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LAEMMLE LIVE: presents SOL-LA / Orff Music Workshop with Jamie Lee Curtis

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Join us at the Monica Film Center on Sunday, May 21, 2017 for Laemmle Live presents: SOL-LA / Orff Music Workshop with Jamie Lee Curtis. The celebrated actress and best-selling author will kick-off the workshop by reading her delightful new book, THIS IS ME: A Story of Who We Are and Where We Came From.

Through games and activities, SOL-LA Music Academy teaching artists Mary Ann Cummins and Jan Kravets will explore the fundamentals of music using the Orff Method. Orff Schulwerk is an internationally acclaimed developmental approach to music education that engages mind, body, music, movement, drama and speech. Through the Orff philosophy, children learn the language of music as instinctively as they learn their own native tongue.

Jamie Lee Curtis is an actress and an author. She has appeared in many acclaimed films such as Halloween, True Lies, Freaky Friday and A Fish Called Wanda. She has appeared on television in Anything But Love, The Golden Globes,The Heidi Chronicles and Nicholas’ Gift, NCIS, and New Girl. She is an Emmy Nominee, BAFTA winner, Golden Globe Best Actress,Golden Globe Best Supporting Actress and currently stars in Ryan Murphy’s Scream Queens on FOX, earning her a seventh Golden Globe Nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy.

Jamie is the author of 12 Bestselling Children’s Books. THIS IS ME: A Story Of Who We Are And Where We Came From was published this year by Workman Publishing. She is a recovering alcoholic/addict and is an advocate for children and has proudly served on the Boards of CASA and CHLA. Jamie is married to Christopher Guest and they have two adult children, Annie and Tom.

EVENT DETAILS
Sunday, May 21, 2017
11:00 AM
Monica Film Center

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REDCAT: Christiane Jatahy’s THE WALKING FOREST.

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From our friends over at REDCAT:

Who are the modern day Macbeths? After her “stunning” and “ingenious” Strindberg adaptation Julia at REDCAT last year, Christiane Jatahy returns to Los Angeles with The Walking Forest. Inspired by Shakespeare’s Macbeth, she urgently explores the impact of greedy political and economic power systems on citizens of the world.

REDCAT is brilliantly re-configured for the internationally acclaimed project — a powerful multimedia experience mixing film, theater and music with profound emotional and political impact. To the pulse of a live DJ, an intimate audience is surrounded by a multi-projector visual installation, which artfully confronts issues of human rights, greed and corruption in today’s political climate. The event transforms into a live film event, creating a forceful, modernized Macbeth. Breaking down the boundaries between fact and fiction, and between theater and film, Jatahy brings the tragedy of everyday life to the surface with a rare and unforgettable emotional intensity.

LAEMMLE LIVE: presents Street Symphony with Vijay Gupta – Sunday, April 30, 2017

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FALL16-Gupta-Box-01 2Please join us for a very special event as LAEMMLE LIVE presents STREET SYMPHONY Sunday, April 30, 2017. Vijay Gupta, LA Philharmonic violinist and founder of STREET SYMPHONY will perform with fellow Street Symphony musicians, Jin Shan Dai, violin; Michael Larco, viola; and Dahae Kim, cello.  Their program will include Dvořák: String Quartet #12 “American” and music by Duke Ellington. KUSC Announcer Rich Capparela will host and join Vijay in conversation to raise awareness of the humanity of people experiencing homelessness.  We are honored Street Symphony, a ground-breaking non-profit that connects professional musicians with these communities is bringing this life-affirming program to Santa Monica.

Today, Skid Row is the epicenter of the homeless capital of the United States. Nearly 20,000 people may sleep on the streets of downtown Los Angeles on any given night. Los Angeles County jails are the largest in America, and are effectively the largest in-patient mental health centers in the world. These communities comprise the audiences of Street Symphony. 

Street SymphonyIn the course of the last 4 years, the distinguished musicians of Street Symphony have presented nearly 200 free, live musical engagements with the Los Angeles community, presenting events in Skid Row, the greater Los Angeles Area and the LA County Jails. They bring jazz. They bring gypsy music. They bring the works of Schumann, Schubert and Mendelssohn. They bring music to lift up the brave stories and voices of people who, although living in an impoverished situation, are in no way impoverished in spirit.

VIJAY GUPTA is a violinist, speaker, and passionate advocate for the dedicated presence of citizen-artists in social and civic discourse. Gupta joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 2007 at the age of 19, after completing an undergraduate degree in biology and a Master’s degree in violin performance from the Yale School of Music. Gupta made his solo debut with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Zubin Mehta at age 11 and has performed on an international scale since the age of 8. 

