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Wednesday, February 1, 2023

The LA Art Show returns to the Los Angeles Convention Center, Feb. 15–19.

 By Karen Ostlund

 (WestHollywoodToday.blogspot.com, CA, February 1st, 2023) – The LA Art Show, LA’s largest and longest-running art fair, will return to the Los Angeles Convention Center on February 15–19, to kick off LA’s art season for 2023.  

Double Sided Triptych- “Thirteen Women in the Volcanic Eruption” (Side 1) Acrylic on wood panels – 8 x 12 feet MOLAA Permanent Collection. Museum purchase with MOLAA Acquisition Fund and funds provided by the Lynne Okon Scholnick Fund. LATIN AMERICA.

                          
The 28th edition will include a wide variety of exhibitors from Europe, Japan, North America, Latin America and South Korea, plus events and performances. Returning for 2023, the fair’s signature curated program DIVERSEartLA, a cultural anchor for the LA Art Show and the only educational project of its kind in the United States, will continue its curatorial focus on the global climate crisis.

                                                          
Italian Cultural Institute LA Project- Il Giardino Planetario The planetary Garden, video installation Artist- Pietro Ruffo Co-creator- Elia Pellegrini. ITALY.

The show is guided is by the leadership of LA Art Show producer and director Kassandra Voyagis:       “One of the most powerful things about art is that it brings people together, and ignites transformative conversations about what it means to be human, which feels particularly relevant in a world that’s forever shifting,” said Kassandra Voyagis. “At the LA Art Show this year, we are thrilled to have a larger international presence than ever, ensuring conversations are expansive and inclusive, nuanced and bold.”
                                                                   

Artist Petra Eiko’s installation immerses the viewer in a sensorial experience through six 3D sculptures and a video installation. GERMANY.

                                                                                
The LA Art Show is an international art experience with over 100 galleries, museums and nonprofit arts organizations exhibiting painting, sculpture, works on paper, installation, photography, design, video and performance with all works available for purchase. LA Art Show 2023 highlights will include:

●  Modern + Contemporary: the largest section at the LA Art Show exhibits a vast selection of contemporary painting, illustration and sculpture from galleries in Los Angeles, the Pacific Rim and around the world.

●  The European Pavilion: dedicated to European galleries, the European Pavilion returns for 2023, showcasing curated exhibitions that highlight contemporary movements and stylistic developments in Europe.

●  The Japanese Pavilion: new this year, introducing more than 10 galleries from Japan.

●  Contemporary digital art: As the first live show to showcase the NFT craze two years ago, LA Art Show will continue to introduce attendees to the incredible trend in digital art, showcasing more eye-catching art trends.

                                                                           
SKID ROW Cooling Resources, "We are Water". LOS ANGELES.


Many of the show’s favorite participating galleries from Europe, Asia and North America will be returning for the LA Art Show 2023, including Abend Gallery Denver, Pigment Gallery Barcelona, Simard Bilodeau Contemporary Los Angeles, Neue Kunst Gallery Germany, Arcadia Contemporary New York and Rebecca Hossack Gallery from the U.K. Newcomers include 193 Gallery from Paris, El Claustre Art Gallery Spain, Taguchi Fine Art Japan and Markowicz Fine Art in California. 

For the first time, there will also be over 10 galleries from South Korea, including LP Gallery, a contemporary art gallery from Seoul, and JJ Art Korea.

                                                                   


LA NEOMUDEJAR Museum /
SPAIN
Project: Uninhabited
Curator: Néstor Prieto
Artist Carmen Isasi has worked on the UNINHABITED project since 2019.

The popular DIVERSEartLA, which began in 2015 and is curated by Marisa Caichiolo, returns for 2023 with an ambitious program, bringing together some of the most important local and international art institutions, museums and nonprofit organizations for elevated and thoughtful dialogue. Expanding on last year’s theme, DIVERSEartLA will address the impact of climate change through a variety of installations, immersive experiences, and performances.

