Acoustic Americana Music Guide, Nov 24 to 30 – short, News-Only, edition…

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING ! As we all prepare our turkey demolition plans, we’re thankful for the WONDERFUL abundance of live music – as members of the audience and when we’re on stage – and we’re thankful for ALL the good things in our lives!
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ACOUSTIC AMERICANA
MUSIC GUIDE
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NOVEMBER 24 to 30, 2010
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“QUICKIE ACCESS” TO “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” PICKS, & NEWS FEATURES –
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1) “Show-Of-The-Week” Picks, Wednesday & Thanksgiving Day…
2) This WEEKEND’s “Show-of-the-Week” Picks, November 26-28
3) End of Nov / First Days of Dec: “Shows-of-the-Week,” Nov 29-Dec 5
4) In Yo’ Face (Book)…
5) Image vs. Substance in Cultureless Pop Culture…
6) John McCutcheon to Play Smothers Theatre in January
7) KPFK Adds a New “Public Radio Int’l” Show – Is More Possible?
8) New Holiday Comedy to Debut at Long Beach’s Found Theatre
9) Hollywood Master Chorale Offers Interfaith Holiday “Feast”
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(Our regular feature, “We’d Like You to Meet…” is combined this week with News Feature #6, above…)
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1) “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” PICKS, WEDNESDAY & THANKSGIVING DAY…
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Wednesday, November 24th’s “Show-Of-The-Week” pick:
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* 7 pm “BATTLE OF THE BLUES HARPS” with KIM WILSON, ROD PIAZZA & THE MIGHTY FLYERS, JAMES HARMAN, DOUG MacLEOD, DARRELL MANSFIELD, and more, at Golden Sails Best Western Hotel, Crystal Ballroom, Long Beach.
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Thursday, November 25th’s “EVENT-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
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* 11:30 am 6th annual “THANKSGIVING AT THE LEARNING GARDEN,” hosting the “Program for Torture Victims” staff and clients in celebrating this American holiday, with potluck holiday feasting on traditional and international food, and Americana roots music, at the Learning Garden, at Venice High School, 13000 Venice Bl, Venice 90066; 310-722-3656; learninggardenmaster@yahoo.com. (Bring a dish to feed 10 and you’re invited.)
* 5 pm “CNN’s HEROES” promises to be inspiring, and the promo for it includes acoustic live music performances with JOHN BON JOVI and a big musical ensemble who all look and sound great. (Broadcast at 5 pm Pacific, 8 pm Eastern. Check you local cable listings.)
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING !
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2) THIS WEEKEND’S “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” PICKS, NOVEMBER 26-28
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Friday, November 26th’s “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks:
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* 7 pm DOUG MacLEOD, acoustic bluesmaster, plays Lucille’s BBQ in Long Beach.
* 8 pm “SONGS FROM THE DAYS OF THE BYRDS AND BEYOND,” by JOHN YORK (the BYRDS) with BILLY DARNELL (The EVERLY BROTHERS), at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena.
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Saturday, November 27th’s “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks:
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* 2 pm “AN IRISH CHRISTMAS” with DARREN MAGUIRE, the brilliant “Riverdance” star, and DAVID MUNNRLLY, the button accordion wizard, at Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza.
* 3 pm.DAVE MORRISON with GREG KRUEGER, GENEVIEVE ADELL, and LUKE HALPIN, plus a set by PHIL WARD, at a house concert.
* 7 pm CHRISTOPHER BURGAN TRIO (he’s the guitarist for WE FIVE) at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena.
* 7 pm DOUG MacLEOD, acoustic bluesmaster, plays Lucille’s BBQ in Long Beach.
* 8 pm BERNIE PEARL BLUES BAND plus BOBBY BLUEHOUSE opening at the Arcadia Blues Club in Arcadia.
* 8 pm Surf guitar legend DICK DALE and his musician son JIMMY DALE play an all-acoustic evening at The Fret House in Covina.
