Tune in Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 7PM (PST) as KXLU Los Angeles proudly presents Center Stage with Mark Gordon featuring special guests: Bruce McDonald, Mary Ann Smothers Bruni, Shannon Rowland with J. Wesley Brown and Calethia DeConto.
Bruce McDonald will be talking about his documentary Music from the Big House.
The film follows Rita Chiarelli, an award-winning recording artist, as she takes a pilgrimage to the birthplace of the blues: Louisiana State Maximum Security Penitentiary, a.k.a Angola Prison.
Mary Ann Smothers Bruni will be talking about her documentary Quest for Honor.
The film examines the alarming rise in honor killing, the heinous act of men killing daughters, sisters and wives who threaten "family honor," endangers tens of thousands of women in Iraq, Turkey, Jordan and adjoining countries.
Shannon Rowland with be joined by photographers J. Wesley Brown and Calethia DeConto to discuss Vignettes.
Bleicher/Golightly announces it's debut photographic exhibit Vignettes, a collection of innovative contemporary photographers whose works evoke narrative intrigue. The exhibit focuses on enigmatic figurative works that lead to internal narratives similar to those found in memory, daydream, nostalgia and sleep.
Reception: Saturday, August 21st 6-9pm Show Runs: August 12-26; Artist Talk: August 14th, 8pm Cost: Free
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