Steve Allen’s “Meeting of Minds” is Back with Actors Gary Cole, Steven Culp, Danica McKellar, Joe Spano and Bill Smitrovich

ADVISORY

Friday, August 28, 2009
For Immediate Release
Contacts: Diana Ljungaeus, 310.210.1860
Bob Ladendorf, 217.494.5610Email – MeetingOfMinds@WorkingStage.com

Episode 1 of the critically acclaimed series begins this Sunday at the Steve Allen Theater

Hollywood. The award-winning and thought-provoking PBS television series created by Steve Allen returns this Sunday as live theater. Well-known local actors are portraying intriguing and dynamic historical characters from different eras. Prepare to meet President Teddy Roosevelt, Galileo, Cleopatra, Attila the Hun, Charles Darwin, Emily Dickinson, Marie Antoinette and many more. Actors involved include the great Ed Asner, Gary Cole, Steven Culp, Frances Fisher, Robert Forster, Dan Lauria, Wendie Malick, Danica McKellar, Charles Shaughnessy, and Joe Spano.

WHO – Gary Cole (Entourage) is Steve Allen! He is joined on stage by Steven Culp (Desperate Housewives) as Thomas Paine, Danica McKellar (The Wonder Years) as Queen Cleopatra, Bill Smitrovich (The Practice) as President Theodore Roosevelt and Joe Spano (Hill Street Blues) as Father Thomas Aquinas.

WHAT – “Meeting of Minds” Episode 1

This is a theater-in-the-round staged reading performance. You’ll hear Teddy Roosevelt talk about the abuses of capitalism, Thomas Paine argue organized religion with Father Thomas Aquinas and Cleopatra defend class society. Steve Allen will be moderating.

WHEN – Sunday, August 30, 2009 @ 7 p.m.

WHERE – Steve Allen Theater @ 4773 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90027; Plenty of free parking behind the building (enter off of Berendo Street); Click here for a map; Metro: Red line, Sunset/Vermont station

FYI – Directed by Frank Megna, this is the first of 24 episodes in the revival of the Steve Allen master series. Produced by Diana Ljungaeus and Bob Ladendorf. Tickets are still available: Prepaid for $15 or $20 at the door.

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“Meeting of Minds” is presented by Opening Minds Productions. For a full list of episodes and upcoming performances, go to www.WorkingStage.com or email MeetingOfMinds@WorkingStage.com.

BREATHE LA Offers Public Health Tips for the (Azusa) Morris Fire in the Angeles National Forest

ADVISORY

August 26, 2009
For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Edward Headington
818.720.7181 or Edward@HeadingtonMedia.com

BREATHE LA Experts will have press availability to discuss the affects of the 750-acre wildfire on people with asthma, COPD, or other respiratory conditions—as well as on the general population

Los Angeles. The wildfire northeast of Los Angeles that began yesterday continues to foul the air breathed by millions of South Californians and has reportedly produced a “pungent white haze that spread through the Los Angeles Basin and east into San Bernardino County.” No one is immune to the affects these fires have on our air quality and how the toxins can impact our daily lives. Below are some pragmatic tips for the public at large:

1. Those in fire areas should remain indoors to avoid smoke inhalation.

2. Refrain from outdoor exercise if in the immediate or surrounding areas; especially if the smell of smoke can be detected or eye or throat irritation is noted.

3. Keep windows and air vents closed when driving through smoky areas.

4. Asthma, COPD, and others with respiratory conditions living in the immediate or surrounding areas should:

a. Remain indoors when possible with shut doors and windows. Air conditioners, air cleaners/purifiers are strongly suggested.

b. Breathe through a dampened handkerchief when outdoors.

c. Keep medication near. Asthmatics should have pills and/or inhalers on-hand. Oxygen patients are asked not to adjust their level of intake prior to consulting with a physician.

5. Contact your physician in the case of a persistent cough or difficult/painful breathing.

Symptoms can occur as late as 24 to 48 hours after exposure. Experts recommend modifying lifestyle habits for up to seven days after the fires have ended. For more information contact your local fire department by calling 411.