“The ethnic backgrounds of the people in Los Angeles are varied and vast, just like its natural environments,” said DIVERSEartLA curator Marisa Caichiolo. “To honor this unique biodiversity, we’ll continue our curatorial focus on diversity and inclusion—both within human communities, and in global ecosystems. We’ll encourage visitors to confront the complex challenges of our global climate crisis and also to imagine solutions.”

Since 2015, the LA Art Show has been a strong and unwavering supporter of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® as it leads the way the world understands, treats, and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. In 2023, the LA Art Show is donating 15% of all ticket proceeds to St. Jude and its life saving mission. The LA Art Show is proud to bring together St. Jude and the art community.

Owners of the LA Art Show, Scott Diament and Rob Samuels of the Palm Beach Show Group, have recently acquired Art Palm Beach, which will be presented under the innovative leadership of LA Art Show producer and director Kassandra Voyagis, marrying the two fairs in a dynamic state-of-the-art bicoastal enterprise.

Please visit www.LAArtShow.com for more information and tickets.

Address: Los Angeles Convention Center (West Hall) 1201 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90015.

Friday, January 27, 2023

Bob Marley's touring exhibit "One Love Experience" in Los Angeles for 12 weeks.

By Karen Ostlund                                 

#BobMarleyExperience #OvationHollywood #SkipMarley #KingCruff  #TerrapinStationEnt

(WestHollywoodToday.blogspot.com January 27, 2023) 

The Bob Marley "One Love Experience" will be in Los Angeles January 27 2023 for twelve weeks.This is the first time the exhibit is coming to the United States after extended runs in London and Toronto.
                                                                               
Artist MrBrainwash.com  (Thierry Guetta).

It’s a journey through Marley’s life, passions and legacy at his 15,000 square feet official exhibit at The Ovation, Hollywood & Highland, CA.                 
Artist ThePostmanArt.com

 

The exhibit includes never-before-seen Marley photographs, an immersive forest, and memorabilia from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Highlights include the One Love Music Room, original art installations with works by Mr. Brainwash and live listening in the Soul Shakedown Studio.
                                                                                  

Headliner Skip Marley.


The grand opening of the official Bob Marley exhibit was  presented by Terrapin Station Entertainment, including outdoor performances by DJ Shacia Payne, King Cruff and headliner Skip Marley, whose set featured Bob Marley’s hits, including "One Love" “Jammin” and “Waiting In Vain.”

 

King Cruff performed opening act.

                                                                                    
Art-sculpture of a giant lit joint.

 “The world’s largest vinyl record” of Bob Marley's compilation is on display, and the cannabis garden known as the "One Love Forest" with an art-sculpture of a giant lit joint.

                                                                             

Art of Bob Marley by Mr.Brainwash.
                                                                                      
EXODUS Tour 1977 with Bob Marley.

The exhibit’s director and producer, Jonathan Shank, said: “The Bob Marley One Love Experience has already created so many positive vibrations for fans in London and Toronto, and it’s an honor to continue to have the opportunity to curate and produce the exhibit right in the heart of Hollywood.”
For more information, visit
BobMarleyexp.com
https://bobmarleyexp.com/los-angeles/

Friday, January 20, 2023

Remembering Betty White, at the Hollywood Museum’s latest lobby exhibit.

 Remembering Betty White, at the Hollywood Museum’s latest lobby exhibit.
By Karen Ostlund

(WestHollywoodToday.blogspot.com January 20, 2023)
 
 In celebration of Betty White’s 101st birthday, The Hollywood Museum unveiled a new Lobby Tribute Exhibit encompassing the amazing career of The First Lady of Television Betty White.
                                                                             

Speakers (Right) BJ Kourous, Ruta Lee, Michael Learned, Donelle Dadigan and Anne Benson.


This special lobby tribute exhibit includes Betty’s original and her favorite costume from "Hot in Cleveland", props, original scripts, memorabilia, collectibles, and commemorative items, and vintage photographs from her career.
                                                                                  
Betty White memorabilia at the Hollywood Museum.
 

