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Friday, April 11, 2008
FEATURED EVENT SAN PEDRO
CITY BALLET Apr. 11 - 13, 2008
Angels Gate Cultural Center and San Pedro City Ballet present
newly commissioned work
Angels Gate Cultural Center and San Pedro City Ballet will
collaborate on a program of all original modern dance works,
including a new, site-specific work commissioned especially for
the ballet’s male youth group, to be performed in the Center’s
Gallery A. Performances occur on April 11, 12 & 13, 2008 at
Angels Gate Cultural Center in Angels Gate Park.
It’s unusual to have a group of artistic young men, especially
in the heavily industrial neighborhoods of the L.A. Harbor area,
focused on doing exciting things with dance. All the dancers for
the new work are under 21; most are currently students in San
Pedro, according to Nathan Birnbaum, Executive Director of
Angels Gate Cultural Center.
The performers of the new work are San Pedro City Ballet’s male
youth group – Wolf Bradley, Julian de Santiago, Andrew Macatrao,
Gabriel Macatrao and Juan Wing – and one female dancer from the
troupe, Caroline Cypres.
The commission is supported with a Cultural Center grant from
the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation and a SPCB grant from the L.A.
County Arts Commission. “It was perfect timing to combine forces
and a grant from the County Arts Commission, and just create on
these wonderful young dancers,” says Co-Artistic Director Cindy
Bradley.
World Premiere of “Door #2”; “Date”; “The Art of the Shoe”
(danced to poetry by local poet Regina O'Melvany; “Covenant.”
Choreography: Patrick David Bradley and Cindy Bradley. Dancers:
Caroline Cypres, Wolf Bradley, Julian de Santiago, Andrew
Macatrao, Gabriel Macatrao, and Juan Wing. Times: Friday, April
11th, 8 pm; Saturday April 12th, 8 pm; Sunday April 13th, 7 pm.
Location: Angels Gate Cultural Center, Gallery A, 3601 South
Gaffey Street, San Pedro, CA. Cost: $25 general, (Limited
seating). For ticket reservations: (310) 519-0936
About San Pedro City Ballet: San Pedro City Ballet (SPCB) was
established in 1994 by nationally recognized dancers and
teachers, Cynthia and Patrick David Bradley, as a not-for-profit
dance company serving greater Los Angeles. The company performs
"The Nutcracker” annually at the Warner Grand Theatre in San
Pedro, produces original modern works for a variety of venues
throughout Southern California, and holds performance workshops
throughout the city of Los Angeles. SPCB’s mission is to
identify, train and promote a world-class pre-professional dance
company from the diverse population of the Los Angeles Harbor
area that is founded in classical works and traditions, and goes
beyond to explore new contemporary and original modern works,
and to provide training to schools throughout Los Angeles for
arts education and after-school programs.
About Angels Gate Cultural Center: For 25 years Angels Gate has
been recognized for its high quality, innovative arts
programming in the areas of public exhibitions and performances,
education programs for the school-age kids of the Harbor area,
international residencies in the visual arts, and much needed
services to professional artists. In 2003, Angels Gate Cultural
Center began a growing into a mid-sized institution, obtaining a
30-year lease from the City of L.A. and launching plans for the
development of the coastal 64-acre Angels Gate Park. Dance
commissions and special site specific events are part of the
continued expansion of the Center’s performing arts programs,
along with the New Play Reading series and the Art on the
Waterfront festival, a partnership with the Port of Los Angeles.
The Cultural Center is an independent nonprofit in partnership
with the City of L.A. Dept. of Recreation and Parks. More
information about Angels Gate Cultural Center is available at
angelsgateart.org
ANGELUS OAKS -
Camp
GetAway for Mothers & Others held in the local mountains of
Southern California in the hamlet of Angelus Oaks, CA. This is
where women feel like kids again as they re-experience the joys
of summer camp from when they were girls (or experience camp for
the very first time). Rustic cabins and hearty chow, Camp
GetAway is a weekend to do as much or as little as desired.
From good ol’ fashioned camp fun like archery, hikes, arts and
crafts, skits, smores, games and more to grownup gal treats of
wine tasting, massages, facials, yoga, seminars, manicures and
more, the original “camp mom” appeals to women of all ages and
stages. $325. for two nights lodging, all meals and a
fun-filled weekend. Modest fees apply for spa treatments and
some crafts. Dates: Apr. 11-13. campgetaway.com,
310-471-3138 x 105.
COSTA MESA - Farmer's
Market with fresh fruits, vegetables and food items. Time: 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. Location: 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, Ca.
Cost: Free. Sponsored by the Orange County Farm Bureau, Call:
(714) 573-0374.
orange.cfbf.com
COSTA MESA - Giant Paintball Park. This limited event in
Grandstand Arena lasts through April 13. Located at the Orange
County Fair Grounds,10 to 16 games per day are the norm and
there are separate games for beginner, intermediate and advance
players! Open Thursay - Sunday. Minimum age requirement is 10
years of age and a signed waiver is required prior to
participation. Time: Thursday & Friday, 4 p.m.-10 p.m. Saturday,
8 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Admission: $15 - 25. Call:
(877) GIANT-97. giantpaintball.com
SAN FRANCISCO - West
Portal Sidewalk Arts and Crafts Fair. 20th Annual Fine Arts and
Crafts Fair
West Portal Avenue between 15th and Ulloa, San Francisco, CA.
Time: 10am-5pm. Contact Pacific Fine Arts: (209) 296-1195.
pacificfinearts.com.
SAN FRANCISCO -
Grand National Rodeo. Grand National Rodeo, Horse and
Stock Show is one of California's largest, most prestigious
rodeo events. Cost: $25 -40. Location: Cow Palace,
Geneva Ave., San Francisco, CA. Call: (415) 404-4111.
cowpalace.com
SUTTER CREEK -
2008 California Ghost Hunters Conference. The Ghost Trackers
Paranormal Research Group 6th Annual California Ghost Hunters
Conference brings the finest venues in California for ghost
hunting. Hosting its event at the small mining town of Sutter
Creek, this location was chosen for its' incredible gold mining
history and its' ghostly activity. There will be three days of
networking with ghost hunters from around the country, a
cocktail reception, hands-on workshops teaching fundamentals and
advanced paranormal research. In addition, there will be
investigations in a dilapidating, three-story, dangerously scary
castle hidden in the gold mining foothills, as well as a Sutter
Creek landmark. All-inclusive admission to events is
$150/person. Registration to the greatest paranormal conference
of the year is limited. Times: April 11th at 7 pm. Location and
address: Days Inn - Sutter Creek, 271 Hanford Street, Sutter
Creek, CA 95685. Registration: www.ghost-trackers.org/2008_conference.htm.
Call: (408) 244-8331.
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