Altadena Above It All

Friday and Saturday, October 12 & 13
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lakehouse NurseryPlant sale parking is in the auxiliary lot. There is no admission fee to the sale.

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My old wild friend Bobby Roth has a new film out, Berkeley, that opens Oct. 12 in L.A. at Laemmle’s Sunset 5 (8000 Sunset Blvd, at Cresent Heights). It’s also coming to Pasadena. He says ”Somehow we’ve managed to open the film the way we made it, without money, but with the love and support of a wonderful community of friends who believe in the pictures themes and in our struggle to make truly independent films.

This weekend our NGTV clip of Tom Morello’s Stars of Orion was the number one song on You-Tube with nearly 900,000 plays and our film has been chosen to be the featured film on MySPace for this entire week!”

Not exactly Altadena, but we all love puppets! My husband worked with the incomparable Jim Henson, as did my pal Lizzie, and friend Michael Earl, who was Mr. Snuffelupagus. If you ever wanted to learn how those muppets work, and would like to create some yourself, Michael can teach you how!

“Let me teach you, what Jim Henson taught me!” - Michael Earl

Michael Earl’s TV Puppetry Workshop – Hollywood

Emmy Award-winning puppeteer, Michael Earl (formerly Mr. Snuffleupagus on Sesame Street) will be teaching Muppet-style puppetry in Hollywood at Acme Comedy Theatre beginning Saturday October 20th. Past students include the who’s-who of TV and film puppet performers. (Who I Teach ) You will expand your acting and improv skills by learning a proven technique in a 6-week on-camera workshop that culminates in a multi-camera taped performance. The fee is $300 for 6 three hour on-camera classes. Space is limited to 12. For more information on Michael Earl or to reserve your spot, please visit: www.teachingtour.com.