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BREATHE California of Los Angeles County (BREATHE LA) is a non-profit, public benefit organization that promotes clean air and healthy lungs through research, education and technology. It has been “Protecting the ‘Breathe of Life’ since 1903.” For more information, go to http://www.breathela.org/.

8/21 Press Club “Secrets of Book Publishing” Panel Workshop

Serving Southern California since 1913, the Los Angeles Press Club is the only Southern California journalism group that speaks for all journalists working for daily and weekly newspapers, radio & TV, magazines, documentary films and online.

ADVISORY

Monday, August 17, 2009
For Immediate Release
Contact: Edward Headington, Publicist
818.720.7181, edward@lapressclub.org

“Secrets of Book Publishing” Panel Workshop @ the L.A. Press Club this Friday Night!

This special event will be moderated by author and writing teacher, Susan Shapiro.

Hollywood, CA. The Los Angeles Press Club is hosting another great panel discussion this Friday night. Co-sponsored by PR Newswire, the “Secrets of Book Publishing” panel will be moderated by Manhattan-based author and writing teacher Susan Shapiro, who just published "Speed Shrinking”—and who’s probably helped more aspiring journalists and authors sell their work than any agent out there.

WHO – Susan Shapiro, author and writing teacher; Annie Gilbar, L.A. Times magazine editor; Betty Amster, Los Angeles agent and former book editor, then editorial director of Globe-Pequot Press; Ryan Fischer-Harbage, New York agent; and Amy Alkon, syndicated advice columnist, blogger, and author of the upcoming book, I See Rude People: One woman's battle to beat some manners into impolite society (Nov. 27, 2009, McGraw-Hill).

WHAT – Press Club Panel on the “Secrets of Book Publishing”

WHEN – Friday, August 21, 2009; 6 p.m. – Networking, Drinks & Sushi; 7 p.m. – Program Begins

WHERE – Los Angeles Press Club @ 4773 Hollywood Blvd. (2 blocks west of Vermont) in the Hollywood, Los Feliz neighborhood; the program will be upstairs. Parking is free behind the building as well as on the street.

WHY – Sue and her panel will cover all the bases, from how to make your work publishable to how to actually get it published, taking into account what is and isn't selling in this economy, and all the new challenges of journalism and the book business.

FYI – Sue usually charges a lot of money for her courses but this special Press Club event is FREE to members and only $10 to non-members who pay in advance and $20 at the door. RSVP by clicking here. Complimentary beer, wine and sushi.

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The Los Angeles Press Club stands as an organization devoted to improving the spirit of journalism and journalists, raising the industry’s standards, strengthening its integrity and improving its reputation all for the benefit of the community at large. For more information, go to http://www.lapressclub.org/.

PR Newswire, co-sponsor for all Los Angeles Press Club events, is the global leader in news and information distribution services for professional communicators. For more information, go to http://www.prnewswire.com/.

Headington Media Group is a full-service communications firm dedicated to promoting public affairs in Southern California, specializing in image management, branding and public relations. For more information, go to http://www.headingtonmedia.com/ and/or visit http://www.headingtonmediacenter.org/.

Susan Shapiro, a Manhattan journalism professor, has written for the New York Times, Washington Post, L.A. Times, Newsweek, Salon.com, Daily Beast, The Forward, Village Voice, People, More, Glamour, and Cosmopolitan. She's co-editor of Food for the Soul and author of the nonfiction books Only as Good as Your Word, Lighting Up, Secrets of a Fix-Up Fanatic and Five Men Who Broke My Heart, which was optioned for a feature film. She’s sold two novels Overexposed and Speed Shrinking which debuted August 3, 2009. She lives with her husband, a TV/film writer, in Greenwich Village, where she teaches her own "instant gratification takes too long" writing method at the New School, NYU and in private workshops and seminars.

8-21-09 Coro CrossTalk featuring Dan Schnur

WHO - Coro Leadership Network

WHAT - Coro CrossTalk "California on Life Support: A Look at the Golden State and Beyond”

Featuring Dan Schnur, Director of the USC Unruh Institute of Politics; Moderated by Cathleen Decker, Los Angeles Times State and Politics Writer

The veteran political strategist will address the challenges facing the Golden State as well as speak to national trends and issues. Many observers ask if we can weather the storm or is the patient terminally ill? The seasoned political journalist has covered every presidential and gubernatorial race since 1978 and wrote a California legacy piece last month entitled “Pat Brown's California takes a beating in Sacramento.”