* 9 pm-1 am WUMBLOOZO plays Joe’s Great American Bar & Grill, 4311 W Magnolia, Burbank
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Sunday, November 28th’s “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks:
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* 2 pm “AN IRISH CHRISTMAS” with DARREN MAGUIRE, the brilliant “Riverdance” star, and DAVID MUNNRLLY, the button accordion wizard, at the Irvine Barclay Theatre in Irvine.
* 7 pm “THE GENERATIONS TRIO” and “THE LINDY SISTERS” bring a veritable “USO Show” to the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena. NOTE: This is NO LONGER postponed – it’s “back on track,” and it WILL happen.
* 9 pm, on TV – “NOVEMBER CHRISTMAS” on “HALLMARK HALL OF FAME” has music by Kerrville New Folk Winner ERNEST TROOST, stars SAM ELLIOTT & JOHN CORBETT, on CBS.
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3) END OF NOV / FIRST DAYS OF DEC: “SHOWS-OF-THE-WEEK,” NOV 29-DEC 5
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The first weekend of December arrives with an exceptionally rich offering of acoustic music. And the days leading to it aren’t bad. It’s all here (though we’re sure to add more, as additional shows are announced).
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Monday, November 29th’s “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
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* 7 pm FOY WILLING’S RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE featuring CODY BRYANT return to their favorite corral (chorale?) for their monthly potluck dinner-and-a-show at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena. Yee-Hah!
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Tuesday, November 30th’s “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
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* 7 pm THE SWINGIN’ ARMANI BROTHERS return for their monthly potluck dinner-and-a-show at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena. A bit campy, sure, but with fine musicianship. This is proving to be L.A.’s best monthly cabaret dinner show.
* 5:30-8:30 pm “HAPPY HOUR HANG” is an “EVENT-OF-THE-WEEK FOR ARTISTS,” sponsored by LA Women in Music (LAWIM), open to all, is a networking opportunity for folks in music and the music biz; this time, it happens at The Fox and Hounds in Studio City.
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Wednesday, December 1st’s “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks:
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* (in San Diego) 7:30 pm “AN IRISH CHRISTMAS IN AMERICA” at the “AMSD” concert series, San Diego.
* 8 pm JOHN McLAUGHLIN & THE 4th DIMENSION play the “UCLA Live” series in Royce Hall, on the campus in Westwood.
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Friday, December 3rd’s “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks:
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* 7:30 pm RONNY COX, stellar singer-songwriter & famous actor, plays the Sherman Oaks Presbyterian Church concert series, in Sherman Oaks.
* 7:30 pm “RUMPELSTILTSKIN” with puppets, as the old German folk / fairy tale is presented by “Tears of Joy” at Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz at Le Lycée Français de Los Angeles; good event for children.
* 8 pm BORDER RADIO – KELLY McCUNE & her all-star band – return to the Coffee Gallery Backstage, Altadena.
* 9:30 pm KEN O’MALLEY brings his authentic and original Irish music on 6 & 12 string, with his powerful vocals, to the Cock N Bull Pub, Santa Monica.
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Saturday, December 4th’s “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks:
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* 3 & 8 pm “ALOHA CONCERT SERIES” brings AARON SALA to the Ruth Shannon Center for the Performing Arts, Whittier.
* 7 pm KATE WALLACE AND DOUG CLEGG, award -winning Santa-Barbara-based songwriters, bring their Americana music to the Coffee Gallery Backstage, Altadena.
* 7:30 pm MOSCOW NIGHTS play the “Ojai Concert Series” in Matilija Auditorium, Ojai.
* 8 pm JAMES LEE STANLEY at Boulevard Music, Culver City.
* 8 pm “ALOHA CONCERT SERIES” brings AARON SALA to the Ruth Shannon Center for the Performing Arts, Whittier.
