Awakened World – The Hungry Ghosts

by Genevieve Rhiger

October 7, 2014

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The Tibetans describe a type of hell in which souls with tiny mouths are afflicted with enormous, insatiable bellies. These inhabitants are considered ‘the hungry ghosts.’ Michael Imperioli’s directorial debut THE HUNGRY GHOSTS portrays an eclectic group of New Yorkers in search of spiritual and emotional fulfillment. Frank (Steven R. Schirripa, The Sopranos, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas) a late-night radio host, is trapped in a tenuous relationship with his son, Matthew (Emory Cohen in his screen debut.), as a result of Frank’s drug addition and gambling problems. When Matthew storms out of a therapy session with his father, he becomes lost in the labyrinth of New York City. With Matthew missing, Frank is forced to confront his ex-wife, Sharon (Sharon Angela, The Sopranos, Tony & Tina’s Wedding), over his fractured relationship with his son. While searching for his son, Frank meets Nadia (Aunjanue Ellis, Ray, True Blood.) Nadia recently left her destructive, alcoholic lover Gus (Nick Sandow, Connie & Carla, Third Watch) and is trying to get her life back on track. She turns to spirituality to help her find peace as Gus aggressively tries to win her back. THE HUNGRY GHOSTS deals with the intersection of several perishing lives stuck in a cycle they wish to escape, capturing the zeitgeist of our post-millennium New York City, in which the desperation of the West collides with the religious teachings of the East.

Visual Tibetan Art Collage precedes session

WORKSHOP | Michael Imperioli, AGNT Host: Dr. Kathy Hearn w/ Rev. Jim Lee

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Awakened World – The Power of the Heart

by Genevieve Rhiger

October 7, 2014

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This is the world premier of this film which is creating a buzz such as “the biggest film for our movement since “The Secret” and “What The Bleep!?” With its unprec- edented convocation of some of the world’s greatest spiritual thinkers, writers, and scientists, including Maya Angelou, Deepak Chopra, Paulo Coelho, and Eckhart Tolle,the film – and the book of the same name — investigate the incredible power of the heart and how it can lead us to our true purpose in life..

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Awakened World – Opening Gala

by Genevieve Rhiger

October 7, 2014

Featuring Michael Bernard Beckwith, Louie Schwartzberg, Barbara Marx Hubbard, Rickie Byars Beckwith
Welcome by AGNT President, Michael Bernard Beckwith. Short films and presentations by Oprah guest, Louie Schwartzberg (“Gratitude,” narrated by Bro. David Steindl-Rast), Film clip and talk by Barbara Marx Hubbard (“Our Story”). Concert featuring Rickie Byars Beckwith, Faith Rivera, Harold Payne, and the MakePeace Brothers. Orientation for all activities and opportunities during festival week, demo features for your festival APP, and meet our Sponsors..

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Gustafson Dance – Rudolph

by Genevieve Rhiger

October 1, 2014

Gustafson Dance presents Rudolph, a ballet of the holiday classic featuring Rudolph, Clarice, the Abominable Snow Monster, and even Santa. Children ages 2 and up dance to well-known holiday tunes, along with the State Street Ballet Young Dancers. Rudolph embarks on a journey where he learns, along with many other “misfits” that everyone, even though they may be different, has something of value to contribute.

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Chris Robinson Brotherhood

by Genevieve Rhiger

September 30, 2014

The Chris Robinson Brotherhood is touring in support of its latest release, Phosphorescent Harvest. Praised by Rolling Stone as “at once quirky, trippy, soulful and downright magnetic,” it’s the band’s third long-playing album for Silver Arrow Records. As Robinson declares: “We’ve created a piece of rock ‘n’ roll here. People can look to us and rest assured the genre is alive and well.”

The CRB (as they are affectionately known by fans) made an immediate impact upon their boldly unconventional debut in early 2011. They would play close to 50 shows over nine weeks in California before ever leaving the Golden State. In fact, they’d wait until 2012 to truly introduce themselves nationally with the release of two sprawling studio albums: Big Moon Ritual (June 2012) and The Magic Door (September 2012), which presented a freewheeling improvisational chemistry, but with songwriting depth to back it up.

The band—Robinson (Lead vocals, guitar), Neal Casal (guitar, vocals), Adam Macdougall (keys, vocals), George Sluppick (drums), and Mark Dutton (bass, vocals)—would further develop their identity as a self-defined “farm to table psychedelic rock band” over a 118-show stretch. Late 2013 saw the fruits of this labor forever captured by legendary tape priestess, Betty Cantor-Jackson (Grateful Dead), on the eight-sided limited-edition vinyl release Betty’s S.F. Blends Volume 1, which documented a glorious five night run the previous December at San Francisco’s famed Great American Music Hall.

In an age when so many put their beliefs in trends, the Chris Robinson Brotherhood is committed to something deeper. In Robinson’s words: “We don’t make music that can sell iPads. Our music will not sell you a Prius. I like that. Writing songs has always led me to good things in my life. The songwriting saved me through the dark times, and the songwriting makes it that much sweeter when it’s good. Real success can only come in pursuit of an authentic sound. We’re all very committed to this music, beyond money and egos. That’s a unique place to be.”

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Boxtales Package

by Genevieve Rhiger

September 23, 2014

BOXTALES Theatre Company is an award winning touring company, based in Santa Barbara, CA. Since 1994, BOXTALES has been entertaining and educating, creating many original works of theatre, pulled from myths, stories and fairy tales from around the globe. BOXTALES’ work is designed for multi-generational audiences and gets booked into youth and family programming most often. They have toured many of the western states and regularly perform in the greater Los Angeles area in venues such as the L.A. Getty Center & Villa, The Geffen Theatre, L.A. Museum of Tolerance, La Mirada, 24^th Street Theatre. They also perform educational outreach shows in LA area schools through the L.A. Music Center. For more information on the company, please visit: www.boxtales.org.

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Notes For Notes 2014

by Genevieve Rhiger

September 15, 2014

Joe Bonamassa – Jimmy Vivino & the Basic Cable Band

Shari Puorto – Laith Al-Saadi – Robben Ford

Silent & Live Auction

Doors open at 7:00 pm

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SBCS – Music Then & Now

by Genevieve Rhiger

September 15, 2014

This concert explores works evoking faith, praise, and deliverance, beginning with Mozart’s great masterwork Vesperae Solennes de Confessore K 339, written in Salzburg in 1780. Confessors were martyred saints, usually male, imprisoned or tortured for confessing their faith.

The confession theme continues, with Norwegian composer Ola Gjeilo’s Dark Night of the Soul, set in 2010 to text of the same name, written by the 16th Century mystic and confessor, St. John of the Cross, during his solitary imprisonment. After nine months of torture, kept in a tiny windowless hole, St. John escaped his captivity. Gjeilo’s music perfectly captures the first breath of freedom, the amazement at being alone in the dark night and free, the sheer grace of deliverance.

The program closes with featured composer Dr. Rollo Dilworth, conducting chorus and accompanists in his settings of traditional African-American gospel and spiritual music of the 19th Century American South and his original compositions, including the West Coast premier of his new work, Shine the Heavenly Light, commissioned in part by the Choral Society.

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