Name: Voices of Liberty
Start: 2026-10-15T20:00:00-07:00
Location: New Roads School

New Roads School

From Monty Python, Mark Twain and Eleanor Roosevelt to Tupac Shakur, Black Hawk and Susan B. Anthony, this galvanizing curation of stories, poems and speeches from the USA’s most enduring talents is a roller coaster ride through our country's well-intentioned, yet deeply complicated history. Songs by Leonard Cohen, Woody Guthrie, Nina Simone and more are woven into a compelling tapestry, curated and directed by Cedering Fox.

Brought to life by Keith David, Fred Melamed, Marianne Jean Baptiste, Tim DeKay, Wendie Malick, Stephen Root, Martin Sensmeier, Constance Marie, Kimmy Shields, Amy Keys, David Gautreaux &amp; Sharon Lawrence with Musical Director Starr Parodi and Musicians Robert Morgan Fisher, Michael Stever &amp; Bernie Dresel.





Thursday, October 15th The Ann and Jerry Moss Theatre

New Roads School at The Herb Alpert Educational Village
3131 Olympic Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90404

6:30–7:40 PM Pre-show Party with A-Man the DJ, Cocktails, Food Trucks, Voter Registration, Community Engagement Opportunities &amp; more!
8:00–9:30 PM Performances


Tickets: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/voices-of-liberty-tickets-1996532056125" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/voices-of-liberty-tickets-1996532056125</a>

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Voices of Liberty

From Monty Python, Mark Twain and Eleanor Roosevelt to Tupac Shakur, Black Hawk and Susan B. Anthony, this galvanizing curation...

REDCAT ROY AND EDNA DISNEY/CALARTS THEATER

Wild Up presents the world premiere of a newly commissioned work by Shelley Washington for Wild Up musicians and The Collective Orchestra, an open-invitation community ensemble, in&nbsp;The Room Begins to Rise. Inspired by Émile Durkheim’s concept of “collective effervescence”—the energy that arises when people gather in shared emotion, attention, and action—the piece asks how music can become a practice of collective&nbsp;life.
Through a flexible score that combines notation, images, text, and prompts, the piece invites musicians of all backgrounds to a collaborative performance shaped by listening, responsiveness, and shared decision-making. Wild Up musicians serve as both performers and facilitators, teaching and learning the work alongside community participants. REDCAT will be reconfigured into a communal space, allowing performers and audience to occupy a shared field of resonance, proximity, and exchange—a space where music becomes a way to rehearse collective creativity, cooperation, and democratic action in real&nbsp;time.
Democracy Sessions returns in October 2026 for an expanded festival of music and performance taking place across Los Angeles. Building on the inaugural festival, organized by Wild Up and MOCA, presented in the days immediately following the 2024 US Presidential Election, this new iteration takes place in a moment shaped by censorship, polarization, and shifting public trust, and asks how art can function as a democratic practice—a means of gathering, listening, speaking, and acting together. Developed by Wild Up in partnership with MOCA, REDCAT, and CalArts, with related programming presented in collaboration with more organizations to be announced. Democracy Sessions 2026 is timed to align with the weeks leading up to the US midterm elections, and seeks to position music as a living civic practice and a space where free expression, cooperation, and collective action can be rehearsed in real&nbsp;time.

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Truly Pizza

Chris Decker of Truly Pizza is joining 24 chefs across more than 20 cities to showcase the culinary possibilities of Corto Olive’s annual limited-edition Agrumato-Method Olive Oils. Each participating restaurant will feature an Agrumato-inspired dish on its menu for a limited time this October.

Starting October 12, until supplies last, Truly Pizza will serve Potato Bianca Pizza “Tailgate Style,” an American Artisan Round Pizza with Crème Fraîche, White Sauce, Boursin, Fontina, Fresh Mozzarella, Potato, Garlic Confit, Garleek, Chive, Black Pepper, Shaved Midnight Moon Goat Cheese, and Rosemary, served "Tailgate Style" with Kielbasa, Charred Cabbage Slaw and Agrumato-Method Horseradish Olive Oil. This is an exclusive opportunity for Los Angeles diners to experience this award-winning California olive oil as expressed through one of the city’s best chefs.

