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Friday, June 5, 2015

THIS SUNDAY! Valley Cultural Center World Music and Cultural Arts Festival " Los Angeles festival report by Pauline Adamek

The Valley Cultural Center is presenting their first ever VCC World Music and Cultural Arts Festival, featuring performers and artisans from around the world. The day-long festival is free t…

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Wednesday, June 3, 2015

"Spring Awakening" at the Wallis " Los Angeles theater review by Pauline Adamek

Adolescent angst and sexual exploration " with music by Duncan Sheik, and book and lyrics by Steven Sater, Spring Awakening is a feisty rock musical adaptation of a controversial German p…

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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg brings "Rodin" " Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center " Los Angeles dance report by Pauline Adamek

Premier dance events can be experienced this month and next in downtown L.A. During its eleven-season history, the Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center series has offered wide v…

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Monday, June 1, 2015

Australian Theatre Company presents staged readings of Australian plays in June " Los Angeles theater report by Pauline Adamek

Intent on sharing Australian stories, voices, culture and talent " as well as collaborating with topnotch American practitioners " co-producers Nick Hardcastle and Nate Jones formed the U.S.…

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Friday, May 29, 2015

EXIT REVIEW of "Spring Awakening" " an ArtsBeatLA vlog " Los Angeles theater review video by Pauline Adamek

Pauline Adamek from ArtsBeatLA.com presents Exit Reviews, a new series of 'vlogs' or video reviews. Here's the newest Exit Review for the musical play Spring Awakening, which opened last nig…

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Thursday, May 28, 2015

Hollywood Fringe Festival's sixth season kicks off with historic unveiling " Los Angeles theater festival report by Pauline Adamek

Just in time for the launch of the sixth season of the Hollywood Fringe Festival, the City of Los Angeles is formally recognizing Theatre Row. You can join City Councilmembers Mitch O…

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Le Salon de Musiques, June " "Russian and Czech Masters" " Los Angeles musical concert review by Pauline Adamek

This season’s final concert features an exquisite Russian and Czech Masters program, with works by Mikhail Glinka, Mikhail Gnesin, Iosif Andriasov, and one Czech Composer, Vitezslav No…

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Saturday, May 23, 2015

Angel City Chorale concerts in June " Los Angeles concert report by Pauline Adamek

Angel City Chorale will perform the hit tunes and music from video games and films in two concerts at the Wilshire United Methodist Church in early June. Inspired by recent blockbuster movie…

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Thursday, May 21, 2015

"A Love Affair with Blundstones" " an essay for TueNight " Los Angeles by Pauline Adamek

Hello readers and subscribers! Here’s an essay I wrote for the online magazine, TueNight.com, about my favorite boots.   When you work long days that merge into nights, running ar…

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Monday, May 11, 2015

Body Fine Art Competition 2015 " Los Angeles art event report by Pauline Adamek

From Mariah Carey and Beyoncé to Game of Thrones and MAC Cosmetics, body painting has invaded every part of American culture. Now for the first time on the West Coast, artists from around t…

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Sunday, May 10, 2015

"Gus's Fashions and Shoes" " latest theater review for Stage Raw " Los Angeles theater review by Pauline Adamek

  Gentle readers and #LAThtr aficionadi, Here follows my latest review for the critical website Stage Raw " which contains current arts and theater coverage from our intrepid team of jo…

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Friday, May 8, 2015

Le Salon de Musiques, May " "Masters Rediscovered" " Los Angeles musical concert review by Pauline Adamek

"From the city of Oranienbaum-Russia, where he was born in 1882, until his last journey to the Island of San Michele-Venice in Italy where he was buried in 1971, Igor Stravinsky spent almost…

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Friday, May 1, 2015

Interview with Carlo Ponti about LA Virtuosi " his new Chamber Orchestra " Los Angeles classical music interview by Pauline Adamek

The Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra envisions a world in which every young person has access to music education. LA Virtuosi is Carlo Ponti's totally non-profit orchestra supporting arts educ…

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Thursday, April 30, 2015

"Light, Paper, Process: Reinventing Photography" at the Getty " Los Angeles photo exhibition review by Pauline Adamek

An extraordinary and timely exhibition, Light, Paper, Process: Reinventing Photography is an excellent example of what The Getty Museum does best, which is place important art works within t…

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Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Guignol de Lyon "Le pot de confiture" " Los Angeles puppet theater report by Pauline Adamek

The "Pot de confiture" is the most performed play of Laurent Mourguet, Guignol's creator. Collectif Zonzons refreshes this classic and modernizes the ancient art of hand puppetry.
 Gui…

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Monday, April 27, 2015

LA Virtuosi performs in LA to preview "Napa Valley Festival del Sole 2015' " Los Angeles travel concert report by Pauline Adamek

LA Virtuosi is gave an intimate concert here in Los Angeles on Saturday, April 25th to promote their forthcoming concert in the Napa Valley, in northern California. Held at The California Cl…

