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Upcoming EVENTS are in this edition, plus all-new content. LATE ADDITIONS to events made as recently as 10:56 am, Thu, Jan 30 (including new TICKET ALERTS)...
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LATE & SAD NEWS:
■ BOB SHANE, last of the original members of the Kingston Trio, died Sunday (Jan 26th), less than a week before his 86th birthday.
■ JIM LEHRER, longtime PBS News Hour host, has died, confirmed Thursday afternoon, Jan 23rd. Jim moderated more presidential debates than anyone in history. Somehow, all the blathering talking heads that end every-other sentence with "Rye-eat?" do not seem to be picking up his mantle of broadcast journalism.
■ TERRY JONES, founding member of MONTY PYTHON, died Tuesday night, Jan 21st.
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TICKET ALERTS
New, Jan 29th...
• "THE BAND'S VISIT" STAGE MUSICAL at the Dolby Theatre, Jul 7-26.
• "THE BAND'S VISIT" STAGE MUSICAL at the Dolby Theatre, Jul 7-26.
* PRIORITY PRESALE ends Jan 30, 11:59 pm. No special code needed.
* WINNER OF 10 TONY AWARDS (R) INCLUDING "BEST MUSICAL."
* The production features music and lyrics by Tony Award and Drama Desk Award winner David Yazbek, and a book by Itamar Moses, the Tony, NY Drama Critics Circle, Lortel and Outer Critics Circle Awards winner. It is based on the screenplay by Eran Kolirin, and is directed by David Cromer, the Tony, Drama Desk, Lortel and Obie Award winner.
* "One of my favorite musicals of all time!" - Rolling Stone.
* Spend an evening in the company of unforgettable strangers at "THE BAND'S VISIT" — now a celebrated musical. "It rejoices in the way music brings us to life, brings us to laughter, brings us to tears, and ultimately, brings us together."
* Synopsis: In an Israeli desert town where every day feels the same, something different is suddenly in the air. Dina, the local café owner, had long resigned her desires for romance to daydreaming about exotic films and music from her youth. When a band of Egyptian musicians shows up lost at her café, she and her fellow locals take them in for the night. Under the spell of the night sky, their lives intertwine in unexpected ways, and this once sleepy town begins to wake up.
* TIX, during this special presale, at: https://www.ticketmaster.com/promo/6touj0
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added Jan 28th...
• CHEECH & CHONG, "The World’s Favorite Stoner-Hippie Comedy Duo,"
Pre-sale password TIX now available with passcode “smoke” (at click links for Ticketmaster) for:
Jul 31 at The Canyon at The Saban in Beverly Hills, 8440 Wilshire Bl, Beverly Hills CA 90211
and
Aug 1 at The Canyon at The Libbey Bowl, 210 S Signal St, Ojai CA 93023
• EAGLES tribute by THE LONG RUN
TIX now available (click links for Ticketmaster) for:
Jul 3 at The Canyon Montclair, 5600 N Montclair Plaza Ln, Montclair CA 91763
and
Jul 4 at The Canyon Agoura Hills, 28912 Roadside Dr, Agoura Hills CA 91301
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added Jan 21st...
* The production features music and lyrics by Tony Award and Drama Desk Award winner David Yazbek, and a book by Itamar Moses, the Tony, NY Drama Critics Circle, Lortel and Outer Critics Circle Awards winner. It is based on the screenplay by Eran Kolirin, and is directed by David Cromer, the Tony, Drama Desk, Lortel and Obie Award winner.
* "One of my favorite musicals of all time!" - Rolling Stone.
* Spend an evening in the company of unforgettable strangers at "THE BAND'S VISIT" — now a celebrated musical. "It rejoices in the way music brings us to life, brings us to laughter, brings us to tears, and ultimately, brings us together."
* Synopsis: In an Israeli desert town where every day feels the same, something different is suddenly in the air. Dina, the local café owner, had long resigned her desires for romance to daydreaming about exotic films and music from her youth. When a band of Egyptian musicians shows up lost at her café, she and her fellow locals take them in for the night. Under the spell of the night sky, their lives intertwine in unexpected ways, and this once sleepy town begins to wake up.
* TIX, during this special presale, at: https://www.ticketmaster.com/promo/6touj0
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added Jan 28th...
• CHEECH & CHONG, "The World’s Favorite Stoner-Hippie Comedy Duo,"
Pre-sale password TIX now available with passcode “smoke” (at click links for Ticketmaster) for:
Jul 31 at The Canyon at The Saban in Beverly Hills, 8440 Wilshire Bl, Beverly Hills CA 90211
and
Aug 1 at The Canyon at The Libbey Bowl, 210 S Signal St, Ojai CA 93023
• EAGLES tribute by THE LONG RUN
TIX now available (click links for Ticketmaster) for:
Jul 3 at The Canyon Montclair, 5600 N Montclair Plaza Ln, Montclair CA 91763
and
Jul 4 at The Canyon Agoura Hills, 28912 Roadside Dr, Agoura Hills CA 91301
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added Jan 21st...
• Daryl Hall & John Oates
May 29: Hollywood Bowl
Password Pre-sale: TODAY, Thursday, Jan 23, starting at 10 am
Password: MEMORIES
On sale to all, Friday, Jan 24 @ 10am
-
Tickets Here!
• Steely Dan and Steve Windwood
June 8: Hollywood BowlPassword Pre-sale: TODAY, Thursday, Jan 23, starting at 10 am
Password: MEMORIES
On sale to all, Saturday, Jan 25 @ 10am
- Tickets Here!
• KLOS & FHF’s St. Patty’s Day With Flogging Molly
Mar 17: The Hollywood Palladium
ON SALE NOW
-
Tickets Here!
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Here's this edition...
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In case you missed it, we published this photo when we were thirty feet from CARL VERHEYEN, lead guitar from SUPERTRAMP, watching, listening, thoroughly enjoying, and noting he is "still a performer for whom you feel like genuflecting and doing the 'We are not worthy!' shtick."
We added it atop the edition that was then current, a day after that one was published. We were wholly immersed in the NAMM Show and used the occasion to declare, "if we stop to write about all this, we must stop doing it. And that'd be dumb. It would not be adding more to what we already have share with you. Which isn't exactly an appealing notion."
Turns out, that was exactly what we needed to say to introduce where we want to go. Not just in this edition, but with our transactional observation on where we are as artists, music fans, and planetary citizens in an increasingly manipulated, largely cultureless culture.
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| As originally captioned: You didn't think we'd leave you empty-handed now, didja? Here's CARL VERHEYEN on the main stage at NAMM 2020 in Anaheim, CA. (Acoustic Americana Music Guide photo) |
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Instant gratification vs. context and reflection
Too much moves too fast with too many demands and too many expectations for everything being first and fast. Often -- too often -- that produces the short-attention-span society we all decry. It is responsible for our ridiculously trendy and thoroughly disposable cultureless culture.
The one that, among too many other idiotic, resource-consumptive stupidities, dumps brand-new designer clothes in landfills, because the new line must encounter no competition, and the obscenely high asking prices must be held without risk of previous new product appearing in the thrift store.
It's not limited to any one industry. In some form, it is a lunacy that pervades all.
Everything is "Breaking news," because it (and "we") must be first, while still out of breath, even before things are verified -- lest the competition will rush it to air or internet first.
It's time somebody reckons with what that does. Because it does it to all of us.
Relevancy drowns. Importance is impossible to assess. Because there is simply no time. We are, all of us, barely able to keep up with people and things we care about, while making enough of an effort to know about everything else so as not to be thought dumb, or disengaged, or unconcerned, because all those are sins of the uncaring. Hell, not replying to a text message within three minutes, day or night, is a sin of not caring. And nobody ever stops to call BS because it is objectively ridiculous, even as it sabotages everyone's attempt to pay attention to anything.
Here at the Guide, we are always surprised when our highest reader numbers -- throughout the world as well as in the US -- are registered for editions that feature news content beyond music. We are glad you turn here for news of other things that concern you. In fact we're flattered by that. We are very much aware that it represents you saying you trust us. Whether that's to let you know about something you don't see anywhere else. Or because we offer a different view of something that you see presented as a mindless singularity everywhere else. Or just because one stop here let's you peruse a variety of things that would otherwise require many separate clicks.
Whatever your reason for dropping-by for a quick howdy-do, or spending some real time here, we thank you.
Seeing the numbers does drive our content. We always endeavor to make thoughtful decisions what to publish. We don't want to waste your time, ever.
(Unlike social media, with its constant parade of propagandistic crap, its avalanche of BS and baloney, its aggrandizement of crybabies and bullies alike, and its paid lies masquerading as truth. We don't do that -- any of that -- and we figure you know already. So that's why you choose to come here, and when you do you produce the biggest numbers we ever see, for our reporting on things that go beyond our reporting on music.)
We always want to remember who We are, who You, our readers are, and why You come here.
And we believe part of that reason is the context and reflection we bring you. We have specialized in event write-ups that offer a little history of who is playing and why their being there is significant.
We often note the significance of dates when things have happened before our time began on this planet, and words of wisdom our forebears left us to ponder. And we make an honest and concerted effort to let you know about things that are important -- really important if any of us hope to continue to enjoy our time here, and to pass the planet along to a future society that won't constantly need to be in emergency response mode because of what our exploitive times did to it.
It's all of that. Whether it ever comes to the forefront of conscious thinking, you know it. We all do. It has been the forte of artists for centuries. And yes, it is called "context," and it is what empowers "reflection." Modern society could use some of both. Corporate ("corpirate") Big Media could stand to get away from using stacked-deck bastardizations of context to cynically protect the other divisions of their corporate empires and to run cover for their Big Pharma, Big Oil and warconomy sponsors.
We desperately need a new paradigm. One that recognizes that everything is connected to everything else. A paradigm for the planet. A paradigm for human society that is based on awareness and sustainability. A paradigm that rejects short-term profit-taking and extraction of finite resources with lies of ever-expanding growth. A paradigm that gives voice to the artist who can play indispensable parts, communicating and motivating, and therefore leading, into a new how and why. Greta Thunberg is a teenager -- of an age presumed to be flighty -- but she has endeavoured to make everyone realize we are in for the long haul, not the instant gratification.
We cannot compartmentalize. We must recognize the danger of the short attention span and its inherent power of distraction, diversion, obfuscation, and allowing the bank to be robbed at the far end of town while the cowboys are shooting-up the saloon sign at this end of main street.
So, next time we hear horns blaring-out "Breaking News!" we would do well to look for something to glue it back together. That way, we can take time to see why somebody needed to break it all up before anyone else could figure out what it was.
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LINKS to recent editions,
including NAMM news (so far)
(Much more NAMM news is forthcoming... give us time!)
☆ Jan 19: "Top honor for Joni Mitchell amidst 35th annual NAMM Tech Awards' comprehensive recognitions"
☆ Jan 17: "News from NAMM, day one"
☆ Jan 12: "A week of concerts and events, before the news from NAMM" (A very photo-heavy edition)
☆ Jan 8: "Special edition: We're Already Against the Next War."
☆ Jan 8: "2020: Ch-ch-ch-changes, and what's happening out there in the land of Musica Acoustica"
...a few from our December editions...
☆ Dec 25: "Merry Christmas. A few words. A few pictures."
☆ Dec 11: "Greta Thunberg named 'Person of the Year.' Special edition"
☆ " Impeachment: What it is, what it means, where we go from here. Dec 10 2019 special edition"
☆ THE ENTIRE CATALOGUE of all past editions of The Guide is available (and searchable!) FREE, in our archive. If you don't see the navigation pane on the left side of your screen, just click "view web version" and it'll magically appear (along with the correct photo, art, and page formats that you've been missing if you don't see that left-sidebar.)
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Now, for that Context...
Today is January 21. History will mark this as the day the Senate trial of impeached President Donald John Trump begins.
THOUGHT FOR TODAY from one born on this date...
"Those who invalidate reason ought seriously to consider whether they argue against reason with or without reason."
and,
"In those parts of the world where learning and science has prevailed, miracles have ceased; but in those parts of it as are barbarous and ignorant, miracles are still in vogue."
-- Ethan Allen (born Jan 21, 1738, died 1789), American Revolutionary War general whose Green Mountain Boys (proto-Green Berets, developed using Allen's original ideas) captured British Ft. Ticonderoga, mightiest fortress in North America -- without firing a shot. (Ticonderoga's captured cannons enabled George Washington's Continental Army to continue against the world's mightiest empire and eventually win American independence.)
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For more context, there are many notable birthdays today:
Historical figures...
◇ John C. Frémont, American general, explorer who surveyed new routes to California and facilitated revolt that stole California from Mexico, politician, failed Union Civil War general, 5th US Territorial Governor of Arizona (born Jan 21, 1813, died 1890)
◇ Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, tactical genius general, American Civil War (born Jan 21, 1824, died 1863)
◇ Egide Walschaerts, Belgian mechanical engineer whose locomotive valve gear revolutionized railway steam engines (born Jan 21, 1820, died 1901)
◇ Grigori Rasputin, Russian mystic who led the last-ever Russian czar to ruin (born Jan 21, 1869, died 1916)
◇ Ernest Holmes, American New Thought writer, founder of Science of Mind (born Jan 21, 1887, d. 1960)
◇ Richard Winters, American WWII soldier/ paratrooper whose story is told in "Band of Brothers" (born Jan 21, 1918, died 2011)
◇ Paul Allen, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Microsoft (born Jan 21, 1953, died 2018)
Music figures...
⊙ Richie Havens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born Jan 21, 1941, died 2013)
⊙ Plácido Domingo, Spanish tenor and conductor (born Jan 21, 1941)
⊙ Edwin Starr, American singer-songwriter (born Jan 21, 1942, died 2003)
⊙ Mac Davis, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (born Jan 21, 1942)
⊙ Michel Jonasz, French singer-songwriter and actor (born Jan 21, 1947)
⊙ Pye Hastings, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (born Jan 21, 1947)
⊙ Billy Ocean, Trinidadian-English singer-songwriter (born Jan 21, 1950)
⊙ Mike Terrana, American hard rock and heavy metal drummer (born Jan 21, 1960)
⊙ Karina Lombard, French-American actress and singer (born Jan 21, 1969)
⊙ Cat Power, American singer, musician and actress (born Jan 21, 1972)
⊙ Yasunori Mitsuda, Japanese composer and producer (born Jan 21, 1972)
⊙ Jason Moran, American jazz pianist, composer and educator (born Jan 21, 1975)
⊙ Emma Bunton, English singer (born Jan 21, 1976)
⊙ Nana Mizuki, Japanese singer-songwriter and voice actress (born Jan 21, 1980)
⊙ Andy Lee, South Korean singer and actor (born Jan 21, 1981)
⊙ Gillian Chung, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actress (born Jan 21, 1981)
⊙ Aura Dione, Danish singer and songwriter (born Jan 21, 1985)
⊙ Yumi Hara, Japanese voice actress and singer (born Jan 21, 1985)
⊙ Kang Seung-yoon, South Korean singer-songwriter and actor (born Jan 21, 1994)
⊙ Lim Kim, South Korean singer and actress (born Jan 21, 1994)
Arts, film, broadcast, literary figures...
□ Wolfman Jack, American radio host, highly influential tastemaking radio dj broadcasting to most of the US from Mexico on mega-station XERB (born Jan 21, 1938, died 1995)
□ Benny Hill, English actor, singer, comedian, screenwriter (born Jan 21, 1924, died 1992)
□ Charles Aidman, American actor, mainstay on "The Twilight Zone" (born Jan 21, 1925, died 1993)
□ J. Carrol Naish, American actor (born Jan 21, 1896, died 1973)
□ Jack Nicklaus, American golf legend and sportscaster (born Jan 21, 1940)
□ Gretel Ehrlich, novelist, poet, and essayist (born Jan 21, 1946)
□ Jill Eikenberry, American actress (born Jan 21, 1947)
□ Geena Davis, American actress and producer (born Jan 21, 1956)
□ Robby Benson, American actor and director, teen idol (with Glynnis O'Connor) in '70s TV movies (born Jan 21, 1956)
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Today is the 10-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s "Citizens United" ruling. "That’s 10 abysmal years of corporations, special interests, and trickle-down fanatics using their money to co-opt our democracy and undermine our economy. Proof? Wages have stagnated for 90% of Americans. And trickle-downers have such a stranglehold on our government, they passed $1.5 trillion in tax... [cuts] for themselves and corporations while cutting funds for food safety, housing, and health care." -- civicaction.com
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Interesting, isn't it, to compare those throughout history who became famous for working, developing and honing their talent, ability, and skill to become accomplished, versus today's headline-grabbing, bloviating dimwits who are simply famous for being famous.
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Need tuneage?
Want to get out and DO SOMETHING?
Or at least find worthwhile temptations?
Here ya go!
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and very worth
seeing / hearing...
(UPDATES have been
ADDED to ONGOING EVENTS)
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ONGOING, Jan 14-Feb 16:
"THE LAST SHIP," the acclaimed musical stage production written by STING, plays in the Ahmanson Theatre at the Los Angeles Music Center in downtown L.A., 135 N Grand Av, Los Angeles, CA 90012
* "This unbelievable show has some of the best talent in the industry... The Last Ship consistently delivers the strongest stage performers around and has a track record of performing in front of sold out audiences..."
* WATCH A VID CLIP of the show on Broadway: https://youtu.be/XEfztIeQcfg
* TIX at: http://www.ahmansontheatre.net/events/
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ONGOING, Feb 4-9, MUSICAL THEATRE:
"MARGARITAVILLE," the new touring musical by JIMMY BUFFET, arrives in Southern California for a short run.
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ONGOING through Feb 22; MUSICAL THEATRE:
"DAY AFTER DAY (THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF DORIS DAY)" in its West Coast Premiere, produced by the P3 Theatre Company at the Ernest Borgnine Theatre (inside the Long Beach Scottish Rite Cultural Center), 855 Elm Av, Long Beach CA 90813
* This is a brand new musical telling the dramatic personal life story of Doris Day through her music. Songs including "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered," "Sentimental Journey," "Secret Love," "It’s Magic," "A Guy is a Guy," and "Que Sera, Sera," turned Doris Day into America’s Sweetheart.
* Take a deep and personal look into this star’s dramatic personal life while appearing as the quintessential “girl-next-door” in Warner Bros. musicals. Blending factual life events and her songs, this show is a love letter to this extraordinary icon.
* Written by Tony Santamauro, starring Deborah Robin as Doris Day.
* "(Deborah) Robin absolutely shines in her role, fully inhabiting Day’s perky demeanor and delicious voice from her early years as a big-band singer and top recording star– beginning with “Sentimental Journey” after World War II– through to her movie roles opposite leading men such as Rock Hudson, Cary Grant, and James Garner." -- Anita W. Harris, Signal Tribune.
