District 6 Arts

Feria del Libro: A Family Book Fair Los Angeles City Hall (1st St. and Main St.)

June 7, 2008 10:00am – 5:00 PM Free Admission

Join us for the 6th annual Feria del Libro: A Family Book Fair on Saturday, June 7, 2008. This festival is a fun-filled day where the entire family celebrates the magic of reading.

• 190 booths
  

• Book vendors specializing in multicultural books for children and youth
  

• 2 outdoor stages with entertainment
  

• Author performances and book signings
  

• Storytelling and fun literacy activities
  

• Arts and crafts for children of all ages
  

• Free tutoring information
  

• College corner for the entire family
  

• Rock wall climbing and games for teens
  

• Drawing for a trip to Walt Disney World Resort
  

• Food, fun, and much more
  

Don’t miss this exciting festival that is fun for both children and parents! The Feria del Libro: A Family

Book Fair is produced by a partnership between the City Los Angeles, First 5 LA, Families In Schools, the

Los Angeles Unified School District, and the Los Angeles County Office of Education.

For more information about the Feria del Libro: A Family Book Fair, please call (213) 484-2870 ext #223

MUSIC CENTER

Toy Theatre Festival

Walt Disney Concert Hall

June 14 & 15, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm

The Music Center will present a two-day Toy Theatre Festival taking place on June 14 and 15, 2008 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in Walt Disney Concert Hall. This unique, FREE event is the only one of its kind in North America, with the exception of Great Small Works festival in New York City.

The Festival offers family-friendly professional Toy Theatre productions, presented in repertory over the two days. Eighty performances will take place in various spaces throughout Walt Disney Concert Hall, including the main auditorium and locations traditionally not open to the public like Choral Hall, the Green Room, the Founders Room, and Studio #3. In addition, there will be a Student Stage showcasing Toy Theatre presentations created by children. These works were created by students who worked with Music Center teaching artists. There will also be workshops where families inspired by these creations can create their own Toy Theatres and puppets to take home.

FREE ADMISSION, open to the public and no reservations are required. Free tickets for both shows will be distributed starting 1 hour prior to showtime on the day of the event on Grand Avenue at 2nd Street, in front of Walt Disney Concert Hall. (Tickets for 11am show are distributed beginning at 10am, and tickets for 12:30pm show at 11:30am.)

For additional Music Center Family Programs information visit musiccenter.org or call (213) 250-ARTS.

Los Angeles Film Festival

www.filmindependent.org

Book a reservation for Film Independent’s HS Screenings field trip to the Los Angeles Film Festival in Westwood, June 19 to June 29. FREE screening of a festival film, free transportation, free lunch and a Q & A session with filmmakers and cast, and a standards-based Teacher’s study guide. Students will evaluate how films educate people about culture and historic and current events; examine how plot, character and visuals tell a story, and identify film industry careers. For more info contact Diane Federico, (310 432-1238, or dfederico@filmindependent.org

Joy2Learn presents world-class visual and performing artists in e-Presentations available to schools free of charge. These e-Presentations are the first in an ongoing series of interactive programs created for classroom use. Students can navigate through an exiting array of videos including performances, insight, history and quiz games.

LA Greek Film Festival

Come join the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival team and learn what it

takes to organize a film festival! We are looking for volunteers to

help with all aspects of preparation and on site organization leading

up to and during this year’s festival, which runs June 25-29 in

Hollywood. Volunteers will have the opportunity to experience first

hand how a film festival comes together and to interact with a dynamic

group. Volunteer Orientation: Saturday, June 7, 11am.

If you are interested in volunteering for the festival or would like

to RSVP for the orientation, please contact our Volunteer Coordinator,

Kayla Gogos at kayla@lagreekfilmfestival.org or at 508-414-1107.

826LA http://www.826la.org/

Drop-in tutoring is free one-on-one attention for students, ages 8-18, working on their homework or their first novel.Tutoring is available Monday through Thursday from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm.

826LA is proud to provide this service to the students in our area, and we look forward to seeing you!

826LA offers In-School Support for Teachers
Our tutors support teachers in their classrooms, providing students with one-on-one attention and feedback as they work on various writing assignments: sonnets, biographies, University of California application essays, and more. 826LA values project-based learning and will assist you in developing and assist students in completing inter-disciplinary projects. http://www.826la.org/programs/

826LA also offers Field Trips and will assist in any request for transportation.
In the mornings, classes from around Los Angeles visit our writing lab to participate in our engaging and spirited field trips. Teachers can choose from one of our field-trip plans—like workshops in screenwriting and journalism—or they can request a custom-designed program. 826LA will tailor a field trip to complement any teacher’s curriculum. http://www.826la.org/programs/