Student Video Contest

From Dean Lynch's blog, comes this hot news item:

Have you got love for tap water? Food & Water Watch is challenging college students from around the US to declare their love for tap water -- and get it on film in the I Heart Tap Water Video Contest! Top prize is $1500!

http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/water/bottled/video-contest/enter

I Heart Tap Water Student Video Contest, Sponsored by Food & Water Watch

STUDENT VIDEO CONTEST -- WINNER GETS $1,500!!

The Challenge
To produce a 30 second to 3 minute video video that includes the following three elements:

1. A declaration of your love for tap water
2. Some discussion about bottled water consumption
3. Make the case for why your school or any campus should give up bottled water

The Prize

* Our first place winner will receive a $1,500 award, and his or her video will be featured prominently on the Take Back the Tap website;
* the second place runner-up will receive a $500 prize; and
* the third place winner will receive a Take Back the Tap gift bag.

Mentor Reception Smashing Success!

ICLA did it up big with the Mentor Reception last night! The James B. Pendleton Center was alive with conversations among over 100 alums and students, connecting and reconnecting, and sharing insight into what it takes to get a foot in the door in LA. You can see some photos from the evening here (not my best work!).

Thanks to all the alums who attended, to Steve Ginsberg for being the brainchild behind the Mentor Program, to Tony for his great catering team, and to Holly for all the administrative and organizational work!

GEN GAP Casting Call!

I couldn't think of a more viable pool of applicants to extend a cool opportunity to than my LA peeps, so here is a casting call for a unique music game show called GEN GAP. 

Right now, it is in development for Fuse, so they are looking to cast the following! 

"Do you and YOUR friend have very different musical tastes? Do you often get in fights about who’s the greatest guitarist or who’s the greatest female singer? We are looking for friends and lovers that passionately hate each other’s music to compete in a musical game show."

This show is being shot as a concept breakdown for a network, however contestants that win will receive small cash prizes!!

 
If you are full of personality and have a friend who you bump heads with over musical taste then submit ASAP!

MUST HAVE A PARTNER no singles will be accepted!

If you and your partner would like to apply please E-mail the following info NOW!

TO: authenticentertainmentcasting@gmail.com

Name:
Very short bio on you and your partner:
Very short story about a fight you had over music:
All contact info:
MUST include recent picture

So yeah! Check it out! Could be a lot of fun and we are simply looking for some silly characters!! 

Contact Kelly VP for more info!! 

ALL ABOARD!!!

Hey everyone hope your week is going well, just wanted to offer up another top 10 attraction that SoCal has to offer.  This Saturday I'm hosting a trip down to Long Beach to check out the Queen Mary.  For those of you who don't know about it, the ship is an actual ocean liner that sailed the North Atlantic from 1936 to 1967, many see is as the British version of the Titanic.  In fact in Dec. 1942 carrying over 16,000 American troops, it was almost capsized by a giant tidal wave. You'll get to walk onboard the ship and discover what it was really like to sail as a passenger on one of these historic ships.  What's even cooler is that the ship is said to be haunted, and has been the subject of numerous professional paranormal investigations as well as featured in an episode of the X-Files.

Join us on board February 23rd at 10am at the South Clubhouse (we have to leave early to beat the traffic, but you'll be back early enough to enjoy a saturday night at your leisure).

Tickets are $15 for general admission which gets you onboard, a self-guided tour and entrance into the Ghosts and Legends show.  It's $20 if you want that plus a visit to the Paranormal Research Center, the Ghost encounters tour and a spooky scavenger hunt.

HOWEVER, you can save big and only pay $5 for general admin or $10 for the Haunted Encounters Passport if you sign up by this Friday to attend the taping of "The Big Bang Theory" on Tuesday, March 4th which has a 6pm check in time at the WB Studios. Signups are at the Pendleton Center, don't miss out!!

Starring Lindsey Nadolski!

This coming Saturday, there is a show at the Unknown Theater (1110 Seward Street, right off of Santa Monica) that's going to have current ICLA student Lindsey Nadolski and ICLA alum Joel Rutkowski ('02) performing some music. Lindsey Nadolski will be opening at 10pm, playing some original tunes as well as covers, and Joel Rutkowski's band 'Elemenopy' (along with Nick Liberatore) will come on at 10:45pm, playing a variety of originals, covers, as well as various instruments. And don't be surprised to see both the present and past collaborate on a song or two as well. The Grayson Wray Project (a non-Ithacan group) will come on after at around midnight.