* TIX: 800-595-4849 or www.P3Theatre.biz
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ONGOING, Jan 29-May 27; FILM SCREENING of LIVE THEATRE:
"NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE," a series of productions filmed live on London's West End, screening at Boston Court Pasadena, 70 N Mentor Av, Pasadena CA 91106; www.bostoncourtpasadena.org
* Boston Court, itself renowned for live theatre, brings these brilliantly filmed plays from across the pond; some have two dates, and the near-term one is sold-out; get tix early:
■ "ALL ABOUT EVE," starring GIllian Anderson:
Wed, Jan 29, 8 pm, get tix now.
■ "HAMLET" (encore), starring Benedict Cumberbatch:
Sun, Feb 2, 1:30 pm, get tix now.
■ "FLEABAG," written & performed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge; two dates:
Thu, Jan 30 - Sold out; Wed, May 20, 8 pm, get tix now.
■ "PRESENT LAUGHTER," starring Andrew Scott; two dates:
Fri, Jan 31, Sold out; Wed, May 27, 7:30 pm, get tix now.
■ "ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS" (encore), starring James Corden; two dates:
Sat, Feb 1, 1:30 pm; Sat, May 16, 7:30 pm; get tix now, either date.
■ "THE AUDIENCE" (encore), starring Helen Mirren:
Sun, May 10, 1:30 pm, get tix now.
■ "HANSARD," starring Alex Jennings and Lyndsey Duncan:
Tues, May 12, 8 pm, get tix now.
■ "CYRANO DE BERGERAC" – New, starring James McAvoy; two dates:
Mon, May 18, 7:30 pm; Fri, May 22, 7:30 pm; get tix now, either date.
* TIX, $20; Box Office, 626-683-6801, 11 am - 5 pm, Tue-Fri.
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ONGOING, PODCAST, on-demand:
"RECORDING ARTISTS: RADICAL WOMEN" is a new podcast series from the Getty Museum in Los Angeles. In it, art historian HELEN MOLESWORTH explores the lives and work of six artists — ALICE NEEL, LEE KRASNER, BETYE SAAR, HELEN FRANKENTHALER, YOKO ONO, and EVA HESSE.
* What was it like to be a woman making art during the feminist and civil rights movements? In this season of "Recording Artists," Molesworth delves into their lives and careers, spanning several generations. Hear them describe, in their own words, their work, relationships, and feelings about the ongoing march of feminism. Contemporary artists and art historians join the conversation, offering their own perspectives on the recordings and exploring what it meant—and still means—to be a woman and an artist. Share this with one who'll appreciate it.
* HERE'S THE LINK. The whole series is here in individial episodes so you can pace yourself or binge it. You'll hear rare audiotaped interviews and fresh perspectives on what it meant — and still means — to be a woman making art:
http://www.getty.edu/recordingartists/
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ONGOING, through Feb 23; FREE:
11am-5 pm - "FALLEN FRUIT: SUPERSHOW!" at PDC Gallery, 8687 Melrose Av, West Hollywood CA
* Runs Sun, Nov 24 through Feb 23; free.
* Opening day Sunday features outdoor jamming, preceded by an artist talk with FALLEN FRUIT (aka DAVID BURNS and AUSTIN YOUNG), and Young will be taking his trademark portraits of whoever wants one inside the installation, plus music and apparently, cheerleaders.
* This is "A gorgeous mile of fruit and flower garland wallpaper in a gradient of saturated hues containing within its two story installation multiple scenarios and vignettes of photography and ceramic, faux Grecian luxury statues, gilded mirrors, chaises and sundry objects. All of this exists in the mode of a secular temple to beauty, as well as a sort of public living room where communities are formed through the universal language of shareable fruit."
* Might be the right thing for a memorable date.
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ONGOING, through Mar 1:
“MUSEUM ACQUISITIONS 2019: DIRECTOR’S CHOICE” at the Getty Museum, 1200 Getty Center Dr, Los Angeles CA 90049
* This intends to be the first of many annual exhibitions that highlight the Getty Museum’s acquisitions made throughout the year.
* Highlights key works of newly added art selected by the Museum's director. It includes ancient gems and sculpture; Renaissance and 19th-century paintings; Renaissance sculpture; medieval manuscripts; old-master drawings; and 20th-century and contemporary photography.
* "It’s a small but succinct show, just one gallery, but with a variety of work, including [an] early Crucifixion in which our Lord appears to have four arms, a sort of biplane Jesus." -- Easy Reader News.
* Open 10 am-5:30 pm Sun-Fri, Sat 10 am-9 pm, closed Mon.
Holiday closures: Dec 25, Jan 1; early closings Dec 24 & 31 at 4 pm; short hours Dec 23 & 30, 10 am-5:30 pm.
* Free admission, parking costs. Info, 310-440-7300 or www.getty.edu
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ONGOING, through May 29:
“INCREDIBLE JOURNEY: BUGS” opened mid-Dec at the South Coast Botanic Garden, 26300 Crenshaw Bl, Palos Verdes Peninsula CA
* Gawd, we love experiential learning. Whichever journey Garden visitors decide to take, they are transformed into that bug – literally (via props).
* This program interactively educates visitors about the butterflies, spiders, ants and bees that can be found in the Garden.
* Full info, 310-544-1948 or www.southcoastbotanicgarden.org
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ONGOING, through April 12, daily:
10 am-5 pm - "EGYPT'S LOST CITIES" exhibition at the Reagan Library, 40 Presidential Dr, Simi Valley CA 93065
* Akin to your best fantasies of Atlantis, these are artifacts recovered from beneath the sea.
* One day as the Mediterranean sun beat down on the bay of Aboukir, two bustling cities of ancient Egypt slipped into the sea without a whisper of wind, buried for centuries.
* These cities, before they sank beneath the waves, were known throughout the world as cultural centers of power, of wealth, of trade, and novel artistry.
* Time may have eroded the memory of a civilization, but not the mystery -- or the breathtaking artifacts -- of what it was.
* This exhibition runs Oct 5, 2019–Apr 12, 2020.
* View the holiday tree exhibit (through Jan 5; see our listing) and the Air Force One Pavilion, along with this current special exhibition, all during one visit for the price of museum admission. But allow yourself PLENTY of time.
* Open seven days a week, except Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.
* Facility features a nice cafeteria-style cafe.
* TIX include the exhibition and the 125,000 square feet of all the permanent exhibits and displays, including Air Force One; you need to allow three to four hours to enjoy all of the galleries and grounds. Gen'l adm $29.95, discounts for youth, kids, seniors; active US military get in free. Free parking. Tix available in advance or at the door. It's worth adding the $7 "audio tour." Online adv. tix:
https://www.reaganfoundation.org/library-museum/online-ticket-sales/
& more!
First up, here's what's
Continuing,
seeing / hearing...
ADDED to ONGOING EVENTS)
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ONGOING, Jan 14-Feb 16:
"THE LAST SHIP," the acclaimed musical stage production written by STING, plays in the Ahmanson Theatre at the Los Angeles Music Center in downtown L.A., 135 N Grand Av, Los Angeles, CA 90012
* "This unbelievable show has some of the best talent in the industry... The Last Ship consistently delivers the strongest stage performers around and has a track record of performing in front of sold out audiences..."
* WATCH A VID CLIP of the show on Broadway: https://youtu.be/XEfztIeQcfg
* TIX at: http://www.ahmansontheatre.net/events/
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ONGOING, Feb 4-9, MUSICAL THEATRE:
"MARGARITAVILLE," the new touring musical by JIMMY BUFFET, arrives in Southern California for a short run.
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ONGOING through Feb 22; MUSICAL THEATRE:
"DAY AFTER DAY (THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF DORIS DAY)" in its West Coast Premiere, produced by the P3 Theatre Company at the Ernest Borgnine Theatre (inside the Long Beach Scottish Rite Cultural Center), 855 Elm Av, Long Beach CA 90813
* This is a brand new musical telling the dramatic personal life story of Doris Day through her music. Songs including "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered," "Sentimental Journey," "Secret Love," "It’s Magic," "A Guy is a Guy," and "Que Sera, Sera," turned Doris Day into America’s Sweetheart.
* Take a deep and personal look into this star’s dramatic personal life while appearing as the quintessential “girl-next-door” in Warner Bros. musicals. Blending factual life events and her songs, this show is a love letter to this extraordinary icon.
* Written by Tony Santamauro, starring Deborah Robin as Doris Day.
* "(Deborah) Robin absolutely shines in her role, fully inhabiting Day’s perky demeanor and delicious voice from her early years as a big-band singer and top recording star– beginning with “Sentimental Journey” after World War II– through to her movie roles opposite leading men such as Rock Hudson, Cary Grant, and James Garner." -- Anita W. Harris, Signal Tribune.
* TIX: 800-595-4849 or www.P3Theatre.biz
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ONGOING, Jan 29-May 27; FILM SCREENING of LIVE THEATRE:
"NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE," a series of productions filmed live on London's West End, screening at Boston Court Pasadena, 70 N Mentor Av, Pasadena CA 91106; www.bostoncourtpasadena.org
* Boston Court, itself renowned for live theatre, brings these brilliantly filmed plays from across the pond; some have two dates, and the near-term one is sold-out; get tix early:
■ "ALL ABOUT EVE," starring GIllian Anderson:
Wed, Jan 29, 8 pm, get tix now.
■ "HAMLET" (encore), starring Benedict Cumberbatch:
Sun, Feb 2, 1:30 pm, get tix now.
Thu, Jan 30 - Sold out; Wed, May 20, 8 pm, get tix now.
■ "PRESENT LAUGHTER," starring Andrew Scott; two dates:
Fri, Jan 31, Sold out; Wed, May 27, 7:30 pm, get tix now.
■ "ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS" (encore), starring James Corden; two dates:
Sat, Feb 1, 1:30 pm; Sat, May 16, 7:30 pm; get tix now, either date.
■ "THE AUDIENCE" (encore), starring Helen Mirren:
Sun, May 10, 1:30 pm, get tix now.
■ "HANSARD," starring Alex Jennings and Lyndsey Duncan:
Tues, May 12, 8 pm, get tix now.
■ "CYRANO DE BERGERAC" – New, starring James McAvoy; two dates:
Mon, May 18, 7:30 pm; Fri, May 22, 7:30 pm; get tix now, either date.
* TIX, $20; Box Office, 626-683-6801, 11 am - 5 pm, Tue-Fri.
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ONGOING, PODCAST, on-demand:
"RECORDING ARTISTS: RADICAL WOMEN" is a new podcast series from the Getty Museum in Los Angeles. In it, art historian HELEN MOLESWORTH explores the lives and work of six artists — ALICE NEEL, LEE KRASNER, BETYE SAAR, HELEN FRANKENTHALER, YOKO ONO, and EVA HESSE.
* What was it like to be a woman making art during the feminist and civil rights movements? In this season of "Recording Artists," Molesworth delves into their lives and careers, spanning several generations. Hear them describe, in their own words, their work, relationships, and feelings about the ongoing march of feminism. Contemporary artists and art historians join the conversation, offering their own perspectives on the recordings and exploring what it meant—and still means—to be a woman and an artist. Share this with one who'll appreciate it.
* HERE'S THE LINK. The whole series is here in individial episodes so you can pace yourself or binge it. You'll hear rare audiotaped interviews and fresh perspectives on what it meant — and still means — to be a woman making art:
http://www.getty.edu/recordingartists/
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ONGOING, through Feb 23; FREE:
11am-5 pm - "FALLEN FRUIT: SUPERSHOW!" at PDC Gallery, 8687 Melrose Av, West Hollywood CA
* Runs Sun, Nov 24 through Feb 23; free.
* Opening day Sunday features outdoor jamming, preceded by an artist talk with FALLEN FRUIT (aka DAVID BURNS and AUSTIN YOUNG), and Young will be taking his trademark portraits of whoever wants one inside the installation, plus music and apparently, cheerleaders.
* This is "A gorgeous mile of fruit and flower garland wallpaper in a gradient of saturated hues containing within its two story installation multiple scenarios and vignettes of photography and ceramic, faux Grecian luxury statues, gilded mirrors, chaises and sundry objects. All of this exists in the mode of a secular temple to beauty, as well as a sort of public living room where communities are formed through the universal language of shareable fruit."
* Might be the right thing for a memorable date.
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ONGOING, through Mar 1:
“MUSEUM ACQUISITIONS 2019: DIRECTOR’S CHOICE” at the Getty Museum, 1200 Getty Center Dr, Los Angeles CA 90049
* This intends to be the first of many annual exhibitions that highlight the Getty Museum’s acquisitions made throughout the year.
* Highlights key works of newly added art selected by the Museum's director. It includes ancient gems and sculpture; Renaissance and 19th-century paintings; Renaissance sculpture; medieval manuscripts; old-master drawings; and 20th-century and contemporary photography.
* "It’s a small but succinct show, just one gallery, but with a variety of work, including [an] early Crucifixion in which our Lord appears to have four arms, a sort of biplane Jesus." -- Easy Reader News.
* Open 10 am-5:30 pm Sun-Fri, Sat 10 am-9 pm, closed Mon.
Holiday closures: Dec 25, Jan 1; early closings Dec 24 & 31 at 4 pm; short hours Dec 23 & 30, 10 am-5:30 pm.
* Free admission, parking costs. Info, 310-440-7300 or www.getty.edu
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| "When the sea shall give up her dead." The many displayed artifacts recovered from the ocean floor include the Stele of Thonis-Heracleion (SCA 277), loaned by the National Museum of Alexandria – IEASM excavations. Photo by Christoph Gerigk ©Franck Goddio/Hilti Foundation |
ONGOING, through May 29:
“INCREDIBLE JOURNEY: BUGS” opened mid-Dec at the South Coast Botanic Garden, 26300 Crenshaw Bl, Palos Verdes Peninsula CA
* Gawd, we love experiential learning. Whichever journey Garden visitors decide to take, they are transformed into that bug – literally (via props).
* This program interactively educates visitors about the butterflies, spiders, ants and bees that can be found in the Garden.
* Full info, 310-544-1948 or www.southcoastbotanicgarden.org
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ONGOING, through April 12, daily:
10 am-5 pm - "EGYPT'S LOST CITIES" exhibition at the Reagan Library, 40 Presidential Dr, Simi Valley CA 93065
* Akin to your best fantasies of Atlantis, these are artifacts recovered from beneath the sea.
* One day as the Mediterranean sun beat down on the bay of Aboukir, two bustling cities of ancient Egypt slipped into the sea without a whisper of wind, buried for centuries.
* These cities, before they sank beneath the waves, were known throughout the world as cultural centers of power, of wealth, of trade, and novel artistry.
* Time may have eroded the memory of a civilization, but not the mystery -- or the breathtaking artifacts -- of what it was.
* This exhibition runs Oct 5, 2019–Apr 12, 2020.
* View the holiday tree exhibit (through Jan 5; see our listing) and the Air Force One Pavilion, along with this current special exhibition, all during one visit for the price of museum admission. But allow yourself PLENTY of time.
* Open seven days a week, except Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.
* Facility features a nice cafeteria-style cafe.
* TIX include the exhibition and the 125,000 square feet of all the permanent exhibits and displays, including Air Force One; you need to allow three to four hours to enjoy all of the galleries and grounds. Gen'l adm $29.95, discounts for youth, kids, seniors; active US military get in free. Free parking. Tix available in advance or at the door. It's worth adding the $7 "audio tour." Online adv. tix:
https://www.reaganfoundation.org/library-museum/online-ticket-sales/
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ONGOING, Feb 5-Mar 1; LIVE THEATRE:
"THE FATHER" starring acclaimed actor ALFRED MOLINA in "a tour-de-force performance that will leave you breathless," at the Pasadena Playhouse, 39 S El Molino Av, Pasadena CA 91101; 626-356-7529; www.pasadenaplayhouse.org
* 90 minutes, no intermission.
* “Savagely honest … Hugely rewarding” -- The Guardian.
* Directed by Boston Court Pasadena Artistic Director Jessica Kubzansky. Written by Florian Zeller, translated into English by Christopher Hampton.
* About the play: André was once a tap dancer. He lives with his daughter, Anne, and her husband, Antoine. Or was André an engineer, whose daughter Anne lives in London with her new lover, Pierre? The thing is, he is still wearing his pajamas, and he can’t find his watch. He is starting to wonder if he’s losing control.
* An Open Captioned performance is Sun, Feb 23 at 2 pm.
* TIX: $25, less 20% off tickets with code MEMORY. Restrictions may apply.
* TIX at https://www.pasadenaplayhouse.org/event/the-father/
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ONGOING, Feb 5-Mar 1; LIVE THEATRE:
"THE FATHER" starring acclaimed actor ALFRED MOLINA in "a tour-de-force performance that will leave you breathless," at the Pasadena Playhouse, 39 S El Molino Av, Pasadena CA 91101; 626-356-7529; www.pasadenaplayhouse.org
* 90 minutes, no intermission.
* “Savagely honest … Hugely rewarding” -- The Guardian.
* Directed by Boston Court Pasadena Artistic Director Jessica Kubzansky. Written by Florian Zeller, translated into English by Christopher Hampton.
* About the play: André was once a tap dancer. He lives with his daughter, Anne, and her husband, Antoine. Or was André an engineer, whose daughter Anne lives in London with her new lover, Pierre? The thing is, he is still wearing his pajamas, and he can’t find his watch. He is starting to wonder if he’s losing control.
* An Open Captioned performance is Sun, Feb 23 at 2 pm.
* TIX: $25, less 20% off tickets with code MEMORY. Restrictions may apply.
* TIX at https://www.pasadenaplayhouse.org/event/the-father/
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DAY-BY-DAY,
STUFF TO HEAR -
SEE - DO -
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& more!
Here's what's happening,
chronologically,
by date and start time.
(Plenty of updates since the last edition)
(Plenty of updates since the last edition)
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Again, We're taking the Guide away from a "calendar-centered" format, because organizing and presenting things that way devours all the time we need to report NEWS. We went over that in the first edition this year. So, just quickly... The EVENTS herein are those compiled until we necessarily shifted our format, plus a very limited number of additional events added, as they continue to come-in, because sorting-through everything we learned at NAMM, we're not ready to cover things yet in the new format. Otherwise, upcoming events soon will be reported as NEWS FEATURES, as the Guide enters yet another new decade of serving you, our treasured readers. Sooo... below is "old format," with the emphasis that you won't see anymore afore long...
We often include a lil' piece on "this day in history" for whatever date it is. You've probably discovered some of those. Sometimes we feature a quote from a person born on that date. Again, We're taking the Guide away from a "calendar-centered" format, because organizing and presenting things that way devours all the time we need to report NEWS. We went over that in the first edition this year. So, just quickly... The EVENTS herein are those compiled until we necessarily shifted our format, plus a very limited number of additional events added, as they continue to come-in, because sorting-through everything we learned at NAMM, we're not ready to cover things yet in the new format. Otherwise, upcoming events soon will be reported as NEWS FEATURES, as the Guide enters yet another new decade of serving you, our treasured readers. Sooo... below is "old format," with the emphasis that you won't see anymore afore long...
