this week at {open}
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Readings from a Burning Shore
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It’s a fitting week for “Reading from a Burning Shore.” Dan Fante and Rob Woodard, authors with local independent publisher Burning Shore Press, will read from current and past work, both prose and poetry. The evening is being held in conjunction with the City of Long Beach’s annual toast to the arts, October Is Arts Month.
ABOUT THE AUTHORSFante, whose prose has been described as “vodka-soaked, soulful and bleeding on the page,” is the author of seven books, including the novels Chump Change, Mooch and the influential book of poetry A Gin Pissing Raw Meat Dual Carburetor V8 Son of a Bitch from Los Angeles. |
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 In 2006’s Don Giovanni, the first of his plays to be published he pays a loving, but brutal homage to his late father, novelist John Fante, along with a devastating critique of the American Dream. His latest work, a collection of short stories, offers “a running commentary on the truth behind Los Angeles’ gleaming facade—a life of brief encounters, desperation, addiction and the chasm-sized distance between people.” Woodard is the author of the novel Heaping Stones, described in a review as “a dizzying onslaught of drunken philosophizing, frenzied sex, and literary discussion … a unique and brilliantly exciting book.” Burning Shore Press will also be releasing Woodard’s second novel, What Love Is, in 2008 and his first volume of poetry, King of Long Beach, in 2009. |
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Writers in Residence
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| Four writers bring a solitary endeavor into the public eye, as they work on and discuss their current projects throughout the day. “Writers-in-Residence” is an interactive literary event! len Golightly, Lori Kozlowski and Rachel Levin will take up residence at {open} to write, work on and discuss their current projects. The writers will also discuss literature as a whole, their favorite books and authors and some will lend their talent to short, impromptu literary challenges–flash fiction, sudden poetry, love letters and the like. | |
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if{open} anniversary celebration + art show
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Open has teamed up with creative inspiration website Illustration Friday to showcase 25 artists’ interpretations of the word “open”, as part of the exhibit “IF{open}” commemorating our fourth anniversary! Yay! Every Friday, Illustration Friday posts a prompt, ranging the gamut from nouns (summer, monster, invention) to verbs (dance, crash, change) to concepts (your paradise, year of the rooster, E is for), all serving as an inspiring challenge for artists, who can then post a link to their interpretation. On October 5, IF posted the prompt “open,” and debuted a new feature allowing members to vote for their favorite five submissions.Out of 678 entries from around the world, the IF community self-selected the top 25 entries, which will be exhibited in “IF{open}” from November 3 to January 20 at Open. Check out the selected work here on Illustration Friday.And come celebrate with us! We’ll have great art and live music … plus an interactive cupcake station! |
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FOUND magazine (the CRIME issue): spoken word + songs
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 a sample find. this is not from the new issue: playing sims and eating chocolate cake is not a crime. |
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| To celebrate the release of FOUND #5 — The Crime Issue – the madmad duo of Davy and Peter Rothbart are on the road this fall on a 65-city, 36-state, 3-month rampage! {open} is pleased to welcome Found on their exclusive Long Beach date, and for the first time in our new space. Come early because seating is on a first-come, first-served basis, and you will want to be sitting down, so you don’t fall while you’re laughing. Advance tickets are recommended!
Davy will share brand-new finds (narrated in his priceless fashion) and soulful songwriter Peter will perform new songs based on notes from FOUND #5. These guys bring it to every performance. We know you believe us, but even the LA Times says “”Davy and Peter Rothbart are utterly engaging performers!” Don’t miss this. Bring your finds! |
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