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WRITERS’ CIRCLE WORKSHOP – Tuesday Evenings, ongoing (Westside)
13 Nov 2009 at 2:47pm
The Writers’ Circle Workshop

with Nomi Isak

A supportive writers’ community offering constructive feedback on your writing

When: Tuesdays (ongoing, every Tuesday) - 7:00–9:30 PM
Where: Private home on the Westside (address will be provided when you register)


* Have you been wondering if your writing is as good as it can be?

* Are you ready to submit your work for publication?

* Do you need help getting it to that next level?

* Are you yearning for a community of writers?

With the goal of creating a safe, suppor... ( cont'd )



UNACTING CLASS (Hollywood)
12 Nov 2009 at 5:13pm
Are you tired of Acting Class and acting teachers? Have you had it with the endless mumbo jumbo (The Instrument, The Ego, Breath, Subsitution) and name dropping by charasmatic erstwhile performers ("I coached Sean on that movie". ) who talk so much it's evident they really would rather be working themselves? Are you tired of the scare tactics by said teachers, who warn you (directly or indirectly) that if you leave their class you'll lose what you've learned, and who behave as if they hold the secret to the sacred art of acting? You don't need them. You already know what ... ( cont'd )


Sub Classes (please read) (westside)
12 Nov 2009 at 5:25am
I am an educator, entertainer and writer and am looking to teach a free course for submissive women. The course is free and class size will be small, I am interested in helping naturally submissive women who have never explored these inclinations before. A fun, respectful environment. Please email if interested.


Executive Producer seeks script (Los Angeles)
11 Nov 2009 at 9:30pm
Executive Producer seeks writer for an half hour TV show. The script will have to be formatted for HBO or Showtime and has a specific tag. Looking for someone with a sense of humor that is able to write something for the +30 year old crowd that will also be desirable for women to watch as well. Send an email with a sample of your writing and I'll respond to the humor that best suits the show. Writers will be compensated for finished script.


Screenwriting/TV writing teleclass series! (live conference call)
11 Nov 2009 at 5:03pm
Announcing Just Effing DO IT! A new Tele-class Series by The Script Department’s own Julie Gray!

Welcome to an exciting new series of tele-classes and guest speakers that will help you get ready for writing in 2010, provide inspirational motivation and deliver solid guidance for writers and creative types of all levels!

“Just effing do it!”: How to plan for 2010 and get what you want out of your career in order to achieve and meet all your goals next year!. It’s a six part series coming live over tele-conference in November and December 2009.

Julie Gray (founder ... ( cont'd )



January 2010 Intro to Fiction Writing with UCLA Extension! (Online)
9 Nov 2009 at 11:08am
Are you an aspiring writer? Tired of struggling alone on your stories? Let your imagination take flight through the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program.

Introduction to Fiction Writing (Online)
It has been said that all of us have locked inside of us at least one good story to tell. This course is designed to tap into that story—and others. Through a combination of written exercises, extensive online group discussions, and instructor feedback, students learn the fundamentals of fiction writing, including plot, point of view, setting, description, dialogue, tension, r... ( cont'd )



UNACTING "CLASS" (Hollywood)
8 Nov 2009 at 3:01pm
Are you tired of Acting Class and acting teachers? Have you had it with the endless mumbo jumbo (The Instrument, The Ego, Breath, Subsitution) and name dropping by charasmatic erstwhile performers ("I coached Sean on that movie". ) who talk so much it's evident they really would rather be working themselves? Are you tired of the scare tactics by said teachers, who warn you (directly or indirectly) that if you leave their class you'll lose what you've learned, and who behave as if they hold the secret to the sacred art of acting? You don't need them. You already know w... ( cont'd )


The real hollywood deal-Acting (Los Angeles)
6 Nov 2009 at 11:15am
Let's be honest here, do you want to be working on movies and TV in Hollywood, and absolutely nothing else will do?

