Most Recent Cultural Cocktails

Music Review: MUSE/IQUE at the Huntington “The (Un)Americans”- CCH Top Pick

June 12, 2025

By  Leticia Marie Sanchez Under a moonlit sky at the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens, MUSE/IQUE’s program “The (Un) Americans” was a blend of history and music that left its audience inspired. Entering the garden setting, I was greeted by…

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Review: “World of the Terracotta Warriors: New Archaeological Discoveries in Shaanxi in the 21st Century”- a Must See Exhibit

June 2, 2025

by Leticia Marie Sanchez Viewing “World the Terracotta Warriors” felt like stepping into a thrilling time capsule. This intriguing exhibit contains more than 110 newly unearthed pieces from the First Emperor’s tomb complex. This historic exhibition coincided with the celebration…

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Behind the Scenes at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA With AAM

May 13, 2025

by Leticia Marie Sanchez I was thrilled to be invited a guest of AAM, the American Alliance of Museums Annual Meeting. I was taken on a behind-the-scenes curatorial tour of the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA for the exhibit “Where Art…

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Review: “Camille Claudel” at the Getty Center: An Artist gets her due

April 19, 2024

(On view daily Through July 21st) by Leticia Marie Sanchez The Camille Claudel exhibit at the Getty Center is a rare opportunity to see an astounding collection of Camille Claudel sculpture. It is the first time in more than three…

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Opening Night Reception Photos: The Getty’s “Camille Claudel”

April 17, 2024

On April 1st, The Getty Center held the opening night reception for the exhibit on French Sculptor Camille Claudel. The reception was a moveable feast of incredible sculpture, French chocolate, and the Getty skyline. For a review of the groundbreaking…

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LA ART SHOW 2024

January 17, 2024

CUPID’S ARROW HITS HIS MARK FOR ART LOVERS WITH A VALENTINE’S DAY OPENING! LA’s Largest Art Fair to Explore Intersection of Memory, Humanity, and AI by Leticia Marie Sanchez LP Gallery Presents Face Painting by Artist Dain Yoon Held at the…

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Review: The Gospel at Colonus at the Getty Villa

September 9, 2023

How Oedipus Got His Groove Back: A jamming rendition of Sophocles at the Getty Villa By  Leticia Marie Sanchez Introducing the The Gospel at Colonus on opening night, J. Paul Getty Museum Director Timothy Potts wryly stated, “Sophocles doesn’t have…

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Art Review: An uplifting immersion at the Getty Center

July 19, 2023

by Leticia Marie Sanchez Installed in the Getty Center entrance hall on the occasion of the summer solstice, Mercedes Dorame’s mixed media installation, “Looking Back,” is figuratively and literally uplifting. An uplifting universe floats above the Getty Center foyer. The lustrous shells…

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Review: LA Art Show 2023

February 21, 2023

Review: LA Art Show 2023 By   Leticia Marie Sanchez Filled with an abundance of inspiring art from all over the world, LA Art Show 2023 was one of the best shows in recent memory. Here are my Top 3…

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Book Review: Dark Athena by Arthur Houghton III

January 31, 2023

Dark Athena by Arthur Houghton was a riveting read. It’s the perfect juxtaposition between a spy novel and an art mystery (and having read the author’s background on the book jacket, that comes as no surprise). Houghton served in the…

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