On May 2-3 at Cal State Northridge, there is going to be a robotic showdown. Hundreds of students from around the globe are coming together to compete with robots created from the VEX Robotics Design System. Participating teams work months prior to the championship with mentors and coaches to build a robot using the VEX Robotics Design System and available VEX accessories to play the game Bridge Battle (the event challenge). The goal is to build a robot that will outperform and complete the game better than their opponents.
Hollywood Shop Til' You Drop - Fashion Shows, Shopping & More!!
Saturday, May 3, 2008 ~ 11am to 3pm ****Celebrities, Fashion Shows & More - Over 1k Fashionistas Attending!!****
The Puppet Show May 24 to August 9
Southern California is home to an abundance of artists at the forefront of experimental and avant-garde puppetry. The extraordinary site-specific programming offered during The Puppet Show breaks the exhibition “fourth wall,” revealing the vitality and variety of contemporary puppet-inspired art in the immediate community.
On Sunday, May 4 at 8:00pm, INSTANT FILMS will be celebrating their 25th Film Festival and 200th film at their annual Instant Films Festival at Los Angeles Center Studios in downtown Los Angeles. INSTANT FILMS was founded in 2002 and has a simple and unique premise: 7 teams are randomly grouped together each consisting of 1 writer, 1 director and 3 actors. They are given ONLY 48 hours to complete a short film-from start to finish. At the conclusion of the festival, all 7 short films are screened in front of an audience.
