Twan’s List

Venice Beach Carnevale
Saturday, June 7, 2008

The 6th Carnevale! Venice Beach will be held on Saturday, June 7th at Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Boulevard from noon until 9 PM. Admission is free and costumes are encouraged in the tradition of the famed Carnevale in Venice, Italy which is the inspiration of this colorful neighborhood festival.

6th Annual Carevale Venice Beach!

The Venice Carnevale, produced by the Venice Artists Forum in Association with the Venice Chamber of Commerce and sponsored in party by the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, will feature an all-day lineup of live entertainment from the local area and will conclude with its traditional fiery finale.

We are very excited to be moving our festival to the Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, located in the old City Hall, right next to the fire station on Venice Boulevard just east of Abbot Kinney, and there could not be a more appropriate historical location. It will be an added treat that the old jail next door which houses SPARC (Social & Public Art Resource Center) also be open for the festival that day.

Esquire Jauchem
Event Producer

“We have some of our usual, fantastic performers” said Miriam More, Co-Producer, “and some fabulous new talent.Featured groups will include the Venice Drum Circle, Street Smarts, Kathy Leonardo, Wadada, Hillel “Mr. Balloonman”, and a variety of other performances ranging from Baraka bellydancing to Italian opera, ending with a pyrotechic bang furnished by DMT and the Phoenix Projeckt fire dancers!“.

Brady Walker, the other Co-Producer, who has been handling relations with the City, had high praise for Councilman Bill Rosendahl’s office, “His staff has been extremely helpful in working out the details for use of this city facility. We could not have staged the Carnevale without their help.”

The festival will include a variety of performances on the Main Stage, Arts and Crafts vendors, food service, and the Masquerade Bar and Lounge with DJ Fatfinger from Project Alma and guest DJ’s all day. Parking is available in public lots east of the event behind the Pacific Resident Theater.

Further information is available at www.carnevale.us or via e-mail at celebrate@carnevale.us

LASERIUM SHOWS FOR JUNE

This month, June 2008, Laserium shows will be performed on Saturdays June 7th and 21st.

3D Beatles, Dark Side of the Moon, and Led Zeppelin Laserium Shows

On both days, The Beatles Laserium Show will again be presented in spectacular Lazer 3D–with free Lazer Glasses and special Laserium Beatles posters to go–at 6:00, followed by Dark Side of the Moon at 8:00 and Led Zeppelin at 10:00. And those joining us on the 21st will help us celebrate the Summer Solstice and be first to hear of our exciting plans for the summer and beyond.

Admission is $15 payable online at www.laserium.com, with a dollar discount for groups of 5 or more. Reservations cannot be confirmed without advance payment. Because seating is limited, patrons are advised to reserve early.

The Cyberstudio is located at:

• 6911 Hayvenhurst Ave.
• Van Nuys
• marked by the lighted Laserium sign

Patrons will have fun enjoying the unique, “freespace-interactive” LightDancer, which puts their full body in flawless control of lasers, video and musical accompaniment. And the experience now features an exciting new set of music and multimedia effects.

Our Cyberstudio may be intimate in scale, but the effects are pretty overwhelming, and what people can see and do is unlike anything available anywhere—even previously at the Griffith Observatory!

Ivan Dryer
Creator of Laserium

Multi Color Laser Effects

Also enhancing the Laserium shows will be stunning multi-color laser effects filling the air overhead. Each show experience lasts about 1 1/2 hours and will begin in an adjacent studio with the interactive technologies to be incorporated in the forthcoming Laserium CyberSpace.

Lightning in a Bottle is On!
Fabulously Fun Festival in the Forest

Friday thru Monday
May 23, 24, 25, 26, 2008

As of today, as in NOW, Lightning in a Bottle has opened her sexy gates. If you know what’s good for you, this is where you’ll be. Visit the Lightning in a Bottle website for all the details.

Lightning in a Bottle Gate Schedule:

• Friday May 23 - Gate opens at 7am and closes at 2am
• Saturday May 24 - Gate opens at 7am and closes at 2am
• Sunday May 25 - Gate opens at 7am and closes at 8pm
• Monday May 26 - No Entry.

SHUTTLES

There will be shuttles running to help take you and your camping equipment from the parking lot to the campgrounds. See LiB website for shuttle schedule

Music and Live Entertainment

The stages will be live and in effect starting on Friday from 3pm till midnight, and from around 10am to midnight on Saturday and Sunday. Three whole days! After midnight expect special surprises, acoustic jam sessions and other fun stuff to carry the festival through the night. And there’s no need to dash out on Monday. The gates close Tuesday at noon, so you’re free to stick around ’til then and enjoy the forest!

