From the site:
The Book Fair gives visitors the opportunity to see, learn about and explore the finest in rare and valuable books, manuscripts, autographs, graphics, prints, maps, photographs, and more. There will be books with remarkable typography and books with original engravings and prints by renowned masters like Rembrandt, Picasso, and Miró.
A special exhibit, "A Love Affair with Books: Personal Stories of Noted Collectors," will share the fascinating accounts of book collectors and library builders, including Southern California aficionados like Sarah Michelle Gellar, Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan, Monsignor Francis J. Weber, and railroad magnate Henry Huntington.
Event times vary. Click here for hours and ticket purchase information.
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Poehler stars on the hit NBC comedy "Parks and Recreation" as the good-natured bureaucrat Leslie Knope, who is (ostensibly) the author of "Pawnee: The Greatest Town in America." Lynch, an Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actress, plays Sue Sylvester on "Glee"; her recent memoir, "Happy Accidents," tells her unique life story.
Complete event information is available on the LTLA website. Proceeds from the event support the Adopt the Arts Foundation.
Photos of Amy Poehler and Jane Lynch via LTLA.
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Lots of bands are performing including Extended Organ.]]>Jennifer and Peter West's daughter, Ariel, and Jim Shaw and Marnie Weber's daughter, Collette, will be playing a few Dolphin Explosion songs as well.
Plus much much more. Hope you can make it.
From the LTLA website:
Diltz is a visual historian of the last four decades of popular music. A founding member of the Modern Folk Quartet, Diltz is as much at home as a musician on tour, as he is a music photographer. The rapport he's developed with his musician friends enables him to capture the candid shots that convey a rare feeling of trust and intimacy with his subjects.Diltz will be joined in conversation by local curator and arts writer Kristine McKenna.
Photos of Henry Diltz and Jimi Hendrix (by Diltz) via LTLA.
]]>From Zocalo:
The United States, once a nation of lackluster cooking, has over the past three decades become a nation of people obsessed with food. Specialty markets bring organic food to millions of customers who used to put up with less appetizing produce and meats. Farmers markets are a nationwide phenomenon. At the sushi restaurants Masa in New York City and Urasawa in Beverly Hills, customers spend over $500 a head to sample the freshest fish flown in from halfway around the world. We create identities based on diets--vegans, locavores, and pescatarians multiply--and politics seem to enter into even mundane grocery aisle decisions. But not everyone can afford to eat organic and sustainably. And some people don't believe that we are what we eat. Good food tends to be enjoyable for those who eat it, but is it good for anything else?
For more about the event and to reserve tickets, click here.
Image by Flickr user Muy Yum, used under a Creative Commons License.
]]>From SQIRL:
Love Bubbies Pickles? Or that pungent sauerkraut? What about a fierce Hot Sauce? Here's a secret...Make It Yourself! Come to our class on February 18th and learn how easy it is to "naturally" pickle your own food. You'll make your own sauerkraut (with cabbage from Tutti Frutti Farms) & pepper mash and leave with them (in fermenting jars) to transform at home.
For more info and to buy tickets, click here.
Image by Flickr user I Believe I Can Fry, used under a Creative Commons License.
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February marks the month where citrus hits its stride in Southern California. We'll be teaching a class on Marmalades & Syrups Class -working with challenging Nagami Kumquats as well as Moro Blood Oranges. You'll see how varieties of citrus require different methods when preserved and how there can be zero product waste when making the preserves. You'll also discover how easy it is to make a syrup (perfect for cocktails or) from citrus pectin-giving your syrup a texture not found anywhere else.Perfect for Valentines day, you'll be leaving with a gift box set of the preserves you make, a syrup (for the mixologist in the house) and a sweet booklet of recipes and tips.
For more info and to buy tickets, click here.
Image by Flickr user henry…, used under a Creative Commons License.
]]>From the FoodGPS site:
Guests will enjoy a six-course meal, with the talented chefs going head-to-head on four savory courses featuring American lamb, and two desserts starring sheep's milk dairy. Every diner gets a vote on which chef delivers the boldest flavor, most originality, and best presentation. The winning chef earns $500, and of course greater glory.
Three Eagle Rock Brewery beers, which are included in the ticket price, are served during the dinner. Remember that February 20 is a national holiday, so metered parking is free. For more information about the Lamb Showdown, click here.
