Austrian composer Joseph Haydn’s walking stick (c. 1800), an afternoon dress by Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel (c. 1937), Mae West’s platform heels (c. 1945-50), and the “Peacock Dress” by Alexander McQueen (commissioned by FIDM in 2010) are among the varied objects covering more than 200 years of fashion history currently on display at the FIDM Museum [...]
The School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California offers an ongoing weekly showcase for upcoming international, documentary and independent cinema called Outside the Box [Office]. Screenings are free and open to the public. The following article originally appeared in the USC Trojan Family Magazine.
Art Films? We Got ‘Em
Alex Ago fills the screens [...]
Ariana Ghez, LA Philharmonic principal oboe, and other LA Phil members are donating their considerable artistic skills for a chamber concert on Wednesday, Aug. 24, at 7 p.m., at El Cid Restaurant in Los Angeles. The program includes Crusell’s Divertimento for Oboe and Strings, Britten’s Phantasy Quartet, and Mozart’s Oboe Quartet. Ghez is joined by [...]
Knowing full well the celebrity and genius of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and no doubt having seen Milos Forman’s “Amadeus,” it’s probably difficult to imagine a movie where Mozart is only a very minor character, no less one overshadowed by his older sibling. But that’s just what the intriguing and exquisitely composed “Mozart’s Sister” offers.
Writer, director [...]
There is no shortage of fun things to do this summer in Los Angeles. From classic rock in the zoo to Shakespeare under the stars, this city has it all. Here are just a few ideas.
Theater at the Broad Stage
When actors we know best from TV and film turn their talents to LA stages, it’s [...]
Lineage Dance is offering Wine & Tango for single dancers and couples. The evening begins at 6 p.m. with wine and mingling before the 6:45 to 8 p.m. class featuring both traditional and modern tango music. Dates are June 11, July 16, Aug. 13, Sept. 3, Oct. 15, Nov. 12, and Dec. 10. Cost is [...]
In celebration of National Poetry Month, two former U.S. Poets Laureate took the stage at Royce Hall on April 23. The UCLA Live event featuring Billy Collins and Kay Ryan was an immensely entertaining and very funny evening of poetry and conversation.
Entertaining and funny poets? Yes, and it should have been no surprise given that [...]
Here is yet another way to support the arts and help people in our community. The Armory Center for the Arts in Pasadena presents “Artful Solutions: Pathways from Homelessness,” an exhibit of work created by men, women and children in Armory art workshops, coordinated with the Pasadena Police Department’s HOPE Team, the Armory Center [...]
It is truly remarkable how the words of a 16th/17th-century playwright can still touch our hearts, make us laugh and stir intellectual debate. But that is exactly what Shakespearean theater does. It transcends time and never ceases to entertain and stimulate. At its best, the language even sounds contemporary from the mouths of the finest [...]
Stephen Collins, best known as the Rev. Eric Camden, a role he played on the long-running “7th Heaven” from 1996 to 2007, wrote a play called “Super Sunday” that premiered at the prestigious Williamstown Theatre Festival in 1988. The Moth Theatre is finally mounting a second production. Read more in my feature story on the [...]
