I gave out the Most Humorous award at the Pasadena Chalk Festival on June 21st! It was a glorious, sunny day in Pasadena. I got there a little late, so I ran around making sure I saw every piece before the awards presentation. There were so many wonderful chalk paintings! Check out my favorites and some other photos from the day on my flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/julieklima/sets/72157621300266617/
I also was invited to the pre-party. Tommy Coston & Patricia Hurley (who run the Light Bringer Project non-profit) were there, as well as Ben McGinty (owner of Gallery at the End of the World in Altadena), Ann Erdman (the Public Information Officer for the City of Pasadena), & THREE other former Doo Dah Queens! (Naughty Mickie, Erika and Carvenita…..whose name I think I’m spelling wrong) check out my photos from the parties: http://www.flickr.com/photos/julieklima/sets/72157621299737661/
It just so happens that I put together a show for the Downtown LA
Artwalk today (Thursday, July 9th)! Artists included are: Julie Klima
(that’s me!), Cassandra Marquez, Kristina King, Conan Dynes, Mary Amor & Arpi Alaverdyan. I attached a few sample photos of what you’ll see.
What: Edgar Varela Fine Arts presents ’3500 sq feet in 48 hours’,
Curated by Julie Klima
Where: The Continental Gallery @ 408 South Spring St., Los Angeles, CA
90013
Time: 5pm-10pm
Well, it would be so lovely to see you all there! I understand if the
late notice prohibits you from changing prior plans, so keep your eyes
peeled for another email because there will be another reception within
the next month!
One of my high school buds is putting on a play to benefit the Zombie Underground Theatre Group. I documented it with still photos and also did the headshots for everyone involved in the play. Check it out!
I will be presenting the Most Humorous Award @ the Pasadena Chalk
Festival this Sunday around 7pm!
The festival is Saturday June 20th and Sunday June 21 from 10am-7pm.
Artists create their work from chalk and then celebrate at the end with
an awards ceremony. I am so honored to participate in this event! I hope
you all can make it…….and it’s FREE!!! Isn’t that wonderful?
Come and support the fabulous artists and hang out with me! You can see
all the details about the event here: www.pasadenachalkfestival.com
Date: Sunday June 21st
Time: 10am-7pm
Location:
Paseo Colorado
280 East Colorado Boulevard
between Marengo and Los Robles Avenue in downtown Pasadena.
I love my random escapades that I happen into. Friday June 12th I went to see former Doo Dah Queen Naughty Mickie perform bellydancing with swords with the lovely Valerie @ the Gallery at the End of the World in Altadena (www.galleryattheendoftheworld.com)…..right when I got there, I saw one of My Princes was there! (photo by Julie Klima….that’s me!) My friend Adrianne was also showing, and I hadn’t seen her in months! Then, as fate would have it, Joe Piasecki found me amongst the crazy crowd and introduced himself. He’s the deputy editor of the Pasadena Weekly. I love being able to use this word….serendipitous! We chatted for a bit. I went to the show with my friend Kevin, who also happened to know people attending the show, even though I invited him last minute. I posted some photos below from the show.
The next night, I completely forgot about my friend’s wedding reception until my good friend Cassie called me so we could drive together. Ahhhh!!! Dressed and got ready as fast as I could. Told Cassie it was “fancy” but we didn’t realized how fancy! Our friend Arpi was married about 9 months ago in Armenia and this was her wedding reception. Very formal! Anyways, we felt a little underdressed, but it didn’t matter once the party started We drank and danced the night away! Arpi was so gorgeous! LOVED her dress! We made friends with her friend Narrin(I’m bad at spelling names) and she helped translate when people gave toasts to the bride & groom. I LOVE Armenian food! 5 or so courses. Amazing meat and also sumac was used in one of the dishes (which I haven’t had in awhile). Every table had a bottle of: vodka, wine, Johnnie Walker & tequila That is MY kind of wedding! hehe…….me and Cassie and Narrin sipped on the johnny the whole night. The music was great…..there were all kinds of generations dancing away the whole night! I love their style of dancing. Mostly moving the arms about. And there was NO chicken dance! Thank goodness. So I like Armenian weddings, I decided. Good food, happy people, fun dancing
Kevin & me @ Gallery at the end of the World
Last order of last weekend—-PEACHES concert! I thought it was so hilarious to go from Armenian wedding one night & then Peaches the next. She’s a fascinating woman. One of the BEST live concerts I’ve EVER been to! Sadly, I didn’t bring my camera in. I wanted to experience her show and not be a documentarian for once. I took it all in. The guy before Peaches was AWFUL AWFUL AWFUL. He was the worst! I was so sad. But me, Cassie, & KK waited for Our Peaches. She came on, fabulous as ever. A few highlights……..costumes…….oh wow. THEN in the beginning of the set…..she friggin jumped into the audience and CROWD SURFED! So f***in rock n roll!!!!!! She SANG and was carried by her fans!!!!!!!!! My friend KK said some guy tried to manhandle her and she smacked him with her mic Yay Peaches! Mid-set she said somethin like “f***k this state and proposition 8!” Everyone went wild! Then she called a few couple up to the stage, said she’s an ordained minister and she married the gay couples right there! LOVE HER. This concert was among my top 5 favorite shows I’ve ever been to. Some people might not like her music, but no one can EVER dispute the fact that she is a FANTABULOUS performer.
