“THE LAST REPAIR SHOP” AT LOS ANGELES UNION STATION

On September 7th, Metro Art will host the community for a special screening of the award-winning documentary, “The Last Repair Shop.” The event will be free and open to the public via RSVP here. The evening will also include live orchestral performances of songs from the film and an enlightening conversation between featured instrument repair artists Dana Atkinson (Strings) and Duane Michaels (Woodwinds), student instrumentalist Ismerai Calcaneo (Saxophone) and editor of “The Last Repair Shop,” Nick Garnham Wright (Executive Creative Director of Breakwater Studios). Once commonplace in the United States, today Los Angeles is by far the largest and one of the last American cities to provide free and freely repaired musical instruments to its public schoolchildren, a continuous service since 1959. From Academy Award®-winning directing duo Kris Bowers and Ben Proudfoot, “The Last Repair Shop” grants an all access pass to the nondescript downtown warehouse where a dwindling handful of devoted craftspeople keep over 80,000 student instruments in good repair. Witness the profound life stories of four staff master craftspeople as well as the students whose lives have been transformed by their instrument. In the repair people’s stories, music has been the continuous thread that has mended their hearts and brought them to where they are now — fixing broken instruments to get them back into the longing hands of Los Angeles’ public school youth. The event is free and open to the public; those looking to attend can RSVP here. To learn more about Los Angeles Union Station, visit unionstationla.com. #Celebrating85Years #UnionStationLA. WHO: Metro Art Presents the film screening event in collaboration with Breakwater Studios. Performances from: Dana Atkinson (Strings), Duane Michaels (Woodwinds), student instrumentalist Ismerai Calcaneo (Saxophone) Available for interviews: Editor of “The Last Repair Shop,” Nick Garnham Wright (Executive Creative Director of Breakwater Studios) WHEN: September 7, 2024 6:30 - 7:00 PM – Doors Open 7:00 - 7:30 PM – Conversation 7:30 - 8:10 PM – Film (Runtime: 39 mins) 8:10 PM - 8:50 PM– Performance WHERE: Los Angeles Union Station (Ticket Concourse) 800 N. Alameda Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 About Los Angeles Union Station Since its opening in 1939, Los Angeles Union Station has long been considered one of LA’s architectural gems and a vital portal to the promise of the California Dream. The station was designed with an innovative blend of Spanish Colonial, Mission Revival and Art Deco architecture now commonly referred to as Mission Moderne. The bustling 52-acre transportation hub sits in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles offering essential connections to destinations throughout Southern California. An iconic landmark, the station serves as a vibrant symbol of Downtown connecting the historic fabric of the past to the present through arts, culture, transit and community. Conceived on a grand scale, Los Angeles Union Station is the largest railroad passenger terminal in the Western United States and is often regarded as “the last of the great train stations.” For more information, visit unionstationla.com or follow @unionstationla on social media. About Metro Art Metro Art enhances the customer experience with innovative, award-winning visual and performing arts programming that encourages ridership and connects people, sites and neighborhoods throughout LA County. A diverse range of site-specific artworks are integrated into the growing Metro system, improving the quality of transit environments and creating a sense of place.