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Favorite Food Spots in LA - by our friend Carolyn

A.O.C
Izakaya on 3rd Street
Grub - brunch spot on Seward near Hollywood Blvd
Cafe Audrey
The Golden State - opposite Canters in Fairfax - best burgers!
Sunsia - cake and coffee
Grace - special occasion place
Baby Blue BBQ - the one in Venice as the Hollywood one just opened
Colori Kitchen - downtown and BYO!
BLT - for brunch or any other time
The Village Idiot - great fish and chips
Scoops - ice-cream place in Hollywood near the 101
Malo - decent mexican and great drinks
Crumbs - cupcake heaven in Larchmont Village
Jones on 3rd
Toast - on 3rd too
AK - heard good things, new spot on Abbot

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AIGA San Diego "Y" Conference

With today’s economic fragility hitting just about everyone in some way, AIGA San Diego happily announces that we are offering reduced registration for next week’s 14th Annual “Y” Design Conference. Call it our economic stimulus package for designers. Everyone, members and non-members alike, can register for $375. Day passes are also available for $200.

This year’s “Y” Conference brings together nationally recognized leaders of the design community for inspiration and insights on the role of design today and how to weather the current economy. Featured speakers include Shel Perkins, a management consultant and author of Talent Is Not Enough: Business Secrets For Designers. Shel will be sharing his tips on creating the best business plan for all designers—from agencies to freelancers. Also among the conference’s 11 speakers is Yolanda Santosa, founder of Ferroconcrete, designers and strategists for the delectable premium frozen yogurt outlet Pinkberry. During times of dramatic change, creative thinkers have always seized the opportunity to design the future. Please consider attending as a media member, and help share the stories of today’s designers.

event: The 14th Annual AIGA San Diego “Y” Design Conference
when: March 26 – 28, 2009
where: Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice at the University of San Diego

More information is available at www.y-conference.com or at www.aigasandiego.org.

step OUTSIDE your box.

WHAT’S IN THE BOX
A collaborative piece by Lucas Geronimas, David Horvitz and The Black Hole Space

When:
March 26th, 3PM-7PM

Where:
Soo Visual Arts Center
2640 Lyndale Avenue
South Minneapolis, MN
55408 612-871-2263

What's this all about?

The premise is simple: write your guess for what's inside the box on a paper ballot and insert it into the box. Each participant’s guess counts as a vote that will determine what is inside the box once the game ends. Through this process, the artists hope to use The Box Game to make a thought-experiment tangible. The Box Game is the first stage of Horvitz and Geronimas’s larger project What’s in the Box? The game is also the inaugural exhibition for the Black Hole Space, a traveling art venue conceived by Joshua Kit Clayton and curated by Terri C. Smith.

Answers received during The Box Game tour will be compiled and analyzed during the artists’ ten-day residency at the nascent Madiman Arts Interaction Center in New Haven, CT. The artists will have access to data analysis software and the advice of Yale faculty as they parlay the guesses from the game into the democratically desired object. In the end, Horvitz and Geronimas will exhibit their created “answer” as well as ephemera from the tour and residency. This performative art project highlights how constantly changing states only become 'real' once observed. What’s in the Box is also designed to question the ability of objective methods (the survey, analysis of data) to produce successful artworks. The Box Game asks, “What does democracy do for art, and science?”

Gerald Prokop live at the Hexagon April 2nd

Who: Gerald Prokop, with Bouncer Fighter, Telepathos and Bla Bla Blacksheep
Where: The Hexagon, 2600 27th Avenue S., Minneapolis
When: Thursday, April 2 at 10:00 p.m.

WE'RE RECRUITING INTERACTIVE ART DIRECTORS

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F R E E S A T U R D A Y O P E N L A B

The school has reduced the hours from 5 hours to 3 hours and may close the lab if attendance does not increase. :( So GO!

Every Saturday - Open Lab
10:00 am to 1:00 pm
8401 Aero Dr.
San Diego, CA 92123
Room 150

Adobe Illustrator -- Beginning
Two Saturdays
March 28 and April 4
1:30 to 4:30 pm
8401 Aero Dr.
San Diego, CA 92123
Room 150

Adobe Illustrator -- Beginning
Two Fridays
May 8 and 15
7:30 am to 12:30 pm
8401 Aero Dr.
San Diego, CA 92123
Room 150

Adobe Illustrator -- Intermediate
Two Fridays
May 22 and 29
7:30 am to 12:30 pm
8401 Aero Dr.
San Diego, CA 92123
Room 150
complete schedule
Labs by our friend Randall Cornish

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My Take on the Way to Roll Campaign by: Taylor Knepper

For starters, I am elated to be a part of the Electra’s 2009 Way to Roll campaign. Being photographed by Art Brewer was totally amazing. Working with the prolific Nena Anderson was truly inspiring... and just being around Benno founder of Electra and seeing everything he has created just plain rocked. BUT what was extra special for me was having the opportunity to share my passion with the world about how much I dig my job. Searching for creative talent is one thing, getting someone their dream job is beyond exhilarating. I have been with Keva Dine & TKDA Inc. for 3+ years now and every day is a thrill. However, because of the nature of what we do I am always focused on my candidates and clients, and getting other people cool jobs. It's not often that I talk about my very own dream job. PLUS who I talk to and what I talk about with all my contacts is super 007 and we keep all this information confidential. Being featured in this Electra campaign was perfect - I was able to share my passions for my lifestyle and my love for my job. Perfect combo. Cuz that's what Electra is all about. I cannot thank Electra enough for making it all happen. Check it out in the April issue of Women's Health Magazine Ciao, Taylor
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Taylor Knepper of TKDAinc. featured in Women's Health Electra Bicycle Company AD!!!

