wrote; much of it during the summer rain storms in the big city.

Father, Son and Holy Coach www.nohoartsdistrict.com

The conflict the two of us had, much like many fathers and sons, was centered on what we viewed as life’s successes and failures. My father was quite good at what he did, yet seemed to focus on what he considered personal failures, rather than achievements.

What an irony. I, myself, had just been dumped from something that no doubt would have changed my life dramatically in many ways, not the least of which was financial security. Yet here I was in NYC, working again, enjoying life and writing something quite profound and personal to me: how we handle life, when life seems to get in the way, or how you handle life, when you are thrown a curve you didn’t see coming.

What I wrote became a long-running solo theatrical production. FATHER, SON & HOLY COACH premiered here in Los Angeles and later toured the country, over a period of a dozen years or so. The film rights were sold – several times. It also led to a writing career that, thus far, has resulted in numerous sold or optioned screenplays and one produced film – LEGENDARY.

Father, Son and Holy Coach www.nohoartsdistrict.comI also remain a busy actor to this day with a long and varied career in TV, film and stage. I have also raised two boys – Tyler and Jesse – both of whom have chosen the same career. Tyler currently heads the cast of the global hit TV series TEEN WOLF on MTV.

First and foremost, FATHER, SON & HOLY COACH is a comedy, more accurately, a comedy of errors. It is the mostly hysterical, yet poignant study of the fragile psyche of the overprotective, aggressive father, whose objective is to prevent his child from experiencing or duplicating what he perceived to be life’s failures. It is about the father who lives his life vicariously through his child, and how that child, whose own ideals are quite different, must choose to break the chain to forge his own identity.

From an era where fathers were certain they had all the answers and mothers, who did have all the answers, had to knit them as needlepoints in order to be heard.

Welcome to Tupelo County Georgia, where the local Easter Egg hunt takes on legendary, Super Bowl proportions and where a certain father might pay the local egg hunt organizing committee under the table to secure his son’s entry into the event.

Meet that father – Ed Sanford – who has his own ideas as to why Humpty fell off the wall. (“He wasn’t mentally prepared.”)

You will meet much of the town of Tupelo County, all brought to life by a single actor…. Me.

Why have I chosen to stage this again these so many years later? Well in the last year, I lost both my dad and my wife, so life has thrown another curve and this is how Jesse, Tyler and I would like to respond to it.  

Father, Son & Holy Coach is a comedy that centers on a father-son relationship. The dad wants a “do-over”: he thinks he’s failed in life (he hasn’t) and he pushes his son to excel, somewhat living his life vicariously through his son, who has some goals not connected to those of his father. The show is also to some degree a physical comedy, touching on sports (as the title implies).

In Tupelo County, Georgia, football is a religion. People seem to spend every moment of their waking lives thinking or talking about it. They play football, think football, eat football, pray football.

Ed Sanford has big dreams for his son. Those dreams revolve around (surprise!) football. The lad, John, displays some promise as a wrestler and a football player. But John has some dreams of his own, some involving his school sweetheart, Lori Lynne. John loves and respects his father. Will John, however, be able to become his own man without disappointing Ed?

Father, Son & Holy Coach is about sports. It is also about fathers and sons. It could also conceivably apply to mothers and daughters, and the dreams that any parent has for their offspring. It’s about dreams and family and growing up….things of which everyone ultimately shares a part.

Father, Son and Holy Coach www.nohoartsdistrict.com

John Posey is the writer and performer. An actor in the fourth decade of his career, He’s appeared on over three dozen television shows, hundreds of commercials and eight feature films. Also a screenwriter, he’s written for the TV series Doc; the feature film Legendary (starring Patricia Clarkson and John Cena); and a new film biography of 1950s wrestling legend Gorgeous George.

Michael Laskin directs. The recipient of a Master’s degree from University of Minnesota, he’s acted with The Guthrie Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Seattle Repertory, Mixed Blood Theatre Company and many others. He produced Jeffrey Tambor’s Performing Your Life. Tyler Posey produces. He’s best known as the star of the current MTV hit series Teen Wolf (five seasons and still going strong). He was also a series regular on Doc, and had recurring roles on Brothers and Sisters and Lincoln Heights. He’s also appeared in a number of films, and has been a TV host for MTV (Teen Choice Awards, other projects) and hosts a YouTube series, Music for Your Ears to Bleed By. He’s John Posey’s son. Father, Son & Holy Coach debuted locally in 1993 and has been performed since then throughout the country. Whether interested in athletics or not, Father, Son & Holy Coach resonates with parents and their children, growing or grown-up.

“Wonderful…Posey slips into each character effortlessly.”—Variety

“A serious, thoughtful and important play. Don’t Miss It.”—The Good Life

“Some real pearls of wisdom, some great memories and a poignant end.”—Rocky Mountain News

“Posey scores TD”—The Outlook

“Posey hits pay dirt….Moments that range from laugh-out-loud funny to movingly sad.”—Denver Post

“Endearing….Posey gently holds his audience throughout the show with his winning stage presence.”—Florida Today

Playing at the Whitefire Theater
July 23 – August 30, Fridays at 8PM and Sundays at 3PM
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1796006

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Here’s the NoHo News!

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Here’s your NoHo arts community update!

We look forward to sharing lots of fun and unique news, events, profiles and updates on what’s happening in the NoHo Arts District.

Every Thursday we send out our NoHo e-News. Do you get it? It takes 30 seconds. Make sure you sign up, it’s FREE. Sign up HERE>>

This issue of NoHo e-News is about what’s going on in North Hollywood and a selection of some theatre shows. But we have a ton of them. Did you know that the NoHo Arts District has the highest concentration of theatres outside of New York City? Just check out the NoHo Arts District Theatre Guide>>

Here’s a glimpse at what’s going on in North Hollywood…ENJOY NOHO!

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The Astronaut Wives Club: The Story of America’s Race to Space

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Over the last several years ABC has become known for producing thought-provoking, character-driven dramas, and this summer they offer us a 10-episode mini-series entitled “The Astronaut Wives Club.”

“Astronaut Wives” is a fresh and intriguing take on the time honored 1960’s American space race.

Seven astronauts and seven wives are all competing to make history by being the first one to space and the moon. While the husbands are off training and galavanting with mistresses, the wives hold down their families as well as start a PR campaign for NASA to help sell the American public on the race to space. A reporter for Life magazine documents the journey of this group of women trying to navigate competition-based friendship and forced comradery. Ultimately they must band together and discover what it means to trust and depend on one another in the face of mounting national pressure.

The cast is led by Dominique McElligott (Hell on Wheels) who plays the stoic and reluctant Louise Shepherd.

Louise spends most of her time holding her marriage together and pushing away the other astronaut wives who happen to understand what she’s going through the most. Outstanding actresses such as Erin Cummings (Made In Jersey), Odette Annable (Brothers & Sisters) and Yvonne Strahovski (Chuck) help lead this large ensemble of supporting cast memebers. These ladies are not mere housewives though, they have dreams and ambitions of their own which might seem to go without saying, except for the fact we’re in the 60’s here, a time where women were just beginning to assert themselves in the workplace and claim their place in society. But don’t get it confused, these astronaut wives throw shade just as good as any of Bravo’s “Real Housewives” and it’s that kind of subtle and insulting banter which gives this show its wings.

In many ways “Astronaut Wives” is an intimate look into an America long gone.

