General Interest
Addressing the Impact of Eliminating Redevelopment Agencies on the historic Alex Theatre
By Glendale Arts at January 31, 2012 | 10:18 pm | 0 Comment
Assembly Bill 26 was passed in January of 2011 and calls for the elimination of Redevelopment agencies across the State of California. In December, the California Supreme Court upheld the state’s dissolution of local redevelopment agencies, requiring cities to liquidate their redevelopment assets. In Glendale, one of these assets is the historic Alex Theatre. We
Importance of SB659 – Write Your Representatives Today!
By Glendale Arts at January 19, 2012 | 9:43 pm | 0 Comment
LEGISLATURE MUST PASS SB 659 QUICKLY TO POSTPONE SCHEDULED DISSOLUTION OF REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES ON FEBRUARY 1, 2012 Temporarily Postponing February 1 Deadline for Dissolution of Agencies Will Ensure the State and Education Receive the Funding Intended by the Legislature, and allow Time to Develop a New Job Creation and Neighborhood Renewal Program Background: On
How redevelopment has benefited Glendale
By Glendale Arts at January 19, 2012 | 9:32 pm | 0 Comment
What is redevelopment? California law allows cities to form redevelopment agencies to revitalize blighted or deteriorated areas. The primary financial tool is property tax increment. Redevelopment agencies keep the revenue generated by the incremental growth in assessed property values from the base year when the project area is formed. Those incremental taxes are used
The Katie Love Show: An Underbelly Talk Show!
By Katie Love at September 18, 2011 | 9:10 am | 0 Comment
The Katie Love Show: An Underbelly Talk Show The relationship between performer and audience member is a tender-footed one because there's always that blurred line of fiction and reality hovering just outside and I'm not talking about Paparazzi or stalkers. I'm talking about removing the slick network-style veneer and getting to know our local talent with a little
Alex Theatre Open Position Event Services Manager
By Elissa Glickman at August 28, 2011 | 9:17 am | 0 Comment
The Event Services Manager reports to the General Manager of the Alex Theatre and is responsible for coordinating and supervising all front-of-house and concessions operations. The Event Services Manager is also responsible for maintaining an effective volunteer usher program and for recruiting program participants The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree
Grants for Film, Radio and New Media
By Elissa Glickman at August 7, 2011 | 9:20 am | 0 Comment
2011 California Documentary Project Grants for film, radio and new media Deadline: October 3, 2011 The California Documentary Project (CDP) is a competitive grant program of the California Council for the Humanities. CDP supports the research and development, production, and public engagement stages of film, radio, and interactive new media projects that document
CREATIVE WORD: Entertainment, Resort-Style
By Katie Love at April 5, 2011 | 3:00 pm | 0 Comment
CREATIVE WORD: Entertainment, Resort-Style By: Katie Love “We have entertainment every night,” said the front-desk clerk at the all-inclusive resort, as she fastened my wristband. “Great,” I replied, searching the lobby for the bar. “Every night at 8pm. You might want to get there early to get a seat,” she urged- her accent heavy on the word
Creative Word: The Screenwriting Coach/Therapist
By Diana Funaro at March 24, 2011 | 3:03 pm | 0 Comment
Creative Word: The Screenwriting Coach/Therapist By: Katie Love “I have an idea for a movie!” a friend, neighbor, mailman, banker says to me. “Great, you should write it!” “No, you write it! You’re the professional. I’ll just tell you about it. It’s all in my head!” I usually listen to the first three minutes of the pitch before I go into my
CREATIVE WORD: Day in the Life of a Make-up Artist
By Katie Love at March 17, 2011 | 3:06 pm | 0 Comment
CREATIVE WORD: Day in the Life of a Make-up Artist By: Katie Love On set, nothing happens on camera until the actor has stopped by the make-up artist’s chair. Depending on the artist, that chair can either feel like a sanctuary or a torture chamber. In an industry fraught with budgets, fragile egos and deadlines, the make-up artist is part psychiatrist, part
Master Teacher Sings Doris Day’s “Que Sera Sera” by Diana Funaro
By Diana Funaro at March 17, 2011 | 10:49 am | 0 Comment
JEWEL CITY SCENE -- Master Teacher Sings Doris Day’s “Que Sera Sera” By Diana Funaro Marina Adamian loves pop music and has it blaring as her adult ESL (English as a Second Language) students enter her class at Glendale College, Garfield Campus. While her students have mainly come from Armenia, she’s gotten more Iraqi refuge students this session than
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