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Issue
149 • January 18, 2007 |
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For
a Good Cause
Check
out this week's themed picks featuring arts and cultural
events that also promote a good cause. Then, kick off the
season with the Pacific Serenades as they open their 21st
season or a juggling
and vaudeville spectacular for the kids. And of course, don't forget to enter
for a chance to win tickets to Vox Lumiere - The Hunchback
of Notre Dame or take our Public Transit Survey!
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Pacific
Serenades
Chamber Music Concert
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Pacific
Serenades, one of the West Coast’s leading
chamber ensembles, opens its 21st season with
the world premiere of Songs of Rumi for baritone,
clarinet, violin, cello, and piano by the orchestra’s
Founder and Music Director Mark Carlson on
January 27th at a Brentwood
home, January
28th at
the Neighborhood Church in Pasadena, and
January 30th
at the UCLA Faculty Center.
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Part
of Super Science Saturdays by ExxonMobil
at the Armstrong Theatre: Torrance
Cultural Arts Center on January
27th.
A mixture of juggling and
vaudeville
with dazzling black light and laser effects, this combination of Blue Man Group and
Stomp turns light waves and optical illusions
into stars of their own variety show!
A demo of laser technology follows the
program.
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Reminder: Public Transit Survey Closes Monday!
ExperienceLA would like to know more about your use of public transit! Take our survey for a chance to win tickets to see Southwest Chamber Music perform the world premiere of James Newton’s Credo at the Colburn School of Performing Arts on January 29th.
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Spotlight/Ticket Giveaway: Vox Lumiere
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The NoHo Arts Districts is offering you the chance to win tickets to Vox Lumiere - The Hunchback of Notre Dame!
The international sensation Vox Lumiere brings its breathtaking combination of music, theatre and silent film to the El Portal Theatre for four performances from February 9th - 11th. Musicians, singers, dancers and state-of-the-art multi-media come together with silent films to thrillingly retell the timeless movie masterpiece The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
Win Tickets | More Info
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Did You Know?
There
have been many adaptations of Romeo and Juliet;
plays set in South Africa or 17th century New Mexico,
interactive shows featuring a kick-boxing Juliet on
a rave dance
floor, and over a dozen film adaptations.
-en.wikipedia.org
Go
watch Jules, a twist on this classic tale told
through the eyes of Juliet in modern day Kansas
City. Opens January 27th. |
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See Shows for 1/2
Price!
Theater
– Music – Dance
Visit LAStageTIX.com for ½ price tickets and a list
of shows playing in greater Los Angeles. |
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Convention and Visitors Bureau, the
University of Southern California
and a group of other private and public
partners.
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Themed
Picks: For A Good Cause |

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Artists
for Humanity
January 27th
8:00pm
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Artists
for Humanity, at the Awakenings Coffee
House, showcases artists from all mediums in advocacy of the arts, promotion of social and global
awareness, and peaceful solutions. Event proceeds to go to SOS Children's Villages and Women
& Youth Supporting Each Other. |
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Extra
Cans for the Needy
January 31st
2:00pm - 3:00pm
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ECFTN
collects empty cans, bottles, and recyclables,
then
gives them directly
to the homeless who take them to redemption
centers for cash. Join dozens of
LA’s best restaurants, political
leaders and celebrities as they kick-off
this charity with live music through the
afternoon at the
marcjoseph showroom. |
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Art
Bulls for Charity: Osborne's Charge
Against Hunger
February 1st
7:00pm
- 9:00pm
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To
commemorate the Osborne Bull’s
50th anniversary, Osborne unites with Share
Our Strength® to fight against childhood hunger.
Personally decorated wall hangings from famous celebraties in the shape
of the
Osborne bull will be on exhibit
at Timony Yarger Fine Art.
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