10/29/10

ANTEBELLUM @ HOLLYWOOD FOREVER


ok skeletons, here's the event you have been waiting for!

ANTEBELLUM & ARTIST RAYMOND SANDOVAL will have an art booth @
THE 11TH ANNUAL DIA DE LOS MUERTOS celebration @
HOLLYWOOD FOREVER CEMETERY!


this event is one of the most interesting celebrations of the year. HOLLYWOOD FOREVER will have the graves dressed as is the tradition. there will be live, (and dead) music & performers, food booths, and arts & crafts.
look for us @ booth #44 just to the left of the front entrance of the cemetery.

we are directly across from this building~


ANTEBELLUM & RAYMOND SANDOVAL @
HOLLYWOOD FOREVER
6000 SANTA MONICA BLVD
HOLLYWOOD, CA 90028
booth #44
FACEBOOK EVITE

october 30th- 2pn til 11:30pm
$10 cover
ladayofthedead.com

General Admission: $10 per person, children 10 years & under free (please bring exact change)

PLEASE REMEMBER:
NO CHAIRS
NO ALCOHOL
NO GLASS CONTAINERS
NO COOLERS
NO SKATEBOARDS
NO WEAPONS
NO DOGS (except for service animals)
NO BEACH UMBRELLAS
NO INS & OUTS



* Bikes must be left outside on bike rack at your own risk

It is very important that you plan where to park before you depart to attend this celebration. We recommend carpooling and the use of Taxi services if possible.

Gower Structure 801 North Gower Street L.A 90038 from 10am-1am
Lemon Grove Structure 5675 Lemon Grove Avenue L.A 90038 from 2pm-1am
South Bronson Lot 5400 Melrose Avenue L.A 90038 from 2pm-1am
Windsor Lot 5500 Melrose Avenue L.A 90038 from 2pm-1am
Raleigh Studios 5300 Melrose Ave L.A 90038 from 1pm-1am
Santa Monica Elementery School 1022 N. Van Ness Ave L.A. 90038 1pm - am

Skeleton Costume Contest - $500 First Prize!!!

2010 Altar Contest
1st place - $3,000
2nd place - $2,000
3rd place - $1,000

CREATE YOUR OWN DAVID BOWIE COSTUME




if you follow his exact instructions, here is what you should look like-

10/28/10

THIS IS THE MAINSTREAM NEWS IN TEXAS

.... and we think FOX news is bad?!
believe it or not, this is a real news channel in texas.
KETK-NBC news anchors ask: “Will the acceptance of homosexuality in this society be the downfall of America?”

Yes, that was a question actually posed to viewers by a Texas-based NBC affiliate TV station, both on the air and online. But it didn’t end there. The station then went on to broadcast responses from viewers -
- some of the most vitriolic attacks on LGBT people that you will ever hear on a network affiliate.

to me this signifies the last ditch attempts of the christian-right to fight back at what they view as their world coming to an end.
it sounds awful, but i can guarantee you in a couple years this broadcast will be as dated as when you see a cartoon with little black sambo.
using gays the demons of society will become dated.... very soon... mark my word.

GLEN MEADMORE-2O11


(bf- jan klesse, gf- the goddess bunny & glen meadmore- aka penny)

reborn-country-christian-gay-post-punk-pop- crooner-
GLEN MEADMORE is making a comeback these days.
originally hitting hollywood hard in the early 1980s,
glen, ( i call him penny) set the LA music/art scene ablaze with on-stage antics like- sticking a chicken head up his ass, attacking an entire audience, doing the spider-walk in drag, and taking the pants off of cute boys in the front row.
i also fondly remember that time he got fucked by a german shepherd, but that was off stage.
glen also had the honor of opening for JAYNE'S ADDICTION in 1988, and being booed by the entire homophobic audience. (my how times have not changed) ~ " thank you!," was glen's appropriate response.



(glen meadmore- circa 1977 in winiepeg, canada)

glen meadmore will be performing @ 3RD KINKY CABARET on december 16th, and a reunion with ROZ WILLIAMS during january, hosted by ANTEBELLUM gallery.

for more info
antebellum@earthlink.net



(glen meadmore on top the hollywood sign- circa- 1978)

10/26/10

DO YOU HAVE PRINCE ALBERT IN A CAN?