Are you a bit stuck as to how to get yourself to Hollywood as a successful actor, producer, writer, director or doing any of the many other jobs out there from make-up artist to agent to the stars?
Perhaps people are telling you that it would be impossible. Well, hundreds of thousands of people are working successfully in Hollywood right now, and there is certainly room for you there!
There are practical steps you need to know for before you go to LA an... ( cont'd )



IWOSC Presents: A Writer’s Survival Guide and Free Legal Clinic (Veterans Memorial Building)
4 Nov 2009 at 10:49pm
Saturday, November, 21
10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Veterans Memorial Building
4117 Overland (at Culver Boulevard), Culver City
Parking is FREE, enter on Culver

You’ve heard it before: "Don't trust anyone!" Yet, during the process, writers have to trust their material to dozens of people. In today’s new media age, scam literary agents and disreputable editing services have cost writers dearly. Idea theft lawsuits are common. What about legitimate Print-on-Demand and self-publishing? Learn how to protect yourself from fraudulent vanity publishing houses and not get ripp... ( cont'd )



Learn Standup Comedy! (North Hollywood)
29 Oct 2009 at 11:56am

North Hollywood, CA
Phone: (800) 883-3531
Comedy Writing Secrets Are you a comedian? Actor? Writer? Do you want to be? You can learn to be funny. Few people know that comedy has a structure and a science to it. Jerry Corley has devoted his life to studying, perfecting and performing this structure. Now he teaches you what he has learned through 20 years of experience. In this eight-week course you will learn the building blocks that provide the structure anyone can use to write comedy. By the end of the course you will have developed an act and will perform it... ( cont'd )



Documentary Workshop (Los Angeles)
28 Oct 2009 at 12:41pm
Jump-start your documentary film in the Documentary Workshop. Led by the award-winning documentary filmmaker and editor, Stephanie Hubbard, the workshop is designed to help you get started on your film, and save money by really getting to know your story up front. Even if you've already started shooting, we'll help you work more effectively and create better art. You will leave being clear on your structure, tone and story, and you'll be to able to convey to investors, collaborators, your editors (especially if it's you), and especially your audience what you want t... ( cont'd )


Landscaping the Den of Saints, a new play by Jacob Smith (The Avery Schreiber - North Hollywood)
21 Oct 2009 at 4:21pm

A TU original by Jacob Smith, Landscaping the Den of Saints explores the hysterically destructive relationship between a floundering writer and an eccentric millionaire with a rampant desire to indulge in his many addictions. Real and audacious, this multi-leveled dark comedy digs into the artist’s desire to do (and deal with) anything to reach creative and financial success, capturing those increasingly uneasy moments that happen along the way.


Landscaping the Den of Saints
Written by Jacob Smith
Directed by Jacob Smith & Erin Scott
When: October 24th - November 22nd, 200... ( cont'd )



"Landscaping the Den of Saints" Pay What You Can Sundays! (The Avery Schreiber - North Hollywood)
21 Oct 2009 at 4:07pm

A TU original by Jacob Smith, Landscaping the Den of Saints explores the hysterically destructive relationship between a floundering writer and an eccentric millionaire with a rampant desire to indulge in his many addictions. Real and audacious, this multi-leveled dark comedy digs into the artist's desire to do (and deal with) anything to reach creative and financial success, capturing those increasingly uneasy moments that happen along the way.

For more information about the show, check out the press release, or get a more personal perspective with Jim Martyka's Artist In... ( cont'd )



Native Voices at the Autry Presents CARBON BLACK (Los Angeles)
19 Oct 2009 at 9:26am
WORLD PREMIERE OF CARBON BLACK
BY TERRY GOMEZ (COMANCHE)
PRESENTED BY NATIVE VOICES AT THE AUTRY,
AMERICA’S LEADING NATIVE AMERICAN THEATER COMPANY

Saturday, November 7 - Sunday, November 22, 2009
(previews begin Wednesday, November 4)

Native Voices at the Autry, America’s leading Native American theater company, launches its 2009-10 main stage play series with the world premiere of CARBON BLACK by Terry Gomez (Comanche)*. The humor-tinged suspenseful psychological drama, directed by Native Voices Founder/Producing Artistic Director Randy Reinholz (Choctaw)*... ( cont'd )



When someone we love dies, we are changed forever. (The Bodhi Tree Bookstore ANNEX)
8 Sep 2009 at 1:29pm
THE KAMLAK CENTER
Presents

THE SURPRISING CREATIVITY OF GRIEF
A Seminar for the Bereaved & the Curious
By Dr. Betty J. Kovacs

DATE: October 17, 2009, 3:00-5:00 pm

LOCATION: Bodhi Tree Bookstore ANNEX
(Separate building next to bookstore, enter on Melrose)
8585 Melrose Avenue
West Hollywood, CA 90069

ADMISSION: $20 * Seating is limited.
Register online (http://www.kamlak.com/kamlak_events.html), via phone, or at the door.
For more information and to register by phone, contact Kimberly Saavedra at (909-282-2455).


