Holiday Travels in LA: and January Happenings Seattle WA



LA Art walk at Night



Holiday Travels in LA:   

Arrived in LA Dec 5^th went to friends place in Studio City

I went to my favorite restaurant: Café Aroma http://aromacoffeeandtea.com/

Spent weekend at Santa Monica Youth Hostel

 First Friday Venice art walk (made lots of new friends)

 Saturday Malibu Beaches (Wallet stolen at Starbucks in Malibu) What an adventure but I recovered with help of friends and support from people who bought my poetry and astrology cards and books.

Sunday went to Lake Shrine Self-Realization Fellowship Temple, where I ran into Nick Nolte, with his daughter and girlfriend. He like my poem “Animal Friends” I did not blow his cover. What a high meeting my first movie star and his family. Here is a link to the poem http://www.marcymoonstar.com/performances/animal_friends.htm

Monday back to Studio city for a rest and visit with new friend

poet Dori Marler who hosts a once a month Open Mike at the Coffee Fix in Studio City.

Tuesday went to wonderful Restaurant with great view with Dori and her group of woman writers.

Performed Dec 13 and 20 at the Soapbox Sessions: Got lost the first time (there are two Coffee Beans on Venture and they are far from each other. Thanks to friend Agnes I got to the right one) Greet people and supportive Mc Jason Brain Also received a wallet from the secret Santa gift exchange at Dec 20^th Soapbox Sessions.

Went to the Downtown L.A. Art Walk  Dec 14 Always a great time Very support. Sold and give always many cards and books

Performed at the Story Salon @ The Coffee Fix LA's Longest Storytelling venue

Told story about meeting Donovan at Fairy Worlds in the summer in Eugene Or and read some of my poetry for children poems. I gave him my poetry CD and poetry book Poetry for Children of all ages and he asked me if I had my Contact info and I was high for days

Dec 15^th Ellyn Maybe Band open Mike at Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center in

Venice CA http://www.beyondbaroque.org/ What an experience, somewhat stressful with small band and transit Jupiter square my Sun. Wonderful people, very, very supportive place for poets.

Friday 21 I saw Mayan Dance group at the LA Train station park

What a treat just before I got on the 10 express to Santa Monica

     

Rapp Saloon Poetry Reading at the Santa Monica Youth Hostel

MC Elena Secota

I read Dedication to the Muse accompanied by Phillip King who played harp check him out at www.UniversalHarp.com  What a night and great food too.

LA is a very supportive place for the arts. I was the last performer and everyone was leaving but I asked if they would stay and they did

Sat 22  Getty Villa : Museum in Malibu.

  The  experience was cold weather.  I indulged myself on a big lunch,

Always enjoy seeing the Aphrodite’s  statue and getting my picture taken with her.

Sunday 23 Agape International Spiritual Center in Culver City It took 2 buses from Santa Monica but I make it. It was a wonderful intense and heart centered experience. 

Then off to Govinda's Natural Food Buffet It could have been better but I was so hunger it was fine and it was late in the afternoon. Also Spent Christmas at Hari Krishna temple next to Govinda's Natural Food Buffet. I was late for Lunch but found a nice small Indian café down the street that I noticed on my first visit to Govinda. Nice people to talk to and shared my poetry and astrology cards.

I saw two movies to top off my stay in LA. In Santa Monica I saw The Story of Pi and with my friend Agnes in Studio City we saw The Guilt Trip which was great.

I also went to the Venice Canals and  Walk around. It was fun but I felt like a tourist

 but then I was Here a pic shows the Holiday Spirit of the Canals

 make by the people who live there.

And the last adventure I went on was the Huntington Library,in Pasadena. It was long on the bus,got lost and got ride from Locals. I do love my Venus Enjoy the Pics

January Happenings Seattle WA 

When I came back to Seattle it was not to cold. Glad to home in my own bed.

Had a fun New Years with the Amma seattle-satsang group

at the Seattle Holistic Center 7700 Aurora Ave. North Seattle, WA,

On the January first Thursday Art Walk  I went to see The elles: pompidou (Woman take over) show at the Seattle art museum and the show was fabulous.

And to top that off the next Thursday I saw Greta Matassa the Jazz singer at SAM

I will be doing some new material at the Community Open Mike at the Couth Buzzard Books and Café on January 26^th  Hope to see some of you there 8310 Greenwood Avenue North  Seattle

Goddess Gift Gathering Talk

January 31, 2013

Understand your future with

Astrology for 2013

With Marcia Moonstar

In this mini-workshop, Marcia will show how to use astrology as a guide to have better timing in our personal and professional lives. She will share a handout that includes the New Moons, Full Moons, Eclipse for 2013 and the retrograde cycles of the Planets. The movement of Jupiter into Cancer and Saturn in Scorpio will also be discussed and the general meaning for the difference signs of the Zodiac will be expanded.

Participants, who would like a personal chart prepared for them, can order them in advance and receive them at the event for a nominal fee of $5 each. Marcia will also be available after the talk to do individual mini-readings for a $10 fee which will include your numerology for 2013. 

For more information about Goddess Gift Gathering:  http://www.goddessgiftgathering.com/

Place: Jodee's Desserts

7214 Woodlawn Ave. NE, Seattle, Wa.

Time: 6-9pm