LA Cultural Events Aug 12, 13, and 14

This 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 Fri. August 12- 7:00 p.m To mark the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy,…

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Cultural Events- LA- August 6-7th

This 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 For more information and direction, please visit: http://www.ocgp.org Moliere’s Tartuffe Sat Aug 6th 4:00 P.M The Will…

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Cultural Events- LA- July 30 and 31

This 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 the galleries at 6:00 and 7:00 p.m. Getty Center. 1200 Getty Center Drive. LA, CA. 90049.…

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Review: Rooting for the villain- the seductive powers of Richard III at Theatricum Botanicum

Rooting for the villain: the seductive powers of Richard III at Theatricum Botanicum By Leticia Marie Sanchez Nestled in a wooded glen, underneath the evening stars and accompanied by the hypnotic hum of crickets, Topanaga Canyon’s Theatricum Botanicum adds a dose of magic to Shakespeare. The outdoor Globe-like theater simultaneously infuses the Bard with reality and wonder. The march of Richard III’s…

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A Liszt of cultural events in LA this weekend- July 22nd and 23rd

This week’s cultural cocktail includes: a dash of Romanticism, a twist of Mullholland Drive, and a morsel of Parisian luxury- oh la la! Piano Performance: Angels and Demons: Liszt and the Arts Fri. July 22- 7:00 p.m. Tatiana Thibodeaux. Held in the 20th-century gallery. Norton Simon Museum of Art.411 W. Colorado Boulevard Pasadena, CA 91105 626.449.6840 http://www.nortonsimon.org/ Mulholland Drive  Sat…

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Strange Love: the berserk engagement of Richard Strauss

by Leticia Marie Sanchez Some men plan a midnight stroll by the beach. Others a calm picnic under stars… Richard Strauss‘ engagement to temperamental soprano Pauline de Ahna involved: 1. being shrieked at by a soprano, having a musical score thrown at his head, and ducking flying objects Elizabeth Lundy, in her book, Secret Lives of Great Composers, reports that after being conducted by…

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4-Oh-5 Things to do during Carmageddon weekend

Angelenos Do not fear.   The end of days is not near. A CULTURAL COCKTAIL is the antidote to mass hysteria Here are ways to spend your weekend away from the 405 (yes, the Getty Brentwood is closed) 5.  Check out Vermeer at the Norton Simon on loan from the Metropolitan Museum http://www.nortonsimon.org/ 4.  Relax in the gardens at the Old Mill…

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Fusion Fridays at Pacific Asia Museum

Glistening laterns, pulsing Panamanian calypso beats, a quiet space upstairs to paint your own tea cup,  a man in a seersucker suit donning rabbit ears and nibbling on a carrot: this is not a psychedelic dream; it was the Mad Green Tea Party at the Pacific Asia Museum. There is one more Fusion Fridays party left,…

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Mozart at Crepuscule: Southwest Chamber Music at the Huntington- July 9-August 21

Mozart at Crepuscule All Text and Photography © 2011 Leticia Marie Sanchez Last night marked the opening weekend for the Grammy Award -Winning Southwest Chamber Music‘s Summer Festival at the Huntington. While Lorenz Gamma, Shalini Vijayan, Jan Karlin, Luke Maurer, and Peter Jacobson performed String Quintet No. 1 in B flat major, K.174  and String Quintet No 2 in C Major, K.515  by Mozart and Chanson d’orage for Two Violins by Alexandra…

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