LA and OC Weirdo Music and Art Forum

Cross-posted with So Cal Explorers

Date: Tuesday, Oct 28 · 7:30 PM
Author book signing at 6:30

Dinner at 5:00 at 4th Street Market
201 E 4th St, Santa Ana, CA 92701

Venue: Address: 305 E 4th St #100, Santa Ana, CA 92701

Tickets: $16.00
https://thefridacinema.org/movies/rebel-with-a-clause/

Director: Brandt Johnson Run Time: 86 min. Release Year: 2025

Come for the grammar. Stay for the humanity. The Frida Cinema is excited to present a special screening of the new documentary Rebel With A Clause! And as an awesome bonus, grammar guru Ellen Jovin will set up her grammar advice stand at the theater starting at 6:30 to take your grammar questions, resolve long-standing grammar disputes, and listen to any tales of grammar woe. Please also stick around after the screening for a Q&A with director Brandt Johnson and Ellen, who will sign copies of her national bestseller!

One fall day, Ellen Jovin set up a folding table on a Manhattan sidewalk with a homemade sign that said “Grammar Table.” Right away, passersby began excitedly asking questions, telling stories, and filing complaints. What happened next is the stuff of grammar legend.

Ellen and her filmmaker husband, Brandt Johnson, took the table on the road, visiting all 50 states as Brandt shot the grammar action. Media outlets across the country celebrated the adventures of the Grammar Table in over 100 print, radio, and television stories. People from every imaginable background visited the table to share a laugh, settle disputes, and talk about their grammar insecurities. These conversations took place in small towns and big cities, by bookstores and coffee shops, on beaches and mountainsides.

But this story transcends grammar. It’s the story of an epic quest to bring us all closer together. In a time of social and political division, the Grammar Table is a place of unity and connection. The conversations at the table help answer the question “How can we all get along?”

Tickets; $20
https://events.rivian.com/rivianpresentsshadowsandstring1

Join Rivian and Laguna Beach Live! for Shadows and Strings: A haunting improvised score meets the 1922 horror classic Nosferatu, performed live by the Melissa Hasin String Quartet.

An electrifying performance to prepare for Halloween, where chilling visuals meet a fearless improvised string soundtrack — composed on the spot, played live, and never the same twice. Experience the original horror movie with a killer new musical reimagining.
Doors 6:30pm
Film 7:00pm

Website: https://www.thenonsemble.com/

Performers:

• Dwight Trible - We have seen this terrific and unique singer many times
• Billy Mohler - Great bassist, who we saw at the Angel City Jazz Fest in 2024, and with Dan Rosenboom at Vine in Long Beach
• Melanin Horns - led by trumpeter Tatiana Tate, we saw them at the Leimert Park Jazz Festival.
• Sumbacalasque - band of young musicians discovered by KJAZZ DJ Leroy Downs

The AZZ-IS Rebel Jazz Fest is a free, family-friendly event, and there is no ticket price for general admission. Donations are appreciated and help the organizers keep the festival going.

The festival is presented by the creative collective, The Nonsemble, in partnership with the Venice Heritage Foundation/Museum. You can find information on how to donate to support the festival on The Nonsemble's social media and website.

The term "Rebel" in the festival's name is a tribute to both a historic jazz event and the festival's own grassroots origin as a protest party. It signifies a commitment to the independent, revolutionary spirit of jazz music.

1960 Newport Rebel Jazz Festival
The name and spirit of the festival were inspired by the original "Rebel Jazz Fest" that occurred in 1960 in Newport, Rhode Island.

• A musician's protest: Jazz giants Charles Mingus and Max Roach organized this DIY festival in protest against the commercialization and mainstream approach of the established Newport Jazz Festival.
• "Thumb in the eye": The rebel festival was created as a "thumb in the eye" to the more commercial event, honoring authentic artists and their militant musical movement.

Article on the 1960 Rebel Jazz Festival: https://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-rebel-festival

Venue: Thayer Hall at the Colburn School
200 S Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90012 + Google Map

Tickets $25
https://pianospheres.org/event/nic-gerpe-islands/

When you grow up on an island, what matters is how you stand to the sea.
– Roddy Doyle

But where, after all, would be the poetry of the sea were there no wild waves?
– Joshua Slocum

Islands evoke myriad vivid impressions and captivate our imaginations. As places of stunning beauty, mystery, and isolation, “where the contours of the land itself form a kind of sinewy poetry,” countless associations come with the very mention of the word. Islands conjure a range of emotions and flights of fancy, from images of wild, exotic natural wonders, to metaphorical and spiritual connections. In this program, Nic Gerpe will present a range of colorful and evocative pieces which explore the many aspects and connotations of islands, from the imaginary landscapes of Almeida Prado’s Ilhas to Thomas Osborne’s poetic and virtuosic And The Waves Sing Because They Are Moving. The program will include captivating works by Donnacha Dennehy, Salina Fisher and Christopher Cerrone, and will feature world premieres of “30 for 30” Piano Spheres commissions by Robert Pollock, José-Luis Hurtado and Paul Moravec.

PROGRAM:
Almeida Prado – Ilhas (1973)
Robert Pollock – Maui Lifts Islands (2024)
World Premiere – Piano Spheres 30 for 30 Commission
Salina Fisher – Uchi Soto (内外) (2019)
Donnacha Dennehy – North Circular (2007), North Strand (2007), North Wall (2014)
Paul Moravec – Los Angeles Variations (2024)
World Premiere – Piano Spheres 30 for 30 Commission
Jose Luis Hurtado – Memories of 490 West End (2024)
World Premiere – Piano Spheres 30 for 30 Commission
Christopher Cerrone – Hoyt-Schermerhorn (2010)
Thomas Osborne – And The Waves Sing Because They Are Moving (2004)