Donelle Dadigan, President of the Hollywood Museum said, “The Museum is honored to pay tribute to American Icon, Betty White First Lady of Television, we know friends and fans alike will certainly enjoy this exhibit. Betty White was one of the first ladies of television to grace the Max Factor Make-Up Studios during her years in Hollywood and on her series Life with Elizabeth.”  

                                                                            

Betty White's blouse from To Tell The Truth Game-show.


On February 15, 2015, Betty made her final appearance on Saturday Night Live when she attended the 40th Anniversary Special. She participated in "The Californians" sketch alongside members of the current SNL cast members as well as Bill Hader, Taylor Swift and Kerry Washington. In the memorable sketch Betty White ends up kissing Bradley Cooper.

On August 18, 2018, White's career was celebrated in a PBS documentary called "Betty White: First Lady of Television". The documentary was filmed over a period of ten years, and featured archived footage and interviews from colleagues and friends.

For her lengthy work in radio, television, and film, Betty White received twice  the Guinness World Record for the longest TV career by a female entertainer in both 2014 and 2018. She received  five Primetime Emmy Awards, two Daytime Emmy Awards, and a Regional Emmy Award, as well as three American Comedy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Grammy Award. She also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, as the 1995 Television Hall of Fame inductee.

In December 2021, before Betty White's death, it was announced that a new documentary-style film about her, "Betty White: A Celebration" would be released in U.S. theaters on what would have been her 100th birthday, January 17, 2022

 Address:1660 N. Highland Ave. at Hollywood Blvd in Hollywood, CA.
MUSEUM INFO: www.TheHollywoodMuseum.com

Friday, January 13, 2023

The mystery and malice behind the Gerber Baby.

The mystery and malice behind the Gerber Baby.
Outsiders have been fighting for decades, over the Gerber baby's dead father and mother property assets.

Based on a true story.                        
#GerberBaby #UnSolvedMysteries  

 By Karen Östlund as "Margot"
(WestHollywoodToday.blogspot.com, January 13 2023)   

UPDATED section "HISTORY" in bottom Jan. 28-2025.
                                                                              

The Gerber baby was missing for decades, when an Asian woman came forward in press to claim the identity as the Gerber baby in 1928, but not in 1967. The Gerber baby company was the baby's grandmother family business, which originated from a bakery and cheese factory in Monroe, Wisconsin.The baby was named after her mother’s building "SanLee Margot Lis is Roi de Bois” (translated: "Beloved-Margot-God-King-of-Wood”). Margot took her father’s last name Ostlund, in 1978. The father was Laurent-Buster-Philip-Marc Ostlund, who was the founder of LBPM Property Management, and his electricity company Z & A Associates for Hillpark drive and 3 buildings of wood-storage-houses at 6755-6773 Yucca, with previous gates at 6742 Franklin Place and 1770 n. Highland. The father was known as realtor Buster HUBBARD Ostlund with his name in cement for LAND he owned with a lifetime/eternal mailbox at US Postoffice’s backroom at 1615 Wilcox, 90028.
Margot was listed at the US Embassy and UAE Consulate with photos, and lived at 6700 Hillpark Dr, LA, unit 104 with screening-room at unit 201, library in unit 202 and substitute mother in unit 102. The street-sign for Hillpark was HILL DRIVE in 1972. and the estate was listed as HOLLONGSHEAD estate. Buster listed his company "Hopkins Property Investments” after his mother, as the owner of his apartment unit 104, in 1968.
                   

    

                                                                               
Photo from 1970 of the Gerber baby's grandmother who was a collector, posing in her LA home, for a local newspaper. She owned the original sketch from the Gerber baby photo.


