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Frida Kahlo, Her Photos Exhibit

February 28, 2014 — Leave a comment

Frida Kahlo, Her Photos presents over 200 images from Frida Kahlo’s personal Casa Azul archive in Mexico City. MOLAA’s featured spring exhibition includes images of Frida, by Frida, and for Frida. Represented here are a wide range of photographs that shed light on a more personal side of Frida’s life, from family photographs, both traditional portraits and candid shots at the Casa Azul, to mementos of pain, love, and the artistic, intellectual, and political milieu in which she lived. This selection from the Casa Azul trove also includes images by Lola and Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Man Ray, Tina Modotti, and Edward Weston among others.

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The exhibition opening party is curated by Pablo Ortiz Monasterio with performances by Quetzal and Metralleta de Oro. There will be Mexican food stations inspired by Frida’s recipes beginning at 7:30 pm and throughout the night as well as a cash bar. And photo booth and photo opportunities with the Spicy Latin Divas (Frida impersonators) and Frida merchandise for sale throughout the evening.

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WHAT: Frida Kahlo, Her Photos Exhibit
WHEN: Saturday, March 15, 2014 | 7:30 pm – 12:00 am
WHERE: Museum of Latin American Art | 628 Alamitos Avenue | Long Beach, CA 90802

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CONTACT INFO: (562) 216-4102 | store@molaa.org

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Barnsdall Art Park Scotch Tasting And Inspiration Talk

February 19, 2014 — 3 Comments

Barnsdall Art Park and the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery host their first-ever Scotch Tasting and Inspiring Talk with LA-based artist Manfred Müller.

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Manfred Müller (German, born 1950) merges abstraction and social consciousness, two typically divergent themes. The current pairing of exhibitions tell the stories of two locally based artists with “Objects are Closer than They Appear: Recent Works by Manfred Müller,” and “F. Scott Hess Retrospective,” uniting Manfred Müller’s spiritual and somber sculptural works with the visceral and vivid paintings of F. Scott Hess.

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It’s an exciting time for Barnsdall Park with the upcoming public relaunch of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House in May and its UNESCO-nominated status. This is a growing LA cultural destination with amazing offerings including a first-rate gallery with a 10,000 square-foot space, an Art Center, and a host of programming. The quality of shows is first-rate and the 10,000 square-foot space serves as LA’s only municipal art gallery, showcasing top quality exhibitions that tell the story of LA-based artists.

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Hollyhock House is Frank Lloyd Wright’s first Los Angeles project. Built between 1919 and 1921, it represents his earliest efforts to develop a regionally appropriate style of architecture for Southern California. Wright himself referred to it as California Romanza, using a musical term meaning “freedom to make one’s own form”.

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Taking advantage of Los Angeles’ dry, temperate climate, Hollyhock House is a remarkable combination of house and gardens. In addition to the central garden court, each major interior space adjoins an equivalent exterior space, connected either by glass doors, a porch, pergola or colonnade. A series of rooftop terraces further extend the living space and provide magnificent views of the Los Angeles basin and the Hollywood Hills.

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Selecting a thirty-six acre site known as Olive Hill, client and architect worked together to develop a plan that included a home for Barnsdall and her young daughter, two secondary residences, a theater, a director’s house, a dormitory for actors, studios for artists, shops and a motion picture theater.

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WHAT: Scotch Tasting And Talk 
WHEN: Friday February 28, 2014 | Scotch tasting 5:30 – 7:00 pm | Artist talk 7:00 pm
WHERE: Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery | 4800 Hollywood Blvd. | Los Angeles, CA 90027

DETAILS:

CONTACT INFO: (323) 644-6269 or info@barnsdall.org

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Martin Luther King Junior Day

January 20, 2014 — Leave a comment

Today is the national observance of one of the greatest civil rights champions and influential leaders of our time, and to honor the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., many area celebrations are being held around SoCal. From parades, peaceful activities, and celebrations, there’s something for the whole family to participate in to remember and honor the great legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King.

