BUILDING SELLS / LUNCHEON / MEMBER COMMENT / EVENTS

12/9/16

I. LOCAL 47 ICONIC BUILDING SELLS, Apparently.
II. ASMAC/L.A. JAZZ SOCIETY HOLIDAY LUNCHEON
III. MEMBER COMMENT
III. EVENTS

…Absolutely guaranteed anonymity – Former Musician’s Union officer

…The one voice of reason in a sea of insanity – Nashville ‘first call’
scoring musician

…Allows us to speak our minds without fear of reprisal – L.A. Symphonic musician

…Reporting issues the Musicians Union doesn’t dare to mention – National touring musician

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I. LOCAL 47 ICONIC BUILDING SELLS, Apparently.

It was reported from Local 47 that the Local 47 Building has been
sold for 24.75 Million.

In November, 2016 the Musician’s Club voted to open escrow on a
Burbank property different than the property initially used as a
possibility while promoting the referendum…and 3 million dollars
over the stated projection (Total cost – 13 million) The original

asking price on the current building was 12 million in May,

though we offered 13 million.

 

Why the extra? According to sources, the present owner knows

the Burbank Airport will be expanding and feels the building

will be worth more than listed.

Also, apparently the Club has spent money (our money) hand over fist
in lawyers fees. They had to. What did they know about anything?
Was there anybody on the board with any kind of expertise?

PROPERTY TAXES

Property taxes are a fixed expense. In the promoting of the referendum,
the membership was told that the initial property had three tenants
that would cover the property taxes, (more than three times what
we pay now). The new property does not appear to have that benefit.

Here is a link to the proposed building:
LoopNet internet listing.
According to LoopNet there is a sublease listed until 2019.
How does that affect us?

http://www.loopnet.com/Listing/19886399/3220-Winona-Ave-Burbank-CA/

Couldn’t the local have given us all this info in the email blast?
Of course they could, but why give the full picture when they
can keep members in the dark. After all, who needs transparency.

THE COMMITTEE

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II. ASMAC/L.A. JAZZ SOCIETY HOLIDAY LUNCHEON,

SUNDAY DECEMBER 11th, Catalina’s

Join us for a very special holiday event — in addition to terrific
entertainment and great food – we will also present the first
Van Alexander Scholarship to a worthy young recipient. Don’t
miss this special day. RESERVE NOW ! Call the ASMAC office…
or download the form and email or fax it in!

The musical entertainment will feature:

Chuck Berghofer, bass

Terry Trotter, piano

Peter Erskine, drums

with special guests

Mark Miller and Tierney Sutton, vocals.

 

Catalina’s Jazz Club

6725 West Sunset Blvd., Hollywood

(enter parking on McCadden

11:30 am Cocktails/Silent Auction

12:30 pm Brunch

1:15 pm Program/Entertainment

 

LAJS and ASMAC members $50 (max 2)

Non-members $60
Entertainment and Dessert only – check-in at 12:45 – $20 each.
for more info please call
818 994-6181 or [email protected]
818 994-4661 or www.asmac.org or www.lajazz.org

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III. MEMBER COMMENT

RE: COLORADO SYMPHONY

So this orchestra (COLORADO SYMPHONY) is blocked from coming
up with an agreement that works for them. Blocked from an agreement
tailored to their needs in their marketplace.

Meanwhile in Ray Hair’s backyard, the Dallas Bach Society, The
Richardson Symphony, The Dallas Pops, and the Fort Worth Symphony
are all on the AFM international unfair list.

These groups are all in the jurisdiction of Local 72-147 Dallas-Fort
Worth where Ray Hair was elected president of the Fort Worth local in
1983, merging with Dallas in 1991. The Philadelphia Orchestra just
got a new contract with their daring Wildcat walkout…Pittsburgh just
got a new agreement.

But we have this fustercluck going on in the president of the AFM’s
backyard!

NAME WITHHELD

 

[EC: We’d certainly like to learn more about the reasons all these

72-147 groups wound up on the unfair list. If you have info, please

share it here.]

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IV. EVENTS
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DEAN AND RICHARD


DEAN AND RICHARD

are now at Culver City Elks the first 
Friday of 
every month.

7:30pm-10:30pm,

11160 Washington Pl.

Culver City, 90232

310-839-8891
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LA WINDS JAZZ KATS 584

NO COVER, NO MINIMUM.

Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at

Viva Cantina

7:30-10:00.

900 Riverside Drive, 
Burbank.

 

Free parking across the street at Pickwick Bowl.

Come hear your favorite charts played the way

they 
should 
be. 

We are in the back room called

the Trailside Room. 


Come on down.

 

Guaranteed to swing.