A gifted spokesperson for the power of arts to change lives, Gupta believes that musical engagement reconnects us to our shared humanity across vast divides, and ultimately impacts social justice. Gupta is a TED Senior Fellow and currently serves on the board of directors of the DC-based national arts advocacy organization Americans for the Arts. In 2015, at the age of 27, he was presented with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters by the University of La Verne.

Vijay Gupta currently plays a 1731 Domenico Montagnana violin on generous loan through the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association.

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Sunday, April 30, 2017
11:00 AM
Monica Film Center

LAEMMLE LIVE: Presents Lincoln Middle School Madrigal Singers – Sunday March 5, 2017

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Join us at the MLincoln New Photoonica Film Center on Sunday, March 5, 2017 for Laemmle Live’s third concert featuring Lincoln Middle School Madrigal Singers. The program will include a variety of classical and popular music, folk songs and audience participation, too!  Under the direction of Vanessa Counte, Choral Director, the Madrigal Singers are an audition-based a cappella ensemble that perform as part of Santa Monica’s Lincoln Middle School choral program. They meet once a week to rehearse and focus on Renaissance through contemporary a cappella choral literature. Recipients of top ratings in Southern California Festivals, they have been guest performers at local elementary schools, cub scout holiday meetings and the Aga Khan Foundation Walk.

Vanessa Counte has been the Choir Director at Lincoln Middle School since 2005. Mrs. Counte earned her BA in Music Education at Western Michigan University. An active member of the American Choral Directors Association and the Southern California Vocal Association, she is currently finishing her Master of Music in Choral Conducting through CAL State LA’s three summer program.

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Sunday, March 5, 2017
11:00 AM
Monica Film Center

Q&A with YOU’RE KILLING ME, SUSANA Director Roberto Sneider this Friday at the Playhouse.

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YOU’RE KILLING ME, SUSANA director Roberto Sneider will participate in a Q&A following the 7:10pm screening on Friday, March 10 at the Playhouse in Pasadena.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECe0jfpNLKc

Rosamond Purcell: An Art That Nature Makes – Photo Exhibit + Doc

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It’s the majesty of the weird … the contemplation of the ordinary.
– Director Erroll Morris

An Art in the Arthouse exclusive! We are currently exhibiting the acclaimed work of master photographer ROSAMOND PURCELL.  Recently called “our greatest living 17th Century photographer” by the New York Times, Purcell’s  photos are on display upstairs at the Monica Film Center’s mezzanine lounge.  They can be viewed in conjunction with the documentary film about the artist: AN ART THAT NATURE MAKES.  Don’t miss out on this rare chance to view the film and the art at the same time.  All works are for sale. Proceeds benefit the Laemmle Foundation.

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As a fledgling photographer, Rosamond Purcell wasn’t quite satisfied with capturing people; she shifted her lens early on to uncover the secret lives of the objects that surround us.

Many of the photographs featured in the recently released documentary by Molly Bernstein,  An Art That Nature Makes, are currently included in an exhibit at the Monica Film Center. Her stunning images draw from Purcell’s interest in natural history collections. Works like “Peter’s Teeth” from the book Finders, Keepers and “Snowy Egret” from Egg & Nest explore the essence of organic material, telling its story through its decay.

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The often morbid nature of Purcell’s subject matter is pair by the striking beauty of her images. This duality with in her work is encapsulating to view in person.

As a pioneer of the lost and forgotten, she breathes new life into objects, immortalizing their history and transcending their place in time.

Purcell has a way of elevating the mundane into the extraordinary. Her unique compositions and tone – echo master still life painters of 1600’s Northern Europe such as Jan Fyt and Pieter Claesz, taking photography to a level of fine art that is rarely experienced.
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The New York Times recently stated that Purcell is “our greatest living 17th century photographer.” After examining her ever-growing oeuvre, one might be tempted to make the case for the 21st century as well.

Take this wonderful opportunity to see the film at the Monica Film Center and view her art in person. They’re not to be missed!

   – Lili Abdel-Ghany, Curator

Art in the Arthouse Presents DAVID BUCKINGHAM: NOBODY LIKES A SMARTASS at the Monica Film Center

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Laemmle’s Art in the Arthouse is delighted to present DAVID BUCKINGHAM: NOBODY LIKES A SMARTASS, a solo exhibit curated by KATE STERN of the renowned Frostig Collection.

Buckingham is a unique craftsman. Harnessing found metals to produce dynamic assemblages, he breaks the mold of contemporary art practices.