It’s an America plagued by rampant gender inequality and tremendous social pressure on women. It’s a time when American duty and civility outweighed American freedom and individuality yet still an America that was more united by common vision. “Astronaut Wives” is an epic ode to that era of our history, a more classic American era to be exact, drawing you in with 60’s nostalgia, you instantly feel part of its story, a story which, in my opinion, is completely worth watching.

Somos Mexicanos Americanos

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“The Mexican Youth in the U.S. is, indeed, a very fortunate person. Why? Where else in one country do you have two cultures and civilizations of the highest type that have been developed come together to form into one?”
-Manuel Ceja, a student at Compton Junior College writing in the Mexican Voice 1938.

La Plaza de Cultura y Artes (LA Plaza) is the first of its kind.

LAPCA.org is the nation’s premiere center of Mexican American culture. Its mission is to “celebrate and cultivate an appreciation for the enduring influence of Mexican-American culture…” Located near Olvera Street and La Iglesia de Nuestra Senora Reina de Los Angeles in the Los Angeles Historic Plaza District (aka El Pueblo), LA Plaza is a heavy hitter in Historic L.A.. LA Plaza is a Los Angeles County project and Smithsonian affiliate, 501(c)3, nurtured by Gloria Molina. Its Board of Trustees boasts the likes of Honorable Nury Martinez, Eva Longoria, and Dr. Cynthia Telles, to name a few of the powerhouses nestled among the many others.

In being the one and only of its kind, its very nature is political. What better lense to have politics through than art, and what better lense to have art through than politics? The two are so intimately connected, and LA Plaza challenges you a cada paso.

L.A. starts here! The story of Mexican Americans in Los Angeles was the phrase that lead me through LAPCA.org, LA Plaza’s website. I first tore through the website (which is a work of art on its own) because I was bummed I missed Mariachi Under the Stars back in May, and was looking to find another event. I wasn’t disappointed, in fact, I was overwhelmed. LA Plaza hosts so many movies, free concert series, events, free family workshops, and DJ performances that I decided it best to start with a visit to their brick and mortar center downtown at 501 N. Main Street Los Angeles, CA 90012.

Anthony Quinn, born Antonio Rudolfo Oaxaca Quinn of Chihuahua, has played such acclaimed roles as Quasimodo in the Hunchback of Notre-Dame, and Barabbas in Barabbas. But his roles demonstrate not just his range as an actor, but the range of portrayals he was chosen for. Anthony Quinn’s casting gamut ran from the aforementioned through Auda Abu Tayi in Lawrence of Arabia, Crazy Horse in They Died with Their Boots On, Kimo, A Hawiian in Waikiki, Chang Tai, a Chinese undercover agent in The Island of Lost Men, Alexis Zorba in Zorba the Greek, and Eufemio Zapata in Viva Zapata. The dizzying amount, and type of roles, is highlighted by the way LA Plaza showcases Quinn in the makeup and garb of each role. He hardly looks like himself in some of the photos, but thenagain, he hardly would look like some of the characters without his drastic prosthetics, makeup, and facial hair changes.

Shows both the incredible range of an actor, and the appalling short sided stereotyping that existed for “ethnic” individuals perceived to be not meant for leads in the eyes of the casting directors. While I’d like to think we’ve come farther, the sad truth is that many leads today are still doled out under the same principles, even if the principle guidelines have become a bit more grey…or tan I should say. The even sadder truth is that many are missing out on role models by this lack of lead roles; there really is something to be said for having a heroine or hero who talks or looks like you, to show you that you too can excel in such strides. This exhibition really challenges you to confront realities of progression, past and present.

While this article features the temporary exhibition The Many Faces of Anthony Quinn, it’s not meant to do an injustice to the other exhibitions on display. LA Plaza is so exciting, and there’s as much for you to look at and talk about as there is candy in a candy store, or Mariachis in a Mariachi band, or tourists on Hollywood Boulevard…look, you get my point. There’s more to see than one day will permit.

Somos Pachucos

Does your ethnic identity influence your political beliefs?
The challenge was scrolled across the wood floor at one of the exhibitions.

Precluding The Many Faces of Anthony Quinn is a historical crash course in Mexican American segregation, crash course history of extreme discrimination even in the face of invaluable contributions by Mexican Americans. And the only education I remember formally receiving on the topics in school was on the Bracero program. Even then, it was something glazed over by AP U.S. History. Understandably, political power is to leave something out of history. Where Mexican American representation has been found absent at appropriate length in many formal textbooks, LA Plaza provides a clear education.

Certainly Los Angeles is no infant to ethnic clashes and race repression. Many times, L.A. has been the instigator, and many times L.A. has been the victim. I think all Angelenos can’t help but have either a little Mexican blood in them, or on historical hands we need to keep cleaning. While LA Plaza certainly doesn’t steer from the horrific, it certainly steers towards the hopeful. And if there’s any triumphant spirit that idea is representative of, it’s the Mexican-American spirit.

Culturally, I think L.A. has become such a unique home to us all that we no longer feel the need to extricate one anothers’ cultures from our collective identity. In order to really understand that mosaic, however, we need to educate ourselves about what’s under each piece, and where each piece of us came from. Education has long been the best solvent, and art the most effective medium of transmission.

LA Plaza not only educates, but celebrates each painful and prideful step. La Plaza de Cultura y Artes is the first of its kind; though it may be the only one sitting at the table, it has provided the whole feast.

Somos Americanos

La Plaza de Cultura y Artes; 501 N. Main Street Los Angeles, CA 90012.

NoHo Students Made That!

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Film Festival Looks to NoHo Art Students for Design

 

The NoHo Arts District can be called the NoHo Arts Collaboration because the amount of work our neighborhood produces is a collaborative effort. That doesn’t stop with our students either. Our pals at the International Film Festival North Hollywood have teamed up with graphic design students at the Art Institute of California’s North Hollywood campus to design a new look and logo for the non-profit organization as they prepare for their inaugural event, scheduled for April 2016. The students spent 12 weeks creating and refining their designs to produce an official logo, poster, t-shirt, business cards and letterhead. Instructor Mandy Green guided the class in “a real-word experience” designing materials for a film festival, she said, for which the students receive college credit.

“The work was exceptional. Many designs were on par with professional graphic designers I have worked with on logos,” said Nicholas Goodman, Festival Director. “This is a great example of how we are working with private and public groups to make the film festival an interactive community event.”

The festival will unveil the new look and a complete marketing package in the fall with a gala party and celebration.

The 1st Annual International Film Festival North Hollywood will take place April 28 – May 1, 2016 in the NoHo Arts District of North Hollywood, California.

Art Institute students design NoHo film festival logo www.nohoartsdistrict.com

Standing: Robby Zumaya, Nataliya Naumova, Jacky Monrroy, Sarai Hernandez, Emily Somarriba, Carley Hodgson, Terrence Ellsworth, Navarre Abramson, Mandy Green (Instructor). Seated: Jay Johnson, Nicholas Goodman & Hortencia Goodman (Festival Directors)

About International Film Festival North Hollywood
The International Film Festival North Hollywood (IFFNoHo), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, celebrates the art of filmmaking, helps support a community of artists and showcases North Hollywood as an entertainment and travel destination. Our goal is to collaborate with community partners to build social cohesiveness, philanthropy and volunteerism using film as the catalyst.

