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Carla Winter Carla Winter created CW Entertainment , aka "Partiart", in 1985 by instinct & intelligence. Her company specializes in providing music and variety entertainment for parties, picnics and special events throughout the SF Bay Area. In addition, Carla herself is a multifaceted party talent too. A free thinker and independent spirit, armed with a fresh college degree in art, the last thing Carla did as she left Los Angeles and migrated to the Bay Area in the mid 70’s, was pick up her blue belt from the Chuck Norris School of Karate. She spent many years living hand to mouth, earning her money many ways such as; teaching Adult School, art modeling, table waiting, singing telegrams, and she lived to play her guitar and share her song. She has written many songs. Through the vehicle of a *CETA grant during an economical recession she gained national recognition in 1981 as the US Navy’s first and only minstrel Troubadour . She was stationed on Treasure Island Naval Base, San Francisco, to learn the skill of being a community entertainer. In her spare time she studied a second style of martial art, Bok Fu, by Master Richard Lee, and attained a second blue belt. * comprehensive employment training act During this time, a film, "Carla’s Island", was produced. This short movie was one of the very first computer animated films ever made, created by the eminent, Nelson Max. It won him international recognition and awards, skyrocketing him to the top of his field. His creation came from Inspiration of an island themed painting by Carla, his roommate. Carla wrote and produced the soundtrack, the old fashion way. Carla's Island (1981) While during her Navy stint, Carla studied voice with a very famous coach, Judy Davis, who touted tutoring such stars as Barbra Streisand, Janis Joplin, Eddie Money, even the band Journey flew in weekly for coaching. There she met her best soul friend for life, Katy Lawrence. After her Navy tenure, Carla toured Japan as a singer, and returned to the states continuing to entertain at clubs, on party yachts and for special events. When Carla created CW Entertainment, she created an abundance of work for not only herself, but for many other Bay Area entertainers. At about that time she married photographer, Dick Evans,whom she is married to this day. She also discovered another expressive side of herself a friend named “Twinkles” due to the sparkle in her eyes. With this persona, Carla developed many other marketable and artistic party entertainment skills. Carla’s party skill list is formidable. Here’s a link demonstrating her skill as a graphologist on a live TV interview. Handwriting Analyst - September 13, 2010 It wasn’t until the mid 1990’s, ten+ years after she established her business, that Carla realized the depth of her Hollywood business roots and undertook the mission to authenticate it. She published a book of original, business letters discovered by her cousin Lillian Semenov, depicting the inner workings of early Hollywood. The letters between William Fox, founder of the Fox Film Corporation and Carla’s great uncle, Sol Wurtzel, who ran the west coast studios, provided many insights,not only to the inner workings of Hollywood but also the business mind. William Fox, Sol M. Wurtzel and the Early Fox Film Corporation: Letters, 1917-1923 Currently, In addition to running her own business & entertaining at special events, she is continuing a 10+ year run as the weekly entertainer for family night at The Falls Restaurant at the Blackhawk Country Club. Carla also does voice-over work. One of her favorite voice projects, "In the Company of Wild Butterflies", by Bill Levinson, has won awards in nature film. You can view this film on Netflix. In the Company of Wild Butterflies In her spare time she still loves to paint. Check out this short film by Blake Scriber, Carla is painting, dynamically. The Art of Science, Featuring Carla Winter A lifer for fitness she worksout regularly and studies and dances the Nia technique. She is also is a blue belt instructress in the technique. Carla likes blue belts. :-) |