New York Post wrote about the death of the Gerber baby in 1928:
https://nypost.com/2022/06/04/original-gerber-baby-ann-turner-cook-dies-at-age-95/


 Ruben Ostlund owned the Management "Pil Pel" which he used to rent out Margot's mother Rita Or-Hollongshead's 8 units at 1422 N.Fairfax in West Hollywood. "Pil Pel" was the name of Ruben’s farm/baby food company in Sweden. The Gerber baby became the Pil Pel baby in 1967. Ruben also owned the trucking company VIP RELOCATION. The Paicoma Storage for VIP RELOCATION, is still owned by Laurent Buster Philip Marc Ostlund (LBPM) - where he stored the LUNA LUNA Circus from Imperial Palace Las Vegas and the musical instruments from The Beatles.

Ruben Ostlund was known for keeping unit 1 of 1422 n. Fairfax for himself, sitting in an hammock, doing paperwork and lining up papers down the hallway. Unit 5 has still today, Margot's electric toys and white lampshades from 1972. Ruben Ostlund passed away in New York in 1997. That's why his hammock and empty beer bottles were left in his management apartment 1, 1422 n. Fairfax until 2024.

Mrs Ortiz (also known as Mrs Field) took over the Pil-Pel leasing office at 1422 N.Fairfax in West Hollywood in 1997, until she died in 2014.


VIP RELOCATION has had several court-cases registered since 2014, at Van Nuys Courthouse, caused by oversized trucks tipping over with an explosion in a wardrobe box - which trucks are still owned by Ruben Ostlund, who passed away.  The Van Nuys Courthouse has cases dismissed since October 2014 because of a Syrian guard next to the judge in the court-room, who is openly showing that he has the keys to several units in 6700 Hillpark dr. and 6769 Yucca St. - to rent out and pay him. Some units have a collector box inside the mailbox.                         

Some units have a collector box inside the mailbox to hide rent from owners and manager.


Photo of 6700 Hillpark dr. #102  Rita Or-Hollongshead's forgotten apartment since 1972.

 Hollongshead lived in-between 6700 Hillpark drive, unit 102 (photo) and her Santa Monica house at 2324 32nd street until 1972. Gallons of her cashew-nuts and belongings are still in her Santa Monica house today.
Rita Or-Hollongshead's 2 bedroom apartment at 6700 Hillpark Dr, LA unit 102 was located around the corner of Margot's one bedroom "The Princess Suite" unit 102 at 6720 Hillpark drive, LA.
Their neighbors were Mrs Ortiz (also known as Field) and her daughter Alysha Ortiz from Sweden, with birthday in September.  Alysha was a few years older than Margot, living at unit 301 at 6740 Hillpark drive, LA.

In 1972, Buster took Margot to Vagar in Faroe Islands, because Ruben Ostlund worked there, and he wanted to take Margot to school there, because the manufacture of Guldbjörnen AB. The Golden Bear, the prize statue of Berlin International Filmfestival was made there, 1950 to 1970.
Before leaving, Buster rented his 2 bedroom apartment at 19 W 55 street in New York, NY 10019 to Mr.Ortiz because he wanted to put his daughter Alysha Ortiz in a private school in Manhattan. 
               

Guldbjörnen AB in Sweden was the goldmine and manufacture of the Golden Bear prize statue at Berlinale.de International Film Festival, 1950 to 1970. The 20th Annual Berlinale was 1970, because 1st Annual Berlinale was 1950.

 In 1977 Syrian Consulate Stockholm, put Margot's head-shot on the wall and translated her name to "Ankh Kan Mari Sol P Rez ley - Princess of Syria".
This resulted Syrian's country-men in Stockholm, mapped out Margot's parents property assets, to brake the locks, and move in - which happened in 2014, when her last caretaker got a stroke.


Syrian Consulate staff, that speak both Arabic and Swedish said about this, "Just remove them, the same way as cattle on the field".
They can only function to work in their own family business, in their own country, then pray and meditate to focus their minds.”
The Syrian Republic Arab passport used to have a box to fill-in, which animal the semen comes from and a printed text in the bottom of each page 'Permission needed to travel with this passport".
Only in a case of a white person, if the semen comes from a white man, the word DOG, is written in this box.

