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RETURN OF WRIT LARGE PRESS

GOING VIRAL AT CILANTRO LIME

We ordered Hatch Green Chiles Fries, Large Fountain Drink with extra ice, and a Pretzel. We know, we know… no beer, wine, or mixed drinks. Sorry, it was 5 o’clock somewhere but in DTLA it was 11 am.

“Would you like some water while you wait?” asked our server.

Huh free water? Well Alright! OK, that had to be the nicest sequence of welcomes in a theater ever to occur.

In the two years since our review, Alamo Drafthouse had changed its entire menu, replaced the concession staff with experience servers, and managed not to make us feel unwanted or unwelcome in any way.

Playing the Devil’s Advocate we tried again to revisit the ill feelings leaving the Alamo of yesteryear, but they just weren’t there. Here was a new Alamo. The old had become Alien to us.

Our return to the Alamo was so hospitable, we wondered how many months of pure movie-watching bliss we’d missed out on since they had made the change.

We shed 100 Tears at the Alamo that day. Tears of joy for the theater’s redemption, tears of rage for the loss of King T’Challa, and tears for our ancestors whose descendants were still fighting to get their lands back or in movie hero Namor’s case, fighting to keep their people from ever being displaced by the War of the World’s.

Sincerely, Alamo had become so comfortable there was no way we couldn’t recommend a theater as peaceful as the underwater city of Talokan, hidden and protected from the outside world.

Parking was validated inside the parking lot at TheBloc. Driving up the spiral ramp four stories The Thing made us dizzy enough to crash but the drive down gave us time to reflect and decide to write a new review; where we would recommend a movie at the Alamo Drafthouse to anyone with eyes, anyone in love, anyone alone and anyone who loves the movies. Thank you Alamo Drafthouse for coming to our neighborhood and being a part of the DTLA community. www.alamodrafthouse. com

The Return of Writ Large Press

Brings Race, Politics and Poetics to the Los Angeles Theater Center

Race, Politics and Poetics, is the latest live reading produced by Writ Large Projects and featuring four of the most acclaimed poets who talk it like they walk it: Tongo Eisen-Martin, Viva Padilla, Matt Sedillo & Alyesha Wise.

Poets will be presented in the round robin style with a discussion hosted by Writ Large Projects, Peter Woods.

The aim of this reading series is present the work of these titans, engage listeners around race relations in our City of Los Angeles (a timely matter, wouldn’t you say) and to discuss the role of poetry in shaping identity statements as well as building bridges between the Black and Brown Community. If anything, it should lead to self- reflection and further strengthen our communities by recognizing commonalities and shared struggles.

Sharing our words and experiences to one another, not only allows for more awareness but helps to open doors to more complete and systemic understanding.

This free event will be held on December 8th, 2022 at the Latino Theater Center in Downtown L.A. at 514 S. Spring Street from 7pm-9pm & is produced in conjunction with The DTLA Chamber of Commerce, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts, The DTLAWeekly and the Los Angeles Theater Center. @peterwoodsla

Action Packed & Seaweed Wrapped Sumo + Sushi Comes to the Mayan in DTLA

What could better than eating Sushi in DTLA? Eating Sushi while watching traditional Sumo Wrestlers at the Historical Mayan Theater, that’s what.

Beginning Wednesday, Nov 30th until Saturday, December 2nd, this action packed, seaweed wrapped event will be hosted by legendary Sumo Wrestler, Konishiki.

Meet Sumo legend, Konishiki. Born and raised in Hawaii, Konishiki is also the first non-Japanese-born wrestler to reach ōzeki – the second highest rank in Sumo. With a peak weight of 633 lbs, Konishiki is still the all-time heaviest wrestler in the history of the sport.

Se Production’s special three-night event will feature a glimpse into the history of sumo, live matches and a Q&A portion where audience members will have the chance to interact with the fighters. A select few guests will even ‘Get In The Ring!’ to take on the wrestler of their choice. Guests looking to enjoy a bento box during the event can purchase ‘Sushi + The Show’ at $150 + fees.

For those looking to be closest to the action with a premium bento box and included drink, you’ll want to buy ‘Front Row: Sushi + The Show’ at $275 + fees.

Sumo Wrestling – As Old as the Gods This a form of competitive full-contact wrestling dates back to 23 BC but legend has it the Japanese Gods had been practicing this ancient ceremonial struggle of Sumo wrestling long before the time of man.

Famed Sumo wrestlers range from lightweight Aononami a Pro Sumo of 3 Years standing at 5.8, weighing a measly 242 lbs to heavy weights Daikiho a Pro Sumo 7 Years who’s 5’11” and 308 lbs to the heaviest of them all, Tououyama a Pro Sumo 10 Years standing the tallest at 6’2”, weighing in at a whopping 400 lbs. There is even a VIP Sky Suite featuring an open bar and your own dedicated sushi chef rolling sushi on demand.

Sushi is being crafted by Kombu Sushi for Front Row and Sky Suite ticket holders and Sushi Roku for Sushi + The Show ticket holders.

Limited upgrades to ‘Get In The Ring’ with a wrestler are available for $100. Beer, select sake, and mixed drinks will also be available for purchase at the Mayan cash bar.

Tickets are selling quickly following sold out runs in San Francisco and Seattle. www.sumoandsushi.com

There are several ways to experience Sumo + Sushi with different ticket tiers. If you’re looking to watch the show without a food inclusion, you can purchase ‘The Show [Viewing Only]’ at $75 + fees.