Hope For Kids San Pedro Christmas Outreach 2013 Serving Children Was A Success

The children had an amazing time with arts and crafts, line dancing, sing-a-longs, entertainment and of course gifts from Santa.  Congresswoman Janice Hahn and Mayor Jim Dear of Carson were in attendance to support the children and give them hope.  Thanks to Dr. Francie Inez, president and founder of Hope for Kids, for inviting me to Emcee again.  Such a great time!

 

 

 

Photos from Recording Session for the New Song "Brings Us Together" with Jason Carver on Guitar and Engineer Joel Geist April 11, 2013!

Jason Carver, guitarist and song writer for Barley Legal, (Barley Legal Band www.barleylegalband.com) and I have been collaborating on a song for my sister's wedding called "Bring Us Together."  We are in the works of getting the song recorded and wanted to share the photos of this pirate themed recording studio located in Palos Verdes Estates with you. 

Joel Geist (http://www.jeremybuck.com/music/jeremy-buck-the-bang/) was a very welcoming expert sound engineer.  

The takes were quick and painless and we moved through the material in good time.  Looking forward to sharing the smooth wedding song "Bring Us Together" with you!  

Redondo Beach, California - Love This City!

4.8.2013- (c) Christina M .Wickers - All Rights Reserved.

Article Published in California Trusts and Estates Quarterly

My article, Das Closes The Door On Civil Liability For Financial Institution Failure To Make Mandated Elder Abuse Report, was published in the California State Bar Trust and Estates Quarterly (Vol. 16, Issue 4, Winter 2010). The article discusses Das v. Bank of America N.A. (2010) 186 Cal. App. 4th 747, which confirms standards set by California Welfare and Institutions Code Section 15630.1 (f) and (g) to limit recovery against banks for failure to make the required elder abuse report by imposing a cap of $5,000.00 fine while also making it impossible for persons other than the Attorney General, District Attorney or County Counsel to bring suit for such failures. In my article, I urge the California legislature to amend Welfare and Institutions Code Section 15630.1 (f) and (g) to embrace California Evidence Code Section 669, omit the cap on recovery and allow for private civil action and protect our elderly population. Check it out!

Amy and I Won Second Place at the Negotiation Competition Last Weekend!

In Photo: Elmira Danielyan, WSU Negotiations Coach Paul Taylor Smith, Christina M. Wickers.

Event: California State Bar, Environmental Law Student Negotiations Competition, 2012

Held on March 23, 2012 at UCLA School of Law, Los Angeles

Congratulations to the winners of the 13th Annual Student Environmental Negotiations Competition! It was a great experience for both my team member Amy (Elmira Danielyan) and I. Miles Hogan and Drew Saruwatari were really good sports. Over all, the participants were friendly and dedicated. There were at least 24 teams in competition. The schools that participated were CA Western, Chapman, Empire College, Golden Gate University, Loyola Law, Santa Clara University, Southwestern, Thomas Jefferson, UC Berkley, UC Davis, UC Hastings, UC Irvine, UCLA, University of San Francisco, Western State, and Whittier.

Western State University College of Law (WSU) had two teams entered. My team consisted of me and Amy (Elmira Danielyan). Our other team was Kari Lines and Ghazal Youseffi. The competition was tough and truly worthwhile.

Special thank you to the California State Bar, Lauren Fletcher for coordinating and UCLA for hosting the event. The judges were exceptionally insightful and gave good tips for the future. And of course, thanks to WSU for sending us.

Here are the results:

First Place: UC Davis School of Law (R) - Miles Hogan & Drew Saruwatari
Second Place: Western State University College of Law (B) - Christina Wickers & Elmira Danielyan
Third Place: UC Hastings College of the Law (S) - Kathryn Miller & Melanie Desbiens-Sugarbroad
Fourth Place: Loyola Law School (Z) - Ryan Jones & William Bittner
Fifth Place: UC Hastings College of the Law (E)
Sixth Place: UC Irvine School of Law (T)
Seventh Place: Santa Clara University School of Law (P)
Eighth Place: Thomas Jefferson School of Law (Q)
Ninth Place: Whittier Law School (X)
Tenth Place: UCLA Law School (U)

Consumed

Christina Wickers on Vimeo by Buzzline.com

Bleedfest: Interview with the Fies Sisters from Alisha Rayne on Vimeo.

