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Thursdays June 20th & June 27th, 8pm

From Warf Rats to Lords of the Docks

A one-man play starring actor & writer Ian Ruskin

Opening Night in Venice June 20th, 8pm with reception catered by Whole Foods-Venice and Mora Wines

June 27th @ 8pm

The multimedia, one-man show From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks is a deeply human portrayal of Harry Bridges, one of the most important labor leaders of the 20th century, as he helped rally dock-workers into better conditions and, eventually, the formation of the longshoremen's union (ILWU). Ian Ruskin helps bring this truly inspiring story to life, using a combination of Bridges' fiery speeches, the words of his contemporaries, rare labor songs and archival footage. The play has been performed more than 200 times around the world and a film version aired on PBS for the past four years. Explore this colorful, intense slice of history that still resonates to this day through this remarkable one-man show.

Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/366029?date=813900

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Weekends June 21st through June 30th, 8pm

To Begin the World Over Again: the Life of Thomas Paine

 

Opening Night June 21st , 8pm with reception catered by

Whole Foods-Venice and Mora Wine Company

June 22nd 8pm

June 23rd Pay What You Can @7pm

June 28th, 29th @ 8pm

June 30th @ 3pm

The eloquence and passion of Thomas Paine have never been more timely than in Ian Ruskin's acclaimed one-man play. He has performed to capacity crowds and critical acclaim across America. Ruskin's vivid portrayal of this fiery patriot and founding father captures the brilliance and contradictions of the men that helped forge America’s core yet today is misunderstood at best, forgotten at worst. He went from hero on the streets of Philadelphia to prisoner in Paris awaiting the guillotine. He was one of history’s greatest idealists and worst politicians, a dangerous and very deadly combination. 

"My country is the world, all mankind are my brethren,

and to do good is my religion." - Thomas Paine

 

Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/366066?date=813982

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June 23rd, 4:00pm

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In the Art Gallery

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Susan Gesundheit

 

 

Susan Gesundheit's paintings, prints and collages explore the surface of a two-dimensional graphic world with an extensive range of color and texture. Her work displays a sense of interpretation and experimentation with multiple layers of processes visible all the way through to the final image. She prints from plastic stencils that are peeled off an inked plate, flipped and repositioned. The results are a still life, or a universal cityscape, unplanned, but a reflection of experiences in travel and exposure to working in artist groups.
Her approach was developed sixteen years after her B.A. in Art from UCLA, during classes with Alex Vilumsons, whose right brain drawing approach turned her art toward a more creative and personal direction. She joined Artist Co-op 7, a group formed out of his classes, and has grown as an exhibiting artist and teacher, and serves on their art panel of curators.

Susan Gesundheit chairs the art gallery committee for USC Hillel that brings inspiring art for the students to view. She is a member of Collage Artists of America, Women Painter's West, Valley Watercolor Society, and the National Watercolor Society and has received awards through their juried shows. She has also been accepted into Jewish Artists Initiative and participates in the Los Angeles Experimental Artists group. Susan reaps the benefits of teaching and the positive energy of working with studio groups: She teaches Artist Co-op 7 watercolor and figure drawing classes at the Whizin Center for continuing education at the American Jewish University.  She has participated in monotype workshops in Italy and at USC with Ruth Weisberg, former professor at the USC Gayle Garner Roski School of Fine Arts.

 

Reception June 15th, 3-5pm in Lobby Gallery

 

 

Contact information: soozworm@aol.com

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