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DASHING
TO THE SHOW
Devon
Nespica ~ December 2007
It’s officially the holiday season: coffee shops are serving their signature
seasonal treats in festive paper cups; retail stores with extended hours are
illuminating the streets with a florescent glow; and my mom just bought our family
tickets to see A Christmas Carol this December... read
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EL
TEATRO CAMPESINO:
Hands
in the Earth, Hearts in the Sky
By
John Mackey ~ December 2007
The sleepy little town
of San Juan Bautista is best known
for its
beautifully restored mission immortalized
by Hollywood in Alfred Hitchcock’s
classic thriller, Vertigo. But
San Juan Bautista can also claim
another Hollywood connection to
a man with a mission of his own:
award-winning playwright, director,
educator and San Juan local, Luis
Valdez... read
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GARRISON
KEILLOR:
A
Prairie Home Conundrum
January/February
2007
It was one of those gray and drizzly
mornings in November when the call came
into my
office. Too bad I was having a waffle
and a steaming cup o’ Joe at Linnaea’s
Cafe at the time or I would have been
all over that call by the first or second
ring. ... read
more.
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PAS DE
DUEX
December
2006
Generally, the closest
New York’s
American Ballet Theatre (ABT) comes
to the Central Coast is Los Angeles.
When ABT tours, it visits such grand
venues as Paris, London, Miami, Tokyo,
and Madrid. ABT is regarded as one
of the greatest dance companies in
the world, and few ballet companies
compare in terms of size, scope, and
outreach. It has toured 42 countries
worldwide, often to crowds exceeding
600,000 people... read more.
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A
BOUQUET OF EXPRESSION:
Pianist Rudolf Budginas
November 2006
Laurel
Canyon in the late ’60s had
to
be the coolest place on earth. Just like
Paris in the Roaring ’20s, it was the right place at the right time as
elements converged, planets aligned, and a close circle of friends came together
to make timeless art that changed the world... read more. |
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DEJA
VIEW:
Photographer Henry Diltz
September
2006
Laurel
Canyon in the late ’60s had
to
be the coolest place on earth. Just like
Paris in the Roaring ’20s, it was the right place at the right time as
elements converged, planets aligned, and a close circle of friends came together
to make timeless art that changed the world... read more. |
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ELDON
DEDINI:
the king of cartoons
June
2006
How
did a small-town boy from the ranchlands
of King City become this urbane purveyor
of wry whit and bawdy mirth? ... read
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