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Issue
133 • September 28, 2006 |
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Art and Cultural Samplings
This week's newsletter showcases the diversity of Los Angeles events available always. Celebrate culture, history, music, books, and visual arts by attending any number of these events.
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Then & Now: Los Cerritos Neighborhood Centennial
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 On October 7th celebrate Los Cerritos' centennial at the Rancho Los Cerritos Historic Site. The day features guided tram tours of the neighborhood and informative exhibits on the art, history and culture of early Long Beach, including displays on the Virginia Country Club, the development of farms and dairies, the oil industry and Los Cerritos School.
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 Part of the “Taste of Encino” Street Fair on October 8th, enjoy seven hours of nonstop music on three stages: The Western Music Association Stage, The Bluegrass Association of Southern California’s Stage, and The California Traditional Music Society’s Stage. If that's not enough entertainment for you, there's also the Santa Monica Traditional Folk Music Club’s Song Room, a folk dance area, a storytelling’s stage, a folk arts and crafts show, a folk music expo, and a children’s craft area. The festival will be held in Encino Park, the home of the California Traditional Music Society’s Center For Folk Music.
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| Spotlight: ArtNight Pasadena |
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 Fourteen cultural institutions will open their doors for free during ArtNight Pasadena on Friday, October 13th, offering the public a rich sampling of quality art, artifacts and music.
Collaborating venues for this semi-annual event, with free shuttle service, are Armory Center for the Arts, Armory Northwest, Williamson Gallery of Art Center College of Design, Art Center South Campus, Norton Simon Museum of Art, One Colorado, Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena Central Library, Pasadena City College, Pasadena Conservatory of Music, Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena Museum of History, Pasadena Playhouse and Pasadena Symphony at the Civic Auditorium.
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Did You Know?
ExperienceLA attendees get $15 admission into the Canton Jazz Club on September 30th at the Armory Center for the Arts. Proceeds to go toward the annual Cherry Blossom Festival in Pasadena.
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Theater
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Themed Picks: Literary Things
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Mary Gordon,
“A Writer’s Life”
October 5th
7:00pm
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| Mary Gordon will be in conversation with Bernadette Murphy at ALOUD Central Library. Gordon, one of America’s master storytellers, probes the lives of her characters and how the workings of the world—both enormous events and intimate moments—define and change us.
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Yiddish with
George and Laura
October 8th
2:00pm
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The inspired follow-up to the bestselling Yiddish with Dick and Jane, authors Ellis Weiner and Barbara Davilman give a timely and hilarious spin on current world politics at the Skirball Cultural Center. |
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Ruskin Poetry Reading
October 8th
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At the Ruskin Art Club, LA's oldest cultural institution, attend readings by Katie Ford and Ron Koertge, followed by a reception with complimentary refreshments.
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