The exhibition takes place Aug. 30 to Nov. 30, 2016 and inhabits both floors of Laemmle’s stunning new venue, the Monica Film Center.

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About the Exhibit:

After a successful career as an advertising writer, David Buckingham launched his artistic journey in his 40s. His unconventional art education began with a “5-minute” welding lesson from artist Ray “Cowboy” Kelly of the Rivington School, a 1980s movement remembered by Buckingham as “a bunch of anarchist welders and poets and performance artists,” in New York’s East Village.


A neo-pop artist, Buckingham roams windblown alleys, abandoned factories, dodgy neighborhoods, gritty industrial areas, and the low deserts of Southern CA in search of the cast-off and forgotten – detritus such as tractor parts, old signage, car doors, gas cans, etc. It’s with this found collection of metal that he carves, bends, bolts, and welds his assemblages, breathing new life into the discarded forms. This is the beauty of welding. People can turn discarded metals into beautiful new creations that can be used for a range of different purposes. Due to the importance of recycling, a lot of people are trying to get into welding to try and create new pieces from their old metal products. Perhaps more people might want to get involved in welding by visiting a website like https://weldinginsider.com/ to see some reviews on different welding equipment that could be useful for those wanting to follow in David Buckingham’s footsteps. All colors are original as discovered; as he is fond of saying, “Buckingham is no painter!”

For his Art in the Arthouse show, NOBODY LIKES A SMARTASS, Buckingham aptly drew from his passion for cinema and dialogue. Quotes from iconic films like The Big Lebowski – “I don’t roll on Shabbos” and Blazing Saddles – “Where the white women at?” along with classic sound effects like “THWIP!” from Spidermen, feel right at home on the walls of the movie theater. Like David, the work is left of center or slightly askew, always playful and often raunchy.

Buckingham has exhibited extensively in the U.S. and abroad, including the California’s Riverside Art Museum and the Lancaster Museum of Art and History. His sculptures have been installed as public artworks in West Hollywood and Newport Beach. His work has been featured in an international advertising campaign for Wrangler Jeans and is purchased and commissioned by private collectors around the world.

– Kate Stern, Curator

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Exhibit Info:

DAVID BUCKINGHAM: NOBODY LIKES A SMARTASS
August 30 – November 30, 2016
Laemmle’s Monica Film Center (info)
1332 2nd Street, S.M. CA 90401

NOTE:
– Exhibit is located on both floors
– No movie ticket required!

CONTACT:

For all inquiries, please contact the curator, Kate Stern at katestern@me.com or 310-828-6969.

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Enjoy a Car-Free Day Exploring the Gold Line from South Pasadena to Azusa at 626 GOLDEN STREETS on June 26th

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626-logoExplore the San Gabriel Valley and celebrate the opening of the Foothill Gold Line extension at 626 Golden Streets, a car-free event on Sunday, June 26th from 8am to 2pm!

Modeled after other “open streets” programs like CicLAvia, 626 Golden Streets will temporarily open stretches of roadway from South Pasadena to Azusa for people to walk, jog, skate, bike, and more.

Communities participating include South Pasadena, San Marino, Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte, Irwindale, and Azusa. Speaking of Azusa, head one block south of Azusa Downtown Station and you’ll find the future home of a Laemmle theater in Azusa! It’s the lot at the southeast corner of East Foothill Boulevard and North Azusa Avenue.

Seek out Activity Hubs along the 18+ mile route for free fitness classes (Zumba, yoga), activity booths, live music, food trucks, professional chalk artists, drum circles, cyclocross, Gabe the Sasquatch, and more!

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Seven Tips for Enjoying 626 Golden Streets:

  1. Golden Streets is a FREE event! But bring at least a few dollars to patronize local businesses, sample some of the SGV’s food, drink, and ride the Foothill Gold Line.
  2. YOU get to decide where you start and finish.
  3. All forms of non-motorized transportation are permitted. So if you’re thinking you’re about to look at what’s the best electric skateboards suitable for long-distance, have a think about bringing your old skateboard just for this instead!
  4. Golden Streets is NOT a race. There are no finisher medals or awards. Only smiles and miles of open streets.
  5. Share the road. Please exercise caution so everyone can have a safe, enjoyable day.
  6. Gold Line Station Activity Hubs will remain open until at least 3pm (South Pasadena hub to 4pm).
  7. Don’t forget to stop, enjoy, and take a picture! Share your best snapshots on social media with the hashtag #626GoldenStreets for a chance to win special one-time-only Golden Streets swag!

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For more information, visit: http://www.626goldenstreets.com!

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