California Daybook
Columbia Basin Herald | UPDATED 6 years, 8 months AGO
Associated Press California Daybook for Friday, Jan. 17.
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Saturday, Jan. 18 7:30 AM Clinical Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Pulmonary Hypertension conference
Location: Schaetzel Center, 9890 Genesee Avenue, La Jolla, CA
Weblinks: http://www.scripps.org, https://twitter.com/ScrippsHealth
Contacts: Scripps, [email protected], 1 858 652 5400
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Saturday, Jan. 18 9:00 AM Empowerment Congress 28th annual Summit, titled 'Communities in Peril. A Call to Action for 2020 and Beyond'
Location: Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, 1731 E 120th St, Los Angeles, CA
Weblinks: http://empowermentcongress.org/, https://twitter.com/EmpowerCongress
Contacts: Empowerment Congress, [email protected], 1 213 346 3247
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Saturday, Jan. 18 9:00 AM Women's Marches held in California - Women's Marches held in California, at locations including Southside Park, 2115 Sixth St., Sacramento (9:00 AM PST), Pershing Square, 532 S. Olive St., Los Angeles (10:00 AM PST), Waterfront Park, 1600 Pacific Hwy., San Diego (10:00 AM PST), Central Park @ Mill Creek, 606 21st. St., Bakersfield (10:00 AM PST), San Jose City Hall, 200 E. Santa Clara St., San Jose (11:00 AM PST), and Civic Center Plaza SF, 335 McAllister St., San Francisco (11:00 AM PST)
Weblinks: https://www.womensmarch.com/, https://twitter.com/womensmarch
Contacts: Women's March, [email protected]
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Saturday, Jan. 18 9:45 AM Michael Bloomberg on campaign trail in California and Utah - 2020 Democratic presidential candidate former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg campaigns in California and Utah, meeting with leaders of the Asian American and Pacific Islander Community, Mandang Mall, 621 S Western Ave, Los Angeles (9:45 AM PST), before an organizing event, Impact Hub, 150 S State St, Salt Lake City (4:30 PM MST)
Weblinks: https://www.mikebloomberg.com/, https://twitter.com/mike2020
Contacts: Michael Bloomberg for President press, [email protected]
RSVP: [email protected]
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Saturday, Jan. 18 10:00 AM Westly Prize Pitch Day - The Westly Foundation partners with the David & Lucille Packard Foundation to recognize California's young social entrepreneurs 'positively changing the world through their innovations'. Eight finalists compete for $145,000 in prize money
Location: Haas Center For Public Service, 562 Salvatierra Walk, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
Weblinks: http://www.westly.org, https://twitter.com/WestlyFound
Contacts: Jessica Garcia-Kohl , Westly Foundation, [email protected], 1 408 600 8898
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Saturday, Jan. 18 10:30 AM City of Long Beach hosts Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade. Participants include Mayor Robert Garcia and Vice Mayor Dee Andrews
Location: Martin Luther King Jr Ave, Long Beach, CA
Weblinks: http://www.longbeach.gov, https://twitter.com/LongBeachCity
Contacts: Daniel Brezenoff, City of Long Beach, [email protected], 1 562 570 5027
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Saturday, Jan. 18 2:00 PM Democratic Rep. Harley Rouda holds town hall meeting
Location: Laguna Beach High School, 625 Park Ave, Laguna Beach, CA
Weblinks: https://rouda.house.gov/, https://twitter.com/RepHarley
Contacts: Matilda Bress, Office of Rep. Harley Rouda, [email protected], 1 949 945 4243
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Saturday, Jan. 18 2:00 PM Rip Torn celebration of life in LA - Celebration of the life and career of actor Rip Torn held at Paramount Studios Theatre, hosted by his daughter, Angelica Page, and produced by Carla Pennington. Guests sharing their memories include Sissy Spacek, Sally Kirkland, Estelle Parsons, Jeffrey Tambor, Sandra Bernhard and Michael Riedel * Private New York memorial hosted by Torn's widow, Amy Wright, and family will be held 2 Feb at Greenwich House, with a limited number of seats available to the general public * Torn died 9 Jul 2019 at the age of 88
Location: Paramount Studios Theatre, 5555 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Contacts: Rick Miramontez, DKC/O&M Co, [email protected], 1 212 695 7400
