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This weekend in LA: Cultural Events May 29-31st
A Model for Matisse (2006) Fri May 29 7:00 p.m. Norton Simon Museum. 411 W Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91105. (626) 449-6840 Illustrious 20th-century artist Henri Matisse forms a rapport with French Dominican nun Sister Jacques-Marie, the inspiration behind his last creation, the Chapelle du Rosaire (Chapel of the Rosary) in Vence, France. Barbara Freed, Professor of French…
Read MoreTheater Review-So Farce, So Good at the ICT
So Farce, So Good: Mark Twain’s “Is He Dead?” at the International City Theater, Long Beach by Leticia Marie Sanchez Mark Twain may be dead, but his work can still elicit quite a brouhaha. The hilarious West Coast premiere of “Is He Dead?” directed by Shashin Desai at the ICT proves…
Read MoreCultural Events Los Angeles: weekend of May 16th-17th
Da Camera Society: Presenters of Chamber Music in Historic Sites Sat. May 16 8 pm Doheny Mansion. 8 Chester Place, LA, CA, 90007. Colorado String Quartet. Mozart, Oboe Quartet in F, K. 370; Samuel Barber, Quartet in b, Op. 11; L. Boccherini, Oboe Quintet in C, Op. 45, No. 1; F. Schubert, Quartet in d, D. 810,…
Read MoreCultural Events LA: May 20-24
La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi Opening Night Thur. May 21. 7:30 p.m. LA Opera. 135 North Grand Ave. LA, CA 90012. (213) 972-8001 www.losangelesopera.com La Sylphide Los Angeles Ballet Thordal Christensen and Colleen Neary, Artistic Directors; Freud Playhouse, UCLA: Sat. May 23: 7:30 p.m; Sun. May 24th 2 pm; 405 Hilgard Ave.,Westwood Alex Theatre Glendale; Sat. May 30, 7:30…
Read MoreFREE PUBLIC CONCERT: Wed. May 20th 6:45 p.m
Performance by Principal Artists of Camerata Pacifica & Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, 555 W Temple St LA, CA 90012 Boyce; Symphony Nº1 in B Flat Major, Opus 2; Bach; Concerto for Oboe & Violin in D Minor, BWV 1060 Vivaldi; Concerto for 4 Violins, Opus 10 Nº3; Bach; Brandenburg Concerto Nº4 in…
Read MoreCultural Events LA: May 9th and 10th
MOCA Fresh Silent Auction. The museum’s popular biennial fundraising event features over 250 artworks by established and emerging artists from all over the world. All proceeds support MOCA’s contemporary art programming. Sat. May 9th. 7–11pm Food, Drinks, and Music. DJ Rashida. The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. 152 North Central Ave. LA, CA 90013 For information about…
Read MoreCultural Events LA: May 1- May 3
Opening this weekend Pompeii and the Roman Villa: Art and Culture around the Bay of Naples May 3–October 4, 2009. LACMA. 5905 Wilshire Blvd. L.A., CA 90036 Pompeii and the Roman Villa is a specially ticketed exhibition. Purchase tickets online or by calling 877.522.6225. http://www.lacma.org/ Is He Dead? The West Coast unveiling of a newly discovered play by…
Read MoreReview: Immortality Through Art
Immortality through Art By Leticia Marie Sanchez Live Forever Mr. Electrico to Ray Bradbury Let baser things devise To die in dust, but you shall live by fame: My verse your virtues rare shall eternize, And in the heavens write your glorious name Edmund Spenser, Sonnet 75 Nor shall Death brag thou wander’st in his shade,…
Read MoreCultural Events LA April 24-26
Slumgum: April 24th: 8-10 p.m Café Metropol. 923 E. 3rd. Street, Los Angeles Slumgum weaves elements of jazz, free improvisation, world music, and contemporary classical music. Free www.slumgummusic.com Harmonia Baroque Players Sunday, April 26, 2009, 4:00 p.m. Oneonta Congregational Church. 1515 Garfield Avenue. South Pasadena, CA 91030 Sonata in B-flat Major, Johann Friedrich Fasch; Sheep May Safely…
Read MoreReview: A New World at the Pasadena Symphony
A New World at the Pasadena Symphony by Leticia Marie Sanchez Peter Adams’ painting, The Pools Above Sturtevant Falls, graced the entrance of the Pasadena Symphony on Saturday, April 18. Mr. Adams’ painting of the cataracts in Santa Anita Canyon beckons the viewer to take a dip in translucent aquamarine waters. The tempting pool, with its sunlight swirl, retains an…
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