Wright Library: closed.

Top Hat: gone.

ArtWalk: here and open for the business of creativity.

Several beloved cultural trappings have disappeared from Ventura in the past few years, or appeared to the disdain of some (public art sculpture at the Pacific View mall bus stop, anyone?), but one Ventura cultural icon isn’t going away: ArtWalk.

The city-funded ArtWalks, which began in 1994, were sliced from Ventura’s budget last year due to fiscal woes that have hit most municipalities.

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The beautiful Canadian Songstress Melania Fiona covers Dope Magazines Summer/Fall 2011 issue and she looks amazing! I

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Union

Exclusive: Gabrielle Union, Jena Malone, Zach Gilford and “Mad Men” thesp John Slattery are set to star in the indie dramedy “Family Tree.”

Brian Savelson is directing from his own screenplay. Anish Savjani (“Meek’s Cutoff”) is producing with Vincent Savino.

Slattery and Gilford star as an estranged father and son who accidentally wind up in the same vacation home with their two girlfriends. Union will play Slattery’s love interest who’s practically the same age as his son, which makes for some awkward encounters. Full Article…

Winstone

Exclusive: “Somewhere” star Stephen Dorff has stepped in to replace Matt Dillon in the indie pic “Boot Tracks,” and Ray Winstone has also joined the cast, with Michelle Monaghan as the female lead.

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ORLEANS “Grease” is perhaps the most famous musical set in high school. The Academy Playhouse’s production in Orleans is a good, solid high-school level production, with a cast of young actors who sing, dance and act their hearts out throughout the evening.

“Grease” is the quintessential musical exploration of the specific youth culture of the 1950s. While the music and clothes are late 1950s, the trials and tribulation of cliques, challenging authority and young love are timeless.

What: “Grease”

Presented by: Academy of Performing Arts

When: 8 p.m.

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Patti LaBelle had nothing but great things to say about soul singer Ledisi. In the Face to Face series, produced by UrbanDaily.com, Labelle is shown praising Ledisi in the clip, telling her she will have a long long career and more.

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