Photo courtesy of Andrew Huff via Flickr Creative Commons
From the REDCAT website:
The New Century Players, the Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts' professional new music ensemble, joins forces with the CalArts Orchestra to open the festival with a program of large-scale pieces by the American visionary, including Dance/4Orchestras, Ryoanji, and Renga.
Cage's influential graphic score Fontana Mix will be featured on the festival's second evening. New music composers will present their own works based on the Fontana Mix tape music and score.
Click here for more event and ticket purchase information.
Photo courtesy of time/texture on Flickr Creative Commons.
From the REDCAT website:
The New Century Players, the Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts' professional new music ensemble, joins forces with the CalArts Orchestra to open the festival with a program of large-scale pieces by the American visionary, including Dance/4Orchestras, Ryoanji, and Renga.
Cage's influential graphic score Fontana Mix will be featured on the festival's second evening. New music composers will present their own works based on the Fontana Mix tape music and score.
Click here for more event and ticket purchase information.
Photo courtesy of time/texture on Flickr Creative Commons.
From the LACO site:
Jeffrey Kahane has led the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra as music director with remarkable dedication, brilliance and gusto. During the course of his distinguished tenure, Jeffrey and our gifted LACO musicians have reached thousands of Los Angeles elementary-school students through their music, [and] premiered dozens of innovative new works.
Kahane will be honored with musical selections performed by LACO concertmaster Margaret Batjer, Chris Thile, mandolin, and pianist Jon Kimura Parker. Dressed-to-impress guests will enjoy a festive atmosphere of dinner and dancing with silent and live auctions.
Click here for ticket pricing and more information about the LACO Crystal Ball.
Photo courtesy of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra via Flickr Creative Commons
Guests will see decadent sweets made by Chef Barry Calleabut, Executive Pastry Chef & Chocolatier Jean-Marie Auboine, FOX "MasterChef" contestant Adrien Niento, Chocolate Academy Consultant Alicia Boada, Executive Chef Lee Smith, Lady Chocolatier Sarah Bryant, and Food Network "Cupcake Wars" winner Annette Starbuck.
The Indulge Los Angeles site says this will be:
A Chocolate, Pastry, Cakes and Sweets show to Indulge all your senses. The world's #1 Chocolatiers, Pastry Chefs, and confectioners come together to put on a great chocolate show in Los Angeles. These heavenly delights will be paired with the worlds top Champagnes, Wines, and Spirits.
Fox 11 news anchor Christine Devine is this year's chocolate festival Master of Ceremony.
Photo courtesy Flickr via Creative Commons License
From the site:
The Book Fair gives visitors the opportunity to see, learn about and explore the finest in rare and valuable books, manuscripts, autographs, graphics, prints, maps, photographs, and more. There will be books with remarkable typography and books with original engravings and prints by renowned masters like Rembrandt, Picasso, and Miró.
A special exhibit, "A Love Affair with Books: Personal Stories of Noted Collectors," will share the fascinating accounts of book collectors and library builders, including Southern California aficionados like Sarah Michelle Gellar, Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan, Monsignor Francis J. Weber, and railroad magnate Henry Huntington.
Event times vary. Click here for hours and ticket purchase information.
Photo courtesy Frisno via Creative Commons License
From the site:
The Book Fair gives visitors the opportunity to see, learn about and explore the finest in rare and valuable books, manuscripts, autographs, graphics, prints, maps, photographs, and more. There will be books with remarkable typography and books with original engravings and prints by renowned masters like Rembrandt, Picasso, and Miró.
A special exhibit, "A Love Affair with Books: Personal Stories of Noted Collectors," will share the fascinating accounts of book collectors and library builders, including Southern California aficionados like Sarah Michelle Gellar, Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan, Monsignor Francis J. Weber, and railroad magnate Henry Huntington.
Event times vary. Click here for hours and ticket purchase information.
Photo courtesy Today is a good day under Creative Commons License
From the gallery website:
GeoVanna Gonzalez offers work which illustrates the dualities of life and death and growth and decay by employing the use of empty, open space and dense complexities of lines all seen in her drawings, paintings and books. Patrick Haemmerlein explores themes of nature vs. industry and how they coexist. His images stem from photographs taken in Los Angeles and his hometown in upstate New York and juxtapose rural scenes with urban realities.
The exhibition runs from Feb. 15 through March 3.
Image by GeoVanna Gonzalez.
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