3/10/2007
Tar Fest
Different venues, Los Angeles
The Miracle Mile Players a free public celebration of emerging talents in the fine arts, music and film. The event takes place at the La Brea Tar Pits, Korean Cultural Center, A+D Museum and other venues.
Festival of emerging film, music, art in Los Angeles
Love independent films? Enjoy contemporary art? Appreciate listening to music that you haven't yet heard
on the radio? Do you like to explore your city, meet your neighbors, and
discover new things?
The Miracle Mile Players, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving
the quality of life within the Miracle Mile District and throughout Los
Angeles, is pleased to announce further details regarding TarFest 2007, a
free public celebration of emerging talents in the fine arts, music and
film. Now in its fifth year, this annual indoor and outdoor festival will
be held October 4-7, 2007, at the La Brea Tar Pits, Korean Cultural Center,
A+D Museum and other venues throughout the surrounding historic Miracle Mile
District of Los Angeles.
Each year, TarFest attracts an increasing number of artists and attendees,
making the arts more accessible to the citizens of Los Angeles and giving
aspiring artists a forum in which to perform, exhibit and develop their
talents. Tarfest's diverse programming is designed to appeal to all types
of Angelenos and to encourage them to interact with the arts in the heart of
their city.
"TarFest is a unique public event meant to enrich cultural Life in Los
Angeles by connecting artists and audiences like no other," says James
Panozzo, founder and executive director of TarFest. "You can't admire these
sculptures installed in corporate plazas, see these films in multiplex
cinemas, hear these bands at Staples Center or study these paintings at
MOCA-yet. But they are all free and available at TarFest regardless of your
age, race, or level of arts education."
A large-scale festival that keeps growing, TarFest professionally produces
and presents arts programming to the people of Los Angeles while providing a
high level of visibility to emerging artists and performers, enabling them
to make forward strides in their careers.
The schedule of programming for TarFest 2007 includes works by 28
contemporary visual artists, multiple film screenings, and performances by 9
musical acts. The Miracle Mile Players expects more than 5,000 attendees.
Thursday, October 4, 2007
To kick off a long weekend of concerts, film screenings, arts workshops,
installations, sculptures, paintings, drawings, photography, mixed media and
parties, TarFest 2007 will launch with a VIP Opening Reception at the Craft
and Folk Art Museum at 5814 Wilshire Boulevard. Guests will enjoy food and
drinks with participants, sponsors and supporters, and musical performances
by Anne Montone, Renee Stahl, and Misty Odell from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Friday, October 5, 2007
The TarFest Art Program will be presented in association with the Korean
Cultural Center & the Los Angeles Art Association/Gallery 825 at the Korean
Cultural Center at 5505 Wilshire Boulevard. Contemporary works curated by
Michelle Urton, curatorial assistant of contemporary art at LACMA, will be
on view from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. The evening will feature a special
performance by artist Tiffany Trenda.
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Saturday is short film day at TarFest. From 1:00 to 5:30 p.m., guests will
enjoy short programs by dublab, Echo Park Film Center, and Very Short Movies
at the Korean Cultural Center. In the evening, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., the
festivities move to the A+D Museum at 5900 Wilshire Boulevard where more
short films will be screened on The Engin
http://www.theenginetheater.com/index.html
an innovative, new concept in
mobile theatre. A response to the current widespread popularity of film and
video, along with a demand for more screening venues, The Engine is a
transportable film screening unit with a complex, kinetic sculpture as the
centerpiece holding the screen. Later, at the Af-Tar Party, to be held 9:00
p.m. to 1:00 a.m., also at the A+D Museum, LA's best dj's will provide the
auditory backdrop for art installations, video art, and the museum's current
exhibition.
Sunday, October 7, 2007
TarFest's lively finale is a diverse offering of educational, interactive
and creative activities for all ages provided by cultural organizations
including the Korean Cultural Center, Craft and Folk Art Museum, LACMA,
Natural History Museum, Zimmer Children's Museum, Scratch DJ Academy, and
the New York Film Academy. The public is invited to gather at the La Brea
Tar Pits Park at 5801 Wilshire Boulevard for food, drink and fun. 89.9 KCRW
presents live music from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. that will include una, Stewboss
and Los Abandoned along with other exciting newcomers to the local scene.
"While in other parts of the country people are apple-picking and observing
the fall foliage, the people of Los Angeles will be enjoying another form of
creative production altogether," said Stephen Kramer, chairman of The
Miracle Mile Players and and President of the Miracle Mile Chamber of
Commerce. "TarFest is one more feature that makes Los Angeles in general,
and the Miracle Mile in particular, a hotbed of creativity. Each year, the
event draws greater critical attention and public awareness to both the
artists and the Miracle Mile district. "
"TarFest is about creating opportunities for artists, filmmakers, musicians,
the public and the businesses and residents of the Miracle Mile
neighborhood," echoed James Panozzo.
To date, sponsors of TarFest 2007 include Park La Brea Appartments, Legacy
Partners, BRE, LA County Arts Commission and the Cultural Affairs Department
of Los Angeles. To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, send email
to jamesp@tarfest.com
Through TarFest, The Miracle Mile Players provides new artists with
professional venues, top marketing and public relations efforts and
opportunities for collaborations within the established arts community. To
learn more about TarFest, visit
http://www.tarfest.com
About the Miracle Mile Players
The Miracle Mile Players (MMP) is a 501c(3) not-for-profit corporation
created in 2000 to produce, manage and direct events, programs and services
for the purpose of developing and improving the quality of life within the
Miracle Mile District and throughout Los Angeles. Passionate about
promoting the Miracle Mile District as an important nexus of both cultural
and commercial activity, the Miracle Mile Players strives to enhance the
lives of emerging artists and area residents through innovative productions
of film, music and art events. The group is dedicated to providing emerging
artists with opportunities to perform and exhibit their creations for the
community of Los Angeles with the support of local businesses and citizens.
The principal activity of the Miracle Mile Players has been the annual
production of TarFest, a multimedia arts festival in the Miracle Mile
District of Los Angeles. Plans for a neighborhood 5K run and other community
events are also in development.
Opening 4 october 2007
Different venues
Los Angeles
Free Admission