in my adventures I’ve been to many museums, from major institutions like the Getty to small storefront spaces like the National Yo-Yo Museum. As much as I love to wander through a large museum and view all the wonders on display I must admit I’m […]
I first visited the Getty soon after its opening in 1997 and have made countless return trips ever since. You may wonder why I return to the same place over and over but the answer is simple. The Getty is always changing. It’s always innovating; […]
When I was in college I took full advantage of student rush tickets and enjoyed wonderful evenings at the symphony and opera. One night, I went to see the Los Angeles Philharmonic perform a selection from Ravel, Gershwin and Bernstein specifically because I wanted to […]
When I was in high school my music teacher was a member of the (now defunct) William Hall Master Chorale and offered me a complimentary ticket to their performance. I wasn’t very familiar with classical music but, always game for something new, I accepted. I […]
As an opera fan I’ve been lucky enough to attend several productions over they years. I’ve witnessed the works of Bizet, Puccini, Verdi and even Tennessee Williams come alive onstage and it’s been wonderful. Yet, I’d never attended a Mozart opera. How on earth had […]
When my dad was a teenager in the late 1960’s- early 1970’s he listened to Frank Sinatra and Al Jolson while his peers were listening The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. When I was a teenager I, too, discovered Sinatra and spent my time borrowing […]
