Sunday, January 6, (5-8 pm PST)

The Beverly Hilton

9876 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, California 90210

Phone: 1-310-274-7777; Fax: 1-310-285-1313

The 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards will take place in Los Angeles, with a live telecast airing on the NBC television network at 20:00 (EST). Founded in the 1940’s during World War II, the HFPA was originally comprised of a handful of LA based overseas journalists. The Golden Globe Award recognizes excellence in film and television, for both domestic and foreign productions. The ceremony is administered by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). At this year's ceremony actor Jeff Bridges will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award. Chosen by the HFPA Board of Directors, the Cecil B. DeMille Award is given annually to the talented individuals who have made an incredible impact on the world of entertainment. Oprah Winfrey was bestowed with the honor last year. Previous honorees include Lucille Ball, Bette Davis, Walt Disney, Harrison Ford, Judy Garland, Audrey Hepburn, Sophia Loren, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Martin Scorsese, Frank Sinatra, Steven Spielberg, Barbra Streisand, among many others. Sandra Oh and Andy Samberg will host the 76th Golden Globe Awards.

Email: info@hfpa.org

www.goldenglobes.com; www.twitter.com/#!/goldenglobes; www.facebook.com/GoldenGlobes

Monday, January 7 - Tuesday, January 8

Jazz at Lincoln Center

Broadway at 60 Street, New York, New York 10019

Phone: 212-258-9877

The second annual Jazz Congress, co-produced by Jazz at Lincoln Center and JazzTimes, brings together members of the global jazz community to network, as well as to grow the audience for the music. The program, in brief, will feature conference keynote address and schedule of panels, workshops, and receptions. The annual gathering seeks to nurture businesses and organizations that promote, produce, present, market and support jazz. The conference complements both APAP and Winter Jazzfest in NYC. JazzTimes has been organizing confabs for the jazz industry since 1979, when it first hosted the Radio Free Jazz Convention, later the JazzTimes Convention, which was held until 1998. Beginning in 2000, JazzTimes partnered with the International Association of Jazz Education (IAJE) to create the Industry Track as part of that organization’s annual conference.

Email: jazzcongress@jazz.org

 

Thursday, January 10, 13:30

BMI Nashville

10 Music Square East, Nashville, Tennessee 37203

Phone: 615-401-2000

The session will divulge insight into a dozen ways to revise and improve your songs using simple tips across lyric writing, melody and song structure. In particular, areas covered in clude,  editing tips for distilling your song to its most concentrated form, use of a song’s bridge to explore a new angle both lyrically and melodically, recognizing  value from a unique - but not unnecessarily complicated - melody, use of concrete details and imagery your song’s verses. Visit the online registration page to secure a place at this link. 45 participants will be admitted online on a first-come, first-served basis, until all 45 seats are filled. As an educator, Cliff Goldmacher teaches workshops for BMI, ASCAP, The Standard Jazz Workshop, Nashville Songwriter’s Association International, Taxi and the Durango Songwriter’s Expo. Admission is free.

Email nashville@bmi.com

bit.ly/2F4MtEm; www.cliffgoldmacher.com/learn

Thursday, January 17, 13:00-14:30

TCL Chinese 6 Theatres, Theatre 6

6801 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, California 90028

Phone: 323-461-3331

As part of "Short Shorts Film Festival in Hollywood," Japan House Los Angeles and Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia present a master class led by Naomi Kawase, notable director of Sweet Bean (2015) and Radiance (2017), on the theme of "the possibilities of film." It will be moderated by Akira Mizuta Lippit, Vice Dean and Professor at the University of Southern California. Kawase, who has directed over 47 films including documentary, short film and feature film formats, is known for a documentary-realism approach that explores the distorted space between fiction and non-fiction that has occurred in modern society. Kawase has received international recognition and awards, such as the Grand Prix at the Festival de Cannes. She was the first Japanese member selected as a juror at Cannes. This class will offer an in-depth discussion of the possibilities of film and the short film format. Following the presentation and discussion, participants will view two of Kawase's short films, including the US premiere of Parallel World (2017). This session is ideal for students of film, film buffs, or anyone interested in learning more about the short film format and Japanese cinema. Admission is free, however, online registration is required at this link.

Email: manager@chinesetheatres.comm; contact form

Tuesday, January 22, 29, 19:00-21:00

Bob and Sheila Hoerle Lecture Hall, Room UL105, University Center

63 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10003

Phone: 212-229-5667, ext. 3187

James Sturm will read excerpts from his new graphic novel, ‘Off Season,’ a love story about a marriage hanging on by a thread against the backdrop of the 2016 presidential elections. Sturm’s presentation will also touch upon the drawing of dogs, crooked contractors, LSD, and 4 x 6 index cards. Then on January 29, Illustrator Robert Andrew Parker will show and discuss his illustration work over the years done at publications, Fortune, Sports Illustrated, New Yorker, as well as several other magazines. New York Comics and Picture-Story Symposium is a weekly symposium for artist/writers working in various text-image forms: comics, picture-stories, animation, etc. at which to present and critique current work To be considered to make a presentation, please send an email outlining the concept: symposium(at)katchor.com

Email: symposium@katchor.com; universitypublicprograms@newschool.edu

nycomicssymposium.wordpress.com; www.facebook.com/NewYorkComicsPictureStorySymposium

Tuesday, January 29, 17:30 - 19:30

Howl at the Moon

1000 Universal Studios Boulevard, Universal City, California 91608

Phone: 323-469-8311

Part Bar. part concert, mix and mingle with Chamber members and the business community, where everyone can sing and dance along to a group of versatile and talented musicians performing popular songs from 80's rock, 90's pop, and today's dance hits on pianos, guitars and more. For a broader description, visit howlatthemoon.com. Members must RSVP as reservations will be closed when at max capacity. Two guests are allowed from each company. Non-member who wish to attend, please contact info@hollywoodchamber.net for information. The Hollywood Chamber was formed in October 1921 to replace the old Hollywood Board of Trade. It consists of owners, managers, presidents and other key representatives from a spectrum of businesses and organizations around the Hollywood community.

Email: info@hollywoodchamber.net

www.hollywoodchamber.net/events; www.howlatthemoon.com