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12/10/16

VALLEY COLLEGE SYMPHONY
On Saturday night, December 10th at 7pm in the LA Valley College
MainStage theater (near the corner of Oxnard and Fulton, the Valley
College Symphony will present a program of Baroque Concerti.
5800 Fulton Ave
Valley Glen, CA 91406
The program will include:

The Vivaldi Piccolo Concerto in C – Jaun Antonia Rivera, piccolo soloist

Vivaldi Bassoon Concerto in F Major – Charles Fernandez, Bassoon Soloist.

Bach Brandenburg Concerto no. 2 featuring

Ljiljana Lukic, Flute

Kathy Gleasman Pisaro, Oboe

Angela Anderson, Trumpet
 and

Yi-Huan Zhao, Violin.
Other works will be included as well!…..
Please come if you can!
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12/11/16
Dearest Friends of MAHMA and the Classical Arts:

IT’S CHRISTMAS!!

The Malibu Friends of Music is proud to announce that our own
Maria Newman is scheduled to conduct Johann Sebastian Bach’s,
Christmas Cantata BWV 142 “For Us a Child is Born,” this Sunday
December 11th in two morning concerts, at the beautiful gothic-
style
Westwood Presbyterian Church
10822 Wilshire Boulevard on the Wilshire Corridor.

After a fashion, these morning concerts will emulate a European-
style holiday inside a beautifully decorated miniature hall church
as the Westwood Master Choir, brilliant vocal soloists and the
Westwood Chamber Ensemble perform Bach’s lovely cantata,
encapsulated within the traditional liturgy of the season.

Do not miss this unique experience!

We invite you to join us December 11th for the 8:45am concert
and/or the 11:00am concert. We look forward to seeing you there!

The concerts are FREE & parking is FREE.
Receptions will follow both concerts.

Safe and Happy Holidays to you all,
Scott Hosfeld

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12/11/16

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA JAZZ ORCHESTRA

Hello friends,

This is to let you know that my 22-piece big band,
the Southern California Jazz Orchestra, will be making
its debut at the Secret Rose Theater in North Hollywood
on Sunday, December 11th. We will be celebrating the
music of Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass as well as
presenting some of my new original arrangements.

Details below:

Charlie Ferguson presents
the Southern California Jazz Orchestra
performing live at

Secret Rose Theater
11246 Magnolia Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601

Sunday, December 11th, 2016
7:00 – 8:30 PM (1 set)
Tickets $20 (now on sale; call 818-970-1703 for more info)

Saxophones/woodwinds: Kim Richmond, Dan Kaneyuki,
Billy Kerr, John Yoakum, Tim McKay
Trumpets: Stan Martin, Jon Papenbrook, Ron Barrows, Ron Stout
Trombones: Scott Whitfield, Andy Martin, Erik Hughes, Craig Ware
French horns: John Dickson, Suzette Moriarty
Piano: Charlie Ferguson
Guitar: Dan Ferguson
Bass: Chris Conner
Drums: Ralph Razze
Percussion: Billy Hulting, Linda Michelou
plus special guest Jacques Voyemant, trombone

There is plentiful parking on side streets in the area and in
lots near the venue. This will be a fun night of music so
make plans to join us.

Charlie

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1/21/16

SFV SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Jan. 21, 2017 –

Tutor Family Center at Chaminade West Hills

Schumann: Manfred Overture

Mendelssohn: Symphony #3 in A minor (Scottish)

Belling: Music Madly Makes the World Go Round

Inaugural Performance

Cary Belling, violinist

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Other concerts in the series

Mar. 18, 2017 –

Agoura Hills/Calabasas Community Center

Tuttle: By Steam or By Dream Overture

Inaugural Performance

Prokofiev: Symphony #1 in D major (Classical)

Ben-Haim: Pastorale Variée for

Clarinet, Harp and Strings

Geoff Nudell, clarinetist
Beethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra

Ruth Bruegger, violinist

 

May 13, 2017 – Agoura Hills/Calabasas Community Center
Saint-Saens: Bacchanale from “Samson and Delilah”

Tchaikovsky: Orchestral Suite No. 2 in C major

Egizi: Orchestral Suite 
“In Memoria di Mio Padre”

Inaugural Performance

 

Programs subject to change

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You can read all previous offerings at:

http://www.responsible47.com

UNTIL NEXT TIME,

THE COMMITTEE FOR A MORE RESPONSIBLE LOCAL 47

4 Responses to “BUILDING SELLS / LUNCHEON / MEMBER COMMENT / EVENTS”

  1. Anonymous says:

    So obviously no ‘recording studio’ at the new location… right next to the Bob Hope Airport. Probably not so hot for rehearsing either. Jeeze!

  2. Anonymous says:

    From the west.

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