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Saturday, Jan. 18 6:00 PM NAMM TEC Awards - The NAMM Show continues with the NAMM Technical Excellence and Creativity Awards (TEC Awards), celebrating the best in professional audio and sound production, including presentation of the Les Paul Award to Joni Mitchell and TEC Hall of Fame Award to Dave Pensado and Herb Trawick
Location: Hilton Anaheim, 777 W Convention Way, Anaheim, CA
Weblinks: http://www.namm.org/thenammshow, https://twitter.com/NAMMShow, #NAMMShow
Contacts: NAMM Public Relations, [email protected], 1 760 438 8001; Jeanne O'Keefe, The Lippin Group, [email protected], 1 323 965 1990;
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Saturday, Jan. 18 7:30 PM iHeartRadio hosts major alternative rock concert in LA - iHeartRadio ALTer EGO, 3rd annual celebration of alternative rock. Broadcast live across over 70 alternative and rock iHeartRadio stations, featuring performances from Coldplay, Billie Eilish, The Black Keys, blink-182, The Lumineers, Rex Orange County and Shaed
Location: The Forum, 3900 W Manchester Blvd, Inglewood, CA
Weblinks: http://www.iHeartRadio.com/alterego, https://twitter.com/iheartmedia
Contacts: Sunshine Sachs for iHeartRadio events, [email protected]
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Saturday, Jan. 18 8:00 PM Virtuosos Awards presented at Santa Barbara International Film Festival - 35th Santa Barbara International Film Festival continues with the Virtuosos Award tributes, which recognize a select group of actors who have distinguished themselves through their performances in the past year. This year's recipients are Awkwafina ('The Farewell'), Taron Egerton ('Rocketman'), Cynthia Erivo ('Harriet'), Beanie Feldstein ('Booksmart'), Aldis Hodge ('Clemency'), George MacKay ('1917'), Florence Pugh ('Midsommar') and Taylor Russell ('Waves')
Location: Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St, Santa Barbara, CA
Weblinks: http://www.sbfilmfestival.org/, https://twitter.com/SBIFF, #SBIFF
Contacts: Sunshine Sachs for Santa Barbara International Film Festival, [email protected], 1 323 822 9300
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Saturday, Jan. 18 - Wednesday, Jan. 22 The International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH)
Location: Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, 333 W Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA
Weblinks: http://www.ssih.org/, https://twitter.com/SSHorg, #IMSH2020
Contacts: Judy Larson, SSIH Director of Meetings & Exhibits, [email protected]
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Saturday, Jan. 18 Society of Camera Operators Awards - Society of Camera Operators (SOC) Lifetime Achievement Awards, including presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award, aka the CAMMY. This year's honorees are Colin Anderson, Dave Levisohn, J Howery, Heather Norton and Frank Masi
Location: Loews Hollywood Hotel, 1755 Highland Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Weblinks: http://www.soc.org/, https://twitter.com/SOC1979
Contacts: Kristin Petrovich , Createasphere, [email protected]; Kate McCallum, Createasphere, [email protected];
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Saturday, Jan. 18 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl - NFLPA Collegiate Bowl - postseason all-star game for any draft-eligible college football player to showcase their game to NFL scouts and coaches
Location: Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, CA
Weblinks: http://www.nflpa.com, https://twitter.com/NFLPA, #NFLPABOWL
Contacts: NFLPA, 1 800 372 2000
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Saturday, Jan. 18 Winnie The Pooh Day - Winnie The Pooh Day, marking the birthday of author A.A. Milne (born 1882)
Weblinks: http://thewaltdisneycompany.com, https://twitter.com/waltdisneyco, #WinniethePoohDay
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Saturday, Jan. 18 - Sunday, Jan. 19 Travel and Adventure Show San Diego
Location: San Diego Convention Center, 111 West Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA
Weblinks: http://www.adventureexpo.com/, https://twitter.com/TravAdventure, #SanDiegoTravelShow
Contacts: Travel & Adventure Show, [email protected], 1 203 878 2577 x 1
