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NoHo Scene: Everything You Want in One Place

September 19th, 2008 Written by: Mali· No Comments

Get a true taste of NoHo at the second annual All-Day, All-Arts, All-NoHo “NoHo Scene” on Sunday, October 5 from 11 am until 8 pm.  Admission to all NoHo Scene events and activities is free.

Free theater performances, catered food and wine, kids scene, marketplace, live music and a whole lot more. Get there early - the tickets go fast!

Free theater performances take place between 11 am and 6 pm.  Tickets will be available at the Ticket Booth at Theatre Circle (on Lankershim Blvd., just south of Magnolia) and will be given away starting at 11 am on a first-come, first-served basis.

Relax at the Food and Wine Garden while watching great entertainment on the Outdoor Stage (no tickets required) between 11am and 8 pm.

Visual artists will take over Lankershim Boulevard, creating an Artists Village.  Walk through a beautiful blend of art and experience how art is made - LIVE! - at the demonstration booth.

Kids Scene is where 7 to 14-year olds can check out the latest dance steps; learn how to sing or play an instrument; or take a free acting class.

Stroll through the NoHo Scene Marketplace to discover treasures and discounts from local merchants and one-of-a-kind boutiques.

NoHo is North Hollywood’s unique Arts District, home to over 30 theaters, dance and music studios and art galleries.  Lankershim Boulevard will be closed to traffic between Magnolia and Hesby for the event.  Double Decker buses will shuttle visitors to theaters not within walking distance.

Highlights of the NoHo Scene include:

THEATER: Free performances will be offered throughout the day between 11am and 6pm and include a sampling from 16 theaters and acting companies, including several full-length plays:

  • Actors Forum Theatre
    • the Tony Award-winning The Belle of Amherst, playwright William Luce’s stunning theatrical event based on the life and poetry of Emily Dickinson, directed by Tony Sears and performed by Kate Randolph Burns. (Full-length matinee)
  • Actors Workout Studio
    • Musical numbers from the Whitefire Theatre’s upcoming production of Willy Russell’s long-running West End hit musical, Blood Brothers
    • Dina Morrone’s solo show The Italian in Me, an accelerated full immersion Italian lesson about Cinema, Sex, Saints and Frederico Fellini
  • Antaeus Theatre Company
    • Lovers, Gamblers and Fools, a full-length program of three classic one-acts: Infancy by Thornton Wilder; Hello Out There by William Saroyan; and Welcome Home, Bus Riley by William Inge.  (Full-length matinee)
  • Avery Schreiber Theatre
    • Total Improv for Kids is a one of a kind school that uses the art of theatrical improvisation to offer kids a fun and exciting means of tapping into and expanding their imaginations. (Longform improv)
    • One Night Stands, the Sex Comedies is made up of eight vignettes hosted by an alcoholic Cupid who has given up making people fall in love. There is no nudity. 18+ only.
    • Sphere presents the first in a pair of comically tragic one acts collectively titled Little Black Lies. The Ointment by Steve Stajich is a new-fashioned morality play in which the bad guys just might not live happily ever after.  (One act)
  • Deaf West Theatre
    • ASL Story Time - Professional deaf actors perform well-known children’s stories in American Sign Language, with spoken English translation for hearing children and parents.  Audiences learn new signs and how to change written words into living characters.
    • NeO-FiEd - a modern variety show with a fresh hip twist that will introduce NoHo Arts District to the next generation of top performers - twelve incredibly talented 14 to 17-year olds.  An afternoon of singing, dancing, comedy sketches, hip-hop, pop and rock ‘n roll.
  • El Portal Theatre
    • Carol Lawrence and Donna McKechnie

    will make an appearance on the Outdoor Stage, where Los Angeles City Councilmember Tom LaBonge will present the two Broadway legends with a special award for their contribution to American Musical Theatre.  Later this month, they will perform together in the West Coast premiere of Girl’s Room at NoHo’s historic El Portal Theatre.

  • Lonny Chapmans Group Repertory Theatre
    • William Fairchild’s mystery thriller for the whole family, The Sound of Murder.  When a woman and her lover plan the perfect murder of her heartless husband… someone is going to die. (Full-length matinee)
  • NoHo Arts Center
    • Open at the Top presents Bathroom Stall Incantations, a world premiere psychological thriller set against the rigid backdrop of an all girls’ Catholic school. (Full-length matinee)
    • Move Tube is a family musical experience for all ages that gets audience members up and moving while delivering a message about the importance of health and exercise.  (Full-length matinee)
  • NoHo London Music Hall
    • The Crazy Gang, the true story of England’s most successful comedy team of all time featuring the life stories “Gang” stars Bud Flanagan and Chesney Allen.  A fast moving show with a big cast full of variety, comedy, pathos, drama, girls, panto, song and dance.
  • The Raven Playhouse
    • The Giggle Gaggle Show: kids perform comedy, standup, improv and sketches
    • Detention Span: teen angst is transformed into comedy gold in a madcap, fun-filled hour of  sketch, improv, impressions, singing, and more
    • The Sunday Funnies: - an improv comedy show performed by kids with full audience participation
  • The Road Theatre Company
    • The Friendly Hour by Tom Jacobson, directed by Mark Bringleson. Based on the actual minutes of a women’s club formed in rural South Dakota in 1934, this poignant comedy charts 70 years of personal and national history - from skinning skunks and julebukking in the 30s to restoring the native prairie in the new millennium.  (Full-length matinee)
  • Secret Rose Theatre
    • Resident company Theatre Neo presents O Solo Neo, selections from the many and varied one-person shows by the company.  Also, scenes from the upcoming production of The Family of Mann by Theresa Rebeck.
  • Sherry Theatre
    • a performance of the interactive hit, Inside Private Lives (LA Weekly Pick of the Week, Los Angeles Times Recommended, Edinburgh Pick of the Fest) - audiences take a ride along the 20th Century timeline, interacting with controversial public figures of the past portrayed by actors.
    • EP McKnight’s solo show I Question America about the life and legacy of Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer, who went from the cotton fields to the halls of Congress working for equal rights, voting rights, federal housing, equal schooling and recognition in the political system.
  • Theatre Tribe
    • Two encore performances of the well-received Directors’ Lab Sunday Brunch featuring four original one-act plays directed by members of Theatre Tribe’s Directors’ Lab. These refreshing works-in-progress are highly entertaining and have been sold-out all summer!
  • Whitmore-Lindley Center
    • The Rising Son, Layon Gray’s one-man show about a young man on the verge of suicide who reflects on his past and the choices he made in life that lead up to this horrific event.
  • Zombie Joes Underground
    • Dynamite Kablammo’s all-new hilarious, cutting-edge production about freakish happenings taking place in The San Fernando Valley. (Sketch Comedy)

