Most Recent Cultural Cocktails

Classical concert, Camerata Pacifica, this Tuesday, May 20th at the Huntington

May 19, 2008

What better way to feel refreshed on a balmy spring evening than with a soothing concert at the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens? Camerata Pacifica, a Chamber Music ensemble based in Santa Barbara, will be gracing the Huntington with Mozart, Grieg, and Schumann.Tuesday…

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Cultural Events this weekend in LA: May 17th

May 15, 2008

Music: To Hear or Not to Hear  Tosca is opening this weekend. LA Opera calls Tosca “Puccini’s action-packed pyschological thriller.” Sir Richard Armstrong conducts in May. Placido Domingo conducts the second week in June. LA Opera 135 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90012. 213.972.7219. For tickets and times, visit  http://www.losangelesopera.com/productions/0708/tosca/index.htm …

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Cry Me a River! Oldest Bust of Caesar found in the Rhone

May 14, 2008

 I came. I saw. I was thrown overboard. From today’s news: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article3932198.ece

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The Dude

May 14, 2008

If you a) live anywhere in the LA area b) have a remote interest in classical music You already know, or will learn about Gustavo Dudamel, who in September 2009 will take over the LA Philharmonic. The 27 year-old Dudamel has been…

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“Declarations of Love in Music and Image”- The J. Paul Getty Museum and LA Opera

May 13, 2008

On May 3rd The J. Paul Getty Museum in conjunction with LA Opera, hosted a conference on the “Declarations of Love in Music and Image.” Speakers included: Michael Walsh, music critic for TIME magazine, Mitchell Morris, UCLA Musicology Professor, and…

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Cultural Events this weekend in Los Angeles, May 10

May 8, 2008

Art: To see or not To See 1. Huntington Library Chinese Gardens: Liu Fang Yuan, The Garden of Flowing Fragrance  A scholar’s retreat: step back in time where you can inhale the lotus, plum, and pine. Saturday and Sunday: 10:30 a.m. to 4:30…

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Cultural Events Los Angeles; This weekend in LA, May 2-4

May 2, 2008

  This week’s cultural cocktail:  A dose of book burning, a pick-me-up of Prokofiev, and a shot of Bette Davis’ eyes! Enjoy. Film: To see or Not to see Fasten Your Seat Belts: The Essential Bette Davis LACMA 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA,…

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To See Or Not to See This Weekend in LA, April 26

April 24, 2008

La Fille du Régiment– Donizetti            Saturday, April 26, 2008  If you do not have the luck to be at the Metropolitan Opera, fear not.  The Met now screens operas live in HD in movie theaters…

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Gen Art’s The New Garde: LA Fashion Week, March 2008

April 17, 2008

 Since 2003, Gen Art has given the opportunity to emerging fashion talent to display their work in high-profile group runway shows and fashion presentations in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, and Chicago. Designers debuted by Gen Art include: Zac Posen,…

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To see or not to see in LA this weekend 4/18/08

April 17, 2008

Weekend Cultural Menu Art: To see or not to see:   “The Color of Life: Polychromy in Sculpture from Antiquity to the Present” Daily through June 23, 2008 Museum, Floor 2, Getty Villa  The White House should not be white.  Greeks had fun with…

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