June 4 & 5 added events... Acoustic Americana Music Guide

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VENUS TRANSIT?
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It's hard enough getting around L.A. using public transit. BUT TUESDAY, the planet Venus "transits" the sun, and it's the last chance for over a hundred years to see it. If you still have your "eclipse viewer" from this year's Topanga Banjo Fiddle Contest & Folk Festival, you're good to go! Venus will begin its transit across the face of the sun at 3:04 pm Pacific time, and last until after local sunset. The planet will appear about 1/32 the size of the sun, so it won't be obvious like the eclipse was. DO NOT, under ANY circumstances, stare (or even momentarily look) at the sun without a proper filter! But if you've got a #32 welding glass, or one of the approved Mylar filter films, this is a don't-miss-it-event. Historically, the transit of Venus was how astronomers first measured the size of the Solar System and distances in space!
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MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC...
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See the June 1 edition for the complete realm of possibilities - complete except for the following late additions...
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Mon, Jun 4:
8 pm "LOS GLOBOS FREE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES" starts its Monday night run tonight with DARIN BENNETT & THE REQUIEM, + JONNEINE ZAPATA & FRIENDS, at Los Globos, 3040 W Sunset Bl, Silverlake 90026. Shows are 21+, free.
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Mon, Jun 4, on TV:
9 pm (Pacific) "THE STING" airs on Turner Classic Movies. The multi-Oscar winning film brought SCOTT JOPLIN's ragtime music back from obscurity, and happily, it's been on the world's musical radar ever since. The film, starring PAUL NEWMAN and ROBERT REDFORD, is an all-around delight.
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TUESDAY, JUNE 5: VOTE!
Then, go enjoy a performance.
In addition to all that's in the June 1 edition for tonight, the following shows are BOTH highly recommended.
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Tue, Jun 5:
8 pm MARINA V launches her summer tour at the W Hotel, Hollywood & Vine, Hollywood. Lovely performing songwriter / pianist, beautiful venue.
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Tue, Jun 5, live performance and
film screening:
8 pm "TROUBADOUR BLUES" screens, after a performance by JULIE CHRISTENSEN and her band. The film is presented by its producer-director, TOM WEBER and it features 40 songs performed by their writers, including PETER CASE, DAVE ALVIN, CHRIS SMITHER, MARY GAUTHIER, ANNE McCUE, SLAID CLEAVES, and more. It's at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena, and got a strong write-up in the Pasadena Weekly.
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LATE CHANGE:
JC HYKE's weekly "SONGWRITER SERENADE" at Matt Denny's Ale House in Arcadia happens on WEDNESDAY this week only, instead of Tuesday. The venue hosts somebody else's election night party on Tuesday this week...
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WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL THE PREVIOUS EDITIONS?
That's easy, but obscure. Every month, they're automatically archived. Just go to the full web version of this site (clickable, if you're on your mobile device), and you'll get a sidebar on the left side. Click "May," "April," or "2011,' or wherever you'd like to go in the acoustic Americana past...
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