what's new

Spring has sprung!

The weather is finally warming up, and we have been busy bees! Here’s what we’ve been up to recently:

Firstly, Carla’s book launched this March! Her memoir/handbook, Microenterprise Hits The Big Screen is available for purchase on Amazon and Kindle. To promote the book, Carla’s Movie Restaurant was a vendor at the Cal-TASH 2023 annual conference. 

Then, Carla had costumes that she designed featured at the Los Alamitos Weekend of Art exhibit. Carla was introduced as a local textile artist by John Underwood, and four of her designs were showcased at the exhibit, along with a short video showing one of the costumes in action on stage. It was a beautiful display, and a fun way to connect with other artists in our community.

This last weekend, a production of Annie wrapped at the Ebell Theatre featuring another original design from Carla! We’ll be getting professional photos of the production soon, and we’re very excited to see the results.

And for our local audience, we have been organizing a very special “Pup-up” at the Rossmoor Farmers’ Market. Bring your dog on May 11th for a FREE dog photography booth! This will be our first in-person event in 3 years, and we can’t wait to see you there! For more info, the flier for the event is on our main page.

It feels good to be back in action, this year is on track to be a great one. Be sure to follow our Instagram page to stay up-to-date on what we’re doing (@CarlasMovieRestaurant).

With love,

Lea

Lessons from an astronaut

Hi everyone, Lea here!

Traci Shoblom, a friend of CMR, (and my mom!) has published a new book titled Apollo’s Creed: Lessons I Learned From My Astronaut Dad.

As the title suggests, the book shares a series of anecdotes from Traci’s perspective growing up with a dad who was an astronaut! It’s an insider’s look at the life of Richard Gordon, the command module pilot of the Apollo 12 mission. Every chapter builds up to a life lesson that Richard shares with his daughter, and he explains how he used this knowledge to become so successful in his life.

Richard’s wisdom in Apollo’s Creed isn’t just for astronauts, these are universal life lessons that can be valuable to anyone. For example, in one of the chapters, Traci recalls the time that her dad explains the value of a good friend by describing his best friend and fellow Apollo astronaut, Pete Conrad. In another chapter, Richard teaches Traci why doing something right the first time is important by comparing actual rocket science to everyday household chores. However, the ultimate takeaway of the book leaves you with the same feeling of inspiration that Carla’s Movie Restaurant brings to the community: Live your life the way you want to, and give it everything you’ve got.

Here’s a link to the Amazon store page so that you can check it out for yourself! Not only is Apollo’s Creed a fascinating biography about the private life of a national hero, but it’s also a touching story about a dad, his daughter, and wisdom passed on through generations. Check it out here:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1722506407/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I hope these stories about my grandpa inspire you in the same way that he has inspired me throughout my life.

-Lea

Me holding some copies of my mom’s book!

end of year check-in

Happy holidays everyone!

We received a wonderful Christmas surprise from David Young, the editor of the Event-News Enterprise. He wrote an article about the 10 year anniversary of CMR in their December 7th issue. We are so grateful for gifts like this from the community, so thank you to David Young! You can see their Facebook post about the article here:

https://m.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=852708729335566&set=ecnf.100037893409724

We hope you have a warm holiday season and a fantastic new year. Be sure to check out our holiday special pop-up that premiered on December 21st! You can find it here on our website, and at the CMR YouTube channel:

youtube.com/CarlasMovieRestaurant

See you all in 2023!

-Lea

David Young at Los Alamitos Chamber Holiday Breakfast

December 9th, 2022

A scan of the article in the Event-News Enterprise paper!