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    Calder Quartet Concert at Zipper Hall
    Calder Quartet Concert at Zipper Hall
    December 5
    The Calder Quartet performs string quartets by...

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    The Colburn Orchestra at the Ambassador Auditorium, Pasadena
    The Colburn Orchestra at the Ambassador Auditorium, Pasadena
    December 6
    The Colburn Orchestra’s unmissable final perfo...

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    Spring Awakening
    Spring Awakening
    Ends December 7
    Broadway’s most talked about new musical is no...

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    HOLIDAY WONDERS
    HOLIDAY WONDERS
    December 13
    Hark! Start your holiday season at Walt Disney...

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    Georges Bizet’s Carmen
    Georges Bizet’s Carmen
    December 14
    "Viktoria Vizin used her statuesque beauty to ...

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    Colburn Conservatory Faculty Recital: Paul Coletti, Viola
    Colburn Conservatory Faculty Recital: Paul Coletti, Viola
    December 14
    Colburn Conservatory Faculty member Paul Colet...

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    REJOICE: Respighi + Rutter
    REJOICE: Respighi + Rutter
    December 14
    Four joyous seasonal classics anchor the chora...

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    MESSIAH SING-ALONG
    MESSIAH SING-ALONG
    December 15
    Two hot dates with one of LA’s most eagerly aw...

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    A Chanticleer Christmas
    A Chanticleer Christmas
    December 16
    The radient sound of the Grammy-winning a capp...

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    Holiday Organ Spectacular
    Holiday Organ Spectacular
    December 17
    Our spirited organ master performs his delight...

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    The School of Night
    The School of Night
    Ends December 17
    Who stabbed Christopher Marlowe and why?? “A ...

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    Twas the Week Before Christmas
    Twas the Week Before Christmas
    December 20
    The Nutcracker Suite, ’Twas the Night Before C...

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    Trudl Zipper Dance Institute Winter Concert
    Trudl Zipper Dance Institute Winter Concert
    December 20
    Professional Training Program student exhibiti...

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    Kirov Ballet and Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre: THE NUTCRACKER
    Kirov Ballet and Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre: THE NUTCRACKER
    December 20
    CELEBRATE WITH THE ENTIRE FAMILY A holiday ...

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    Holiday Sing-Along
    Holiday Sing-Along
    December 21
    All ages can sing “Rudolph,” “Frosty,” “Jingle...

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    Grand Avenue - Downtown LA Who to Visit
    Check out all the places of adventure on Grand Avenue! Learn more about our Grand Avenue partners.

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    Ahmanson Theatre at the Music Center Ahmanson Theatre at the Music Center
    135 North Grand Ave
    213 / 628 - 2772
    www.taperahmanson.com/

    The Music Center is one of the three largest performing arts centers in the nation, and one of the world's premier cultural organizations. Located in downtown Los Angeles, the Music Center is home to the newly opened Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, the Ahmanson Theatre, and the Mark Taper Forum.

    Each year, the Music Center welcomes more than 1.3 million people to performances by its four internationally ... More Info >>

    Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
    555 W. Temple St.
    213 / 680 - 5200
    www.olacathedral.org

    Considered one of Downtown’s latest crown jewels, the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels graces the entire north side of Temple Street between Grand Avenue and Hill Street. Designed by architect, Jose Rafael Moneo, the Cathedral is reminiscent of the California missions featuring plazas, staircases, and colonnades. Within the Cathedral, are the huge tapestries of artist John Nava; one depicts Christ being baptized, the other is the city plan ... More Info >>


    Center Theatre Group Center Theatre Group
    Ahmanson Theatre & Mark Taper Forum at the Music Center (135 N. Grand Ave, Los Angeles), and Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City (9820 Washington Blvd., Culver City)
    / 628 - 2772
    www.CenterTheatreGroup.org

    Housed at the Music Center in Downtown Los Angeles and at the new Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City, Center Theatre Group is recognized as one of the nation’s leading regional theatre companies with a history of theatrical excellence.

    Center Theatre Group is a not-for-profit organization that lives behind its mission. With dedication and passion, the staff and Board of Directors work year-round to make the theatres artistically and ... More Info >>

    The Colburn School on Grand Avenue - photo by Dennis Keeley Colburn School, The
    200 South Grand Avenue
    / 621 - 2200
    www.colburnschool.edu

    The Colburn School is one of the finest performing arts institutions in the nation, presenting over 100 public concerts each year. The School's two distinct divisions support a single mission: to provide the highest quality education by outstanding faculty in an optimal environment. The open-enrollment School of Performing Arts offers early childhood, music, dance, and drama instruction to children and adults; it also includes ... More Info >>


    Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at the Music Center Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at the Music Center
    135 N. Grand Avenue
    213 / 972 - 7211
    www.musiccenter.org

    The Music Center is one of the three largest performing arts centers in the nation, and one of the world's premier cultural organizations. Located in downtown Los Angeles, the Music Center is home to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion with capacity of 3,189 and is the largest of the Music Center Theatres. The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion also stages dance at the Music Center with extraordinary dance companies representing a bold cross-section ... More Info >>


    Downtown Center Business Improvement District Downtown Center Business Improvement District
    626 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 200
    / 624 - 2146
    www.downtownla.com

    The Downtown Center Business Improvement District (DCBID) is a coalition of nearly 480 property owners united in their commitment to enhance the quality of life in Downtown Los Angeles. The organization helps the 65-block central business district achieve its full potential as a great place to live, work and play. More Info >>


