Posts by Culturalcocktailhour
Top Summer Pick- BalletNOW at the Music Center: July 28-July 30
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 Sergei Prokofiev Fancy Freeby Leonard Bernstein Thaïs by Jules Massenet Four Movements for Two Pianosby Philip…
Read MoreCarriage Ride in Central Park..Mysterious Clouds Swirling Overhead…
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
Read MoreCultural Cocktail Hour at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
“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
Read MoreImpressionistic Summer’s Eve…
All photography ©2017 Leticia Marie Sanchez Impressionistic summer clouds perfectly blending perfectly with the music of Ravel & Debussy at a concert performed by the incredibly talented Salastina Music Society
Read MoreIn the news: Jackson Pollock painting found in garage?!
A man apparently found a painting allegedly done by Jackson Pollock in his garage. When the Arizona man called an auctioneer to appraise a signed Laker poster valued at $300, the auctioneer stumbled upon a painting possibly worth 15 million. The tale and provenance involve a New York Socialite, a Scottsdale garage, and a tenacious…
Read MoreReview: Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Taking a Trip Figuratively Speaking! By Leticia Marie Sanchez Despite the Seismic retrofitting currently taking place at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, this gem of a museum is well worth a visit due to the strength of its permanent collection and its innovative, thought-provoking exhibitions. The master works in the vividly curated permanent collection include masters…
Read MoreJeff Koons- Balloon Dog- a Sculpture that’s Grrreat!
At LA’s Broad Museum, Jeff Koons’ Balloon Dog (Blue)
Read MoreWise Man of the Day: Arthur Schopenhauer
“I’ve never known any trouble that an hour’s reading didn’t assuage.”-Arthur Schopenhauer
Read MoreToday at the Getty Center
“I always start a painting with the sky.” – Alfred Sisley Clouds swirling above Artiside Maillol’s “Air” at the Getty Center. All photography ©2017 Leticia Marie Sanchez
Read MoreMaven with Moxie: Galka Scheyer at the Norton Simon
A Maven with Moxie Galka Scheyer By Leticia Marie Sanchez Imagine a world with no Lorenzo Medici, Sylvia Beach, or Joseph Duveen. Sylvia Beach published the work of James Joyce, encouraged Ernest Hemingway, and helped to advance the works of American expatriate writers living in Paris between World War I and World War II. Lorenzo…
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