Often, that stuff gets added the morning of that day. Humor us and read it, okay?
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Here are today's events.
Tue & Wed, Jan 21 & 22:
Pianist JOLYNN J. CHIN, here from Malaysia thanks to last week's NAMM Show, plays gigs at a pair of L.A. venues. She's marvelous. Catch her while you can. Details follow in each day's write-ups.
* Jan 21st, she plays TR!P in Santa Monica CA
* Jan 22nd, she's at the Silver Lake Lounge in Silver Lake (Los Angeles) CA
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Tue, Jan 21:
9:15 pm-10:15 pm - Pianist JOLYNN J. CHIN plays TR!P Santa Monica, 2101 Lincoln Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405; https://www.tripsantamonica.com/
* We discovered her performing for Steinway piano at the 2020 NAMM Show. From a distance, we were hearing an adaptation of Bach’s famous "Toccata and Fugue in D minor" with a hint of her signature jazz rhythms and modern bold sounds. Moving toward the source, we encountered a large, transfixed crowd. Turns out it was Jolynn performing, live, her 2018 debut single, “Toccata.”
* “Toccata” was a hit that garnered many positive reviews in magazines and media outlets including "Applause to the Musician" (USA), "One Song Magazine" (INDIA), "Asian Journeys" (SINGAPORE), and tvSarawak.com (MALAYSIA). Here's a quote from one of those reviews: “The best word to describe her personality on the ivory keys is PASSIONATELY BOLD. You will be taken away each time she hits a key on the piano” – New Sarawak Tribune.
* The GUIDE, experiencing her live, is similarly impressed.
* She is a wonderfully talented classical-crossover pianist known for her classical virtuosic arrangements, amazing piano dexterity, and eclectic blends of classical cross-over styles inclusive of pop and jazz elements.
* Jolynn’s latest album, "Beyond Classical," an EP, was recently considered for the 62nd Grammy Awards, in the category of "Best Contemporary Instrumental Album."
* “It is rarely where we can get the best from both worlds and this album is a gift for the sophisticated classical music listeners with a flair for entertainment.” -- Dimitar Kovachev, writer, composer and arranger.
* Jolynn worked with many renowned musicians including music producer Roger Montejano, a member of the Grammy Recording Academy in NYC, and involved also the work of mastering engineers Mike Couzzi and Howie Weinberg, who have previously worked with Nirvana, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Metallica, among many other acclaimed international acts.
* “She hit those piano notes with perfection. Her mesmerizing piano tunes were so infectious it caught the crowd in awe.” – Kuching Borneo Blog.
* Born in Sarawak, Malaysia, Jolynn started her music education at the early age of 5. Classically trained on the piano for many years, she has been under the tutelage of Dr. Nicholas Ong, DMA graduate from The Juilliard School.
* Jolynn has also studied under acclaimed concert pianists including Andrew Brownell, champion of the 2005 J.N. Hummel Competition, and Li Ming Qiang, winner of the 4th Chopin International Competition in 1960.
* She has won several prizes in competitions internationally, and was awarded the Gold Prize at the Asia International Piano Academy Festival Competition. She has performed at a vast array of prominent venues and events, including the 2020 NAMM Show for Steinway piano.
* Her classy style and aura of performance resonates with a style that touches on equal parts originality and familiarity, giving her audience a taste of something fresh yet still identifiable. Her music is also reminiscent of personal artist influences including Maksim, Havasi, and Peter Bence, among others.
* Catch her while you can. She has only two L.A. performances in different venues, Jan 21 & 22.
* Free show/no cover, but 1 drink minimum.
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Today is January 22nd, a day filled with the birthdays of literary figures, including Lord Byron, John Donne, Francis Bacon, Walter Raleigh, and Joseph Wambaugh, plus film pioneer and screenwriter D.W. Griffith.
Rather than select a single "THOUGHT FOR TODAY by one born on this date," we sample from several whose wealth of words should be appreciated for their applicability to us and our time.
◇ Lord Byron, English poet and playwright (born Jan 22, 1788, died 1824). Quote: "Music is love in search of a word. There is pleasure in the pathless woods; there is a rapture on the lonely shore; There is society, where none intrudes, by the deep sea, and music in its roar." And, "Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine." And, "Those who will not reason are bigots, those who cannot are fools, and those who dare not, are slaves." And, "A drop of ink may make a million think." And, "What a strange thing is man! And what a stranger is woman."
◇ John Donne, English poet and cleric in the Church of England, wrote the Holy Sonnets (born Jan 22, 1573, died 1631). Quote: "No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main." And, "Love, built on beauty, soon as beauty, dies." And, "Never send to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee." And, "Death is an ascension to a better library." And the whimsical, "Teach me to hear mermaids singing." And, for the current impeachment, "Wicked is not much worse than indiscreet."
◇ Walter Raleigh, English poet, soldier, courtier, explorer, he named the colony of Virginia and was accused of treason and beheaded when it failed (born Jan 22, 1552, died 1618). Quote: "What is our life? A play of passion. Our mirth the music of division." And, "Flatterers are the worst kind of traitors; for they will strengthen thy imperfections, encourage thee in all evils, correct thee in nothing; but so shadow and paint all thy vices and follies, as thou shalt never, by their will, discern evil from good, or vice from virtue." And, "All histories do show, and wise politicians do hold it necessary that, for the well-governing of every Commonweal, it behoveth man to presuppose that all men are evil, and will declare themselves so to be when occasion is offered."
◇ Francis Bacon, English philosopher and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales; credited with developing the scientific method, he remained influential through the scientific revolution, as "the outstanding apostle of Renaissance empiricism" (born Jan 22, 1561, died 1626); quote: "Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly." And, "The way of fortune is like the milkyway in the sky; which is a number of small stars, not seen asunder, but giving light together: so it is a number of little and scarce discerned virtues, or rather faculties and customs, that make men fortunate." And, "The poets did well to conjoin music and medicine because the office of medicine is but to tune the curious harp of man's body." And, "Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper."
◇ Joseph Wambaugh, American police officer and author (born Jan 22, 1937). Quote: "You have to experience it, in order to speak about it with authority." And, "As a cop, I dealt with every kind of bum and criminal. They all have more integrity than some Hollywood people." And, "What I didn't know was that if I didn't stand with my back to the wall, Hollywood people would unscrew my ass and sell it down the river." And, "Every time I write a nonfiction book I get sued." And, "Jury selection is strictly an emotional process. They're looking for people they can manipulate. Both sides are."
...and today is also the birthday of...
◇ William Kidd, Scottish sailor and pirate hunter, accused of becoming a pirate -- and his supposed treasure is still missing (born Jan 22, 1645, died 1701 probable)
◇ D.W. Griffith, film pioneer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born Jan 22, 1875, died 1948)
◇ George Balanchine, Georgian-American dancer, choreographer, and director, co-founded the New York City Ballet (born Jan 22, 1904, died 1983)
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Here are today's events.
LATE ADDITION... Wed, Jan 22; FREE WEBINAR:
1 pm (Pacific) - "EMAIL MARKETING AND HOW IT CAN WORK FOR YOU," presented by Southern-Cal-based HutDogs cyber training and marketers, online.
* Email Marketing is a powerful tool for marketing and promoting your business, organization, services and products. In this Webinar, you'll look at Email Marketing that gets results. HutDogs tells us, "We'll show real world examples and a cool tool to make it happen."
* You'll get a behind the scenes look at Constant Contact's email marketing tool and they will walk you through some great ideas, tips and real-world campaigns that get results.
* If you'd like to try Constant Contact for free before the webinar, go to http://www.emailtrial.com
* FREE to attend (online) but you must register, at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lets-take-a-look-at-what-email-marketing-can-do-for-your-business-tickets-86953627641
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Wed-Sun, Jan 22-26; CONFERENCE / FESTIVAL (in New Orleans):
"FOLK ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL" holds its sprawling annual conference, this year in New Orleans, featuring 180 showcases and tons more.
* It's a global gathering of folk musicians that spotlights artists from all over the world.
* This year's theme is “The Story of People and Place,” which seeks to “celebrate places of collaboration and the shaping of new shared identities, art, and forms of expression,” says FAI.
* Read more about it and it'll give you a hankerin' to go next year.
* Feature story in New Orleans-based "Offbeat" magazine: http://www.offbeat.com/news/folk-alliance-internationals-conference-to-showcase-many-louisiana-musicians/
* FULL INFO and a
PRE-LOADED PLAYER OF FESTIVAL ARTISTS' MUSIC, at: https://www.folk.org/default.aspx
PRE-LOADED PLAYER OF FESTIVAL ARTISTS' MUSIC, at: https://www.folk.org/default.aspx
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Wed, Jan 22:
7 pm - LICITY COLLINS & BERNIE LARSEN play BRAD COLERICK'S "Wine & Song Wednesdays" Americana / Singer-songwriters series in the Blue Guitar room at Arroyo Seco Golf Course, 1055 Lohman Ln, South Pasadena CA
* TIX $17/$12, & info, at: https://deepmix.thundertix.com/
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Wed, Jan 22:
8 pm - CRUZ CONTRERAS WITH ETHAN BALLINGER plays the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA 91001
* Cruz Contreras is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, songwriter and producer with roots in Tennessee and Michigan, who has impacted Americana music worldwide.
* Joining him is the harmonic Ethan Ballinger.
* TIX, $20; make reservations 10 am-10 pm 7 days, at 626-798-6236.
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Wed, Jan 22:
8 pm - Pianist JOLYNN J. CHIN plays the Silverlake Lounge, 2906 W Sunset Bl, Silver Lake / Los Angeles CA 90026
* See the Guide's extensive write-up in our Jan 21st listing.
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Thursday
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NOTE: NUMEROUS things run multiple days, through Saturday & Sunday, and those began as early as Wednesday. We do NOT re-list them today, so scroll back and check, or you'll miss things.
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Today is January 23, 2020. The Senate Impeachment Trial of Donald John Trump continues today. And yesterday, Congresswoman, Presidential candidate, and musician Tulsi Gabbard (D, Hawaii), filed a lawsuit against Hillary Clinton for publicly claiming Gabbard "is a Russian agent."
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THOUGHT FOR TODAY from one born on this date...
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| Django Reinhardt. Note his deformed left hand, mutilated in a caravan wagon fire when he was a child. It was no liability to his singularly masterful guitar artistry. |
"Jazz attracted me because in it I found a formal perfection and instrumental precision that I admire in classical music, but which popular music doesn't have."
... and,
"It doesn't matter all that much. It's just that when you're playing, Stephane, you've got both Chaput and me backing you, but when I'm soloing I've only got one guitar behind me!"
-- Django Reinhardt, Belgian guitarist and composer for whom "Djangostyle" is named, and with whom "Gypsy Jazz" is synonymous (b. 1910, d. 1953)
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Quotes about Django Reinhardt...
"... by far the most astonishing guitar player ever has got to be Django Reinhardt ... Django was quite superhuman, There's nothing normal about him as a person or a player." -- Jeff Beck
"Usually, no one quite knew where Django Reinhardt was going to be, but I met his brother and about an hour later in walks Django with an entourage of friends. He always traveled with a large group-carried his own admirers with him, the most sinister-looking bunch of hoodlums you've ever seen. I walked up and offered to buy him a drink. That seemed to be the right thing to do... he was the first really brilliant solo guitarist I ever became aware of, I had records of his when I was 10 years old. It just blew my mind that anyone could play a guitar like that. Still does." -- Charlie Byrd
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Today's famous birthdays
American heroes...
☆ John Hancock, prominent signer of the Declaration of Independence, American general and politician, 1st Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1737, d. 1793)
☆ Chesley Sullenberger, American captain and pilot hero of the "miracle on the Hudson" emergency jetliner water landing with all aboard safely rescued
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Musicians...
● Django Reinhardt, Belgian guitarist and composer (b. 1910, d. 1953)
⊙ Jonatha Brooke, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
⊙ Gary Burton, American vibraphone player and composer
⊙ John Greaves, Welsh bass player and songwriter
⊙ John Luther Adams, American composer
⊙ Robin Zander, American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
⊙ David Arnold, English composer
⊙ Nick Harmer, German musician
⊙ Oceana Mahlmann, German singer and songwriter
● Luis Alberto Spinetta, Argentinian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and poet (b. 1950, d. 2012)
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Actors...
■ Randolph Scott, American actor, among the best and most famous of big screen cowboys (b.1898, d. 1987)
■ Dan Duryea, American actor and singer (b. 1907, d. 1968)
■ Rutger Hauer, Dutch actor, director, and producer (b.1944, d. 2019)
■ Ernie Kovacs, American actor and game show host (b. 1919, d. 1962)
□ Richard Dean Anderson, American actor, producer, and composer
□ Mariska Hargitay, American actress and producer
□ Tiffani Thiessen, American actress
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Political figures...
▪ Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart (b. 1915, d. 1985)
▪ Antonio Villaraigosa, American politician, 41st Mayor of Los Angeles
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☆ John Hancock, prominent signer of the Declaration of Independence, American general and politician, 1st Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1737, d. 1793)
☆ Chesley Sullenberger, American captain and pilot hero of the "miracle on the Hudson" emergency jetliner water landing with all aboard safely rescued
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Musicians...
● Django Reinhardt, Belgian guitarist and composer (b. 1910, d. 1953)
⊙ Jonatha Brooke, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
⊙ Gary Burton, American vibraphone player and composer
⊙ John Greaves, Welsh bass player and songwriter
⊙ John Luther Adams, American composer
⊙ Robin Zander, American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
⊙ David Arnold, English composer
⊙ Nick Harmer, German musician
⊙ Oceana Mahlmann, German singer and songwriter
● Luis Alberto Spinetta, Argentinian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and poet (b. 1950, d. 2012)
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Actors...
■ Randolph Scott, American actor, among the best and most famous of big screen cowboys (b.1898, d. 1987)
■ Dan Duryea, American actor and singer (b. 1907, d. 1968)
■ Rutger Hauer, Dutch actor, director, and producer (b.1944, d. 2019)
■ Ernie Kovacs, American actor and game show host (b. 1919, d. 1962)
□ Richard Dean Anderson, American actor, producer, and composer
□ Mariska Hargitay, American actress and producer
□ Tiffani Thiessen, American actress
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Political figures...
▪ Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart (b. 1915, d. 1985)
▪ Antonio Villaraigosa, American politician, 41st Mayor of Los Angeles
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Here are today's events.
Thu-Sun, Jan 23-26; FESTIVAL:
10 am-5 pm daily - 34th annual "SOUTHWEST ARTS FESTIVAL" at the Empire Polo Club, 81800 51st Av, Indio CA 92201
* Same venue as Coachella and Stagecoach mega-music festivals, quite a ways out of town.
* Featuring live music and displays of pottery, glass, and fine art painting, the Festival continues to evolve, attracting a high caliber of talented artists and unique artwork.
* Recognized as one of the "Top 100 Events in North America" by Travel Magazine, the festival includes traditional, contemporary, and abstract fine works of art and quality crafts.
* Visitors enjoy a variety of dining and beverage options while casually walking the grounds.
* This year's festival has accepted 250 of the most accomplished artists from around the world.
* The festival’s reputation for first-class quality and professional integrity make it one of the country’s finest juried art festivals. It doubles as one of the largest annual fundraisers supporting several Coachella Valley based nonprofits, and has over 200 community leaders and volunteers.
* MORE at: 760-347-0676, or www.SWArtFest.com
* TIX, $13-$15, at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-southwest-arts-festival-indio-2020-tickets-76332928845?aff=erelexpmlt
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Thu, Jan 23:
SOLD OUT (we warned ya!) - 7:30 pm - "OFF MY HEAD STORYTELLING" is TY FANCE's series that brings splendid storytellers (including Ty) to the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA 91001
* Acclaimed as "A lasting storytelling experiece," it's your chance to see why this ancient art form remains fresh and compelling for today's cyber-addict audiences. Often funny, sometimes poignant, always authentic, these presenters exude personality and completely involve you as they spin their narratives, most based on personal stories.
* Featuring storytellers Stuart Jacobson, Ashleigh Shapiro, Lori Ada Jaroslow, Shelley Anne Martain, Owen Dara, & Frank Mundo.
* Writer, actor, comedian, and storyteller, TY FANCE has performed for KPCC radio, and at The Story Salon, The Altadena Coffee Gallery Backstage Theater, the Hollywood Improv, the Comedy Store and the Ice House Comedy Club in Pasadena. He has also appeared on TV, on BET's "Comic View."
* Ty co-wrote the stage shows "The Father ‘Hood" and "Laugh at the Pain." The former is a show that explores the poignant, tender and sometimes funny side of being a dad. The latter explores life’s many “pains” and unveils the wacky and hilarious things about them.
* Born in Houston, Texas, Ty moved to California in 1975 where he attended high school and went on to earn an electrical engineering degree from California State University Long Beach. After several years working as an electrical engineer, he started his career in stand-up comedy, and continues to build a base of friends and fans everywhere he performs.
* RESERVATIONS for this show only at: offmyhead.bpt.me or tix via Brown Paper Tickets, at: https://m.bpt.me/profile/386589
* Reserve online, pay at the door, $15 (cash only). No reservation is subject to available seating.
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Thu-Sun, Jan 23-26, plus next wkend; LIVE THEATRE:
8 pm - “PICK OF THE VINE,” a collection of one-act plays chosen from over 670 submissions from around the world, brings choice offerings to the 2020 season at Little Fish Theatre, 777 S Centre St, San Pedro CA; 310-512-6030; www.littlefishtheatre.org
* Thu, Fri, Sat at 8 pm, plus Sunday at 2 pm features a talkback (Q&A with the casts, directors).
* Through Feb 2.
* TIX, $28 general, $26 seniors, and $15 for those 25-and-under who can recite the word “Hipster.” All prices plus $1 ticket service fee.
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NOTE: NUMEROUS things run multiple days, through Saturday & Sunday, and those began as early as Wednesday. We do NOT re-list them today, so scroll back and check, or you'll miss things.
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THOUGHT FOR TODAY from one born on this date...
"There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it."
-- Edith Wharton, novelist (born Jan 24, 1861, died 1937)
(from A.Word.A.Day)
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Today is the birthday of singer-songwriter and top L.A. songwriting teaching guru Harriet Schock.
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THOUGHT FOR TODAY from one born on this date...
"There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it."
-- Edith Wharton, novelist (born Jan 24, 1861, died 1937)
(from A.Word.A.Day)
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Today is the birthday of singer-songwriter and top L.A. songwriting teaching guru Harriet Schock.
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Here are today's events.
