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Friday, April 12, 2013

“For the Record: Tarantino” – in concert ONE NIGHT ONLY! House of Blues – April 16th by Pauline Adamek

The hit “For The Record” series will leave its resident home in Los Feliz for one night only and head to Hollywood to perform “Tarantino In Concert” at famed House of Blues Sunset St…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:15PM

“Neverwhere” – Los Angeles theater review for LA Weekly by Pauline Adamek

Dear readers! My theater review this week for the LA Weekly is of Neverwhere, now playing at Sacred Fools in East Hollywood. To read it, click here to go to the LA Weekly’s theater page an…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:18PM
Tuesday, April 9, 2013

NEXT SUNDAY – “Le Salon de Musiques” – March classical concert review by Pauline Adamek

::STOP PRESS:: This Sunday, April 14, 3013, marks the seventh concert of Le Salon de Musiques’ 3rd season. ANDREW SHULMAN Cello , STEVEN VANHAUWAERT Piano CHOPIN: Cello Sonata op 65 in G m…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 09:40PM

Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg performs “Rodin” at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts – Los Angeles ballet report by Pauline Adamek

ph Segerstrom Center for the Arts ends its 2012—13 International Dance season with the return of Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg performing its powerful production of Rodin May 3 – 5. Th…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 12:00PM
Thursday, April 4, 2013

“The Innocence of Father Brown” – review for LA Weekly, Los Angeles theater by Pauline Adamek

Gentle readers! This week my theater review for the LA Weekly is of The Innocence of Father Brown, now playing at Fremont Theatre in South Pasadena.   Click here to go to the LA Weekly�…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:33PM

Rattlestick Playwrights Theater comes to LA with “Slipping” – interviews with the creatives for LA Stage Times – Los Angeles theater by Pauline Adamek

Opening next weekend at the Lillian Theatre – previews start tonight – is a play from an exciting New York theater company, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater. READ ALL ABOUT IT! He…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:41PM

Rattlestick Is Slipping Into LA by Pauline Adamek

Off-Broadway's Rattlestick Playwrights Theater dips its toe in LA theatrical waters with a revised production of Daniel Talbott's Slipping, which played at  Rattlestick in 2009. Talbott is …

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 02:42PM
Wednesday, April 3, 2013

“The Nether” – Los Angeles theater review by Pauline Adamek

A creepy, futuristic mystery drama, Jennifer Haley’s The Nether starts off in a grey interrogation room starkly lit by neon lighting, but soon gets very complicated indeed. It transpires t…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:56PM

THIS SUNDAY – LIVE – Captured Aural Phantasy Theater’s Saturday Morning Cartoon Show – Los Angeles theater report by Pauline Adamek

~ THIS SUNDAY ONLY ~ Comic Books, Music and Booze! Zoinks! Captured Aural Phantasy Theater (CAPT) presents its Saturday Morning Cartoons Live Show at the historic El Cid for One Night Only �…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 01:10PM
Saturday, March 30, 2013

“Tribes” – Los Angeles theater review by Pauline Adamek

  Intense and heartbreaking, Nina Raine’s drama Tribes is about a turbulent family and the one member who feels left out. Now playing at the Center Theatre Group’s Mark Taper Forum,…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:53AM
Thursday, March 28, 2013

My new favorite cocktail — Hendricks G&T by Pauline Adamek

*** Somehow Hendricks Gin — a Scottish concoction — has recently crossed my radar, meaning during this past Christmas. I think it’s been around since the 1960s, but further…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 09:13PM
Wednesday, March 27, 2013

“West Side Story” returns to the Pantages – Los Angeles musical theater review by Pauline Adamek

::STOP PRESS:: West Side Story returns to the Pantages Theatre, Hollywood One Week Only ∙ April 9—14, 2013 Possibly the greatest musical ever created, West Side Story – a modern ve…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:35PM
Friday, March 22, 2013

“Art of the Harari” – New Exhibition at Pacific Asia Museum – Los Angeles art report by Pauline Adamek

Pacific Asia Museum presents the new exhibition Focus on the Subject: The Art of the Harari Collection from April 5, 2013 to March 30, 2014 in the Frank and Toshie Mosher Gallery of Japanese…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 12:00PM
Thursday, March 21, 2013

“End of the Rainbow” – a cringe-worthy caricature of the legendary Judy Garland, Los Angeles musical theater review by Pauline Adamek

If you didn’t get to see legendary actress and singer Judy Garland perform live, then a new play with music about the last days of her turbulent life may offer you the next best thing – …

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:40PM

“Eurydice” – review for LA Weekly, Los Angeles theater by Pauline Adamek

Hello dear readers! This week my theater review for the LA Weekly is of Sarah Ruhl’s surreal take on a Greek myth, Eurydice, now playing at A Noise Within in Pasadena.   Click her…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:40PM
Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Interview with Artist and Creature Creator, Steve Wang – Los Angeles art interview article by Pauline Adamek