WHEN - Friday, August 21, 2009; 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.

WHERE - 1000 N. Alameda Street, Los Angeles, CA (Parking is hosted; enter off of Main Street; Union Station is 2 blocks away for Metro riders)

HOW - Seats are still available if you want to attend; please RSVP to Edward Headington at eheadington@coro.org. It is also okay to invite colleagues and peers so long as they RSVP and we have space available (Audience limit - 25) .

FYI - This is a free and open public forum sponsored by Health Net. A light breakfast (of yogurt, granola, bagels and fruit) and coffee/juice will be served.

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Coro Southern California and its four affiliated centers nationwide shape resilient civic leaders for effective roles in public affairs. Coro graduates are teachers, investment bankers, union leaders, corporate directors, activists, lawyers, journalists, and elected officials, among other professions. No matter where they work or what job titles they hold, they have learned how to challenge themselves and others to be more ethical and effective leaders. Coro runs programs in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Kansas City and Cleveland. For more information, go to www.corola.org/.

Coro CrossTalk is a lively and engaging speaker series on the issues of healthcare, politics and leadership. It continues in the boundary-crossing tradition of the HLP and also serves to engage the larger public affairs community. Each month, a new issues or aspect of leadership is explored by a speaker or panel discussion representing a diversity of opinion and experience.

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August 1st – LA Health Action “Guard Your Health” Women’s Conference’ 9 a.m. @ Arboretum in the Ayres Conference Hall. For more information, go to http://lahealthaction.org/.

August 1st – San Diego Common Cause California’s Constitution: Time for an Overhaul? Convention for CA? 12 p.m. @ the Mission Valley Library in San Diego. For more information, go to http://www.repaircalifornia.org/events.php.

August 1st – MLK Hospital Town Hall with L.A. County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas and the Empowerment Congress 9 a.m. @ King Drew Medical Magnet High School. For more information, go to http://lahealthaction.org/.

August 3rd – Thousand Oaks Constitutional Convention Town Hall 8:30 a.m. @ California Lutheran University. For more information, go to www.repaircalifornia.org/events.php.

August 3rd to August 4th – South Coast AQMD Green Tech Connect Forum 7 a.m. @ the Pasadena Convention Center. For more information, go to www.greentechconnectforum.com/.

August 4th – Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Hot Summer’s Night Benefit Reception 6 p.m. @ The Grammy Museum at L.A. Live. For more information, go to www.lachamber.com/.

August 4th – Los Angeles Public Library ALOUD Lecture Series: Why Design Matters with Steven Ehrlich, FAIA and Leo Marmol, FAIA. 7 p.m. @ Central Library Mark Taper Auditorium. For more information, go to www.lfla.org/aloud/.

August 4th – The Cobalt Poets 200th Broadside Spectacular featuring J. Sabrina McGuire (presented by Poetic Diversity) 9 p.m. @ The Cobalt Café. For more information, go to http://poetrysuperhighway.com/cobalt/.

August 5th – Los Angeles Public Library ALOUD Lecture Series Unscientific American: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future with Chris Mooney. 7 p.m. @ Central Library Mark Taper Auditorium. For more information, go to www.lfla.org/aloud/.

August 6th – Valley Industry & Commerce Association Local Officeholders Luncheon 11:30 a.m. @ Beverly Garland’s Holiday Inn. For more information, go to www.vica.com/.

August 6th – Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Transportation and Goods Movement Committee Meeting 12 p.m. @ the L.A. Area Chamber. For more information, go to www.lachamber.com/.

August 6th – Topanga Film Festival 5 p.m. @ the Canyon. For more information, go to http://topangafilmfestival.com/.