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Fri & Sat, Jan 24 & 25:
7 pm Fri (& 2 pm Sat) - "THE MUSIC OF ELMER BERNSTEIN" presented in a full concert in the Wells Fargo Theater at the Autry Museum of the American West, 4700 Western Heritage Way (Griffith Park, across from the L.A. Zoo), Los Angeles CA 90027
* Academy Award–winning film composer Elmer Bernstein's stirring anthems are performed by a special ensemble of world-class musicians and singers.
* With an emphasis on his famous Westerns -- "The Magnificent Seven" and "True Grit," it also includes his diversely masterful soundtracks from "To Kill a Mockingbird," "The Great Escape," and "Ghostbusters."
* TIX, $20, and include Museum admission before the show.
* Sat is SOLD-OUT. Don't dawdle!
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Fri-Sun, Jan 24-26, LIVE MUSICAL THEATRE:
7:30 pm - "COWBOY ELEKTRA" written by award-winning playwright Meghan Brown, directed by Sean Cawelti, with songs by Z. Lupetin, with four chances to see it at the Getty Villa, 17985 Pacific Coast Hwy, Pacific Palisades CA 90272; 310-440-7300
* THE PREMISE: encounter a dusty crossroads where California history and Greek tragedy collide. Set in a saloon in 1869, Elektra's investigation of her father's death leads to a tragic revenge plot against her mother. This modern feminist tale features original songs, a mostly female ensemble, vintage puppetry, and multimedia.
* This is both a Getty Villa Theater Lab Production and produced (staged) by Rogue Artists Ensemble.
* Runs
□ Fri, Jan 24, 7:30 pm
□ Sat, Jan 25, 3 pm
□ Sat, Jan 25, 7:30 pm
□ Sun, Jan 26, 3 pm
* TIX, any show, $7, at: https://www.getty.edu/visit/cal/events/cowboy_elektra.html
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Fri-Sun, Jan 24-26; LIVE MUSICAL THEATRE:
7:30 pm - “TOMMY” a concert version of the rock musical, performed at the Norris Theatre, 27570 Norris Center Dr, Rolling Hills Estates CA
* The landmark work by THE WHO features hit songs like “I’m Free” and “We’re Not Going To Take It.”
* Pictured are "Tommy," age 6 -- Sebastian Bustamante; age 10 -- Gavin Kresser; and teen Tommy -- Cody Kelepolo. Photo by Melissa Mollo, Easy Reader News.
* Fri & Sat at 7:30 pm, plus Sunday at 2 pm.
* TIX, $70 to $35, at 310-544-0403 or www.palosverdesperformingarts.com
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7:30 pm - "COWBOY ELEKTRA" written by award-winning playwright Meghan Brown, directed by Sean Cawelti, with songs by Z. Lupetin, with four chances to see it at the Getty Villa, 17985 Pacific Coast Hwy, Pacific Palisades CA 90272; 310-440-7300
* This is both a Getty Villa Theater Lab Production and produced (staged) by Rogue Artists Ensemble.
* Runs
□ Fri, Jan 24, 7:30 pm
□ Sat, Jan 25, 3 pm
□ Sat, Jan 25, 7:30 pm
□ Sun, Jan 26, 3 pm
* TIX, any show, $7, at: https://www.getty.edu/visit/cal/events/cowboy_elektra.html
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7:30 pm - “TOMMY” a concert version of the rock musical, performed at the Norris Theatre, 27570 Norris Center Dr, Rolling Hills Estates CA
* The landmark work by THE WHO features hit songs like “I’m Free” and “We’re Not Going To Take It.”
* Pictured are "Tommy," age 6 -- Sebastian Bustamante; age 10 -- Gavin Kresser; and teen Tommy -- Cody Kelepolo. Photo by Melissa Mollo, Easy Reader News.
* Fri & Sat at 7:30 pm, plus Sunday at 2 pm.
* TIX, $70 to $35, at 310-544-0403 or www.palosverdesperformingarts.com
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Fri, Jan 24:
8 pm - DAVE STAMEY: AWARD WINNING ENTERTAINER and one of Western/cowboy music's brightest stars, plays an increasingly-rare intimate-venue show at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA 91001
* "Cowboys and Indians" Magazine has called him “the Charley Russell of Western Music.” "Western Horseman" Magazine declared his “Vaquero Song” one of the best Western songs of all time.
* We used to say Dave Stamey has been honored with 'purt near every award there is in Western Music. Now, it 'pears he's got all of 'em, and most of 'em multiple times. He's a wonderful songwriter who impresses and delights everybody, and with all his widespread festival bookings, catch him in a concert when and while you still can.
* TIX, $25; make reservations PROMPTLY; 10 am-10 pm 7 days, at 626-798-6236.
* He also plays San Diego 7:30 pm tomorrow night; see listing.
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Fri, Jan 24:
8 pm - JOLIE HOLLAND plus RALPH WHITE play the famous concert hall in back of McCabe's Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405; www.mccabes.com
* JOLIE HOLLAND, over the span of her career, has knotted-together a century of American music — jazz, blues, soul, rock and roll — into a stew that is impossible to categorize with any conventional critical terminology. This is her burden and her gift, to know all of these American songs of the last ten decades in her head and her heart, and to have to wrestle with their legacy.
* She dives straight to the pathos of a song the way the very greatest singers do. Upon first encounter her songs seem challenging, perhaps unsettling at times, but as so many poets and rockers have shown us, that’s where the beauty lies.
* As evident on her first recordings, Holland apparently has no fear of the truth, and there is no emotional core that she cannot reach in song. In fact she thrives on the red hot center of a musical composition, in all its strange and brutal detail.
* Holland’s work and writing over the years has deepened, matured, become the songwriting of a wise, worldly adult, not just of a rambler across the American latitudes, but as a confident and brilliant songwriter with her beautiful voice ringing throughout.
* RALPH WHITE is a roots musician in the truest sense. He channels his love of traditional American genres (folk, country, blues) through a variety of instruments, including banjo, fiddle, guitar, button accordion and kalimba.
* A true hidden American treasure, White has taken the back roads in his inspired pursuit of the ancient roots of music. The "folk/noise/avant-whatever genius," writes Joe Gross in the "Austin Statesman," has made many strange travels as an itinerant musician and laborer. Without retreading old paths, White makes music that is at once in the moment and seemingly of times long past. He is, as the Austin Chronicle puts it, "a [self-taught] master of ethnomusicology."
* White, along with Danny Barnes and Mark Rubin, completed the original lineup of country/bluegrass mavericks (and recent "Texas Music Hall of Fame" inductees) The Bad Livers. He now performs his singular blend of ancient rural folk music and original songwriting as a soloist.
* TIX are still available as of Thursday morning (1/23), but don't dawdle! Tix at: www.mccabes.com
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Fri, Jan 24:
8 pm - STEEP CANYON RANGERS play the Smothers Theatre at Pepperdine Univ.'s Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts, 24255 P.C.H., Malibu CA 90265; 310-506-4522
* They're touring their new album, "North Carolina Songbook," currently ranked #1 on the Billboard Bluegrass Chart.
* Grammy Award-winning Steep Canyon Rangers are best known for their dynamic Americana songwriting, instrumental virtuosity, and high-energy performances. Longtime collaborators of actor/comedian and respected banjo player Steve Martin, Steep Canyon Rangers are ". . . a great mixture of today's bluegrass styles and excellent harmonies" -- Bluegrass Today.
* “Steep Canyon Rangers transform the groundbreaking work into masterful artifacts of their very own...with a keen eye for progressive arrangements and uproarious energy.” — American Songwriter.
* MORE at: www.steepcanyon.com
* TIX, $22-$45, at: https://arts.pepperdine.edu/events/2019-2020-season/steep-canyon-rangers.htm
* They also play Glendora on Sat night at 7 pm; see listing.
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Fri, Jan 24:
8 pm - ANDY & RENEE & HARD RAIN play, live, their entire album "KELP," an unusual collection of original funny songs, at the Grand Annex, 434 W 6th St, San Pedro CA 90731
* These Southbay favorite folk-rockers have won Best Band honors several years running. The host the annual "DYLANFEST," and have honors as a celebrated tribute band, but that takes nothing away from their splendid presence as performing songwriters who have toured the world with their originals.
* They ALWAYS sell-out here, so don't dawdle.
* TIX $27-$32, at: https://grandvision.secure.force.com/ticket/
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Fri, Jan 24:
8 pm - ☘ CRAIC HAUS bring their "SHAMrockabilly" to the Shamrock Irish Pub and Eatery, 39252 Winchester Rd Ste 145, Murrieta CA 92563
* RESERVATIONS on-line at: www.theshamrockirishpubandeatery.com/reservations
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Fri & Sat, Jan 24 & 25:
8 pm - CHRIS DUARTE plus THE BOBBY BLUEHOUSE BAND and various special guests, play two nights at the Arcadia Blues Club, 16 E Huntington Dr, Arcadia CA 91006
* Advance online tix save money, but this venue is never overpriced, anyway.
* Upcoming events, more: www.arcadiabluesclub.com
* TIX for all concerts here, at: http://arcadiabluesclub.eventbrite.com
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Saturday
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NOTE: NUMEROUS things run multiple days, through Saturday & Sunday, and those began as early as Wednesday. We do NOT re-list them today, so scroll back and check, or you'll miss things.
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Today is January 25th. On this day 56 years ago, the Beatles signed their first record contract with a North American record label, Vee Jay Records, acquired by a licensing deal with EMI. The result was the LP, "Introducing the Beatles," followed by the very rare "The Beatles vs. The Four Seasons," and more that were essentially rearranged re-cuts of the first two.
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Today is January 25th. On this day 56 years ago, the Beatles signed their first record contract with a North American record label, Vee Jay Records, acquired by a licensing deal with EMI. The result was the LP, "Introducing the Beatles," followed by the very rare "The Beatles vs. The Four Seasons," and more that were essentially rearranged re-cuts of the first two.
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Sat, Jan 25; MEGA-FREEBIE:
All day - SOUTHERN CAL MUSEUMS' ANNUAL "FREE-FOR-ALL DAY" at 40+ institutions throughout Southern California, ranging from downtown Los Angeles to Palm Springs, open their doors to the public, free of charge.
* The 40+ museum represent those specializing in everything from art to cultural heritage, natural history to specific sciences.
* The 40+ museum represent those specializing in everything from art to cultural heritage, natural history to specific sciences.
* This offer is for general museum admission only and does not apply to specially-ticketed exhibitions.
* Regular parking fees apply at each museum, and lots will fill-up early, so you may want to go Metro.
* Regular parking fees apply at each museum, and lots will fill-up early, so you may want to go Metro.
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| Autry Museum of the American West (CLICK ANY PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT) |
* Consult individual museum websites for hours, directions, and other visitor information. Note the symbols corresponding notes below.
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| California Science Center (from "My Day in Los Angeles ") |
* PARTICIPATING MUSEUMS:
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Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
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American Museum of Ceramic Art
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Automobile Driving Museum
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Autry Museum of the American West
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Bowers Museum
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The Broad - ♧
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California African American Museum
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| Los Angeles County Fire Museum (above & below) |
California Science Center
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Cayton Children’s Museum
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Columbia Memorial Space Center
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Craft Contemporary
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Descanso Gardens
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Forest Lawn Museum
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Fowler Museum at UCLA
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Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art
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Getty Center Museum
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Getty Villa Museum
-Glendora Historical Society
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Hammer Museum
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Heroes Hall Veterans Museum
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ICA LA
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Japanese American National Museum
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| Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County |
Kidspace Children’s Museum
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La Brea Tar Pits
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| Descanso Gardens |
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
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OCMA (Orange County Museum of Art)
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Pomona College Museum of Art
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Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
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Santa Barbara Historical Museum
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Santa Barbara Museum of Art
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Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History - ♤
Skirball Cultural Center
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Sunnylands Center & Gardens
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The International Printing Museum
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The Wende Museum
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Torrance Art Museum
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USC Fisher Museum of Art
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USC Pacific Asia Museum
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Valley Relics Museum
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* Notes:
♧ - At The Broad, special exhibition "Shirin Neshat: I Will Greet the Sun Again," will be free along with general admission only on Sat, Jan 25.
♡ - The Museum of Tolerance will participate only on Sun, Jan 26.
♤ - free admission to the museum only, not the Sea Center.
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Sat, Jan 25; Fri-Sun, Jan 24-26, LIVE MUSICAL THEATRE:
3 pm & 7:30 pm - "COWBOY ELEKTRA" written by award-winning playwright Meghan Brown, directed by Sean Cawelti, with songs by Z. Lupetin, with four chances to see it at the Getty Villa, 17985 Pacific Coast Hwy, Pacific Palisades CA 90272; 310-440-7300
* See details in Fri, 7:30 pm listing.
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Sat, Jan 25:
4 pm - LONESOME ACE STRINGBAND plays the "Deep End Sessions" house concert series in Santa Paula (inland Ventura Co) CA 93060
* Reservations get directions from David Bunn, at: deependsessions@gmail.com
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Sat, Jan 25; GALLERY RECEPTION:
6 pm-9 pm - “THE BEST, THE NEW, AND YOUR FAVORITES” is on view through January at Artlife Gallery, 720C S Allied Way, Plaza El Segundo, El Segundo CA
* Tonight, there’s a reception from 6 to 9 pm, with refreshments and live music by David Carroll.
* MORE info: 310-938-2511 or email Vanesa Andrade at artlifesouthbay@gmail.com
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Sat, Jan 25:
7 pm - STEEP CANYON RANGERS, Grammy winners when then backed Steve Martin, play the Haugh Performing Arts Center at Citrus College, 1000 W Foothill Bl, Glendora CA 91741; 626-963-9411
* They're touring their new album, "North Carolina Songbook," currently ranked #1 on the Billboard Bluegrass Chart.
* Grammy Award-winning Steep Canyon Rangers are best known for their dynamic Americana songwriting, instrumental virtuosity, and high-energy performances. Longtime collaborators of actor/comedian and respected banjo player Steve Martin, Steep Canyon Rangers are ". . . a great mixture of today's bluegrass styles and excellent harmonies" -- Bluegrass Today.
* “Steep Canyon Rangers transform the groundbreaking work into masterful artifacts of their very own...with a keen eye for progressive arrangements and uproarious energy.” — American Songwriter.
* MORE at: www.steepcanyon.com
* They also play Malibu on Jan 24; see listing.
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Sat, Jan 25:
7:30 pm - DAVE STAMEY, one of Western/cowboy music's brightest stars, plays the AMSD Concerts series at Sweetwater Community Church, 5305 Sweetwater Rd, Bonita (San Diego Co) CA 91902; 619-201-0520
* "Cowboys and Indians" Magazine has called him “the Charley Russell of Western Music.” "Western Horseman" Magazine declared his “Vaquero Song” one of the best Western songs of all time.
* We used to say Dave Stamey has been honored with 'purt near every award there is in Western Music. Now, it 'pears he's got all of 'em, and most of 'em multiple times. He's a wonderful songwriter who impresses and delights everybody, and with all his widespread festival bookings, catch him in a concert when and while you still can.
* He also plays Altadena Fri, Jan 24, 8 pm; see listing.
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Sat, Jan 25; Fri-Sun, Jan 24-26, LIVE MUSICAL THEATRE:
7:30 pm - "COWBOY ELEKTRA" written by award-winning playwright Meghan Brown, directed by Sean Cawelti, with songs by Z. Lupetin, with four chances to see it at the Getty Villa, 17985 Pacific Coast Hwy, Pacific Palisades CA 90272; 310-440-7300
* See details in Fri, 7:30 pm listing.
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Sat, Jan 25:
7:30 pm-10:30 pm - SUITCASE JOHNNIE TRIO (MARTY McPHEE, DENNIS ROGER REED, STEVE ZOERNER) plus special guests, play the Barnoa Wine Company, 831 Via Suerte, Suite 106, San Clemente CA; 949-388-4378; http://barnoawinebar.com
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Sat, Jan 25:
8 pm - ERIC ANDERSEN featuring SCARLET RIVERA play the famous concert hall in back of McCabe's Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405; www.mccabes.com
* ERIC ANDERSEN'S voice, songs, guitar and piano playing created a career that has spanned over 50 years. Since the 1960s, Andersen has been at the forefront of the folk movement. In truth, Andersen's accomplishments are too many to outline here, but we'll give it a go.
* He has recorded TWENTY-FIVE ALBUMS of original songs, and made numerous tours of North America, Europe, and Japan.
* His songs have been recorded and performed by world renown artists including Ricky Nelson, Judy Collins, Sandy Denny, Fairport Convention, The Kingston Trio, Peter Paul and Mary, Linda Ronstadt, Johnny Cash, The Grateful Dead, Linda Thompson, Mary Chapin Carpenter, and Francoise Hardy, plus many others.
* SCARLET RIVERA is a pioneer of rock n' roll and modern violin music, primarily known for her performances with Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue and 1976 album , "Desire."
* From classical roots, her playing truly changed rock and folk music.
* "Scarlet Rivera, who played violin in the revue... is billed as the Queen of Swords. There’s a nice scene of her riding in the back of a Rolls-Royce, a regal figure with flowing hair. Also woven in is a mythmaking account of how Dylan found her, but it’s her charisma that remains the undeniable fact about her..." -- New York Times (review of “Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese”).
* TIX are still available as of Thursday morning (1/23) but jump right on it! Tix at: www.mccabes.com* THEY ALSO PLAY Altadena Mon, Jan 27, 8 pm; see listing.
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Sat, Jan 25:
8 pm - ☘ 🎻 THE McKINTREE BOYS bring their Celtic magic to the Shamrock Irish Pub and Eatery, 39252 Winchester Rd Ste 145, Murrieta CA 92563
* RESERVATIONS on-line at: www.theshamrockirishpubandeatery.com/reservations
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Sat, Jan 25:
8 pm - CHRIS DUARTE plus THE BOBBY BLUEHOUSE BAND and various special guests, play two nights (Fri & Sat) at the Arcadia Blues Club, 16 E Huntington Dr, Arcadia CA 91006
* Fun venue, two stages to assure continuous music, pool tables, bar specials, tasty menu (generous portions, two can share). But bring earplugs. Seriously.
* Advance online tix save money, but this venue is never overpriced, anyway.
* Upcoming events, more: www.arcadiabluesclub.com
* TIX for all concerts here, at: http://arcadiabluesclub.eventbrite.com
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NOTE: NUMEROUS things run multiple days, through Saturday & Sunday, and those began as early as Wednesday. We do NOT re-list them today, so scroll back and check, or you'll miss things.
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"Improvisation, it is a mystery. You can write a book about it, but by the end no one still knows what it is. When I improvise and I'm in good form, I'm like somebody half sleeping. I even forget there are people in front of me. Great improvisers are like priests; they are thinking only of their god."
-- Stephane Grappelli (b. 1908, d. 1997), French violinist whose legendary music partner, guitarist Django Reinhardt, was born on Jan 23 (see the Guide's write-up on the latter, in the Jan 23rd daily intro.)
