Think Love, Say Love, Show Love...Its Valentines day!
February 2010
Dear Friend of Hollywood Arts,
Have you
thought about how to show your valentine that
you care? Maybe roses, dinner or candy? On
February 14th, we all think about those
around us that we love...this year, how about
showing someone you don't know that you care
too?
Our students don't have family. They have
grown up neglected and abandoned and our
facing adulthood unprepared for the
challenges of life. It is not homelessness or
unemployment that burdens them though, it is
living in a place where they believe that no
one cares about them....A sense of
hopelessness that comes from having to go at
it alone.
Proliferation! Our music students
spent months working together on the
production of their first CD. They wrote all
their own songs, learned to produce them and
then titled and designed the graphics for the
disk. Congratulations to our students....we
hope you enjoy it!
Hollywood Arts thanks Jeffrey Hepker and
Tremaine 'Six7' Williams for volunteering
their time to help our stuents. We also want
to thank
Berklee College of Music for underwriting the CD.
Please write to use at
info@hollywood-arts.org if you would like a
CD of your own or to send us your thoughts!
This was a question asked by John
Osborn and
his wife Dr. Avani Patel. We met John at
an event when he approached staff and
inquired whether any of our students needed
glasses to help them see not only the
computers but life a little more clearly. We
quickly responded that taking care of their
eyes would be a huge gift and before we knew
it John and Dr. Patel showed up at Hollywood Arts
with a mobile eye clinic!
Of the 20 or so students they tested all but
one needed glasses! John let the students
chose the frames they wanted and brought them
their glasses two weeks later. Our students
were so happy to see better that tears of joy
came to all our eyes!
A huge thank you to John Osborn and Dr. Avani
Patel!
AT&T invests in helping young people master computer skills
A huge thank you to AT&T for their continued
support of Hollywood Arts! There are many
ways to help a young person learn important
computer skills. AT&T understands that using
the arts to teach young people to become
digitally comfortable is a smart way to
educate!
BENIGN HUMORS! Laugh with our actors! February 24th
Laugh, cry and be entertained by seven
Hollywood Arts students showcasing their
comedy chops in several short humorous skits
and monologues.
Working with acting coaches Bruce Ducat and
Jacey Margolis, these are our Level Two
students. Young people who make the choice to
come in every day to memorize lines, rehearse
with the group and commit to producing a
world-class show.
Support our students, their dedication and
hard work--often no easy thing when they walk
out the door of the school and have no where
to go.
WHEN: February 24th, reception at 6:00,
showcase at 7:00 WHERE: ComedySportz, Los Angeles
733 Seward Street
(just north of Melrose, five blocks east of
Highland)
Hollywood, CA 90038 HOW:FREE TO ALL! just email
Meera at
meera@hollywood-arts.org with Showcase in the
subject line so we know you are coming!