Learn more at http://www.iffnoho.com

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Costume Collaborations: Tammie Merheb Talks About Designing for Dance

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Costume Collaborations: Tammie Merheb Talks About Designing for Dance

Tammie Noelle Merheb’s designs cross from stage to screen, from marley floor to red carpet.

Currently, she supervises and teaches as Costume Manager at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts (LA) while contracting for theater, dance, opera, and film industry mainstays. In the past three years alone, Tammie has designed and wardrobed over 40 dance productions. It is from this proficient involvement with dance that NoHoArtsDistrict .com asks Tammie to kindly share her experience and perspective as a collaborator.

While many dance productions require their choreographers and teachers to also serve as costumer, the best scenario is to have collaborations between professionals working within their field of expertise. When you work with your designer or design team, you’ll have insight into their needs.

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Urban Animal, 2011, photo by: Stephanie Delani

KC: Delineate the specific demands of costuming dance and the performing arts.

TM: Designing costumes for dance and theater is a highly specialized field and as a designer you have to work closely with the choreographer/director, technical designers and performers/dancers. Your overall concept of the work, body movement and/or blocking, the demands of the choreography of a particular work and the effects of different fabric in motion all have to be taken into consideration. It’s a similar process I go through when I design for musical theater, but it’s a little more relaxed while designing costumes for contemporary performances.As You Like It” AADA 2014 photo by: Katherine Barcsay

KC: What is the checklist of critical information you need from the choreographer, in relation to concept and design?

TM: I usually compose a list of questions to present to a director/choreographer during the first chain of preliminary design/concept meetings. I would ask them the following questions: what is the mood of this piece? Is it important to see the shape and musculature of the body? How many dancers? Do you want the costumes to match? What kind of energy does the piece have? Is it bold, lyrical, a combination? What is the style or genre of dance? What is the story you are telling with this dance? Is there floor work, are there lifts, and are there inverted movements or other aspects of the choreography that require special consideration for mobility or visibility? Once I get all the information that I need, I then request a copy of the music for that choreography and create a mood board with a color scheme, pictures, rough sketches, and fabric swatches.Ancestors, TZDI 2014 photo by Ben Lecira

KC: At what point in the collaboration should you and the choreographer/director discuss the time line and logistics of accomplishing your designs?

TM: Once the final renderings are approved by the choreographer/director which is a 1-2 week time frame. After the final renderings are approved, I set a time to go over a time line and budget. Off that meeting, I decide what needs to be constructed, pulled, rented or purchased. It also depends on the time frame you are given and most of the time I am given a 3-6 week turnaround.

KC: Why is it important that you be in conversation with the other designers on the production?

TM: The Costume Designer has to work closely with the Set and Lighting Designers so that the colors, fabrics, textures, and other costume elements work harmoniously within the final production. You have to make sure that the set designer is not going to paint the set the same color you have your dancers costumed in and that the lighting designer is able to light the fabric you selected to construct the costumes. 

For example, a year ago, I was designing costumes for a small conservatory here in Los Angeles and our set designer would always be in and out of our production meetings. I would email him my color swatches (that were already approved by the director) and I still wouldn’t get any response. Finally, he showed up to our final design meeting with paint swatches and 3D model set. Everything looked great; however, the walls of his model were painted in the same burgundy color as the costume I designed for the lead actress. It would’ve have been a tragedy to have our lead blend in with the set walls! Fortunately, the set designer and the director agreed on another color to paint the walls while keeping the director’s vision of our lead precise.

KC: Fittings and rehearsals in the costumes are key to the production process. What can you share about the key phases of your progression? What do you look for?

TM: My key phase during my costume fittings is to make sure that the performer or dancer is comfortable in their costume and, more importantly, if they can move more freely without any restrictions. It’s also important to have the choreographer/director a part of the fittings since their feedback is very important during the process. I will do a course of 3-4 fittings followed by a full and final dress rehearsal. I begin with first fittings where I fit the performers in a stock costume (a costume pulled from a company stock) or a mock-up fitting (a fitting of a costume that was draped or patterned and constructed using muslin fabric). Then we schedule the second and final fittings to finalize any alterations and final construction of the finished costume. The choreographer and I will schedule a time to do a full and final dress to make sure that the costumes move and correlate with the dancers’ movement and choreography.

KC: Is it typical to expect the costume designer to also design the hair and makeup looks?

TM: It depends on the type of theater and Production Company. I know that non-profits, conservatories, and community theaters expect their costume designers to design hair & make-up (with no additional pay) mainly to cut cost by not hiring another designer or simply because they do not have enough budget. But, regional theaters, opera houses and production companies usually have their own hair and makeup designer. Some of us costume designers do have hair and make-up experience and most M.F.A Costume Design programs have hair and make-up design as part of the curriculum.

I’ve acted as costume and hair/make-up designer for both theater and smaller film productions because I enjoyed working in both departments. I was never interested in limiting myself to one platform only. There are a lot of designers out there who are like these Swiss Army Knives with an array of special skills in the industry, and you have to be in order to get more work, especially, in Los Angeles.

Thank you for your time and talent, Tammie!
For more about this wonderful artist, visit www.tammiemerheb.com

Happy dancing!

The Beverly Hills Art Show is seeking artists for the Fall 2015 show

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The Beverly Hills Art Show is seeking artists for the Fall 2015 show, which will take place on October 17th and 18th, 2015.

Artists will be selected to exhibit and sell their work along the lawns of historic Beverly Gardens, in the center of Beverly Hills, from Rodeo to Rexford Drives. It is one of the largest outdoor shows on the west coast, attracting artists from all over the country.

As always, excellent artists working in all genres and many media are welcome to apply!

Media categories include: Painting, Drawing, Traditional Printmaking, Sculpture, Two-Dimensional Mixed Media, Three-Dimensional Mixed Media, Photography, Computer-Generated Art, Ceramics, and Glass.

The show is particularly seeking artists who work with the subject of weather, especially the dramatic kind, for a special feature within the overall event, to be entitled: Weather in Art: Drenched, Dehydrated, or Driven by Wind. So if heavy weather’s your strength, artistically, we’d love to see your application!

The show attracts 40,000 spectators and shoppers from the immediate area, and from throughout Southern California.

The many local hotels encourage their national and international visitors to attend, and the City conducts an extensive, targeted advertising campaign, reminding art enthusiasts to mark their calendars.

The deadline to apply is July 20th, and the late deadline (there’s a higher fee to apply!) is July 27th. For more information about the show, please visit beverlyhills.org/artshow or call 310.285.6836. For the specifics about how to apply, visit beverlyhills.org/artshowapp.

The NoHo News: Theatre Issue

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Here’s your NoHo arts community update!

We look forward to sharing lots of fun and unique news, events, profiles and updates on what’s happening in the NoHo Arts District.

Every Thursday we send out our NoHo e-News. Do you get it? It takes 30 seconds. Make sure you sign up, it’s FREE. Sign up HERE>>

This issue of NoHo e-News is about what’s going on in North Hollywood and a selection of some theatre shows. But we have a ton of them. Did you know that the NoHo Arts District has the highest concentration of theatres outside of New York City? Just check out the NoHo Arts District Theatre Guide>>

Here’s a glimpse at what’s going on in North Hollywood…ENJOY NOHO!

**** For information on Los Angeles theatre, tickets to theatre in North Hollywood’s NoHo Arts District, theatre reviews, the NoHo Event Calendar, restaurants, news and local businesses in NoHo, or anything and everything about the NoHo Arts Community, bookmark nohoartsdistrict.com. Follow us on Twitter @OfficialNoHo.