Majority of the women in Sweden are transgender, and get their babies from Syria in North Africa, with a Syrian passport to fill-in the last name of the future parents.
Calf-semen is an Arab-blond semen, that is too low to grow a vagina and ovaries in a human body. They grow female and male faces, with the same male organ, without puberty.
Calf-semen also gives symptoms of down-syndrome, in-form-of holding on to someone's passport, barricade properties, provocate to get killed - to start a new life with someone's identity.



 There are still 1940s color archive photos from filming “ALADDIN" at Imperial Palace in Las Vegas, of look-a-like Elvis by name, Laurent Buster Philip Marc Ostlund and goth actress Pernilla “Py” Orr-Östling. Retired actress Pernilla became Margot's substitute mother in the 70s.

 FOOTNOTE: Since LA County Registrar Recording listings were filmed (a 3 weeks film) and moved to Norwalk from downtown LA with a lease-sheet, to cover the names of property owners - a new login has been created by staff from "Swedish-Syrian Government owned property for lease". The LA apartments are listed as 6-month leases abroad, to sub-lease yearly to Property Managements in Los Angeles, without their knowledge. Therefor, a renter can receive an eviction-note, if he/she follows order from LA City's Rent Stabilization, to pay less rent.
Sweden is a socialist country, that build apartments, stores and family-homes for lease, listed on one government owned website.


Anyone in Sweden can login to this website, to see who is renting an apartment.
The Swedish-Syrian Government staff decide the amount of  lease, and who to pay.
Syria took over the Swedish government's login and discontinued the Swedish passport, because no-one of their country-men are born in Sweden, but they live in Sweden.
Many in Syria live on the streets, to build-out another person's home, to live-in.

 From 1800 Century until 1970, most houses in US had names instead of numbers. Each house had a name, with its location written in the owner’s passport. Most old buildings, built before 1970 own the LAND, they are standing on.


The 1st week of January 1987, the CAHUENGA W  sign was covered, to be re-painted for future internet maps. CAHUENGA W was earlier named HIGHLAND, because HIGHLAND was a riding road, before the freeway. The HIGHLANDS estate was then named HOLLONGSHEAD estate.


In 1972, the address 6700 Hillpark Dr, LA, units 201, 202 and 102 were listed as "Majorca Entrance" on HILL DRIVE units 6, 7 and 3. The Hillpark drive estate was then listed as HOLLONGSHEAD estate.
The address 6720 Hillpark Dr, LA unit 102 was listed as "Malaga Entrance" on HILL DRIVE, Hollywood, CA unit 2. This address was listed as on the border of 3 zip codes. Before the freeway Hillpark was also listed as YUCCA TREE, because the road made a fork.
                                                                             

Unit 202, 6700 Hillpark Dr, LA has still today 3 inches thick cement layer on top of the living room floor, by the balcony, to cover stairs down to a Hollywood Bowl storage with the statue of the founder of Hollywood bowl, its office and Hollywood Bowl ticket machines, that operate with a charge-card and the whole hand's fingerprints, as a pin. Max four tickets per hand. 
                                                                        

Units #101 and #103, 6700 Hillpark dr, LA are missing apartments. Their front doors are changed to flat-doors, sealed and painted to be hidden in the hallway. It becomes a prison-cell, with entrance from unit #202 and #201, upstairs at 6700 Hillpark dr, LA.

The Swedish-Syrian, (now based in Pacoima), also found a building at 800 Traction, LA 90013 that belonged to Z & A Associates electricity company, known as the "Gaslight Building". The building's wide elevator was used in many movies, and built on S. Hewitt St, with garage entrance on Traction Ave, but without a number. 

TRACTION used to be a street-sign for the small entrance to Public Storage, 300 Avery St, 90013. This Public Storage, 90013 used to be a private-owned storage to the "Gaslight building". In 1972, one of the locked storage-unit, had an inventory left of camouflage-green food-cans from the Vietnam War, containing food and drugs for the soldiers.