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Saturday, April 25, 2015

EXIT REVIEW of "Gus's Fashions and Shoes" " an ArtsBeatLA vlog " Los Angeles theater review video by Pauline Adamek

Pauline Adamek from ArtsBeatLA.com presents Exit Reviews; a new series of ‘vlogs’ or video reviews. Here’s the newest Exit Review for the exciting and powerful play GusR…

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Friday, April 24, 2015

EXIT REVIEW of "Hercules vs. Vampires" " an ArtsBeatLA vlog " Los Angeles opera theater review video by Pauline Adamek

Greetings #LAThtr fans! Pauline Adamek from ArtsBeatLA.com presents Exit Reviews, a new series of 'vlogs' or video reviews. Here's the newest Exit Review for LA Opera’s fun film-and-op…

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"Never Givin' Up" by Anna Deavere Smith " latest theater review for Stage Raw " Los Angeles theater review by Pauline Adamek

Dear readers and #LAThtr aficionadi, Here follows my latest review for the critical website Stage Raw " which contains current arts and theater coverage from our intrepid team of journalists…

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Thursday, April 23, 2015

"I and You" " Los Angeles theater review by Pauline Adamek

In Lauren Gunderson's bittersweet drama, two high school students are thrown together to work on a school project about Walt Whitman's poem Leaves of Grass. Gradually the pair forge an unusu…

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Wednesday, April 22, 2015

"The Jewel in the Crown" " DVD review by Pauline Adamek

The British television serial about the final days of the British Raj in India during World War II, The Jewel In The Crown, first aired in the UK 1984. It's hard to believe that 31 years hav…

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Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Te Amo Tacos " divine Mexican fare in Van Nuys " Los Angeles restaurant review by Pauline Adamek

Gaily painted in tomato red and pumpkin orange, Te Amo Tacos is a neat little taco stand that recently opened in Van Nuys, on the south side of Victory, just west of Van Nuys Boulevard. Such…

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LA Opera presents "Hercules vs. Vampires" " Los Angeles opera report by Pauline Adamek

For four nights only, starting this Thursday, April 23, LA Opera is presenting their most offbeat presentation ever. Hercules vs. Vampires combines opera and midcentury pop culture, synchron…

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Friday, April 17, 2015

TICKET GIVEAWAY " Anna Deavere Smith's "Never Givin' Up" " open to Subscribers and NEW subscribers! by Pauline Adamek

Dear Subscribers and NEW subscribers! You can WIN a pair of tickets to Anna Deavere Smith’s astoundingly powerful show of monologues, NEVER GIVIN' UP — that includes a reading of…

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Tuesday, April 14, 2015

EXIT REVIEW of "I and You" " an ArtsBeatLA vlog " Los Angeles theater review video by Pauline Adamek

  Hello #LAThtr fans! Pauline Adamek from ArtsBeatLA.com presents Exit Reviews, a new series of 'vlogs' or video reviews. Here's the newest Exit Review for the play I and You, which ope…

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EXIT REVIEW of "Trevor" " an ArtsBeatLA vlog " Los Angeles theater review video by Pauline Adamek

  Dear #LAThtr fans! Pauline Adamek from ArtsBeatLA.com presents Exit Reviews, a new series of 'vlogs' or video reviews. Here's the newest Exit Review for the play Trevor, which runs un…

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Thursday, April 9, 2015

Newest theater review for Stage Raw " "A Dog's House" " Los Angeles theater review by Pauline Adamek

Hello dear readers and #LAThtr aficionadi, Here follows my latest review for the critical website Stage Raw " which contains current arts and theater coverage from our intrepid team of journ…

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Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Le Salon de Musiques, April " "Masters Rediscovered" " Los Angeles musical concert review by Pauline Adamek

  This 7th event of this Le Salon de Musiques season features works by . “I myself consider it to be the best work I have ever written in my life…” ~ W.A.MOZART - …

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Saturday, April 4, 2015

LAST PERFORMANCES of "Dunsinane" " Los Angeles theater review by Pauline Adamek

CLOSING tomorrow, Sunday, is Dunsinane, a stunning and creative co-production imported from Scotland that imagines a storyline that may have ensued following the conclusion of Shakespeare…

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EXIT REVIEW of "A Dog's House" " an ArtsBeatLA vlog " Los Angeles theater review video by Pauline Adamek

Pauline Adamek from ArtsBeatLA.com presents Exit Reviews; a new series of ‘vlogs’ or video reviews. Here’s the newest Exit Review for the exciting and powerful play A Dog&#…

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A Possible Way Forward? (or Improve, Don't Eliminate!) by David Elzer " an open letter to the #LAThtr community by Pauline Adamek

Producer, Writer, Marketing & Public Relations guru David Elzer, of Demand PR, has shared on Facebook his brilliantly composed and impassioned letter of advice re 99 Seat theater / Equit…

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