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Sunday, December 5th’s “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks:
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* 12:45 & 3 pm PETER HIMMELMAN plays the Skirball Cultural Center atop Sepulveda Pass, L.A.
* 2 pm annual “COWBOY CHRISTMAS CONCERT” with THE SONS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN and JENNIFER LIND in the Wells Fargo Theatre at the Autry National Center (Autry Museum) Griffith Park, L.A.
* 4 pm 29th annual “LOS ANGELES HOLIDAY CAROLING” for shut-ins, at four senior care centers and a restaurant, with many top award-winning musicians and stars of film, TV, and stage, all in the West San Fernando Valley.
* 7 pm “ALICE COLTRANE TRIBUTE” with a host of all-star musicians paying tribute to jazz legend Alice Coltrane at the “UCLA Live” series in Royce Hall, on the campus in Westwood.
* 7 pm “RANDY SPARKS & FRIENDS” plus JENNIFER LIND opening, at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, Altadena.
* 7 pm THE DITTY BOPS return for “one very special show” at McCabe’s, Santa Monica.
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4) IN YO’ FACE (BOOK)…
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Seems we can no longer use the word “face,” unless we want to get sued. We can’t “face the music.” Bob Schieffer can’t “Face the Nation” anymore (despite the fact that the show has been on TV for more than 50 years). We’ll need to “Contemplate your countenance,” because, now, we can’t “Look you in the face.”
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Social network cyber site Facebook has been granted a registered trademark for the word “Face,” and, suddenly, they own the word and all uses of it.
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Here at the Guide, our climbing gear, parkas, sleeping bags and daypacks come from outdoor gear manufacturer North Face. Must they now come from North-Oriented Side of the Mountain?
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Will military parades precede “Forward, MARCH,” with “left (or right) – PROFILE”-?
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Will comedians be able to develop self-effacing humor? How can we play hockey with a Face-Off? Can anorexic models stomp down the runway without putting on their face? Will football lose the Face Mask Penalty? Will baseball catchers and umpires be forced to take the diamond without their protective _______ masks?
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Let’s face it, this is a really bad idea.
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5) IMAGE VS. SUBSTANCE IN CULTURELESS POP CULTURE…
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“I can see Dirty Dancing from my house.” – Tweet received at CNN.
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It seems that SARAH PALIN’s grassroots campaign to get tea baggers to run-up the phone votes on “Dancing with the Stars” has fallen short. Maybe the fifteen minutes are over for her poster-child for teenage pregnancy, daughter BRISTOL, who clopped around the stage each week with her thunder thighs as her most prominent feature. Despite the dancing prowess of Bristol’s talented partner, and her publicity hound mama grizzly getting tons of camera time each week (between swings of her fish-killing club), and all those tea baggers on the robo phone, it all fell short. A real and accomplished dancer, JENNIFER GREY (and her partner) finally won Wednesday night.
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And still, so-called reality TV shines only for LISA THE ICE ROAD TRUCKER, whose devotion to becoming more proficient at her profession is as compelling as her natural beauty. Meanwhile, “American Karaoke” (or idol or something) fails to book even one real working musician who tours and writes and performs their own original songs.
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Point is, why are so many Americans enamored with watching wannabe’s when they could go see – or themselves become – can be’s? Proficiency as a musician is like proficiency at anything else. It’s about substance, rather than image: if you study and apply yourself and practice diligently and with devotion, you CAN be. But then, the entire Palin phenomenon defines the unearned, unaccomplished, unsubstantial image of celebrity, doesn’t it? Go ahead, Sarah: “Refudiate” that.
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6) JOHN McCUTCHEON TO PLAY SMOTHERS THEATRE IN JANUARY
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Johnny Cash called him, “The most impressive instrumentalist I’ve ever heard.”
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The Washington Post wrote, “He has an uncanny ability to breathe new life into the familiar. His storytelling has the richness of fine literature.”
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On Friday, January 7, 2011, at 8 pm in the Smothers Theatre at Pepperdine University Malibu, you’ll have a chance to find out why. And you shouldn’t delay getting tickets.
