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Kala Koa Entertainment is once again presenting its 15th Annual Southern California Slack Key Festival and Island Marketplace, the biggest Hawaiian music event of the year, at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center on January 16 at 2pm. One of the most acclaimed Hawaiian concerts to ever leave the islands, the 2022 festival takes fans on a Hawaiian musical journey showcasing GRAMMY-winning slack key guitarists, the best hula dancers in the world, special guest performers and a free to the...
Fly silly seabird No dreams can possess you No voices can blame you For sun on your wings My gentle relations Have names they must call me For loving the freedom Of all flying things My dreams with the seagulls fly Out of reach Out of cry -Joni Mitchell...
Tired of sitting home? Want to get out and meet people again? Square dancing is a wonderful opportunity to move aerobically to music, while having a lot of fun and making new friends. A new square dance class with a live caller/instructor will begin on Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at the Veterans Memorial Building in Culver City. Square dancing does not require any special musical or athletic talent. If you can walk and shake hands, you can square dance. Dress casually and wear comfortable shoes. Come as a single person or as a couple. We have ex...
If you ever have the opportunity to hear the Los Angeles Doctors Symphony Orchestra, or attend another community-based arts performance, grab a friend and go. That’s what almost 400 people did just before Thanksgiving, when LADSO once again graced Culver City’s Veterans Memorial Auditorium with its first post-lockdown concert, “Awakenings.” The evening featured five invigorating works and tone poems by Copland, Dukas, R. Strauss, Vaughan Williams, and Respighi. Each short piece – some rarely he...
Director Martin Haselbock and his Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra, after a two-year respite due to Covid, finally were able to play in front of a live audience at First Congregational Church of LA, and it seemed as if it was a seamless transition from online concerts. This Christmas concert brought happiness and joy to all as their melodic music filled the sanctuary of that great stain-glass-filled edifice. Two very capable soloists entertained. Soprano Teresa Wakim and trumpeter Siegried...
There are three great musical artists appearing at the Canyon Club venues. A Flock of Seagulls in Agoura Hills on December 10, and Jose Feliciano and Men at Work, December 17 and 18, respectively, both at Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills. English new wave and synth-posters, A Flock of Seagulls, have enjoyed a string of international hit singles, including "I Ran (So Far Away), "Space Age Love Song," "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You," and more. They first became notable in the 1980's for...
Culver City, CA - Erik Ruin,The Brightwork Ensemble, Spacepants, and Synchromy team up to present a musical and visual showcase of the twelve signs of the Zodiac on January 8 and 9 in Culver City.The event will feature the world-premiere performance of twelve newly commissioned Zodiac-inspired works by local composers as well as Stockhausen’s popular Tierkreis melodies.The cost is $25 for general admission, and $15 for seniors, students, and artists financially impacted by COVID-19. All tickets are available online at www.synchromy.org. W...
Westside Ballet's presentation of The Nutcracker has been a beloved Los Angeles classic since 1973, providing the perfect opportunity to introduce children to classical music and dance, and in so doing, showcasing the value of the performance arts––a point considered more poignant than ever after the collective nearly two-year drought of live entertainment and arts events throughout the pandemic. The whole family can expect to be entranced once more by the production's lavish scenes and cos...
"Self-Care Saturdays" Continue on the Third Street Promenade Through December 2021. Free workouts every Saturday morning plus a pop-up market featuring local artisan vendors and sustainable brands. Fit Girl Club LA Classes are free and vary per week with a diverse mix of workout styles including yoga, pilates, Krav Maga, dance cardio, kickboxing and more. Participants are encouraged to bring their own yoga mat, towel and water for maximum enjoyment. Fit Girl Club LA will also host the Conscious...
Alan Toy has been cast as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in NBC's holiday spectacular "Annie Live!," set for Thursday, Dec. 2 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Toy joins an A-list ensemble that includes Taraji P. Henson as Miss Hannigan, Harry Connick Jr. as Daddy Warbucks, Nicole Scherzinger as Grace, Tituss Burgess as Rooster, Megan Hilty as Lily St. Regis and Celina Smith in the title role of Annie. Toy, who also contracted polio resulting in paralysis similar to FDR, is the first actor to portray the...
By Jewels Solheim-Roe Westside Ballet's presentation of The Nutcracker has been a beloved Los Angeles classic since 1973, providing the perfect opportunity to introduce children to classical music and dance, and in so doing, showcasing the value of the performance arts––a point considered more poignant than ever after the collective nearly two-year drought of live entertainment and arts events throughout the pandemic. The whole family can expect to be entranced once more by the production's lav...
The Santa Monica High School (Samohi) Marching Band is back on the field and making sweet music lately. The Samohi band recently captured first place in the 27th Annual Irvine Invitational Field Tournament. The band competed against 14 other schools in various divisions and, with an overall score of 80.75, the troupe placed first in three different categories: Band, Color Guard and Percussion. "The growth from the previous tournament and the increase of energy especially among the younger and...
Author Readings Celebrate Collaborative Art and Writing Exhibit Yu.jpg: "Hold on Tight" (watercolor, 14 x 11 inches) by Adam Yu will be shown as part of The Ongoing Moment: Literature and Art from SMC Emeritus exhibition online at SMC's Emeritus Art Gallery website at smc.edu/emeritusgallery. The exhibition opens with The Ongoing Moment 2021 Virtual Launch Event on December 2 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and features special author readings. Watanabe.jpg: "Firefly" (watercolor, 17 x 14 inches) by...
