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HOLLYWOOD HAPPENINGS | SUMMER + WINE + ART

YOU'RE INVITED to Barnsdall Art Park for the Grand Re-Opening of the Barnsdall Arts Center + Barnsdall Junior Arts Center!

TODAY! JULY 20, 2024 AT 4PM

RSVP: https://bacbjacreopeningandreception.bpt.me/

Barnsdall Arts Center and Barnsdall Junior Arts Center are so excited to be welcoming the community back to their facility! After four years of closure due to the pandemic and many necessary building updates!

This event will include open studios featuring Teaching Artists leading demos and guided art activities (4-5:30pm), a ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring a special performance by DCA Cultural Grant recipient C3LA: The Contemporary Choral Collective of Los Angeles (5:30-6pm), and a kickoff reception for the first BJAC Gallery exhibition since 2019.

The one and only CAROL CONNORS will take us on a journey of her life via her book, "Elvis, Rocky & Me" on Amazon, also can be ordered at Book Soup. As an added treat Carol will sing a tribute to her love affair with Elvis.

https://www.booksoup/search/site/Carol%20Connors

Monday July 15, 2024 she will sign her book at Book Soup
located at 8818 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069.
310-659-3110 at 7:00 pm

MRS. DOUBTFIRE at Hollywood Pantages Theatre
Reviewed by Michael Edwards

The touring production of Mrs. Doubtfire now open at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre is an uncommonly entertaining evening of tour de force of comedy, music, dance and most importantly, tangible connection with its audience. Do not miss this absolutely hilarious gem...

READ THE REVIEW IN FULL @ discoverhollywood.com

🧁🎂😍HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARILYN! 😍🎂🧁

Today we Celebrate the birth of a Hollywood Icon, Marilyn Monroe

In 1946, Hollywood photographer Joe Jasgur was asked to take some photos of Norma Jeane Dougherty. They turned out to be the photos that launched Marilyn Monroe's career. Happy Birthday, Marilyn (Jun 1, 1926).

In 2001, preparing for our summer issue, there was a Marilyn Monroe look-a-like contest in honor of her 75th birthday. I thought, “Multiple Marilyns for our cover. How fun is that!” We chose the 1950s poolside at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel (and one of Marilyn's "haunts" for the location. Our photographer, Anthony Nelson, was in his element with not just one but four “Marilyns” to wrangle.

SLASH
Live Performance at Amoeba in Hollywood
Wednesday, May 29 at 5:00pm
Amoeba Hollywood
6200 Hollywood Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90028

Celebrating His Star-Studded New Album 'O**Y OF THE DAMNED'

Available Worldwide Now on Gibson Records.

A vibrant homage to the blues, SLASH’s star-studded blues album and sixth solo album of his career overall, O**y of the Damned is a collection of 12 dynamic songs that revitalize the blues with a stripped-down approach. Celebrating both well-known and largely undiscovered songs, SLASH offers a nostalgic nod to the past while reinvigorating the songs with his inimitable guitar playing and the spirit of collaboration.

Which view do you prefer?

Barnsdall Art Park or The Griffith Observatory? Leave your answers in the comments.

What To Do in Town,
Week of May 16-22, 2024 📲📨📥

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YES, KAWAII IS ART EXPRESS YOURSELF: SEBASTIAN MASUDA
May 16 - Nov 3 at JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles

“Yes, KAWAII is Art -EXPRESS YOURSELF-” is the first exhibition in which Masuda, known as the “King of Kawaii,” brings together multiple artworks unravelling the concepts within the phenomena while introducing his personal story of sharing kawaii with the world. Through his collection of artifacts from the origins of the culture and dazzling immersive art installations, visitors are invited to explore the cultural context and significance of the kawaii movement and step into the colorful world to feel the aesthetic for themselves, emphasizing its role in fostering a sense of joy, innocence, and community as a tool for self-expression and representation of a worldwide tribe to which we can all belong.

YES, KAWAYY IS ART PLUSH TOY DRIVE at JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles
Thru Jul 31

In honor of the new “Yes, KAWAII is Art -EXPRESS YOURSELF-” exhibition and in partnership with renowned multi-disciplinary artist and “King of Kawaii” Sebastian Masuda, JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles is proud to collaborate with UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital’s Chase Child Life Program on a special donation drive to share the joyful and inclusive spirit of kawaii with the broader community.

