Arts & Entertainment Well, the months have passed and it’s time for another column. It seems that there has been a quickening of pace and events all around and that the role of the arts is becoming increasingly significant. Much has been going on amongst the artists in and around our L.A. Baba cornrnunity. We would love to include information about other groups and areas as well, so please send us notices and keep us informed. “Work with me.”
Richard Arthur
The Still Yet More Chamber Players, Pris and Chris Haffenden have been making a name for themselves at various venues around town, with Pris on guitar and Chris on oboe playing from Baroque to the Beatles. Call them @ (310) 390-2779 for their current
performance schedule, to book them for a private gathering or to have Chris come and tune your piano. Fred Stankus continues tirelessly to produce segments on Meher Baba for public access television. See July 10 on the program schedule. Sculptor and painter Jurgis Sapkus, whom the L.A. group has known for years for his marvelous sculpted busts of Meher Baba, had a lovely showing at The Artist’s . .
Studio Gallery in Rancho Palos Verdes in April and May. .Billy Goodrum placed an original song in the new film Kingpin, on which he plays and sings. Look for the soundtrack. The film also features the acting work of east coast resident Prudence. Performance artist Rosalee Dunphy has been entertaining around town at various theaters and coffee houses. Hers is a unique blend of organic improvi sation and movement, “Improve- ing” as she calls it. You can call her at the L.A. Baba center @ (310) 474-9454 for her performance schedule as well as inquiries about vanous “open” performing venues around town seeking new talent. Tamara Mark radiated in her performance in the contemporary one act play A Man And A Woman. Yours truly is penning this article from the set of director Barry (Get Shorty) Sonenfeld’s latest outing Men In Black, where I’m working forAcaderny Award winning make-up master Rick Baker as an extra terrestrial alien. And so it is in the Beloved’s Divine Play, a few notes from around. “Art when inspired with Love leads to higher realms. Love art and that art will open for you the inner life.” Meher Baba .
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Please send your notices and information to RichardArthur do MV Entertainment 615 Midvale Ave. L.A., CA. 90024.
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