For Your Viewing Pleasure, Consumed Released on YouTube

June Bleedfest Film Festival: World Premiere of I AM NANCY; $10 Goes A Long Way

If you haven't been to Bleedfest yet, this is the month. Check out all the amazing artists that will be in attendance. And let's not forget about the girl who made me afraid of going to sleep, "one two..." I'm not going to sing it because it is a little late at night for those kinds of shenanigans. If you don't know what I mean, you are either under 25 years old or lived under your parents house for your formidable years. If that is the case, you really need to go to this event. Let's not forget that open bar is also included for that $10 cover.

Bleedfest's June 5, 2011 Event: Summer Scares!
Tickets are $10 cash at the door for the whole day and the open bar. Purchase advance tickets through BleedFest's IndieGoGo Fundraising
campaign http://www.indiegogo.com/BleedFest-June-Festival-Summer-Scares
or on Goldstar. For more information and the schedule:
http://bleedfest.com/schedule The BleedFest June trailer is here:
http://www.vimeo.com/23891306

Badass genre film festival Bleedfest's Women of Horror event is back and better than ever! Genre stars Heather Langenkamp and Lucky McKee will be at the CAP Theatre for live appearances, as well as rapper Lil' Zane!

BleedFest is a monthly Badass Genre Film Festival in Los Angeles spotlighting female filmmakers making cool movies we all love watching. The goal of BleedFest is to introduce Hollywood to the hundreds of awesome genre filmmakers missing a Y chromosome, get these rad women's movies more of an audience, and form a networking
community of empowered filmmakers of both sexes working together on new projects. It's run by co-founders and filmmaking duo Brenda Fies and Elisabeth Fies. BleedFest is supported totally through sponsor Film Radar and the genre communities' donations at IndieGoGo: http://www.indiegogo.com/BleedFest-June-Festival-Summer-Scares


Come see the west coast premier of I AM NANCY, produced by and starring Heather Langenkamp, and directed by Arlene Marechal. The documentary follows Heather's journey to five horror conventions interacting with fans who've loved A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET for twenty-five years. Heather and Arlene discover through interviews with
fans, Wes Craven and Robert Englund that despite Freddy's iconic popularity, the truth is we all need a little Nancy inside of us.
Heather and Arlene will be signing and selling limited edition DVDs of I AM NANCY. A sneak peak of the documentary is online:
http://vimeo.com/21879137

Writer-actor-director and Master of Horror Lucky Mckee receives the coveted Inanna Partnership Award for his full-bodied portrayals of female characters we love! Lucky will answer questions about his controversial new feature THE WOMEN, releasing in theatres this fall.

Comedian Candice Rankin returns for the second part of the exclusive sneak peak of her one woman show UNDER THE HOOD. The full show will world premier at the Electric Lodge in Venice August 11th at 8 p.m.


The June charity is IMPACT PERSONAL SAFETY, the world's most effective self defense training. Director and alumna Heidi Hornbacher will give a live, full-contact demonstration.

The shorts program will feature nine horror shorts by women. Filmmaker, alumna, and festival programmer Lori Bowen flies in from Florida to world premier A HAMMER FELL IN JERUSALEM: AND BE AT REST. Alumna Cindy Baer world premiers her frightening SLASHDANCE, which was shot on location at Sundance Film Festival.

BleedFest co-founders Elisabeth Fies and Brenda Fies give sneak peaks of HARD TO DO written and starring Kit Williamson, and COLLEGE GIRLS ROAD TRIP introducing
newcomers Casey Whalen and Sarah Walsh.


Elegaic WE'RE JUST LIKE YOU makes its Southern California debut, and the majority of the crew will be in attendance including director Chelsea Christer, producer Amber Lammon, cinematographer Katherine Brennan, and writer Steve Romanko. Husband and wife team Robyn Simms and Stephen Johnson (G4, Fewdio) pop their BleedFest cherry with the first festival screening of their subversive short NEIGHBORS. Robyn is confirmed for the Q&A.

