$5 Preview, and Ke Huy Quan at Castelar!

See the no better man Preview for just $5, and join the Castelar Dragons Foundation in celebrating alumni Ke Huy Quan!

the cheeky bastard $5 Preview June 8th! Join us June 8th at 9:30pm for just $5!  In my typically tech-heavy fashion, we're taking every opportunity to get the show right.  That means WE NEED YOU in our Preview audience to help fine-tune the show before officially opening!  In gratitude, tickets for this performance are just $5:  CHEAP!!!  We hope to see you in the Plunge afterward to hear your thoughts on the show :) PERFORMANCES: Invited Dress:  June 5, 6:30pm  (press/industry, please reply to this e-mail to request direct reservations!   any available seats will be released for sale after June 1st) Preview:  June 8, 9:30pm, $5 Opening:  June 12, 5:00pm, $10 June 14, 12:30pm, $10 June 25, 5:00pm, $10 June 28, 2:00pm, $10 Closing:  June 29, 6:30pm, $15 at the Broadwater Studio: 1078 Lillian Way, Los Angeles, CA 90038 Our daughter attends Castelar, Chinatown's historic public school and the second-oldest school in LAUSD.  She's in the Mandarin Immersion program, and also plays electric guitar in the same after-school program that helped nurture alumni Eloise Wong of the Linda Lindas!  It's been my honor to serve as Board Secretary this last year for the Castelar Dragons Foundation, the parent-teacher organization dedicated to supporting Castelar's contract with ETM-LA, who runs our extracurricular music program. The Castelar Dragons Foundation is hosting our first ever gala, featuring an evening of food and drink, music, comedy, games, and more. Academy Award winning actor and Castelar alumni Ke Huy Quan will appear in person to give us an intimate glimpse into his time at Castelar and his roots in our community. Our foundation supports:  Robust music education for all grades. Orchestra and modern band.  Field Trips, including overnight STEM field trips for 5th grade and Middle School. And much much more. Sadly, while Castelar's student population is at an all-time high of over 600 students, public funding has not kept up to the challenge.  To continue our programs, we need to raise $75,000.  The first Castelar Dragons Gala will take place on June 7, 2025 from 6:00-10:00 pm at Cathedral High School's Performing Arts Center in Chinatown.  The address is 1253 Bishops Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90012. Tickets to the Gala! Donate any amount! (scroll down the page) Forward to a friend! You will pass through storms and heavy rains, and at times you will suffer defeat. The essence of the creative life, however, is not to give up in the face of defeat but to follow the rainbow that exists within your heart.  - Daisaku Ikeda Copyright © 2025 Jacob Sidney, All rights reserved.

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Doc Maynard & the Founding of Seattle: Solo show in the Hollywood Fringe

bathe once a week, whether you need to or not Tickets on sale now! The patriarchy deconstructs itself in this one-man origin story of the City of Seattle. Using equal parts humor and candor, Pacific Northwest native Jacob Sidney re-examines the traditional Old West pioneer story from a modern perspective. no better man   Created & Performed by Jacob Sidney   Produced by Crystal Keith Production Design by Chris Hutchings at the Broadwater Studio: 1078 Lillian Way, Los Angeles, CA 90038 PERFORMANCES: Invited Dress:  June 5, 6:30pm  (press/industry, please reply to this e-mail to request direct reservations!   any available seats will be released for sale after June 1st) Preview:  June 8, 9:30pm, $5 Opening:  June 12, 5:00pm, $10 June 14, 12:30pm, $10 June 25, 5:00pm, $10 June 28, 2:00pm, $10 Closing:  June 29, 6:30pm, $15 Forward to a friend! From the standpoint of eternity, there is hardly any difference between a "long" and a "short" life. Therefore, it's not whether one's life is long or short, but how one lives that is important. It is what we accomplish, the degree to which we develop our state of life, the number of people we help become happy―that is what matters.  - Daisaku Ikeda Copyright © 2025 Jacob Sidney, All rights reserved.