February, 2017 Archive

The Capital of Happy is . . . Copenhagen

I had never been to Denmark. And to be honest, while I have been to almost every country in Europe, Denmark has never been at o the top of my list of places to visit. But there I...

DIFFA: Confronting AIDS through Art and Design

What’s more fabulous than a hall full of designer dining rooms? The fact that every chair is a step in the right direction....

The Red Hot Chili Peppers Live at Madison Square Garden

Feb 15, 17–18 For nearly 30 years, The Red Hot Chili Peppers have enticed audiences with their high energy concerts and signature SoCal sounds....

Dare to Go Bear: The Ultimate LA Escape Is Big Bear

If you’re from Southern California, you’ve certainly heard of Big Bear Lake. If you’ve only lived here for the last five years, you probably have never been. You...

Making Mammaries: Spend Valentine's Day With Dita Von Teese

February 14 – 18 Some consider burlesque the dirty little cousin of vaudeville, since both were in their heyday a hundred years ago. The craze may be over, but a few gifted...

Palm Springs Modernism Week

February 16 – 26 What used to be a few house tours and a resale show for furniture collectors has blossomed into an oasis of architecture, design and musings on all things...

11th Annual FRIGID Festival

February 13 – March 5 Why Should Summer have all the fringe? Horse Trade Theater Group and San Francisco Fringe founders’ Exit Theatre first brought the off-beat festival...

Say Farewell to HBO’s Girls

When HBO’s Girls debuted with its main character Hannah — created and played by Lena Dunham — promising that she could be “the voice of a generation,” we could not have...

Cynthia Nixon Plays Emily Dickinson in A Quiet Passion

If you’re going to make a film about the great, reclusive American poet Emily Dickinson, you’d be smart to cast Cynthia Nixon — despite the fact that Dickinson was famously...

Welcome to Newport Beach, California — Where Life Is . . . Just That

Beyond Los Angeles, a few miles south into the Orange curtain is the lovely coastal city of Newport Beach in southern California: known for its large, boat-filled harbor, palatial...

The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago Celebrates Merce Cunningham

Seminal modern dance figure Merce Cunningham will receive a major retrospective at both the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and Minneapolis’ Walker Art Center starting this...

Chita Rivera at The Broad Stage

February 10 Yes, at 84 years old, Chita Rivera is still killing it at solo concerts, backed by a lean and mean trio of musicians who help her revisit signature moments from West...