Stay tuned for "a day in the life of a Electra model" by Taylor herself. Post later today.

Live @ Luce Loft

Five straight nights with ten of our favorite local acts.

03.25 - Writer & Black Mamba
03.26 - The Donkeys & John Meeks
03.27 - Silent Comedy & Swim Party
03.28 - Calico Horse & Demasiado
03.29 - Joel P West & The Paddle Boat

Event Details:
- Doors open at 7pm, with music starting promptly at 8pm.
- Luce Loft is located at 1037 J. Street. (between 10th and 11th)
- This event is 21+ only

Tickets: WILL NOT BE SOLD AT THE DOOR - PRE SALE ONLY. Do not delay.

We are selling 100 tickets for each evening. They will be sold at Subtext: Gallery & Design Bookstore from March 5th through March 22nd. Subtext is located at 2479 Kettner Blvd. and is open Thursday - Sunday, 1-7pm. Tickets are $5, cash only.

Get Yourself OUT there.

With the Whole9.

The Whole 9 is an online community where you can meet PEOPLE, create a PORTFOLIO, speak up in ABOVE THE FOLD and GET WORK. This is only the beginning...Care to join? We did!

After you join...DO:

Check out PEOPLE where you can find, meet and network with other creatives locally and around the world. Visit PORTFOLIOS and showcase your work, source new talent and find others to collaborate with. And most importantly, get work. Speak out in Above the Fold, their BLOGS section, where you'll find a small group of Whole 9 members who rap about everything from art to politics, race to recipes. The Whole 9 also has an art gallery which showcases the work of artists from the online community.

Be a part of it now.

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Spice it up with RSRVS.

About:
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Another reason RSRVS is so RAD:
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Runway Show + Short Film @ Popomomo

The What:
Popomomo's screening of Peter Shanel's short film noir....
The Where:
Mandrake in Culver City, 2692 S La Cienaga Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90034

The When:
come at 8 screening at 9 party til close

More: drink specials galore...ask for the nancy drew :)

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Art Show @ James Gray Gallery

The What:
Hawaii-based artist Chris Lundy will present a series of new paintings in his highly-anticipated new solo exhibition “Notes From the Field” at James Gray Gallery in Santa Monica, California. The reception is open to the public.

The When:
Opening Reception Saturday, March 14, 2009 from 6 to 9pm
On View March 14 until April 12, 2009

The Where:
James Gray Art Gallery
Bergamot Station Art Center
2525 Michigan Ave, Building D4
Santa Monica, CA 90404 USA

Art Show @ Cuadro Fine Art

KRUNK Announces Dubai Art Show Featuring Futura, Stash and Phil Frost



The When:
Collectors Lunch Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Preview Reception Thursday, March 19, 2009
On View March 19 to June 17, 2009

The What:
KRUNK in collaboration with Cuadro Fine Art Gallery is proud to present a historic three-man exhibition in Dubai, featuring original works by urban art pioneers Futura, Stash and Phil Frost. On the pulse of the contemporary art world, KRUNK/Cuadro will provide foreign markets in the Middle East and beyond a rare opportunity to view and purchase extraordinary new collections by these world-renowned Contemporary Urban Artists. The show will launched by Cuadro during Art Dubai, the U.A.E’s contemporary art fair, which in only its third year has become a leader in the global art scene. A Collectors Lunch on Tuesday, March 17th and an evening Preview Reception on Thursday, March 19 will open the exhibition, and it will remain on view to the public until June 17, 2009.

The Where:
Cuadro Fine Art Gallery
Building 10
DIFC Gate Village
Dubai, UAE

Art Show @ Soo Visual Arts Center

The What:
Soo Visual Arts Center Presents: An Introduction to MouseSaw
This is the first exhibition of work by the local artist collaborative MouseSaw, which consists of Lucas Richards, Adam Leick and Derek Presnail. "They create one of a kind functional art, with a focus on furniture and other little necessities of life with their own fairy tale charm imprinted on every piece."

The When:
March 13-April 12, 2009 in GALLERY TOO
Opening Reception Friday, March 13th, 6pm-9pm

The Where:
Soo Visual Arts Center
2640 Lyndale Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55408

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The City of Oceanside has a Utility Box Beautification program.
If you are interested in painting one of these city boxes, please click here to find out how to get involved.

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