August 6th – League of California Cities Annual Installation Dinner featuring Whittier City Council Member Owen Newcomer 6:30 p.m. @ the Friendly Hills Country Club. For more information, go to http://lacities.org/index.jsp?displaytype=&section=about&zone=locc&sub_sec=about_region&tert=about_region_lacnty.

August 7th to 8th – Herbie Hancock & Lang Lang @ the Hollywood Bowl. For more information, go to http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/.

August 8th – Utilizing the Negative Space: A special exhibition of artwork by Juan Carlos and William Attaway 4 p.m. @ Venice Studio. For more information, email rebecca.oleary@gmail.com.

August 8th – UFC 101: Declaration (Penn vs. Florian) 7 p.m. @ PPV. For more information, go to http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=EventDetail.FightCard&eid=2209

August 9th – World Extreme Cagefighting 42: Torres vs. Bowles 6 p.m. @ Versus network. For more information, go to http://www.wec.tv/index.cfm?fa=EventDetail.fightCard&eid=2222.

August 10th – Poetry of Tolerance Commemoration – 10 Year Anniversary of the North Valley Jewish Community Center shootings featuring George Kalmar, Majid Naficy, and Amy Uyematsu 7 p.m. @ the Tarzana Community & Cultural Center. For more information, email vcpoets@pacbell.net.

August 11th – Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Referral Network 7:30 a.m. @ the L.A. Area Chamber. For more information, go to http://www.lachamber.com/.

August 11th – Public Night for Plug-In 2009 Conference & Exposition 5:30 p.m. @ the Long Beach Convention Center. For more information, go to http://www.plugin2009.com/

August 12th – PRSA-LA at Breakfast with Business Media with John Corrigan, Business Editor, Los Angeles Times; Rick Clough, Staff Reporter, Los Angeles Business Journal; Kate Berry, Reporter, American Banker; Mark Madler, Staff Reporter, San Fernando Business Journal; Chris H. Sieroty, Contributing Writer, The Business Press; and Gregory Wilcox, Staff Writer, Los Angeles Daily News. Moderated by Colleen Haggerty, Senior Vice President/Media Relations, Bank of America. 8 a.m. @ the L.A. Chamber of Commerce. For more information, go to http://www.prsa-la.org/.

August 12th – Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Aviation Committee Meeting 12 p.m. @ L.A. Area Chamber. For more information, go to www.lachamber.com/.

August 12th – Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce “SCLN Global Connections: Korean Americans & Southern CA” 5:30 p.m. @ So Hyang Korean Restaurant. For more information, go to http://www.lachamber.com/.

August 12th – Santa Monica College Small Business Development Center “Social Networking: The New Marketing” 6 p.m. @ Santa Monica College Bundy Campus. For more information, go to www.smc.edu/SBDC/.

August 13th – How to win a Cosmic War with Reza Aslan 4:30 p.m. @ The Milken Institute Forum. For more information, go to www.milkeninstitute.org/.

August 13th – LACDA Digital Art Expo International 7 p.m. @ L.A. Center for Digital Art. For more information, go to http://digitalart.la/.

August 13th – Los Angeles Press Club and the Daniel Pearl Foundation Daniel Pearl Fellows Reception with Shahzada Irfan Ahmed and Sherine El Madany. Moderated by Jewish Journal Editor in Chief, Rob Eshman. 7 p.m. @ the L.A. Press Club. For more information, go to http://www.lapressclub.org/.

August 14th – Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Health Care Committee Meeting 9 a.m. @ L.A. Area Chamber. For more information, go to www.lachamber.com/.

August 14th – Premire of District 9 starring Sharlto Copley and David James. Check your local listings.

August 16th to August 17th – Depeche Mode 7 p.m. @ the Hollywood Bowl. For more information, go to www.hollywoodbowl.com/.

August 16th – Book Reading: The Art of Exile: Poems by William Archila 2 p.m. @ Avenue 50 Studio. For more information, go to www.avenue50studio.com/pages/pressure.shtml.

August 19th – Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce California Candidates Series featuring Meg Whitman 12 p.m. @ L.A. Area Chamber. For more information, go to www.lachamber.com/.

August 19th – Valley Industry & Commerce Association Health Care Committee Meeting 12 p.m. @ VICA. For more information, go to www.vica.com/.