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Multiple Grammy nominee, multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and storyteller John McCutcheon is America’s balladeer. He sings of the nation’s heritage, channeling the conscience of our people into streams of poetry and melody. He writes about subjects both small and great, from a child’s haircut to human dignity – issues eternal and enduring. As an instrumentalist, he is a master of a dozen different traditional instruments, including guitar, banjo, autoharp, and, most notably, the beautiful hammer dulcimer. He’s been at it so long his website is www.folkmusic.com
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No one remembers when the neighbors started calling the McCutcheons to complain about the loud singing from young John’s bedroom. But it didn’t seem to do much good. Seems that after a shaky, lopsided battle between piano lessons and baseball – he was a mediocre pianist and an all-star catcher, John had “found his voice” thanks to a cheap, mail-order guitar and a used book of chords.
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From such inauspicious beginnings, McCutcheon has emerged as one of our most respected and loved folksingers.
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His latest, two-CD, album, “Untold” (2009, Appalseed Productions), showcases his double-barreled talents as both a singer-songwriter-instrumental virtuoso and a world-class storyteller. The set’s first CD was recorded live at the 2008 “National Storytelling Festival” in Jonesborough, TN. The second CD, says his label, “features some of the most compelling and popular songwriting of McCutcheon’s career.”
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McCutcheon’s songwriting has been hailed by critics and singers around the globe. His 30 recordings have won every imaginable honor, including seven Grammy nominations. He has produced over 20 albums for other artists, from traditional fiddlers to contemporary singer-songwriters to educational and documentary works.
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His books and instructional materials have introduced budding players to the joys of their own musicality. His commitment to grassroots political organizations has put him on the front lines of many of the issues important to communities and workers.
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Even before graduating summa cum laude from Minnesota’s St. John’s University, this Wisconsin native literally “headed for the hills,” forgoing a college lecture hall for the classroom of the eastern Kentucky coal camps, union halls, country churches, and square-dance halls.
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His apprenticeship to many of the legendary figures of Appalachian music imbedded in him not only a love of homemade music but a sense of community and, as he says, “rootedness.” The resulting music, whether traditional or from his huge catalog of original songs, has the profound mark of place, family, and strength. With it is McCutcheon’s storytelling, in a style that’s been compared to Will Rogers and Garrison Keillor.
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The Washington Post described McCutcheon as folk music’s “Rustic Renaissance Man.” The Dallas Morning News says, “Calling John McCutcheon a ‘folksinger’ is like saying Deion Sanders is just a football player…”
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Besides his usual circuit of major concert halls and theatres, McCutcheon is equally at home in an elementary school auditorium, on a festival stage, or at a farm rally. He’s been called “a whirlwind of energy, packing five lifetimes into one.”
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In the past few years alone he has headlined at over a dozen different festivals in North America, including repeated performances at the National Storytelling Festival, recorded an original composition for Virginia Public Television involving over 500 musicians, toured Australia for the sixth time, toured Chile in support of a women’s health initiative, appeared in a Woody Guthrie tribute concert in New York City, given a featured concert at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, taught performance art skills at a North Carolina college, given symphony pops concerts across America, served as president of the fastest-growing local in the Musicians Union, and performed a special concert at the National Baseball Hall of Fame. This is all in his “spare time.” His “real job,” he’s quick to point out, is father to two grown sons.
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McCutcheon feels most at home performing live. It’s brought his music into the lives and homes of one of the broadest multi-generational audiences of any contemporary folk musician. McCutcheon takes the stage to produce what critics describe as “little feats of magic,” “breathtaking in their ease and grace…,” “like a conversation with an illuminating old friend.”
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He performs Friday, January 7, 2011, at 8 pm in the Smothers Theatre at Pepperdine University, 24255 Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu. Tickets are now on sale at 310-506-4522 or www.arts.pepperdine.edu. Tix are $25 gen’l or $10 for full-time Pepperdine students.
