Cultural Notes By Joelle Petit Adkins

LACMA Film

Special Preview Screening

Friday, November 2 | Dalí & Buñuel
7:30 pm
Un chien andalou
1929/b&w/16 min. | Scr: Salvador Dalí, Luis Buñuel, dir: Buñuel
L'Âge d'or
1930/b&w/60 min. | Scr: Salvador Dalí, Luis Buñuel; dir: Buñuel; w/ Gaston Modot, Lya Lys, Max Ernst

Friday, November 9 | The Birth of Poetic Cinema & Trance Films
7:30 pm
The Blood of a Poet
1930/b&w/50 min. | Scr/dir: Jean Cocteau; w/ Lee Miller, Enrique Rivero
Les Mystères du château de Dé
1929/b&w/20 min. | Scr/dir: Man Ray

ticket info | $9, $6 for LACMA members, seniors (62+), and students with valid ID. Price includes both films in a double bill, except where noted. $5 for second film only with no advance purchase. Purchase of a film ticket includes entrance to the galleries.

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Next Week at the Goethe-Institut Los Angeles

 

Dear Friends and Patrons,

please take note of these four Goethe-Institut Los Angeles events coming up next week:

 
 

ALESSANDRA BELLONI

 

Under the auspices of the Consul General of Italy Nicola Faganello

 

THE ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI CULTURA

and Director Francesca Valente

 

cordially invite you

 

Friday, October 26, 2007

at 7:00 pm

 

 

to Tribute to the Sea

 

a “special performance” by

 

ALESSANDRA BELLONI

 

“Singer, actor, dancer, tambourine virtuoso, the only woman in the US specializing in southern Italian percussion, and her dancing cohorts will wind their way from the W Hotel to the Italian Cultural Institute, combining ritualistic dancing, traditional healing chants and ancient rhythms”

Los Angeles Times, 10.25.07

 

 

Reception to follow

 

 

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Saturday, October 27, 2007

at 7:00 pm

 

 

ANNIVERSARY OF FERRARI – CASA MARANELLO

 

 

One-night installation featuring vintage photographs from Sergio Pininfarina Archives and a Ferrari 575 Maranello exhibited in front of the Istituto, courtesy of Ferrari Beverly Hills

 

 

RECEPTION OFFERED BY ENOTECA DRAGO

from 7:30 pm

 

 

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Reminder: a movie-marathon from 2:00 pm to midnight

on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28, featuring

 

 

 

Cantando dietro i paraventi by Ermanno Olmi, Lamerica by

Gianni Amelio, Respiro and Nuovomondo by Emauele Crialese

and L’Isola by Costanza Quatriglio (Sat. 27)

 

 

Stromboli by Roberto Rossellini, La terra trema by Luchino Visconti,

Ferie d’agosto by Paolo Virzì, Iris by Aurelio Grimaldi and

Salvatore: questa è la vita by Gian Paolo Cugno (Sun. 28)

 

 

RSVP (310) 443 3250

 

 

Istituto Italiano di Cultura

1023 Hilgard Avenue

90024, Los Angeles

 

Sunday at MOLAA

EXPLORA MoLAA SUNDAYS
   
Each first Sunday of the month, we regale our visitors with hands-on art workshops open for adults and children of all ages from 1 to 3pm. 

                         

Our main goal is to cultivate an interest, in our community, towards the vast and diverse artistic productions of Latin American people and to inspire, through the work of our artists, a sense of value and appreciation for the Latin American culture.

                         

We dedicate each first Sunday of the month to explore a different country of Latin America through the art of a selected Latin American artist from our permanent collection

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"Speaking a foreign language within your reach and in your neighborhood" Since 1995

MOLAA, Museum of Latin American Art

molaa's mission is to educate the public about contemporary Latin American fine art (by artists who have lived and worked in Latin America since WWII) through the presentation of a significant permanent collection, dynamic exhibitions and related cultural and educational programs.

For more information
Sunday workshop at Molaa

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"Speaking a foreign language within your reach and in your neighborhood" Since 1995

AFI FEST - International Film Festival

Overall Festival Programming Philosophy:
For more than 40 years, AFI has embraced and inspired the world's film community. Continuing this tradition, AFI FEST presented by Audi showcases films from around the globe that stretch the limits of our imagination and expand our understanding of the world.

The Festival saw record levels of business through films represented at both AFI FEST and the American Film Market (AFM). Activity among US distributors was particularly heavy throughout AFI FEST, with a record 56 titles in Official Selection also being represented at the AFM.