The disappearance of "SanLee Margot Lis is Roi de Bois"(translated Beloved-Margot-God-King of Wood) at Hillpark drive, LA was an old case from 1972, in local news.
Several impostors came up in press to take off the case.

Swedish author Fredrik Backman writes about Ruben Ostlund in his book “A Man Named Ove” that became a movie named “A Man Named Otto” starring Tom Hanks in 2022.
“Sonya” in the film had a cousin named Fredrik Sparrman, who was taken out of LA to Sweden, by his caretaker Maj, who was the sister to Margot’s nanny.
In 1977, Swedish newspapers stated that
Herman Göring, politician of the Nazi Party, was still alive, living in Sweden on a Syrian passport, with the noble title "Holy Ngier".
In 1980 Fredrik had a Spanish girlfriend named Marisol, who “Otto” teach to park the car, the right way - his way. (as in the film)

“Otto” had an intellectual black male friend who had a handicapped wife. (roles switched in the film)
The reason “Otto” wanted to end his life, was because he visualized, he killed “Sonya’ and went to her grave. (as in the film)

“Sonya” took the train to visit “Otto” once and forgot her diary, so he run after the train to return the book - (as in the film).
Herman Goring called himself Ruben Östlund in Sweden.
Swedish film-director Ruben Östlund was known as Ola Östrud, born in Denmark, when he was filming a short-film for Berlinale filmfest.
“Sonya” in the film was SanLee Margot Lis is Roi de Bois, who became Karen Ostlund in 1978. She was a child ice-skater (Disney-On-Ice) in the AMPAS office 1972.

HISTORY OF THE CASE;
Tommie Lis is Rois Bois was a singer / guitarist until 1968, also known as "The King".
Tommie was renamed on film, after his death, when he was still the owner of the "Lis is Rois Bois Ranch" (translated "God King of Wood"), entrance from 6742 Franklin Place, 90028.
The 8-units-house at 6769 Yucca st, 90028, always belonged to  6742 Franklin Place, 90028.

Next door, 6740 Franklin Place, 90028 was a Cowboy Saloon Bar and Hotel.

In 1940s, the garden units 6765-6773 Yucca st, 90028, were used for carpet-weaving (Rois Bois carpets), but became WORKSPACE/STORAGES in 1966 to 1st floor of property-owners of Hillpark dr, 90068. 

The 1st floor of property-owners of Hillpark dr, 90068 established Z & A Associates to import oil from ZIRA ISLAND, for electricity at Hillpark dr, 90068 and Yucca st, 90028, registered at UAE Consulate LA (United Arab Emirates).

The apartments of 6759 Yucca, 90028 and 6755 Yucca st, 90028 belonged to horse-owners, but never sold.

The LAND of 6735 Yucca st, 90028 was grass, outdoor-horse-land.
6725 Yucca st, 90028 was horse-stalls and storages for horse-equipment, with small windows.

6711 Yucca st, 90028 was the ranch private elementary school with school-lockers inside the lobby,  until 1977.

Wednesday, December 28, 2022

JURASSIC QUEST touring exhibit at LA Convention Center until Dec.31.

(WestHollywoodToday.blogspot.com Los Angeles, CA December 28 2022)

By Karen Ostlund              #JurassicQuest #ReadySetQuest #AncientOceans

JURASSIC QUEST touring exhibit at LA Convention Center until Dec.31 2022.
                                                                                

Jurassic Quest at LA Convention Center, South Hall K is the world’s largest touring exhibit of Dinos with life size animatronic dinosaurs including Apatosaurus, Spinosaurus, T-Rex and an incredible 50-ft long Megalodon! The tour will continue in US and Canada thru June 4 2023. https://www.jurassicquest.com/upcoming-events


                                                                               
Jurassic Quest is a self-guided indoor walking experience featuring  true-to-life size dinosaurs, that move and make sounds, as well as dinosaur rides and of activities for kids.1-2 hours is needed to experience everything.

