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 Sierra
Madre Community Arts Commission Releases Calendar of Events for Spring 2008
Monday, March 3 at 7 p.m. –
Author's Night
WriteGirl at the Sierra
Madre Youth Activity Center – Free Event - 611 E. Sierra Madre Blvd.
WriteGirl is a non-profit
mentoring organization that pairs teenage girls with professional women writers
for one-one-one mentoring sessions and monthly workshops. The group’s motto of
“Never Underestimate the Power of a Girl and Her Pen” sums up the organization’s
commitment to encouraging all forms of written creative expression including
fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, journalism, songwriting and
scriptwriting, and their belief in the power of what women and girls have to
say. WriteGirl has produced six award-winning anthologies of participant
writing newest being Lines of Velocity which was released in January
2008. The program reaches a diverse group of women and girls from every ethnic
and socio-economic background. Mentors and mentees, several of whom live and
work in the San Gabriel Valley, will read from the new book as well original
unpublished work.
Friday, March 14 at 6:30 p.m.
– City Hall Art Show Opening Night Reception
Sierra
Madre City Hall, 232
W. Sierra Madre Blvd.
The work of local
watercolorist Myra Epstein has been chosen to adorn the walls of City Hall
throughout the month of March. The public is invited to a free opening night
reception to meet the artist and get an up close view of her work.
Saturday, March 15, 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. – Commission Sponsored Field Trip to San Antonio Winery
This Cultural and Historical
Landmark is a favorite of Angelenos. Long before Napa became popular, Los
Angeles was the wine capital of California. Trip includes a tour of the winery,
tastings of their award winning wines, and lunch. $23.00/person. Bus departs
from Community Recreation Center, 611 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. To reserve a spot
call (626) 355-5278.
Monday, April 7 at 7 p.m. –
Author's Night
Open Mic Poetry Slam at
Beantown Coffee Bar – Free Event - 45 N. Baldwin Ave.
The Arts Commission will
set-up a stage and take over a corner of Beantown Coffee Bar and invite poets to
step up to the mic and celebrate National Poetry Month. This event is open to
anyone brave enough to share their work, but we ask that poets keep in mind an
all-ages audience when choosing the pieces they will read. Those who wish to
read should arrive a few minutes early and sign-in.
Saturday, April 26 from 1
p.m. to 6 p.m. – Special Event
"Rhythm & Rhyme – Sierra
Madre's Jazz & Poetry Festival"
Community Center Back Patio,
Sierra Vista Park, 611 E. Sierra Madre Blvd.
Come celebrate National Jazz
Appreciation and National Poetry Month with some of the best musicians and poets
in the area! Bring the family and see local teen talent take the stage alongside
professional musicians and poets. Food, drink, raffle prizes. Pre-Sale tickets,
$10/person, available April 1. Regular tickets $15 at the door.
Monday, May 5 at 7 p.m. –
Author's Night
Stephen J. Cannell at the
Sierra Madre Playhouse – Free Event
Stephen J. Cannell is the
bestselling author of twelve novels, including the critically acclaimed Shane
Scully series, which includes
White Sister, Cold
Hit,
Vertical Coffin,
Hollywood Tough,
The Viking Funeral,
The Tin Collectors
and the latest installment,
Three Shirt
Deal. In a highly successful career that spans three decades, he has
created or co-created more than 40 shows, of which he has scripted more than 450
episodes and produced or executive produced more than 1,500 episodes. His hits
include
The Rockford Files,
Greatest American Hero,
The A-Team,
Hunter,
Riptide,
Hardcastle & McCormick,
21 Jump Street,
Wiseguy,
The Commish,
Profit, and the hit syndicated shows,
Renegade
and
Silk Stalkings.
Sunday, June 1 – 2nd Annual
Open Studio Tour - Throughout the city
Sierra Madre artists will
throw open the doors to their studios and let their friends and neighbors get a
sneak peek into their working process. This is an opportunity for artists to
showcase their work to a new audience, and for art patrons to discover new
talent and add to their personal collections.
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