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Today is January 26th. Since this year it is "GRAMMY Day," we celebrate the musicians, living and passed, who were born on this date.
⊙ Lucinda Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
⊙ Eddie Van Halen, Dutch-American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
⊙ Anita Baker, American singer-songwriter
⊙ David Briggs, Australian guitarist, songwriter, and producer
⊙ Tom Keifer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
⊙ Andrew Ridgeley, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
⊙ Gustavo Dudamel, Venezuelan violinist, composer, and conductor
⊙ Huey "Piano" Smith, American pianist and songwriter
⊙ Michel Sardou, French singer-songwriter and actor
⊙ Kirk Franklin, American singer-songwriter and producer
⊙ Kim Jae-joong, South Korean singer, songwriter, actor, director and designer.
● Maria von Trapp (b. 1905, d. 1987), Austrian-American singer, member of the family whose story is tunefully told in "The Sound of Music."
● Stéphane Grappelli (b. 1908, d. 1997), French violinist whose legendary music partner, guitarist Django Reinhardt, was born on Jan 23 (see the Guide's write-up on him, on that date.)
● William Hayes (b. 1708, d. 1777), English organist, composer, and conductor
● Karl Ristenpart (b. 1900, d. 1967), German conductor
● Norbert Schultze (b. 1911, d. 2002), German composer and conductor
● Jimmy Van Heusen (b. 1913, d. 1990), American pianist and composer
● Anne Jeffreys (b. 1923, d. 2017), American actress and singer
● Jacqueline du Pré (b. 1945, d. 1987), English cellist
● Patrick Dewaereh (b. 1947, d. 1982), French actor and composer
● Andy Hummel (b. 1951, d. 2010), American singer-songwriter and bass player
● Jupiter Apple (b. 1968, d. 2015), Brazilian singer-songwriter, film director, actor
Music industry figures...
□ Henry Jaglom, English-American director and screenwriter, his work includes film musicals.
■ Eddie Barclay (b. 1921, d. 2005), French record producer, founded Barclay Records
■ Akio Morita (b. 1921, d. 1999), Japanese businessman, co-founded Sony
American heroes...
☆ Bessie Coleman (b. 1892, d. 1926), early American pilot, one of THE first women aviators, she was the first woman of African-American descent and the first of Native-American descent to hold a pilot's license.
☆ Louis Zamperini (b. 1917, d. 2014), American Olympian, runner and captain, known to our time by Laura Hillenbrand's biography book "Unbroken: A WWII Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption," and the 2014 motion picture made from it, "Unbroken."
☆ Paul Newman (b. 1925, d. 2008), American actor, activist, director, race car driver, businessman, who co-founded "Newman's Own" as a nonprofit food brand that donates all profits to charity.
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Here are today's events.
Sun, Jan 26; CHILDREN'S THEATRE:
* Two shows, 2 and 5 pm.
* If she doesn’t have all the answers, then we can trust that her lab assistant, Benjamin the Penguin, does.
* MORE about the show at www.phantomprojects.com/science
* TIX, $20, $15, $10, at 310-781-7171 or www.TorranceArts.org
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Sun, Jan 26, plus next wkend, Thu-Sun; LIVE THEATRE:
* Thu, Fri, Sat at 8 pm, plus Sunday at 2 pm features a talkback (Q&A with the casts, directors).
* Through Feb 2.
* TIX, $28 general, $26 seniors, and $15 for those 25-and-under who can recite the word “Hipster.” All prices plus $1 ticket service fee.
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Sun, Jan 26:
3 pm - THE SPECIAL CONSENSUS, big-time bluegrass stars, play the Fiddlers Crossing concert series at the BeeKay Theatre, 110 S Green St, Tehachapi CA 93561
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3 pm - "COWBOY ELEKTRA" - closing performance - written by award-winning playwright Meghan Brown, directed by Sean Cawelti, with songs by Z. Lupetin, with four chances to see it at the Getty Villa, 17985 Pacific Coast Hwy, Pacific Palisades CA 90272; 310-440-7300
* See details in Fri, 7:30 pm listing.
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Sun, Jan 26; FILM FEST:
4 pm - Annual "WILD & SCENIC FILM FESTIVAL" at the Performing Arts Center, West High School, 20401 Victor St, Torrance CA
* FULL PDF BROCHURE on all the films, downloads to your device HERE.
* Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy presents the latest nationwide tour of this film fest, dedicated to raising awareness of issues facing the natural environment.
* The Festival started in 1983 and is now the largest film festival of its kind in the US. W&SFF partners internationally to present “On Tour” festivals by engaging hosts who jointly raise awareness of preservation issues in nature.
* The Conservancy proudly presents an exciting selection of adventurous and inspirational films about nature, promising, "With beautiful cinematography and some remarkable individuals, the passion is contagious. You will be moved, transfixed and energized to make a difference in our world."
* The entire festival happens locally twice, first on Jan 12 at the Warner Grand Theatre, 478 W 6th St, San Pedro CA, and only the San Pedro event includes a free photo booth, raffle worth over $3,000, and beer from Brouwerij West.
* TIX $15 adv, $20 at door. Adv online at: https://app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/PVPLC/WildScenicTickets.html
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Annual GRAMMY AWARDS broadcast. We do not yet know if the West Coast will see the show live, or three hours later in prime-time. You CAN be reasonably certain that it will unreasonably exclude coverage of the few awards for Americana, Folk, Bluegrass, and Blues, simply to make more airtime for the inscrutable duplications of Rap, Hip-Hop, Rap-Hop-Pop, and robotic-voice-altered electrocution electronica.
* They may call it "Music's Biggest Night," but...
* Get on the the AFTERNOON live feed on their website before the few spots are filled and the latecomers are out of luck. THAT'S your only chance to see the acoustic, roots music, and classical Grammy recipients get their awards.
* They may call it "Music's Biggest Night," but...
* Get on the the AFTERNOON live feed on their website before the few spots are filled and the latecomers are out of luck. THAT'S your only chance to see the acoustic, roots music, and classical Grammy recipients get their awards.
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Sun, Jan 26:
7 pm - "SWEET LAND: CREATING A CONTEMPORARY OPERA" at the Autry Museum of the American West, 4700 Western Heritage Way (Griffith Park, across from the L.A. Zoo), Los Angeles CA 90027
* FREE w/ adv reserv at: https://theautry.org/events/lectures-and-workshops/sweet-land-creating-contemporary-opera
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Sun, Jan 26:
SOLD OUT -- DAVID WILCOX plays the famous concert hall in back of McCabe's Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405; www.mccabes.com
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Sun, Jan 26:
8 pm-11 pm - REBIRTH BRASS BAND from New Orleans plays the Echo, 1822 W Sunset Bl, Echo Park / Los Angeles, CA 90026; 213-413-8200
* Grammy-winning Rebirth Brass Band is a true New Orleans institution, whether seen on HBO’s "Treme" or at their legendary Tuesday night gig at The Maple Leaf.
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| Rebirth Brass Band (image, liveforlivemusic.com) |
* Formed in 1983 by the Frazier brothers, the band has evolved from playing the streets of the French Quarter to playing festivals and stages all over the world.
* While committed to upholding the tradition of brass bands, they’ve also extended themselves into the realms of funk and hip-hop to create their signature sound.
* “Rebirth can be precise whenever it wants to,” says The New York Times, “but it’s more like a party than a machine. It’s a working model of the New Orleans musical ethos: as long as everybody knows what they’re doing, anyone can cut loose.”
* In the wake of the sometimes-stringent competition amongst New Orleans brass bands, Rebirth has been called "the undisputed leader of the pack," and they show no signs of slowing down.
* TIX, $25 (+$6.32 fee), at: https://dola.com/events/2020/1/26/rebirth-brass-band-tickets#
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Today, January 27th, is "International Holocaust Remembrance Day." It marks the series of discoveries and liberations of survivors of Nazi atrocities by Allied forces on both the Eastern and Western Fronts of World War II in its final months, 75 years ago.
Despite the world's pledges of "Never Again!" the same kind of torture and murder on massive scales has in fact repeated, in Rwanda, Cambodia, the former Yugoslavia, the Horn of Africa, and the deserts of the Middle East.
Despite the world's pledges of "Never Again!" the same kind of torture and murder on massive scales has in fact repeated, in Rwanda, Cambodia, the former Yugoslavia, the Horn of Africa, and the deserts of the Middle East.
At today's commemoration at Auschwitz, the survivors and international assemblage of political leaders from 61 nations opened their ceremony with a haunting violin solo. The indominitable power of music, the zenith of human creations, to yet speak to the hearts. And to the depths of the soul. One person, playing a single instrument, symbolizing the worth and dignity of each individual in the face of incomprehensible numbers of persons murdered.
It seems incredible that today's world holds a Holocaust denial movement. Even after Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of Allied Forces on the Western Front, ordered that every possible member of the Allied military, down to the rank of private, be routed through the liberated death camps "so that the world can never doubt or deny that this really happened."
Incredibly, extreme right-wing political movements are on the rise, worldwide. Some are cloaked in nationalism. Some are cloaked in the fear of "others" who are "different." Many proclaim religious or other purity as justification for intolerance and atrocity. All advocate some kind of strong authoritarian "leadership" with power to override bothersome minorities, or obstruct their access to voting, or to intimidate or dismissively brush aside.
There is more than irony that today is also the birthday of icons of culture. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian pianist and composer, and one of the greatest musical prodigies and geniuses who ever lived. Lewis Carroll, English novelist, poet, and mathematician, best remembered for "Alice in Wonderland." Mikhail Baryshnikov, Russian-American dancer, choreographer, and actor. William Randolph Hearst Jr., American journalist and publisher, son of both the builder of Hearst Castle and founder of a newspaper empire that was a prototype of today's mega-media conglomerates that manufacture public opinion by presenting a single point of view.
Knowing history is not a satisfying intellectual luxury. It is an absolute necessity in a complex, contentious world where wealth seeks power for its own greedy, manipulating, ultimately controlling, purposes.
Even Israel, the nation born from the ashes of the Holocaust, born for Europe's dispossessed Jews, has emerged in our time as an intolerant nation that disenfranchises and dispossesses its own non-Jewish Palestinian citizens.
But standing for principle, for transcendent values, is not a popularity contest. Denying rights to any is denying rights to all. College administrations and student governments that, of late, have banned speaking appearances by illiberal individuals and organizations would do well to remember Skokie. All those who shout-down others should know that is, itself, an act of intolerance, and yes, fascism.
If we fail to know history and its lessons as the basis for our advocacy and desires, then each of us bears responsibility for perpetuation of darkness.
At the risk of inciting the wrath of those whose blinders allow only a focus on their agendas, still more begs to be said. We would do well to consider the accelerated pace of another and ongoing Holocaust -- of the Earth's necessarily diverse plant and animal species. Our planet is now experiencing an actual great extinction through the apocalypse of climate change and the cycles of widespread drought and wildfires it brings, along with insect infestations that resultingly weakened plants cannot endure; and polluted water due to extraction of resources for the economic gain of the few; and poisoning of soil and crops by toxic pesticides and herbicides; and poisoning of livestock by growth hormones and megadoses of antibiotics; and ultimately genetic damage and induced susceptibility to neurological and other disorders, in our own human species, as a direct result. And yes, it is absolutely relevant because once again, we are allowing insidious self-serving interests to control life and death. And thus, perhaps for what will unavoidably become the final time, we are all too tragically doing it to ourselves.
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THOUGHT FOR TODAY from one born on this date...
"Find what you really care about and live a life that shows it."
...and...
"Love is born in fire, is planted like a seed. Love cannot give you everything, but it gives you what you need."
-- Kate Wolf (b. 1942, d. 1986), American singer-songwriter and guitarist for whom the annual "Kate Wolf Music Festival" in Northern California is named.
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Ironies abound, always. Inherent in them is the challenge for life to go on.
Happy birthday today to these music artists...
⊙ Tracy Lawrence, American country singer.
Ironies abound, always. Inherent in them is the challenge for life to go on.
Happy birthday today to these music artists...
⊙ Tracy Lawrence, American country singer.
⊙ Pat Wictor, American blues and folk musician, slide guitarist, singer-songwriter recording artist.
⊙ Mikhail Baryshnikov, Russian-American dancer, choreographer, and actor.
⊙ Nedra Talley, American singer.
⊙ Mike Patton, American singer, composer, and voice artist.
⊙ Ashley Grace, American singer-songwriter.
⊙ Katy Rose, American singer-songwriter and producer.
⊙ Tamlyn Tomita, Japanese-American actress and singer.
⊙ Seth Justman, American keyboard player and songwriter.
⊙ G. E. Smith, American guitarist and songwriter.
⊙ Bibi Gaytán, Mexican singer and actress.
⊙ Michael Kulas, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer.
⊙ Margo Timmins, Canadian singer-songwriter.
⊙ Jean-Philippe Collard, French pianist.
⊙ Nick Mason, English drummer, songwriter, and producer.
⊙ Janick Gers, English guitarist and songwriter.
⊙ Roberto Paci Dalò, Italian director and composer.
⊙ Patrick van Deurzen, Dutch composer and academic.
In Memorium to these departed musicians and other notables...
● Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (b. 1756, d. 1791), Austrian pianist and composer, and one of the greatest musical prodigies and geniuses who ever lived.
● Lewis Carroll (b. 1832, d. 1898), English novelist, poet, and mathematician, best remembered for "Alice in Wonderland."
◇ Edward Smith (b. 1850, d. 1912), English captain with the White Star Line, his final assignment before retiring was intended as a reward for his service: he captained RMS Titanic on her first and only voyage, and was among those who died in the icy North Atlantic when his ship sank after hitting an iceberg.
● Jerome Kern (b. 1885, d. 1945), American composer and songwriter.
◇ William Randolph Hearst Jr. (b. 1908, d. 1993), American journalist and publisher, son of both the builder of Hearst Castle and founder of a newspaper empire that was a prototype of today's mega-media conglomerates that manufacture public opinion by presenting a single point of view.
◇ Elmore James (b. 1918, d. 1963), American singer-songwriter and guitarist.
● Skitch Henderson (b. 1918, d. 2005), American pianist, composer, and conductor.
● Ross Bagdasarian Sr. (b. 1919, d. 1972), American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor, created Alvin and the Chipmunks who won the first "Comedy Song GRAMMY" in 1959.
● Helmut Zacharias (b. 1920, d. 2002), German violinist and composer.
● Fritz Spiegl (b. 1926, d. 2003), Austrian flute player and journalist.
● Bobby "Blue" Bland (b. 1930, d. 2013), American blues singer-songwriter.
● Fred Åkerström (b. 1937, d. 1985), Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist.
● Kate Wolf (b. 1942, d. 1986), American singer-songwriter and guitarist for whom the annual "Kate Wolf Music Festival" in Northern California is named.
● Maki Asakawa (b. 1942, d. 2010), Japanese singer-songwriter and producer.
● Björn Afzelius (b. 1947, d. 1999), Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Broadcaster birthdays...
◇ Keith Olbermann, American journalist and author.
◇ Ed Schultz (b. 1954, d. 2018), American radio and TV talk show host, sportscaster, journalist, news anchor, he left corporate cable tv news (MSNBC) so he could research and report on corporate abuses, anchoring RT America's evening news until his sudden death. He is greatly missed in an industry with little tolerance for the work he did.
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Here are today's events.
Mon, Jan 27; EXHIBITION OPENING:
“MOMENTS,” a solo photography exhibition by LINDA ANN DETWILER BURNER, goes on view in the El Camino College Library, 16007 Crenshaw Bl, Torrance CA
* It includes a photo essay entitled “Sunny Side Up at the Tot.”
* Reception Fri, Jan 31, 5 pm-7 pm in the library lobby.
* Runs Jan 27 through February.
* Details: www.LindaDetwilerBurner.com
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Mon, Jan 27:
7 pm - "SONGWRITERS SERENADE" presents a rare Monday night show (no show on its regular Tuesday this week), at Matt Danny's Ale House, 145 E Huntington Dr, Arcadia CA 91006; 636-462-0250
* It's a big deal that recording artist and leader of globally-touring band NEW WEST leads a strong lineup: come see MICHAEL ("MIKE") FLEMING. Here's the full list of performing songwriters:
⊙ J.C. Hyke, performing host / series booker / supplier of art for this listing.
⊙ Mike Fleming
⊙ Dave Clausen
⊙ Christopher Lockett
⊙ Mario Rojas
⊙ Charlie B. Roberts
⊙ Tisa Adamson
⊙ Calvin Joe
⊙ Randy Miller
⊙ Kathy Sanders
* Ordinarily this is a weekly Tuesday night affair.
* Venue has full menu and full bar. Music is in the fully enclosed heated patio room, so be sure you get seated in the right place.
* No cover, but It's awkward if you don't order something.
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Mon, Jan 27:
7:30 pm-11:30 pm - JULIANA HATFIELD singer-songwriter from Cambridge, Mass, plays the Echoplex, located below the Echo, enter through the alley at 1154 Glendale Bl, Echo Park / Los Angeles, CA 90026; 213-413-8200
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| Juliana Hatfield (photo, rollingstone.com) |
* Juliana and her band will perform their fan favorites from her solo catalog and most recent album "Weird," along with select covers from the recent "Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John" and "Juliana Hatfield Sings The Police."
* TIX, adv $16 (+$7.36 fee); day of show $21 (+$8.27 fee), at: https://dola.com/events/2020/1/27/juliana-hatfield-tickets#
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Mon, Jan 27:
8 pm - ERIC ANDERSEN featuring SCARLET RIVERA play a rare intimate-venue show at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA 91001
* This is one of those listings when you say, "Oh, somebody made a big mistake! HE isn't playing THERE!" Well, he is, honest and truly.
* ERIC ANDERSEN’S voice, songs, guitar and piano-playing created a career that's spanned over 45 years. He has recorded 25 albums of original songs, and made numerous tours of North America, Europe and Japan.
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| Eric Andersen (image, baursmagic.com) |
* His songs have been recorded and performed by world-renown artists including Ricky Nelson, Judy Collins, Sandy Denny, Fairport Convention, The Kingson Trio, Peter Paul & Mary, Linda Rondstadt, Johnny Cash, The Grateful Dead, Linda Thompson, Mary Chapin Carpenter and Francoise Hardy, and many others in Europe, Australia, England and Japan.
* “Andersen is the most elegant of singers.” ~ ROLLING STONE
“ERIC ANDERSEN is a great ballad singer and writer.” ~ Bob Dylan.
“A singer and writer of the first rank.” ~ New York Times.
“Didn’t that guy write ‘Thirsty Boots?’" ~ Overheard in a Detroit sports bar.