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7) KPFK ADDS A NEW “PUBLIC RADIO INT’L” SHOW – IS MORE POSSIBLE?
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In a bold departure, L.A.,’s Pacifica affiliate KPFK 90.7 FM has begun airing Public Radio International’s “SMILEY & WEST RADIO SHOW,” hosted by TAVIS SMILEY and CORNELL WEST. The show will be broadcast on Saturdays at 11 am beginning November 27, following the inaugural show this past Friday, November 19.
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Tavis Smiley is one of the nation’s leading public media hosts and commentators as well as a best selling author and philanthropist. His PBS TV show, aired in L.A. on KCET, often features acoustic music performances and interview segments with musicians of many genres, so there’s reason to be hopeful about the possibilities of this new venture.
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The show’s other host, Cornell West, is a Professor at Princeton University where he teaches in the Center for African American Studies and the Department of Religion. He, too, is a best-selling author.
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Tavis Smiley said, “Dr. West is a long-time friend and I am honored that he has agreed to go on this journey with me. This new venture, ‘Smiley & West,’ will not only set the pace for tomorrow’s news but will be a conduit for the insightful conversation that America is thirsting for. I’m excited that alongside one of America’s greatest thinkers, we will encourage, enlighten and empower the listeners together.”
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Cornell West added “Many of America’s most important discussions aren’t necessarily happening in the boardroom or between the pundits on cable television. Rather they’re happening at BBQs, cocktail parties, barbershops, and salons between real people. With this new endeavor, Smiley & West, Tavis and I hope to really tap into the concerns of everyday people.”
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KPFK Program Director Alan Minsky says, “We are absolutely thrilled to be bringing ‘Smiley & West’ to our station. Cornell West embodies the passionate, prophetic tradition of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; and, as such, his contributions to the national dialogue have always been in total harmony with the mission of Pacifica Radio.”
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Still, it’s a bold departure for KPFK, which has, for the past few years, shunned both Pacifica network programming and other syndicated programs available for purchase. Instead, the station has gone with a vast mosaic of local shows, determined by the station’s local programming advisory committee. That process has, at times, resembled scenes from the “Survivor” TV show, wherein ad hoc coalitions of disparate interests protect one another’s pet shows, whether or not they have much of an audience. That’s been a key reason why KPFK has had so many pledge drives, struggling to raise enough money to keep the station on the air. Pacifica stations do not accept any corporate funding, from anywhere, so they are wholly dependent on raising money from listeners.
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Syndicated shows include programs from PRI, the chief supplier to NPR affiliates, and the distributor of “Smiley & West.” Programs from the extensive PRI catalog sometimes become available, provided they are not picked-up first by one of the local NPR affiliates, KPCC or KCRW. Currently, no L.A. station airs any of the many offerings from the extensive NPR music packages. Given KPFK’s financial struggles, it’ll be interesting to see if their addition of a new PRI show will lead to more. The possibilities are there.
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8) NEW HOLIDAY COMEDY TO DEBUT AT LONG BEACH’S FOUND THEATRE
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A brand-new live theatre holiday comedy, “SOMBERTON SENIOR RESIDENCE PRESENTS ‘THE NUTCRACKER,” arrives at the Found Theatre, December 3 to 18 & January 7 to 22.
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From the folks who put the “fun” in “A Dysfunctional Family Xmas” comes a brand-new comedy that puts “the nuts” in “The Nutcracker.” Everybody’s seen the classic – but nobody’s seen it like this. When a young man performing community service decides to put on a production of the world’s most famous ballet – and to stage it in a rest home – things are bound to get a little crazy.
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That premise enables the rest of us to celebrate the Holidays with what the theatre is already calling “a signature Found Theatre comedy:”
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It seems that half the people we know are dealing with elder care issues these days, with grandparents or parents or other family patriarchs. So, this play should provide some moments – and hopefully plenty of laughs – that might make personal realities easier to face. The production company promises that it’s “Funny, incisive, uplifting…and the best evidence yet that the arts improve everybody’s lives.”
