Uruguayan Bass Reprises the Role That Seduced L.A., But He’s Got Mixed Feelings About Don Giovanni by Julie Riggott Don Giovanni claims he’s slept with 2,065 women. Erwin Schrott’s not buying it. “He’s totally a storyteller. I think he’s such a liar, you know?” Schrott would know about the legendary Latin lover. The opera sensation…
Monday-Saturday with advance reservation, 10:30 a.m. Three hours of walking and shopping with a guide in the nation’s largest fashion district. $36 per person. Call (213) 683-9715 or urbanshoppingadventures.com. Coming occurrences of this event: Thursday, October 18, 2007 Friday, October 19, 2007 Saturday, October 20, 2007 Sunday, October 21, 2007 Monday, October 22, 2007 Tuesday,…
L.A. Phil Mixes It Up With Famous Finns, New Works and a Glimpse of the Future by Julie Riggott Bigger is better when it comes to the Los Angeles Philharmonic. “One of the things that I’ve noticed about working with Esa-Pekka [Salonen] is that ideas can’t be big enough,” said Chad Smith, who as vice…
REDCAT Season-Opener Jumps Into the Worlds of Performance and Amnesia by Daria Benedict The phrase “avant garde” gets applied fairly frequently in the 21st century, if not always accurately, as the tag is sometimes affixed to anything just slightly out of the mainstream. A production opening this week at the REDCAT theater, however, lives up…
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The New Old Lounge Act at Cicada Restaurant by Kristin Friedrich If you’re committed, and your shoes are semi-comfortable, Thursday nights in Downtown Los Angeles can include endless combinations of the following: symphony, theater, live music, an art walk, sporting events, a speakeasy, and bars of the wine, dive, faux bordello, frat boy and velvet…
With 162 Projects, Downtown Continues to Evolve Coming Into Focus|With 162 Projects, Downtown Continues to Evolve by Evan George, Andrew Haas-Roche, Kathryn Maese, Kathleen Nye Flynn and Jon Regardie Excerpts from the list relating to arts, entertainment and culture follow. Complete list of 162 projects is here. Development Map The traditionally slow winter period had little effect…
On the site of the historic Little J’s, a hangout of celebs such as Natalie Cole, Janet Jackson and Stevie Wonder, this South Park lounge offers signature cocktails, fine spirits, cigars, beer and wine by the glass.At 1119 S. Olive St., (213) 746-7746. jloungela.com Library Bar This Financial District pub has seven craft beers on tap…
Lucha VaVoom Brings Burlesque and Wrestling Back to the Mayan by Lea Lion It is a hazy Thursday morning in early February and three women are doing warm-up stretches in an unassuming, wood-floored dance studio in Atwater Village. They are chatting about their upcoming Valentine’s Day show and killing time waiting for the fourth dancer…
