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| Bringing Arts and Culture to Life in Santa Monica |
July 26, 2007 |
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Wow, have I got a weekend of
treats for you! Every day I hear about something new and even more
exciting than the thing I heard about the day before and then I hear
about something even better! I couldn't possibly list them all for
you but I have assembled a healthy assortment of goodies to keep you
busy all weekend long.
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| Twilight Dance Series | |
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Tosh Meets Marley
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Hit the Pier tonight to get a sampling of the greatest songs in Reggae when an accomplished assortment of musicians tackle the repertoire of legendary Jamaican icons Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. |
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| The Bard in Santa Monica | |
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Shakespeare Santa Monica 2007 July 13 - 29 Miles Playhouse Christine Emerson Reed Park 1130 Lincoln Boulevard 310-270-3454 Shakespeare Santa Monica launches its Annual Summer Shakespeare Season this weekend at the Miles Playhouse. This is not your father's Shakespeare. It's visceral, high-octane, stripped down to the bare essentials, leave you panting in the aisles, knock your socks off Shakespeare by the sea. The season opens with Richard III and an all-female version of The Taming of the Shrew with Twelfth Night playing on the tennis courts later this month. Check their website for times and dates - www.ShakespeareSantaMonica.com |
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Folk/Gospel/Blues with a Highways Twist!
ORGANIKA Dorian Wood brings his own gospel/folk/blues to Highways this weekend joined on Friday night by Nevenka, the Eastern European women's folk choir and then on Saturday by the experimental Jazz/Waltz/Tango group the Cat Hair Ensemble. The week-end also includes performances by Marc Manning, Armadillo Speedbump and Plastilina, interwoven with films by director Brian Cuojoe Tolbert. And as a special treat just for Palette readers, tell them that Hamp sent you and you'll get two tickets for the price of one! |
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Thumbelina Dance, Thumbelina Sing!
Thumbelina This musical adaptation of Hans Christian Anderson's beloved fairy tale features has enough swordfighting adventure and magical puppetry to entrance children of any age. With a cast of characters that includes a forgetful witch, a chorus of cockroaches and a rather cheap mole, the show is a terrific romp! |
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Classical Music in an Historic
Setting
Young Artists International
Festival Concert The historic Mojica Hacienda was once part of a Mexican land grant dating back to 1839 and later home to renowned opera singer and film star Jose Mojica. On Sunday, the Santa Monica Conservancy hosts a very special fundraiser in this historic gem featuring talented young musicians performing amidst the romantic environs of Santa Monica Canyon. Guest are also invited to attend a post-concert screening of a classic film starring the Hacienda’s former resident. |
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Heating it up at McCabe's
Robbie Fulks If it’s not hot enough for you now, I hear it’s going to get really toasty at McCabe’s on Saturday night when alt-country superstar Robbie Fulks hits the stage. He sings like and angel, plays like the devil and they tell me that on-stage he’s a lot funnier than either! And while you’re on line, be sure to sign up as a friend on McCabe’s MySpace page so you can hear about all the great musicians playing there this summer. |
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Family Film
Festival and a special adult treat!
Story
And Snack Hour
Street Every
Picture Tells a Story and the
Aero Theatre
wrap up their month long
Family Film Festival
on Sunday with the twenty fifth anniversary showing of this classic
children’s film which showed, once and for all, who the real brains
of the rodent family were – and it ain't
Mickey and
Minnie.
No, the Secret of
Nimh blows the lid off the myths and gives us the
true story of who really rules the rodent kingdom.
And the treat! Oh, and parents, you might want to drop the kids off with a sitter after Nimh and then run back to the Aero for the Peter Sellers classic, The Party! With Claudine Longet and Marge Champion co-starring alongside Sellers and all under the direction of Blake Edwards, it’s a movie that mustn’t be missed! |
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And wait! There's More!!! And finally, there’s lots of great things listed previously in the Palette that are still going on. Don’t miss any of these:
Identity Theft: Eleanor Antin, Lynn Hershman, Suzy Lake, 1972-78
The Secret Life of Cows,
Photographs by Glen Wexler
Complete Works Of William Shakespeare (abridged)
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The Book Club at Van Kleef's |
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| Happy Weekend Everyone! | |
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