A visit or stay in the hospital can be particularly unsettling for UCLA’s youngest patients. The Chase Child Life Program at the UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital helps young patients cope with their fears and anxieties by offering an opportunity to play, and to forget – even just for a moment – that they're in the hospital.

H*TLER'S TASTERS
Rogue Machine Theatre at The Matrix Theatre
Reviewed by Amanda Callas

H*tler's Tasters is an irreverent, playful, provocative satire about fascism at Rogue Machine on Melrose through June 3, 2024. It is springtime for Hitler's girls in a military bunker, who are assigned the dubious patriotic honor of tasting the Führer's vegetarian food before he eats it....

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TODAY IN HOLLYWOOD HISTORY | MAY 8TH

In the year 1912, Film and television production and distribution studio Paramount Pictures is founded

Read the second review on FATHERLAND shows running at Fountain Theatre thru May 26, 2024.

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Yes, KAWAII is Art
-EXPRESS YOURSELF-
05.02.2024 - 11.03.2024 at JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles

Japanese kawaii culture has evolved into a global phenomenon, captivating people across borders and transcending cultural boundaries. The term “kawaii” translates to “cute” or “adorable,” yet its influence has come to extend far beyond aesthetics, encompassing fashion, art, technology, and even social behavior. With the exhibition, “Yes, KAWAII is Art -EXPRESS YOURSELF-,” JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles is excited to partner with artist Sebastian Masuda to share an in-depth look at the origins of the colorful kawaii style, its development and its profound cultural significance, transcending its perception as a fashion look or trend.

Photo: “Colorful Rebellion -Seventh Nightmare-” with Sebastian Masuda, Photo by Yuta Sawamura

Congrats to Theatre of NOTE on winning FIVE prestigious LADCC(Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle ) awards for the world premiere of Kill Shelter, by Ashley Rose Wellman, directed by Shaina Rosenthal.

Read the review by
https://www.discoverhollywood.com/Discover-Hollywood-Blog/2023/August/KILL-SHELTER-Theatre-of-NOTE.aspx

KING HEDLEY II - A Noise Within Theatre review by Michael Edwards

Read the review at discoverhollywood.com

TWELFTH NIGHT at Actors Co-op Theatre Company at the David Schall Theatre
Review by Chris Cassone

"Some are born great. Some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them." - Malvolio, 2,v

Read the review at discoverhollywood.com

"Monsters of the American Cinema is a beautiful surprise." - Michael Edwards

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What To Do in Town, Week of Apr 4-Apr 10, 2024

April showers bring May flowers. The arts are blooming in Hollywood. It might be another gloomy weekend, but the sun will break through—someday. Our weekly Newsletter is out and in your inbox!

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Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. 🎬🎥🎞️⭐
(May 27, 1936 – March 29, 2024) was an American actor. Born in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City, he made his stage debut at the age of 17. Shortly thereafter, he successfully auditioned for the Broadway play Take a Giant Step. Gossett continued acting onstage in critically acclaimed plays including A Raisin in the Sun (1959), The Blacks (1961), Tambourines to Glory (1963), and The Zulu and the Zayda (1965). In 1977, Gossett appeared in the popular miniseries Roots, for which he won Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series at the Emmy Awards.

In 1982, for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in An Officer and a Gentleman, he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and became the first black actor to win in this category. At the Emmy Awards, Gossett continued to receive recognition, with nominations for The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots (1978), Palmerstown, U.S.A. (1981), Sadat (1983). Gossett appeared in 1985's Enemy Mine with Dennis Quaid, A Gathering of Old Men (1987), Touched by an Angel (1997), and Watchmen (2019). He won and was nominated at other ceremonies including the Golden Globe Awards, Black Reel Awards, and NAACP Image Awards. Gossett was also well-known for his role as Colonel Chappy Sinclair in the Iron Eagle film series (1986-1995).

Be sure to visit his Star on the Walk of Fame at 📍7000 Hollywood Blvd

THE 2024 L.A. ART SHOW
A joint review written by Dana Benson & Chris Cassone

[...The LA Modern and Contemporary Art show opened last Wednesday, February 14, 2024, at the LA Convention Center and ran for five days, closing this past Sunday.

