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Patrick Stewart, the classically trained stage actor, has died.
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LACMA will host their major annual event, Muse ArtWalk, this Saturday, featuring free general admission to LACMA and more than 20 participating museums/galleries along Miracle Mile. From 11 am to 8 pm, guests can check out live painting, performance art, dance, film, and interactive activities for all ages throughout LACMA’s campus.
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Artists like Yuri Suzuki are part of the show 'Pacific' at Scion's LA Gallery. On view through May 28. (Photo: Yoriko Yamamura) WEIRD SCIENCE Remember when we had to do our crappy little science projects for school? Having our parents help us paint Styrofoam planet balls the night before it was due? This week, the Los Angeles Convention Center has been playing host to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair with projects from...
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Coheed and Cambria (Photo courtesy Velvet Hammer Music and Management Group) Claudio Sanchez is BUSY. Coheed and Cambria is galloping back into Los Angeles tonight to perform their first album, Second Stage Turbine Blade, in its entirety at Club Nokia, commemorating the 10th anniversary of its debut. It's a performance that demonstrates their commitment both to their devoted fans and to the cohesiveness of an epic musical mythology, also known as Neverender, that has...
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This past weekend the documentary Searching for Elliott Smith continued its travels through the festival circuit with a stop at the Los Angeles New Wave International Film Festival. In the film, first-time director Gil Reyes takes the pilgrimage through Smith’s life.
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Adam Shapiro in "Rent." (Photo by Kat Hess) Jonathan Larson's celebrated rock musical, Rent, is currently running at a secret warehouse location in Mission Junction. Perfectly contextualized in an atmospheric, industrial setting, this production of Rent features hearty, resonant voices, emotionally charged performances, live musical accompaniment, and appreciable direction by Kate Sullivan and Caitlin Hart that remains true to the 1996 Broadway original. Each member of the large ensemble cast of is capable and...
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LACO in performance at the Alex Theatre in 2010 (Photo by Robbie McGraw via LACO) The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra wants to take you on an exciting musical journey, where the listener can travel back in time to 1787 Prague and the debut of Mozart's Symphony No. 38 in D major, and then to the genre-bending realm of the work of Derek Bermel's Mar de Setembro (“September Sea”), and we are giving away 2...
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The Lummis Home & Garden is one of the 5 Museums of the Arroyo (Photo by grabadonut via Flickr) Sunday, May 15th marks the 22nd anniversary of Museums of the Arroyo Day, where five museums located along the Arroyo Seco in Los Angeles and Pasadena open their doors free of charge from noon to 5 p.m. There is a full schedule of events, including tours, kid-friendly activities, live performances, and demos for the five...
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Check out our interview with voice artist Billy West who has brought to life animated series and movies like "Ren and Stimpy," "Doug," CatDog," "Futurama," and countless others. West will be doing a live show tomorrow night in Santa Monica with Tom Kenny, the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants.
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Amy Stewart discusses her book about harmful bugs at Vroman's tonight. (Photo: Suzanne Danziger via LAist's flickr pool.) LIT* Tonight at 7 pm, Book Soup hosts Comedy Central’s Demetri Martin who’ll discuss his new book: This Is a Book. The collection of essays, poetry, musings, miscellany and drawings gently skewers contemporary society and life in general. We heard gems from the book during an NPR interview with Martin: "The bird, the bee, the running...
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Photo by Pieter M. Van Hattem/Vistalux Jennifer Egan is an author who defies. Her fictions often embrace unconventional forms, narratives, and literary styles. She has challenged the essentials of literature, whether by unfurling the stiff structure of the novel or reinvigorating the importance of the chapter as both self-contained unit and cog. And for it, there’s been no shortage of acclaim. Egan’s latest novel, A Visit From the Goon Squad, sparked controversy when it...