The Story of My Divorce (and more), Works and Words

Lisa Bianconi
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More than a story about divorce.

We here at www.nohoartsdistrict.com are lovers of all art. That’s obvious. But the team also admires those who contribute to the art world in any way possible. So it’s a pleasure to have chatted with our friend, art writer and artist Andrea Monroe about her upcoming art show, “The Story of My Divorce, Works and Words,” on Saturday, July 11, 2015 at Cactus Gallery. It is an art and poetry presentation of her journey to freedom. Her works are symbolic and make you smile because we all can find some connection to her story because it has been our own in some way, shape or form. So mark your calendars and give a big NoHo shout out to artist Andrea Monroe! See you at the gallery.

WHEN: Artist Reception: Saturday, July 11 from 6-9PM
Show runs through August 4
WHERE: Cactus Gallery 3001 N. Coolidge Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90039
INFO: http://andreamonroe.com/ | www.cactusgalleryla.com

What is the “The Story of My Divorce, Works and Words” show all about?

My emotional journey through my divorce…the ultimate decision to end my marriage (the warrior), the letting go of the Cinderella fairy tale (the victimization), the grief (and sadness), the possibilities of a happier life (the hope), and healing (transformation).

Andrea Monroe www.nohoartsdistrict.com

What will the evening entail?

A series of poems will be recited by invited readers and myself in front of the paintings in which they were created which will lend itself to be more of a storytelling evening. I will also be showcasing paintings from my L.A. series about historical figures of Southern California and the streets for which they were named, as well as two new paintings I’m beginning about women.

How did this help you through your divorce?

The paintings were created first…sort of like a doodle in the beginning of how I felt about what was happening to me. The process of painting was a meditation and the fact that I kept creating more paintings in the series became the journey through all the emotions I was experiencing. They became my story, but I didn’t think the viewer would actually understand what I was trying to say, so I created the words to illustrate them. It’s obvious I love metaphors and symbolism and using these seemed to be the best way to describe this journey without bringing in the “downers” of divorce.

Andrea Monroe www.nohoartsdistrict.com

What are you currently working on?

The newest paintings are a result of a rather insulting comment I received from an ex boyfriend who called me a harlot. I still don’t know what made him say that, but it generated enough pissed-offness in me to paint the first in the series that I did indeed call The Harlot. It was my intention to follow suit on this theme, but the images of the women I’m doing are actually more beautiful in energy than they are of promiscuous nature.

Connect with Andrea Monroe http://andreamonroe.com/ | https://www.facebook.com/AndreaMonroeART

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Reviews of Terminator Genisys; Inside Out

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Reviews of Terminator Genisys; Inside Out

Arnold Schwarzenegger is ba-a-ack in his signature role for Terminator Genisys, but the question you may have by the end is why anybody bothered.

The television ads have been proclaiming that this is the Terminator you’ve been waiting for, but if you examine them closely, two of the three endorsements are by James Cameron, the writer-director of the first and arguably the best Terminator (though many confess a fondness for the second one). Ulterior motives, anyone?

If you liked the first two films, you should be prepared to abandon any of the mythology that has emerged from them, for Terminator Genisys upends everything and propels the saga into “infinite” directions—or so the makers would have you to believe. In a reprise of the first film’s opening, a Terminator from a futuristic battlefield has been sent to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor (Emilia Clarke). The futuristic resistance fighter Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) is also sent back to 1984 by the leader John Connor (Jason Clarke) to rescue Sarah—armed with the knowledge that he’ll likely be sacrificed in order to preserve the future of the Resistance. What Kyle will soon discover is that timelines have already been altered, as Sarah already has a protector she calls Pops (Schwarzenegger), a Terminator reprogrammed to protect her. She is also unwilling to mate with Reese, and instead proposes they time travel to 1997 to destroy Skynet aka Genisys, a global program ostensibly designed to unite all elements of technology—but really has a far more destructive purpose in mind…

Enough with the exposition. What people really want to know is how Ah-nold has held up and is the film any good?

The film has many flaws—the action is at once overblown and lacking in real excitement. It also works hard to subvert your expectations without substituting anything fresh or innovative. Emilia Clarke is a feisty Sarah (though making nowhere near Linda Hamilton’s impact), while Jason Clarke is good enough as Connor to make the viewer wish he had been used more. J.K. Simmons also contributes a nice turn as a policeman who becomes one of Reese’s main allies. Unfortunately, there is Jai Courtney as Reese, lacking presence and anything resembling a likable persona. One wishes that the Terminator would dispatch him, and early on. As for Schwarzenegger, while the actor and character are undeniably aging, with the characters including “Pops” making reference to it, he is still the best thing in the film—recycled wisecracks, forced smile and all. He manages to create some semblance of humanity amidst the wreckage that is Terminator Genisys.

If you’re seeking a “family film” that you can enjoy even without young’uns, you should head to Pixar’s Inside Out, a charming, funny and poignant animated tale.

The film’s premise hinges on the concept of emotions such as Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust as distinct personalities operating within all of us out of the command center in our minds. Joy, as winningly voiced by Amy Poehler is the de facto leader of these emotions as they affect Riley, a young girl from Minnesota whose idyllic life is thrown into an upheaval after the family moves to San Francisco. Maintaining Riley’s emotional well-being is a challenge, made even more so when Sadness (voiced by Phylis Smith) tinkers with Riley’s memories, resulting in Joy and Sadness being sucked out of Headquarters and into the deep recesses of Riley’s mind, where the only hope of returning to Headquarters is to catch the “train of thought” that operates only when Riley is awake.

Rather than confuse you more, I can only suggest that you see Inside Out. The voice talent is superb, from Poehler and Smith, to Lewis Black’s magnificent rants as Anger, and Richard Kind’s Bing Bong, Riley’s helpful, long lost imaginary friend. The animation is on a par with Pixar’s best work, the themes regarding the importance of family, friendship, and emotional balance are deftly depicted, and the situations are engaging and emotionally satisfying. It’s one of the year’s best films, animated or otherwise.

Small Space Solitude

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Small Space Solitude

No matter where or what we call home, we all deserve a peaceful place to relax and recharge. This just happens to be a one bedroom condo.

We started with a completely blank slate with this one.

The client had discarded everything from the previous residence. We had limited funds for this room. The challenge, as with any space, is to find the best things for the best price. The hunt was on. I found the chocolate leather bed from a major retailer for under 400.00. Next, was to decide what type of case goods to add in the room. Do you match all three pieces or mix it up? We chose to mix things up just a bit. Keeping in the same dark finish, the dresser blends with the night stands, allowing them their own personality.

Everything in the space takes on a very transitional to traditional feel. Meaning, nothing will go out of style.

The dresser was also purchased from a major furniture retailer. Full price was 1900.00, but with a little research we found it on sale. Only 1100.00! That saving allowed for other purchases. The matching nightstands were also found for 1100.00. They were 40% off.

With all the major pieces in place, it was time to finish the room with the soft goods.

The bedding, drapery panels and area rug came in at well under 1000.00. In fact, the area rug came from the living room where it was replaced with a larger one. The eight art pieces above the bed were printed from a book from the client’s collection. And the two larger ones from an art show a few years ago. The chair in the corner had been in the family for over 50 years. We had fabric from a previous project that worked perfectly on the inside and purchased fabric for the outside of the chair.