I contacted a PR person at the Pasadena Tournament of Roses association. We chatted for a few minutes and I told her that I mentioned to a couple of press people that I challenge the Rose Queen to a DUAL! (And that it was printed!) I’m sure she was quite confused. So I told her my broad idea for the Dual and she said she’d run it by some people.
Keep your fingers crossed! Or email people at the Tournament of Roses sayin you would LOVE to see the two Queens DUAL over the hearts of the Pasadenian people!
So my friend Scott ( http://tropicostation.blogspot.com/ ) got me into the night hikes in Griffith Park, organized by the Sierra Club—- http://angeles.sierraclub.org/griffith/location.asp . I never really went hiking before and now I LOVE it!!! We’ve also gone to Brand Park and Stough Canyon. He’s my hiking buddy because I don’t know any trails I should probably figure it out on my own, though. In time………
So I’m posting up some photos! Hope you enjoy!
Brand Park
Brand Park
Brand Park
Brand Park with Forest Lawn in the back left
Downtown Glendale from Brand Park
Downtown LA & Downtown Glendale from Brand Park
Griffith Park
Griffith Park……..oh that’s not a nice note etched into the ground!
Griffith Park @ night with Downtown Glendale super blurry
Stough Canyon…….Downtown Glendale in the upper left!
As of April 7th, 2009, Laura Friedman is a new member of the Glendale City Council! The night of the election she had a party at the Embassy Suites in Glendale. I met her at a meet & greet at my friend Scott’s place. She is wonderful and I think she’ll be a great advocate for the arts in Glendale! and MORE, of course. I’m a little burnt out from the Dodger game today, so I’ll have to write more later.
I’m not so good at it. My friend Vera rode her bike to my place, and I decided, after a few years, that I would rollerblade on our excursion to Coffee Bean. So we started off @ Kenwood & Doran…..
The wheels on my skates just don’t like to stop! But I was determined to keep going………We were at a stop light and I went down on one of those yellow bumpy areas without stepping over it and…… BAM!!!!!!! I fell right on my bottom in the street! So funny! I picked myself up, hoping that people were in their cars laughing at me, and we went to Michaels. In the store I put my hand on my head and MY CROWN WASN”T THERE! The look of shock on my face convinced Vera lightning fast that I would perish without it! So melodramatic. So she saved the day and went back to get it!
Vera Valentine saved my crown!
As we left the parking lot, I fell again. But this time I put my crown in my purse. Anyways, it was a lovely day and I was so glad to fall in front of my lovely citizens of Glendale!
Queen SKittles on my rollerblades @ California & Glendale
Queens! (Naughty Mickie, Erika and Carvenita…..whose name I think I’m spelling wrong) check out my photos from the parties: http://www.flickr.com/photos/julieklima/sets/72157621299737661/
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(photo by Julie Klima….that’s me!) My friend Adrianne was also showing, and I hadn’t seen her in months! Then, as fate would have it, Joe Piasecki found me amongst the crazy crowd and introduced himself. He’s the deputy editor of the Pasadena Weekly. I love being able to use this word….serendipitous! We chatted for a bit. I went to the show with my friend Kevin, who also happened to know people attending the show, even though I invited him last minute. I posted some photos below from the show.
We drank and danced the night away! Arpi was so gorgeous! LOVED her dress! We made friends with her friend Narrin(I’m bad at spelling names) and she helped translate when people gave toasts to the bride & groom. I LOVE Armenian food! 5 or so courses. Amazing meat and also sumac was used in one of the dishes (which I haven’t had in awhile). Every table had a bottle of: vodka, wine, Johnnie Walker & tequila 
