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Issue
142 • November 30, 2006 |
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Wheels!
Start
off this week with our themed picks! Check out the LA Auto Show, the Kidspace Rosebud Parade, or join in the Car-Free Hauliday.
Don't forget to also attend LA Opera productions and the
Arab Street concert featuring Middle Eastern artists. And
of course, enter to win tickets to the Meshuga Nutcracker
and the Burbank Chorale's "Echoes of Joy"!
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LA Opera: Hansel & Gretel and L'incoronazione
di Poppea
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 Join the Los Angeles Opera,
the United States' fourth largest opera company, in their December shows! Catch performances
of Hansel & Gretel, a playful production
of the classic children’s fairy tale,
and L'incoronazione di Poppea, a story about
a shrewd and scheming Poppea who will stop
at nothing in her ruthless quest to share the
throne with Emperor Nero. Performances are at the Dorothy
Chandler Pavilion at the Music Center.
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 This concert showcases diverse Middle
Eastern artists, including the Palestinian
groups N.O.M.A.D.s
and The Philistines, Excentrik, the Legitimates
and DJ Myson, with a special performance
by Tunisian rai vocalist MC Rai and guest
vocalist Zera Vaughan, also from Tunisia.
Check out The Arab Street, Hip Hop, Rai &
Funk for Peace on December 9th at Cafe-Club
Fais Do-Do.
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Spotlight/Holiday
Giveaways:
Echoes
of Joy and The MeshugaNutcracker
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 Echoes of Joy - The Burbank Chorale, under the direction of Mikhail Shtangrud,
present their annual Holiday concert at St.
Marks Episcopal church in Glendale. Win a pair of
tickets to this concert featuring John Rutter's “Gloria” and “Cantus” and
traditional holiday favorites from around the world.
Tickets are valid for either
December 16th at
7:30pm or December 17th at 4:00pm.
More Info | Win Tickets |
 The MeshugaNutcracker - The
Keshet Chaim Dance Ensemble offers tickets to this great
show for both Jew and non-Jew alike. This critically-acclaimed
original musical celebrating all
things Chanukah is a blending of Tchaikovsky's beautiful
score with witty lyrics and traditional Jewish songs.
It is a non-stop cavalcade of Chanukah fun!
Tickets are valid for Sunday, December 17th at 2:00 pm.
More Info | Win Tickets |
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Did You Know?
The
first animated film was created by frenchman Charles-Émile
Reynaud. On October 28,
1892 in Paris, France,
he exhibited animations consisting of loops of about
500 frames using his théatre optique system
- similar in principle to a modern film projector.
-wikipedia.org
Learn
more at California
Science Center's free exhibit, Animation featuring the Cartoon Network!
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See Shows for 1/2
Price!
Theater
– Music – Dance
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of shows playing in greater Los Angeles. |
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LA
Auto Show
Dec 1st - 10th
Times Vary
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The
LA Auto Show at the Los Angeles Convention
Center presents
a broad variety of production makes and models
from 47 manufacturers.
Visitors
can view everything from subcompacts to full-size
cars, pickups to crossovers and sports cars
to minivans.
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19th
Annual Kidspace Rosebud Parade
December 2nd
8:00am,
Parade begins at 10:00am
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At this "pint-sized" version
of the annual Tournament of Roses Parade™, children decorate their favorite set
of wheels using flowers,
pennants, and ribbons. This colorful gaggle of vehicles
then parades up and down South
Lake Avenue in Pasadena.
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Car-Free
Hauliday
Toys 'n' Mittens Ride
December 2nd
12:30pm - 3:00pm |
| C.I.C.L.E. (Cyclists Inciting Change
thru LIVE Exchange), a local bicyclist advocacy
group, is assisting in the Hollywood Sunset Free Clinic's annual drive for toys, gloves, hats, and socks for families in need. This year they host this event to help round up toys and warm clothing. |
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