I just received this event alert from my friend Kate. It promises to be an historic gathering so if you are in LA that night, perhaps I’ll see you there.

IMMERSE IN THE FUTURE:
A 3D VISION OF ARTS, MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT
IN THE 21ST CENTURY

The c3: Center for Conscious Creativity and GATE (Global Association for Transformational Entertainment), in collaboration with Creative Visions Foundation and IMERSA (Immersive Media Entertainment, Research, Science and Arts), invite you to an evening of light, sound, and art.

Monday, November 16th, 2009
6:30 pm Doors Open
7:30 pm Program
9:30 pm Dessert Reception

LA Center Studios Screening Room
450 S. Bixel Street
Los Angeles, CA 90017

Artists, musicians, media makers, entertainment and arts professionals, patrons, educators, city officials and anyone interested in the future of arts, media and entertainment are invited to join us for an enlightening evening of information, entertainment and networking. Learn about exciting plans for Los Angeles’ first citywide arts festival — the upcoming RING FEST LA and the c3: VisionLAB 2010: STATE OF THE ARTS symposium. Explore Dome Theatres, 3D, immersive media, virtual worlds and other cutting-edge media formats and their potential as tools for transformation. Enjoy presentations by the LA Opera; Kathy Eldon, Founder of Creative Visions Foundation; John Raatz, Founder of GATE; Ed Lantz, Founder of IMERSA and Vortex Immersion Media and the c3: Center for Conscious Creativity, followed by an inspiring keynote by noted author and futurist, Jerome Glenn, the Director of the Millennium Project. Jerome will introduce the “State of the Future” report and offer insights about the future of arts, media and entertainment and their effects on global culture followed by a brief Q&A.

Tickets are being sold as a fundraising effort for the c3: VisionLAB 2010 Symposium STATE OF THE ARTS. Visit www.c3visionlab.org or call 323/352-8300 for more information.

$50 special affiliate discount use code: c3special
$75 prepaid
$100 at the door

The price of the ticket includes a copy of THE STATE OF THE FUTURE 2009 (a $49.95 value).

For Directions to LA Center Studios:

http://www.lacenterstudios.com/Directions_General.pdf

Parking is available at the Athena Parking Lot adjacent to the Studio and is located at 1037 West 6th Street. The entrance can only be reached by heading WEST of 6th Street..