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Los Angeles 

SoCal’s largest MLK celebration, The Kingdom Day Parade will be led by Dodgers Matt Kemp serving as the Grand Marshall under the parade theme “His Dream Will Never Die.”  It begins with an observance at 10:15 am at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Western Avenue in South Los Angeles, head west on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to Crenshaw Boulevard, then south to Vernon Avenue, concluding at Leimert Park.

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WHEN: Monday, January 20, 2014 | 11:00 am
WHERE: Martin Luther King Blvd. and Western Avenue | Los Angeles CA 90062

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This free festival with the theme “UNITY in CommUNITY” includes music and performances followed by the street fair across the street (606 Wilshire Blvd.) where local nonprofit organizations network and share each group’s activities with the participants leaving the MLK Celebration.

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WHEN: Monday, January 20, 2014 | 9:00am
WHERE: SGI-USA World Peace Auditorium | 525 Wilshire Blvd. | Santa Monica, CA 90404

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Culver City Park Ropes And Nature Trail

July 1, 2013 — 2 Comments

Culver City Park is home to a new open ropes course, run by Fulcrum Adventures. The “Culver City team building high ropes challenge course” features eight elevated events, including a fifty-foot climbing wall, a beam walk, a power pole, and a trapeze jump. Looks scary but very fun!

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The team building high ropes challenge course features elevated events that thrill and give participants and organizations the opportunity to rise to their full potential. The course begins with a large, fifty-foot leadership climbing wall capable of simultaneously supporting two individuals while they scale their way to a panoramic view of the city. Other elements include high team building wire walks, a partnership balancing beam, a leadership leap of faith, and the giant swing.

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In addition to high ropes challenges, the Culver City location also offers spacious picnic and activity grounds for meals, games, and team building activities. Their staff utilizes this beautiful environment to develop a memorable, exciting, and enriching program for clients.

Nestled among trees, the ropes course challenge offers breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean and surrounding coastal cities. It is conveniently located near the 405 and 10 freeways.

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Across from the Boneyard (dog park) in the Culver City Park, is a long ramp that zigzags up a cliff. This is the Interpretive Nature Trail, a 20 minute trail designed for wheelchair accessibility, the visually impaired, and the casual trailblazer.

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WHAT: Culver City Park Ropes And Nature Trail
WHEN: Contact Fulcrum Adventures
WHERE: Culver City Park | 9700 Jefferson Blvd. | Culver City, CA 90232

CONTACT INFO: (310) 452-7992

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The Legend Of ZELDA: Symphony Of The Goddess

May 20, 2013 — Leave a comment

Now touring the United States and Canada, Symphony of the Goddesses brings Zelda fans and symphony goers alike an entirely new, exciting multimedia experience presenting over 25 years of music from The Legend of Zelda franchise as never before!

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Fans will relive all of their favorite moments from a fully developed and thoughtfully structured program including memorable, beloved melodies from titles including Ocarina of Time, The Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, A Link to the Past, Link’s Awakening and more. Start planning your adventure today!

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Designed to be a journey as epic and thrilling as the Legend itself, The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses presents the music of this celebrated franchise with all-new arrangements directly approved by franchise producer Eiji Aonuma and Nintendo composer and sound director Koji Kondo (Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda).

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Featuring a first in video game concert history, symphony has been arranged and programmed with classical sensibilities in mind, organizing the music into a complete, 4 movement symphony, worthy of the Hero of Hyrule himself.

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WHAT: The Legend Of ZELDA: Symphony Of The Goddess
WHEN: June 12, 2013 | 8:30 pm
WHERE: The Greek Theatre | 2700 North Vermont Ave | Los Angeles, CA 90027

DETAILS: Ticket Prices: $100.00 / $85.00 / $70.00 / $55.00 & $40.00

CONTACT INFO: Click here

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