Monday, October 31, 2011
McKenzie Alexander and Shannon Currie Holmes are two energetic young women who are currently galvanizing the arts and music scene in North Hollywood. Committed to nurturing the local creativ…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:00PMSunday, October 30, 2011
The following cryptic and intriguing press release reminded me that Art Gallery owners sometimes don’t really know what’s in store when they contract an Artist to present a new sh…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:30PMThe inaugural Experience NoHo Arts Festival kicks off on November 12, 2011 from 12pm – 8pm, in the heart of the lively NoHo Arts District. This day-long, multi-arts festival is free and wi…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:00PMSaturday, October 29, 2011
The 8th Annual Halloween Stuntacular, a fun and festive carnival featuring live stunt shows, trapeze and circus acts and live musical entertainment, returns once again to the Sherman Oaks We…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:45PMThursday, October 27, 2011
65 excited fourth graders from Sunny Sands School jumped onto their favorite animals and took the first spin on the Los Angeles Zoo’s handsome new carousel today. The new Tom…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:02PMWednesday, October 26, 2011
Justin Tanner’s Voice Lessons drops us into a strange relationship between a deluded community theatre wanna-be actress and the uptight and overeducated vocal coach she hires to make her a…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:50PMSunday, October 23, 2011
You have to wonder if filmmaker Quentin Tarantino ever read Peace in our Time, this odd and seldom performed play written by Noël Coward, now playing with two alternating casts at Antaeus T…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:00PM The 2010/2011 Ovation Awards Ceremony will be held on: Monday, November 14, 2011 7:30 pm at The Orpheum Theatre in Downtown LA To buy tickets, use the following links: If you a…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:15PMFriday, October 21, 2011
Calling all Dr. Beverly Crusher fans! Here is a link to my interview with the lovely and charming Gates McFadden, now Artistic Director of the Ensemble Studio Theatre of Los Angeles (EST/LA)…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:32PMGates McFadden was a TV model at the age of five. Now that she's the artistic director of Ensemble Studio Theatre/LA, she's able to express her feelings about highly pressured childhoods b…
SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 06:39PMA unique and electrifying collaboration between traditional Indian dance (Kathak) and Tap dance set to Jazz music, India Jazz Suites tears up the floor tonight and tomorrow evening, only. Ch…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:52PMThursday, October 20, 2011
Dear readers, here is a link to my theatre review for this week’s LA Weekly, a sweet musical tribute to a former flatmate now playing at the Black Dahlia Theatre, on Pico Blvd. Written…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:12PMTuesday, October 18, 2011
The first SUR: Biennial in Los Angeles, organized by Outpost for Contemporary Art and Rio Hondo College, is set for Oct. 20 – Nov. 18, 2011, under the curatorship of Ronald Lopez. SUR: Bie…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:33PMNew on the scene is quirky young actor Miles Teller, who last year immediately gained notice in his first feature film, Rabbit Hole, playing opposite Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart. Judging…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:41PMMonday, October 17, 2011
Once again Wicked Lit returns to their ghoulish location of the Mountain View Mausoleum and Cemetery to present six adaptations of horror literature in full theatrical productions. Chilling …
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:32PMSunday, October 16, 2011
Dazzling spectacle, breathtaking artistry, effortless grace and elegance – superlatives just keep flowing when you are experiencing Cirque du Soleil’s $100 million dollar show Iris now p…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:29PMWednesday, October 12, 2011
Subliminal Projects presents Less is More, an important group exhibition of minimalist works by artists Clytie Alexander, Edith Baumann, Jow, Larry Bell, Scot Heywood, Sol LeWitt, Bertil Pet…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 12:00PMTuesday, October 11, 2011
Tits, boobs, melons, jugs, bazookas – whatever you want to call them, Busting Out! is a comedy sketch show all about female assets. An uplifting celebration of bouncy songs and wobbly joke…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 12:00PMMonday, October 10, 2011
Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery presents Five Elements/One World curated by Avinger Nelson, in association with Lantern of the East, Los Angeles (LELA). Running from October 13th until Nov…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 12:00PMFriday, October 7, 2011
Opening tonight at Meltdown Gallery in L.A. is I Want My Music Video Art Show, curated by music video auteur Chris Maars Piliero and Dave MacDowell. The exhibit f…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 12:00PMThursday, October 6, 2011
Silent Roar is a full-length multimedia ‘cirque-like’ theatre piece depicting the story of a family of whales and its perilous journey down and up the coasts of the North American conti…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:50PMVirtuoso, rising star violinist Tim Fain will be premiering his collaboration with legendary composer Phillip Glass on Sunday October 9th, at 4:00pm as part of Portals, an evening-length, mu…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:00PMLucy, Ricky, Fred and Ethel – America’s favorite sitcom foursome are performing live on stage and in color for the very first time! Making its world premiere is I Love Lucy® Live on Sta…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 01:19PMWednesday, October 5, 2011
Gentle readers, my theatre review this week for the LA Weekly is for Pat Harrington, Howard Storm and the late Michael Rhodes’ gentle comedy about friendships and growing old, Jimmy…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:00PM Ever wondered how a lighting designer makes magic? I interviewed two LDs who have been nominated for Ovation Awards. To read my interview with Jeremy Pivnick and Kenneth Booth, go her…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:00PMTuesday, October 4, 2011
Ovation-nominated lighting designers Jeremy Pivnick (A Wither's Tale) and Ken Booth (A House Not Meant to Stand and The Train Driver) shed some light on their methods and their careers. Seve…
SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 05:22PMA must-see if you are a Tim Burton fan is this gorgeous, exhaustive and idiosyncratic exhibition. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) presents a major retrospective exploring the fu…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:00PMArt block party on Weddington! Saturday, October 8th, 8-11pm. The Brothers Grimm’s collection of dark folktales serves as inspiration for this unique group exhibition featuring artists:�…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:00PMMonday, October 3, 2011
Curated by Deborah Willis, Posing Beauty in African American Culture explores the contested ways in which African and African American beauty have been represented in historical and contempo…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:49PMWho doesn’t “Love Lucy?!” I Love Lucy – Live On Stage is now playing at the Greenway Court Theatre in West Hollywood (right near the Farmers’ Markets) and it’s…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:27PMSunday, October 2, 2011
Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at the Music Center announces the eighth season of this international dance series. Seven companies representing the United States, Spain, Brazil, the Netherl…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:11PM 
