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23 December 2011

L.A. traffic jam inside Caroline Graham’s home

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It was an L.A. traffic jam of a good sort, Caroline Graham’s Christmas party, packed with people. [...]

4 December 2011

Michael Jackson could only spin to the right, says Donald McKayle

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The great film, stage and concert dance choreographer Donald McKayle shares memories of working with Michael Jackson. [...]

2 December 2011

Janet Jackson, queen of the desert, thrills fans @ McCallum Theatre gala

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Janet Jackson’s much anticipated “Numbers Ones: Up Close and Personal” performance Thursday night at the McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert, California, rocked the house pleasing an audience spanning the age and socioeconomic spectrum. [...]

1 December 2011

To Palm Desert to see Janet Jackson

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To the desert to see Janet Jackson. [...]

23 November 2011

On Thanksgiving weekend, love for Lydia the Tattooed Lady

Groucho loved Lydia first. Guitarist Gary Lucas gives the lady more love. [...]

22 November 2011

Go south, PST people — to Long Beach and Orange County

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Trying to get your arms around Pacific Standard Time is daunting for us all. But here’s a way to not miss the great regional events that are going on south of L.A. proper. [...]

18 November 2011

Michael Jackson visited Martha Graham studio

MJ was a creative artist who got caught in the wrong life. [...]

16 November 2011

Joseph Horowitz’s spoken-word exploration of Mahler marriage to precede Pacific Symphony’s Mahler Ninth symphony

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A great symphony, Mahler’s Ninth, preceded by a playlet examining the marriage of the composer and his wife Alma. [...]

16 November 2011

The Little Prince

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Pictures of Le Petit Prince, the Little Prince [...]

10 November 2011

African-American photojournalists capture L.A.’s rich post-War arts world

These are but a few arts-related images drawn from “Identity and Affirmation: Postwar African-American Photography,” an exhibition of 125 images produced by Los Angeles African-American photographers during the postwar years from 1945 to 1980. The marvelous show, at Cal State Northridge, which also includes social and political photographs, is part of Pacific Standard Time survey of post-war L.A. creative undertakings. [...]