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Idyllwild Arts 2018 Summer Culmination Concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall Showcases the Talents of High School Students
UPDATE: 8/5/2018: Tonight’s concert cancelled. From AIF: Idyllwild, California, suffered a devastating forest fire last week. The Cranston Fire caused the entire town to evacuate within hours, forcing home and business owners to leave with very little notice. Over 300 campers … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Music, Upcoming Events
Tagged Bakersfield College, Dmitry Kabalevsky, George Enescu, Idyllwild Arts Boarding Arts High School, Idyllwild Arts Boarding Arts High School Summer Chamber Festival Orchestra and Festival Choir & Ensemble, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Maestro Larry Livingston, Overture to Colas Breugnon, Richard Strauss, Romanian Rhapsody No.1, Rosenkavalier Suite, San Jacinto Mountains, Sey Ahn, Strauss, The Journey of Harriet Tubman, USC Thornton Music School, Walt Disney Concert Hall
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Among the Dead with Author Caleb Wilde
It’s Dias de los Muertos time here in Los Angeles and many other places touched by the goofy-syncretic Catholic paganism we associate with seeing our besties, our daily barrista, and even our bosses en calavera, surrounded by bouquets of … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Interviews, Offbeat LA
Tagged cemeteries, cremation, crematorium, Day Of The Dead, embalming, funeral home, Funerals, Halloween, mortician, pacemakers, pumpkin spice lattes, skeletons, skulls
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Venice Beach: Where the Wild Things Are
Where else? Venice Beach is the setting for “wild thoughts,” the latest rush of wheat-pasted photocopy activism inspired by the genius of French-born global street artist, JR and his Inside Out Project . “The event was designed to celebrate everyday people within … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Attractions, Events, Photo Essays
Tagged art installations, global activism, photo booth, photocopy, photography, street art, Venice Beach
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“Slow Beauty” for Fall 2017: SPARITUAL Earl Grey Collection
SpaRitualis the brainchild of Los Angeles entrepreneur, Shel Pink. She’s the creator of vegan nail lacquers, but her new Earl Grey collection goes far beyond a pretty slicker. It’s an experience. Her mantra: “Slow Beauty for a Fast World.” A … Continue reading
Posted in Health and Beauty
Tagged black tea, earl grey tea, organic, slow beauty, spa, tea
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Higher Bunny-Consciousness
They’re so cute. That’s the problem. A few hours today at the Vegfest in Encino was wilder than expected. As a sometimes-reluctant new vegan, I skipped the Kombucha booth (ewww…) and eyed lots of fab hippie-chick gear. But the real … Continue reading
Posted in Attractions, Events, Health and Beauty
Tagged animal cruelty, Arianna Grande, Bunnies, bunny ears, Draize test, Easter, Easter aftermath, Lepus, Night of the Lepus, Rabbits
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Sidney and The Detours Rock The Rose in Pasadena
Last night at The Rose, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy drew an SRO crowd of inked rockabillies, stingy-brim fedoras and the usual Eastside hipster crowd, but Pasadena is still vibrating from the power of opening acts “The Sound of Ghosts” followed … Continue reading
Sidney and the Detours Opening at The Rose in Pasadena
Opening for Big Bad Voodoo Daddy on Friday, April 21 at The Rose in Pasadena, Sidney and the Detours (FB @sidneyandthedetours) will give you the summertime blues— so deep that you’ll never get out alive Sidney Iverson, (BTW a chick), … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Attractions, Events, Music, Upcoming Events
Tagged Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Blues, Sidney and the Detours
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Bursting With Japanese Delicacies: “RISING TOHOKU” Food Fair In Torrance
“This taste warms the cockles of the heart.” So says the wrapper of a Japanese green tea cream-filled dorayaki dessert pastry from Anchindo of Iwate Prefecture, in northern Japan. And it sums up the feeling one gets after sampling northern … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Food
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One to Remember: “The Fantasticks,” Pasadena Playhouse, Now Through October 2nd
“The Fantasticks” seems like just a syrupy treat—until it cuts your heart in two like a fine-honed sword. It’s an ambush, a lilting, mid-century psyche-out, and this twist of surprise makes “The Fantasticks” the must-see of the new theater season … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Attractions, Events, Theater
Tagged allegory, musicals, Off Broadway, The Fantasticks
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