LOS ANGELES – The Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness, Inc. (GLAD) is holding an event called “Stars on Laverna Avenue: Love is Never Silent” on June 3rd This proceeding entails an Emmy Award winning movie, appetizers, wine, and altogether, a fancy red carpet evening. The film is “Love is Never Silent” starring Mare Winningham; it is a drama made in 1985, yet still has not lost its flavor.
The story line encompasses the main character Margaret Ryder (Winningham) and her deaf parents. The movie unfolds the hardships of this young girl acting as her parent’s ears and voice, the go between sign language and English, and the joy along with the burden that it brings. This film showing is followed by a panel that includes: co-executive director Julianna Fjeld (TCGLAD Director), screenwriter Darlene, and interpreter Francine Stern. This is set up for an exciting evening for hearing and deaf people alike and all are welcome.
The cost is $50.00 per person and the tickets are available in person and on PayPal through the website: http://gladinc.org/annual-benefit-2017. The event is on June 3rd from 1:00pm-5:00pm at GLAD, Inc.
ID is required for alcoholic beverage purchases. Dress attire is dressy casual, nice jeans are okay. For other communication accommodations, please let us know 2 weeks in advance.
GLAD, Inc. is always holding and/or promoting events in local areas and is a great outreach to deaf and hearing people. There are many more happenings coming up, such as: Get ready for the new fifth Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales on May 26th by attending this Open Caption Movie Night that welcomes all. June 7th will be a screening of the film Pirates of the Caribbean in Granada Hills at 7:00pm. For more information go to: https://www.facebook.com/events/344727272592326/ or http://gladinc.org/event/piratesofthecaribbean/
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