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Issue
152 • February 8, 2007 |
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"Hollywood"
The
film and TV industries are major components of LA's
cultural history and identity, and this week's theme
celebrates "Hollywood". With the Oscars coming up, take your kids to walk the red carpet at Kidspace or go Metro and walk
down
one
yourself at the Oscar celebration at Union Station. The Museum
of Television and Radio's annual Paley Fest celebrates tv's
diverse programming. For a different side of LA culture,
catch a performance of the Vagina Monologues or check out
the diverse
exhibit,
New Voices. Don't forget to enter our great giveaways this
week:
music
performances and dance battles, a brazilian carnival, and
a comedy.
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South
Bay Vagina
Monologues Performance
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 Attend the third annual performance of The
Vagina Monologues at Hermosa Beach
Playhouse on March
3rd and 4th! The show's all-star cast includes
KROQ Radio Personality Lisa May.
Proceeds from
the event will benefit 1736 Family Crisis Center,
a nonprofit organization dedicated
to ensuring the safety of runaway and homeless
youth, battered
women and their children, and other individuals
in need, and to improving their prospects for long-term
survival and success.
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New
Voices: Urban, Street,
and Outsider Art
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 In
association with Phantom Galleries LA at
the Downtown LA
Art Walk, this exhibit is ongoing until
March 30th at Santa Fe
Lofts.
LA-based curator Seth Carmichael continues
his effort to showcase the work of emerging
artists from around the world. This latest
show includes work by some of the strongest
voices from France, Brazil, Canada, Greece,
Romania and of course the USA.
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Spotlight/Ticket
Giveaways: AudioCrave,
Brazilian
Carnaval and The Berlin Blues
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AudioCRAVE—Win
a pair of tickets to King David Productions'
AUDIOCRAVE at the Pomona Fairplex,
featuring
Dilated Peoples, Visionaries,
Binary Star, The Shapeshifters, LA
Symphony, Verbal Threat, O Brown, Dub
8, and more.
A b-boy showdown features Massive Monkees
vs. Killa4nia and performances by Jabbawockees,
Battle
Monkeys, Soul 2 Soul, and more. Plus, some
of the hottest models in the industry competing
in a bikini contest.
Tickets are valid for Saturday, February
17, 2007.
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Brazilian
Carnaval—Win tickets
to the Brazilian Carnaval at the
Queen Mary. Get
ready for the largest Carnaval
Party in Southern California and
dig out your costumes. Dance to
the high energy rhythms of the
world’s
most famous Carnaval celebration
coming
up!
Brazilian Nites Productions provides
nonstop floor entertainment including
big screens
with Brazil’s
carnaval aired courtesy of Dish
Network and TV Globo. You can also win
a trip to Rio de Janeiro at the event!
Tickets are valid for February
24, 2007.
Win
Tickets | More
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The
Berlin Blues—The
Autry National Center is offering
you the chance to win a pair of tickets
to The Berlin Blues! In Taylor’s
new comedy, a German conglomerate
descends upon a quiet Canadian reserve
with visions of building the world’s
largest Native theme park, “Ojibway
World“.
Tickets are valid for any available
show date and winners must arrive
15 minutes before the show to claim
the tickets. The Berlin Blues runs
from March 1st to March 31st.
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Did You Know?
Martha
Graham, one of the pioneers of contemporary dance,
was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1976
by President Gerald Ford, whose wife, First Lady Betty
Ford, had danced with Graham in her youth. - en.wikipedia.org
On
February 18th, check out "Double
Take" Dance Program in Culver City to get an insider's
view of how dances are made.
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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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Themed
Picks: "Hollywood" |
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Kidspace
Red Carpet
February 24th
10:00am
- 3:00pm
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Kidspace hosts a day of short animated films in
honor of
the 2007 Academy Awards®. Following the movies,
families
can vote for their favorite animated short and children can participate in theatrical role-play and the glamorous
Red Carpet Fashion Show.
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Oscar
Night America LA 2007
February 25th
4:00pm - 12:00am
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Attend LA's own Oscar
Night® America charity viewing party
at Union
Station. Guests can walk the red
carpet,
enjoy “live” viewing of the
Academy Awards®, live music,
a charity casino, a silent auction, an
art exhibit, food, drinks and more.
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MTR
Paley Fest 2007
March 1st - 15th
7:00pm - 8:30pm
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This 24th annual event at the Museum of Television & Radio features An Evening
with George Lucas and the casts and creators
of American Idol,
Brothers & Sisters,
Heroes, The Office, Ugly Betty, and more.
The Fest will honor The Simpsons with
a
celebration of
its 18 seasons and a preview of the
upcoming film, The Simpsons
Movie.
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