Most Recent Cultural Cocktails

Inspiration from Nature

August 29, 2017

All photography ©2017 Leticia Marie Sanchez  Lake Tahoe, August 2017  There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore, There is society, where none intrudes, By the deep Sea, and music in its…

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An Edward Hopper moment at Fallen Leaf Lake

August 29, 2017

All nature photography ©2017 Leticia Marie Sanchez Fallen Leaf Lake, August 2017 Edward Hopper, The Long Leg, 1935

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All photography ©2017 Leticia Marie Sanchez Fallen Leaf Lake August 2017

August 29, 2017

All photography ©2017 Leticia Marie Sanchez Fallen Leaf Lake August 2017 “If one really loves nature, one can find beauty everywhere”- Vincent Van Gogh

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In the news: Classical Music to be played in north London to reduce crime

August 15, 2017

by Leticia Marie Sanchez In Broadwater Farm, an area of North London, Adam Weber, a 23 year old constable in charge of law and order, will be playing Beethoven and Mozart in an effort to reduce crime. In the past the Broadwater Farm region was plagued by riots…

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Mozart and the Barber Shop Chase

August 12, 2017

“Why Can’t you Sit Still? “Because I’m Mozart” In his delightful tome, The Book of Musical Anecdotes, Norman Lebrecht reveals that the perpetually inspired Mozart led his Barber on a hair-cutting chase: “Every moment an idea would occur to him…he would…

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Wise Man of the Day: Plato

August 12, 2017

 “Music Is a Moral Law. It gives soul to the Universe,   Wings to the mind, flight to the imagination,  Charm and gaiety to life and to everything.”

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Review: Ballet NOW- A Kaleidoscope of styles at the Music Center

August 2, 2017

Review: Ballet NOW- A Kaleidoscope of styles at the Music Center By Leticia Marie Sanchez With Ballet Now, the Los Angeles Music Center found itself as a global stage for the best that ballet has to offer. The performers included dancers from companies including:…

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Top Summer Pick- BalletNOW at the Music Center: July 28-July 30

July 19, 2017

CCH- Top Pick—BalletNOW at the Music Center This is a not-to-be-missed Cultural Cocktail of brilliant choreographers, stirring music, and world class dancers. Each day has a different program, but musical highlights over the weekend include: Pas de Deux from Romeo and Juliet by…

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Carriage Ride in Central Park..Mysterious Clouds Swirling Overhead…

July 15, 2017

Ezra Pound, Reflecting on New York: “Here is our poetry, for we have pulled down the stars to our will.” All photography ©2017 Leticia Marie Sanchez

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Cultural Cocktail Hour at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

July 11, 2017

“The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls” Pablo Picasso Cultural Cocktail Hour at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, July 2017 All photography ©2017 Leticia Marie Sanchez

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