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A bright candle for Peace
Picasso, Dove of Peace, 1949 Pippa Bacca, an Italian performance artist on a mission to promote peace and cultural understanding was murdered during her journey last spring. Peace is one of the highest goals of art. May Pippa’s idealistic spirit always be remembered as well as her desire to bridge cultures. She did not see geographic…
Read MoreThis Weekend in LA: Cultural Events May 30- June 1
Fridays Off The 405 Friday, May 30, 6:00–9:00 p.m. Free admission; no reservations required. Free live music, gallery tours, California video screenings, cash bar, and more. Getty Center Museum Courtyard 1200 Getty Center Drive, LA, CA 90049. 310. 440.7300. http://www.getty.edu/visit/events/fridays_405_053008.html Salonen’s Piano Concerto Fri. May 30 8:00 P.M Sat May 31 8:00 P.M Sunday June 1, 2:00 P.M. …
Read MoreMemorial Day Free at LACMA!
LACMA is hosting Monumental Monday replete with live music, entertainment, and hands-on art workshops. Free admission from 12-8p.m. Swing to the sounds of Art Deco and His Society Orchestra. Create your own art with artists Ismael de Anda and Eszter Delgado. Performance and art workshops from 12:30-4:00 p.m Forget the beach- take the whole family LACMA this Memorial Day!…
Read MoreCultural Events This Weekend in LA: May 23-25
Colburn Dance Recital: Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Zipper Hall. Friday 7p.m. Dance Institute. Professional Training Spring Concert. Saturday 7:30 p.m.Spring Showcase. Sunday 3:00 p.m. Tap and Folklorico Showcase. Free admission, but reserved tickets required. Call 213 621-1050 Colburn School. 200 South Grand Avenue LA, CA, 90012 (213)621.2200 http://www.colburnschool.edu/ Pacific Asia Museum: “Chinamen’s Chance: View of the Chinese American Experience.” Three…
Read MorePandora
During the best of times and the worst of times, we must always remember that Hope was the last spirit in Pandora’s Box; she captured it just in time as a last refuge for humanity. “Only Hope was left within her unbreakable house, she remained under the lip of the jar, and did not fly…
Read MorePandora
During the best of times and the worst of times, we must always remember that Hope was the last spirit in Pandora’s Box; she captured it just in time as a last refuge for humanity. “Only Hope was left within her unbreakable house, she remained under the lip of the jar, and did not fly…
Read MoreReview: Camerata Pacifica at the Huntington, May 20th
O body swayed to music, O brightening glance, How can we tell the dancer from the dance? William Butler Yeats, Among School Children Ludwig Van Beethoven called music “the electric soul in which the spirit lives.” The supremely talented Camerata Pacifica filled Friends’ Hall at the Huntington with explosive electricity on Tuesday night. Pianist Warren Jones, violist Richard O’Neill,…
Read MoreClassical concert, Camerata Pacifica, this Tuesday, May 20th at the Huntington
What better way to feel refreshed on a balmy spring evening than with a soothing concert at the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens? Camerata Pacifica, a Chamber Music ensemble based in Santa Barbara, will be gracing the Huntington with Mozart, Grieg, and Schumann.Tuesday May 20, 8pm. Program: Mozart, Duo for Violin & Viola in B-Flat Major, K 424; Grieg,…
Read MoreCultural Events this weekend in LA: May 17th
Music: To Hear or Not to Hear Tosca is opening this weekend. LA Opera calls Tosca “Puccini’s action-packed pyschological thriller.” Sir Richard Armstrong conducts in May. Placido Domingo conducts the second week in June. LA Opera 135 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90012. 213.972.7219. For tickets and times, visit http://www.losangelesopera.com/productions/0708/tosca/index.htm Theater: To Attend or Not To Attend A Noise Within presents Shakespeare’s Henry IV Part 1. In…
Read MoreCry Me a River! Oldest Bust of Caesar found in the Rhone
I came. I saw. I was thrown overboard. From today’s news: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article3932198.ece
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