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BE THE CHANGE, 2009

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:13:00 -0800

BE THE CHANGE, 2009

Do something for yourself IN 2009: GIVE TO SOMEONE IN...

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:16:00 -0800

Do something for yourself IN 2009:

GIVE TO SOMEONE IN NEED

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Los Angeles-based charity working to help struggling families meet ends - http://www.beyondshelter.org/home.html

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California Based Charity, because WE LOVE KIDS - http://www.trinitychildrensfoundation.org/default.asp

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“If you laugh, you think, and you cry… that’s a full day. That’s a heck of a day. If you do that 7 days a week, you’re going to have something special.” - Jimmy Valvano, 1993 ESPY Awards. Support the Jimmy V foundation to find a cure for cancer - http://www.jimmyv.org/

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Do you have another worthwhile cause that WE can share with during this Holiday season? Email wcase@wideeyednation.com and WE will add it to our list here.

Let’s do something good together!

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THOMAS HARGIS: UTOPIA MISPLACED OPENING RECEPTION: SATURDAY...

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:08:00 -0800

THOMAS HARGIS: UTOPIA MISPLACED

OPENING RECEPTION: SATURDAY DECEMBER 6, 2008, 7 - 10 PM

EXHIBIT DATES: December 6 - December 27, 2008

HOURS: 12-6 PM, Tuesday - Saturday, and by appointment

http://www.thomashargis.net/

http://01gallery.com/

Utopia Misplaced, the current photographic images by Thomas Hargis suggests an ideal place or state that has been forgotten or abandoned. Utopia has never existed in the real world, yet often when we think of the past, we tend to remember it as a more perfect time, as if there was a utopia that once existed, but now has disappeared.

Hargis is attracted to HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography because of the sense of hyper reality it conveys. This technique involves taking multiple exposures of the same image and layering them to create a composite with a tonal range greater than conventional photography. This creates an effect as close to painting as it is to photography, and allows him to play with color and light in a way that he describes “dances around the edge of realism.” Though one could argue that HDR photography distorts ‘reality,’ Hargis feels it is closer to the way we experience what we see, as a picture on top of a picture. He states, “It’s like me, a Midwesterner in Los Angeles, dressed in a tailored suit with matching fedora - lost in nostalgia for a fictional past, yet with a child’s optimism about the future.”

Born and raised in Indiana, Thomas Hargis is an active cinematographer and still photographer. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California School of Cinema/Television and has served as Director of Photography on numerous feature films, short films and commercials. He has received several cinematography awards, including for his work on “The Book and the Rose,” which was shortlisted for the 2003 Academy Award for Best Short - Live Action. Hargis lives in Los Angeles where he continues to roam the Southern California landscape with his camera. This is his first public gallery exhibition.

143 Gallery
530 South Hewitt Street
Barker Block - Suite 143
Los Angeles, CA 90013
213.689.0101
info@01gallery.com

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Alfie Numeric creates tender dreamscapes of raw emotion and...

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:06:00 -0800

Alfie Numeric creates tender dreamscapes of raw emotion and unrestricted intellect. Capturing the most vital elements human existence in the space of a canvas, Alfie represents for authentic artists with expressions that bring us closer to the realm where our hearts and our minds are one. She is a beautifully genuine creator. ~Case

Ceck out the Styles Upon Styles of Alfie Numeric and the crew…

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Evidence - Screening December 5th at the Zero Film Festival in...

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:48:00 -0800

Evidence - Screening December 5th at the Zero Film Festival in Los Angeles, CA

Written and Produced by Carmen Elena Mitchell

Directed by Brian Ward

http://www.zerofilmfest.com/

Written and Produced by Carmen Elena Mitchell, Directed by Brian...

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:46:00 -0800

Written and Produced by Carmen Elena Mitchell, Directed by Brian Ward, Evidence is a poetic short film that ties symbolic imagery and powerful metaphor together in creative knots and clever bows. Curing high regard among underground critics, Evidence played this summer at the Frozen Film Festival in San Francisco to a wash of critical appreciation. Screening December 5th at the Zero Film Festival, Evidence is once again expected to move viewers with a collage of symbolism.

The type of film that withstands the scrutiny of multiple viewings, each experience takes on a life of its own. Depicting the uniquely human phenomenon of realizing mortality and redefining awareness of life and death, the film is a powerful story of rememberance. Evidence inspires knowledge that beyond our death we will be loved and acts as a reminder to appreciate our brief time alive with each other. Showing that a helping hand can come from anywhere at anytime, and that while the experience itself may not last, the spirit of sharing will.

Evidence stands firm as another piece of evidence that hopeful ideas and beautiful film are always a quality combination. ~Case

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Art by Mr. Brainwash Photo by Tom Brooks

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0700

Art by Mr. Brainwash

Photo by Tom Brooks

“Say hello to my little friend!” Mr....

