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Week of March 19

March 5, 2010

DA CAMERA SOCIETY Sat. 20 March 2010; 8 pm Voces Intimae Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Trio in F Major, Op. 22; Felix Mendelssohn, Trio in D Minor, Op. 49; Franz Schubert, Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 100, D. 929. Doheny Mansion. Pompeian…

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Jamming Django

March 4, 2010

Legend has it that prolific Jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt enchanted Andrés Segovia with a jazz crepuscule. After the captivating performance Segovia asked if he could take a peek at the sheet music. Django laughed and replied, “I just made it…

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This Weekend in LA: March 6-7

March 2, 2010

Villa Play-Reading Series: Euripides’ Helen Saturday March 6 3 pm; 8 pm Auditorium, Getty Villa. 17985 PCH. Pacific Palisades, California 90272 (310) 440-7300 http://www.getty.edu/ Photography by Leticia Marie Sanchez Much Ado About Nothing By William Shakespeare Directed by Michael Murray February 27-May 21,…

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MOCA names New Director: Jeffrey Deitch

February 20, 2010

MOCA’s Board of Trustees named influential New York Gallerist, Jeffrey Deitch, as the museum’s new director. A prominent figure in the art world, Mr. Deitch has worked with such artists as Jean Michael Basquiat and Jeff Koons, in addition to founding…

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Gaze: Portraits of Artists and Composers

February 20, 2010

Musical Performance Fri. February 26 Performer Polli Chambers-Salazar links composers Scriabin and Hindemith to Jawlensky,  Klee, and other painters after Ingres. 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. TheaterNorton Simon Museum of Art.411 W. Colorado Boulevard Pasadena, CA 91105 626.449.6840 http://www.nortonsimon.org/

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News: LA’s Department of Cultural Affairs saved from budget slash…for now

February 20, 2010

Due to its dire fiscal straits, the LA City Council considered a bill this month that would have slashed the funding from LA’s Department of Cultural Affairs. The proposal re-evaluated the $1 tax per $100 in hotel room charges that…

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Fashion Police

February 19, 2010

CALL THE FASHION POLICE by Leticia Marie Sanchez Crazy polka dots, mismatched leggings, fanny packs: we’ve all heard the term. But what is its origin? During the Middle Ages, feudalism reigned. A strict hierarchical social code classified lords, ladies, knights,…

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Cultural LA: Under the Lens

January 22, 2010

Photographs of LA’s Cultural and historic landmarks. By Leticia Marie Sanchez http://www.flickr.com/photos/culturalcocktailhour/

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Music Review: Richard Goode: Richard the Great

January 21, 2010

Richard Goode: Richard the Great by Leticia Marie Sanchez Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this son of New York: Richard Goode, Richard the Great. Audiences at the Walt Disney Concert Hall attending his January 19 recital…

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Cultural Christmas: This Weekend in LA Dec 20th-21st

December 19, 2009

‘Twas the Week Before Christmas Walt Disney Concert Hall. Sat. Dec 20, 2:00 PM. Sun Dec. 21, 7:00 PM http://www.laphil.com/ 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012 The Kirov Ballet presents The Nutcracker Sat. Dec. 20. 2:00 p.m & 7:30 p.m. Dorothy…

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