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Los Angeles Times | Framework Pop-Up Gallery @ Downtown Art Walk

April 13, 2011 11:20 pm By

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As a self-described news junkie, I spend many hours each week reading a wide range of articles from numerous print and online publications – both domestic and international. I also see many images that accompany these stories and am reminded every day how powerfully photographs can tell a story. As the Annenberg Space for Photography so aptly states, the best images produced by photojournalists “…create a visual representation of the challenges of modern civilization, with themes such as human conflict and interaction, our relationship with the environment, how we appraise our economic status and the range of human emotions from intense joy to sorrow.”

Filed Under: Art, Entertainment, Media

“A Trace of Lipstick” – Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre at SPF:a

March 24, 2011 4:48 pm By

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Intertwining dance and architecture has been a hallmark of LA based Heidi Duckler’s choreography for several decades. A nationally recognized pioneer of site-specific dance, her company has produced more than 60 site-specific works in a wide range of locations, including Laundromats, LA City Hall and the Los Angeles River, just to name a few.

Filed Under: Architecture, Dance, Entertainment

Jazz Pick of the Week – Kenny Burrell and Friends

March 17, 2011 5:19 am By

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With Kenny Burrell’s 80th birthday fast approaching, it’s an apt time to appreciate this elegant and seemingly ageless jazz master. A mainstay on the Southern California scene for more than 30 years, the guitarist taught the first university course on Duke Ellington at UCLA back in the early 1970s. Now head of the school’s jazz program, Burrell leads a jam session at the Fowler Museum on Saturday with a glittering roster of fellow faculty, including trumpeter Bobby Rodriguez, vocalist Barbara Morrison, trombonist George Bohanon, drummer Clayton Cameron, saxophonist/flutist Justo Almario, bassist Roberto Miranda, and pianist Llew Matthews.

Filed Under: Entertainment, Jazz Pick of the Week, Museums, Music, UCLA

Jazz Pick of the Week – A Weekend with Sheila Jordan

March 11, 2011 7:19 pm By

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Sheila Jordan is proof that practice, dues and sheer will are essential ingredients for the making of a great improviser. At just about every performance she improvises on a blues to tell her life story, tracing her development from her birth to an unmarried 16-year-old girl through hanging with Charlie Parker and marriage to the bebop pianist Duke Jordan. It’s quite a tale, and by the end you realize that she’s willed herself into one of this era’s great jazz vocalists. Without possessing either a large vocal range or a luxuriant sound, she can take a well-known melody and transform it while endowing her improvisations with a straightforward soulfulness that transcends the limitations of her voice.

Filed Under: Entertainment, Jazz Pick of the Week, Music

ProjectFresh & Mindshare Los Angeles – March Events

March 7, 2011 6:28 pm By

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ProjectFresh and Mindshare Los Angeles, two related event series curated by Douglas Campbell, promise opportunities for participants to share ideas, foster dialogue, build community, problem solve and take action on a wide range of issues. At the same time, these events promise attendees a fun, socially engaging night out with other people who like to mix intelligent conversation with partying.

Filed Under: Community Forum, Education, Entertainment, Film, Holiday Events

Jazz Pick of the Week – Chick Corea and Gary Burton

March 3, 2011 11:29 pm By

Chick Corea and Gary Burton continue their long time musical collaboration and conversation with upcoming performances in Los Angeles and Costa Mesa. You can learn about the pianist and vibraphonist in Andrew Gilbert’s article and related blog post, which appeared today in the print and online editions of the Los Angeles Times. Details related to the two performances are listed below.

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Music, Architecture and Cops N’ Robbers in Downtown LA

March 2, 2011 11:24 pm By

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This past Sunday afternoon my family and I attended a fantastic program put on by The Da Camera Society of Mount St. Mary’s College. Billed as the Civic Center Festival, this one day event featured a walking tour of downtown highlighted by three showcase performances, the screening of silent film classics with live music accompaniment by the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra, and a post-concert reception.

Filed Under: Entertainment, Family Friendly Activity, Film, Historic - Cultural Site, Music