Mums and Poinsettias
By Jannie Vaught The potted plants that wind up in the trash! Well how about keeping them year after year. Being that I repurpose and recycle, I look at all things with a different perspective. Often this is how it goes. “Now what can I use this for and how can I keep it thriving.” So it goes for Mum’s, one of the favorite … Continue reading Mums and Poinsettias
The Fall Garden Is Better Than The Spring
By Jannie Vaught The garden now is beautiful! The Ott’s Morning Glories are breath taking. All the Mustard, Collards and English Peas are growing rapidly and the garlic is going in next week with the temperatures finally going down. I already am planning what’s going in and what is not. Every season is a learning experience. Yes, tomatoes are always at the top of the … Continue reading The Fall Garden Is Better Than The Spring
Celebrate Trans* Awareness Week
Join the Transgender Awareness Week for a series of educational, artistic and thought provoking events exploring transgender identities. California State University Northridge: November 17 – November 20 2014 Transgender Awareness Week helps raise the visibility of transgender and gender non-conforming people, and address the issues these communities face. This year’s main focus is on intersectionality of identities including gender, race, class, sexuality, … Continue reading Celebrate Trans* Awareness Week
2014 AFI Film Festival Review: “A Most Violent Year”
By Austin Winter-Chase A tale of doing what’s right or either doing what’s easy. Sometimes the risk is not in trying to make your dreams come true, but in trying to be true to yourself. In “A Most Violent Year” we follow a young married couple; Abel and Anna Morales (Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastin) as they try to achieve the American dream in the most … Continue reading 2014 AFI Film Festival Review: “A Most Violent Year”
Six Projects Selected for 10th Anniversary Rawi Screenwriters Lab in Jordan
Led by The Royal Film Commission-Jordan in Consultation with Sundance Institute, Lab Supports Emerging Filmmakers from Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine Anniversary Activities Include Public Panel with Award-Winning Lab Filmmaker Haifaa Al Mansour (Wadjda) Los Angeles, CA —Sundance Institute and The Royal Film Commission – Jordan announced the six projects selected for the 10th anniversary of the Rawi Screenwriters Lab, which took place … Continue reading Six Projects Selected for 10th Anniversary Rawi Screenwriters Lab in Jordan
Global Million Mask March Hits Hollywood
By Monteque Pope-Le Beau A day after midterm elections and on the eve of the AFI film festival the activist group Anonymous descended upon Highland Avenue and Hollywood Boulevard around 1:00 p.m. with a Global Million Mask March. It was a group of more than 75 people. Many of the participants were protesting a vast array of social problems. The group said the march was … Continue reading Global Million Mask March Hits Hollywood
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
Garlic, The Food Of The Gods
By Jannie Vaught Garlic, Allium Sativum is a species in the onion genus Allium. Native to central Asia it is used both culinary and medical purposes, is a boulbous plant. Sometimes called the food of the gods. I call it deliscious and cook with it daily, only the cookies don’t have garlic! And I use it for treating colds, flu and sore throats. … Continue reading Garlic, The Food Of The Gods
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
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