BleedFest isn't just about promoting their filmmaking winners; they want to promote you, the audience member! The audience is filled with working genre filmmakers, and is the perfect place for actors and filmmakers looking to network. Actress Tara Cardinal was cast in alumna Marichelle Daywalt's short THE MANY DOORS OF ALBERT WHALE
because of networking at BleedFest. The popular Open Bar includes Bloody Mary's and Mimosas to help get you over your shyness, and the CAP Theatre is a warm and friendly place with an artistic vibe. Come promote yourself and your projects on BleedFest's Red Carpet. Red Carpet interviews will be conducted by Bzzzline.com and INdTV. Red Carpet photos will be taken by celebrity photographer Winston Burris,
and featured on PRphotos.com and Exposay.com.

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JUNE PROGRAM: SUMMER SCARES
Sunday June 5th, 2011 11:00am-3:45pm
Location: CAP Theatre 13752 Ventura Blvd. (a few blocks west of
Woodman) Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
$10 cash at door for all day ticket and OPEN BAR

Schedule subject to change, personal appearances dependent on schedule.

11:00am-11:15am Red Carpet, Mixer, Open Bar

11:15am-11:30am Self Defense Demonstration
June Charity: Impact Personal Safety.com

11:30am-11:35am Screenwriting Award
-DEAR JOHN (5 minutes)
written by Sharon Davis & Cameron McCulloch

11:35am-11:55am Shorts - Exclusive Sneak Peaks
-COLLEGE GIRLS ROAD TRIP (3 minutes)
writers/directors Brenda Fies and Elisabeth Fies
Q&A with stars Casey Whalen and Sarah Walsh
-HARD TO DO (8 minutes) director Elisabeth Fies, writer Kit Williamson Q&A

11:55am-12:15pm BREAK: Open Bar, Red Carpet, Mixer

12:15pm-12:25pm Live One Woman Show
Part 2 of Candice Rankin's UNDER THE HOOD

12:25pm-1:30pm Shorts in Competition
-SLASHDANCE (8 minutes) by Cindy Baer Q&A
-TEPPAN DEAD (7 minutes) by Hilary B. Lavin
-NEIGHBORS (4 minutes)
by Robyn Simms and Stephen Johnson Q&A
-ZEKE (15 minutes) by Dana Buning
-A HAMMER FELL ON JERUSALEM: AND BE AT REST (3 minutes) by Lori Bowen Q&A
-WE’RE JUST LIKE YOU (6 minutes)
by Chelsea Christer Q&A Cast and Crew

1:30pm-1:40pm INANNA PARTNERSHIP AWARD
presented live to director Lucky McKee (MAY, THE WOMAN), Q&A

1:40pm-2:10pm BREAK: Open Bar, Red Carpet, Mixer, I AM NANCY DVD
purchasing and signing

2:10pm-2:15pm LIVE MUSIC
Jamie Coon sings theme song "I AM NANCY"

2:15pm-2:20pm Audience Award Certificate presented

2:20pm-2:25pm Film Radar Award Certificate presented

2:25-3:30pm FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
WEST COAST PREMIER
Co-presented with Lori Bowen
I AM NANCY, 2011 (71 minutes)
Directed and produced by Arlene Marechal, produced by and starring
Heather Langenkamp In the autobiographical I AM NANCY, the focus is squarely on Heather Langenkamp and her unique experience playing Wes Craven's legendary teen heroine Nancy Thompson. With tongue planted firmly in cheek, Heather asks the burning question: "Why Freddymania, and not Nancymania?" After personally experiencing the Freddy Krueger marketing craze, the rise of horror convention fandom and the phenomenon of eight Nightmare On Elm Street films, Heather reflects on
the relevance of heroes in this modern age of monster lovers. Prepare to put yourself in Nancy's shoes and think about Elm Street in a whole new way.

3:30pm-3:50pm Inanna Award presented live to director/producer
Arlene Marechal; producer/star Heather Langenkamp