    Grand Performances Grand Performances
    350 S. GRAND AVENUE
    / 687 - 2190
    www.grandperformances.org

    Grand Performances is Southern California’s premiere award-winning free concert presenter. Located in downtown Los Angeles at California Plaza, Grand Performances mission is to bring together the diverse peoples of Los Angeles through quality free performing arts programs that reflect the rich tapestry of this region’s communities. More Info >>


    Photo: Tony Garcia Los Angeles Master Chorale at Walt Disney Concert Hall
    135 North Grand Avenue
    / 972 - 7282
    www.lamc.org

    IT'S OUR 45TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON, AND WE'VE BEEN HARD AT WORK OVER THE SUMMER SPRUCING THINGS UP TO CELEBRATE THIS IMPORTANT LANDMARK! Each and every concert is a major event with spectacularly rewarding works. World premieres. Mega-masterpieces. Favorites that deserve a re-hearing in the amazing Disney surround-sound. In fact we believe that the experience of hearing the sumptuous sound of the Master Chorale in Frank Gehry’s Walt Disney ... More Info >>


    Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at the Music Center Los Angeles Opera
    135 North Grand Avenue
    / 972 - 8001
    www.laopera.com/

    In just over two decades of existence, LA Opera has become, under the leadership of Eli and Edythe Broad General Director Plácido Domingo, the United States' fourth largest opera company and now "...stands out as a newly important force in American Opera." (Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times). The 2008/09 Season, which will run from September 6, 2008, to June 21, 2009, features nine productions, including a new production of Puccini’s Il Trittico, ... More Info >>


    Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles Philharmonic
    Hollywood Bowl &
    Walt Disney Concert Hall

    323 / 850 - 2000
    www.laphil.com

    The Los Angeles Philharmonic and Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen are one of the world's greatest musical partnerships, renowned for their brilliant performances and innovative programming. In addition, the LA Philharmonic Association presents the finest guest artists of classical, jazz, and world music, at two of the most remarkable places anywhere to experience music -- the extraordinary new Walt Disney Concert Hall and the world-famous ... More Info >>


    Los Angeles Public Library Los Angeles Public Library
    630 W. 5th St.
    213 / 228 - 7000
    www.lapl.org/

    In the heart of the Financial District is the Los Angeles Public Library. Constructed in 1926, and restored in 1993, the library houses murals and sculptures dating from the 1920s and '30s, as well as recent works by prominent living artists. In addition to the 2.1 million books, 10,000 magazines, and over 2 million historic photographs, the library presents fabulous exhibitions, lecture series and public programs. The library also houses ... More Info >>


    Mark Taper Forum: Photographs by Scott Supak Mark Taper Forum at the Music Center
    135 North Grand Ave
    213 / 628 - 2772
    www.taperahmanson.com/

    The Mark Taper Forum, which is under the artistic direction of Gordon Davidson and is located at the Performing Arts Center (formerly The Music Center) in downtown Los Angeles, has received virtually every theatrical award including the 1977 special Tony for theatrical excellence. It is one of America's top regional theatres and a number of the plays presented on and off-Broadway and across the country began at the Taper. More Info >>


    Music Center/Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County Music Center/Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County
    135 N. Grand Avenue
    / 972 - 7211
    www.musiccenter.org

    The Music Center of Los Angeles County is one of Southern California's premier cultural destinations. Centrally located in downtown Los Angeles along Grand Avenue, the Music Center is home to four internationally acclaimed resident companies: The Los Angeles Philharmonic, Center Theatre Group, LA Opera and Los Angeles Master Chorale and is comprised of four venues — Walt Disney Concert Hall, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Ahmanson Theatre and ... More Info >>


    Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater (REDCAT) Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater (REDCAT)
    located at the corner of W. 2nd St. and S. Hope St., inside the Walt Disney Concert Hall
    213 / 237 - 2800
    www.redcat.org

    True to the traditions of the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), The Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater (REDCAT)in Walt Disney Concert Hall is home for the best new cutting edge art, dance, film/video, music, theater and literature from Southern California, the nation and the world. Public spaces include a theater, gallery, café and lobby/multipurpose room. Visit: www.redcat.org. More Info >>


    Moca. PHOTO: C. Roseman The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Grand Avenue
    250 South Grand Avenue
    / 621 - 6222
    www.moca.org/index.php

    Designed by renowned Japanese architect Arata Isozaki, MOCA at California Plaza's uncommon forms–pyramids, cubes, and cylinders–combine with unusual materials for a distinctive profile. From the street, the building's north and south wings come together by means of a copper-sheathed barrel vault to form a gateway to the museum. This massive vault, which houses the library, encases an arched window of delicately veined onyx. More Info >>


    Walt Disney Concert Hall at the Music Center Walt Disney Concert Hall
    111 S. Grand Ave.
    / 850 - 2000
    www.musiccenter.org

    The Music Center is one of the three largest performing arts centers in the nation, and one of the world's premier cultural organizations. Located in downtown Los Angeles, the Music Center is home to the newly opened Walt Disney Concert Hall. Designed by architect Frank Gehry and acoustician Yasuhisa Toyota from Nagata Acoustics, the Walt Disney Concert Hall is the new home for the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Los Angeles Master Chorale. ... More Info >>