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The show runs at The Found Theatre, 599 Long Beach Bl, Long Beach 90802; www.foundtheatre.org, December 3 to 18 & January 7 to 22, evenings at 8:30 pm, plus matinees at 2 pm on January 9 & 16. Tickets are $15. Information & reservations, 562-433-3363 or info@foundtheatre.org.
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9) HOLLYWOOD MASTER CHORALE OFFERS INTERFAITH HOLIDAY “FEAST”
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It’s “an enticing menu of musical treats from Handel’s Messiah to sacred Hebrew liturgical works and carols, too.”
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The Hollywood Master Chorale is inviting community members of all faiths to celebrate “A Holiday Feast,” Sunday, December 19, at 7 pm, at Hollywood United Methodist Church. To clarify, the feast is for the aural appetite – it’s not one of edible victuals.
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“Choral music is an essential part of how many people celebrate their Holidays,” says Jeffrey Bernstein, Music Director. “The music on this program explores a great range of emotions, from ebullience and joy to the quiet introspection that the shorter days and earlier evenings seem to inspire. But the highlight, I think, is that immortal masterpiece, Handel’s Messiah. The lightness and perfection of the work is so appealing, and the music so eminently hummable. It’s little wonder it’s been a ‘greatest hit’ for 265 years, as our audience will rediscover for themselves.”
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Celebrating the diversity of the Los Angeles community has always been important to the Hollywood Master Chorale (HMC). Last season’s concerts ranged from Faure’s Requiem to a celebration of movie musicals created in West Hollywood.
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“The holiday season celebrates love, hope, joy and peace – concepts all of us venerate, regardless of what faith we observe,” says Lyndia Lowy, President of the HMC Board of Directors. “Our program – with excerpts ranging from Handel’s Messiah to Hebrew liturgical works – reflects the beauty of these sentiments and enlivens our spirits. At the same time, the evening will provide a much needed respite from the hustle and stress that invariably accompany the holidays.”
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Excerpts from the Messiah include some of the most beloved and familiar choruses from the work, including “And the Glory of the Lord,” “Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs,” “All We Like Sheep,” “For Unto Us A Child Is Born,” and “Hallelujah,” plus, the program includes beloved carols, the “Wassail Song” and pieces less commonly associated with the holiday season, like “Dona Nobis Pacem” from Bach’s B minor Mass. Organist Edward Murray returns to accompany the Chorale.
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Although Hannukah, the Jewish holiday that commemorates the establishment of the last independent Jewish state before the contemporary creation of the current State of Israel, falls during the first week of December – prior to this year’s musical “feast” – Lowy emphasizes that the concert will include works from the Hebrew liturgical tradition.
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“In years past, we’ve performed pieces that celebrate Hannukah,” Lowy concedes. “But this year we look forward to presenting something slightly different, yet every bit as inspiring and beautiful. We’ll perform “Yihyu Lerazon” from Ernst Bloch’s Sacred Service and “Samachti B’Omrim Li” from Psalm 122.”
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The Hollywood Master Chorale (HMC) is celebrating its 16th season as a non-profit vocal organization comprised of men and women who share a passion for the art of choral music and a dedication to service in their community. The volunteer Chorale is known for its ability to perform a diverse repertoire, including Baroque, Classical and contemporary music. They’ve played the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, the Torrance Invitational Song Festival, various summer concert series and mayoral installations.
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Tickets for the concert, which includes a reception following the performance, are available for $15. Purchase tickets at www.tix.com or the Hollywood Master Chorale’s website, www.hollywoodmasterchorale.org.
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Hollywood United Methodist Church is located at 6817 Franklin, Av in Hollywood 90028. Parking is available at the church’s lot and at the nearby Hollywood & Highland complex.
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