                                                                                
There’s no better place to learn the different names on the Dinos thru the history, at the Dino Directory,   https://www.jurassicquest.com/dinodirectory

                                                                                    

LOS ANGELES CONVENTION CENTER, SOUTH HALL K

Wednesday, December 28 - Saturday, December 31, 2022

Wednesday 1:00pm-8:00pm, Thursday 9:00am-8:00pm, Friday 9:00am-8:00pm, 

Saturday 9:00am-5:00pm Tickets: www.jurassicquest.com
                                                                                       

Thursday, December 15, 2022

Music legend Scott Page has joined the ReTune All-Star Ambassadors as Brand Advisor for Life Pack Organics.

 (WestHollywoodToday.blogspot.com, December 15, 2022)

By Karen Ostlund

                                                                              

Music legend Scott Page has joined the ReTune All-Stars as Brand Advisor and as an All-Star Ambassador.

                                                        
 Life Pack Organics' musician-focused brand ReTune, was created to help all musicians no matter what instrument they play, by providing direct relief for pain, discomfort and inflammation. 

The new products are 100 % Vegan, Organic, HEMP CBD products, which contain Vitamin C, Organic Inulin and Organic Broad Spectrum Hemp Oil. It was designed by touring musicians, scientists, and board-certified doctors.

"We are honored to welcome Mr. Page to our team. With his experience as a legendary musician, innovator, and entrepreneur, it gives our team raw feedback and guidance on both the research and development landscape for both ReTune and Life Pack Organics," said RJ Sarzo., CEO of Retune's parent company Life Pack Organics.

"As Mr. Page joins the ReTune All-Stars, it will give the brand a real inside look from the eyes of a true Rock Star saxophonist and business professional".

Scott Page is recognized as the saxophonist/guitarist for Pink Floyd, Supertramp, and Toto, and he currently serves as CEO of Think:EXP, a live immersive media company based in Los Angeles.

The current ReTune All-Star Ambassadors include bassist, Rudy Sarzo of Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, DIO; drummer Simon Wright formally of AC/DC, DIO; keyboardist Teddy ZigZag Andreadis formally of Guns N' Roses, Alice Cooper; guitarist Robert VuDu Man Sarzo of Hurricane, Queensryche; bassist Sean McNabb formally of Dokken, Great White; and guitarist Michael Staertow of The Guess Who.
                                                                          

Life Pack Organics' musician-focused brand ReTune.

Among the product launched: Lifepack Organics CBD Life Powder and capsules contain Vitamin C, Organic Hemp Extract and Prebiotics, to boost immunity and strengthens the body’s defenses.

The ReTune product line features "Singer's Life Throat Spray", which helps alleviate irritation and inflammation in the throat. 

The GIG TAPE is a trans-dermal patch infused with a special blend to help with muscle soreness and inflammation.

The "Post Performance Relief Cream" is designed to apply post-performance, it creates a cooling sensation to help relax the muscles and brings down the inflammation in the joints and ligaments.
                                                                       

The "Rock N Roll-On" was built to apply 15 minutes before your performance. It creates a sensation that allows you to play to your greatest ability, and good for pain-relief.

https://re-tune.com
https://www.lifepackorganics.com

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

63rd Annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration returns LIVE, December 24 at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

 

            
63rd Annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration returns LIVE, December 24 at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, downtown Los Angeles.  

                                                                                      
Concert hosted by opera singer Suzanna Guzmán and pro roller skater Candice Heiden.
The free holiday spectacular at The Music Center’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion will be
broadcast live on PBS SoCal, streamed by PBS SoCal, KCET and via PBS app.


