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Our dearest design-centric-gelato-loving-Gelatobaby-writer-friend Alissa Walker shares stories of the city with other notable designers and writers for Design East of La Brea’s fundraising event City Listening II-Stories About LA.

From Alis:

“Join design east of La Brea for an evening of free expression and generous libation in celebration of LA’s design culture at large.

Featuring stories about LA read by some of the city’s leading design writers and most notable characters: Nick Adams, Frances Anderton, Ken Bernstein, John Chase, Zach Frechette, Christopher Hawthorne, Brooke Hodge, Rico Gagliano and Brendan Newnam, Marissa Gluck, Joe Linton, Sam Lubell, Tom Marble, Chris Nichols, Tibby Rothman and Alissa Walker

Plus food and drink, interactive design installations, a silent auction featuring art and design by members of the de LaB community, and a VIP after party hosted at the Crocker Club by Los Angeles magazine’s LA Circles Club.

Go to http://event.designeastoflabrea.org for more information and to buy tickets.”

(More details below)

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“[Other details]

-Our Twitter is @de_LaB and we’ve been tagging everything #CityListening.

-We’re also listed as the official Saturday evening event for Dwell on Design, so it’s the perfect way to cross promote!
http://www.dwellondesign.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1162&Itemid=805

-For the basic ticket ($25) you get awesome food and drinks, and admission to the show, which is at the beautiful Spring Arts Tower in downtown LA, plus you get to see all the cool interactive design installations and silent auction items featuring art and design by members of the de LaB community.

-If you want to be extra-supportive you can buy the de LaB groupie ticket ($50), which gets you a guerrilla gardening seed bomb kit (with slingshot!) among other goodies and giveaways, as well as access to the after party with all the speakers at the swank Crocker Club (conveniently located below the venue).”

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Hey LA, tonight homeboy Chris Holmes holds it down in Hollywood as he hosts and DJs the Haiti Relief Benefit at the Roosevelt Hotel with proceeds going to the American Red Cross’ ongoing efforts in Haiti.

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Yo New York, Michael Rapaport took a break from editing the Tribe film with me out here in LA to head back east to host tonight’s diabetes fundraiser featuring the “funky diabetic” and guest of honor Phife Dawg, along with Ghostface Killah, Talib Kweli, Jay Electronica, Consequence and many more at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn.

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Time for girls to dress like slutty something-somethings, guys to make minor adjustment to last year’s costumes and for me to edit my ass off on another uncelebrated Halloween (that makes 3 out of the last 5). And since I’ll be working on Saturday I’ll be dressed as an editor. BOO!

• Start your Halloween with some brain…cancer research fundraising. The Zombiethon-A Run For Brains is costumed walk/run fundraiser benefiting brain cancer research to be held at the Silver Lake reservoir.

• Find out what lurks In the Garden of the Mystic as Andrew Brandou unveils new paintings and rare silk-screened wood blocks at the Corey Helford Gallery in Culver City. *Also free Halloween poster print for first 400 attendees at the opening!
  

• The evening gets weirder at The Cinefamily and Dublabs joint Bollyween party, a Bollywood-style Halloween party featuring drinks and dosas (provided by The Dosa Truck), ghoulish giveaways, costume prizes, DJ sets from the dublab “Bloodsucking” Sound System and Dr. Who Witchcraft Coven, more live performances and of course Bollyweird: The Movie — “their very own feature-length video mashup celebrating the most horrifying, fantastic, costume-crazed and outlandish moments of vintage Indian musical madness ever.”

• And of course what Halloween wouldn’t be complete without, uh, Halloween? John Carpenter’s 1978 scarefest gets even scarier as Cinespia screens Halloween at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

• And after all your Halloween night debauchery, how bout some wholesome goodness on Sunday with Hello Kitty’s Birthday Party. Curated by the fine folks of Flux, the continuing Hello Kitty Three Apples celebration takes place at the Royal/T Cafe in Culver City. The day’s events include workshops with artists Gary Baseman and Buff Monster and a live performance by the LA Ladies Choir complete with birthday cake!

From Flux:

You are invited to Hello Kitty’s Birthday Party. Come explore the Three Apples art exhibition and join some of the fun birthday activities planned throughout the day. Hello Kitty’s Birthday Party is hosted by Flux.

10am-12pm - Birthday Breakfast with Hello Kitty and DJ Lady Sinclair

11am-12pm - Figure Drawing Workshop with Three Apples artist Gary Baseman (Limited Capacity, sold out)

12pm-1pm - Toy Workshop with Three Apples artist Buff Monster (Limited Capacity, sold out)

2pm-3pm - Sushi & Bento Workshop with acclaimed chef Sushi Girl (Limited Capacity, sold out)

4pm-5pm - Live singing performance by LA Ladies Choir and Birthday Cake with Hello Kitty

Plus Hello Kitty Birthday Photo Booth

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Royal-T
8910 Washington Blvd
Culver City, CA 90232-2326
(310) 559-6300
Three Apples Exhibition: A Celebration of All Things Hello Kitty

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It was announced today that President Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize and that he is indeed, “the man”. Poster design created by Jimm Lasser who also contributed t-shirt designs for our Barack On! Obamathon fundraiser last year.

Thanks to the man in Portland, Max at Viewers Like You.

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Going down at Barnsdall Park in Los Feliz and hosted by LA’s City Council President Eric Garcetti, Arts at the Park After Dark is tonight’s fundraiser benefiting Summer Night Lights, LA’s new anti-gang initiative that will keep eight City parks open after dark, organize activities for at-risk youth, and offer kids job opportunities and a safe place to spend the summer.

