The bumpy night of Seatbelts Required

Production photos by Brian Graves.

  In the classic late 40s movie All About Eve, Bette Davis as Margo Channing utters the famous line, “Fasten your seatbelts, it’s going to be a bumpy night!” That’s pretty much the tone of Kimberly Demmary’s bittersweet dramedy about sibling rivalry. Seatbelts Required is amusingly subtitled ‘(or the play I wrote to piss off
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City Garage – post show discussion night – Filthy Talk

Photo by Paul Rubenstein

    City Garage’s controversial production of Neil LaBute’s 1989 play, Filthy Talk for Troubled Times: Scenes of Intolerance is ongoing at their gallery-of-residence at Bergamot Station. Coming up is their Fourth Weekend Q&A. Immediately following the performance, there will be an informal discussion with the cast and director on Sunday, January 29th, 2012. You
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Jordan Vineyard & Winery announces 4 on 4 Art Competition

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Jordan Vineyard & Winery have announced their 4 on 4 Art Competition involving the Los Angeles Art Community. A trio of Southern California artists is sought for a chance to win up to $5,000 in cash prizes. In honor of its 40th anniversary in 2012, iconic California vintner Jordan Vineyard & Winery has created the
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The sexual compulsion of Shame

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Shame’s unabashed nauseating effect is, in its own right, beautiful and nonetheless daring. While current television and cinema currently push the sexual envelope, Shame seems to seal it, and then pass it through the paper shredder. Michael Fassbender as Brandon Sullivan lives what one could call a simple yet sordid life in New York. None
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Citizen Twain

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  One night only – this Thursday – catch a special performance by Val Kilmer as legendary writer and literary celebrity Mark Twain.   One of the actors of our generation takes on the greatest personality of any and all generations in Citizen Twain.   “Nothing is spared!”   Doors open at 7pm Trouble starts
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