It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...
It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...
Sisters
Santa Monica Welcomes its newest Italian Sister City: Sant'Elia
Fiumerapido-Cassino (1,2,3) Santa Monica Mayor Herb Katz (left) and President of
Prov. Frosinone, Italy Francesco Scalia (right), sign proclamations
making Sant'Elia Fiumerapido-Cassino (Italy) Santa Monica's newest Sister City
during a Signing Induction Ceremony at City Hall on Thursday, August 21, 2008. Mayor Katz and President Scalia exchange gifts during the induction ceremony. (4) Santa Monica Sister City President Joseph Deering (left) and Sant'Elia
Fiumerapido-Cassino Sister City President Dr. ssa Luisa Grossi sign a resolution
establishing an international friendship relationship between the Sister City
Associations of Sant'Elia Fiumerapido-Cassino, Italy and Santa Monica,
California, USA during a Signing Ceremony at City Hall on Thursday,
(5) The Sister City Delegates from Italy and California pose for a
group portrait in front of Santa Monica City Hall. Santa Monica's other three
sister cities are Mazatlan, Mexico; Hamm, Germany and Fujinomiya, Japan. The
mission of Sister City is to develop international
friendships fulfilling President Dwight D. Eisenhower's dream of "citizen
diplomats" establishing peace with "people -to-people" contacts between
countries. Educating young people in the cultural, academic and family life of
other countries, and through exchanges create better understanding and mutual
respect. Fostering appreciation of the beauty and
uniqueness of other cultures through the media of their art, music, dance and
literature. Encouraging youth to understand other people and their customs
through the universal medium of sports and games and stimulating dialogue at the people-to-people level about commerce, science,
politics and human relations as they affect us all in an increasingly global
environment.
Posted on Thursday, August 21, 2008 at 03:15PM
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Fabian Lewkowicz
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Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
(top) Eighth-grader Jonathan DeLaCruz, 12, (a student from the After-School All-Stars Los Angeles) participates in a spelling bee before the screening of 'Akeelah and the Bee,' during the sixth annual Santa Monica Drive-In at the Pier movie series on Tuesday, August 19, 2008. (above) Guest watch 'Akeelah and the Bee,' (the first of five films) on the Santa Monica Pier. Five free films in the series will be played weekly through Sept. 19. After-School All-Stars, Los Angeles (ASAS-LA), Founded by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2002, is a leading middle school after-school program provider whose programs educate, enlighten and inspire thousands of middle school aged youth each day through after school activities centered around health, fitness and nutrition; the visual and performing arts; and youth leadership and community service learning.
Posted on Thursday, August 21, 2008 at 12:01AM
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Fabian Lewkowicz
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Emphasis Santa Monica
Curator Bruria Finkel (L) and Gallery Director Marian Winsryg (R) examine Frank Gehry's art sculpture, 'Untitled, 2000' (laminated fiberglass cloth and resin; with stand - 30 x 46 x 62 inches) during a press opening for the art exhibit "Emphasis Santa Monica" at Santa Monica College's Pete & Susan Barrett Art Gallery on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008. The art exhibit displays the incredible talents of 49 Santa Monica artists, ranging from John Baldessari to Frank Gehry.
"Santa Monica's Main Street, 4th Street, Franklin Street, Pier Avenue and the (Santa Monica) Airport have had a long list of artists who found their inspiration working there," curator and artist Bruria Finkel said in the show's catalogue. "To mention a few: Richard Diebenkorn and his Ocean Park series influenced by light, sea and sand; James Turrell, who pioneered the idea of light as an art medium; Judy Chicago, who created atmospheric pieces here; and of course Robert Irwin.
"Painters such as Ed Moses, Charles Garabedian, Arleen Hendler, Roberto Chavez, Curtis Hoekzema and innovators such as John Baldessari created in studios on Pier Avenue for years. Many more found the light and the community of artists a source of inspiration."
The artists in the exhibit - all of whom both work and live in Santa Monica and some of whom teach at SMC - are Elena Allen, Don Bachardy, John Baldessari, Edith Baumann, Tony Berlant, Ruth Bornstein, Janet Bothne, Bob Burchman, Shirley Cannon, John Clendening, Eileen Cowin, Judith Davies, Jennifer Diener, Barbara Drucker, Thomas Eatherton, Sam Erenberg, Bruria Finkel, Steve Galloway, Helen K. Garber, Frank Gehry, Greg Gioiosa, Phyllis Green, Mark Hanauer, Arleen Hendler, Ann Isolde, Kathryn Jacobi, Jennifer Jesswein, Tom Lundquist, Michael C. McMillen, Robin Mitchell, Brian Moss, Sylvia Moss, Manfred Müller, Patrick Percy, Ave Pildas, Astrid Preston, Barbara Robertson, Ruth Rosen, Katsuhisa Sakai, Lawrence Shapiro, Malissa Shriver, Elena Siff, Jon Swihart, Maritta Tapanainen, Chris Wilder, Diana Wong, Miriam Wosk, Takako Yamaguchi and Jody Zellen.
Finkel is an award-winning artist and curator whose works have been exhibited worldwide. She has also created several public art pieces, and her work has been featured in books and is in archives of such institutions as the Smithsonian Art America Museum in Washington, D.C. She has curated shows throughout Southern California, including Track 16 and Arena 1 galleries at Santa Monica's Bergamot Station.
The opening reception is scheduled from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. (NOTE: Gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m. Aug. 20-22. The gallery is closed Saturday, Aug. 23.)
The gallery is located at the SMC Performing Arts Center on Santa Monica Boulevard at 11th Street. For information, call (310) 434-3434.
The exhibit comes at the same time the college will hold its gala opening of the new Eli & Edythe Broad Stage in the SMC Performing Arts complex, where the art gallery is located. The 499-seat theater (called The Broad Stage for short) will open Sept. 20 with an inaugural gala featuring legendary opera singer Barbara Cook. The venue is complemented by the Edye Second Space, a 99-seat black box that opened last fall and is located right next to The Broad Stage.
Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 12:01AM
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Fabian Lewkowicz
in Santa Monica College, art
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Rosie to the Rescue
Posted on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at 01:01AM
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Fabian Lewkowicz
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Nmon Ford
Two-time Grammy Award winning baritone, Nmon Ford performs during 'American Songbook Revisited' at The Broad Stage on Sunday, August 17, 2008. The program consisted of two parts: “The Old School” and “The New School.” Part I presented traditional negro spirituals in time-honored arrangements by Margaret Bonds, Hall Johnson and Harry Burleigh, as well as folk tunes and beloved vocal music by George Gershwin, Aaron Copland, Duke Ellington and Leonard Bernstein. Part II featured contemporary favorites by Stevie Wonder and Eric Clapton, with original songs and daring new arrangements of classic spirituals composed by Nmon Ford.
Posted on Monday, August 18, 2008 at 07:21AM
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Fabian Lewkowicz
in Music, Santa Monica College, The Broad Stage
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Killer
Posted on Sunday, August 17, 2008 at 08:19AM
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Fabian Lewkowicz
in Pets
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Beautiful Bijoux
Posted on Sunday, August 17, 2008 at 08:15AM
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Fabian Lewkowicz
in Pets
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Mountain Man
Arturo Muñoz, 24, buries his friend Aber Gomez, 22, at Santa Monica beach on June 17, 2008.
Posted on Saturday, August 16, 2008 at 12:00AM
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Fabian Lewkowicz
in Beach
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