DESCRIPTION:

When someon... ( cont'd )






The Illusion - 90 minute baroque comedy masterpiece (6209 Santa Monica Blvd. 90038)
16 Nov 2009 at 7:11pm
Hi Craigs Listers,

Hope this finds you all well!

I'm writing to alert everyone that we're down to the final two performances of Open Fist's gorgeous production of THE ILLUSION, a 90 minute comic romp directed by the inestimable director, clown extraordinaire David Bridel -- "Bridel is the real thing, one of the most inventive, scholarly and challenging voices on the theatre scene" The Los Angeles Times.
We'd love to send this wonderful show off in the grand style it deserves and, as such, we're offering wine and some post-show fun for all who purchase a ticket... ( cont'd )



Grant Writing Training Seminar (Buckingham University, Los Angeles)
15 Nov 2009 at 3:11pm
Learn how to write and submit grants yourself!
Take advantage of this limited opportunity that
could change your life forever.

On hand will be members of our staff along side
of our partner who just happens to be the biggest
supplier of grants in America,


That's right a government representative will do
an on hour presentation at Buckingham University, Los Angeles, California

Tuesday. January 12, 2010 and Saturday January 23, 2010 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Register now

&

Don't miss out on this life changi... ( cont'd )



I will give you a 10% FINDERS FEE, Call A/B Video 310-649-3236 (Southern California)
14 Nov 2009 at 2:27pm
I am a videographer offering a
10 percent finders-fee to all the
wedding coordinators/planners
who refer me to (and I provide)
a video service for your client.

I always use a wireless lavlier
microphones and direct audio
feed for a quality soundtrack.
I am very flexible in my rates.
You are welcome to view our
demodisc of some of our video
coverage’s and productions…

Because of my quality practices and many more, many of my previous clients
have returned to me, with new projects. And, many of them have expressed
their total satisfaction, in writing. For ... ( cont'd )



WRITERS’ CIRCLE WORKSHOP – Tuesday Evenings, ongoing (Westside)
13 Nov 2009 at 2:47pm
The Writers’ Circle Workshop

with Nomi Isak

A supportive writers’ community offering constructive feedback on your writing

When: Tuesdays (ongoing, every Tuesday) - 7:00–9:30 PM
Where: Private home on the Westside (address will be provided when you register)


* Have you been wondering if your writing is as good as it can be?

* Are you ready to submit your work for publication?

* Do you need help getting it to that next level?

* Are you yearning for a community of writers?

With the goal of creating a safe, suppor... ( cont'd )



GUYS: LEARN A "SECRET" ONLY WOMEN KNOW & HOW TO GET ANY WOMAN YOU WANT (Los Angeles)
13 Nov 2009 at 11:12am
Ok Los Angeles, are you ready to stop being an average, frustrated
chump and start being a man that women want to be around.
Anyone can do it, you just have to relearn a couple of things.
David teaches you those things. Read this lesson and you'll
know more about women than most men ever will. Take a class or
read David's ebook and you'll change your dating life forever.
Info is at the bottom AFTER you read this lesson.

A Secret Women Know But Men Don't

By David DeAngelo

I'd like to tell you a story...

It's a story that you might find strangely... ( cont'd )




UNACTING CLASS (Hollywood)
12 Nov 2009 at 5:13pm
Are you tired of Acting Class and acting teachers? Have you had it with the endless mumbo jumbo (The Instrument, The Ego, Breath, Subsitution) and name dropping by charasmatic erstwhile performers ("I coached Sean on that movie". ) who talk so much it's evident they really would rather be working themselves? Are you tired of the scare tactics by said teachers, who warn you (directly or indirectly) that if you leave their class you'll lose what you've learned, and who behave as if they hold the secret to the sacred art of acting? You don't need them. You already know what ... ( cont'd )


Executive Producer seeks script (Los Angeles)
11 Nov 2009 at 9:30pm
Executive Producer seeks writer for an half hour TV show. The script will have to be formatted for HBO or Showtime and has a specific tag. Looking for someone with a sense of humor that is able to write something for the +30 year old crowd that will also be desirable for women to watch as well. Send an email with a sample of your writing and I'll respond to the humor that best suits the show. Writers will be compensated for finished script.


