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Monday, July 22, 2013

This Sunday *ONLY* Charles Gaines Ensemble featuring Wadada Leo Smith " Los Angeles concert report by Pauline Adamek

  This Sunday *ONLY* Charles Gaines Ensemble featuring Wadada Leo Smith Sunday, July 28, 2013 3pm MOCA Grand Avenue Ahmanson Auditorium MOCA presents a one-day-only performance by the C…

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Friday, July 19, 2013

"Paper & Pulp" " new group art exhibition at Cella Gallery " Los Angeles art report by Pauline Adamek

Opening Saturday, July 27, Cella Gallery is pleased to present Paper & Pulp"a group exhibit featuring collage and cut-paper work by the following artists: L. Croskey, Ashley Fisher, Kare…

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Thursday, July 18, 2013

"Suburban Showgirl" " theater review for LA Weekly by Pauline Adamek

Hello readers! This week’s theater review for the LA Weekly is of Suburban Showgirl, now playing at NoHo Arts Center in North Hollywood. Click here to go to the LA Weekly's theater pag…

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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

"Sister Act: The Musical" " Pantages Theatre, Hollywood " Los Angeles theater review by Pauline Adamek

From the moment the curtain goes up and our diva is belting out a song (in a nightclub setting) while flanked by two smooth back up singers, you know you are in good hands and are heading fo…

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"Wake Not the Dead" by Pauline Adamek

  A dazzling new Rock and Roll Vampire Opera is taking the stage at King King in Hollywood this summer. A tragic love story finds a couple torn apart by the grave and surrounded by Vamp…

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Thursday, July 11, 2013

"The Fantasticks" " Los Angeles theater review for LA Weekly by Pauline Adamek

Gentle readers! This week’s theater review for the LA Weekly is of The Fantasticks, now playing at Sierra Madre Playhouse in Sierra Madre. Click here to go to the LA Weekly's theater p…

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Monday, July 8, 2013

Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven at Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre in NoHo " Los Angeles theater review by Pauline Adamek

Currently playing on Friday nights at Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre in NoHo is a presentation of four adaptations of short works from the early-to-mid 1800s by Edgar Allan Poe: the short …

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Saturday, July 6, 2013

Womack and Bowman " aerial show at The Edison Downtown " Los Angeles performance review by Pauline Adamek

Brett Womack and Rachel Bowman (pictured) are currently performing their spectacular aerial show"a gravity-defying silks act"at the swanky retro Edison nightclub, in Downtown LA. Using 't…

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Friday, July 5, 2013

"The Judy Show" " Los Angeles theater review for LA Weekly by Pauline Adamek

Hello readers! This week’s theater review for the LA Weekly is of The Judy Show, now playing at The Geffen Playhouse in Westwood. Click here to go to the LA Weekly's theater page and s…

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French filmmaker Alain Resnais' "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet" " Los Angeles film review by Pauline Adamek

    French filmmaker Alain Resnais Is Still Turning 'Em Out at 91     It's difficult to imagine an American filmmaker making anything as abstruse as this latest film by A…

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Thursday, July 4, 2013

"Arts Crawl" " Sth Pasadena " 7/13 " Los Angeles art report by Pauline Adamek

The South Pasadena Arts Council will be participating in the next Arts Crawl on Saturday July 13, from 5-9 pm with two collaborative projects. SPARC is collaborating with photographic artist…

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Wednesday, July 3, 2013

"The Lone Ranger" " Los Angeles film review by Pauline Adamek

Gorgeous photography of stunning vistas (Monument Valley). Action-packed and well-executed stunts in and on fast-moving steam trains. Johnny Depp. That good enough for you? Then go and see G…

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Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Best of Fringe Extensions " Hollywood Fringe Festival 2013 " Los Angeles theater report by Pauline Adamek

Best of Fringe Extensions returns for a fourth year of extended runs of the greatest hits of the Hollywood Fringe Festival, running July 2 " 28 at five Hollywood venues. Produced by Combined…

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"Superman" " British actor Henry Cavill dons the cape " Los Angeles interview article by Pauline Adamek

'Superman' has long been a valuable asset for Warner Bros. Studios. The fictional comic book superhero, who featured in DC Comics publications as far back as the 1930s, is considered an Amer…

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Monday, July 1, 2013

Hollywood Fringe Festival 2013 AWARDS photo essay " Los Angeles by Pauline Adamek

The 2013 Hollywood Fringe Festival concluded last night with the annual Award Ceremony and Closing Night Party. Here follows a photo essay of the awards ceremony. Reporting by Pauline Adamek…

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Hollywood Fringe Festival 2013 AWARDS report " Los Angeles by Pauline Adamek