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Saturday, Jan. 18 Producers Guild Awards - 31st annual Producers Guild Awards ceremony for TV and film producers. Film nominees include '1917', 'Ford v Ferrari', 'The Irishman', 'Jojo Rabbit', 'Joker', 'Knives Out', 'Little Women', 'Marriage Story', 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' and 'Parasite'; while TV nominees include 'Big Little Lies', 'The Crown', 'Game of Thrones', 'Succession' and 'Watchmen' (Drama); and 'Barry', 'Fleabag', 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel', 'Schitt's Creek' and 'Veep' (Comedy). Honorees include actress Octavia Spencer (Visionary Award), Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos (Milestone Award), 'Friends' co-creator Marta Kauffman (Norman Lear Achievement Award), and Plan B Entertainment's Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner (David O. Selznick Achievement Award)
Location: Hollywood Palladium, 6215 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Weblinks: http://www.producersguild.org/, https://twitter.com/producersguild, #PGAwards
Contacts: Matthew Lawrence, Sunshine Sachs, [email protected]
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Saturday, Jan. 18 'Orange Is The New Black' star and jazz singer Lea DeLaria performs one-off show in Los Angeles
Location: The Theatre at Ace Hotel, 933 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA
Weblinks: , https://twitter.com/realleadelaria
Contacts: Jeremy Katz, The Katz Company, [email protected]
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Saturday, Jan. 18 - Sunday, Jan. 19 Noah Baumbach attends Q&A tribute event featuring a screening of 'Marriage Story' - The American Cinematheque and Netflix present A Tribute to Noah Baumbach, featuring a screening of his latest film 'Marriage Story', which is nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay, followed by a Q&A with Baumbach. Tonight's event includes a double-feature presentation of 'Frances Ha' and Mistress America', while 'The Squid and the Whale' and 'Kicking and Screaming' screen tomorrow
Location: Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave, Santa Monica, CA
Weblinks: http://www.americancinematheque.com, https://twitter.com/SidGrauman
Contacts: Margot Gerber, American Cinematheque, [email protected], 1 323 461 2020 x 115
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Saturday, Jan. 18 - Sunday, Jan. 19 Inaugural 4xFAR music festival in Coachella Valley - 4xFAR, inugural music and adventure festival presented by Land Rover, headlined by Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals (Saturday) and Mark Ronson and Q-Tip (Sunday)
Location: Empire Grand Oasis, 84700 58th Ave, Thermal, CA
Weblinks: https://4xfar.com/, https://twitter.com/4xFARfestival
Contacts: Joe Stauble, Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC, [email protected]
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Sunday, Jan. 19 2:00 PM 2020 Southern California Slack Key Festival, Hawaiian mainland U.S. music festival
Location: Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, 1935 Manhattan Beach Blvd, Redondo Beach, CA
Weblinks: http://kalakoa.com/slackkey/index.html
Contacts: Susan Gordon, [email protected], 1 310 871 0621
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Sunday, Jan. 19 5:00 PM Screen Actors Guild Awards - 26th annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards ceremony broadcast live on TNT and TBS. 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood', 'Bombshell' and 'The Irishman' lead the movie nominations with four each, and all compete for Best Cast in a Motion Picture alongside 'Jojo Rabbit' and 'Parasite'; while 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' leads the TV categories with four, followed by 'The Crown' and 'Fleabag' with three. Individual movie acting nominees include Christian Bale, Leonardo DiCaprio, Adam Driver, Taron Egerton and Joaquin Phoenix (Actor); and Cynthia Erivo, Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong'o and Charlize Theron (Actress); while TV nominees include Jennifer Aniston, Helena Bonham Carter, Olivia Colman, Jodie Comer and Elisabeth Moss (Actress - Drama Series); and Sterling K. Brown, Steve Carrell, Billy Crudup, Peter Dinklage and David Harbour (Actor - Drama Series). Leonardo DiCaprio presents Robert De Niro with the SAG Life Achievement Award. There is no host for this year's awards
Location: Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall, 665 W Jefferson Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Weblinks: http://www.sagawards.org, https://twitter.com/SAGawards, #sagawards
Contacts: Screen Actors Guild Awards, [email protected], 1 424 429 6200.