* SCARLET RIVERA burned a hole in the fabric of rock history with her pioneering electrified violin sound. Based in classical roots, she became the rebel bending capabilities of accepted norms by playing all styles of music. From the Jazz of Ornette Coleman to the robust innovation of a violin amid a 17 piece cuban band, Scarlet was a revolutionary at the start, an iconoclast of '70s rock sound.
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| Scarlet Rivera |
* Her discovery by Bob Dylan in 1975 set in motion the tapestry of a new sound and era, leading the way for strong female voices in instrumentation and paving the highway for the acceptance of strings in rock music.
* Bob Dylan recognized her genius and unique vision and use of the violin much like a lead guitar. Their first collaboration was the legendary 1976 album ‘Desire’, and the rest is history.
* TIX, $20 (THAT's not a mistake, either!); make reservations PROMPTLY, as in RIGHT NOW; 10 am-10 pm 7 days, at 626-798-6236.
* THEY ALSO PLAY McCabe's Sat, Jan 25, 8 pm; see listing.
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Tuesday
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Today is January 28th.
THOUGHT FOR TODAY from one born on this date...
"Time is a beautiful thing. It's like when you meet an old lover on the street six years later and they don't look so ugly anymore."
...and...
"I think often sadness is a great place to get songs from."
...and...
"I do think music and the arts are imperative for our kids for their creative learning and their emotional education, which breeds better adults."
-- Sarah McLachlan, Canadian singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer.
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Happy Birthday today to these musicians...
Sarah McLachlan, Canadian singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer.
Big Freedia, New Orleans musician, "Queen of Bounce."
Barbi Benton, American actress, singer and model, sang as a cast member of TV's "Hee Haw."
Sam Phillips, American singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Brian Fallon, American singer-songwriter.
Nick Carter, American singer-songwriter and actor.
Richard Danielpour, American composer and educator.
Bob Moses, American drummer.
Dick Taylor, English guitarist and songwriter.
Peter Schilling, German singer-songwriter.
Musicians born this date, in Memorium...
Arthur Rubinstein (b. 1887, d. 1982), Polish-American pianist and educator.
Julián Carrillo (b. 1875, d. 1965), Mexican violinist, composer, and conductor.
Walter Kollo (b. 1878, d. 1940), German composer and conductor.
Anna Gordy Gaye (b. 1922, d. 2014), American songwriter and producer, co-founder of Anna Records.
Ronnie Scott (b. 1927, d. 1996), English saxophonist.
Acker Bilk (b. 1929, d. 2014), English singer and clarinet player.
John Tavener (b. 1944, d. 2013), English composer.
Historical and Cultural icons born this date...
Henry Morton Stanley (b. 1841, D. 1904), Welsh-American explorer and journalist turned explorer-adventurer, he famously found the missing British missionary-explorer Dr. David Livingstone after searching far off the ends of all the maps for years, and greeted him with, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume."
Jackson Pollock (b. 1912, d. 1956), American painter.
José Martí (b. 1912, D. 1895), Cuban journalist, poet, theorist, freedom fighter, and still a Cuban national hero.
Colette (b. 1873, d. 1954) French novelist and journalist.
John Banner (b. 1910, D. 1973) Austrian actor who played "Sgt. Schultz" on American TV's "Hogan's Heroes," he was himself a WW II victim of Nazi atrocities.
Gabby Gabreski (b. 1919, d. 2002), American colonel and WW II fighter pilot ace over the skies of Europe, he invented tactics for surviving and winning aerial combat.
Broadcast and Journalism figures celebrating birthdays today ...
Alan Alda, American actor, director, and writer, whose series, "M*A*S*H" has been continuously on TV in reruns somewhere in the world 24/7 for at least four decades.
Mo Rocca, American comedian and television journalist and author of "Mo-bituaries," host of TV's "Henry Ford's Innovation Nation," feature reporter for "CBS Sunday Morning."
John Perkins, American author, activist, and former establishment insider, he is now a revelatory journalist who relentlessly goes after wrongdoing and warmongering of the power elite.
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Here are today's events.
1 pm-3 pm - “SMALL WONDERS: DISCOVERIES ON THE MADRONA MARSH,” an exhibition by 15 members of the Photographic and Digital Artists of the Palos Verdes Art Center, at the Madrona Marsh Nature Center, 3201 Del Amo Bl, Torrance CA
* Exhibition opens Tue, Jan 28, with the reception on Sat, Feb 1, 1 to 3 pm.
* Pictured, “Is that So,” by Beth Shibata.
* Info: 310-782-3989
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Starts Jan 28...
Tue & Thu, (2 sessions per week), WORKSHOP:
5:30 pm-9 pm - "TEACHING ARTIST TRAINING" is The Music Center series returning for 2020, empowering you to "Tap into your artistry to engage learners," at the Los Angeles Music Center, 135 N Grand Av, Los Angeles CA 90012
* The 2020 "Teaching Artist Training" is open for registration, as of 11/22/19.
* This class runs all these dates: Jan 28, 30; Feb 4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25 & 27.
* New and experienced teaching artists specializing in dance, music, theatre, visual arts and media arts are encouraged to sign up.
* This 30-hour training focuses on building and increasing artists' capacity to work creatively and effectively in TK-12 classrooms.
* Participants focus on lesson design and gain strategies to facilitate arts learning in schools and other settings, drawing from their own artistic strengths. Content will connect to the new California Arts Standards, California Content Standards, Universal Design for Learning and Social Emotional Learning.
* Training is led by Music Center teaching artists Madeleine Dahm (dance & theatre), Andrew Grueschow (music) and Lynn Okimura (visual & media arts).
* MORE INFO: Ebony Ruffin, Manager of Professional Development; eruffin@musiccenter.org; 213-972-3308
* COST: $250 (includes materials, light snacks and parking)
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Tue, Jan 28:
8 pm - “GLOBAL MUSIC FOR FLUTE AND PIANO" performed by pianist KRISTI LOBITZ and flautist SUSAN GREENBERG, in the Campus Theatre at El Camino College, Crenshaw and Redondo Beach boulevards, Torrance CA
* They’ll highlight works by Carl Reinecke, Astor Piazzola, and Francis Poulenc.
* TIX, $21 to $10, at 800-832-ARTS or at www.centerforthearts.org
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Wed, Jan 29; FREE FILM SCREENING:
10:30 am - “GREEN BOOK,” last year’s Oscar winner for "Best Picture" and a ‘60s road trip through racially segregated apartheid America, screens in the Katy Geyser Civic Center Library, 3301 Torrance Bl, Torrance CA
* Free. Info: 310-618-5959 or www.Library.TorranceCA.Gov
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Wed, Jan 29:
7 pm - BEACHWOOD BELLES & FURIOUS SEASONS play BRAD COLERICK'S "Wine & Song Wednesdays" Americana / Singer-songwriters series in the Blue Guitar room at Arroyo Seco Golf Course, 1055 Lohman Ln, South Pasadena CA
* TIX $17/$12, & info, at: https://deepmix.thundertix.com/
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Wed, Jan 29; ONLINE concert:
7 pm (Pacific) - MARINA V plays her "Marinawood" concert series at www.twitch.tv/MarinaVmusic
* More at: https://m.twitch.tv/marinavmusic/videos and www.marinav.com
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Wed, Jan 29; ONLINE concert:
7 pm (Pacific) - MARINA V plays her "Marinawood" concert series at www.twitch.tv/MarinaVmusic
* More at: https://m.twitch.tv/marinavmusic/videos and www.marinav.com
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Wed, Jan 29; FILM SCREENING of LIVE THEATRE:
8 pm - "NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: ALL ABOUT EVE," filmed live on London's West End, screens at Boston Court Pasadena, 70 N Mentor Av, Pasadena CA 91106; www.bostoncourtpasadena.org
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| Scene from National Theatre Live's "ALL ABOUT EVE," starring GIllian Anderson |
* "All About Eve" tells the story of Margo Channing (played by GILLIAN ANDERSON). Anderson's character is a legend, a true star of the theatre, the spotlight is hers, and always has been. But now there’s Eve (played by LILY JAMES). Eve is Margo's biggest fan. Young, beautiful Eve. The golden girl, the girl next door. But you know all about Eve… don’t you…?
* Lifting the curtain on a world of jealousy and ambition, this new production, from one of the world’s most innovative theatre directors, IVO van HOVE (National Theatre Live: "A View from the Bridge"), asks why our fascination with celebrity, youth and identity never seems to get old.
* Four-star reviews:
★★★★ "[Gillian] Anderson’s arresting performance combines irresistible allure and drop-dead wit." - Independent
★★★★ "An acting masterclass from Gillian Anderson" - Financial Times.
* "Irresistible Allure and Drop-Dead Wit."
* Boston Court has more of these brilliantly filmed plays from across the pond; some have two dates, and the near-term one is sold-out; get tix early:
■ "HAMLET" (encore), starring Benedict Cumberbatch:
Sun, Feb 2, 1:30 pm, get tix now.
■ "FLEABAG," written & performed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge; two dates:
Thu, Jan 30 - Sold out; Wed, May 20, 8 pm, get tix now.
■ "PRESENT LAUGHTER," starring Andrew Scott; two dates:
Fri, Jan 31, Sold out; Wed, May 27, 7:30 pm, get tix now.
■ "ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS" (encore), starring James Corden; two dates:
Sat, Feb 1, 1:30 pm; Sat, May 16, 7:30 pm; get tix now, either date.
■ "THE AUDIENCE" (encore), starring Helen Mirren:
Sun, May 10, 1:30 pm, get tix now.
■ "HANSARD," starring Alex Jennings and Lyndsey Duncan:
Tues, May 12, 8 pm, get tix now.
■ "CYRANO DE BERGERAC" – New, starring James McAvoy; two dates:
Mon, May 18, 7:30 pm; Fri, May 22, 7:30 pm; get tix now, either date.
* TIX, $20; Box Office, 626-683-6801, 11 am - 5 pm, Tue-Fri.
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Thursday
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THOUGHT FOR TODAY from one born on this date...
"The power to command frequently causes failure to think."
-- Barbara Tuchman, author and historian (born Jan 30, 1912, died 1989).
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Today, Jan 30th, the Spitzer Space Telescope mission ends, as NASA celebrates the accomplishments of one of its "Great Observatories." Launched in 2003, it studied the universe in infrared light for more than 16 years, far longer than its designed mission. We owe a lot to Spitzer, and the excellent use of taxpayer dollars that made it possible. NASA's forthcoming James Webb Space Telescope, expected to launch in 2021, will see things even more precisely.
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| Artist's rendering of NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope in space. The background is depicted in infrared light. Our eyes don't see it, but it's the light that Spitzer sees. |
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| Newborn stars peek from beneath their natal blanket of dust in this moment in the Rho Ophiuchi dark cloud, seen by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Astronomers call it "Rho Oph" and it's one of the closest star-forming regions to our solar system, about 407 light-years from Earth. (Both images: NASA/JPL-Caltech) |
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Here are today's events.
Thu, Jan 30:
7:30 pm - HANNAH KIM, soprano performing a wide range of musical styles including opera, art songs, and musical theater, plays the first of the 2020 concert season at the Muckenthaler Cultural Center, 1201 W Malvern Av, Fullerton CA 92833
* Selected as one of the singers to accompany ANDREA BOCELLI in his 2009 west coast tour, she had the privilege of performing in some of the largest and most prestigious performing venues in the USA, lyric soprano Hannah Kim embraces a wide variety of musical genres including opera, art songs, oratorios, masses, musical theater, and cross-overs. She performs regularly with Pacific Chorale and the LA Chamber Choir.
* She has sung under the baton of JOHN WILLIAMS at the Hollywood Bowl to celebrate his decades of contribution to film music.
* A California-based American soprano, Hannah has studied under the tutelage of renowned teachers Patricia Prunty, Naomi Farr, and Julie Wright-Costa.
* Hannah made her international debut with the title role in "La Belle Hélène" in Périgueux, France in 2009. Since then, she has performed as a featured soloist in concerts and in a recital in Seoul, Korea, to an enthusiastic reception.
* Her operatic repertoire includes "Little Women," "L'incoronazione di Poppea," "Die Zauberflöte," "Candide," "Yeoman of the Guard," and scenes from "Madama Butterfly."
* TIX at 714-738-6595 or TheMuck.org
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Thu, Jan 30; FREE LIVE OPERA:
7:30 pm - "THE LIFE AND AFTERLIFE OF EURYDICE (AND ORPHEUS) IN OPERA" is "A Visions and Voices Signature Event" at USC, presented with L.A. Opera in Bovard Auditorium, on the University Park (main) USC campus, 3551 Trousdale Pkwy, Los Angeles CA 90089
* In anticipation of the world premiere of LA Opera’s "Eurydice," Visions and Voices presents an extraordinary event featuring its MacArthur “genius” grant-winning creators MATTHEW AUCOIN (composer/conductor) and SARAH RUHL (playwright). Joined by professor KENNETH REINHARD and singers from L.A. Opera’s YOUNG ARTIST PROGRAM, the evening of musical performance and conversation will explore the original and ongoing role of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice in the history of Western opera and beyond.
* “If contemporary opera has a rising wunderkind, then Aucoin has to be it.”–New York Times.
* “Through her characters and her stories, [Sarah Ruhl] tackles big ideas with a voice that entertains and sets her apart from others.”– NPR.
* Book signing with SARAH RUHL follows.
* FREE admission with reservations, at: http://visionsandvoices.usc.edu/eventdetails/?event_id=30327686751478
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Thu & Fri, Jan 30 & 31:
8 pm - BETTMAN & HALPIN return from their Colorado home base to do two nights in their favorite Southern California haunt, the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA 91001
* Stephanie Bettman on fiddle and vocals, Luke Halpin on mandolin and guitar and whatever else he brings, ALWAYS delight, and ALWAYS sell-out here.
* TIX, $25; make reservations promptly, 10 am-10 pm 7 days, at 626-798-6236.
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Thu-Sun, Jan 30-Feb 2; LIVE THEATRE:
8 pm - “PICK OF THE VINE,” a collection of one-act plays chosen from over 670 submissions from around the world, brings choice offerings to the 2020 season at Little Fish Theatre, 777 S Centre St, San Pedro CA; 310-512-6030; www.littlefishtheatre.org
* Thu, Fri, & Sat at 8 pm, plus Sunday at 2 pm features a talkback (Q&A with the casts, directors).
* Closes Feb 2.
* TIX, $28 general, $26 seniors, and $15 for those 25-and-under who can recite the word “Hipster.” All prices plus $1 ticket service fee.
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Fri, Jan 31; EXHIBITION RECEPTION:
“MOMENTS,” a solo photography exhibition by LINDA ANN DETWILER BURNER, on view in the El Camino College Library, 16007 Crenshaw Bl, Torrance CA
* It includes a photo essay entitled “Sunny Side Up at the Tot.”
* Reception Fri, Jan 31, 5 pm-7 pm in the library lobby; exhibition opened Jan 27th.
* Runs Jan 27 through February.
* Details: www.LindaDetwilerBurner.com
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Fri, Jan 31, FREE CONCERT:
5:30 pm-11 pm - "NIGHT OF IDEAS: BEING ALIVE" at the Natural History Museum Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Bl, Los Angeles CA 90007
* The delightful JESSICA FICHOT QUARTET performs 7 pm to 7:45 pm (sharp) at the North American Mammal Hall, in front of a bison diorama.
* Check out Jessica at: http://www.jessicasongs.com
* Event features talks, films, performances and interactive discussions.
* MORE, including full lineup: https://nhm.org/calendar/night-ideas
* TIX are FREE with RSVP, at: https://tickets.nhm.org/WebStore/shop/ViewItems.aspx?CG=Night1&C=Night2
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Fri, Jan 31:
8 pm - EDDIE BERMAN plus ALLIE CROW BUCKLEY play the famous concert hall in back of McCabe's Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405; www.mccabes.com
* EDDIE BERMAN has been writing songs since he was a California teenager. In his third full-length album, Frontiers, the critically acclaimed troubadour surveys himself and the world around him over the course of 11 heartfelt vignettes rooted in his signature fingerpicking style, accompanied by ethereal lap steel, bellowing double bass, and orchestral percussion. The album, in all its warm yet vibrant production, is inspired by nature, literature, and, of course, the joys and struggles of Berman’s own life. Berman’s latest offering is a beautiful, dense, and rewarding trip up the mountain and back.
* ALLIE CROW BUCKLEY's music is of the high-lonesome, Pacific variety - a product of a life lived within a stone’s throw of that ocean’s roar. Her twenty-five years have been spent in Mendocino, New Zealand, Venice Beach, and Malibu.These days, Buckley has settled on the East side of LA. Building her presence as a live act, in March of 2018 she and her band put on one of the most packed residencies in recent memory at the Bootleg Theater.
* TIX, $20, at: https://www.store.mccabes.com/cart.php?target=product&product_id=2447
* ALLIE CROW BUCKLEY's music is of the high-lonesome, Pacific variety - a product of a life lived within a stone’s throw of that ocean’s roar. Her twenty-five years have been spent in Mendocino, New Zealand, Venice Beach, and Malibu.These days, Buckley has settled on the East side of LA. Building her presence as a live act, in March of 2018 she and her band put on one of the most packed residencies in recent memory at the Bootleg Theater.
* TIX, $20, at: https://www.store.mccabes.com/cart.php?target=product&product_id=2447
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Fri, Jan 31:
8 pm - 🎹 DUELING PIANOS SHOW at the Shamrock Irish Pub & Eatery, 39252 Winchester Rd Ste 145, Murrieta CA 92563
* Reservations for a table, at: http://theshamrockirishpubandeatery.com/reservations/
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Fri, Jan 31:
8 pm - 🎹 DUELING PIANOS SHOW at the Shamrock Irish Pub & Eatery, 39252 Winchester Rd Ste 145, Murrieta CA 92563
* Reservations for a table, at: http://theshamrockirishpubandeatery.com/reservations/
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Fri, Jan 31:
8 pm - BETTMAN & HALPIN return from their Colorado home base to do the second of two nights in their favorite Southern California haunt, the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA 91001
* Stephanie Bettman on fiddle and vocals, Luke Halpin on mandolin and guitar and whatever else he brings, ALWAYS delight, and ALWAYS sell-out here.
* TIX, $25; make reservations promptly, 10 am-10 pm 7 days, at 626-798-6236.
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Sat, Feb 1; FIRE RECOVERY WORSHOP:
9 am-noon - "A GUIDE FOR REBUILDING FROM THE TICK FIRE in Unincorporated L.A. County" is a workshop at the L.A. County Department of Regional Planning, 23757 Valencia Bl, Valencia CA 91355
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Sat & Sun, Feb 1 & 2, VOCAL WORKSHOP:
Time tba - MOIRA SMILEY returns to her old L.A. stomping grounds, teaching two rare vocal workshops at The BirdHouse
* Moira Smiley tours the world as part of the best vocal groups of our time. She is renowned in Los Angeles for her former ensemble VOCO, which was based here.
