Mark your calendars!  Wedgwood Circle is heading back to Santa Monica, CA!  Whether you're an experienced investor, an avid culture consumer open to constructive engagement, or a foundation trying to understand the cultural context of your grant maker, Wedgwood Circle's Annual Investor Event is for you!  Rather than merely complain or criticize about what we don't like about the entertainment and pop culture, the Wedgwood community is committed to working towards the creation and cultivation of cultural artifacts that are good, true and beautiful for the common good.

Join us November 10th-12th at Shutters on the Beach in Santa Monica as we gather institutional investors, foundations and top cultural gatekeepers to explore the avenues for creating entertainment culture such as film, computer gaming and graphic novels.  Wedgwood Circle is looking to The Inklings in 2010 as a teaching tool and model for fostering community and engaging audiences with the power of story.  As C.S. Lewis said to J.R.R. Tolkien, "There is too little of what we really like in stories; I am afraid we shall have to write some ourselves."  Don't miss this opportunity to be a part of our story.

2010 Annual Event Highlights Include:

• Master of Ceremonies: Tim Washer, Comedy Writer/Actor
• Conversations with Sean Astin (Actor, The Goonies; Rudy; Lord of the Rings) and Ned Lott (Voice & Casting Director, The Chronicles of Narnia)
• Members Only Luncheon with Ralph Winter and Terry Botwick (1019 Entertainment)
• Inklings Presentations from Norman Stone (Director/Producer, The Narnia Code (BBC), C.S. Lewis: Beyond Narnia, and Shadowlands) with Micheal Flaherty (President, Walden Media)
• Exclusive Film Preview: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of Dawn Treader
• Components of a Compelling Story Discussion with Phil Lorin and Kiel Murray (Writers/Directors, Pixar Animation Studios)
• Theatrical Performance from Max McLean (Actor, The Screwtape Letters) and songs by Mariah McManus and Caleb Slade
• Dialogue with Kevin Kelly (Founder & Senior Maverick, Wired Magazine), Gabriel Schulze (Founder & President, Schulze Global Investments Ltd.), Scott Wong (President, Brethren Entertainment Studios), Jaeson Ma (Music Artist) and George Zhao (Kay Family Foundation)
• 2010 Wedgwood Circle Investment Opportunities
• Sapere Fund Updates
• Wedgwood Circle Sector Strategies Presentation with Pepperdine University
• Closing Address from David Stroud (Christ Church London and Newfrontiers UK)

View the complete agenda HERE.

This year's event will be held at Shutters on the Beach located at One Pico Boulevard in Santa Monica.  Shutters will be offering** Wedgwood Circle a Room Rate of $275/night for their Superior Rooms.  Please call 1-800-334-9000 for Reservations and mention Wedgwood Circle's Annual Investor Event.  (**Shutters sold out?  Check out some nearby hotel alternatives.)

*Wedgwood Circle’s 2010 Annual Investor Event Registration is limited to qualified investors, foundation representatives and Wedgwood Circle Members.  For questions on membership, angel investment criteria or general registration inquiries, please contact kristin@claphamgroup.com.