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This Weekend in LA: July 25 and 26

July 24, 2008

Baroque Treats for the Eye, Ear, and Soul Fri. July 25: 7:00 p.m.  Norton Simon Museum of Art. 411 W. Colorado Boulevard. Pasadena, CA 91105. 626.449.6840.In the Museum’s early-Renaissance gallery, the Harmonia Baroque Players will perform baroque chamber music in addition to medieval and Renaissance-era…

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Mozart Under the Stars: July 22 and July 23

July 22, 2008

Tuesday July 22 8:00 P.M Wednesday July 23 8:00 P.M Hollywood Bowl. 2301 North Highland Ave. Hollywood, CA 90068. 323.850.2000 LA Philharmonic. Sir Andrew Davis, conductor. Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano. Orion Weiss, Piano. Mozart. Overture to La Clemenza Di Tito; “Ch’io mi scordi di te.”; Piano Concerto No 17.…

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This Weekend in LA: July 19

July 18, 2008

Shakespeare By the Sea presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream Puck, Oberon, Lysander, and company make mischief in the woods. The best scene is when Titiana wakes next to Nick Bottom, who has been transformed into a donkey, and Snout exclaims,…

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Cultural Cocktails: Fourth of July in LA

July 1, 2008

LACMA Friday July 4th 3:00 PM TOUR: America’s Artistic Heritage  6:00 MUSIC PROGRAM: Friday Night Jazz- Rickey Woodard Sextet LACMA. 5905 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles CA 90036. (323) 857. 6000 http://www.lacma.org/events/Calendar.aspx Museums open on the Fourth include: LACMA and Norton Simon Museum of Art.…

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This Weekend in LA, June 28th

June 25, 2008

Harvard Glee Club | 150th Anniversary Tour Sat. June 28. 8 p.m.  Walt Disney Concert Hall  Concert Tickets: $49 – $19  Purchase tickets Online: www.harvard-la.org  The New Ivy Chamber Ensemble & ”Intermezzo” June 29, 2008, 3:00 P.M. Rancho Boca de Santa…

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The Best Exhibit in Los Angeles. Hands Down.

June 24, 2008

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…

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Weekend Cultural Events Los Angeles; June 21

June 19, 2008

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…

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Wise Man of the Day: Antoine de Saint-Exupery

June 17, 2008

“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye.”

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Mingei East and West at the Pacific Asia Museum

June 15, 2008

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…

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This Weekend in LA: Cultural Events June 14-17

June 13, 2008

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…

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