We spent just under 4000.00 for this room.

ot a bad price when we needed to purchased everything. Now you can actually spend a bit less and achieve a look similar. It just takes some planning. Then add a little effort, time and research and you can have a room like this as well.

Enjoy!

NoHo gets the Gallerie de Street Art: Paris

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Gallerie de Street Art: Paris

The NoHo Arts District dot Com team believes in sharing the success and stories of our neighborhood folks. As we’ve always say, our neighborhood is only as good as its people. We asked North Hollywood resident and www.nohoartsdistrict.com writer Caroline McElroy about her latest accomplishment, her book Gallerie de Street Art: Paris.

Don’t miss her book signing, presentation and raffle.

WHEN: Thursday, July 9, 2015 @ 3pm
WHERE: NoHo Senior Arts Colony lounge
10747 Magnolia Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601

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Gallerie de Street Art: Paris is a photographic odyssey of street art and graffiti in the city of Paris. The focus is mainly in Montmartre, but the photos were also taken all around Paris.

This rebus was the end result of my former neighbor and collage student Mary Rose Shook. Shook had asked to see my photos from Paris and when she was finished looking at them she announced that I should create a book using the more “artistic” pieces and advised me to add one of my own pieces of original collage art.

When I first went to Paris, there was no set photographic agenda. Nebraska actress Angela McEwan and myself just wanted to walk around and soak up the magic that is Paris. As things unfolded, there was creative inspiration on many different levels.

Shortly before my art show opened at NoHo SAC and I was to leave for Paris, in September 2014, my brother passed and I had him cremated. McEwan and I decided that I should decorate an apothecary jar, put his ashes in it and take them to Paris with us. In the book, McEwan is seen with the apothecary jar two times.

We had mused that a play titled “Travels With My Brother” could be written from the trip with photos of the jar at mainstream tourist stops. It is now in the process of being written.

Paris has been on my artistic radar for several years and McEwan made it happen. In March of 2014 while we were sitting in a lounge having coffee with director Len Fink the subject of Paris came up. I sighed and said how much I wanted to go and McEwan said lets. It grew from there. I would like to photograph street art in Le Marias, Paris next time as well as the ruins of Paris’ history.

I think that I came to Paris with a different photographic perspective from the average tourist. My photojournalism training was pressed into service which aided in my “eye” for the “art” around the streets of Paris. Just look at the cover of the book, it’s the underbelly of the Eiffel Tower.

I am planning another trip to Paris in September of this year with McEwan and we have a few new places we plan on visiting. I’ve also bought a new Canon SX700HS camera to shoot more penetrating photos. I would like to take photos of the Merovingian Cemetery ruins and the Order of the Knights Templar’s temple ruins and other ruins that lie beneath the surface of Paris and it’s Franco heritage.

There is a language from the streets, here it is gang related graffiti which tells info to other gang members. Former Police Chief William Bratton used his knowledge of this subject matter to bring down gangs on the East Coast. I think that there is a language to the graffiti in Paris and what the terrorists did to Charlie Hebdo to whom my book is dedicated to.

Gallerie de Street Art: Paris www.nohoartsdistrict.com

 

You can find Caroline and her projects here:
www.facebook.com/galleriedestreetartparis
www.collagesdearte.com
www.twitter.com/musicmaven9

Collage artist Caroline McElroy credits her mother for her creative instincts and believes she first learned about form and function at her mother’s knee, where she encouraged her to grow her talent.

McElroy’s creative development highlights include: summering in Laguna Beach, California, for several years with the artistic community that worked on the Living Art show and who were the founders of the original Sawdust Festival; spent time in the creative studio of LA Freak Scene guru and sculptor Vito Paulekas, where he took her under his wing and taught her about perspective, form, and function; spent a year in the workshop of famed Junk Sculptor Duffy of California, where he taught her to weld using his philosophy of presentation, form, and function. McElroy also studied art during junior high school through college in courses such as ceramics and watercolor and a variety of art course work. The majority of her art classes would assign a college in the early stages of a class, which she threw herself into and embraced those assignments that challenged her on a creative level that no other assignments could.

McElroy grew her penchant for collaging and began to collage furniture, lamps, and walls and also continued to hone her instincts regarding form and function as it applied to creating collages from items that she collected during her travels. Some of McElroy’s accomplishment highlights are working with Joel Wachs, president of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, on a few projects in Los Angeles, California; staged art shows each spring for several years at The Southwest Museum as an instructor for the Los Angeles Unified School District’s Indian Education Program; held art shows in Montecito and Santa Barbara, California. During the nearly eight years that McElroy resided in Santa Barbara, California, she decided to begin mounting her work onto canvas, which opened up a whole new level of interest in her work. McElroy’s art is owned by doctors, PR Representative for the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, business owners, and students whose parent took an interest in her work.

McElroy has been known for labeling her work bathroom art because it gives the person using the facility something to read and/or consider. She cites influences that range from Monet to Picasso to Warhol and John Lennon. Most recently, McElroy has studied the Reggio Emilia approach to creative expression as it applies to her work, and she also teaches a collage construction class at the North Hollywood Senior Artist’s Colony.

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So you think you have Plantar Fasciitis

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When those first few steps in the morning cause pretty intense pain in the heel of your foot, you may have Plantar Fasciitis. It’s an overuse injury that can affect people overweight, people who walk or stand a lot for their jobs, or people who jog and run a lot as part of their exercise routines.

Here’s the deal, if you don’t treat it, it could be become chronic. Most of the treatments involve daily stretching, but you have to be consistent and have patience.

Here’s some daily stretches you can perform to help with Plantar Fasciitis:

– Lean forward against a wall with one knee straight and heel on the ground. Your other knee is bent. Your heel cord and foot arch stretch as you lean. Hold for 15 seconds, relax and straighten up. Repeat 15 times for each sore heel. Make sure to keep your knee fully extended on the side being stretched.

– Lean forward onto a countertop, spreading your feet apart with one foot in front of the other. Flex your knees and squat down, keeping your heels on the ground as long as possible. Your heel cords and foot arches will stretch as the heels come up in the stretch. Hold for 15 seconds, relax and straighten up. Repeat 15 times.

– Sit down and cross your affected leg over your other leg. Using the hand on your affected side, take hold of your affected foot and pull your toes back towards your shin. This creates tension/stretch in the arch of the foot/plantar fascia. Hold the stretch for a count of 15. Repeat 15 times.

– Get into a kneeling position and tuck the heels of your feet under your butt. With your toes extended on the floor, slowly lean back with your hands on the floor behind you bracing you, and hold for 15 seconds. Repeat 15 times. Keep your head in a neutral position and don’t hyper-extend your back.

If your condition doesn’t improve after a few months, ask your Doctor about injecting your heel with steroidal anti-inflammatory medication. But perform the stretch treatment first and be consistent.

You can also try using over the counter arch support inserts in your shoes.

Cheers,

Jack Witt, MS, CPT
Fitness and Health Coach
“Get Fit with Witt”
Individuals / Groups / Corporate
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NoHo Does Old School Skinny

Lisa Bianconi
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Old School Skinny is a mix of MC Hammer’s energy, Richard Simmons’ excitement, and the movie House Party all rolled into one.

It’s dance. It’s in NoHo. We’re there. The NoHo Arts District dot Com team can’t wait to dance again with the folks at Old School Skinny, a fun new dance class in North Hollywood. Old School Skinny creator Luckie gave us an overview of what makes this class fun and just plain good for us. Hope to see you on the dance floor.

