SALON SERIES

SALON SERIES

Capshaw-Spielberg Center for Arts and Educational Justice, Santa Monica, CA

Salons engage community members to celebrate heroism with speakers, art, film, and music

Dana Williams, Singer/Songwriter

David Milch, Screenwriter, Television Producer, Creator of Deadwood, NYPD Blue

Stu Pearlman Jazz Band

Olivia Stern-Milch, Writer/Producer

Willy Garcon reading Kipling at the salon

Paul Cummins, poet, educator and founder of coalition for engaged education

POETRY AND JAZZ SALON

YOUTH MEDIA ACTIVIST SALON

MY HERO showcases filmmakerswhose powerful stories promote youth

activism

Robert Rippberger Mohamed Sidibay Slater Jewell-Kemker

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE EVENTS

Mohamed Sidibay,Peace activist and former child soldier Ron Kovic, Peace Activist,Author, ArtistKenji Williams, founder BellaGaia.com

Folk City Band, New Roads School

ACCESS MEDIA SALON

Eddie Buck, Access Salon Interpreter Ryan Suffern and EJ Scott from Running Blind Marc Bovee, film distributor

MY HERO works to provide access to our media for all audience members including those who are hearing and visually impaired.

“Running Blind” Documentary

“Run With Me” Documentary

ACCESSIBILITY SALON

Alan “Spo” Schwartz, Deaf Actor

TL Forsberg, Deaf Singer Bernard Bragg, Founder of The National Theater of the Deaf

Jules Dameron, Deaf Director

WOMEN TRANSFORMING MEDIA SALON

Highlighting women impacting media, this program was made possible with support from AAUW.org

Dr. Eva Haller Abigail Disney Melissa Silverstein

Kathy Eldon

Xenia Shin, series producer

MULTIMEDIA VENUES

Ann and Jerry Moss Theater

Leadeship Center at the Herb Albert Educational Village

MY HERO salons are held in state-of-the-art venues