Most Recent Cultural Cocktails
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…
Read Moreby 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…
Read MoreAngelenos 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…
Read MoreGlistening 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…
Read MoreMozart 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…
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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…
Read MoreNow here is a real PLUS for the museum world! Glen Whitney, a former Math Professor and algorithm manager at a quantitative hedge fund, has created the only current Museum of Mathematics in the US. The museum will open next year at 11 East 26th Street and will feature colorful,…
Read MoreThe Encore Saxophone Quartet with pianist Bryan Pezzone Sunday, July 3, 2011 | 6 pm Members of the Encore Saxophone Quartet: Douglas Masek (soprano saxophone), Ken Foerch (alto saxophone), David Brennan (tenor saxophone), and Mark Watters (baritone saxophone) with pianist…
Read MoreAn Homage to Tennessee Williams Centennial The Evening includes six of Williams’ plays, three of which are rarely performed. During the evening various theories on the death will be presented. Was it accidental? Was it suicide? Or was it murder?…
Read More“Richard III” “Now is the winter of our discontent. Made glorious summer by this sun of York” Melora Marshall & Chad Jason Scheppner share the role of Shakespeare’s villainous usurper Performances: July 2 through October 2: The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum. 1419 N.…
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