FULLERTON, CA – August 27, 2010 – “Creative” communities are our future!

TEDxFullerton begins the conversation about what is means to be a “creative” community. What are the “ideas worth spreading in Orange County” which will achieve this goal?

“I believe that creativity will be the currency of the 21st century.” Gerald Gordon, Ph.D., President/CEO, Fairfax
County Economic Development Authority

“Human creativity has become an essential economic driver.” Moving Forward, Canada Council for the Arts,
Strategic Plan 2008-2011

“The innovative cities of the coming age will develop a creative union of technology, arts and civics.” Sir Peter
Hall, renowned geographer and authority on the economic, demographic, cultural and management issues facing
cities...

TEDxFullerton’s special guest speaker is New Media Artist and Painter, Kimberly Brooks. Ms. Brooks work is collected internationally, has been featured in over forty publications worldwide including Art Ltd., The LA Times, Vanity Fair, Vogue (Spain) to name a few and has also been showcased in numerous juried exhibitions which have also included curators from the Whitney Museum of American Art, Museum of Modern Art, California Institute of the Arts, and LACMA.
Recently, Ms. Brooks conceived and launched the Arts Section of the Huffington Post, where she serves as Arts Editor. Like Ms. Brooks who lives “creative” community through her endeavors, TEDxFullerton showcases other fascinating thinkers and doers, fabulous individuals from the arts, corporate, nonprofit, innovation spaces who also live his/her “creative” community.

Ireland’s new Indie-Pop band, Two Door Cinema Club Has hit the world stage with the album debut of “Tourist History”. Named after their local landmark, The Tudor Cinema...

The Fullerton Police Department will conduct a sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint Friday, Aug. 27, as part of its ongoing efforts to educate motorists on the dangers of drinking and driving. The checkpoint will be held from 8 p.m.-2 a.m., and the location is not being announced, but will be on a major thoroughfare.

I always figured the numbers in Fullerton had to lean heavily in favor of the Republicans, but the impression is deceiving. What does it really mean to be a Democrat or a Republican anyway? It’s a little hard to place a whole population, with a wide array of individual beliefs, into two categories. I hear Republicans say they take a fiscally conservative stance, but then some of them will subsidize commerce. I also hear Democrats talk about how well they can regulate. Yet, if you combined all of the third party members they would still be dwarfed any one of the ‘Big Two’. The last time a new party was elected the Whigs were disbanded, and Lincoln got shot.

Interestingly, the third biggest category of registered voters belongs to ‘Decline To State” voters. Many people don’t pick this, but because California’s primary elections are ajar, Decline to State voters are allowed to vote in any party’s primary. Although, they are still only allowed to vote once of course.What’s more democratic than choosing to vote in any primary you wish? I encourage people to not only vote, but to do it as a Decline to State voter. You get to keep what ever you believe as a voter, but still get the right to influence elections. Win, Win.

“Theater is, of course, a reflection of life. Maybe we have to improve life before we can hope to improve theater.”
- W.R. Inge

@ Hunger Artists Theater: Jul 31 – Aug 14
The Complete History of America (abridged)

The glorious history of the greatest country in the United States is reenacted in front of your very eyes, as every American History textbook is skimmed over by a group of Yankee Doodle Dandies.

SHOWTIMES
Sat. - 5:00 pm
Sun. - 4:00 pm

TICKETS
General Admission: $15
Students/Seniors (with ID): $12

@ The Maverick Theater: Aug 6 – Sep 9
The Hobbit

“The Hobbit" follows the adventures of Bilbo Baggins many years before "The Lord of the Rings" on his unexpected journey to reclaim the treasure of the great dragon Smaug.

SHOWTIMES
Fri. - 8pm
Sat. - 3pm & 8pm
(Matinees start 8/14)

TICKETS
8pm shows: $20
Matinee: $15
Students with ID: $10

The downtown area has a new flavor from the far away land of Lebanon. Some have said that

Fullerton, because of it’s particular location, has a Mediterranean climate. The newly opened Les

Amies would then be the perfect accompaniment to our perfect weather.

I tried the patio seating on a perfect sunlit Tuesday. The shawerma (marinated steak sandwich, $3.25) is a well made version of an ancient food. It’s light, yet satisfying. The herbs and vegetables are delicately balanced with the meat to give if a flavorful and maybe slightly tangy flavor. It’s great patio food.

Les Amies menu is simple. At first I

Yesterday morning I was listening to a book-on-tape recounting the formation of the Great Northern Railroad. I prefer books on tape, often, because my eyes are already busy. Contrary to what many people say, books on tape contain the most important part of books; the words. Sure, they are not bound in leather, don’t have that old library smell, can’t easily be flipped through, or easily fill otherwise bare places on shelves, but fuck all that shit if it’s a choice between that and the words. Give me the words now: I will play with the leather later.

I acquired the habit when I drove for work for hundreds of miles a day. In those

California may not be able to complete a high-speed rail system, set to begin construction in 2012, because of poor planning and a lack of funding, the state auditor warned Thursday.

Auditor Elaine Howle reported that the authority overseeing the rail system could very likely fall billions of dollars short of what it needs to complete the project, even though California voters approved borrowing billions of dollars to help pay for it.

Is spending $14 billion on a luxury liner of a train, in the midst of the worst financial crisis California has ever seen really such a good idea?

Should we really trust the accounting wizards in Sacramento who say this is economically feasible and will help the state in the long run?

Isn’t today’s mess the result of their long-run view?

Downtown Fullerton has a new rag. A fusion of news, events, ads, and wit, this new paper gathers fresh information from a variety of sources. Bar calendars, city information, and first-hand accounts populate it’s first edition.

More information is coming but always it will be displayed on a single 11x17 inch sheet of paper. The goal is that you can read the whole thing in two or three minutes, about as long as most people peruse the multi-page OC Weekly. The goal is keeping costs low. The goal is informing you but not slowing you down on your daily adventure.

Upcoming features:

• User content.
• Fuller calendar content of the week ahead.
• A small metro section for our diminutive metro area.
• Quiz bonus: be the first to answer correctly and win a prize.

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Ads are 3” wide by 2” tall. For more information and to further inquire click on this link: The Fullertonian Print.