Alex Folla & Elena Trailina: Unknown Monk, Opening with the artists
Italian artists Alex Folla and Elena Trailina will present their works, created with the same painting technique as the Renaissance artist from Siena Giovanni di Paolo. Unknown Monk was organized in collaboration with the J. Paul Getty Museum on the occasion of The Shimmer of Gold: Giovanni di Paolo in Renaissance Siena, a parallel exhibit on […]
Read moreTaste of Italy
The eighth-annual Taste of Italy, an evening of authentic Italian food and wine to benefit the Italian American Museum of Los Angeles (IAMLA). More information and tickets avialble HERE. www.italianhall.org Pico House 424 N. Main St. Los Angeles, CA 90012
Read moreMaestro Carlo Ponti and the Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra: Sensational Strings
Maestro Carlo Ponti and the Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra return to the Theatre Raymond Kabbaz with an emotional opening performance that tugs at the heartstrings, featuring orchestral masterpieces by Gabriel Fauré, Antonín Dvořák and the anticipated Los Angeles premiere of Frank Martin’s Petite Symphonie Concertante. Purchase tickets HERE Musical Program Gabriel Fauré – Nocturne […]
Read moreMeet Maestro Carlo Ponti: Sensational Strings
Maestro Carlo Ponti and his Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra (LAV) offer a preview of the concert that will be held at the Theatre Raymond Kabbaz on September 29th, Sensational Strings. Lecture Program The Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra’s (LAV) mission of supporting music education LAV’s support of music education in its’ partner schools Program overview: sensational […]
Read moreGiuseppe Tornatore: Cinema Paradiso (1998, 123 min)
A young Sicilian boy who loses his father to war strikes up a friendship with an aging projectionist. Eventually the boy takes over his mentor’s job and becomes a filmmaker himself – but he loses the love of his life along the way. A gloriously romantic and unabashedly sentimental love letter to the romance of […]
Read moreLamberto Bava: Demons (1985, 88 min)
Director Lamberto Bava and producer Dario Argento engage in a bit of SCREAM-style self-consciousness in this gory delight, in which theatergoers attending a zombie movie find themselves under attack by real zombies. www.americancinemathequecalendar.com Spielberg Theatre at the Egyptian 6712 Hollywood Boulevard Hollywood, CA
Read moreWatts Towers Day of the Drum & Jazz Festival
The Watts Towers Day of the Drum Festival celebrates the role of drums and drummers in world cultures, past and present. The Simon Rodia Watts Towers Jazz Festival pays tribute to the American music forms of jazz, gospel and rhythm and blues. Admission is free to the two festivals. There will be activities for children […]
Read moreDonald Osborne: Transatlantic Style, Una Storia d’amore di Pinne e Cromature
In anticipation of the 16th annual Italian Language Week in the World with the theme of Italian and Creativity: Brands and Traditions, Fashion and Design, Donald Osborne, the author of Transatlantic Style, Una Storia d’amore di Pinne e Cromature, will give a presentation of his automotive design book celebrating American and Italian creativity along with […]
Read moreGiuseppe Verdi: Macbeth
Plácido Domingo and James Conlon unite again in a powerful adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic thriller, for this first performance of the LA Opera’s New Season, directed by Tony Award-winner Darko Tresnjak. Domingo takes on the title role with Ekaterina Semenchuk as the diabolical Lady Macbeth. www.laopera.org Purchase tickets HERE Calendar and schedules […]
Read moreMichelangelo Antonioni: La Notte
A restored version of the classic film La Notte (1960, 122 min) by Michelangelo Antonioni will be screened at the Laemmle Royal. Starring Monica Vitti, Marcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau. Laemmle Royal 11523 Santa Monica Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90025 LA NOTTE – Trailer from Rialto Pictures on Vimeo.
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