* Details forthcoming at link below.
* Reservations and info: https://moirasmiley.com/
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Sat, Feb 1; FREE PALEONTOLOGY:
1 pm-2 pm - "LAST DAYS OF THE DINOSAURS" presentation at Prime Desert Woodland Preserve, 43201 35th St W, Lancaster CA 93536
* And now for something completely different...
* Dinosaur Expert Richard Wade offers an interactive demonstration, including a full-scale model of a T-Rex skull and a seven-foot model of a brachiosaurus bone.
* Those whose devices are infested with Facebook spyware can see more at: https://m.facebook.com/events/993419371044651/ (there for you to copy; we never offer live links to spyware).
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Sat, Feb 1; EXHIBITION RECEPTION:
1 pm-3 pm - “SMALL WONDERS: DISCOVERIES ON THE MADRONA MARSH,” an exhibition by 15
members of the Photographic and Digital Artists of the Palos Verdes Art Center, at the Madrona Marsh Nature Center, 3201 Del Amo Bl, Torrance CA
* Exhibition opens Tue, Jan 28, with the reception on Sat, Feb 1, 1 to 3 pm.
* Info: 310-782-3989
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Sat, Feb 1, GALLERY OPENING:
6 pm-9 pm - "INTERGALACTIC" opens Saturday with this reception at ShockBoxx Projects, 636 Cypress Av, Hermosa Beach CA
* This has nothing to do with imagery from space. It's a group show at ShockBoxx that was juried by Mike Collins, Scott Meskill, Kymm Swank, Sarah Svetlana, and Preston Smith, with art by the gallery's regulars or semi-regulars like Paul Roustan, Eric Michael, Emerald Padgett, Priscilla Ortiz, and Drica Lobo. Perhaps the show is being called “Intergalactic” because there’s work in it from far away, including New York and Japan.
* Runs Feb 1-Feb 8.
* Info, 310-989-4323 or www.shockboxxproject.com
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Sat, Feb 1:
7 pm - DEAN FRIEDMAN plays Kulak's Woodshed, 5230 Laurel Canyon Bl, NoHo/ Los Angeles CA; 818-766-9913; https://kulakswoodshed.com
* Dean's 2nd annual "(Day Before) Groundhog's Day" concert features his hits, fan-favorites, plus guest appearances by family, friends, and one groundhog.
* 3rd Place WINNER of the "Global Cool Award" to combat Global Warming (a few years back, before it was in vogue), you can watch "A Terrible Pickle," the splendid '20s early-jazz-style music vid at: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ_QFKrRDkQ
* In addition to his radio airplay, album releases, and touring, Friedman composes and produces music soundtracks for TV and film, including the music to the Central TV series "BOON" and NBC’s "Eerie Indiana."
* He’s also published a respected tome on the art and craft of songwriting titled, "The Songwriter’s Handbook" (The Artists League), based on the Songwriting Workshops and Songwriting Masterclasses he’s conducted at universities and music conservatories around the world, including L.I.P.A. (The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts).
* TIX, $40, at this eventbrite link.
* More: www.deanfriedman.com
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Sat, Feb 1:
7 pm - JANET KLEIN & HER PARLOR BOYS play the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA
* Reservations by phone only, 10 am-10 pm, 7 days: 626-798-6236.
* Obscure, naughty and lovely tunes of the 1910s, '20s & '30s, spirited and inspired renditions of cleverly fun but forgotten Tin Pan Alley, early hot jazz, saucy bits, and late ragtime gems. An extensive repertoire including obscure vaudeville and Vitaphone numbers, Hawaiian, Yiddish novelty tunes, French and Italian knock-out ballads, with Janet's charm and vocals and John Reynolds, Corey Gemme, Marquis Howell and Randy Worltz.
* TIX, $20.
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Sat, Feb 1:
7 pm - ANDY & RENEE and DAVE CROSSLAND play an all-acoustic House Concert in Torrance CA.
* ANDY & RENEE are the award-winning leaders of award-winning band HARD RAIN, and producers and musical hosts of the excellent annual "DYLANFEST."
* DAVE CROSSLAND, musician and actor, has played numerous principal and supporting roles on the Discovery Channel, History Channel, and similar cable networks. Recent indie-film projects include a lead role in Life After, by writer/director Jamie Wheeler.
* Dave has starred in a number of Equity productions, most notably a two-season run of "A Hammer, a Bell, and a Song" at the San Diego Repertory Theatre.
* Dave's improv experience from the UPRIGHT CITIZEN'S BRIGADE complements years of performing solo on the national acoustic music circuit.
* And how about this endorsement from the late, great John Stewart:
“From the long line of Guthrie, Dylan and Springsteen -- it’s only a matter of time until Crossland takes his place among the great songwriters of the 21st century.”
* Doors at 6 pm, show at 7 pm
* Reservations get directions. Hosted by Andy Hill, in Torrance CA 90504.
* BYOB and Pot Luck.
* $25 donation requested. Space is limited. Get tickets HERE.
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Sat, Feb 1:
8 pm - PETER CASE plus special guest BOB HILLMAN plays the famous concert hall in back of McCabe's Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405; www.mccabes.com
* PETER CASE’s work sets the bar for authenticity, passion and imagination and spans a number of genres, including folk, blues, and rock. Raised in Buffalo, NY, Case came to the Bay area in 1973 and worked as a street musician and played in the seminal power pop group The Nerves, before moving to Los Angeles to form THE PLIMSOULS, landing a deal with Geffen Records.
* THE PLIMSOULS achieved success with the single, "A Million Miles Away,” but broke up shortly after.
* BOB HILLMAN, a San Francisco singer-songwriter, is well into the second act of a career that began in the late 1990s, flourished in the early 00s, survived ten years of “real jobs,” and resumed in 2016 with the Peter Case-produced Lost Soul. His new album – Some of Us Are Free, Some of Us Are Lost – was released on April 5th, 2019.
* TIX (a few) are still available as of Thursday morning (1/23), and that's purt near shocking. Peter Case ALWAYS sells-out every place he plays.
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Sun, Feb 2:
1 pm-4 pm - ORQUESTRA CHARANGOA plays Fisherman's Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey CA 90292
* FREE concert & two hour free parking.
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Sun, Feb 2:
Noon-2 pm - "BLUEGRASS SUPERBOWL PREGAME CONCERT" with pickin' an' grinnin' by THE FLAW at Viva Rancho Cantina, 900 W Riverside Dr, Burbank CA (next to L.A. Equestrian Center, with parking across the street at Pickwick Bowl)
* The band, which went for years as MURPHY'S FLAW, tells us, "We play our last chorus of 'Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms' by 2 pm -- plenty of time to get to wherever you're going to before the kick-off at 3 o'clock, or stay and watch the game at Viva!"
* Venue has full menu and full bar, specializing in Mexican food.
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Sun, Feb 2; ONLINE concert:
12:30 pm (Pacific) - MARINA V plays her "Marinawood" concert series at www.twitch.tv/MarinaVmusic
* More at: https://m.twitch.tv/marinavmusic/videos and www.marinav.com
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Sun, Feb 2:
3:30 pm - "SUPER BOWL at the Shamrock," at the Shamrock Irish Pub & Eatery, 39252 Winchester Rd Ste 145, Murrieta CA 92563
* For us, the thrill has been gone from the NFL because of all the head injuries. But we know pigskin is an addiction for many, and watching this annual game is proof of disposable culture hipness for most of America. And, yeah, some people watch only to see the ads that they'll change channels to avoid next week.
* Thus, we facilitate.
* 49ers vs. Chiefs kicks off at 3:30 pm, which is perfect for their HAPPY HOUR, running 3 pm to 5:30 pm, with 20% off your full tab -- yep, even today.
* Giant screen action, good food and hospitality makes that a fine, but distant, place to take in the big game.
* You will need reservations for a table, at: http://theshamrockirishpubandeatery.com/reservations/
* Their bar and barrel seating is always left “open” for walk ins.
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Sun, Feb 2:
SOLD OUT - TOM RUSSELL plays the famous concert hall in back of McCabe's Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405; www.mccabes.com
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Sun, Feb 2:
8 pm - TONY BENNETT with ANTONIA BENNETT on their "I left my ♡" tour, at the Long Beach Terrace Theatre
* TIX: https://www1.ticketmaster.com/event/0B005785A34328A9
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Tue, Feb 4:
8 pm - JIM & ANNE CURRY: "THE SONGS OF JOHN DENVER" at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA
* Reservations by phone only, 10 am-10 pm, 7 days: 626-798-6236.
* Tribute artist Jim Curry, whose singing voice was heard in the CBS-TV movie "Take Me Home: The John Denver Story," has performed Denver's music in sold-out shows throughout the country and has emerged as today's top performer of Denver's vast legacy of multi-platinum hits.
* He has performed with most of the members of Denver's band and he has performed Denver's music with symphony orchestras, as Denver did so often in concert, enabled because Curry was given the original orchestral sheet music that had been presumed lost.
* Jim's uncanny ability to mirror John's voice and clean-cut look takes you back to the time when "Rocky Mountain High," "Sunshine," "Calypso," and "Annie's Song" topped the charts, and his popular music had the heartfelt message of caring for the earth and caring for each other.
* Denver’s message is worth repeating in our contentious times: “Be kind to the Earth and to each other.”
* TIX, $20. Make reservations. This ALWAYS sells-out.
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Tue, Feb 4:
8 pm - ALAN PARSONS LIVE PROJECT plays the City National Grove of Anaheim, Anaheim CA
* TIX: https://www.axs.com/events/387067/alan-parsons-live-project-tickets
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Tue, Feb 4:
WYNONNA & CACTUS: "Party Of Two" plays the famous concert hall in back of McCabe's Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405; www.mccabes.com
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Thu & Fri, Feb 6 & 7; INDUSTRY CONFERENCE:
7th Annual "DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT WORLD" ("DEW 2020") produced by Digital Media Wire at the Marina del Rey Marriott, in Marina del Rey CA
* Brings together 2,000 decision-makers from video, music, games and advertising as well as startups, innovators, technologists and press
* Features Speakers from Pluto TV, Roc Nation, Facebook, CBS, NBC, Epic Games, Skydance, Warner Bros, Sony Music.
* DEW includes more than 50 unique sessions and 200 speakers on topics essential to the future of video, music, brands, marketing, gaming, AR/VR, and AI, with keynotes and fireside chats from Pluto TV, Facebook, Sony Music, CBS, Roc Nation, Roblox, and more.
* View the full speaker list at: www.dewexpo.com/speakers-2020
* Registration, etc, at: https://www.dewexpo.com/register/
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Thu, Feb 6:
7:30 pm - SCOTT AINSLEE and REGGIE HARRIS, legendary guitarmen, explore the uniquely American folk and blues roots of the deep south, at the Muckenthaler Cultural Center, 1201 W Malvern Av, Fullerton CA 92833; 714-738-6595; www.TheMuck.org
* An evening of jaw-dropping musicianship.
* Two noted troubadours together in concert with a variety of acoustic instruments, stories, and songs.
* TIX: $30 gen'l, $20 student/senior, $15 member.
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Fri, Feb 7:
THE FRED EAGLESMITH SHOW starring TIF GINN plays the famous concert hall in back of McCabe's Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405; www.mccabes.com
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Fri, Feb 7:
8 pm - THE SUSIE GLAZE NEW FOLK ENSEMBLE plus ANDY & RENEE (of HARD RAIN) play a double-bill for Susie's recently reinstituted series, "THE WOODSHED SESSIONS," at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA 91001; www.coffeegallery.com
* THE SUSIE GLAZE NEW FOLK ENSEMBLE has been likened to the British bands Pentangle and Fairport Convention, blending classic folk music with rough-edged stories of tragedy and fate, all with orchestral arrangements sounding like chamber music gone folk.
* Susie & co get good reviews: “...a ride through a wide range of Americana meadows and valleys... from skilled instrumentation bluegrass jams, Appalachian vocals, sweet high lonesome harmonies and old-time folk influences, the richness of a tapestry of American music that weaves together each genre through... song-craft, clear production and authentic performance... it feels like we’re hearing just one genre ~ great American music... one of the finest and most original Americana groups in California (or in the country for that matter).” -- No Depression.
* ANDY & RENEE are the award-winning leaders of award-winning band HARD RAIN, and producers and musical hosts of the excellent annual "DYLANFEST."
* TIX, $20, and note: THIS SERIES always sells-out, AND, all of Andy & Renee's acoustic shows ALWAYS sell-out. So don't dawdle. Call promptly for reservations, 10 am-10 pm, 7-days: 626-398-7917.
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Sat, Feb 9:
ALASDAIR FRASER & NATALIE HAAS play the famous concert hall in back of McCabe's Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405; www.mccabes.com
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Thu, Feb 13; FREE FILM SCREENING:
3 pm-5 pm & 6 pm-8 pm - "ECHO IN THE CANYON" (2018) the landmark music documentary, screens twice today in the "Thursday Films" series at Peninsula Center Library Community Room, 701 Silver Spur Rd, Rolling Hills Estates CA
* A look at the roots of the historic music scene in L.A.'s Laurel Canyon, featuring the music of iconic groups such as The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, and The Mamas and the Papas. It includes conversations with Michelle Phillips, Stephen Stills, David Crosby, Roger McGuinn, Jackson Browne, Cat Power and Norah Jones, Lou Adler, Fiona Apple, The Beach Boys, and Beck. As the movie opens, we watch Tom Petty and Jacob Dylan talking guitar shop, and Richenbackers in particular. Directed by Andrew Slater.
* Palos Verdes Library District's Thursday Films is a series featuring a variety that includes world cinema (foreign-language films shown in their original language with English subtitles), mainstream and documentary films, "and everything in between" in the library's Community Room on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 3 pm & 6 pm. It's always free and open to the public, but seats are limited and first come, first served.
* More info, call 310-377-9584 ext. 601, or sign up for the FILM newsletter www.pvld.org/newsletters
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Sat, Feb 1; FREE PALEONTOLOGY:
1 pm-2 pm - "LAST DAYS OF THE DINOSAURS" presentation at Prime Desert Woodland Preserve, 43201 35th St W, Lancaster CA 93536
* And now for something completely different...
* Dinosaur Expert Richard Wade offers an interactive demonstration, including a full-scale model of a T-Rex skull and a seven-foot model of a brachiosaurus bone.
* Those whose devices are infested with Facebook spyware can see more at: https://m.facebook.com/events/993419371044651/ (there for you to copy; we never offer live links to spyware).
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Sat, Feb 1; EXHIBITION RECEPTION:
1 pm-3 pm - “SMALL WONDERS: DISCOVERIES ON THE MADRONA MARSH,” an exhibition by 15
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| A piece by Nicolette Groome in “Intergalactic” (Easy Reader News) |
* Exhibition opens Tue, Jan 28, with the reception on Sat, Feb 1, 1 to 3 pm.
* Info: 310-782-3989
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Sat, Feb 1, GALLERY OPENING:
6 pm-9 pm - "INTERGALACTIC" opens Saturday with this reception at ShockBoxx Projects, 636 Cypress Av, Hermosa Beach CA
* This has nothing to do with imagery from space. It's a group show at ShockBoxx that was juried by Mike Collins, Scott Meskill, Kymm Swank, Sarah Svetlana, and Preston Smith, with art by the gallery's regulars or semi-regulars like Paul Roustan, Eric Michael, Emerald Padgett, Priscilla Ortiz, and Drica Lobo. Perhaps the show is being called “Intergalactic” because there’s work in it from far away, including New York and Japan.
* Runs Feb 1-Feb 8.
* Info, 310-989-4323 or www.shockboxxproject.com
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7 pm - DEAN FRIEDMAN plays Kulak's Woodshed, 5230 Laurel Canyon Bl, NoHo/ Los Angeles CA; 818-766-9913; https://kulakswoodshed.com
* Dean's 2nd annual "(Day Before) Groundhog's Day" concert features his hits, fan-favorites, plus guest appearances by family, friends, and one groundhog.
* 3rd Place WINNER of the "Global Cool Award" to combat Global Warming (a few years back, before it was in vogue), you can watch "A Terrible Pickle," the splendid '20s early-jazz-style music vid at: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ_QFKrRDkQ
* In addition to his radio airplay, album releases, and touring, Friedman composes and produces music soundtracks for TV and film, including the music to the Central TV series "BOON" and NBC’s "Eerie Indiana."
* He’s also published a respected tome on the art and craft of songwriting titled, "The Songwriter’s Handbook" (The Artists League), based on the Songwriting Workshops and Songwriting Masterclasses he’s conducted at universities and music conservatories around the world, including L.I.P.A. (The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts).
* More: www.deanfriedman.com
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Sat, Feb 1:
7 pm - JANET KLEIN & HER PARLOR BOYS play the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA
* Reservations by phone only, 10 am-10 pm, 7 days: 626-798-6236.
* Obscure, naughty and lovely tunes of the 1910s, '20s & '30s, spirited and inspired renditions of cleverly fun but forgotten Tin Pan Alley, early hot jazz, saucy bits, and late ragtime gems. An extensive repertoire including obscure vaudeville and Vitaphone numbers, Hawaiian, Yiddish novelty tunes, French and Italian knock-out ballads, with Janet's charm and vocals and John Reynolds, Corey Gemme, Marquis Howell and Randy Worltz.
* TIX, $20.
___
Sat, Feb 1:
7 pm - ANDY & RENEE and DAVE CROSSLAND play an all-acoustic House Concert in Torrance CA.
* ANDY & RENEE are the award-winning leaders of award-winning band HARD RAIN, and producers and musical hosts of the excellent annual "DYLANFEST."
* DAVE CROSSLAND, musician and actor, has played numerous principal and supporting roles on the Discovery Channel, History Channel, and similar cable networks. Recent indie-film projects include a lead role in Life After, by writer/director Jamie Wheeler.
* Dave has starred in a number of Equity productions, most notably a two-season run of "A Hammer, a Bell, and a Song" at the San Diego Repertory Theatre.
* Dave's improv experience from the UPRIGHT CITIZEN'S BRIGADE complements years of performing solo on the national acoustic music circuit.
* And how about this endorsement from the late, great John Stewart:
“From the long line of Guthrie, Dylan and Springsteen -- it’s only a matter of time until Crossland takes his place among the great songwriters of the 21st century.”
* Doors at 6 pm, show at 7 pm
* Reservations get directions. Hosted by Andy Hill, in Torrance CA 90504.
* BYOB and Pot Luck.
* $25 donation requested. Space is limited. Get tickets HERE.
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Sat, Feb 1:
8 pm - PETER CASE plus special guest BOB HILLMAN plays the famous concert hall in back of McCabe's Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405; www.mccabes.com
* PETER CASE’s work sets the bar for authenticity, passion and imagination and spans a number of genres, including folk, blues, and rock. Raised in Buffalo, NY, Case came to the Bay area in 1973 and worked as a street musician and played in the seminal power pop group The Nerves, before moving to Los Angeles to form THE PLIMSOULS, landing a deal with Geffen Records.
