The Weekend

LA Cultural Events Aug 12, 13, and 14

August 9, 2011

This week’s Cultural Cocktail recipe is: 3 Oz. of Italian chamber music, a Dash of Mendelssohn, and a Splash of a soirée for young art enthusiasts. Shaken. Not Stirred. Enjoy! Commemorating the Unification of Italy through the Music of Verdi, Puccini and Mozart Free Concert at the Norton Simon…

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Cultural Events- LA- August 6-7th

August 4, 2011

This week’s Cultural Cocktail involves exotic gifts,  French satire, and stellar jazz- enjoy! LACMA exhibit– Gifts of the Sultan Through September 5 LACMA  5905 Wilshire Blvd. LA, CA, http://www.lacma.org/ An evening with grammy-award winning Branford Marsalis– Free Sat. August 6– 8:15 P.M Orange County Great Park…

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Cultural Events- LA- July 30 and 31

July 28, 2011

This weekend’s Cultural Cocktail includes a dash of Calypso, an apertif at the Old Mill, and an infusion of Rachmaninov- Enjoy! Saturdays Off the 405- July 30 6 pm – 9 pm Songwriter Lord Huron’s Afro-Caribbean percussion and Calypso-inspired music. Free Spotlight after Dark tours in…

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A Liszt of cultural events in LA this weekend- July 22nd and 23rd

July 20, 2011

This week’s cultural cocktail includes: a dash of Romanticism, a twist of Mullholland Drive, and a morsel of Parisian luxury- oh la la! Piano Performance: Angels and Demons: Liszt and the Arts Fri. July 22- 7:00 p.m. Tatiana Thibodeaux. Held in…

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Fusion Fridays at Pacific Asia Museum

July 16, 2011

Glistening laterns, pulsing Panamanian calypso beats, a quiet space upstairs to paint your own tea cup,  a man in a seersucker suit donning rabbit ears and nibbling on a carrot: this is not a psychedelic dream; it was the Mad…

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July 4th Weekend– Cultural Cocktail- Free

June 28, 2011

The Encore Saxophone Quartet with pianist Bryan Pezzone Sunday, July 3, 2011 | 6 pm Members of the Encore Saxophone Quartet: Douglas Masek (soprano saxophone), Ken Foerch (alto saxophone), David Brennan (tenor saxophone), and Mark Watters (baritone saxophone) with pianist…

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“In bed with Tenn”- Tennessee Williams Centennial- July 8th- 23rd

June 14, 2011

An Homage to Tennessee Williams Centennial The Evening includes six of Williams’ plays, three of which are rarely performed. During the evening various theories on the death will be presented. Was it accidental?  Was it suicide? Or was it murder?…

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Richard III- July 2 through October 2- Theatricum Botanicum

June 14, 2011

“Richard III” “Now is the winter of our discontent. Made glorious summer by this sun of York” Melora Marshall & Chad Jason Scheppner share the role of Shakespeare’s villainous usurper Performances: July 2 through October 2: The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum. 1419 N.…

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CLASSICS FEST- July 13- Aug 21

June 14, 2011

This year’s ClassicsFest will include readings and workshop productions of The Doctor’s Dilemma and Caesar and Cleopatra by George Bernard Shaw; The Lucky Chance by Aphra Behn; Twelfth Night, Othello and Macbeth by William Shakespeare; Long Day’s Journey Into Night by Eugene O’Neill; A Delicate…

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Moliere’s Tartuffe– June 11 through October 1- Theatricum Botanicum

June 11, 2011

Written by MolièreAdapted and Directed by Ellen GeerFeaturing Ted Barton, Joanna Bateman, Daniel Billet, Sydney Blair, Alan Blumenfeld, Misha Bouvion, Kelly Derouin, Bill Durham, Liz Eldridge, Willow Geer, Leah Gutentag, Katherine Griffith, Aaron Hendry, Jackson McCord Thompson, William Reinbold WHEN:Performances: June 11 through October 1:The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum. 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd. Topanga CA  90290. (midway between Pacific Coast Highway…

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