WELL YOU BETTER LET HIM OUT!


bottlecap art from KENNY CHAVEZ, available @ antebellum's SANDOVAL COUNTY exhibition~ november 2nd thru 9th
antebellum.us.ms
antebellum@earthlink.net

THE TRADITION OF DIA DE LOS MUERTOS


hello friends,

as is the tradition of DIA DE LOS MUERTOS,
antebellum will once again create an alter in the gallery window honoring our loved ones no longer with this world,

you are invited to submit an image of your dearly departed for our display celebration on NOVEMBER 2ND, 2010.

from now until november 2nd, please bring in, mail or email, (antebellum@earthlink.net)
and image of your loved one for inclusion.

the gallery will be open wednesday thru friday- 1pm - 7pm

you can also bring your image to our art booth #44 @ hollywood forever cemetery on october 30th- 2pm till 11pm

LADYOFTHEDEAD

we prefer pre-framed, but will provide frames if necessary.

small sizes are preferred, no image larger than 8x10 please.

exhibition will be on display thru november 9th. you can pick up images at that time.

sincerely,

rick castro
ANTEBELLUM
1643 n las palmas ave
hollywood, ca 90028
323 856-0667
antebellum@earthlink.net
antebellum.us.ms

MY LITTLE SHOE FETISH


photo courtesy- Mark Wingo

21ST CENTURY COUPLE


photo courtesy- the fearless project

10/25/10

DIA DE LOS MUERTOS


dia de los muertos, (day of the dead) is upon us!

the traditional latin holiday of honoring the dead is now in
full bloom. dia de los muertos celebrations dates back thousands of years and is celebrated in most latin countries, parts of indonesia, also africa. because of the large latin population in southern california - dia de los muertos has been gaining popularity every year.
in fact dia de los muertos now rivals halloween in popularity.

ANTEBELLUM will present two events celebrating this tradition...
with a twist of course.

on OCTOBER 30TH @ HOLLYWOOD FOREVER CEMETERY, ANTEBELLUM and artist RAYMOND SANDOVAL will have an art booth as part of the celebration in the cemetery.. this event has become tremendously popular. last year forty thousand people attended the celebration!
the atmosphere is amazing and other worldly. graves are dressed for the evening, live performances go on continuously, traditional food booths, costumes, and of course art booths.. look for our art booth at the entrance of the cemetery.




the event takes place- october 30th- 2pm til 11:30pm~ $10 cover.. come early, or wait in line like disneyland. bring the kids!
ANTEBELLUM & RAYMOND SANDOVAL @ HOLLYWOOD FOREVER
6000 SANTA MONICA BLVD, HOLLYWOOD, 90028

then on NOVEMBER 2ND, (which is the traditional date of the celebration) ANTEBELLUM GALLEY will present~

SANDOVAL COUNTY~
dia de los muerto arte de RAYMOND SANDOVAL




november 2nd- 6pm til 9pm

traditional dia de los muerto costumes encouraged.

$5 cover
free in costume

this event is for adults only. don't bring the kids.

facebook evite

antebellum
1643 n las palmas ave
hollywood, ca 90028
323 856-0667
antebellum@earthlink.net

about the artist~

RAYMOND SANDOVAL
is an artist using the traditional influence of dia de los muertos, ( day of the dead) working with paper mache and found wood. raymond uses the figure as language, as he conveys a message or feeling into the work the art becomes the messenger. 'My work is a result of working where there is seemingly nothing, allowing myself to be irrational and emotional, then with a measure of faith, I intuitively make an image.'

His most well known work is the colossal bronze of TAMANEND in Philadelphia, Pa, located on Penn’s Landing along the Delaware river. TAMANEND commemorates the contributions of Native Americans Indians.

Raymond Sandoval is a graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. he was born and raised in jemez springs, new mexico, in SANDOVAL COUNTY. his family ancestry dates back 500 years.



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photo courtesy~ Corvus Celt Eros