* THE PLIMSOULS achieved success with the single, "A Million Miles Away,” but broke up shortly after.
* BOB HILLMAN, a San Francisco singer-songwriter, is well into the second act of a career that began in the late 1990s, flourished in the early 00s, survived ten years of “real jobs,” and resumed in 2016 with the Peter Case-produced Lost Soul. His new album – Some of Us Are Free, Some of Us Are Lost – was released on April 5th, 2019.
* TIX (a few) are still available as of Thursday morning (1/23), and that's purt near shocking. Peter Case ALWAYS sells-out every place he plays.
___
Sun, Feb 2:
1 pm-4 pm - ORQUESTRA CHARANGOA plays Fisherman's Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey CA 90292
* FREE concert & two hour free parking.
___
Sun, Feb 2:
Noon-2 pm - "BLUEGRASS SUPERBOWL PREGAME CONCERT" with pickin' an' grinnin' by THE FLAW at Viva Rancho Cantina, 900 W Riverside Dr, Burbank CA (next to L.A. Equestrian Center, with parking across the street at Pickwick Bowl)
* The band, which went for years as MURPHY'S FLAW, tells us, "We play our last chorus of 'Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms' by 2 pm -- plenty of time to get to wherever you're going to before the kick-off at 3 o'clock, or stay and watch the game at Viva!"
* Venue has full menu and full bar, specializing in Mexican food.
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Sun, Feb 2; ONLINE concert:
12:30 pm (Pacific) - MARINA V plays her "Marinawood" concert series at www.twitch.tv/MarinaVmusic
* More at: https://m.twitch.tv/marinavmusic/videos and www.marinav.com
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Sun, Feb 2:
3:30 pm - "SUPER BOWL at the Shamrock," at the Shamrock Irish Pub & Eatery, 39252 Winchester Rd Ste 145, Murrieta CA 92563
* For us, the thrill has been gone from the NFL because of all the head injuries. But we know pigskin is an addiction for many, and watching this annual game is proof of disposable culture hipness for most of America. And, yeah, some people watch only to see the ads that they'll change channels to avoid next week.
* Thus, we facilitate.
* 49ers vs. Chiefs kicks off at 3:30 pm, which is perfect for their HAPPY HOUR, running 3 pm to 5:30 pm, with 20% off your full tab -- yep, even today.
* Giant screen action, good food and hospitality makes that a fine, but distant, place to take in the big game.
* You will need reservations for a table, at: http://theshamrockirishpubandeatery.com/reservations/
* Their bar and barrel seating is always left “open” for walk ins.
___
Sun, Feb 2:
SOLD OUT - TOM RUSSELL plays the famous concert hall in back of McCabe's Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405; www.mccabes.com
___
Sun, Feb 2:
8 pm - TONY BENNETT with ANTONIA BENNETT on their "I left my ♡" tour, at the Long Beach Terrace Theatre
* TIX: https://www1.ticketmaster.com/event/0B005785A34328A9
___
Tue, Feb 4:
8 pm - JIM & ANNE CURRY: "THE SONGS OF JOHN DENVER" at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA
* Reservations by phone only, 10 am-10 pm, 7 days: 626-798-6236.
* Tribute artist Jim Curry, whose singing voice was heard in the CBS-TV movie "Take Me Home: The John Denver Story," has performed Denver's music in sold-out shows throughout the country and has emerged as today's top performer of Denver's vast legacy of multi-platinum hits.
* He has performed with most of the members of Denver's band and he has performed Denver's music with symphony orchestras, as Denver did so often in concert, enabled because Curry was given the original orchestral sheet music that had been presumed lost.
* Jim's uncanny ability to mirror John's voice and clean-cut look takes you back to the time when "Rocky Mountain High," "Sunshine," "Calypso," and "Annie's Song" topped the charts, and his popular music had the heartfelt message of caring for the earth and caring for each other.
* Denver’s message is worth repeating in our contentious times: “Be kind to the Earth and to each other.”
* TIX, $20. Make reservations. This ALWAYS sells-out.
___
Tue, Feb 4:
8 pm - ALAN PARSONS LIVE PROJECT plays the City National Grove of Anaheim, Anaheim CA
* TIX: https://www.axs.com/events/387067/alan-parsons-live-project-tickets
___
Tue, Feb 4:
WYNONNA & CACTUS: "Party Of Two" plays the famous concert hall in back of McCabe's Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405; www.mccabes.com
___
Thu & Fri, Feb 6 & 7; INDUSTRY CONFERENCE:
7th Annual "DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT WORLD" ("DEW 2020") produced by Digital Media Wire at the Marina del Rey Marriott, in Marina del Rey CA
* Brings together 2,000 decision-makers from video, music, games and advertising as well as startups, innovators, technologists and press
* Features Speakers from Pluto TV, Roc Nation, Facebook, CBS, NBC, Epic Games, Skydance, Warner Bros, Sony Music.
* DEW includes more than 50 unique sessions and 200 speakers on topics essential to the future of video, music, brands, marketing, gaming, AR/VR, and AI, with keynotes and fireside chats from Pluto TV, Facebook, Sony Music, CBS, Roc Nation, Roblox, and more.
* View the full speaker list at: www.dewexpo.com/speakers-2020
* Registration, etc, at: https://www.dewexpo.com/register/
___
Thu, Feb 6:
7:30 pm - SCOTT AINSLEE and REGGIE HARRIS, legendary guitarmen, explore the uniquely American folk and blues roots of the deep south, at the Muckenthaler Cultural Center, 1201 W Malvern Av, Fullerton CA 92833; 714-738-6595; www.TheMuck.org
* An evening of jaw-dropping musicianship.
* Two noted troubadours together in concert with a variety of acoustic instruments, stories, and songs.
* TIX: $30 gen'l, $20 student/senior, $15 member.
___
Fri, Feb 7:
THE FRED EAGLESMITH SHOW starring TIF GINN plays the famous concert hall in back of McCabe's Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405; www.mccabes.com
___
Fri, Feb 7:
8 pm - THE SUSIE GLAZE NEW FOLK ENSEMBLE plus ANDY & RENEE (of HARD RAIN) play a double-bill for Susie's recently reinstituted series, "THE WOODSHED SESSIONS," at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA 91001; www.coffeegallery.com
* THE SUSIE GLAZE NEW FOLK ENSEMBLE has been likened to the British bands Pentangle and Fairport Convention, blending classic folk music with rough-edged stories of tragedy and fate, all with orchestral arrangements sounding like chamber music gone folk.
* Susie & co get good reviews: “...a ride through a wide range of Americana meadows and valleys... from skilled instrumentation bluegrass jams, Appalachian vocals, sweet high lonesome harmonies and old-time folk influences, the richness of a tapestry of American music that weaves together each genre through... song-craft, clear production and authentic performance... it feels like we’re hearing just one genre ~ great American music... one of the finest and most original Americana groups in California (or in the country for that matter).” -- No Depression.
* ANDY & RENEE are the award-winning leaders of award-winning band HARD RAIN, and producers and musical hosts of the excellent annual "DYLANFEST."
* TIX, $20, and note: THIS SERIES always sells-out, AND, all of Andy & Renee's acoustic shows ALWAYS sell-out. So don't dawdle. Call promptly for reservations, 10 am-10 pm, 7-days: 626-398-7917.
___
Sat, Feb 9:
ALASDAIR FRASER & NATALIE HAAS play the famous concert hall in back of McCabe's Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405; www.mccabes.com
___
Thu, Feb 13; FREE FILM SCREENING:
3 pm-5 pm & 6 pm-8 pm - "ECHO IN THE CANYON" (2018) the landmark music documentary, screens twice today in the "Thursday Films" series at Peninsula Center Library Community Room, 701 Silver Spur Rd, Rolling Hills Estates CA
* A look at the roots of the historic music scene in L.A.'s Laurel Canyon, featuring the music of iconic groups such as The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, and The Mamas and the Papas. It includes conversations with Michelle Phillips, Stephen Stills, David Crosby, Roger McGuinn, Jackson Browne, Cat Power and Norah Jones, Lou Adler, Fiona Apple, The Beach Boys, and Beck. As the movie opens, we watch Tom Petty and Jacob Dylan talking guitar shop, and Richenbackers in particular. Directed by Andrew Slater.
* Palos Verdes Library District's Thursday Films is a series featuring a variety that includes world cinema (foreign-language films shown in their original language with English subtitles), mainstream and documentary films, "and everything in between" in the library's Community Room on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 3 pm & 6 pm. It's always free and open to the public, but seats are limited and first come, first served.
* More info, call 310-377-9584 ext. 601, or sign up for the FILM newsletter www.pvld.org/newsletters
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Sat, Feb 15:
Time tba - MOIRA SMILEY returns to her old L.A. stomping grounds for a concert at Nichols Canyon Music.
* Moira Smiley tours the world as part of the best vocal groups of our time. She is renowned in Los Angeles for her former ensemble VOCO, which was based here.
* Details not yet available at press time. They'll appear at: https://moirasmiley.com/
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Sun, Feb 23:
2 pm - "THEATRE 40 MUSICAL MATINEE" is a special production of Theatre 40, in the Reuben Cordova Theatre, 241 S Moreno Dr, Beverly Hills CA 90212
* This is "Ninety minutes of musical theatre Heaven" as the vocal talents of Theatre 40's performing artists sing the great songs of musical theatre.
* Southern Cal theatre guru Philip Sokoloff tells us, "If you love musical theatre, this is the show for you."
* Directed by Gail Johnston. Musical director, Carol Weiss. Presented by Theatre 40, the professional theatre of Beverly Hills, on the campus of Beverly Hills High School.
* Ample free parking beneath the venue; enter parking from driveway at the intersection of Durant and Moreno Drives.
* Since this is a revue, the Guide expects it will appeal to a broad audience. So, get your tix early.
* TIX: all seats $25 at 310-364-3606 or http://theatre40.org
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Sun, Feb 23:
2 pm - "THEATRE 40 MUSICAL MATINEE" is a special production of Theatre 40, in the Reuben Cordova Theatre, 241 S Moreno Dr, Beverly Hills CA 90212
* This is "Ninety minutes of musical theatre Heaven" as the vocal talents of Theatre 40's performing artists sing the great songs of musical theatre.
* Southern Cal theatre guru Philip Sokoloff tells us, "If you love musical theatre, this is the show for you."
* Directed by Gail Johnston. Musical director, Carol Weiss. Presented by Theatre 40, the professional theatre of Beverly Hills, on the campus of Beverly Hills High School.
* Ample free parking beneath the venue; enter parking from driveway at the intersection of Durant and Moreno Drives.
* Since this is a revue, the Guide expects it will appeal to a broad audience. So, get your tix early.
* TIX: all seats $25 at 310-364-3606 or http://theatre40.org
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Sat, Feb 29:
8 pm - WISHBONE ASH plus THE BOBBY BLUEHOUSE BAND and various special guests, play the Arcadia Blues Club, 16 E Huntington Dr, Arcadia CA 91006
* Fun venue, two stages to assure continuous music, pool tables, bar specials, tasty menu (generous portions, two can share). But bring earplugs. Seriously.
* Advance online tix save money, but this venue is never overpriced, anyway.
* Upcoming events, more: www.arcadiabluesclub.com
* TIX for all concerts here, at: http://arcadiabluesclub.eventbrite.com
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Fri-Sun, Apr 3-5, 2020:
"HISTORYCON" is a national event and exhibition at the Pasadena Convention Center
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Sat, Apr 11:
10 am-2 pm - "ORANGE COUNTY JAMBOREE" at Irvine Park, Irvine CA
* Features Western Music by the California Chapter of the Western Music Association, in cooperation with The Orange County Parks Historical Division.
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Thu-Sun, Apr 16-19; FESTIVAL:
Annual "SANTA CLARITA COWBOY FESTIVAL" in William S. Hart Park and nearby concert and theatrical performance venues in Old Town Newhall, Santa Clarita CA; www.cowboyfestival.org
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Fri, Apr 17:
8 pm - SOURDOUGH SLIM plays the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA; www.coffeegallery.com
* More: www.sourdoughslim.com
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Sat, Apr 18:
7:30 pm - SCOTTISH FIDDLERS OF LOS ANGELES present their 39th Anniversary "SPRING CONCERT" at the Hermosa Beach Community Theatre, 710 Pier Av, Hermosa Beach CA
* Acclaimed Cape Breton fiddlers ANDREA BEATON and TROY MacGILLIVRAY join a 40-person orchestra for a lively evening of foot-stomping good fun.
* MORE at: http://scottishfiddlers.org/
* Adv tix available via Brown Paper Tickets as of Jan 6, at: https://m.bpt.me/event/4478119
* TIX: $15 Gen'l, $25 Preferred (1st 5 rows); FREE for ages 18 and under.
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May 2:
11 am-3 pm - "RANCHO DAYS FIESTA" at Heritage Hills Park in cooperation with The Orange County (CA) Parks Historical Division.
* Features Western Music by the California Chapter of the Western Music Association.
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Sat, Apr 11:
10 am-2 pm - "ORANGE COUNTY JAMBOREE" at Irvine Park, Irvine CA
* Features Western Music by the California Chapter of the Western Music Association, in cooperation with The Orange County Parks Historical Division.
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Thu-Sun, Apr 16-19; FESTIVAL:
Annual "SANTA CLARITA COWBOY FESTIVAL" in William S. Hart Park and nearby concert and theatrical performance venues in Old Town Newhall, Santa Clarita CA; www.cowboyfestival.org
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Fri, Apr 17:
8 pm - SOURDOUGH SLIM plays the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA; www.coffeegallery.com
* More: www.sourdoughslim.com
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Sat, Apr 18:
7:30 pm - SCOTTISH FIDDLERS OF LOS ANGELES present their 39th Anniversary "SPRING CONCERT" at the Hermosa Beach Community Theatre, 710 Pier Av, Hermosa Beach CA
* Acclaimed Cape Breton fiddlers ANDREA BEATON and TROY MacGILLIVRAY join a 40-person orchestra for a lively evening of foot-stomping good fun.
* MORE at: http://scottishfiddlers.org/
* Adv tix available via Brown Paper Tickets as of Jan 6, at: https://m.bpt.me/event/4478119
* TIX: $15 Gen'l, $25 Preferred (1st 5 rows); FREE for ages 18 and under.
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May 2:
11 am-3 pm - "RANCHO DAYS FIESTA" at Heritage Hills Park in cooperation with The Orange County (CA) Parks Historical Division.
* Features Western Music by the California Chapter of the Western Music Association.
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Sun, May 17, FESTIVAL:
All day - Annual "TOPANGA BANJO FIDDLE CONTEST & FOLK FESTIVAL" at Paramount Ranch in Santa Monica Mtns Nat'l Recreation Area, off Kanan Rd in Agoura Hills CA
* Info, contest registration, more, at: https://www.topangabanjofiddle.org/
* Tix go on-sale Jan 13th at 10 am
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Sat, May 30; FESTIVAL:
All day - 30th Annual "DYLANFEST" in the tree-shaded courtyard at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center, Torrance CA
* This is a splendid live music event, reliably wonderful year after year. Sponsors and award-winning host band ANDY & RENEE & HARD RAIN always book many of L.A.'s top musicians, and for this big three-decade anniversary, you can expect a lot. You can also expect it to sell-out early.
* TIX on sale soon as of our Jan 8 press time; keep watch, and more info, at: www.andyandrenee.com
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Sat & Sun, Sep 26 & 27; FESTIVAL:
9 am-7 pm - 26th annual "DULCIMER FESTIVAL" presented by SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DULCIMER HERITAGE (SCDH); Saturday at Riviera United Methodist Church, 375 Palos Verdes Bl, Redondo Beach CA 90277;
Sunday at two other locations (Fullerton and Lakewood).
* This charming annual event mixes workshops, vendors of traditional and vintage string instruments, jams, group performances, and featured top-flight artists doing Mid-Day & Twilight Concerts.
* This year's top artists doing instructional workshops and concerts are:
⊙ Tina Bergmann - Hammered Dulcimer https://allroadsleadhome.com
⊙ Tull Glazener - Fretted/Mountain Dulcimer http://www.TullGlazener.com
* Sunday's FOCUS WORKSHOPS, Sep 27, are both 10 am-2 pm:
◇ Hammered Dulcimer & Mixed Instruments - Fullerton
◇ Mountain Dulcimer - Lakewood area/ Long Beach
* More, and TIX when available (plus other dulcimer concerts & events), at:
www.scdh.org
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All day - Annual "TOPANGA BANJO FIDDLE CONTEST & FOLK FESTIVAL" at Paramount Ranch in Santa Monica Mtns Nat'l Recreation Area, off Kanan Rd in Agoura Hills CA
* Info, contest registration, more, at: https://www.topangabanjofiddle.org/
* Tix go on-sale Jan 13th at 10 am
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Sat, May 30; FESTIVAL:
All day - 30th Annual "DYLANFEST" in the tree-shaded courtyard at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center, Torrance CA
* This is a splendid live music event, reliably wonderful year after year. Sponsors and award-winning host band ANDY & RENEE & HARD RAIN always book many of L.A.'s top musicians, and for this big three-decade anniversary, you can expect a lot. You can also expect it to sell-out early.
* TIX on sale soon as of our Jan 8 press time; keep watch, and more info, at: www.andyandrenee.com
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Sat & Sun, Sep 26 & 27; FESTIVAL:
9 am-7 pm - 26th annual "DULCIMER FESTIVAL" presented by SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DULCIMER HERITAGE (SCDH); Saturday at Riviera United Methodist Church, 375 Palos Verdes Bl, Redondo Beach CA 90277;
Sunday at two other locations (Fullerton and Lakewood).
* This charming annual event mixes workshops, vendors of traditional and vintage string instruments, jams, group performances, and featured top-flight artists doing Mid-Day & Twilight Concerts.
* This year's top artists doing instructional workshops and concerts are:
⊙ Tina Bergmann - Hammered Dulcimer https://allroadsleadhome.com
⊙ Tull Glazener - Fretted/Mountain Dulcimer http://www.TullGlazener.com
* Sunday's FOCUS WORKSHOPS, Sep 27, are both 10 am-2 pm:
◇ Hammered Dulcimer & Mixed Instruments - Fullerton
◇ Mountain Dulcimer - Lakewood area/ Long Beach
* More, and TIX when available (plus other dulcimer concerts & events), at:
www.scdh.org
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be along as we get them dressed,
shoes tied, cowlicks combed down,
bowties cranked straight,
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features in the works, and they'll
be along as we get them dressed,
shoes tied, cowlicks combed down,
bowties cranked straight,
and strings tuned.
Find a comfortable spot by the
wood stove, play a round or two
of checkers, and we'll be along...
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