Most Recent Cultural Cocktails
Noel Coward’s “Private Lives”– Just How Private? by Leticia Marie Sanchez In the International City Theater’s light-hearted production of “Private Lives,” divorced couple Elyot and Amanda cannot seem to live with-or without- each another. Caroline Kinsolving embodied the headstrong, alluring Amanda…
Read MoreNoel Coward’s “Private Lives” Fri. Aug 26 (Opening Night) + Sat. Aug 27 8pm. Sun Aug 28 2pm. Directed by Luke Yankee. Featuring Jennice Butler, Wendy Cutler, Freddy Douglas, Caroline Kinsolving, Adam J. Smith. INTERNATIONAL CITY THEATRE Long Beach Performing Arts Center.300 East…
Read Moreby Leticia Marie Sanchez Mozart’s Sister, directed by René Féret, presents a behind-the-scenes look at the life of the Mozart family: ambitious patriarch Leopold, his doting wife Anna-Maria, and his gifted children Woofgang and Nannerl (played by Feret’s daughter, Marie). The film contrasts…
Read MoreThis week’s Cultural Cocktail recipe includes two doses of Beethoven blended with Pacific Asia Fusion, and topped with Mozart- not on the rocks, but on the lawn of the Huntington library- enjoy! Beethoven’s Ninth- Hollywood Bowl Thurs, August 18, 8:00PM Los Angeles Philharmonic Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor Jeremy Denk, piano; Los…
Read MoreThis weekend, “The Judgement,” a pen-and-ink drawing by Rembrandt was stolen from an evening exhibit at the Ritz-Carlton Marina del Rey. The work, worth more than $250,000, was snatched around 10:30 p.m during an evening event for potential buyers. The curator was…
Read MoreYou heard it here first! News reports suggest that Musician and Conductor Daniel Barenboim will be nominated next week (Aug 17) for the Nobel Peace Prize. The 69-year old Barenboim helped to found the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra in 1999, which is composed of…
Read MoreSince so many of my readers enjoyed reading about Richard Strauss’s unusual engagement to the libretto-throwing singer Pauline De Ahna: Strange Love: the berserk engagement of Richard Strauss we will now continue onto his roller coaster marriage. Due to a letter mix-up, his wife…
Read MoreThis 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…
Read MoreThis 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…
Read MoreThis 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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