Story edit by Karen Ostlund. (WestHollywoodToday.blogspot.com December 13 2022)

The Music Center, L.A. and PBS SoCal and KCET, Southern California's primary PBS stations and award-winning public media producers, are presenting the hosts and performers for December 24 2022 - L.A. County Holiday Celebration, a one-of-a-kind, free holiday spectacular that has been a Los Angeles holiday tradition since 1959.                                  
Kayamanan Ng Lahi will perform A New Beginning, using traditional pangalay and provincial-style movements juxtaposed with original, contemporary music to illustrate the transformation of the human spirit.

                         
The 63rd annual, two-time Emmy® award-winning event will feature 21 music ensembles, choirs and dance companies returning with a live audience for the first time since 2019. The program will be the in-person audience at The Music Center’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on Saturday, Dec. 24 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., and at-home audiences watching the live broadcast on PBS SoCal, streaming online at kcet.org and pbssocal.org, or via the free PBS app. 
Encore broadcasts will be aired by PBS SoCal on Saturday, Dec. 24 at 6 p.m., and on KCET on Saturday, Dec. 24 at 11 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 25 at 6 p.m.  
                                                                                    
Squad Harmonix, an all-kids a cappella performance group, will perform Sleigh Ride and I’ll Be Home for Christmas.

  The Christmas concert will feature colorful costumes and global sounds from Africa, China, India, Philippines, Mexico, Hawaii and more, this year’s participating artists hail from communities across Los Angeles County: from Santa Monica, West L.A. and Culver City in the west to Burbank, Pasadena and the San Gabriel Valley in the east, and from the northern reaches of the Antelope and San Fernando Valleys to South Los Angeles and Rancho Palos Verdes.
                                                                                        
Urban Voices Project, a choir comprised of men and women surviving homelessness on Skid Row, will sing a mash-up of Bing Crosby/David Bowie's The Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth accompanied by piano, guitar, electric bass, drums, violin and cello.

  Returning audience favorites include the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles; gospel singers Lorenzo Johnson & Praizum; all-women global soul ensemble ADAAWE; Grammy® award-winner Daniel Ho with Hawaiian hula dancers Hālau Hula Keali’i o Nālani; Philippine folk arts dance company Kayamanan Ng Lahi; all-female mariachi ensemble Las Colibrí; Mexican folkloric dance troupe Pacifico Dance Company; current student and alumni ensemble Palmdale High School Choral Union and Sunday Night Singers; world chamber music ensemble Quarteto Nuevo; Asian/country fusion musicians Sound of China Guzheng Ensemble; children’s ensembles MUSYCA Children’s Choir and Our Lady of the Angels Children’s Chorus; and Urban Voices Project, a choir comprised of men and women surviving homelessness on Skid Row.
                                                                              
Pacific Ballet Dance Theater will perform a magical rendition of the Snowflake Dance from Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker.


New this year are award-winning blues band Sista Jeans Blues Machine; hip-hop dance ensemble Temper Tantrum; all-kids a cappella group Squad Harmonix; secular a cappella choir Voices of Reason; modern kathak (North Indian classical dance) ensemble Shivam Arts Dance Company joined by Clarita Corona of Arte Flamenco; tap dance ensemble Reverb Tap Company; keepers of the Ballet Russe legacy Pacific Ballet Dance Theatre; and the California School of the Arts – San Gabriel Valley Vocal Arts Ensemble.
                                                                                   
Shivam Arts Dance Company, a professional group of highly-skilled, classically trained kathak (North Indian classical dance) dancers who are pushing the boundaries of traditional dance in a modern setting, will perform Dual Rhythms: An Energetic Synergy of Kathak & Flamenco, joined by Clarita Corona of Arte Flamenco.


Tickets to the in-person event are free and available on first-seated basis. Doors open at 2:30 p.m.

The Music Center’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion is located at 135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90012. Parking is FREE in The Music Center parking garage.

The L.A. County Holiday Celebration is produced on behalf of the County of Los Angeles by The Music Center and PBS SoCal in association with CDK Productions and directed by Emmy® award-winning producer/director Kenneth Shapiro.
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