An actress from Atascadero can add Emmy winner to her list of accomplishments.
This weekend, Central Coast resident Rae Stone shared a regional Emmy Award with the cast and crew of “Do You Know CPR?” The public-service announcement aired on Beverly Hills’ Network 10.
Stone said she was too stunned by the win to remember much about Saturday’s award ceremony.
“They say I talked and said something nice,” the 54-year-old actress joked later. “Thank goodness for photos and video because I can’t remember a thing!”
The ceremony by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences took place at the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre in North Hollywood.
As Rae Stone told The Tribune earlier this month, professional acting is the fulfillment of a lifelong dream.
She spent most of her life as a business manager and nonprofit executive with Helpline and Big Brothers, Big Sisters.
After doctors diagnosed Stone with a serious heart condition seven years ago, however, she pledged to follow her dream of taking the stage full-time. She spent 12 weeks studying at Steppenwolf Classes West, the Los Angeles branch of Chicago’s famed theater company.
Stone has since starred in two plays, a couple of infomercials and a handful of short and independent films.
She’s also currently producing a musical featuring music by Elton John, “Tumbleweed Connection.”
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Atascadero actress wins at Emmys
Friday, May 11, 2007
Reels on wheels
How does SLO County celebrate National Bike Month? With a screening of the world’s best-ever bike movie, of course.
"Pee-wee's Big Adventure" will be shown tonight in San Luis Obispo and Atascadero in two free outdoor events.
Bike enthusiasts will meet at Atascadero's Sunken Garden at 6:30 p.m. for a children's parade and mixer before a 45-minute bike ride at 7:30 p.m. The movie will be shown at 8:30 p.m.
In San Luis Obispo, gather at Mission Plaza at 6:45 p.m. for a bike ride to Johnson Park at Southwood Drive and Augusta Street.
"Pee-wee's Big Adventure" will be screened at 8:30 p.m. on the wall of the YMCA, 1020 Southwood Drive, in SLO.
For more information, call 781-1385 or check out the Bike Month Web site.
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The fun continues next weekend with the BiKE FiLM Festival sponsored by HopeDance Magazine.
On May 17, bike lovers can meet at 8:30 p.m. in the parking lot of Utopia Bakery for a free outdoor screening of “Indecent Exposure to Cars: The Story of the World Naked Bike Ride.”
The bakery is at 2900 Broad St. in San Luis Obispo.
Short films about bikes, created by local amateur movie makers, will be shown at 7 p.m., May 18, at the San Luis Obispo City-County Library, 995 Palm St. in San Luis Obispo. The suggested donation is $5.
Come back to the library at 7 p.m., May 19, for two bike-related documentaries. “Contested Streets” looks at New York City’s crowded streets, while “Pedal” examines the unique subculture of that city’s bike messengers. Admission is $10, or $5 for bicyclists and pedestrians.
-- Sarah L.