© 2024 Leonardo Da Vinci on view through September 2, 2024, at CA Science Center (Aerial Screw / Photo CA Science Center)
Because of recent political events, Americans need some good ol’ cheering up. Luckily, the holidays are just around the corner, and if those don’t pick your chin up, maybe an ode to classic Hollywood musicals might. La La Land is “boy wonder” Damien Chazelle’s (Whiplash) third feature. A stark contrast from the dark and gritty tone of Whiplash, La La Land is a dazzling… Read More
For art, design and architecture lovers, Palm Springs is the place to be over President’s Day Weekend when the fifth annual Palm Springs Fine Art Fair (PSFAF) February 11-14 intersects with Modernism Week 2016 February 11-21 in this sparkling desert oasis. Once the playground of movie stars, captains of industry and world leaders, the region has evolved into a respected art destination with a… Read More
The beautiful grounds of the Indian Canyons Golf Resort will come alive with cool jazz sounds from the best of Southern California’s vast female jazz talent alongside national and international artists. Celebrating the musical history and the contribution that women have played in jazz, the Palm Springs Women’s Jazz Festival, hosted by Festival Artistic Director Sweet Baby J’ai, will feature more than 30 world… Read More
The rings. The furs. The Rolls-Royce; sequins; rhinestones and glamour. But above all else, the candelabra has come to signify Liberace, one of the world’s most beloved, best-paid and most controversial performers. Part piano virtuoso, part Vegas showman, Liberace came to define the word “excess,” and only HBO could capture this in a stunning, saddening and enthralling new film depicting the drama of Liberace’s… Read More
The holidays can be a crazy time of year, sometimes filled with “too much” family drama. But better the drama be onstage than in our own lives. And that’s where the Tony-nominated Other Desert Cities comes to the rescue. From Pulitzer Prize-finalist Jon Robin Baitz, Other Desert Cities is smart new play of high drama, serious laughter and repartee that dazzles and decimates. One… Read More