August 19th – Return of Ghost Hunters 9 p.m. @ the newly-named SyFy network. For more information, go to www.syfy.com/ghosthunters.

August 20th – BREATHE LA Green Salon Series Clean Coal: Manna, Misnomer or Something Else? 8 a.m. @ the California Endowment. For more information, go to www.breathela.org/events/clean-coal-misnomer-manna-or-green-salon-august-20-2009.

August 20th – Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Jobs & Business Growth Committee Meeting 12.p.m. @ L.A. Area Chamber. For more information, go to www.lachamber.com/.

August 20th – Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Education and Workforce Development Committee Meeting 2 p.m. @ L.A. Area Chamber. For more information, go to www.lachamber.com/.

August 20th – Spark! Visions and Voices Multimedia Showcase 4:30 p.m. @ USC Bovard Auditorium. For more information, go to http://web-app.usc.edu/ws/eo2/calendar/32/feature/2819.

August 20th – Center Scene Public Programs Governor Gray Davis: Then and Now 6 p.m. @ the California Endowment. For more information, go to http://www.calendow.org/.

August 20th – Vroman’s Introduction to a Sustainable LA featuring Deborah Tull 6:30 p.m. @ Vroman’s Bookstore. For more information, go to www.vromansbookstore.com/introduction-sustainable-LA.

August 20th – Premiere of 6th Season of Project Runway featuring Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn 7 p.m. @ Lifetime. For more information, go to http://www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/shows/project-runway.

August 21st – Coro Southern California Coro CrossTalk with Dan Schnur: California on Life Support? 8:30 a.m. @ the California Endowment. For more information, go to http://www.corola.org/.

August 21st – Valley Industry & Commerce Association Newsmaker Connection featuring L.A. City Council District 2 Candidate Forum 7:45 a.m. @ The Sportsmen’s Lodge. For more information, go to www.vica.com/.

August 21st to August 23rd – K-EARTH 101 and Freddy Z. Beatles Festival 2009 1 p.m. @ the Queen Mary in Long Beach. For more information, email theconcert@roadrunner.com.

August 22nd – Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation “Valley Economic Development Center: Where’s the Money? Access to Capital Business Expo” 8 a.m. @ Hilton Long Beach. For more information, go to www.laedc.org/.

August 22nd – Valley Economic Development Center Where’s the Money? Access to Capital Business Expo 8 a.m. @ the Hilton Long Beach. For more information, go to www.vedc.org/newsroom/eventreg.php?eid=709.

August 22nd – Sunset Junction Street Faire 12 p.m. @ Sunset Blvd. For more information, go to www.sunsetjunction.org/.

August 25th – Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Energy, Water & Environment
Committee Meeting 12 p.m. @ L.A. Area Chamber. For more information, go to www.lachamber.com/.

August 26th – Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Land Use, Construction & Housing Committee Meeting 12 p.m. @ L.A. Area Chamber. For more information, go to www.lachamber.com/.

August 27th – Greater San Fernando Valley Chamber of Commerce After 5 Networking at Night 5:30 p.m. @ the Sheraton Universal Hotel. For more information, go to http://www.sanfernandovalleychamber.com/.

August 27th to August 30th – Society of Professional Journalists National Convention & Journalism Conference in Indianapolis. For more information, go to http://spj.org/convention.asp.

August 28th to 29th – Liza Minnelli @ the Hollywood Bowl. For more information, go to http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/.

August 28th – Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Accenture Pancakes and Politics Breakfast Speaker Series 7:45 a.m. @ L.A. Area Chamber. For more information, go to www.lachamber.com/.

August 28th – M-1 Global presents Breakthrough with MMA Legend Don Frye and “King Mo” Muhammed Lawal @ the L.A. Convention Center. For more information, go to http://www.m-1global.com/.

August 29th – UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira 7 p.m. @ PPV. For more information, go to http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=EventDetail.FightCard&eid=2225.

August 29th – L.A. Galaxy vs. Chivas USA 8 p.m. @ the Home Depot Center. For more information, go to http://la.galaxy.mlsnet.com/t106/index.jsp.
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