Top Picks Nov 16th & 17th in LA

This weekend’s Cultural Cocktail recipe: a burst of Beethoven and a shot of 12th Century Music– enjoy! Cultural Cocktail Hour® is a registered Trademark Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Nov 16th and 17th Hans Graf, conductor Alessio Bax, piano DUTILLEUX:  Mystère de l’instant; MOZART:  Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor BEETHOVEN:  Symphony No. 6 in F major, “Pastoral” Sat. Nov. 16, 8 pm Alex Theatre,…

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Top Picks this weekend in LA

This weekend’s Cultural Cocktail recipe: a Shot of a suspenseful jury nail-biter, a Swizzle of Shakespearian opera, and a fusion of dance and painting– enjoy! Cultural Cocktail Hour® is a registered Trademark Reginald Rose’s Twelve Angry Men November 5 – December 1 The Pasadena Playhouse, 39 South El Molino Avenue, Pasadena CA 91101 626-356-7529 www.PasadenaPlayhouse.org.  Giuseppe Verdi’s Falstaff Opening Night Saturday Nov 9th…

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Theater Review: Macbeth at Lincoln Center Theater starring Ethan Hawke and Anne-Marie Duff– a Must See Production

Photography and text © 2013 Leticia Marie Sanchez Cultural Cocktail Hour® is a registered trademark By Leticia Marie Sanchez No gimmicks. No tricks. Just pure unadulterated Shakespeare. Jack O’Brien’s poetic interpretation of Macbeth at Lincoln Center Theater reveals the essence of Shakespere’s text. This is where the magic happens. The dark, sparse sets by Scott Pask enhanced the aura of mysticism provided by Mark Bennett’s…

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Cultural Cocktail Hour in Manhattan!

Cultural Cocktail Hour® is a registered trademark Cultural Cocktail Hour is in Manhattan this week! What is the recipe for the perfect Cultural Cocktail in New York City this week? Photography, Left. Museum Mile Fifth Avenue, New York © 2013 Leticia Marie Sanchez #1 Lock eyes with Vermeer’s Girl With a Pearl Earring now on view at the Frick. (She’ll win the stare-down, no contest)…

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Cultural Events LA: October 25th, 26th, & 27th

This weekend’s Cultural Cocktail recipe: 1 Part Sibelius, and a flourish of young talent at the Met Opera Auditions. Enjoy! Cultural Cocktail Hour® is a registered Trademark 10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: Salonen & Sibelius Walt Disney Concert Hall Fri Oct 25 8:00PM Sat Oct 26 8:00PM Sun Oct 27 2:00PM Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Leila Josefowicz, violin; IVES: The Unanswered Question; SALONEN: Violin Concerto; SIBELIUS: Symphony…

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Cultural Events LA October 20th and 21st

This weekend’s Cultural Cocktail recipe: 1 Part Chekhov, a dash of Beethoven, and a double dose of concerts at the Getty Villa! Enjoy! Cultural Cocktail Hour® is a registered Trademark Stacy Keach, Grace Gummer, Josh Radnor record David Mamet’s adaptation of Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya” for L.A. Theatre Works Oct. 17-20 Thursday, Oct. 17 @ 8 pm; Friday, Oct. 18 @ 8 pm; Saturday,…

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Top Pick this weekend in LA

This weekend’s Cultural Cocktail Hour recipe involves a dose of drawings by Klimt, Boucher, Poussin, and Bernini Cultural Cocktail Hour® is a registered Trademark The Poetry of Paper Closes October 20th Getty Center. 1200 Getty Center Drive. LA, CA. 90049. (310) 440-7300 http://www.getty.edu/ Portrait of a Young Woman Reclining, 1897–98, Gustav Klimt

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Cultural Events LA October 6th and 7th

This weekend’s Cultural Cocktail recipe: 1 Part Berlioz, a swirl of sacred treasures, topped off by a hearty shot of Tchaikovsky. Enjoy! Cultural Cocktail Hour® is a registered Trademark American Youth Symphony Launches 49th Season FREE CONCERT Sun. Oct. 6th 7 p.m. Pre-Concert Talk featuring free screening of Keeping the Score: Symphony fantastic, 5:30 p.m.; Alexander Treger, music director; Allan Steele, cello; TIMOTHY ANDRES…

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Cultural Events LA Sept 28th and 29th

This weekend’s Cultural Cocktail recipe: 1 Part Colburn Orchestra, a fusion of Flanders and Florence topped off by a splash of Liszt and Rachmaninoff. Enjoy!  Cultural Cocktail Hour® is a registered Trademark Colburn Orchestra Concert Sat. Sept. 28th 7:30 PM Ambassador Auditorium, Pasadena Yehuda Gilad, conductor; William Hagen, violin;  Program: Glinka Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla; Sibelius Concerto for Violin;  Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6; Reserve online…

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