Extra! Extra! Tickets to See Provocative New Play, NEIGHBORS, at Matrix Theatre
I used to be a volunteer teacher for underprivileged youth in a lower-class neighborhood in Boston—easily one of the most segregated cities in America. Most of the students I taught were...
View ArticleExtra! Extra! Win Tickets to See Angel City Jazz Festival!
There’s a famous quote from Miles Davis addressed to the younger, dynastic, neo-traditionalist jazz musician/composer Wynton Marsalis; he simply asked, “Didn’t we do it right the first time?” Davis was...
View ArticleExtra! Extra! An Angel Spreads His Wings and You Win Tickets!
I once read somewhere that the job of the ballet dancer was to create the illusion of weightless-ness—an earthly angel floating and spinning above the ground, free from gravity’s shackles. Fortunately...
View ArticleExtra! Extra! Zacharias! Zacharias! Ticket Giveaway to LA Phil!
Occasionally a friend—and even more occasionally, a date—will get in the passenger seat of my car and I’ll turn on the radio. Like most LA commuters, I spend most of my car-time alone, with the windows...
View ArticleExtra! Extra! A Very Midori Thanksgiving! Ticket Giveaway!
Thanksgiving. The word itself seems like an oxy-moron, especially in LA. Here we are used to saying thanks for getting, and any gift we give should rightfully come with its proper reward in return. And...
View ArticleEngage the Engager! Win Tickets to see Pierre-Laurent Aimard!
“I wouldn’t say I’m a pianist – I’m a musician, and the piano happens to be my instrument.” This is a quote from world-famous and widely applauded musician (who specialized in piano) Pierre-Laurent...
View ArticleExtra! Extra! Expand Your Cultural Nerves with Tickets to Randy Newman!
I’ll be honest: I don’t know much about Randy Newman. I’ve seen Toy Story and loved The Full Monty, but maybe it’s because I’m not originally from Los Angeles (and thus never heard “I Love L.A.” over...
View ArticleMishappen Pearl: Win Tickets to See L’Arpeggiata Live!
Baroque is one of those words that seems to have somehow morphed into a false and flavorless definition over the years. These days, when I hear something described as ‘baroque,’ I instinctively think...
View ArticleExtra! Extra! Tickets to See Master and Conqueror Pianist Simon Trpceski Live!
How old do you have to be to conquer the world? Well, by the time he was he was 16, Alexander the Great had successfully demolished a rebellion and founded his first city—which he cleverly dubbed...
View ArticleExtra! Extra! Win Tickets to See Yefim Bronfman Perform!
According to the Independent and the Jewish Week, he is also the son of two Jewish musicians, one a Polish pianist and one a Russian violinist, both of whom were forced to flee their homes at the start...
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