For 10 days in the fall, AFI FEST is delighted to host the international film community in the film capital of the world.
Film guide
Box office

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"Speaking a foreign language within your reach and in your neighborhood" Since 1995

VII ANNUAL ITALIAN LANGUAGE WEEK (22-28 OCTOBER)

THE ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI CULTURA

and Director FRANCESCA VALENTE

 

 

cordially invite you

 

on Monday, October 22, 2007

at 5:45 pm

 

 

to an unforgettable night at the Istituto Italiano di Cultura in the context of the

VII ANNUAL ITALIAN LANGUAGE WEEK (22-28 OCTOBER)!

 

 

☻ 5:45 pm. The presentation of the two latest models of VESPA,

by Piaggio, the ultimate symbol of Italian style

 

 

☻6:00 pm. The opening of the rare exhibition

Five Pens For Five Nobel Prize Winner Writers,

five fountain pens designed by renowned architects and designers

Toyo Ito, Alessandro Mendini, Cleto Munari, Alvaro Siza Viera, and Oscar Tusquets dedicated to Nobel Prize winners for literature,

Nagib Mahfouz, Toni Morrison, Wole Soyinka, José Saramago, and Saul Bellow

 

 

☻ 6:00 pm. The presentation of the Italian bestseller La Casta

by renowned journalist (Il Corriere della Sera) GIAN ANTONIO STELLA,

followed by a book signing

 

 

☻ 6:45 pm. The American premiere of

Odissee. Italiani sulle rotte del sogno e del dolore

(with English subtitles) by GIAN ANTONIO STELLA and

GUALTIERO BERTELLI with LA COMPAGNIA DELLE ACQUE,

Paolo Favorido, Rachele Colombo, Giuseppina Casarin

(Piano, accordion, guitar and voice)

one of the best known folk music groups in Italy

Odissee captures the hopes and disappointments of the Italian emigrants who left home and family at the end of the 19th century to find their fortunes in faraway lands.

The ninety-minute performance alternates tales, vintage documents,

stunning old images and songs taken from the Italian and overseas tradition.

 

 

 

A whole week of celebration will follow

 

Space limited - RSVP (310) 443 3250

 

 

 

JOIN US AT THE ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI CULTURA!

 

 

 

Parking available in the lot adjacent to the IIC

 

 

Istituto Italiano di Cultura

1023 Hilgard Avenue

Los Angeles , CA 90024

 

Olvera Street

Olvera Street is located on the general site of the birthplace of the city of Los Angeles, near the Plaza, the Plaza Church and the Zanja Madre. Originally called Vine Street, in 1877 it was renamed after Agustin Olvera, the first judge of the county of Los Angeles. Unfortunately, by the 1920’s the once robust community had become a dangerous and dilapidated area long abandoned by its prosperous founders.

So when Mrs. Christine Sterling, a wealthy young matron who loved history, found herself surrounded by original adobes and run down historic buildings, she began a crusade that would change her life and preserve the heritage of Los Angeles.

Along with several other wealthy citizens of Los Angeles, she founded the “Plaza de Los Angeles Corporation,” and became its lifelong manager. Mrs. Sterling opened Olvera Street to the general public in April 1930. Although there have been many developments in the last seventy years, her idea of a Mexican Marketplace still exists and continues to attract visitors from around the world.

 
 

El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument

• Location: 125 Paseo de la Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90012
• Neighborhood: Downtown L.A.
• Phone: 213.625.5045
• Hours: Daily 8am-10pm
• Cost: Free
• Web: http://www.cityofla.org/ELP 

Getting There: Between Los Angeles Street and Main Street, just east of the 101 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles. All-day parking, in one of several adjacent lots, costs about $5. Or, since Union Station is directly across Alameda Street from the Monument, take the train!

Upcoming Events:

Holiday Tree Lighting 11/30/07
Las Posadas 12/16/07-12/24/07

Noche Flamenca & Soledad Barrio

Noche Flamenca & Soledad Barrio
The acclaimed Spanish troupe Noche Flamenca will bring their pure, raw, authentic brand of flamenco to the intimate setting of Theatre Raymond Kabbaz. The company, led y flamenco phenomenon Soledad Barrio, will present a rich combination of baile, cante and guitarra, with al lthe flair, passion and precision that has captivated their audiences for the past 10 years.

Oct 10 & 11, 2007
In  Los Angeles, CA
Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz
Box Office (310) 286-0553
Ticket INFO: www.theatreraymondkabbaz.com
About the Noche Flamenca & Soledad Barrio:
http://www.nocheflamenca.com/index.php