Shoko Ryu: An Artist of the Soul

  I am always pulling inspiration from my life experiences and the different things I see. Some of my favorite works are works that reflect nature, animals, people, and symbolism. But I am also always excited to work on challenging new projects that make me think about things in a different way and expand my horizons. Shoko Ryu is a freelance illustrator originally from Japan … Continue reading Shoko Ryu: An Artist of the Soul

Garlic Is A Foodies Best Friend

  By Jannie Vaugh Garlic fresh from the garden or bought from the store, life and health attune with this wonder globe. Types of garlic are soft neck and hard neck. Covered those last week, you can search on line there are many places to buy from and select what suits your fancy, for example:  Inchelium red Rocamboles Purple stripe Marble stripe Porcelain Turban   … Continue reading Garlic Is A Foodies Best Friend

FRANK MISCIONE Art Showing: November 23 – December 21, 2014

    FRANK MISCIONE: Opening Reception: Sunday, November 23, 2014       5:30p.m to 7:30p.m. The Art Parlor is pleased to present the first West Coast solo exhibition of California native artist, Frank Miscione. Frank’s art at once strikes the viewer as a painted metaphor of contemporary art.  It is both an Odyssey, and a performance piece on stage, an installation’s history, filmed in pigment … Continue reading FRANK MISCIONE Art Showing: November 23 – December 21, 2014

Sundance Institute Announces Projects and Artists for Two Fall Theatre Labs

    New Work by Lucy Alibar, Elise Thoron, Frank London and 600 HIGHWAYMEN Selected for Lab at MASS MoCA, Nov. 30 – Dec. 14 New York, NY — Sundance Institute today announced the projects and artists that will participate in its two Fall artist development programs: the inaugural Playwrights Studio at Flying Point in Water Mill, NY (October 19-26), as well as t The two-week … Continue reading Sundance Institute Announces Projects and Artists for Two Fall Theatre Labs

2014 Slamdance Screenplay Competition Announces Awards;

Winning Teleplay Search For Life by Andrea Janakas takes Grand Prize By     Los Angeles, CA ­ October 16, 2014 — Search For Life, written by Andrea Janakas, has won the 2014 Slamdance Screenplay Competition Grand Prize.Search For Life tells the story of a widowed man who, when he investigates why his wife’s internal organs are missing, discovers that both she and other human beings are alive ­– and being … Continue reading 2014 Slamdance Screenplay Competition Announces Awards;

Once a Peace Corps Volunteer Always a Peace Corps Volunteer…

  Local Artist Seeks Looks to Create More Support for Traditional and Indigenous Arts Through Her Crowdfunding Campaign. Ever heard of the Naga? What about the Bapounou or the Wolof? All of these are ethnic groups from countries around the world; India, Gabon, and Senegal respectively. Well, if the answer is no, then Tracie Thornton wants to introduce you. Here are some facts for you: … Continue reading Once a Peace Corps Volunteer Always a Peace Corps Volunteer…

4th Annual World Dance Awards

  Brings `Biggest Names in Dance World Together to Celebrate Best in Media Choreography “So You Think You Can Dance,” “Dancing With The Stars,” “American Idol,” “American Music Awards,” “Emmy Awards,” “Kids Choice Awards” and many more WHAT: World Dance Awards2014 with Host Robert Hoffman (“Step Up 2:The Streets”) WHO: Produced and Presented by Allen Walls & Carey Ysais Celebrities expected to attend: Debbie Allen, Jamal … Continue reading 4th Annual World Dance Awards

The Terrifying Adventure That Is Hollows Grove

By Austin Winter-Chase Hollows Grove is a tantalizing fun horror film. in the form of a docudrama. Filmmaker Craig Efros (who wrote Hollows Grove and this is his directorial debut) sets the stage for a nail biting, edge of the seat horror roller coaster ride. When a young documentary filmmaker Harold Maxwell goes along  on a adventure to document what his friends the Spirit and Paranormal … Continue reading The Terrifying Adventure That Is Hollows Grove

