The next installment of Doug Benson’s Movie Interruption, where Doug and his friends (who, in the past, have included everyone from Brian Posehn to Sarah Silverman and Zach Galifianakis) chill on the front row couches, mics in hand, and say whatever hilarious thing pops into their heads while a movie of their choosing unfolds on the screen.
Dir. Brad Anderson, 2013, 35mm, 94 min.
FilAm ARTS - The Association for the Advancement of Filipino American Arts and Culture - cordially invites you to the exclusive The Adobo Road Cookbook Launch Party!
What: Join our good friend and author Marvin Gapultos (Burnt Lumpia, Manila Machine) as he celebrates the official launch of his much-anticipated new book, THE ADOBO ROAD COOKBOOK. In this special, invite-only event, Marvin will discuss his culinary chronicle. Guests will be served a dinner inspired by recipes from the book and can be among the first to pick up a personal, signed copy of the book.
How: Strictly via RSVP. Please note that admission is limited and on first-come, first-served basis.
$30 - Dinner and book
$20 - Dinner only
*Thanks to the generosity of the author and Seafood City, a portion of the proceeds benefit FilAm ARTS cultural programs.
Los Angeles Kings vs. San Jose Sharks (PLAYOFFS: ROUND 2, GAME 5)
Eve Ensler, author of The Vagina Monologues and the new memoir In the Body of the World, discusses the female body and the world’s responsibility to protect it with Jody Williams, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for her work banning landmines. Williams’ memoir, My Name is Jody Williams, promotes civil society's power to help change the world. These two remarkable women discuss activism, their collaboration on ending violence against women, and bringing women together through the International Campaign to Stop Rape & Gender Violence in Conflict and One Billion Rising.
Tom Drury's fiction has appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's, and Mississippi Review. He is the author of The Driftless Area, The Black Brook, and Hunts in Dreams. Drury was raised in Iowa and lives with his wife and daughter in California.
Cynthia Carr and Jennifer Doyle explore the work of the artist David Wojnarowicz from historical, literary, and queer perspectives. Carr is the author of Fire in the Belly: The Life and Times of David Wojnarowicz; Doyle is the author of Hold It Against Me: Difficulty and Emotion in Contemporary Art. A screening of Wojnarowicz’s collaboration with Ben Neill, ITSOFOMO (In the Shadow of Forward Motion), will follow the discussion.
