Suzan Filipek · January 2, 2025
A large-scale, multi-screen installation by artist Doug Aitken is accompanied by music by the Los Angeles Master Chorale and the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a new exhibit at the Marciano Art Foundation (MAF). The exhibition, Lightscape, features cinematic images of Southern California and the American West in the MAF’s giant Theater Gallery on the first […]
Sondi Sepenuk · January 2, 2025
On Dec. 8, the sixth annual Children’s Institute Cape & Gown Gala was held in grand fashion at the Skirball Cultural Center, taking over the Guerin Pavilion and its surrounding spaces. The “Taste for a Cause” evening event, which raised more than $820,000, started off with music, cocktails and passed hors d’oeuvre. The tastings were […]
Wyatt · January 25, 2024
The Golden Bridge, an annual concert aimed at connecting the Golden Age of English Renaissance music with the Golden Age of California’s choral music, will take place Sat., Feb. 10, at 8 p.m. in Beverly Hills. Established in 2014 by internationally acclaimed conductor Suzi Digby, the concert brings professional singers — many from Los Angeles’ […]
James Conlon · September 2, 2020
He was a larger-than-life personality, a man of dramatic contrasts. His favorite artists were Claude Monet and Hieronymus Bosch. He was a connoisseur of the world’s finest wines, but his favorite meal included meat loaf. His always-ready wit and sense of humor covered a very deep seriousness, like his preferred president, Ronald Reagan. In his […]