Cultural Events August 1

Forever Flamenco: LA OLE

Saturday, August 1 at 8:30 pm

Ford Amphitheatre

2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East

Hollywood, CA  90068

(323) 461-3673

http://www.FordTheatres.org

Cinema Under the Stars

DIVORZIO ALL’ITALIANA

Saturday August 1, 8:45 p.m

Bulgarini Gelato

749 E. Altadena Dr. Altadena, Ca. 9100

(626) 791-6174

http://www.bulgarinigelato.com

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Quote of the Day: First Lady Michelle Obama

“In order for creativity to flourish and imagination to take hold, we …need to expose our children to the arts from a very young age.”

-First Lady Michelle Obama, speaking at the National Design Awards at the White House, July 24, 2009.

Photo Credit: Ron Edmonds/Associated Press

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Cultural Events LA: June 25-June 26

Fellini’s LA STRADA

Opening Saturday July 25th at a movie theater near you.

This 1954 film is being screened at Laemmle’s theatres in Beverly Hills, Pasadena, and Encino.

For showtimes and locations, please visit:

http://movies.yahoo.com/showtimes-tickets/movies/1800086211-movie/

Moliere’s The Miser

In the Age of Madoff and corporate scandals- Moliere’s 17th-century-play is more timely than ever!

Opens Saturday, July 25 at 8 pm

Directed by Ellen Geer. With Ted Barton, Alan Blumenfeld, Bill Durham, Samara Frame, Willow Geer, Nina Kurtz, Mark Lewis, Raymond Lynch, Melora Marshall, Mike Peebler and Chad Jason Scheppner.

July 25 through September 27

The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum. 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd. Topanga CA  90290. (310) 455-3723

For further showtimes, visit: http://www.theatricum.com

Audience members are advised to bring cushions for bench seating.

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Cultural Events LA: July 17-19

American Ballet Theater

Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet

Fri. July 17. 7:30 p.m.

Sat. July 18. 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.

Sun. July 19 2:00 p.m

Dorothy Chandler Pavillion. 135 North Grand Ave. LA, CA 90012. (213) 972-0711

http://www.musiccenter.org/

Cal Phil at the Mill

Sat. July 18. 8:00 p.m.

Musicians from the California Philharmonic Orchestra will perform at the Old Mill, a historical California landmark.

1120 Old Mill Road. San Marino, CA, 91108.

*Reservations Required* 626.449.5458

http://www.calphil.org/concerts/old_mill.asp

An Afternoon with Duke Ellington

Program: Duke Ellington; Maurice Ravel

The Southeast Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

3 p.m., Sunday, July 19

Walt Disney Concert Hall

For further Information, contact: (323) 293-SESA (7372)

http://www.southeastsymphony.org

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Cultural Events LA: July 10-12

Phil Ranelin Sextet

Fri July 10. 6 pm

BP Grand Entrance

Free, no reservations

LACMA. 5905 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036

(323) 857-6119

http://www.lacma.org/

Two Guitars and Two Centuries:

Odeum Guitar Duo: Robert Wetzel and Fred Benedetti

Friday, July 10, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m

Program includes: Albinoni, Rameau, Weiss, Albéniz, Vivaldi, Scarlatti, J. S. Bach & Torelli.

Norton Simon Museum.

411 W Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91105.

(626) 449-6840

http://www.nortonsimon.org

Sordid and Sacred:

The Beggars in Rembrandt’s Etchings

Opening this Sunday

July 12- August 23

Bowers Museum.

2002 North Main St.

Santa Ana, CA 92706.

(714) 567.3600

http://www.bowers.org

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Cultural Events LA: July 4th

William Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream

Opens July 4th

Directed by Melora Marshall

Saturdays at 4 pm: July 4, 11, 18*

Thursdays at 8 pm: August 6, 13, 20, 27

Monday at 6:30 pm: September 7 (Labor Day)

*Prologue (pre-show discussion): Saturday, July 18 at 3:00 pm (included in ticket price)

The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum. 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd.

Topanga CA  90290

(310) 455-3723 or  www.theatricum.com

Luis Conte and Cuba L.A.

Sat, July 4th 5 pm

Dorothy Collins Brown Amphitheater .

LACMA

5905 Wilshire Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90036

(323) 857-6119

http://www.lacma.org/

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