Strategies for a Successful Job Search (Job and Career Center, 980 Enchanted Way)
11 Nov 2009 at 4:19pm
Strategies for a Successful Job Search workshop
OPEN helps unemployed professionals jump start their job search. We provide an intensive, five 1/2-day outplacement training workshop that covers online and traditional job search strategies, network building, cover letter and resume writing, interviewing, salary negotiation, skills analysis, and more. These workshops require NO FEE to attend.
The next Workshop will begin Monday, December 14th thru December 18th. Daily workshop hours are from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm, at the Job and Career Center, 980 Enchanted Way Suite #105, ... ( cont'd )



Screenwriting/TV writing teleclass series! (live conference call)
11 Nov 2009 at 5:03pm
Announcing Just Effing DO IT! A new Tele-class Series by The Script Department’s own Julie Gray!

Welcome to an exciting new series of tele-classes and guest speakers that will help you get ready for writing in 2010, provide inspirational motivation and deliver solid guidance for writers and creative types of all levels!

“Just effing do it!”: How to plan for 2010 and get what you want out of your career in order to achieve and meet all your goals next year!. It’s a six part series coming live over tele-conference in November and December 2009.

Julie Gray (founder ... ( cont'd )



A Question of Freedom: Learning, Survival and Coming of Age in Prison (The California Endowment)
10 Nov 2009 at 2:31pm
A Question of Freedom: Learning, Survival and Coming of Age in Prison
Tuesday, December 1 at 6:30 p.m.

The California Endowment's
Center for Healthy Communities
1000 N. Alameda St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012

One fateful night in 1996, 16-year-old Dwayne Betts carjacked a man sleeping in a parking lot and suddenly became, in his own words, “a statistic.” He spent nine years in adult prison and uses his book and his experiences to confront questions about violence, race, opportunity and the criminal justice system. Betts is now national spokesperson for Campaign for Yo... ( cont'd )



January 2010 Intro to Fiction Writing with UCLA Extension! (Online)
9 Nov 2009 at 11:08am
Are you an aspiring writer? Tired of struggling alone on your stories? Let your imagination take flight through the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program.

Introduction to Fiction Writing (Online)
It has been said that all of us have locked inside of us at least one good story to tell. This course is designed to tap into that story—and others. Through a combination of written exercises, extensive online group discussions, and instructor feedback, students learn the fundamentals of fiction writing, including plot, point of view, setting, description, dialogue, tension, r... ( cont'd )



UNACTING "CLASS" (Hollywood)
8 Nov 2009 at 3:01pm
Are you tired of Acting Class and acting teachers? Have you had it with the endless mumbo jumbo (The Instrument, The Ego, Breath, Subsitution) and name dropping by charasmatic erstwhile performers ("I coached Sean on that movie". ) who talk so much it's evident they really would rather be working themselves? Are you tired of the scare tactics by said teachers, who warn you (directly or indirectly) that if you leave their class you'll lose what you've learned, and who behave as if they hold the secret to the sacred art of acting? You don't need them. You already know w... ( cont'd )


IWOSC Panel Discussion: Editors (Veterans Memorial Building)
4 Nov 2009 at 10:54pm
IWOSC (The Independent Writers of Southern California)
Presents our November Panel Discussion:
Editors: Don't Let The Books You Write Leave Home Without One!

Monday, November 23, 2009
7:30-9 p.m.
Veterans Memorial Building
4117 Overland Ave. (at Culver Blvd.), Culver City
Parking is FREE; enter on Culver Blvd.
IWOSC members FREE; $15 for non-members.
Deadline (if space permits) is 12:00 Noon on Monday, November 23.
Reserve seats by calling 1-877-79-WRITE (799-7483) or by emailing info@iwosc.org
Networking to Follow Panel


Our November Panel of Expe... ( cont'd )



Learn Standup Comedy! (North Hollywood)
29 Oct 2009 at 11:56am

North Hollywood, CA
Phone: (800) 883-3531
Comedy Writing Secrets Are you a comedian? Actor? Writer? Do you want to be? You can learn to be funny. Few people know that comedy has a structure and a science to it. Jerry Corley has devoted his life to studying, perfecting and performing this structure. Now he teaches you what he has learned through 20 years of experience. In this eight-week course you will learn the building blocks that provide the structure anyone can use to write comedy. By the end of the course you will have developed an act and will perform it... ( cont'd )




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