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

“Say hello to my little friend!”

Mr. Brainwash plastered and sprayed his work through Los Angeles over the course 2008.

Photo by Tom Brooks

GZA of Wu-Tang performing at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles...

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

GZA of Wu-Tang performing at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles on August 21, 2008.

Photo by Tom Brooks

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BANG! Fully-Loaded! Presented by Alfie Numeric and the...

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700

BANG! Fully-Loaded!

Presented by Alfie Numeric and the Crew

http://alfienumeric.com/

Motown On the Lake 2008

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Our friends Robert Beale and Frank Carswell are making waves in the city of Detroit. They have been...

The night was set off by rising folk/R&B angel Karisa...

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

The night was set off by rising folk/R&B angel Karisa Wilson. Her voice made of silk and butterfly kisses have even landed her gigs for Obama fundraising events.

Wilson was followed by Lady Laura Lee, whose career has span...

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 21:00:00 -0700

Wilson was followed by Lady Laura Lee, whose career has span over four decades. Lady Laura Lee is revered by feminists for her million-plus selling single “Women’s Love Rights” from the year 1972. She packed the dance floor covering Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together.” Ms. Lee was Rev. Green’s special lady back in the early ‘70s.

The Event was hosted by Detroit’s legendary Spyder Turner known...

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:00:00 -0700

The Event was hosted by Detroit’s legendary Spyder Turner known for his version of Ben E. King’s “Stand By Me,” Spyder hit the top of the charts with it back in 1967. Spyder worked the crowd with his charm and his humor made everyone loosen up and get down to the jams at hand.

During their nine-year run on the charts from 1963 to 1972,...

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:00:00 -0700

During their nine-year run on the charts from 1963 to 1972, Martha and the Vandellas charted over twenty-six. Ten Vandellas’ songs reached the top ten of the Billboard R&B singles chart, including two R&B number ones. Twelve of the Vandellas’ songs charted within the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, with six songs charting within the Top Ten including “Dancing in the Street,” “Heat Wave,” “Nowhere to Run” and “Jimmy Mack” being their biggest pop chart-toppers. These ladies ripped it. Martha has retired from music to assume a position on the Detroit City Council, but Annette and Rosalind are still holding it down, with their new lead vocalist Tonya Hood putting smiles on everyone’s faces.

The night was made right by the classic sounds of the best...

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:00:00 -0700

The night was made right by the classic sounds of the best dancing Grandpas in the world. The Contours were one of the earliest soul singing groups signed to Motown Records. The group is best known for its Billboard Top 40 hit, “Do You Love Me.” The song hit the charts twice; once in 1962 and again in 1987 after it regained popularity on the Dirty Dancing soundtrack. Can you Mash Potato? Can you do The Twist?

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:30:00 -0700

Joe Billingslea of the Contours

Freda Payne set the stage on fire, with her class and her...

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:00:00 -0700

Freda Payne set the stage on fire, with her class and her glorious voice. The singer and actress is best know for her 1970 hit single “Band of Gold.” The song gives me chills every time I hear it. She is the sexiest 60 something in America, hands down. BTW she lives in LA.

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:48:00 -0700

Carl Carlton is a R&B, soul, and funk singer and songwriter...

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:00:00 -0700

Carl Carlton is a R&B, soul, and funk singer and songwriter best known for his hits “Everlasting Love” and “She’s a Bad Mama Jama (She’s Built, She’s Stacked)”. The man knows how to jam. The grand finale of the party was a 20 minute version of “Everlasting Love.”

Wide-Eyed Magazine Blog

BE THE CHANGE, 2009

Do something for yourself IN 2009: GIVE TO SOMEONE IN...

THOMAS HARGIS: UTOPIA MISPLACED OPENING RECEPTION: SATURDAY...

Alfie Numeric creates tender dreamscapes of raw emotion and...

Evidence - Screening December 5th at the Zero Film Festival in...

Written and Produced by Carmen Elena Mitchell, Directed by Brian...

Art by Mr. Brainwash Photo by Tom Brooks

“Say hello to my little friend!” Mr....

GZA of Wu-Tang performing at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles...

BANG! Fully-Loaded! Presented by Alfie Numeric and the...

Motown On the Lake 2008

The night was set off by rising folk/R&B angel Karisa...

Wilson was followed by Lady Laura Lee, whose career has span...

The Event was hosted by Detroit’s legendary Spyder Turner known...

During their nine-year run on the charts from 1963 to 1972,...

The night was made right by the classic sounds of the best...

Joe Billingslea of the Contours Photo: David Dodde © Wide-Eyed...

Freda Payne set the stage on fire, with her class and her...

Photo David Dodde © Wide-Eyed Publishing 2008

Carl Carlton is a R&B, soul, and funk singer and songwriter...