LiB Camping Info

Camping for the entire event is included in the weekend pass ticket price. There will be plenty of space in the grass and under the trees for setting up your campsite. There is no camping for day passes.

Lockers

Keep your stuff safe! For your convenience and for the safety of your valuables, there will be lockers available to rent at LIB.

Vehicle Camping at LiB

There is a very limited amount of vehicle camping space available on the festival grounds. If you want to camp with your vehicle, you will need to have purchased a car camping pass, which are now sold out. For those not camping with their vehicle, there will be bio-diesel shuttles to drive you and your camping gear into the site.

RV Camping

A limited amount of RV camping is available for $75 per RV. All RV’s must purchase passes in advance through our online ticketing page starting April 2nd. RV passes are now sold out! If you haven’t already purchased an RV camping pass, please leave your RV at home. We will have limited space in the parking lots and RV camping will not be available in these or any other areas without an RV camping pass.

Parking at Lightning in a Bottle

We will have secure parking near the festival entrance for your vehicles and you will be able to access them throughout the duration of the event. Parking in the general lot is free.

Lightning in a Bottle 2008 Workshop Info

Workshops are FREE throughout the weekend!

Vending

Our vending village is located at the center of the festival grounds and offers a wide variety of community made goods including clothing, jewelry, hula hoops and more. It’s much better than your daily trip to the mall, so take advantage of the opportunity and get some of the best goods of the year. Some old food vending favorites and a handful of new ones will be preparing meals for us at LIB this year. You can expect a wide variety of organic vegetarian food choices to enjoy throughout the festival. 3 meals a day, consider it covered!

• This is an all ages event, anyone under 16 years of age must be accompanied by an adult.

• Underage drinking and illegal drug use is NOT permitted! Non-compliance with this could jeopardize the future of LIB.

• Amplified sound is not permitted in camping areas! Please leave your sound systems at home.

• Dogs and other pets are NOT allowed. If you show up with a dog, you will not be admitted into the event. Elephants and giraffes are ok.

• LIB is STRONGLY encouraging pre-cycled trash and pack-it-in/pack-it-out practices for the weekend. Less trash really does equal more fun!

• Since there are no lifeguards on duty and there is also a no-drowning rule at LIB, absolutely NO ONE is allowed in the river! Individuals caught in the river may be fined by the rangers on site and could jeopardize LIB’s ability to use the location in the future.

• LIB guests with allergies (and those without) should be aware that there are bees, wasps, poison oak, and the occasional rattlesnake at the location.

Have fun! See you at Lightning in a Bottle!

One of my favorite people in the world just happens to be one of the most talented opera singers known to humanity. Diva Marisa Lenhardt not only delivers the sonic goods, but she’s incredibly easy on the eyes as she effortlessly performs feats of aural magic and beauty.

The piece had a rarefied, otherwordly quality that Lenhardt drew out with soaring ease.

Mark Mardon
Bay Area Reporter

Listen, Look, and Learn

Listen to Diva Marisa Sing

• Treat your ears to the sounds of an angel.

Watch Diva Marisa Perform

• Feast your eyes the a divine visage.

Learn from Diva Marisa

• Learn to find your own voice, guided by the heaven sent…

Our sincere appreciation goes to Marisa, who thrilled the record 62,428 fans in attendance with her lovely soprano voice. We hope to see more of Marisa in the future.

Mary Barnes
Raiderettes Director Nov. 8, 2000

Delicious Sights & Sounds at Electric Apricot

Click the image above to visit the Electric Apricot website. Very nicely done. Citizens of Burning Man at Black Rock City will find a special place in their hearts for Electric Apricot.

When the site loads, let is sit for a while. Make sure your speakers on. Some very cool tunes start playing. Enjoy!

Many thanx to the always fascinating, magickal, fun-loving Gypsy, Courtney Clark for turning me on to this. Thank you for doing what you can to keep life colorful.

ArtMonastery.org Fundraiser

In Support of
International Art

Come out on Sunday, April 6th to lend your support for an amazing project championing international art in its many varied manifestations.

The Art Monastery Project, based just outside of Rome, Italy, is a project worthy of your time, money and passion.

The Art Monastery was founded by local artists, musicians, and performers living overseas the past few years.

Exciting details at the Art Monastery website.

When:
Sunday April 6th

Time:
between 3:00pm and 5:00pm

Where:
Skirball Cultural Center
2701 North Sepulveda Blvd.