The show starts at 10pm, and it is $5 at the door. The Unknown Theater welcomes all ages and if you are over 21 years of age, there's free wine and beer (but donations to the bar are highly appreciated).

Directions are simple: Left out of the oakwoods, left on Cahuenga (that turns into highland), then left on Santa Monica. Go to Seward, make a left, and it's right on your right. There is a free parking lot if you continue down Seward to lexington where you can park.

LACMA

For anyone interested, we'll be heading to the LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art) on Tuesday the 19th. The event board originally had it scheduled for Monday- the date has changed. They have a bunch of cool exhibits going on.. check out their website for more info. Admission is free after 5 PM. I know everyone has different schedules/internships, so we're not going to meet up as a group before hand... Feel free to meet us there whenever you want, and leave when you'd like. Its open till eight. Get cultured, pay nothing, come whenever. Hopefully I'll see you there.

Here's the address: 5905 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036
And directions from the Oakwoods...

1. Turn left onto Barham Blvd
2. Turn left at Cahuenga Blvd W 0.6 mi
3. Continue on N Highland Ave 3.4 mi
5. Turn right at Wilshire Blvd 1.1 mi


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Here's what they say about parking:

Parking is now available in the new 6th Street parking garage, located just east of Fairfax Avenue. The charge is $7 and may be prepaid at all Welcome Centers, with credit cards now accepted.

Other parking options:

LACMA Spaulding lot (Spaulding Avenue south of Wilshire) | $7
Petersen Automotive Museum parking lot (Fairfax south of Wilshire) | $8
Page Museum of La Brea Discoveries lot (Curson north of 6th) | $8
Metered city parking is also available along 6th Street, Wilshire Boulevard, and neighboring side streets during select hours. But please read signs carefully; vehicles in violation will be towed.
Evening special: Vehicles entering the 6th Street parking garage or Spaulding lot after 7 pm park for free.

Farm Boy

If you fancied the bulgogi at Saturday's cookout, click on Stuart's pic to get the map to Farm Boy, a little Korean market next to Trader Joe's in Sherman Oaks. Thanks to Esther for directing me to this great place!

If you want to see the pics from the cookout, click here!

Taste of LA: El Cholo

What is "Taste of LA" you ask? Well it is a one-a-month event for those who love to try new types of food and who want to explore those lesser known culinary gems of LA. We will meet at a different restaurant once a month and enjoy a great meal with even better company. You are responsible for the cost of your meal, but we'll keep the restaurants within a reasonable price range.

FEBRUARY'S LOCATION:

Date: Saturday February 16th

Time: 6-8PM

Who's Invited: Everyone!

Directions: Click Here

Menu: Click Here

 

Everyone should plan on meeting at the restaurant around 6PM and we will all try to get seated next to one another. Bring your friends, bring your family if they are in town. This should be a fun night and the start of something good.

If you plan on attending, let Stuart know so that he might have a rough estimate of how many people to expect.

If you have any questions, visit the website at: www.elcholo.com

El Cholo Mexican Restaurant

1121 S Western Ave.

Los Angeles, CA 90006

(323) 734 2773

A look ahead

Here's a look at some of the events that are happening this month. Look for more posts talking about the event in more detail. Hope that you all are going to be able to attend at least one event this weekend.

(Ignore the Eastern Time Zone thing!)

Happy New Year!

In honor of the Lunar New Year, which starts today, we're serving up Korean BBQ at the cookout this Saturday! We'll also have some Korean side dishes, some vegetarian options, and who knows what for dessert!

Following the feast, we're screening the Korean film "Oldboy," an award winner about one man's quest to find out why he was confined to a hotel room for 15 years. Check out the trailer:

Hike to Hollywood Sign & Observatory Overlook

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to let you know of a great opportunity this weekend to explore two of Hollywood's biggest landmarks. This Sunday we'll pack up some lunches in the North Clubhouse around 3:00pm then drive over to the hike. We'll climb up to the sign and enjoy our meal overlooking the city at sunset. Then we'll drive over to the Observatory around 6pm (best known as the Empire State building of LA in terms of breathtaking views) to catch the city all lit up at night. We'll take in the planetarium show, see the planets up close through the giant telescope and for all you film buffs out there we'll also check out the filming spot for the knife fight scene in "Rebel Without a Cause." It's up to you if you want to do only one event or both. Signups are at the Pendleton Center. Hope to see you all there! If you haven't signed up, just give Brooke or Kelly a holler or email.

Fab Superbowl Party

Here's the map! And here's Mary's website!