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Edwardian Ball Los Angeles — Gettin’ Gorey with it

March 15, 2012 5:43 pm By

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It’s not often I attend the same event in different cities, but that’s exactly what I did earlier this year. In January, I transformed myself into an Edwardian cowboy of sorts and participated in the Edwardian World’s Faire and the Edwardian Ball, held on consecutive nights at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco. The following month, I donned my costume again and took part in the Edwardian Ball Los Angeles, which combined many elements of the two Bay Area events into a single night of fun, fashion, music, theater, dancing and more.

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Edwardian Ball Los Angeles – New Date and New Venue Announced

January 31, 2012 7:03 pm By

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In case you missed the January 16th update to my first post about the 2012 Edwardian Ball Los Angeles, the event had to be postponed because the original venue, The Music Box in Hollywood, unexpectedly closed. While it was unclear for a brief time when and where the Ball would take place, I’m pleased to report that the event’s producers have regrouped and everything is back on track. Read their update below for all the latest details.

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An Evening of Romanian Music at The Museum of Jurassic Technology

January 22, 2012 8:35 pm By

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The Museum of Jurassic Technology periodically hosts musical performances, lectures, and other special events. The first such program of the New Year was just announced, and it will feature Romanian music performed on fiddle and accordion by Lulu Starr and Josh Petrojvic.

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Get Your Costume Ready – The Edwardian Ball is coming back to Los Angeles!

January 5, 2012 5:34 pm By

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When Justin Katz and his San Francisco-based band Rosin Coven set out to celebrate Edward Gorey’s whimsically macabre aesthetic in 1999, little did they know that the event would grow into a beloved Bay Area tradition (one that has recently spread to Los Angeles). But that is exactly what the Edwardian Ball is today.

Filed Under: Celebrations, Dance, Entertainment, Fashion, Festivals, Music

NewFilmmakers Los Angeles’ Cinematic Adventure

December 15, 2011 3:15 pm By

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This Thursday and Friday, NewFilmmakers LA (NFMLA) presents another eclectic program of shorts, documentaries and feature films by emerging filmmakers from the US, Germany, France, and South Africa. Attendees to these screenings will have an opportunity view works such as What’s Life Got To Do With It? about a dead guy who has something to teach the living; Maddoggin’, about two teens from East LA who are pressured to join a gang; and Profile, which explores the dark side of social networking websites, just to name a few. For an overview of the entire series, visit NFMLA.org’s Program Page for film trailers, details and synopses.

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Jazz Pick of the Week – Kenny Werner Quintet

December 9, 2011 8:30 pm By

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Pianist Kenny Werner is best known as a longtime accompanist of harmonica legend Toots Thielemans, who’s still playing unspeakably beautiful and sophisticated music at the age of 89. But Werner is also one of jazz’s most prodigious bandleaders.

An improviser of fearless temperament, he has a gift for transforming personnel who look interesting together on paper into sensational ensembles. Featuring an all-star quintet with tenor saxophonist David Sanchez and trumpeter Randy Brecker, his latest CD “Balloons” (HalfNote) is a case in point.

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A New Silent Movie Features Los Angeles

November 24, 2011 3:35 pm By

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In an era of high budget 3D pictures and lavish special effects that so often immerse the audience in thundering sound and vivid color, the last thing you’d expect to see on screen during the lucrative holiday movie season is a black and white silent picture. And yet, that’s exactly what French filmmaker Michel Hazanavicius, 44, has produced.

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