BLOCK PARTY
Community Murals Done Right

Dusty Wright, 06/27/12

Host, The Dusty Wright Show; co-founder, CultureCatch.com

Doug Bradley, 06/27/12

Former director of communications for the University of Wisconsin System; Vietnam veteran

Stephen H. Warner was killed in an ambush near the Laotian border on February 14, 1971. He didn't have to be there. He wasn't supposed to be killed.

Johnny Nevin, 06/27/12

Music and Dance writer, 4dancers.org

Balance is something that Billy Siegenfeld knows inside out. In his Jump Rhythm Technique, and in the art of Jump Rhythm Jazz Project, he explores where balance comes from and what it's made of, where to find it and how to use it.

Arianna Huffington, 06/26/12

Nora Ephron is gone -- and I can't believe it. Professionally, her legacy will be that of an exceptionally gifted and versatile artist who could do it all, and do it all incredibly well. Personally, she'll be cherished as a wife and mother, and a devoted, giving, treasured -- and irreplaceable -- friend. Indeed, she was as talented at friendship as she was at everything else she tried.

Tenzin Dorjee, 06/27/12

Activist, Writer and Executive Director of Students for a Free Tibet: www.sfthq.org

Last October, thousands of Tibetan exiles were able to "return home" -- at least temporarily -- when Tenzing Rigdol smuggled 20,000 kilograms of native Tibetan soil into India.

Andrew Fish, 06/27/12

Writer

Since watching Hemingway & Gellhorn a few weeks back I've been spending much of my free time absorbed in this piece of history and personality I'd never heard of before.

Angelica Martin, 06/27/12

Writer, Journalist, and Culture and Entertainment Enthusiast

Last weekend, James Franco celebrated the closing of "Rebel's" six-week run at the MOCA in vintage L.A. street style, complete with food trucks and an outdoor screening of Red Rebel.

Carla Seaquist, 06/27/12

Writer and Playwright

Imagine it again: Not just a few but a majority of those voting in 2008 were enlightened hearts and they made electoral history. But not one of them is onstage in Clybourne Park. How then is this play, as The New York Times' theatre critic claims, "ferociously smart"?

John Corso, 06/27/12

Art critic

Liam Gillick's tongue-in-cheek show at Casey Kaplan attests to an exciting career in transition: room to grow, fluid self-criticality, and an evolving stance on the source of meaning in art.

Bruce Helander, 06/27/12

Editor-in-Chief, 'The Art Economist'; White House Fellow of the National Endowment for the Arts

Throughout history, mankind has been fascinated by the mysteries and satisfaction of re-creating sculptural images that cleverly interpret the human shape.

Daniel J. Kushner, 06/27/12

Arts Journalist and Music Critic

I imagine the Lone Creator of this image -- what great insight regarding humanity had he meant to impart from the solitary confinement of his genius?

Arthur I. Miller, 06/27/12

Author, 'Einstein, Picasso: Space, Time, and the Beauty That Causes Havoc'

It is too often the case that conversations on creativity plummet to new lows. Conversely, the one at Tällberg was a grown-up discussion which ranged far, wide and deep, over a spectrum that included art, science, technology and business.

Alina Gregorian, 06/27/12

Poet

The Reading Series is a new feature spotlighting videos from contemporary poets.

Marlo Thomas, 06/26/12

Award-winning actress, author, and activist

There's a new hot TV mogul on the scene. She's brilliant, she's powerful, she's funny, and she's just 26-years-old. Talk about your wunderkinds.

Justin Moss, 06/26/12

Director of Broward Operations, Florida Grand Opera

Lingering about the box office on opening night, striking up conversations with the patrons, it's always interesting to learn how people became acquainted with opera. For many of us, cartoons provided the first taste of this wonderful, transcendent art form.

Scott Walters, 06/26/12

Director, Center for Rural Arts Development and Leadership Education

Looking at the facts, exactly where does Landesman see too many theaters? Everywhere in the U.S.? I live in Bakersville, N.C. (pop. 357), and I haven't noticed the place crawling with actors and directors.

Bill Bush, 06/26/12

Publisher of Artweek.LA, a leading online magazine dedicated to the Los Angeles art scene