ART TODAY 11.3.17 ‘Knight’ – See how this story ends tomorrow from Leo Garcia’s “My Alien Abduction”
While in Los Angeles, Garcia wrote, produced and directed his first film, A Rainy Day, which was distributed by Universal Television and shown in festivals nationally and internationally. He served as an artist, teacher, director and producer for numerous productions and classes at Highways Performance Space…
Review of Sounds and the City “Stormy Weather” by Etta James
Los Angeles’ own late, great Etta James crooned of lost romance and ominous, slate-colored skies. November in Los Angeles is hardly lamentable; Thanksgiving is practically a summer holiday, yet I’m sure many Angelenos…
Everything you need to know about the Panama International Film PanaFest Saturday, 11.4.17 – South Park Center Theatre, Downtown + view clips
In its third year, this all-day event, takes place on Saturday, November 4, at the South Park Center Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles. Panafest began to create awareness of the filmmaking talents in the burgeoning Panamanian film industry.
ART TODAY 11.2.17 ‘Baby Prince’ is born out of “My Alien Abduction” by Leo Garcia, whose career was influenced by the didactic, agitprop
Garcia began his social activism at age sixteen, when his father sent him to work as an apprentice recruiter for a federal VISTA program funded by the Office of Economic Opportunity. Garcia’s job was to assist in the recruitment of high school aged children of agricultural workers from the rural communities of Colorado and to orient them to the real possibilities of achieving higher education.
ART TODAY 11.1.17 My Alien Abduction’s “Princess” from Leo Garcia’s exhibit brings forth a surprise that you will see tomorrow
…The Abduction of Hernan Cortes: The New Mexico Cycle. The cycle explores the themes of abduction: of land, of self, and of alien abduction, and follows the lives of five New Mexican families from 1598 to present.
ART TODAY 10.31.17 The Plot thickens in “My Alien Abduction” by Leo Garcia – This is “Overseer” in 3-D + Q and A, and more about Leo!
Leo Garcia received his MFA from the Asolo Conservatory. He moved to New York City, where he worked as an actor and playwright, originating roles in John Jeserun’s “Dog’s Eye View” at La MaMa;…
Home for the Holidays: A short story by M.G. Poe – When a visit home is an eerie reminder of why you left! An unforgettable family feast awaits
“You’ve become as bat-shit crazy as she is. ‘Ricky spend th’ night’…’Ricky stay fer dinner,’” he continued, mimicking me. “When the bloody hell were ya gonna tell me I’d be eatin’ my dead sister’s brains for dinner?”
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