    ARTISTS VILLAGE:

    • Barbara Sophia Weinberger
    • Brooke Harker
    • Cella Gallery
    • Charlie Morey Fine Art Photography
    • Danz Art & Deb Ash
    • D.V.L. Productions
    • Fine Art Fire
    • Felicite Imam
    • sFine Art Prints & Cards

    • Fritz Suter
    • H Gallery
    • H Studio
    • Harry Spitz Photography
    • Henry Lehn Photography
    • K. Randall Wilcox Fine Art
    • L.A. Artwork
    • Lunaset Photography & Design
    • Milenna
    • Nichole Waldron
    • NoHo Gallery LA
    • Ralph Berko
    • Randall
    • s Art

    • RBS Gallery
    • Richard Herd
    • S. Chavez
    • S. Riley Design
    • Sarah Pavsner
    • Satsuma Gallery
    • Schilling Design
    • Stephanie Han Art & Design
    • Thom Bierdz
    • Trart Studio
    • Vera Arutyunyan
    • Vivian Killilea

    DANCE AND MOVEMENT:

    • Special Guest Performance by Shane Sparks, star judge on the hit MTV series “America’s Best Dance Crew,” choreographer on the hit FOX TV show “So You Think You Can Dance,” and favorite choreographer to chart topping recording artists *NSYNC, Lindsay Lohan, Omarion, B2K and Marques Houston.
    • Dance Contest, open to all, at Millennium Dance Complex, judged by Shane Sparks.  Winner will receive a month of free classes. Sign up for the Dance Contest at the Millennium Dance Complex Booth on the day of the festival.  You may be “NoHo’s Favorite Dancer.”
    • The VII Carlos Gardel Tango Festival, featuring Claudio & Elizabeth and the Otero Dance Company - a tango performance and free tango lessons, courtesy of NoHo’s Teatro de las Artes.
    • A performance by MKM Cultural Center/Shirley Martin Dancers
    • A martial arts demonstration by Mike Chat known as the Tony Hawk of martial arts, former Blue Power Ranger and seven-time World Forms and Weapons Champion.

    MUSIC:

    • The best of trip-hop, urban soul and pop with recording artists Kellin and Taryn Manning, aka BoomKat (the recently released A Million Trillion Stars and  2003’s Dance/Billboard chart topper Wreckoning)
    • Salsa sensation Chino Espinoza Y Los Duenos Del Son
    • R & B artist RAMY
    • Rock ‘n Roll with Danielle Egnew and Whisky Road Show Band
    • Tim Moran and Scottie Austin, jazz guitar and vocals

    KIDS SCENE (all classes located at the Kids’ Pavilion on Lankershim south of Magnolia):

    • 11 am - noon: Free Piano Lesson provided by NoHo Piano Academy
    • 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm: Improv Games with professionals from The Acting Program at the Lankershim Arts Center
    • 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm: Learn the Latest Dance Steps (across the floor combos, coffee grinders, slides, cartwheels, grapevines, pivots & isolations) from Millennium Dance Complex choreographer Judy Cisneros
    • 3 pm - 3:45 pm: Watch a world-class vocal instructor from the Hollywood Music Academy coach an Impromptu Singing Lesson (Audience Participation required!)
    • 4 pm - 4:45 pm: Intro to Acting class (Warm up, Intro to Emotional Work, Sense Memory and Comedy Improv) with the Young Actors Studio
    • 5 pm - 6:pm: Play Theater Games with Total Improv for Kids
    • 6 pm - 7:30 pm: Kids can join in on Hip Hop Dance, Voice, Band and Shakespeare demos with Hands For Hope

    ALL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES ARE FREE

  • WHEN:
    Sunday, October 5 from 11 am - 8 pm

    WHERE:
    NoHo Arts District in North Hollywood.

    • Lankershim Blvd. will be closed to traffic between Magnolia and Hesby
    • Free theater tickets at the Ticket Booth just south of Magnolia starting at 11 am on a first-come, first-served basis.  Get there early - the tickets go fast!  (No tickets necessary for the Outdoor Stage, Kids Scene Pavilion, Artists Village or Marketplace.)

    ADMISSION:
    All events and activities are Free

    PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION:
    The Metro Orange and Red Lines take you right to NoHo.
    (Use the Metro Trip Planner at www.metro.net)

    INFORMATION:
    818-980-6646 (818-980-NoHo) or www.nohoartsdistrict.com

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