Next time can the theme be ‘Bikini Beach Party’?! It was an enthusiastic if overheated crowd that packed the house to the rafters at Fringe Central last night to witness the exci…

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Thursday, June 27, 2013

"Watson and the Dark Art of Harry Houdini" Los Angeles theater review for the LA Weekly by Pauline Adamek

Gentle readers! This week’s theater review for the LA Weekly is of Watson and the Dark Art of Harry Houdini, the exciting sequel now playing at Sacred Fools Theater in Hollywood. We ga…

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A ballsy comedy " "The Heat" with Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy " Los Angeles film review by Pauline Adamek

Ever roared, hooted and giggled so hard you actually became afraid you might not be able to stop? The Heat, starring two of Hollywood’s top comediennes"Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCar…

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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

"Watson and the Dark Art of Harry Houdini" at Sacred Fools, Hollywood " Los Angeles theater interview for LA Stage Times by Pauline Adamek

  Newly opened (last Friday night) at Sacred Fools is the next exciting installment of the ‘Watson’ franchise. READ ALL ABOUT IT! Here follows my interview with playwright a…

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Watson Meets Houdini at Sacred Fools by Pauline Adamek

Jaime Robledo's first Watson play was a hit for Sacred Fools. Now a sequel, Watson the Dark Art of Harry Houdini, opens, with Robledo again directing and with another Ryan Johnson score.

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Monday, June 24, 2013

Los Angeles Ballet at Grand Park " a free event in July by Pauline Adamek

Bring a picnic and enjoy FREE ballet under the stars!   The Music Center will partner with Los Angeles Ballet to present that company's productions of Agon and Rubies on Saturday evenin…

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Thursday, June 20, 2013

More Hollywood Fringe Festival reviews for LA Weekly by Pauline Adamek

  Hello readers! This week I’m still covering the Hollywood Fringe Festival for the LA Weekly, so my two reviews are of The Real Housekeepers of Studio City , and Mud, both still …

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Segerstrom Center for the Arts " July program " Free for All: MOVIE MONDAYS by Pauline Adamek

Throughout July, Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents Free for All: MOVIE MONDAYS Mondays at dusk (approximately 8 p.m.) Arts Plaza. FREE.     The Wedding Singer July 8, 2013 If…

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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

"Connie Loves Juice" " returns! Los Angeles drag theater performance by Pauline Adamek

::STOP PRESS:: Connie Loves Juice returns this weekend (and next) for FOUR shows only! June 21, 22, 28 & 29! Read my previously published review: 80s dance tunes and dazzling choreograph…

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Monday, June 17, 2013

Hollywood Fringe Festival reviews by Pauline Adamek

The 4th Annual Hollywood Fringe Festival is in full swing. So far I have reviewed Experiment and DAVID & LEEMAN: How to Convincingly Fake Honesty for the LA Weekly. Experiment is still p…

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Thursday, June 13, 2013

Hollywood Fringe Festival reviews for LA Weekly by Pauline Adamek

Hello readers! This week we’re all covering the Hollywood Fringe Festival for the LA Weekly, so my two reviews are of Experiment, and DAVID & LEEMAN: How to Convincingly Fake Hones…

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Wednesday, June 12, 2013

"One Night in Miami" " Rogue Machine Theatre Los Angeles theater review by Pauline Adamek

It's not every day you get to be heavyweight champion of the world"for a professional sportsman it's a once in a lifetime event, at least the first time is… In 1964, at the tender age …

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Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Betty White on hand to promote Greater LA Zoo Association's 43rd Annual Beastly Ball " report by Pauline Adamek

    Tickets are still available for this Saturday's Zoo event!   Chefs and celebrities"including the fabulous Betty White"were on hand to promote the upcoming annual fundraisi…

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"Diaries & Photography" " Photo-Art by artists Olivia Barratier and Alain Bali " Los Angeles art report by Pauline Adamek

Two visual artists, Olivia Barratier and Alain Bali, reveal haunting landscapes of the human psyche through gritty and lyrical photographic imagery for their new duo show June 12"13 at the R…

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Friday, June 7, 2013

"For The Record: Zemeckis" " Los Angeles musical theater review by Pauline Adamek

For The Record: Zemeckis just opened at Rockwell: Table & Stage"that cool, fun and intimate supper club in Los Feliz where you can enjoy superb cuisine and delicious cocktails as well as…

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Monday, June 3, 2013

Lawrence J. Rizkowsky's LEGENDS Window Design for Compas, LCDQ " Los Angeles design report by Pauline Adamek

Held for its fifth consecutive year in May at La Cienega Design Quarter (LCDQ), LEGENDS is a three-day celebration of design. This year, as always, the luxe event brought together VIPs and t…

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