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        A Tribute to Ray Bradbury:

Ray Bradbury, a friend to all libraries everywhere, wrote the short story, stage play, and screenplay of this delightful film, The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit, starring Joe Mantegna, Edward James Olmos, Esai Morales, Gregory Sierra, Colin XZZ, Liz Torres, Sid Caesar. In keeping with the themes of this year’s Together We Read Pomona, we will be screening this film on October 12 at 3:00 pm at Western University of Health Sciences.
IN-PERSON Special Guest Panel:
Joe Mantegna, stars as Gomez and originated the role in the original stage production at the Organic Theater Company in Chicago. He has been an active actor in television with guest roles in such series as Soap (7 episodes), Bosom Buddies, The Greatest American Hero, Simon and Simon, and Weeds. He also appeared in the film Three Amigos! before getting the major role as Joey Zasa in The Godfather, Part III. He is probably best known for his starring roles in TV’s Joan of Aracdia, The Starter Wife, and his current role as David Rossi in Criminal Minds. He is also the voice of Fat Tony in many episodes of The Simpsons.
Edward James Olmos, stars as Vamanos. He won worldwide acclaim for his  starring role in Luis Valdez’s play, “Zoot Suit”, in 1978. The play moved to Broadway and led to a Tony Award nomination. Perhaps best known for his role as Lt. Martin Castillo in the NBC television series Miami Vice (1984-1989), Olmos has been seen in numerous film and television productions. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for his starring role in Stand and Deliver (1988). His film roles include such iconic movies as Blade Runner, Selena, and American Me. In addition he starred as commander Adama in Battlestar Gallactica, as well as roles in The West Wing, American Family, and Dexter.
Liz Torres, stars as Ruby Escadrillo, she has been a perennial face on television, starring in such TV shows as, Phyllis, All in the Family, The New Odd Couple, City, Over The Top, American Family, and as Miss Patty, the dance school proprietor in The Gilmore Girls. But she is probably best known for her prime role of Mahalia on The John Larroquette Show (1993), which garnered her multiple Emmy and Golden Globe nominations.
Stuart Gordon, director. Cancelled, he has a scheduling conflict.
Sam Weller, Official Ray Bradbury Biographer. Sam worked with Ray Bradbury for years, with full access to all of Ray’s papers and materials. From this long collaboration, he published The Bradbury Chronicles: The Life of Ray Bradbury, Listen to the Echoes: The Ray Bradbury Interviews, Ray Bradbury: The Last Interview: And other Conversations, and edited Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury. 
Moderated by Steven Paul Leiva. Steven was a longtime friend of Ray Bradbury and helped to organize Ray Bradbury Week in Los Angeles in 2010. He also was instrumental in the designation of the corner of 5th and Flower (just adjacent to the Los Angeles Central Library) as Ray Bradbury Square in 2012. After a varied career which saw him as the president of Chuck Jones Production and Executive Producer for the film Space Jam, he is the author of several novels including Traveling in Space, Blood Is Pretty, Hollywood is an All Volunteer Army, and the novelization of the screenplay The 12 Dogs of Christmas, as well as his homage to his friend, Searching for Ray Bradbury.