WHEN: Wednesdays at 7PM
WHERE: Evolution Dance Studio
10816 Burbank Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91601
HOW: First class is FREE! Buy a book of classes HERE>>

What is Old School Skinny?

Old School Skinny is a mix of MC Hammer’s energy, Richard Simmons’ excitement, and the movie House Party all rolled into one. You’ll get a potent non-stop workout by dancing like you did back in the day. No karate kicks, crazy weights or ropes to lift. The movements are designed for dancers of all levels to be in the same place and share a genuine freedom we rarely get to experience on a daily basis.

Old School Skinny www.nohoartsdistrict.com

Why did you start in the class?

I’ve always wanted to create an outlet for people to dance and not feel the pressures of being perfect. My girlfriend and her mom were trying to find new ways of working out together so I decided to make one of my own. While I was shooting Oxygen’s hit show, Dance Your A** Off, I found a way to not only work out the recreational dancer but also challenge those who are more rhythmically inclined. Hip Hop groove was so essential and paired perfectly with the music of the 80’s and 90’s but somewhere along the lines, we lost the funky good time that came with it. Old School Skinny brings that energy back every week with all the throwback jams and today’s radio favorites.

Do you have to be a dancer to take the class?

The class definitely requires some rhythm and comfort in physical movement but you do not have to be a dancer. Its all ‘watch and repeat’ movement so as long as you’re working to keep the pace and having fun, the moves will come.

Anything you’d like to highlight for our readers?

One of my favorite parts about the class is that everyone gets involved. I’ve had people from 7 to 70 years. We move around, dance with each other, battle the routine against each other, lights and lasers are spinning around, and it just feels good to let go. Be ready to leave all insecurities at the door and come to OSS to find the unwavering determination to surpass your personal best every time you take class.

Follow Old School Skinny creator Luckie…

INSTAGRAM  |  TWITTER 

www.thatsluckie.com To prepay for class and get more info.

#OldSchoolSkinny on any social media platform

Old School Skinny www.nohoartsdistrict.com

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Pet Parenting: The Line Between Discipline and Abuse

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With the holiday weekend upon us, it’s time to prepare for the masses of people and their pets filling the streets, parks, and beaches to celebrate this great country and bask in the sunlight until the nighttime fireworks.

People-watching is inevitable on holidays – everyone comes out with their families and pets.

Have you ever seen someone treating their dog in a questionable manner? If you felt uncomfortable about it and wondered if the owner crossed the line from discipline to abuse, you’re not alone. Unfortunately, this happens in many levels of severity.

A reader recently shared that he was out at the park with his family and witnessed another family whose dog was barking ferociously towards a man nearby. Whenever this happens in a public setting, it tends to make people skittish. For one, not everyone knows this dog’s personality – it could be out of character for him and indicate that something terrible might happen (like a dog fight or an attack). Or, the dog could have a very aggressive personality, which doesn’t necessarily make the situation any better, because surrounding patrons will still be afraid of what could happen.

Naturally, park patrons shielded their children and apprehended their dogs for protection. The dog’s ferocious barking and the people’s genuine fear of it caused the dog’s owner to react. This is when things took a turn for the worse. When the owner’s verbal cues didn’t stop the dog from his aggressive stance and barking…well, I’ll just say, the owner physically apprehended the dog in ways that were clearly abusive. Other pet owners were in shock, children were terrified. A few shouted to the owner to stop, but he argued he was only disciplining the dog.

There’s a line between discipline and abuse.

Here are the acceptable and unacceptable things pet parents do, and what you can do if you see them happening.

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ACCEPTABLE

Informed pet owners use tactics like positive reinforcement. This can be things like giving praise (saying “Good boy!”), petting the dog, or giving a treat. The best method in training your dog is to use positive reinforcers. Dogs do not learn by fear.

QUESTIONABLE

Sometimes pet owners get firm commands confused with yelling. While yelling at a dog isn’t cause to call PETA, it also does not teach the dog anything, and instills fear. Poor pups that get yelled at typically just have owners who don’t know better.

When a pet owner puts a dog’s face in his or her urine or fecal accident, it does nothing to help the dog learn better. While this is not considered abuse, again, the pet owner is wasting energy, making the dog feel afraid, and not teaching the dog anything.

UNACCEPTABLE

There’s a ton of misinformation out there. Often times, people learn methods that not only don’t work, but are actually abusive. Any physical aggression that causes the dog to yelp or whimper is incredibly traumatic for the dog. It’s hard to even list them, but dragging, choking, throwing or slamming, kicking, twisting and hitting a dog is wrong. If you ever feel the need to report someone, please contact your local animal protection authorities.

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There are so many loving, loyal and special dogs out there who have been rescued from abuse. They need parents who know between right and wrong. Adopt, or foster a pet. They make great additions to the family and make holidays like the Fourth of July that much more special.

 

Antique is the Answer in NoHo

Lisa Bianconi
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A Profile on Kathy’s E. Boutique (Antique Boutique)

If you asked the uninitiated what the draw of the NoHo Arts District was, you might hear something about all the new restaurants and eateries. But for those who have immersed themselves and made the neighborhood their home, you would get a very different answer. You see, this neighborhood has become a breeding ground for the arts, with theater companies, the TV Academy, the Art Institute of California and many dance and recording studios alike, decorating the neighborhood with boundless ambition. And one staple of this dynamic community that would be on the tip of every resident’s tongue is the often-celebrated Kathy’s E. Boutique (Antique Boutique).

Located on Magnolia Blvd, between Lankershim and Vineland, Kathy’s E. has been legendary throughout the entire city of Los Angeles for over 25 years.

All you have to do is pay a visit to their Yelp page, and you’ll see testimonials a mile long. So why all the attention? Well, to really get a sense of what makes this establishment so popular, you needn’t go further than its dynamic co-owners Ernestine and Kathy. I only got to speak with Kathy and Ernestine for a little less than an hour, and even in that short amount of time, I was so connected to their integrity and authenticity, feeling like the conversation was custom made for me. “First, we start with liking ourselves, and then we treat people the way we want to be treated,” Kathy commented. “Our goal is to make sure that people have a good experience when they walk into our store because we understand that shopping is a deeply personal thing. We simply welcome our customers, let them know that our house is their house, and we’re here if they need us.”

This philosophy is exactly what brings in celebrities like Jada Pinkett Smith, Angela Bassett, and Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers as well as Oscar-nominated costume designers like Ruth Myers.

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And with the access that all of these industry veterans have, the fact that they choose to spend their time and money at Kathy’s E. Boutique (Antique Boutique) is proof that their philosophy works. And then there’s the business of their selection of clothing. Kathy’s E. is lush with a variety of dresses, suits, hats, shoes, jewelry, gloves, coats and accessories, dating as far back as the 1920’s- from famous lines like Lilli Ann and Gucci. And for more than 25 years, they’ve provided the film studios with unique pieces that you’ve seen on small-screen hits like That 70’s Show as well as the big screen classics like Myra Breckinridge, starring Raquel Welch and Farrah Fawcett.

But it was the Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning costume designer Ruth Myers who really legitimized Kathy and Ernestine’s reputation in the industry back in the late 1980s. “When we first started out, we were fortunate enough to have the industry come to us,” Kathy recalled. “Ruth Myers, who was a really top-notch customer and well-known in the business, came to us looking for period pieces for a movie she was working on called Blaze.” A period piece set in the 1950’s, Blaze tells the story of Governor of Louisiana Earl Long, played by Paul Newman, as he falls desperately for a stripper named Blaze Starr, while trying to maintain his political career. And like any period piece, the costumes are one of the most important elements to bringing and maintaining a story’s authenticity.