“I don’t like horror movies,” smiles Steve Wang, a self-taught artist and sculptor. It’s a startling confession from the famed creature creator, who envisioned and then brought to li…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 12:00PM
Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Captured Aural Phantasy Theater – Saturday Morning Cartoon Show LIVE – Los Angeles theater report by Pauline Adamek

Comic Books, Music and Booze!  Zoinks! Captured Aural Phantasy Theater (CAPT) presents its Saturday Morning Cartoons Live Show at the historic El Cid for One Night Only – Sunday, April 7t…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 12:00PM
Monday, March 18, 2013

Hollywood Master Chorale – May & June concerts in Los Angeles – report by Pauline Adamek

Seldom performed but dazzling… Hollywood Master Chorale inaugurates its first annual “Masterworks In March” series that features choral masterworks by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, includin…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 12:00PM
Sunday, March 17, 2013

One performance remains – Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra at Rockwell: Table & Stage by Pauline Adamek

::STOP PRESS:: One performance remains! Do not miss this outstanding evening of jazz! Review: Caught this gig last Wednesday night and was absolutely blown away! Not only is actor/performer/…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:00PM
Friday, March 15, 2013

“The Trouble With Words” – Los Angeles theater review for LA Weekly by Pauline Adamek

Gentle readers! This week my theater review for the LA Weekly is of Coeurage Theatre Company’s superb musical The Trouble With Words, now playing at Lost Studio in Hancock Park distric…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 09:06PM
Thursday, March 14, 2013

“Company” at Crown City extends – theater review for LA Weekly by Pauline Adamek

::STOP PRESS:: Company has been extended thru Sunday April 28, 2013, at 3pm. Previously reviewed: Hello readers! Last week my theater review for the LA Weekly was of Stephen Sondheim’s…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:51PM

Art exhibit – #three – at The Gallery at Archer – Los Angeles art report by Pauline Adamek

The Gallery at Archer, in conjunction with The Craig Krull Gallery, presents: #three The art of three Los Angeles women, on exhibit from March 15th—April 5th, 2013. A compelling new exhib…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 01:00PM
Wednesday, March 13, 2013

“Le Salon de Musiques” – March review by Pauline Adamek

It’s impossible not to smile when soaking up the glorious music emanating from a handful of accomplished musicians, playing a mere few feet away. You smile when Phillip Levy on Violin, pla…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:16PM
Tuesday, March 12, 2013

“Wolves” – at Celebration Theatre – Los Angeles theater review by Pauline Adamek

A gripping, disturbing and darkly funny study in psychosis, Steve Yockey’s latest play, Wolves, subverts your expectations at every turn. The play opens as the audience is seated. A young …

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 12:02PM
Monday, March 11, 2013

Kids in the kitchen — The Supernatural Kids Cookbook by Pauline Adamek

What better way to excite young imaginations and introduce kids to the fun of creating in the kitchen than this gorgeous new cookbook from writer, healer and cook Nancy Mehagian? Review by P…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:44PM

“The Drowsy Chaperone” – Arcadia Performing Arts Center – 3-21 through 3-23 – Los Angeles theater report by Pauline Adamek

“The Drowsy Chaperone,” – the highly entertaining Tony® Award winning musical – is coming to the glamorous new Arcadia Performing Arts Center for three nights only, Thursday March 2…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:44PM

Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle (LADCC) – Annual awards ceremony Monday, March 18 – Los Angeles theater report by Pauline Adamek

    Hey theater cats! The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle (LADCC) is holding their Annual awards ceremony a week from tonight, on on Monday, March 18, 2013 at historic, heralded L…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:21PM
Friday, March 8, 2013

HealthyCA, NoHo – Exquisite salads, sandwiches and meals – Los Angeles cafe review by Pauline Adamek

Isn’’t it crazy when someone tells you about a fantastic lunch place in your area and you find out that it’’s been quietly operating for several years? Open weekdays, healthyca…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:09PM
Thursday, March 7, 2013

“The Bird House” – theater review for LA Weekly by Pauline Adamek

Dear readers! This week my theater review for the LA Weekly is of The Bird House, a poignant play, now playing at Native Voices at the Autry in Griffith Park. Click here to go to the LA Week…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 01:47PM
Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Osteria La Buca – Stupendous Pizza and homemade pasta by Pauline Adamek

Thanks to a chowhound’s post earlier last month, I tried La Buca for lunch. What a fantastic little Italian place! Wish I lived closer. Little slivers of homemade bread came out first,…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:10PM

Vox Femina Los Angeles – “Half the Sky: Voices of Women Worldwide” – Los Angeles choral concert review by Pauline Adamek

Choral group Vox Femina Los Angeles continues its stunning 16th season of concerts with Half the Sky: Voices of Women Worldwide, a divine choral concert celebrating the courage and compass…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:19PM

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