Mindshare LA Presents a Special Screening of "Beauty is Embarrasing" with Follow Up Q&A

Wayne White is an American artist, art director, illustrator, puppeteer, and much, much more. Born and raised in Chattanooga, Wayne has used his memories of the South to create inspired works for film, television, and the fine art world. After graduating from Middle Tennessee State University, Wayne traveled to New York City where he worked as an illustrator for the East Village Eye, New York Times, Raw Magazine, and the Village Voice. In 1986, Wayne became a designer for the hit television show Pee-wee’s Playhouse, and his work was awarded with three Emmys. After traveling to Los Angeles with his wife, Mimi Pond, Wayne continued to work in television and designed sets and characters for shows such as Shining Time Station, Beakman’s World, Riders In The Sky, and Bill & Willis. He also worked in the music video industry, winning Billboard and MTV Music Video Awards as an art director for seminal music videos including The Smashing Pumpkins' 'Tonight, Tonight' and Peter Gabriel's 'Big Time.'

Neil Berkeley has been working in film and television for over ten years, and has developed content and packaging for some of TV’s most popular shows including Project Runway, Top Chef, Martha Stewart’s Everyday Food, America’s Next Great Restaurant, Bravo’s Work of Art and many more. Berkeley has also been design producer for several documentaries including The Cool School, Johnny Cash’s America, Air Guitar Nation and Respect Yourself: The Story of Stax Records.

DJ Open Decks
As old Miles put it, there are only two kinds of music: the good and the bad. DJ Open Decks plays music of the good, if not awesome, variety, with a particular disdain for arbitrary boundaries. His roots are in jazz - blues was his mother tongue. But he fell in love with Brazilian music in graduate school, right before getting infected with the dance music bug (house, techno, drum n'bass, breaks, downtempo, nu jazz, dubstep), and since then has continued to expand his musical horizons. He currently likes to spin cumbia digital, nu swing and gypsy bangers.

Sock Puppet Theater takes classic sitcom pilots add socks, googly eyes, pipe cleaners, live musical performances, period news and commercials and you have the makings of a truly unique experience that is equal parts nightclub act, puppet show and sitcom. Since 2010 Sock Puppet Sitcom Theater has been presenting their unique brand of entertainment at The Echo every third Saturday night of the month at 7pm. In 2012 the company was awarded “Best Performing Footwear” by LA Weekly magazine and has been featured on KPCC's Off Ramp.

Chatterbox Puppets offers several services including team building exercises, performers for live audience and film, and classes taught around the greater Los Angeles and Orange County areas. Lori Lane is the Owner and Lead Designer for Chatterbox Puppets. She constructs each higher-end artisanal puppet by hand for both the hobby community and for professional productions (both theater and stage). She also designs and sells puppets for therapy, education and entertainment. She teaches several classes for children, adults and families.

Puppet School was birthed out of a recognized need that actors and others have to exercise their creativity and imagination. And what better way than with puppetry? Founded by A four-time Emmy Award-winner, Michael Earl, has performed Mr. Snuffleupagus on Sesame Street, the original "Shrek" character in a motion-capture development test film for DreamWorks, and puppeteered lead characters in Paramount Pictures' "Team America". Earl co-creates alongside Roberto Ferriera, to create puppet-making classes that are overflowing with fun and creativity. Puppet School a place where everyone feels a little happier than usual.

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Downtown Independent Theater keeps it real. Whether art house flicks, 3D showcases, cult classics as well as the widely respected Drink-a-Longs the DTI struts to the beat of it's own art deco styled drum. Check out their website for their full calendar of upcoming screenings.

ADDRESS: 251 S Main St, Los Angeles, CA, 90012

There is decent street parking and cheap lots surrounding the venue.

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Mindshare LA holds monthly workshops, salons and movie screenings that gather Angelenos for evenings of inspiration and interaction. Our main event held in the 3rd week of the month and includes live music, games, art and a curated program of short, eclectic presentations. Over the years Mindshare has become a mecca for intellectuals, artists, scientists and other progressive characters to meet, broaden their perspective and expand their networks.

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Mindshare's ballooning popularity is emblematic of generation steeped in chaos and an unabashed need for personal fulfillment. If you ever come to LA, come to Mindshare.
-- Fast Company

A forum for human technology in its most literal form - shared knowledge. Fueled by fancy pastries, an exceptionally well-stocked open bar and a room abuzz with stylish people.
-- The LA Times

If you haven't been to a Mindshare LA event, you haven't seen Angelenos at their eclectic best.
-- FlavorPill

A forward-thinking cultural salon. New ideas flow as liberally as the alcohol.
-- Brand X

This is what it would be like if the internet jumped out of the box and grabbed your arm for a trip into Alice's Wonderland of ideas and madmen.
-- KCET Online

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