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12 DOING THE MOST: EVENT GUIDE
artS & cULTURE community made 4-Day Shoe making Workshop.
Class is in session! Join us for a fun (and safe!) four-day shoemaking workshop, where you will get to craft your own shoe from start to finish. All materials are included in the price of the course. 584 Mateo St, Los Angeles, CA 90013
The Downtown Flea Returns!
Back in action, the most sought after artisan lot in DTLA! 40,000 square feet of creativity located on Hope and 10th Street next to the Packard Lofts. FREE! Pet friendly and now featuring Rock The Flea! Streaming live - Each week will showcase an emerging band.
Taqueando takeover
an all-you-can-eat taco tasting festival featuring traditional and innovative chefs from Southern California, Mexico, and beyond—held its first annual event in June 2019. 1850 Industrial St, Los Angeles, CA 90021
virtual events Olvera Street Virtual Dia de los Muertos
Due to COVID, Olvera Street is unable to have our usual festivities, but they hope you will join them online on November 1 at 6:00pm for this beautiful celebration. diadelosmuertos2020.com
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The People Concern: Domestic Violence in Our Community
The People Concern for a candid discussion of domestic violence in our community with experts and survivors. Panelists will share an overview of domestic violence, explain the systemic barriers victims face when fleeing abusive relationships, discuss the resources available, and offer tips for support @thepeopleconcern.org
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NETFLIX &CHILLS MOVIE REVIEW BY DIANA KING
Home school is scary enough as it is. Now imagine that you are the most unpopular girl with no friends at all. The teachers really are mean to you. The principal doesn’t even know your name. And your parent really doesn’t have a clue.
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n fact, your mother is such a religious fanatic that she regularly locks you in a closet to pray. She has also neglected to tell you about the birds and the bees. These are the events that sets the horror classic, Carrie, in motion. Released 40 years ago, Carrie still is still the queen of horror.
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CARRIE This was the first movie based on a Stephen King book. In fact, this was King’s first published novel, though it was the fourth one he had written. Carrie was based on a composite of two girls he had known – one was a fellow student and the other was a student when he was an English teacher. He initially didn’t like the first few pages he had written and threw them in the trash. Fortunately, his wife Tabitha fished them out and encouraged him to finish the book. It’s a good thing for all of us horror fans that he did. At the time, he was living in a trailer and had his phone disconnected to save on costs. He had to receive a telegram that Carrie had been picked up for publication and the rest is history. Carrie is also the film that arguably launched Brian De Palma’s career as it was his first commercial success. Some of his later films include Scarface, The Untouchables, Casualties of War and Mission: Impossible. Carrie is also
the film that launched De Palma’s first marriage. He met Nancy Allen on the set. They married in 1979 and worked together on the films Dressed to Kill and Blowout. That wasn’t the only marriage Carrie was responsible for. De Palma’s friend, Steven Spielberg would often visit the set. It was there that Spielberg met Amy Irving and they remained a couple until 1989. Carrie still looms large in pop culture lore. The film has spawned a Broadway musical, an Off Broadway revival, a sequel, a made-for-TV remake and a theatrical remake forty years later. With Halloween just around the corner, there will be the usual, annual ubiquitous showings of Carrie all over the cable universe, as well as Netflix. Sure, the clothes and hair styles are outdated, but the visceral reaction Carrie induces will never go out of style.