On November 20 at Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills, Lou Gramm, former frontman and founding member of Foreigner, and one of the greatest singers in rock music, will be taking the stage. Gramm’s unique vocals and hit songs have placed Foreigner among Billboard’s Top Artists of all time. Their 16 Billboard Top 40 hit songs defined an era. Some of his top hits you will hear are “I Want To Know What Love Is,” “Double Vision,” “Cold As Ice,” “Hot Blooded,” among many others. Gramm also had a Top 10 s...
The absence of live performances during the past 21 months left a void that impacted our personal, professional, and artistic lives. The award-winning Los Angeles Doctors Symphony Orchestra (www.ladso.org) awakens from the constraints of COVID to return to the stage and, once again, enrich our communities through the healing power of music. This is not only a testimonial to our resilience but an affirmation that, hopefully, most of the tempus horribilis is behind us. Today’s concert, including fanfares, a serenade, and a tribute to flight, c...
Culver City Public Theatre has brought back plays in the park. The Public Theatre is now presenting "Zombie Thoughts," a live outdoor performance featuring goblins and video games, at Dr. Paul Carlson Park, located at 10400 Braddock. The outdoor play will be presented at noon on Saturdays and Sundays from now until November 21. Admission is free but pre-registration is required at https://www.ccpt.org/ This family-friendly show is the west coast premiere of "Zombie Thoughts," a...
By Marni Ayers, SamoHi Theatre Producer (and mom). For almost 2 years they have been doing online theater, one mom explained. "Which was challenging, but kept them connected to each other." "The drama students literally did not know for sure if they could even perform without masks ... until this week. We literally had to wait to make sure there were no outbreaks" They rehearsed for 2 months masked. Not a single Covid case in the cast - phewwww! And now..... wait for it... Samohi Theatre is...
TheYamila Guerra and Yalil Guerra Orchestra performs for a group of happy dancers at the 2021 Fiesta la Ballona....
Los Angeles, CA - Emmy Award winner and Kennedy Center Honoree Debbie Allen and the Debbie Allen Dance Academy (DADA) in association with The Annenberg Foundation presents its award-winning family spectacular 'Hot Chocolate Nutcracker' on Friday, November 19th at 7pm PST at the Drive-Up Santa Monica Airport. This year's "Hot Chocolate Nutcracker" Gala performance is written, directed and choreographed by Allen and will mark the return of this new holiday classic in the wake of COVID-19. In this...
By Christine Peake Contemporary artist Haleh Mashian opened the final exhibition of the year with her newest series, Sacred Waters at MASH Gallery in the Arts District, in downtown Los Angeles. This showstopper of a collection highlights Mashian's mastery of texture and three-dimensionality in her work, allowing her conceptual vision to flow beyond the confines of the canvas. Sacred Waters offers an immersive experience, where paint, palette and materials embody the liquid properties of water. The opening night of this stunning exhibit was...
The legendary, dynamic duo of Hall & Oates took the stage at the sold out Hollywood Bowl much to the delight of their long-time adoring fans. Before they took the stage, a montage video played going down memory lane from their history together since the '70's. And then they delivered all of their greatest hits. Even after all these years playing together, one could tell that they still thoroughly enjoy their partnership. It really is amazing how the duo have endured and have to arguably be one...
Stick me in a room with my laptop, some pencils, erasers, Sharpies, and paper, and I'm as happy as a pig in swill. You know me as Features Writer but I've been an artist since childhood, the first sale of my drawings being in the schoolyard when I was seven. My career in commercial mortgage banking, where I closed loans, dealt with servicing issues and from which I retired 20 years ago, started in the 1960s when I was in my twenties. I became a professional freelance cartoonist after work and...
A great Culver City tradition finally returns! Free theatre in the park is back! Culver City Public Theatre celebrates the return of live shows for the entire family by putting goblins and video games onstage and making the audience tell the actors what happens next! Culver City Public Theatre's annual outdoor production is back, rich with the comedy and excitement synonymous with its Carlson Park productions that have entertained families for so many years. The show is the west coast premiere...
Created by Musical Theatre International as a fundraiser for theatres across the country, MTI's ALL TOGETHER NOW! is a musical revue featuring 15 songs from great Broadway shows including Rent, Beauty and the Beast, Once on this Island, Come From Away, Little Women, Newsies, Guys and Dolls, Godspell, Annie, Sister Act, Ragtime, Company and more. A total of 5600 theaters across the country will be performing this revue at the same time! Kentwood Players is proudly presenting MTI's ALL TOGETHER...
Benita Bike’s DanceArt brings a new company of beautiful dancers to Culver City for a program of dance and arts exploration on Sunday, November 14, 1:30 p.m., Culver City Senior Center, 4095 Overland Avenue, Culver City, 90232. Two concert dances will be performed with ample opportunities for audience members to ask questions and share thoughts. This FREE arts performance is made possible in part by the City of Culver City and its Cultural Affairs Commission, with support from Sony Pictures Entertainment and the Culver City Arts Foundation. B...