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Sunday, Jan. 19 MPSE Golden Reel Awards - MPSE Golden Reel Awards, 67th annual ceremony honoring sound and music editing in motion pictures and television. 'Joker' and 'Once Upon a Time In Hollywood' lead the nominees with three each. Victoria Alonso receives the Motion Picture Sound Editors' Filmmaker Award and Cecelia Hall the Career Achievement Award
Location: The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, Los Angeles, 404 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA
Weblinks: http://www.mpse.org, https://twitter.com/mpseorg
Contacts: Motion Picture Sound Editors, [email protected], 1 818 506 7731
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Sunday, Jan. 19 - Friday, Jan. 24 Multifunctional Materials & Structures Conference
Location: Ventura Beach Marriott, 2055 E Harbor Blvd, Ventura, CA
Weblinks: http://www.grc.org/, https://twitter.com/GordonConf
Contacts: GRC, 1 401 783 4011
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Sunday, Jan. 19 - Tuesday, Jan. 21 Winter Fancy Food Show - Winter Fancy Food Show, specialty food and beverage marketplace
Location: Moscone Center, 747 Howard St, San Francisco, CA
Weblinks: http://www.specialtyfood.com/shows-events/winter-fancy-food-show/, https://twitter.com/craftcarejoy
Contacts: Specialty Food Association, [email protected], 1 646 878 0130, 1 860 805 4988
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Sunday, Jan. 19 - Sunday, Jan. 26 San Diego Restaurant Week - San Diego Restaurant Week spotlighting the city's top chefs and restaurants
Location: San Diego, CA
Weblinks: http://www.sandiegorestaurantweek.com, https://twitter.com/WeRRestaurants, #WinterRestaurantWeek
Contacts: California Restaurant Association, 1 800 765 4842; Jenna Thompson, McFarlane Promotions, [email protected] , 1 619 233 5008;
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Sunday, Jan. 19 - Friday, Jan. 24 Metals In Biology Conference
Location: Four Points by Sheraton Ventura Harbor Resort, 1050 Schooner Drive, Ventura, CA
Weblinks: http://www.grc.org/, https://twitter.com/GordonConf
Contacts: GRC, 1 401 783 4011
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Monday, Jan. 20 10:00 AM Big Sunday holds MLK Day clothing drive - Big Sunday's eighth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Clothing Collection and Community Breakfast, with volunteers counting, sorting and folding items of clothing for donation to organizations serving the Southern California community and beyond
Location: Big Sunday, 6111 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Weblinks: http://bigsunday.org/, https://twitter.com/BigSundayorg
Contacts: Rachel Schwartz, PRAdvantEDGE, [email protected], 1 310 990 2764
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Monday, Jan. 20 10:00 AM 35th annual Kingdom Day Parade - 35th annual Kingdom Day Parade, celebrating the life of Martin Luther King Jr, themed 'Equality for All Humanity, Our Next Step'
Location: Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Weblinks: http://www.kingdomdayparade.org/index.php
Contacts: Edna Sims, ESP Public Relations, [email protected], 1 310 770 8117; Congress Of Racial Equality of California, 1 844 454 6432;
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Monday, Jan. 20 6:00 PM 'Beyond Black - The Style Of Amy Winehouse' exhibition launch party at the GRAMMY Museum - GRAMMY Museum hosts a launch party in celebration of the opening of 'Beyond Black - The Style Of Amy Winehouse', a new exhibition showcasing the late British singer's outfits as well as never-before-seen handwritten lyrics, journal entries and other reflections from her family's personal archive. The event features a panel discussion with Winehouse's stylist Naomi Parry, close friend Catriona Gourlay, and music journalist Eve Barlow
Location: GRAMMY Museum at L.A. LIVE, 800 W Olympic Blvd A245, Los Angeles, CA
Weblinks: https://www.grammymuseum.org/exhibits/current-exhibits/beyond-black-amy-winehouse, https://twitter.com/GRAMMYMuseumMS
Contacts: Jasmine Lywen-Dill, GRAMMY Museum, [email protected], 1 213 725 5703
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Monday, Jan. 20 8:00 PM Lupita Nyong'o honored with Montecito Award at SBIFF - The Santa Barbara International Film Festival honors Lupita Nyong'o with the Montecito Award, presented by 'Us' writer and director Jordan Peele
Location: Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St, Santa Barbara, CA
Weblinks: http://www.sbfilmfestival.org/, https://twitter.com/SBIFF
Contacts: Sunshine Sachs for Santa Barbara International Film Festival, [email protected], 1 323 822 9300
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Monday, Jan. 20 - Friday, Jan. 24 PepTalk The Protein Science Week event
Location: Hilton San Diego Bayfront, 1 Park Boulevard, San Diego, CA
Weblinks: http://www.healthtech.com, https://twitter.com/chi_peptalk
Contacts: CHI, [email protected], 1 781 972 5400
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Monday, Jan. 20 Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Martin Luther King Jr. Day * All national parks have free admission today