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“So she came into our original store location, and I remember she pretty much bought all of our jewelry, the clothes, everything,” Kathy said. “She pretty much cleaned us out. She was just in awe of the collection of things we had in there, and it was a huge learning experience for us.”

Another major learning experience occurred when Kathy’s E. closed for a year back in 2010 due to building renovations. Kathy and Ernestine were without a store during that time, and it was hard not only on them, but also on the community. But within a year, their genuineness and validity drew the right people to them in spite of their circumstances. You see, their original location was a small space next door to the Philadelphia Sandwiches restaurant. And the owner of that building promised them their space back as soon as he was done renovating, but two months turned into three and so on. Meanwhile, Kathy and Ernestine received several calls from other renters, looking to bring them in as tenants.

But it was one special, rather simple phone call that really made the difference. “We met with one renter, a woman who goes strictly on vibes, and it was the oddest thing because she was texting with me, and I told her that I’m like a chicken pecking at the phone when it comes to texting; I’m really bad,” Kathy remembered. “So she told me to hang up the phone, and I did. And she called me up and asked, ‘When would you and Ernestine like to come and pick up the key?’ And that’s how we ended up in this spot, which is just a few doors down from the previous spot, and we’ve been here for the past four and a half years.”

Yes, Kathy and Ernestine will have been in business 26 years this September, which is why it struck me as ironic when Kathy admitted that in the beginning, she had no real interest in co-owning a clothing store. It was Ernestine who possessed an entrepreneurial spirit right from the start, believing that the only way to generate any real wealth was as a business owner. But while Kathy had always been a collector of vintage and antique items, it wasn’t until she met Ernestine that her future was forever altered. And what’s most impressive about these two immovable forces is the fact that they are both self-taught and self-made.

“Where a lot of people like brand new things, we’ve always been drawn to history and things that have a story behind them, and that’s what vintage is,” Kathy said.

“And you don’t learn that in school, you learn about these things when you’re out collecting pieces from different eras, and doing researching on where those pieces came from.”

And it’s this knowledge base, combined with their love and affinity for their customers and for their pieces that has made Kathy’s E. Boutique (Antique Boutique) an icon in the NoHo Arts District. And no matter how many new developments and changes occur in this resilient community, you can rest assured that Kathy and Ernestine are not going anywhere any time soon.

“I think vintage clothing is a lot of fun for people because it can reconnect them back to their family members whom they love and miss. Just today, a girl bought a hat because it reminded her of her grandfather,” Kathy commented. “We’ve had people meet for the first time here in our store, start dating and eventually end up married. And for us, we feel great when we see someone standing in front of a mirror, putting on that special jacket and experiencing what it’s like to see themselves in a different light, and we get to experience that right along with them. We get to make people happy, and that’s what it’s all about.”

For more information on Kathy’s E. Boutique (Antique Boutique), please visit http://www.facebook.com/KathysEBoutique

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Class Excerpt – Are you living fully in your characters’ every moment? PART II

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Class Excerpt – Are you living fully in your characters’ every moment? PART II

Last month’s blog was about living truthfully in your characters’ every moment. I gave an example of an experience in one of my classes. Here’s a continuation of that conversation. 

In another class I had Cindy* do an activity called Three Phone Calls.

In this exercise the actor is in their dwelling either doing something, getting prepared to go somewhere, or returning home from someplace else. The actor is to make or receive three phone calls, and have detailed conversations with each “caller,” exploring a different emotional issue with each one.

This particular actress had a conversation with an ex-lover, her employer, and her mother. In the final call, she was shy, hesitant, and reserved, and handled her “mother” with caution. She was submissive and wouldn’t allow herself to get overly emotional.

Here’s our conversation following the exercise:

Fran: How was this for you? Did you feel that the soul of your character was fully realized in your time on stage? Did you fully express yourself and who you were in that moment?

Cindy: It was very authentic, very real. That’s how I am with these people.

Fran: I noticed you were very different with you mother – quiet, cautious.

Cindy: Yes. My mother is emotionally dominant, and I’m always taking care of her needs. She gets upset if I’m not totally loving and kind to her.

Fran: So it was authentic.

Cindy: Very. It was my best performance, because that’s exactly how we speak on the phone, and we actually had that same conversation last week, so it was real.

Fran: How did it feel?

Cindy: Like usual… tentative, then frustrating after I hung up. Did you notice that?

Fran: Yes, I did.

Cindy: Good.

Fran: Did you feel complete? And I’ll ask you again, did you express yourself fully?

Cindy: Well of course not, I held everything in, so as not to upset her. I hate the feeling, but it was real, if that’s what you’re asking me.

Fran: Cindy, that was a great presentation of your reality, what it is really like, and, yes, I saw the frustration and pain you felt in handling her. But here’s my question: What would it be like to have the conversation that you would really like to have with her?

Cindy: She wouldn’t speak to me for a month if I told her how I really felt.

Fran: This is the beautiful thing about acting; here you get to have that, and express it fully. That’s the part of you I want to see.

Cindy: What do you mean? It wouldn’t be real. It’s not how we speak to each other.

Fran: This is acting. You get to live out the fantasies that are alive inside of you. You can express yourself here in ways maybe you can’t in life.

Cindy: Damn, I could have said anything? I have 20 years of anger I could unload.

Fran: That’s where your actor lives. That’s what I want to see. It’s safe to do that here.

Cindy: Oh, that would be so freeing. Can I do it again?

Fran: You want to, don’t you?

Cindy: Yes, I can feel all this energy and I’d love to get it out.

Fran: Sit with that feeling. See how it feels. Let it cook and burn inside you, so you never allow yourself to have it again when you’re working.

Actors must express their truth and “empty their baskets” in the process.

From there you can decide what gets left out and what stays in. An actor should exercise this muscle fully in his or her work. Are you doing this regularly?
I’ve heard so many directors tell me, “It’s easy to bring an actor’s performance down, but it’s harder to get them to give more.” Or, “I always prefer those actors who give too much. At least I know how far they can go. But if I have to bring them up, I don’t know if they’ll ever get there.”

Your job: to live truthfully.

Understand how to do so, then you can manage and modulate that truth, getting it to where the director wants it (and what feels right to you) for the best performance. You want to bring in all the choices, so that your character’s has the chance to be fully expressed in every moment of your performance.

(*names have been changed to protect the innocent actors)

It’s OK to love musicals now.

Lisa Bianconi
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Why You Should Love New Musicals

Today’s musicals are pretty different than musicals of the past. Once upon a time it seemed like a musical couldn’t have any talking in it. Every line needed to be sung. And, while there are still musicals out there like this, there are also musicals like Pitch Perfect that have bucked the norm.

The bonus of most musicals is finding out that some of your favorite actors and actresses actually have great singing voices, as well. It makes you appreciate them all that much more.

Why Is Pitch Perfect So Popular

It’s likely that some genre fans will argue that Pitch Perfect is not a musical and should never be lumped into that category. However, when fifty percent of the film is full of people singing, it seems it has some right for the title.

Part of the popularity of this film franchise, now slated to have a third film according to recent news reports, is the choice of actors. People love young stars and the producers of this film just managed to pick some that people really like, like Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson.

