Hollywood Bowl fireworks: God Save the Tsar!
Russia’s fierce national pride was on display this past weekend at the Hollywood Bowl’s enduring crowd-pleaser “Tchaikovsky Spectacular with... Read more →
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A Feisty Dvořák at the Hollywood Bowl
There was a pair of firsts at the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Dvořák and Saint-Saens performance on August 2. It would be the first time the... Read more →
Dudamel Masters Rachmaninoff at the Hollywood Bowl
Conductor Gustavo Dudamel delivered the second of more than a half-dozen Hollywood Bowl concerts on July 12, commanding a superb Rachmaninoff Piano... Read more →
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God’s Gay Rainbow™
During LGBTQ Pride Month, The Gays are ever grateful that God gave us his most wondrous invention – the rainbow, a penultimate symbol of joy,... Read more →
Barcelona’s Spoonik: food as performance art
Restaurant dining invariably involves a performance. Chefs Jon Giraldo and Jaimie Lieberman have taken that art and added a histrionic spin. Their... Read more →
Jackie Unveiled – a Kennedy bio at the Wallis
Playwright Tom Dugan remembers a boyhood affinity that he had for Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. The American icon made “everything she did look so... Read more →
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Dudamel delivers tension,
thunder at Disney Hall
Glockenspiel, octobons, spiral cymbals, temple bowls, vibraphone … that’s a partial list of percussion instruments on display at Walt Disney... Read more →
Itzhak Perlman graces Disney Hall
Itzhak Perlman is in vogue – a new documentary (Alison Chernick’s “Itzhak”) about the Israeli-born violinist, conductor and teacher premiered... Read more →
¡Despedida! to Barcelona’s Santa Rita
Home cooking is chef Xabi Bonilla’s specialty, so much so that 8 years ago he launched Santa Rita Club Gastronómico in his small Barcelona... Read more →
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Syrian Walls: capturing ephemera in Damascus and Aleppo
I’ve stored myriad glimpses of Syria in my memory, but the ones I chose to frame were found on ancient walls in Damascus and Aleppo. They are... Read more →
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