Diners can find the full list of participating restaurants and chefs at https://corto-olive.com/products/agrumato-method-olive-oil. Check each restaurant’s Instagram or contact them directly for dates and availability.

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The Valorian West Hollywood, Curio Collection by Hilton

Join SOUNDCTRL and friends poolside for candid conversations with industry leaders about trends, tactics and new waves shaping the future of music.
Network with artists, cultural leaders, VCs, and music industry folk over drinks. Special guest performances will be in store.
This event is a part of <a href="https://www.tech-week.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">#LATechWeek</a>, a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem.Tickets:&nbsp;<a href="https://partiful.com/e/WBWKTY0YybfZSP7t7kJ8?" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">partiful.com/e/WBWKTY0YybfZSP7t7kJ8?</a>

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The Future Of Music Summit

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Illusion Magic Lounge

Awareness Film Festival invites you to our 17th Anniversary Awareness Film Festival!
Celebrate 17 years of powerful paradigm shifting film.
We search the globe each year for the best Independent Filmmakers to bring you beautiful, thoughtful, entertaining films that entertain and inspire as much as they inform.&nbsp;
As a community of filmmakers we raise awareness and inspire positive action through immersive film &amp; media, filmmaker panels, networking events and community partnerships to create a more peaceful, healthy and just world.
The most important part is - YOU!
Website - info and Tickets:
<a href="https://awarenessfestival.org" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://awarenessfestival.org</a>
<a href="https://filmfreeway.com/AwarenessFestival/tickets" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://filmfreeway.com/AwarenessFestival/tickets</a>
Festival phone: 323-709-3456
Festival email: <a href="mailto:festival@healoneworld.org">festival@healoneworld.org</a>

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Awareness Film Festival

Awareness Film Festival invites you to our 17th Anniversary Awareness Film Festival!
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Kinokuniya New York

Renowned manga artist<a href="https://www.instagram.com/acky_bright/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Acky Bright</a> celebrates the release of<a href="https://www.viz.com/galaxic-baseball-league" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> GalaXic Baseball League</a> with a Kinokuniya book signing. The sci-fi sports manga, created with VIZ Media, OneTeam Partners, and the MLB Players Association, reimagines MLB stars like Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. as manga heroes in an interplanetary baseball league. Acky, known for his sketch-free, single-pen live drawing, will discuss his creative process and sign copies. Every attendee will receive a free exclusive poster to celebrate the book's release.

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Story Salon is an opportunity for Los Angeles area storytellers to get on stage and share!
Each week is filled with 5-7 minute stories on a variety topics and themes. Laugh, cry, and sigh along with us as we go along with each story teller on stage.
Story Salon favorite teacher? Our Storytellers Don't miss this opportunity to spend the night listening to good stories with good folks. Grab your friends and join us for a night of laughter, reflection, and unforgettable storytelling!
Come by! And join our fun little community!
 Tickets can be purchased at the door or on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/story-salon-my-favorite-teacher-tickets-2002543218674?aff=EventsCalendar" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Eventbrite</a>

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Fractais Tropicais (Tropical Fractals)&nbsp;depicts environmental collapse and a vision of the post-apocalyptic world. On an interstellar journey, an intelligent system named Museo records the crew’s diaries as Brazilian archivists transport Earth’s last living remnants and their digitized copies. This fractured history of humanity is contrasted with a lone wanderer, perhaps the last man on Earth (played by Ivo Müller), who roams the ruined landscape as it slowly recovers. Shot in Super 16mm, the debut feature film by Leonardo Pirondi (CalArts BFA 22 + MFA 24 in Film and Video) crafts a textured analog visual world in contrast to slick, digitally rendered science fiction visual&nbsp;tropes.&nbsp;
The screening will be followed by a conversation with Leonardo Pirondi and Ivo Müller moderated by Jheanelle Brown.

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