Pitch Perfect made acapella cool to many generations and sent people home from the theater singing in their cars. Other than the actors, it is also the musical choices that drew people in. After the popularity of the TV show Glee it’s no wonder this movie franchise is growing.

Other Recent Musicals

If you want to get more technical with musicals you can look at Into The Woods and Rock Of Ages. While both of these have gotten good and bad reviews, they both do justice to the genre.

The interesting twist on the fairy tales is enough to make anyone want to at least check out Into The Woods once. And those that are super fans of 80s rock will surely be singing along to all of the songs featured on Rock Of Ages.

Even the Disney franchise with their animated films are sticking with musicals and making both adults and children fall in love with new Princesses. Frozen is so popular that Christmastime brought Frozen events to malls all over.

How To Learn About New Musicals

According to CraveOnline.com, Pitch Perfect 2 is a great and funny sequel to the original. For people that love musicals, it can be great to find reviews online that help find the right one for your time and money. If it gets a bad review, you can save your money and wait until it’s on TV! Even if musicals aren’t your thing you may find the comedy or the romance worth the time when it comes to Pitch Perfect, Rock Of Ages, and even Into The Woods. There’s a little bit for everyone in each of those, although Rock Of Ages isn’t child friendly at all.

If you’re worried that you may start belting out tunes with the big screen when you go check out Pitch Perfect 2, and embarrass yourself, maybe you should wait for it to come out on video. Movies do go from theater to video much quicker these days, or you can watch it on OnDemand or Pay per View, and save your dignity.

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THE HIDDEN ARTIST: ELLEN RUNDLE

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Met Ellen Rundle

CONNECTION TO NOHO: Installed tile at the NOHO Park Aquatic Center and loves the thrift shops there
MEDIUMS: Ceramics and mixed media
WEBSITE: http://www.myfandangle.com/

I stumbled upon Ellen Rundle on my way out of the Canoga Park Art Walk the other week and was immediately drawn to two ceramic boxes in front of her jewelry display. Being a fan of 3-D art, I was taken by her ability to take what could’ve easily been a 2-D painting and give it depth—drawing the viewer into an altogether other dimension, albeit an 8×10 inch one. Needless to say, I bought one of her pieces. The focal point of mine was a Joshua tree tucked inside a small box on the side of what appeared to be the cliff side of a mountain centered in the desert.

And like all art interpretations, it reminded me of my time in New Mexico and warmed my heart.

Ellen’s one of those surprises in life.

To look at her rather conservative style on the outside, I never would have thought all this curiosity and self-expression would be on the inside. It turns out she is one of those left brain-right brain phenomenons; a woman who spent almost twenty-seven years in IT and as an art director/graphic designer, finally leaving her last position twelve years ago at the Getty to become a full-time fine art ceramicist. But as it turns out, clay has always been her first love.

Her home is a gallery of sorts—hers and other favored artists’ wall hangings and assemblages stretch all the way from the outside of her front door, through the house, and onto the patio. She is constantly creating in her studio (which consists of potters wheels, a glazing station, and a kiln) arts and crafts jewelry from years of bead collecting, abstract wall sculptures from recycled clay and glass, and all her ceramic wonders.

Ellen explained to me how working at the potters wheel has always been a kind of meditation for her, bringing her into a place of sensitivity and sensuality—keeping her centered. And that’s where she began her ceramicist journey, throwing pots at a studio on the westside during the early 80s and selling them to nurseries from the trunk of her car. In fact she still does that, but she’s added so much more to her resume in the way of her slab artistry—tile installations to floors, fountains, and showers seen here on her more architectural website, www.ellenrundle.com and her most recent steam punk assemblages she created for a themed show at La Galeria Gitana in San Fernando, a gallery that tends to peak Ellen’s interests in unexpected subject matters leaning toward the mystical to the macomb.

It is a pleasure for me to own one Ellen’s pieces and I encourage you to visit her work at La Galeria Gitana’s upcoming exhibit, Reflections of LIfe, running from July 18- September 18.

Ellen is also available for any graphic design needs and you may visit that website at www.erundledesign.com.

NoHo Summer Movies in the Park

Lisa Bianconi
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It’s summer movie time…in NoHo Park!

This summer the International Film Festival North Hollywood is giving us a line up of films at their 2015 Free Outdoor Summer Movie Series in parks and other venues around North Hollywood. So back your picnic basket, grab your friends and family, and enjoy classic, big name movies for free in NoHo!

We asked the CEO and festival director Nicholas Goodman some questions to explain how the 2015 Free Outdoor Summer Movie Series came about.

Why did you decide to do the Free Summer Movie Series?

It is a good way to introduce ourselves to the community. We wanted to do something fun and free for the people of North Hollywood and let them know that we are a new indie film festival in town at the same time. All three North Hollywood Neighborhood Councils wanted to show at least one free movie this summer. So when we found out that District 2 City Councilman Paul Krekorian also wanted to show movies in the park, we partnered with all of those civic leaders to bring you the 2015 Free Outdoor Summer Movie Series. The Councilman asked us to produce as many of these free events as possible. Since we are the movie people, it was a natural partnership for us.

Are there going to be different food/beverage discounts at each event?

We are excited to have Pitfire Artisan Pizza in NoHo and The Fat Dog NoHo as restaurant sponsors. At Pitfire, order a Pizza Picnic (pizza, lemonade and jumbo cookie) and they will take $5.00 off the regular price on the night of the show. Our new sponsor, The Fat Dog, will offer a special menu for dining in at the restaurant prior to the movie with a kids menu and special cocktails. Also, there will be a couple of food trucks at the park serving up tacos, hotdogs and ice cream. We are continuing to explore other favorite options so, yes, stay tuned and follow us on Twitter and Facebook for further announcements as we roll out the summer season.

Any common rules or suggestions for outdoor screenings?

Well, without giving away “trade secrets,” I’d have to say common sense, basic rules include not permitting alcohol or smoking and insisting that all dogs be on a leash. These are public events and you want everyone to feel welcomed – just come with a picnic and enjoy a great movie. Everyone we talked to in North Hollywood thinks it’s a great idea. So far we have been very successful. Our screening of The Beatles’ “A Hard Day’s Night” was the first public event at the NoHo Plaza attracting more than 200 people and the screening of “The Princess Bride” at North Hollywood Park drew 400+ people for a beautiful night of culture and fun. The important thing is to get the word out and let everyone in the community know about the 2015 Free Outdoor Summer Movie Series in North Hollywood. There is plenty of room at the park for everyone. We hope to see you there.

Anything we want to highlight or add?

International Film Festival North Hollywood is an annual independent top-tier indie film festival taking place in April 2016 in the NoHo Arts District. Come see free movies in the park this summer and join us for provocative and entertaining new independent films at the four-day film festival in the spring.

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About International Film Festival North Hollywood

The International Film Festival North Hollywood (IFFNH) celebrates the art of filmmaking, helps support a community of artists and showcases North Hollywood as an entertainment and tourist destination. IFFNH supports and nurtures emerging independent filmmakers and their stories from around the world not currently found in mainstream American cinema. Our goal is to collaborate with community partners to build social cohesiveness, philanthropy and volunteerism using film as the catalyst. The International Film Festival North Hollywood is a 501c(3) non-profit organization. Learn more at http://www.iffnoho.com and follow us on social media: Facebook and Twitter.  

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