The OPEN Daily : Arts & Entertainment
Free jazz concert series in Hollywood to include Poncho Sanchez
May 12, 2012 at 4:30 pm
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Not to be confused with an announcement that various ensembles will be covering Ornette Coleman's landmark "Free Jazz" recording (though that would be pretty spectacular), free jazz concerts will return to the elephant-adorned complex at Hollywood & Highland this summer for its ninth annual "Wine, Jazz and Moonlight" concert series.
Beauty secrets of ‘Sleeping Ugly’ at Santa Monica Playhouse
May 12, 2012 at 2:30 pm
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A basket for "Donations" blocked the refreshment table at the opening-night reception for Arnold Schulman's "Sleeping Ugly." The Santa Monica Playhouse has evidently taken fundraising advice from the Third Street Promenade buskers. But as this quirky, inventively staged world premiere demonstrates, the 50-year-old theater knows how to squeeze the maximum entertainment value out of each dollar.
Reality TV Show About Kids from Malibu is Totally Groundbreaking
May 12, 2012 at 12:30 pm
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In a stroke of creative genius, a reality TV producer wants to make a show about high school kids that live in the Malibu area, documenting what happens over their summer vacation. This staggeringly original idea comes to us courtesy of executive producer Sean Travis ("The Hills," "The City"), and the show -- called "Our Summer" -- is described as follows.
Julie Andrews’ Brentwood house isn’t going for a song
May 11, 2012 at 10:00 pm
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The home Andrews owned with her late husband, director and screenwriter Blake Edwards, is listed for $2.649 million. It's already in escrow less than a month after going on the market. Singer and actress Julie Andrews has listed the Brentwood house she owned with her late husband, director and screenwriter Blake Edwards. Less than a month after coming on the market, the tidy white home with gray shutters is already in escrow.
Dangerbird Records signs Bon Jovi’s Richie Sambora?
May 10, 2012 at 8:28 pm
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The Silver Lake label Dangerbird Records is known for adventurous, crowd-pleasing indie artists such as Silversun Pickups and Fitz & the Tantrums. But according to a curious item that ran in the LA Weekly on Wednesday, the label might soon be working with a titan of '80s arena rock -- Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora. [...]
Radio Personality Ellen K Receives Star on Walk of Fame
May 10, 2012 at 7:30 am
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Ellen K, the co-host of Ryan Seacrest's morning show on KIIS-FM (102.7), received the 2,471st star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Thursday. Reality television personality Kris Jenner and iCarly star Miranda Cosgrove were among those joining Ellen K at the ceremony in front of the W Hollywood Hotel on Hollywood Boulevard. "The chamber is proud [...]
Motocross Pro Riders Freestyle on Venice Beach
May 9, 2012 at 11:30 pm
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Freestyle motocross riders performed high-flying stunts at the Venice Beach Boardwalk.
Venice Arts is Accepting New Students for Summer Media Arts Camp 2012
May 9, 2012 at 9:00 pm
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Hello! We are Venice Arts, a non-profit organization providing free and low-cost multimedia arts programming for youth and adults. This summer from July 2nd - July 27th, we are holding our third annual Summer Media Arts Summer Camp! We will be offering week long youth workshops (at our newly renovated gallery space) in [...]
Simon McWilliams to unveil Shoots and Ladders at Culver City’s Skotia Gallery
May 8, 2012 at 6:39 pm
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Irish painter Simon McWilliams creates meticulous city edifices that combine an insane architectural detail with vivid color and visually stunning geometric linear-ities and compositions. Inspired by buildings that are in the progress of being...
Del Rey Jazz Band Performs at Cinco de Playa Festival
May 7, 2012 at 1:38 pm
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Live performance at Playa Elementary's "Cinco de Playa" Festival
Venice-based Wemo Media Dives Into Underwater Spectacle ‘theBlu’
May 7, 2012 at 1:23 pm
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Venice-based startup Wemo Media has introduced its new animated underwater environment called "theBlu" that is designed as a global art project and educational platform.The digital ocean was announced Friday on the giant video billboards in New York's Times Square. The project was inspired by the planet's oceans and serves as a digital art exhibit of [...]
Culver City Symphony Orchestra Program to Feature Young Competition Winners
May 7, 2012 at 1:00 pm
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As part of its commitment to young musicians, the Culver City Symphony Orchestra will showcase the talents of 12-year-old cellist Nathan Le, and 16-year-old cellist Leah Hansen at a concert this Sat. May 12 at the Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium. Parness Concerto Competition sponsors the annual concert, and Le won the competition’s junior division, while Hansen [...]
