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Mel Tillis
... A country music legend and Hall of Fame inductee, Mel Tillis is a songwriting legend with over 60 albums under his belt. Performing with his band, The Statesiders, Tillis has earned his place among the country veterans, coining 36 top ten singles over his 50 year career, including “Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town” and “Good Woman Blues.” The songwriter of choice for music stars, including George Strait and Kenny Rogers, Mel Tillis is a force still to be reckoned with. Mel Tillis ...
/news/502-mel-tillisThe Genius of Marian ~ FREE Film Screening & Talkback
... interesting and important" - New York Times), Data Smog ("indispensable" - New York Times), and The Immortal Game ("superb" - Wall Street Journal). His landmark book about Alzheimer's disease, The Forgetting (2001), won First Prize in the British Medical Association's Popular Medical Book Awards, and was welcomed by John Bayley as "the definitive work on Alzheimer's." The Los Angeles Times Book Review called it, "a remarkable addition to the literature of the science of the mind." In January, 2 ...
/news/505-the-genius-of-marian-free-film-screening-talkbackGaelic Storm
... h got together at O’Brien’s Irish Pub and Restaurant in Santa Monica, California, experimenting with a unique blend of Scottish, Irish, and pop music. With the overwhelming support of the local audience, the musicians decided to form a band and Gaelic Storm was born. After only a short time performing at a number of pubs in the area, the group received the attention of James Cameron, who asked them to play the role of the band in the ship steerage party scene. This big break launched Gaelic ...
/news/508-gaelic-stormHair
... r follows the lives of a group of politically active hippies living a bohemian life in the hustle and bustle of New York City, struggling to avoid the draft and to find love in the meantime. A search for peace, truth, and love, Hair gave a voice to the Baby Boomers of the 1960s and 70s. Coining popular songs such as “Aquarius,” “Let the Sun Shine In,” and “Good Morning, Starshine,” Hair was a perfect vocal outlet for a discouraged generation searching for answers. Nowadays, people ...
/news/520-hairGuys & Dolls ~ In Concert!
... chestra Combine the pizzazz of Damon Runyon’s now-legendary characters with a dazzling score by Frank Loesser, a brilliant book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, and appearances by all of your Lyric favorites ~ The result is Guys and Dolls in Concert at The Lyric. Guys and Dolls – A Musical Fable of Broadway, one of America’s greatest musicals and winner of 15 Tonys since its 1951 premiere. One of the musicals that defined the Golden Era of Broadway, Guys and Dolls, with music and ly ...
/news/523-guys-dolls-in-concertTalk to Me ~ Art Cinema
... Drama, Action & Adventure, Comedy English / R / 1 hr. 58 min. Don Cheadle stars as outspoken ex-convict and iconic radio personality Ralph Waldo "Petey" Greene in a powerful biopic detailing the life and career of a media figure whose voice instilled the black community with hope during the turbulent 1960s. After talking his way onto the Washington, D.C. airwaves in the era of free love, a man emboldened by the inspirational soul music and rapidly expanding social consciousness that defined ...
/news/529-talk-to-me-art-cinemaAn Acoustic Evening with Keb' Mo'
... Join Singer-songwriter, guitarist and 3-time Grammy winner Keb Mo’ is an intimate acoustic performance. His music is a living link to the seminal Delta blues that traveled up the Mississippi River and across the expanse of America — informing all of its musical roots — before evolving into a universally celebrated art form. His distinctive sound embraces multiple eras and genres, including pop, soul, folk and jazz as well as the singer-songwriter movement. For Keb Mo, the common bond be ...
/news/538-an-acoustic-evening-with-keb-moMel Tillis
... A country music legend and Hall of Fame inductee, Mel Tillis is a songwriting legend with over 60 albums under his belt. Performing with his band, The Statesiders, Tillis has earned his place among the country veterans, coining 36 top ten singles over his 50 year career, including “Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town” and “Good Woman Blues.” The songwriter of choice for music stars, including George Strait and Kenny Rogers, Mel Tillis is a force still to be reckoned with. Mel Tillis ...
/news/544-mel-tillisPoco
... From the brilliant minds of Buffalo Springfield came Poco, the pioneer band of country rock. If you like soulful vocal harmonies and catchy Rock-n-Roll hooks with a hint of southern twang, you’ll love Poco. Considered by many to have defined the country rock genre, Rusty Young and his veteran band boast over 40 years of producing top hits such as “Keep on Tryin” and “Crazy Love.” In 1968, when the supergroup Buffalo Springfield disbanded after only 2 years together, members Richie ...
/news/550-pocoSicilian Tenors "Amore"
... If The Rat Pack and The Three Tenors were combined, it would be The Sicilian Tenors. Performing some of the world’s best music, tenors Aaron Caruso, Elio Scaccio, and Sam Vitale lend their classically trained voices to operatic and Italian favorites, including “O Sole Mio,” “Time to Say Goodbye,” and “That’s Amore.” An intimate journey from Hollywood to Italy, a Sicilian Tenors performance incorporates all of the tenor classics, delivered with perfect harmony. Sicilian Tenor, ...
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