Summer
May 20, 2009
Hooray for summer! The end of the 2008-2009 school year has arrived. Congrats!
Here’s a few new things:
*June 2nd at the Getty
Cultural Rights – Past and Future
Tuesday June 2, 2009
7 pm
Harold M. Williams Auditorium, Getty Center
Bill Ivey, team leader for arts and humanities in the Obama-Biden transition, author of Arts, Inc. How Greed and Neglect Destroyed Our Cultural Rights, and director of the Curb Center for Art, Enterprise, and Public Policy, joins cultural critic Lewis Hyde, whose writings explore the public life of the imagination, to converse about the basis and prospects for cultural rights in the 21st century.
there’s no cost, but registration’s required
TO REGISTER: http://www.getty.edu/visit/calendar/days/06022009.html <http://www.getty.edu/visit/calendar/days/06022009.html>
*The Creativity Stimulus
Creating jobs for artists–good for the economy and even better for the imagination.
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090504/chang
From June 1st through 8th, local foodies and visitors can indulge in the best of Old Pasadena’s award-winning restaurants, and help feed those in need at the first ever Old Pasadena Restaurant Week. More than 25 of Old Pasadena’s finest restaurants have joined together to offer you several delicious options for three-course lunch and dinner menus at one great fixed price.
10% of event proceeds will benefit Union Station Homeless Services, celebrating 35 years of helping those in need.
A confirmed list of participating restaurants appears below. Please contact the restaurant directly for your reservation and any additional information. Check back shortly for more menu updates.
- Lunch $15 & $25
- Dinner $25 & $35
| Restaurant | Address | Phone |
Lunch
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Dinner
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Menu
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| 1810 Argentinean Restaurant | 121 W. Colorado Blvd. | 626.795.5658 |
$15
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$25
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| Bar Celona | 46 E. Colorado Blvd. | 626.405.1000 | ||||
| Barney’s LTD Grill & Pub | 93 W. Colorado Blvd. | 626.577.2739 |
$15
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$25
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| Brix 42 Pub & Brewery | 42 S. De Lacey Ave. | 626.405.9114 |
$35
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| Café Bizou | 91 N. Raymond Ave. | 626.792.9923 |
$15
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$25
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| Café Santorini | 64 W. Union Street | 626.564.4200 |
$35
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| Elements Kitchen | 107 S. Fair Oaks Ave. | 626.440.0100 |
$25
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| Equator | 22 Mills Place | 626.564.8656 |
$15
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$25
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| Green Street Tavern | 69 W. Green Street | 626.229.9961 |
$25
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$35
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| Heritage Wine Co. | 155 N. Raymond Ave. | 626.844.9333 |
$25
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| Il Fornaio Cucina Italiana | 24 W. Union Street | 626.683.9797 | ||||
| Kabuki Restaurant | 88 W. Colorado Blvd. | 626.568.9310 |
$25
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$35
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| The Kitchen Italian Café & Pizzeria | 78 W. Union Street | 626.796.9802 | ||||
| La Grande Orange Café | 260 S. Raymond Ave. | 626.356.4444 |
$15
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$25
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| Maikobe | 45 S. Fair Oaks Ave. | 626.795.5215 |
$15
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$35
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| Malagueta | 43 E. Colorado Blvd. | 626.564.8696 |
$25
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$35
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| Mi Piace Italian | 25 E. Colorado Blvd. | 626.795.3131 | ||||
| Mojitos Restaurant & Rum Bar | 69 N. Raymond Ave. | 626.796.2520 | ||||
| POP Champagne & Dessert Bar | 33 E. Union Street | 626.795.1295 |
$25
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| redwhite+bluezz | 70 S. Raymond Ave. | 626.792.4441 | ||||
| Spitfire Saloon | 41. S. De Lacey Ave. | 626.577.4141 |
$15
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$25
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| Sushi Roku | 33 Miller Alley | 626.683.3000 |
$25
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$35
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| Twin Palms | 101 W. Green Street | 626.577.2567 |
$25
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$35
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| Vertical Wine Bistro | 70 N. Raymond Ave. | 626.795.3999 | ||||
| Villa SORRISO | 168 W. Colorado Blvd. | 626.793.2233 | ||||
| Yujean Kang’s | 67 N. Raymond Ave. | 626.585.0855 |
LACMA and sidewalk chalk
April 10, 2009
Going Green
March 20, 2009
The California Association of Museums is going green with their new Green Museums Initiative. Check out their website here.
They break it down by departments and what each should think about and do: Administration, Building & Operations, Collections, Education, and Exhibitions.
Museums occupy physical space, just like any other structure, but their intention is unique in that they inform and inspire visitors from all walks of life about this beautiful and diverse world in which we live. Whether the theme is culture, the arts, space or ecology and conservation, all museums have the opportunity to set an example in environmental stewardship and social responsibility by building and operating green.
Natural History Museum Fun
February 28, 2009
I’ll be there, so should you!
Das Rheingold
February 25, 2009
I know a bunch of us are going to see Das Rheingold at the Music Center’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in the coming weeks (thanks to Faith for the inspiration!), so I thought I would post some info that might be helpful or interesting. Please leave a comment if you know of anything else that could be good to know, thanks!
DAS RHEINGOLD
By Richard Wagner
In German with English supertitles
LA Opera
Some things to know before you go:
RUNNING TIME
2 hours and 45 minutes
there is no intermission
PRE-PERFORMANCE LECTURE
One hour prior to each performance.
James Conlon interviewed by Alan Chapman
Pre-performance lectures are generously sponsored by the Flora L. Thornton Foundation and the Opera League of Los Angeles.
Culture Monster’s Review: “The Ring” begins
Freyer’s ‘Rheingold’ astonishes at L.A. Opera from the OC Register
Creative Fun
February 25, 2009
Here’s a creative and fun way to see what a few minutes of whistling or humming can produce.
voice drawing
Especially for those who think they have better vocal skills than drawing skills . . . here’s your chance to combine them.
Post and share your own amazing creation!
Here is one of zefrank’s examples
Masterpieces Up Close
February 23, 2009
Masterpieces of the Prado Museum
It’s Google Maps for amazing works of art!
And make sure to watch the video on the left side of the page . . . very cool look at how its done.
You can zoom in and in ultra high resolution investigate all the details of The Garden of Earthly Delights (a favorite of some I know). See the brush strokes that make the lace and beard of El Greco’s The Nobleman with his Hand on his Chest. Take a look at The Three Graces by Rubens. 14 different paints to get closer to than you’ve ever imagined.
Emerging Job
February 23, 2009
From The New York Times: the emerging job of digital archivist.
“Literature, film, scientific journals, newspapers, court records, corporate documents and other material, accumulated over centuries, needed to be adapted for computer databases. Once there, it had to be arranged — along with newer, born-digital material — in a way that would let people find what they needed and keep finding it well into the future.
The people entrusted to find a place for this wealth of information are known as digital asset managers, or sometimes as digital archivists and digital preservation officers. Whatever they are called, demand for them is expanding.”
Read the article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/08/jobs/08starts.html
Laura Zucker Presentation at CGU Feb. 26
February 6, 2009
Non Profits and Emerging Industries in a Down Economy by Laura Zucker
Thursday, February 26, 2009
6pm – 8:30pm
Location: The Drucker School
Museum Fun
December 30, 2008
A different view of the people that work in galleries and museums.
Photographs by Andy Freeberg
Guardians: Russian Art Museum Guards
Sentry: Gallery Desks in Chelsea
