Day: October 21, 2011

Festival of (short) Playreadings – SeedlingsFest

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Botanicum Seedlings Festival of (short) Playreadings goes for two days, November 19 & 20, 2011.

Theatricum’s new play development program, Botanicum Seedlings, continues to inspire growth by reaching out to a mix of emerging and award-winning playwrights for SeedlingsFest, its second festival of new plays. This Festival of short playreadings features two days of plays written on a theme, Certified Organic. SeedlingsFest takes place Saturday, November 19 and Sunday, November 20, at 1 pm. Admission is Free; donations gratefully accepted.

 Certified Organic  plays on both performance dates are:

  • About What Matters  by Jennie Webb – A play about priorities, boundaries, the value of certification and letting life get to you when weighing what’s real.
  • A Day in Eden  by Barbara Lindsay – A lush garden is the setting for a lifetime of love, loss and recognition, all over in the blink of an eye.
  • Between Siddhartha and the Angel  by Mary F. Unser – In February, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia falls to earth and in Hemphill, Texas, Rita remembers how to fly.
  • Black Tickets  by Julie Retzlaff – A retired doctor, confronted by the shortcuts he took in life, sees what lies ahead and considers the price of admission.
  • Beeing There by Isabella Russell-Ides – A poetical eco-disaster play in which a water girl answers apocalyptic weather with art, and a bee lady calls 911 when 10,000 bees are raptured.
  • The Old Salt by Katherine James – A comedy of tearful goodbyes and colorful introductions that proves true love takes many forms, in or out of uniform.
  • Around the Barn by Matt Van Winkle – An offbeat look at the inner workings of a relationship that sings a universal song of hopes, dreams and expectations.
  • Pop-pop Goes Bowling  by Ann-Giselle Spiegler – A play inspired by and set in the Hollywood Bowl about another great venue for live performance: parenthood.

DETAILS

  • Saturday, November 19 @ 1 pm
  • Sunday, November 20 @ 1 pm
  • The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga, CA. (midway between Pacific Coast Highway and the Ventura freeway)
  • Free admission, no reservations necessary. Information: (310) 455-2322 or www.theatricum.com

The theater is outdoors; dress warmly, and, in case of inclement weather, please call for alternate performance times.

Discount Outlet Spa Wear Store Open Through Dec. 18, 2011 in Bonsall, CA

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Susan Dunn, considered by some to be America’s most sophisticated and successful designer for Spa Wear and Spa Accessories for the entire family as seen in the world’s Finest Stores, Luxurious Resorts and Private Homes, has opened a holiday gift outlet store for the holidays 2011. The outlet is located in Bonsall in North San Diego County, east of Oceanside and Camp Pendleton.

Susan Dunn’s Solace per Aqua Casual sport and spa wear with Classic European Elegance, made in the Americas, is being offered at amazing Below Wholesale Prices! Limited inventory so get there early for best selection.

Outlet open Oct. 21 – Dec. 18, 2011
5256 South Mission, Bonsall, Bonsall River Village, #820, Across from Fresco Grill
Thur-Sun 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Fri 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Special appointments available for groups. Call: (760) 631-2125 for special arrangements.

shopping at the special event helps raise funds for Fallbrook School of Arts and the Fallbrook Art Center, Fallbrook, CA. fallbrookartsinc.org

Newport Beach leads way in Southern California Hotel RevPar 2011

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The first eight months of 2011 found that for hotel owners in Newport Beach are enjoying Southern California’s highest growth rate in RevPar at 17.8% year over year, according to PKF, the lodging experts at Colliers. Newport Beach’s average room rates this year were up 9.5%, at $196.78. Hotel room occupancy has been 73.3% in 2011, up over 5% from 2010.

Top Southern California destination markets:

  • 1. Newport Beach
  • 2. Beverly Hills, up 17.3%
  • 3. West Los Angeles  16.5%
  • 4. West Hollywood 16.3%
  • 5. Downtown Los Angeles 14.2%
  • 6. Long Beach  13%

San Francisco Mission Tour and Mural Walk

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Join a special Mission tour and Mural walk  October 29, 2011 or enjoy a Chinese Banquet next month. Grace Ann Walden’s Mission tour includes donuts from Dynamo Donuts – think maple-bacon, saffron-chocolate; cheeses and sausages from local stores; extensive mural walk and a 3-course family-style lunch at Tio Chilo’s (seviche, chile relleno and two meats, rice & beans.) Besides the history of the Mission, she’ll talk about the traditions of the Day of the Dead.

Details: tour goes 11a-4 p.m. 10/29/11 $80 complete. Meets in front of the Walgreen’s at 24th and Potrero. Parking is nearby. Please call to reserve for the tour (415) 302-5898. Or email: gaw@sbcglobal.net

HOSEA NOVA: A JEALOUS AND VIOLENT MAN, Play

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Zombie Joe’s Underground Theatre Group
4850 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood
818-202-4120

The premiere of Robert Riemer’s passionate new thriller takes place within a crowded insane asylum. There a ferocious Latin man has a hot-tempered quest to possess the love of a beautiful blind Saint-incarnate.

Who says the holidays have to be normal? Ground-breaking in its content and dynamics, the plays is directed by Zombie Joe. It features Vanessa Cate, Suzanne E. Fletcher, Sebastian Munoz, Josh Patton, Tina Preston, Adam Rutter and Tina Van Berckelaer.

SATURDAYS @ 8:30pm,
NOVEMBER 12 – DECEMBER 10, 2011.

ZJU Theatre Group, 4850 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood
Reservations: (818) 202- 4120
Tickets: $15
Zombiejoes.com