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Art, music, shopping, fundraising, and dancing your ass off (especially if you made it to see the awesomely creepy Michael Jackson collection in Beverly Hills before the Gloved One called off the auction). Get your soul uniquely stoked fusioning around Los Angeles this weekend:

• Soul Slam IV Prince vs. Michael w/ DJ Spinna at the Echoplex. How can this not be fun? Via Going: “This event centers around a battle between two of the most eclectic and innovative artists to date, Michael Jackson and Prince! From the inception of this concept back in 1999 the response for SOUL SLAM has been enormous. This event turns into a DJ battle with one DJ, DJ Spinna and an audience of hardcore MJ and Prince fans. DJ Spinna sets the tone of this event as he lays down track after track from both MJ’s and Princes extensive music catalogues along with tracks of their cohorts, i.e.; Jermaine Jackson, Vanity, Janet, Sheila E., J5, The Time etc.”

• Multi-talented and hyphenated fellow pop culturist Sonja Rasula brings back LA’s unique shopping experience with Unique Los Angeles. Featuring over 230 independent vendors for all your shopping needs and wants. For you, the people to support you, the people.

• A festival of Baseman characters come to life, hula hoops on fire, carnivale games, and new art by Gary Baseman converge for his latest show La Noche de la Fusión. Opening at Corey Helford Gallery in Culver City Saturday night.

• Do some good with Upper Playground as they present the art auction and fundraiser Stoked Sessions 2009 “I Love LA”. Every year Stoked teams up with the best artists in action sports, street and fine art to produce original pieces, with 100% of the sales benefiting Stoked Mentoring, a non-profit action sports organization for at risk youth. With this year’s lineup including Estevan Oriol, The Hit+Run crew, Jesse Spears, and Chase and many more, how could you not be stoked? Read more from the press release here on Fecalface.

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(click images to see more from the Barack On! Obamathon)

With so many people ready and willing for change in the White House, it comes as no surprise that fundraisers for the Obama/Biden campaign have reached record amounts both in dollars and in number of donors. But what is surprising is just how much the people have donated. With a staggering $186 million raised since Septmeber alone, the Obama/Biden ticket has now topped the $600 million mark. I’m both pleased and proud to say that on Friday, October 17th the Barack On! Obamathon I organized with Jon Barlow (producer of Beautiful Losers) and Jonathan Sample (Fresh Pressed) added to that record total by raising $6000 in only 5 hours! With pro-Obama designs contributed by local arists and designers for silk-screening of shirts and posters, bakers feeding those hungry for change with a sidewalk bake sale, and people of all ages coming out to support our effort with positivity and enthusiasm, what started out as a modest fundraiser quickly turned into a mini block party. The “fun” in fundraiser was definitely on display as we Baracked the night away!

Thank you to everyone who came out and helped make a difference! Special thanks to all our friends who contributed their time to dj, take photos, participate in the bake sale, tend the bar, help usher in the long lines, and work behind the counter! Extra extra special thanks to Max Erdenberger, Jimm Lasser, Jessica Louise, Amy Martin, Megan McGinley, Lenny Mesina, Jonathan Sample, and Nick Toga, for their artistic contributions and getting their design on in such a hurry!

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UPDATE: Click here to view photos from the Barack On! Obamathon fundraiser on Flickr!

Barack Obama x Shepard Fairey x Z-Trip x Fresh Pressed from Barack On! Obamathon on Vimeo.

To get you jazzed and ready for tonight’s Barack On! Obamathon, check out a video I just edited featuring Shepard Fairey (fresh from our film Beautiful Losers), Z-Trip, Fresh Pressed, and of course Mr. Obama. (stay through the end credits for a special message!) And be sure to download Z-Trip’s entire 55 minute Obama mix which is featured in the cut for free right here!

Also don’t forget, even though we’ll be serving drinks at tonight’s fundraiser it is an all ages event where kids are more than welcome to pull screens for their own shirts (kids shirt sizes will be available). Don’t miss out on pulling a screen yourself and creating your own unique shirt! Stop by for a bit and support the cause before you go out for the rest of the night!

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As the most important election for our future fast approaches, some friends and I have put together the Barack On! Obamathon, a fundraiser for Barack Obama’s final push to the Presidency. The event will be held at Fresh Pressed on Hollywood Blvd. in Los Feliz (where Shepard Fairey recently put up an Obama/Hope rooftop wall mural) on the night of Friday, October 17th from 6-11pm.

We’ve teamed with local artists who’ve contributed pro-Obama designs for live screen-printing of shirts, garments, and posters. Artists include Max Erdenberger, Jimm Lasser, Jessica Louise, Megan McGinley, Lenny Mesina, Keith Scharwath, and more! PROCEEDS WILL GO STRAIGHT TO THE OBAMA/BIDEN CAMPAIGN TO CONTINUE RAISING AWARENESS IN THE REMAINING SWING STATES. Pricing for goods will go as follows (cash only please!):

• $20 shirt/garment

• $10 B.Y.O.T. (bring your own T or other printable garment)

• $10 poster on French paper

In addition to designs, drinks, and djs, the good folks who put on the Obama Bake Sale Fundraiser will also be in attendance to fill your appetites for change!

Thanks for your support and I hope you’ll join us in helping make a difference!

*If you’d like to bake some noise and participate in the bake sale or volunteer for the event please contact Nikki Braendlin at nikkibraendlin@gmail.com

*And if you’d like to contribute but can’t make it, please help us reach our fundraising goal by visiting our official webpage and making a donation here:

http://my.barackobama.com/page/outreach/view/main/BarackOnObamathon

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