Category Archives: Events

The Ford Amphitheatre Comes Alive

Posted on May 27, 2021 by Ted Kane

The John Anson Ford Amphitheatre is a wonderful, intimate, 1,200 seat outdoor venue located in the Hollywood Hills. Founded in 1920, the Ford stage has been graced legends from all corners of the performing arts–from the Ramones to Pharoah Sanders … Continue reading →

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POP to Stage Bizet’s Don Procopio

Posted on May 27, 2021 by Ted Kane

Following the success of last month’s Trouble in Tahiti, the Pacific Opera Project is returning to Heritage Square Park the weekend of June 4-6. The company will be staging the first known west coast production of Don Procopio, an comic … Continue reading →

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SB805 the “Save the Performing Arts Act of 2021” Will be Coming to a Vote Soon

Posted on May 26, 2021 by Billy Bennight

On Wednesday, May 19th, Democratic State Senator Susan Rubio hosted a press conference in support of her Senate Bill, SB805, “Save The Performing Arts Act Of 2021” in Boyle Heights at the Josefina Lopez’s Casa 0101 Theater with a group … Continue reading →

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Review: Trouble in Tahiti by Pacific Opera Project

Posted on April 30, 2021 by Ted Kane

Pacific Opera Project made a triumphant return to Los Angeles last weekend with four performances of Leonard Bernstein’s one act opera Trouble in Tahiti. While the company kept busy during the pandemic, staging a handful of drive-in productions in Ventura, … Continue reading →

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Join Barack Obama & the LA Times for a Free Virtual Book Event This Wednesday

Posted on April 19, 2021 by Karin E. Baker

The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books continues this week with a free online conversation with former President Barack Obama and acclaimed filmmaker Ava DuVernay. You can enjoy this lively literary chat between Obama and DuVernay on YouTube, Twitter, or Facebook Live this Wednesday, … Continue reading →

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Here’s How to Enjoy an At-Home Tequila & Cocktail Tasting This Friday

Posted on April 12, 2021 by Karin E. Baker

Canned cocktails have come a long way. Formerly made with cheap booze, high-fructose corn syrup, artificial coloring — and an apparent lack of shame — companies like San Diego’s Cutwater Spirits now make award-winning canned drinks with their own high-end … Continue reading →

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10 Great dineL.A. Restaurant Week Deals to Enjoy Through March 14

Posted on March 5, 2021 by Karin E. Baker

dineL.A. is back! This two-week event featuring well-priced prix-fixe meals from more than 250 Los Angeles restaurants was postponed from January, as restaurant patios were then closed. Now, savor special outdoor dining or takeout meals while supporting our local restaurants … Continue reading →

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Despite the Pandemic, Esotouric Still Brings Cultural Vitality to Los Angeles

Posted on March 2, 2021 by Karin E. Baker

  Esotouric has escorted lovers of Los Angeles history on off-the-beaten-path sightseeing tours since 2007. Focusing on such topics as Charles Bukowski, the Black Dahlia, and other true crime stories, the crime novelists that inspired film noir, sundry grifters, underappreciated … Continue reading →

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Ellen Reid’s SOUNDWALK at Griffith Park Now Through 2023

Posted on February 19, 2021 by Christy Kane

Ellen Reid is a Pulitzer Prize-winning composer whose opera p r i s m was performed here in 2018  at Redcat to great reception.  We can now enjoy another of her works, pandemic-style, with SOUNDWALK. SOUNDWALK is enjoyed via a free app … Continue reading →

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Where Mardi Gras is 365

Posted on February 16, 2021 by Monique A. LeBleu

Mardi Gras World, located in New Orleans and opened in 1984 to the public, is a 300,000 square foot “working” warehouse where Kern Studios has made floats for the Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans since 1947. The enormous warehouse … Continue reading →

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