Three-Day Cello Music Smorgasbord at Disney Hall
By Ted AYALA For lovers of cello music, Los Angeles spread out a musical banquet unlike any other last week. Leading in to the finale of the Piatigorsky Festival, a week-long celebration of the life and work of cellist Gregor Piatigorsky, were three days of cello concertos, backed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic and led […]
Celebrating the Films of Steve McQueen
In recognition of the late Steve McQueen’s 82nd birthday, The American Cinematheque at the Egyptian Theatre Presents “Low Rider: The Super-Charged Cinema Of Steve McQueen” from March 29 through April 1. The event will feature a special appearance by former Mrs. Steve McQueen Neile Adams. Adams, who was married to McQueen from 1956 to 1972, […]
Southwest Chamber Music Continues Exploration of John Cage
By Ted AYALA On Saturday night, March 10, my friend and I tried to make our way into Southwest Chamber Music’s concert of works by John Cage held at Art Center in Pasadena. Getting there wasn’t easy. It took us over 15 minutes to navigate a series of hallways and corridors of labyrinthine complexity. Success! […]
Tickets on Sale for Charlie Awards
The Hollywood Arts Council will present the 26th Annual Charlie Awards luncheon on Thursday, March 29 starting at 11:30 a.m. in The Blossom Room at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel; 7000 Hollywood Blvd. (at Orange Street) in Hollywood. Emceed by ABC7’s George Pennacchio, celebrity guests will present awards to individuals and companies for significant contributions to […]
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Glendale Arts Launches Ticket Outlet At GCC
GLENDALE ARTS LAUNCHES BOX OFFICE OUTLET AT GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE The New GA Ticket Outlet Officially Opened on March 13. Glendale Arts and Glendale Community College are pleased to announce the launch of a new GA Ticket Outlet on the Glendale Community College campus. Located in the lobby of the college’s historic Auditorium Building (Main […]
Paleyfest 2012 Celebrates Television
By Susan JAMES The highly anticipated annual television festival PaleyFest took place during the first two weeks of March at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills. A celebration of some of television’s most popular series, PaleyFest is run by the Paley Center for Media and offers fans the unique opportunity to interact with industry stars […]
Sonic Exploration and Formal Tradition Meet at Camerata Pacifica
By Ted AYALA If there was a single thing that defined 20th century music, it was that there wasn’t a single thing that defined it. That is to say that under the rubric of “20th century music” there thrived and spawned literally hundreds of genres, styles, and schools, each as distinctive from the other as […]
‘John Carter’ Fights for Good – on Mars
By Susan JAMES If you want to class up a swash and swagger adventure movie, there is nothing better than surrounding your lead actors with classically trained British thespians who can go from Hamlet to Hannibal in the blink of an eye. Writer-director Andrew Stanton has followed this rule in Disney’s new blow-out, $250 million […]