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Cultural Events LA: Feb 21 and 22nd
Tragedy, Revenge, Deux Ex Machina! Orestes at the Getty Villa, Malibu Theater Lab: The Ghost Road Company presents Orestes Fri. Feb 20/Sat Feb 21 8 pm. Sun. Feb 22 3:00 p.m Tickets: $7. Auditorium, Getty Villa For more information, Please Visit: http://www.getty.edu/visit/calendar/events/Performances.html Les Violins Du Roy Sunday, February 22, 2009 at 3:30 PM Beckman Auditorium. Cal Tech, Pasadena Program Includes: Purcell: Selections…
Read MoreMammoth Skeleton Found in LA Parking Lot
A Mammoth Skeleton from the Ice Age, now referred to as “Zed,” discovered in a parking lot in LA’s Hancock Park. For the Full Story Read: http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-fossils18-2009feb18,0,7775847.story Mammoth Skeleton from the same era as Zed. A new twist to LA Road Rage: fighting Woolly Mammoths for parking spaces.
Read MoreLucia di Lammermoor: Live in HD. (Let the madness begin!)
Lucia Di Lammermoor is sold out in New York- but that does not mean that you cannot see it in LA! At a movie theater near you. Tonight, Wednesday February 18. Lucia Di Lamermmoor. Live in HD. Visit the website below for show times and location: http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/broadcast/hd_events_next.aspx
Read MoreThis Weekend in LA: Feb 15
Los Angeles Italia: Film, Fashion, and Art Fest February 15-21. Daily Screenings. Art, Fashion, and Photo Exhibits. Free Admission. Film Screenings at Mann Chinese 6 Theater: Hollywood. Films Include: De Sica’s Bicycle Thief, Michael Radford’s Il Postino, Fellini’s Roma. According to Los Angeles Italia, the fest celebrates the De Sica Dynasty with screenings of Vittorio De Sica’s Oscar-winning film “The Bicycle…
Read MoreThe Weekend of Jan. 30th-Feb 1
Tango Cabaret. Sat. January 31 8:00 p.m Museum of Latin American Art. 628 Alamitos Ave. Long Beach, CA, 90802. (562) 437-1689 www.molaa.org Art of Two Germanys/Cold War Cultures BCAM LACMA. 5905 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, CA, 90036. 323.857.6000 http://www.lacma.org/art/ExhibColdWar.aspx
Read MoreCultural Events in LA: January 24-25
Hearst the Collector Through February 1, 2009 Art of the Americas Building LACMA. 5905 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, CA, 90036. 323.857.6000 http://www.lacma.org/art/ExhibHearst.aspx Stéphane Denève Conducts Stravinsky and Rachmaninoff Walt Disney Concert Hall .111 South Grand Ave. LA, CA 90012.(323).850.2000 Los Angeles Philharmonic Stéphane Denève, conductor Gil Shaham, violin Stravinsky, “Dumbarton Oaks” Concerto; Khachaturian “Violin Concerto in D Minor.” Rachmaninoff…
Read MoreThis Week in LA: Jan 17th-Jan 22nd
Ray Bradbury’s “The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit.” Fremont Centre Theatre 1000 Fremont Ave South Pasadena, CA 91030 Opens Sat, Jan 17, 8 pm; Sun. Jan 18 3 pm 626. 441.5977 http://www.fremontcentretheatre.com/ Free Holiday Monday; Free Admission and Special Events LACMA Martin Luther King Day; Mon. Jan 19. 12-8 pm 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, LA, CA, 90036. 323.857.6000 ART LA 2009…
Read MoreThis Week in Los Angeles
LA Opera: The Magic Flute The Magic Flute opens this weekend at LA Opera Sat. Jan 10. 7:30. Sunday Jan 11 2:00 p.m http://www.losangelesopera.com/ Captured Emotions: Baroque Painting in Bologna, 1575 – 1725 Getty Center. 1200 Getty Center Dr. LA, CA 90049 http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/captured_emotions/ Camerata Pacifica Tues. Jan 13. 8p.m The Huntington Library, San Marino Thurs. Jan. 15.…
Read MoreThis Weekend in LA: Dec. 13th and 14th
This week’s Cultural Cocktail involves a splash of Marimba, two shots of Magnificat, and a dose of Rembrandt- Enjoy! Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Marimba Sat. Dec 13; 8 pm. Alex Theatre. 216 North Brand Boulevard. Glendale, CA 91203 Sun. Dec 14; 7 pm. Royce Hall; UCLA.340 Royce Drive LA, CA 90095 Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. Jeffrey Kahane, conductor. Makoto Nakura. Marimba. R. STRAUSS Serenade for Winds; PIERRE…
Read MoreCultural Events: Los Angeles, Dec 6th and 7th
“The Cherry Tree: Medieval English Carols and American Christmas Tunes.” Anonymous 4; Pre-Concert Lecture: 3:30 Concert: 4:30. Sun. Dec. 7. St. James Episcopal Church. 393 Wilshire Blvd LA, CA 90010. 213. 388. 3417 http://dacamera.org Holiday Wonders: Christmas Around the World Sat. Dec 6th. 3:00 P.M Los Angeles Master Chorale Walt Disney Concert Hall. 111 S. Grand Ave. LA, CA 213.972. 7282…
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