Playwright: Raegan Payne

    Raegan Payne is an award-winning, published playwright who is happy to say her work is regularly produced around the US. Her scripts are sold in the US and UK. She’s been lucky enough to study Shakespeare at Oxford University, playwriting with The Royal Court in London, and Improv at the Groundlings School in LA. Raegan is currently a finalist for Los Angeles’s Center … Continue reading Playwright: Raegan Payne

The Brilliant Artistry of Raegan Payne

    Strange Scene   As a last resort, an unemployed man/woman 55+, becomes the Baby-sitter for spoiled kid. Parents are early to mid-40s, and the 1 percent. To entertain the kid the Baby-sitter stages a political debate. All hell breaks loose as politics blends with revenge. To cut down on confusion the baby-sitter will be described with masculine pronouns. Character: The Baby-sitter – Man … Continue reading The Brilliant Artistry of Raegan Payne

HOLLOWS GROVE” AVAILABLE OCTOBER 21 ON iTUNES

    HOLLYWOOD, CA – (October 8, 2014) Filmmakers Mel Efros and Craig Efros announces Craig’s feature-directorial debut HOLLOWS GROVE, which he also wrote, and produced along with Mel, will be released on VOD through iTunes and the film’s website http://www.HollowsGrove.com on Tuesday, October 21, 2014     HOLLOWS GROVE stars Lance Henriksen (Aliens, Pumpkinhead), Mykelti Williamson (Forrest Gump), Matt Doherty (Mighty Ducks, So I … Continue reading HOLLOWS GROVE” AVAILABLE OCTOBER 21 ON iTUNES

Filmmaker Craig Efros on his new film “Hollows Grove”

      Craig has always been a student of Television, Film, Theater and horror, first as a young kid hiding in the shadows sneaking peaks at horror films his parents were watching, then to making his own short films as a child, through to studying film in college. After majoring in Film Studies at U.C.S.B., Craig started working in Post Production. For over a … Continue reading Filmmaker Craig Efros on his new film “Hollows Grove”

StudioVox Partners with Sundance Cinemas to Expand Opportunities for Creatives with New Professional Network

    Los Angeles, California – October 8, 2014 StudioVox, a Los Angeles-based online network for creative professionals offering a platform for visual artists, photographers, interior designers, performers, filmmakers, musicians and other artists to network with like-minded colleagues, agents, companies and fans, announces its partnership with Sundance Cinemas Galleries, of Robert Redford’s Sundance Group. StudioVox serves as the submission and curation platform for artwork to … Continue reading StudioVox Partners with Sundance Cinemas to Expand Opportunities for Creatives with New Professional Network

SKYLIGHT PICTURES’s New Film “DISRUPTION”

    SKYLIGHT PICTURES’s new film “DISRUPTION” explores an avenue to social transformation that deserves to be better known: the potential for change propelled by womenʼs economic empowerment. “DISRUPTION” is a film by Producer Paco de Onís, Director Pamela Yates, and Editor Peter Kinoy. Because poverty is not inevitable, it can vanish and must vanish. It’s the greatest scandal of our times.” Yves Moury     … Continue reading SKYLIGHT PICTURES’s New Film “DISRUPTION”

Disruption, A Call To Action

By Austin Winter-Chase “My Roots are in hunger and terrible poverty” Agripina Perea, Cartagena Colombia   “Disruption” is a powerful documentary by SKYLIGHT PICTURES detailing how people can create change and disrupt the status quo of society when they put the right powerful tools and education in the hands of those who need it the most women and mothers.   SYNOPSIS: A band of Latin American … Continue reading Disruption, A Call To Action

#Nature Is Speaking, Are you Listening?

By The Art Of Monteque Team “I have fed species greater than you, and I have starved species greater than you … I am prepared to evolve. Are you?” asks “Mother Nature,” voiced by Julia Roberts     How would we react if Nature had a voice and told us just how it felt about the way we were treating it? What if through our … Continue reading #Nature Is Speaking, Are you Listening?