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Of Arms, The Man And The Metaverse
Arma Virumque Cano, I sing of arms and the man. Thus begins the first line of Virgil's epic Latin poem, The Aeneid, which came to mind as I sat down to write about one of the most fascinating and extraordinary experiences I"ve recently had.Late one afternoon, I found myself in Downtown LA, standing in a large high-ceilinged room surrounded by a selection of rare items from the largest private collection of arms and armor that holds, according to its owners,… -
Herb Alpert Awards Double Down During Pandemic: Ten Award Winners Announced In Online Event
The Artist is often imagined as a solitary figure creating works of the imagination that stand on their own when shared with a public that they remain separate from.That is a fiction. The last year of isolation has made me keenly aware of how much Art in all its forms â Visual, theater, film, music, dance â are collaborative mediums. Even the solo artist needs the support of friends, colleagues, family as well as an audience to affirm and interact… -
More Cultural Adventures At Home
It seems like only yesterday...or maybe the day before? What day is it anyway? As one week glides into the next I"ve found that I"m not reading for pleasure as much as I normally do. I started a book some time ago, and find it strange that I can"t get past the mid-point. And I know it's not the book; it's me. It's not that I don"t have the sustained concentration - I seem to have that in plenty when… -
Herb Alpert Awards In the Arts Go Virtual
"Artists are the heart and soul of this nation," Music icon, Artist and Philanthropist Herb Alpert said at the 26th annual Herb Alpert Award in the Arts. "It's all about freedom of expression, imagination and truth telling.""They are our second responders," Alpert said in a telephone interview earlier in the week.The Herb Alpert Award in the Arts are a big deal. Awarded by the Herb Alpert Foundation and the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) to mid-career artists in film/video,… -
Travel From Home
Star Trek famously called Space the final frontier, referring to the explorations of the space ship Enterprise to distant galaxies and planets. But in light of the current coronavirus pandemic quarantine, any travel right now seems far-fetched.Still, I tried to think if going forward I can"t (or won"t) travel in the foreseeable future, then: What can I revisit or see virtually. What I found is, as Dr. Seuss says, "Oh the places you will go!"Thinking about this fell into two… -
"Almost Famous: The Musical" Rocks On
This Sunday October 27th, "Almost Famous," the Musical based on the 2000 Cameron Crowe movie will end its run at the Old Globe Theater in San Diego. Tickets for the run have been sold out for a while but I was lucky enough to attend a matinee recently, and am here to report that when "Almost Famous" turns up on Broadway or in your town (and I"d be shocked if it doesn"t), you and your family will very much enjoy… -
See Alison Saar's 'Topsy Turvy' Art
Alison Saar's new paintings and sculptures at LA Louver in Venice, CA, (on view through May 12, 2018) speak of a strength derived from a bitter harvest.The exhibition is called "Topsy Turvy," and the figures reference Topsy, a character in Harriett Beecher Stowe's great abolitionist novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin."Topsy, as described by Stowe, had wooly hair that was braided into little tails that went every which way. Topsy is labelled a bundle of energy, and a mischievous, bad child, who… -
Steve Leder Knows Things (More Beautiful than Before: How Suffering Transforms Us)
Steve Leder knows things. As the senior Rabbi at Wilshire Boulevard Temple, the 155-year-old Los Angeles congregation that is home to some 2400 families (including mine), where Leder has served for 30 years, when his phone rings, it is often not good news. He has had to comfort, support, minister to and officiate at hundreds of funerals, make thousands of hospital visits and counsel individuals and families as their lives and families fall apart. When cancer is diagnosed, when adultery… -
Pop Culture in Carson, CA: A Galaxy of Fans for Manchester United
So there I was on a Saturday night, July 15th to be exact, at the StubHub Center, which is the name of the stadium in Carson which is itself a small city of 100,000, located 13 miles south of Downtown LA and about a half hour from Santa Monica. It’s a very nice stadium. It was opened in 2003 and was called the Home Depot Center for its first decade. It seats 27,000 and is both the second venue developed… -
A Book that Makes the Meaningful Beautiful: The Voices & Visions
A Book that Makes the Meaningful Beautiful: The Voi... View Original Article -
Before Los Angeles became LA
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Herb Alpert Foundation Donates $10.1 Million to Los Angeles City College
Herb Alpert Foundation Donates $10.1 Million to Los... View Original Article