Thursday, February 27, 2014

Writing from CA - Exile and Place: Who Gets to Speak for L.A.?

Left-to-Right: Lisa See, Naomi Hirahara, Hector Tobar, Lynell George, and Brighde Mullins at "Exile and Place" in Tales from Two Cities Photo by Gary Leonard
Left-to-Right: Lisa See, Naomi Hirahara,
Hector Tobar, Lynell George, and Brighde Mullins
at "Exile and Place" in Tales from Two Cities
Photo by Gary Leonard

The second conference of Writing from California: Tales from Two Cities took place at the Central Library in Downtown Los Angeles from February 20-22, 2014 .  This two-part conference in Northern and Southern California, offered insight into how writing - poetry, fiction, non-fiction, print and digital - in the state has been influenced by these regions of California.

Thursday, February 20, 2014

ALOUD at Central Library: Love, Mathematics, and the X-Files

Edward Frankel and Chris Carter Photo by Gary Leonard
Edward Frankel and Chris Carter
Photo by Gary Leonard

At first glance, one might wonder what Love, Mathematics, and The X-Files might have in common. This ALOUD event held on February 13th, 2014 - the day before Valentine's Day of course - isn't your average picture of romance, but perhaps it should be. Taking in the conversation between mathematician and author Edward Frankel and The X-Files creator Chris Carter (who also recently launched the excellent pilot The After on Amazon Pilot Season),  it was easy to understand the deep mystery of math and in its importance in our everyday lives. 

Thursday, February 13, 2014

#TchaikItOut at Walt Disney Concert Hall

Experience Tchaikovsky with the LA Phil and the incredible musicians of the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela conducted by Gustavo Dudamel. TchaikovskyFest at Walt Disney Concert Hall offers concert experiences that feature Tchaikovsky's symphonies and more!

Thursday, February 06, 2014

dineLA at Badmaash

dineLA Winter 2014 Menu at Badmaash

Hoping to not let dineLA completely pass us by, my friends and I decided to check out Badmaash - an Indian Gastropub - on the last day of LA's Restaurant Week.  As we were all fairly central to Downtown, I hopped on the Red Line and - true to the spirit of Downtown L.A. - we all walked to the restaurant.  Grabbing a pre-dinner drink at nearby Edison, we then settled in at Badmaash to explore their dineLA menu.