It featured over one hundred and twenty galleries, museums, and art organizations from over twenty-three countries from all around the world, exhibiting twenty thousand works of art. It is one of America's most comprehensive international contemporary art shows. Last year, there were thirty thousand visitors and thirty million in sales. The website says there were more visitors this time.

A fantastic array of paintings, sculptures, works on paper, installations, photography, design, video sculpture, and room-sized immersive installations were spread across two hundred thousand square feet of exhibition space.

We were overwhelmed by the volume and caliber of the art. Below are a few words about a few images we saw and some interviews. We apologize to the artists we missed or couldn't mention in this article. The show was too big! It took the two of us several days to understand what was there. And then it was over.

Good art provokes, and lots of good art, which this show had, provoked a lot of thought. One reaction was it is a fine line between what ends up in the museum and what doesn't...]

READ THE RREVIEW IN FULL at discoverhollywood.com

David Kordansky Gallery | INAUGURAL SAM GILLIAM AWARD WINNER ANNOUNCED BY DIA AND THE SAM GILLIAM FOUNDATION

Congratulations to Ibrahim Mahama, who has been selected to receive the inaugural Sam Gilliam Award, which includes a $75,000 gift and the presentation of a public program at a Dia location in fall 2024. Established in 2023 by a generous gift from the Sam Gilliam Foundation and Annie Gawlak, president of the foundation and Gilliam’s widow, the award will be granted annually over 10 years to an artist working anywhere in the world who has made a significant contribution in any medium and for whom the award would be transformative. Reflecting the critical support that grants provided Gilliam in developing his practice, the Sam Gilliam Award advances the foundation’s commitment to continuing his legacy as a teacher and champion of artists, and extends Dia’s mission of supporting and providing an important platform for artists.

Deploying patchworks of reused materials in large-scale textile and found-object installations, Mahama transforms built environments and gallery interiors into spaces for critical reflection on the social lives of objects. Collaboration is key to his practice, as materials are collectively gathered, remade, and installed. Furthering a communal approach beyond his installations, Mahama channels proceeds from his work into establishing interdisciplinary institutions in Tamale, Ghana, utilizing a circular economy to drive cultural regeneration and social transformation.

“I am deeply honored to have been selected as the recipient of the Sam Gilliam Award. I was first introduced to Gilliam’s important work as a student by my mentor Kąrî'kạchä Seid'ou, and it has been greatly influential to me ever since. The most important aspect of any community is to share their many gifts, even if they are born out of precarity, for within that point do we expand freedom to all life forms,” said Ibrahim Mahama.

THE GO-GO'S: WE GOT THE BEAT... OF LA! written by Chris Cassone

Discover Hollywood Magazine | Winter 2024 | Feature Article

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CINDERELLA: A MUSICAL FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AT THEATRE WEST
Reviewed by Amalisha HuEck

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BIRTHDAY PARTY: A THEATRICAL CATASTROPHE - Rogue Machine at The Matrix Theatre
Reviewed by Michael Edwards

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No matter what season, the arts are alive and well in Hollywood. Time for a Spring Fling.

Spring has sprung in SoCal. Daylight extended. Can Summer be far behind?

DH MAGAZINE WEEKLY ENEWS:
WHAT TO DO IN TOWN, WEEK OF MARCH 21-27, 2024

We continue to celebrate Women's Month around Hollywood this week. Fashion Week begins, PaleyFest tickets, and a visit to Dr. Dre's Star on the Walk of Fame, are only a small bit of the fun to get into around town.

DISCOVER HOLLYWOOD MAGAZINE WANTS TO SEND YOU TO PALEYFEST 2024!!!

The nation's premier television festival featuring the brightest stars of some of your favorite shows! TV'd hottest stars will be at the Dolby Theatre April 12-21,2024, you'll see exclusive behind-the-scenes scoops, hilarious anecdotes, and breaking news and screenings chosen by the creators for Paleyfest fans.

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THE BESPOKE OVERCOAT at Pacific Resident Theatre Company

Read the review by Michael Edwards at discoverhollywood.com