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South Coast Plaza Reopens
09.01.20
South Coast Plaza has reopened and is offering four convenient ways to shop: visit boutiques in person, SCP 2 Go, its curbside pickup program, complimentary private appointments at The Pavilion’s open-air suites, and personal shopping services through its Stylist Project. Many of their restaurants are also open for outdoor dining and curbside pickup.
Their new hours are 11 a.m.–7 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 12 p.m. –7 p.m. Sunday.
3333 Bristol Street in Costa Mesa.
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September is Comic Book Month at Chuck Jones Center for Creativity
09.01.20
Each month Chuck Jones Center for Creativity will feature a main objective which involves three weeks of complimentary creativity classes followed by one paid creativity camp where they work on a group project while taking a deeper dive into the theme of the month.
Each student will then receive the final produced collective project. You do not have take part in the free classes to participate in the Comic Book Camp nor are you obligated to participate in the fee-based camp when you take the free classes.
September is Comic Book Month and each class will feature aspects of students’ creating their very own comic book. Their Comic Book Camp at the end of the month will be a group project taking what they’ve learned in the previous three weeks to create one comic book collaboration. Each student taking the comic book camp will receive the printed version of the final project.
Check out this month's online free class line up!
Each class line is a link to that event with information on the class and supplies you will need and the Zoom link. They record each class and will post those classes on the page for you to view anytime.
Class times & titles below. Links will go live the Sunday before each week begins at ChuckJonesCenter.org.
Week 1 - free classes
Tues., September 1
2:30 p.m. - Ben Olson - Understanding the story arc - Beginning | Middle | End
Wed., September 2
2:30 p.m. - Naylene Justis - Choosing our characters -the thumbnails
Thurs., September 3
2:30 p.m. - Lee Fairchild - Writing the story & storyboarding
Week 2 - free classes
Tues., September 8
2:30 p.m. - Ben Olson - gesture drawing
Wed., September 9
2:30 p.m. - Naylene Justis - character design
Thurs., September 10
2:30 p.m. - Lee Fairchild - color and shading characters
Week 3 - free classes
Tues., September 15,
2:30 p.m. - Ben Olson - panel layout/shot layout
Wed., September 16
2:30 p.m. - Naylene Justis - environment design
Thurs., September 17
2:30 p.m. - Lee Fairchild - color scripting/setting the mood
Comic Book Camp
September 21 - 25
They’ll be offering a virtual Comic Book Camp! The last week of September will be an exploration of character development and storytelling taught with Chuck’s own techniques. Their teaching artists, Naylene, Lee, and Ben will guide students through the process of creating their very own collaborative comic book.
Activities include creating and writing our story; sketching out the action in panels, adding ink & color; polishing the final art and dialogue plus producing the final product.
Each aspiring comic book artist will receive a copy of the final comic book produced for this camp. This camp is sure to have something for every young comic book creator!
This week-long Chuck Jones Center for Creativity virtual camp takes place on Zoom, September 21 through September 25, from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Camp is $75 a person, for students ages 8 to 15. Students do not have to participate in the free classes to participate in the camp.
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