Donation Suggestions:
$20 Suggested donation
$40 Patron’s donation

Silent Auction of
Art and Culture

Great music that will captivate, mesmerise, and move your soul! Brought to your happy eardrums by beautiful divas with angelic voices.

Classical Concert

Classical Concert featuring Beautiful and Inspiring Divas:

• Moira Smiley
• Kristen Toedtman
• Kerry Walsh

The Burning Man Opera Connection

Christopher Fulling, one of the founding directors of the Art Monastery, and Twan have a history in that they were both involved with the Burning Man Opera, which was a major event at the Burning Man Festival from 1997 through 2002. Christopher served under master artist and sage Pepe Ozan as director, co-writer and co-producer, and Twan as co-producer. Visit the Burning Man Opera website for the history of this amazing (and sorely missed) experiment of cooperative art, community participation, and multi-composer musical scores… and a cast of thousands!

A historic night for a few thousand lucky music lovers: the one-off Led Zeppelin reunion December 10, 2007 in London, England.

Enjoy this interview with Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones:

CuriousJosh.com presents

THE PIRATE PARTY!

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER. 16th.

Optional Dinner Reservation Seating (see below!)

Featuring a special all original Pirate Themed show by

THE MUTAYTOR

with

• OSCURE
• SAMMY BLISS
• MARK ZABALA

7pm Happy Hour - Quaff $2 Pirate Pabsts with

• DARKMATTER

8pm Pirate (and Ninja?) Burlesque with the

• HELLS BELLES DANCERS

* Ride the Prometheatrics Hypercube Crow’s Nest!
* Pirate Floggings by the Red Light District *
* Talk Like a Pirate Contest, with Prizes! *
* visuals by eyePscience

TABLE RESERVATIONS and DINNER available in advance.
So do you get hungry like a Pirate? Do you like Burlesque? Have Dinner during the Pirate Burlesque Show!

Only $12.50 additional per ticket, in advance.
A Dinner Entree and Salad comes with each Seat Reservation.
Vegetarian and Vegan options available

ONLY 45 TABLE SEATS ARE AVAILABLE ON FLOOR
Pirates are grabbing them up, make sure to get one!
You can come see the Burlesque without a reservation, but you gotta stand!

Can you say aaaaaargh? Can you act like a swashbuckler? Or maybe you just like flirting with all the Pirate Folk!

Then come on down and get your Pirate on!

I’ve got my eyepatch and poofy shirt… how about you? hmmn… or maybe you’ve got some other kind of special stealth outfit from the Orient… I hear there are some Ninjas in these parts!

Curious Josh

FIRST 30 TICKET PRE-SALES ARE ONLY $13.50!
$15 presale available at www.curiousjosh.com
$20 at the dock (aaargh, I mean door!)

Park for free (after 7pm) in Safari-Sams HUGE 160 space parking lot.
Valet is only $5 after the lot is full.

FireSpinners… BRING YOUR GLOW TOYS
The stage will be open for 5 minute spin sets during DJ sets
Oh, c’mon…. you know we’ll do something like this if a firespinner throws a party

at Safari-Sams
5214 w. Sunset Blvd (3 blocks east of Western)
7pm to 2am

Kerry Walsh, Soprano

With Guest Baritone Eric Castro

In Benefit Performances for the Art Monastery Project

• 3:00 pm Saturday and Sunday,
• November 10th and 11th
• Suggested donation 40$
• Reception following performance

Performance given in a beautiful Coldwater Canyon home:

3710 Alta Mesa Place
Studio City CA 91604
(see map below)

RSVP (305) 778-1264
kerry@kerrywalsh.net

Parking is extremely limited, please call ahead of time

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Space Island presents

~CARNIVALE~

Saturday October 27th

This is going to be be an amazing night at Space Island, with some special musical treats in store for you from 12:30-2!

David Starfire’s Record Release Party for “Bombay Beatz” released digitally 10/30!

Plus Superstar turntablist DJ Swamp will be performing fire arts while DJing! Special guest DJ Ana Sia from San Francisco/El Circo

INSIDE STAGE

• DAVID STARFIRE LIVE!
• ANA SIA
• IMAGIKA
• DANDELION
• AZMYTH

OUTSIDE STAGE

• DJ SWAMP
• BARTEK
• JUPIT3R
• METAMORPHS

10PM - 6AM
$20 Cover

Ample Parking & Shuttle Pick-Up
Located At The Intersection Of
Central Avenue & E. 1st Street
Downtown Los Angeles

Free limited edition sampler CD’s
given out during David’s set!

Space Island presented by
Stefano
www.spaceisland.org