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The Best Exhibit in Los Angeles. Hands Down.
If there is only one exhibit you see in Los Angeles this year, this is IT: J. Michael Walker walks where Angelenos fear to tread All the Saints of the City of the Angels The City of the Angels is a commuter city. We spend time enclosed in cars, in serpentine lines of traffic crawling…
Read MoreWeekend Cultural Events Los Angeles; June 21
Verdi’s Rigoletto: Center Stage Opera Saturday June 21: 7:30 P.M Sunday June 22: 3:00 P.M The Madrid Theater. 21622 Sherman Way, Canoga Park, CA. To purchase tickets over the phone call: 818. 347. 9938 http://www.centerstageopera.org/Rigoletto/RigolettoPage.html Kalil Wilson and the Berkeley Everett Trio Sunday June 2, 8:00 and 9:30 shows The Jazz Bakery.3233 Helms Avenue, LA. Reservations: 310.271.9039…
Read MoreWise Man of the Day: Antoine de Saint-Exupery
“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye.”
Read MoreMingei East and West at the Pacific Asia Museum
East Meets West: The Mingei Exhibit at the Pacific Asia Museum The East and West have often been at conflict on the political stage. Even today, geo-political grandstanding mars the 2008 Summer Olympics in China as titans prove unwilling to give up an inch of their superpower. During the first half of the 20th century, the…
Read MoreThis Weekend in LA: Cultural Events June 14-17
Mingei East and West Art Critic Yanagi Soetsu invented the term “Mingei” which means “folk art” to advocate art which is natural, traditional, functional, simple, and selfless. The beauty of this new exhibit is that it explores the connection and mutual influence of Japanese art and the California Arts and Crafts movement. June 6, 2008…
Read MoreThis Weekend in LA: Cultural Events June 7-8
La Rondine: LA Opera Saturday June 7, 7:30 P.M. Puccini’s lesser- known La Rondine contains beautiful pieces including: “Chi il bel sogno di Doretto,” and “Ma come puoi lasciarmi.” “La Rondine,” the swallow, revolves around the love between a free-spirited courtesan, Magda, and her beloved Ruggero. Can she escape the chains of her past, or like a…
Read MoreA bright candle for Peace
Picasso, Dove of Peace, 1949 Pippa Bacca, an Italian performance artist on a mission to promote peace and cultural understanding was murdered during her journey last spring. Peace is one of the highest goals of art. May Pippa’s idealistic spirit always be remembered as well as her desire to bridge cultures. She did not see geographic…
Read MoreThis Weekend in LA: Cultural Events May 30- June 1
Fridays Off The 405 Friday, May 30, 6:00–9:00 p.m. Free admission; no reservations required. Free live music, gallery tours, California video screenings, cash bar, and more. Getty Center Museum Courtyard 1200 Getty Center Drive, LA, CA 90049. 310. 440.7300. http://www.getty.edu/visit/events/fridays_405_053008.html Salonen’s Piano Concerto Fri. May 30 8:00 P.M Sat May 31 8:00 P.M Sunday June 1, 2:00 P.M. …
Read MoreMemorial Day Free at LACMA!
LACMA is hosting Monumental Monday replete with live music, entertainment, and hands-on art workshops. Free admission from 12-8p.m. Swing to the sounds of Art Deco and His Society Orchestra. Create your own art with artists Ismael de Anda and Eszter Delgado. Performance and art workshops from 12:30-4:00 p.m Forget the beach- take the whole family LACMA this Memorial Day!…
Read MoreCultural Events This Weekend in LA: May 23-25
Colburn Dance Recital: Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Zipper Hall. Friday 7p.m. Dance Institute. Professional Training Spring Concert. Saturday 7:30 p.m.Spring Showcase. Sunday 3:00 p.m. Tap and Folklorico Showcase. Free admission, but reserved tickets required. Call 213 621-1050 Colburn School. 200 South Grand Avenue LA, CA, 90012 (213)621.2200 http://www.colburnschool.edu/ Pacific Asia Museum: “Chinamen’s Chance: View of the Chinese American Experience.” Three…
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