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12 places to visit in 2012
New Mexico: This year, New Mexicans mark 100 years of statehood. But much of the state's appeal stems from its human history that goes back much further. (In 2010, Santa Fe celebrated 400 years of cityhood.) Explore here: the adobe architecture and art...Tags: Thomas Jefferson, Elizabeth II, Martin Luther King Jr., Charles Dickens, Dolly Parton
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Long Beach Opera's Andreas Mitisek adds a new post in Chicago
Culture MonsterDefying the conventional wisdom that two heads are better than one, Long Beach Opera and Chicago Opera Theater announced Wednesday that the adventurous Southern California company’s general director, Andreas Mitisek, will do double duty starting... -
Monster Mash: National Cathedral, monuments closed following earthquake
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Architecture review: David Bury's new Libbey Bowl
Culture MonsterIf you were familiar with the experimental, risk-taking reputation of the Ojai Music Festival but didn't know much about the town where it is held every June, you might assume that the festival's rebuilt performance space, known as Libbey Bowl,...... -
Riccardo Muti takes his bow with Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Culture MonsterItalian conductor Riccardo Muti made his debut over the weekend as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's new music director. As befits the inaugural appearance of a world-renowned maestro, the city of Chicago rolled out the proverbial red carpet and threw a...... -
Evan Lysacek: Change of seasons signals last lap toward Vancouver Olympics
L.A. Times Olympics BlogEvan Lysacek, a native of the Chicago area, has called Los Angeles home since he moved here in 2003 to train in El Segundo with renowned coach Frank Carroll. With Carroll standing at the boards to support him, he won...... -
L.A. City Council wants bullet train officials to weigh two options for Union Station
L.A. NOWThe Los Angeles City Council unanimously urged officials at the California High Speed Rail Authority today to consider two proposed alternatives for the bullet train stop at Union Station downtown. Councilman Ed Reyes said the alternatives were crucial to... -
Frank Gehry's Bilbao museum tops Vanity Fair architecture list
Culture MonsterVanity Fair recently asked 52 prominent architects and critics to name the most important pieces of architecture built since 1980. The winner of the informal survey -- which is to be published in the magazine's August issue -- is a...... -
Jeanne Gang brings feminine touch to Chicago's muscled skyline
Architecture CriticBefore we turn to an assessment of Aqua, a new residential skyscraper in Chicago, permit me a quick (and relevant!) detour to a sidewalk news conference in Lower Manhattan, held recently at the foot of the under-construction Beekman Tower. We join the...Tags: Chicago Skyline, Crime, Law and Justice, University of California, Berkeley, Colleges and Universities, University of Michigan
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Chicago Symphony's first season under Riccardo Muti
Culture MonsterThe Chicago Symphony Orchestra has been without a music director for close to four years. Starting in September, that will all change when conductor Riccardo Muti assumes the top artistic post of the venerated institution. On Thursday afternoon, the... -
Obama hails the Great Outdoors from inside the Interior Dept.
Top of the TicketDemocrat vows not to let Americans mar the natural work of the nation's ages.... -
Artist Gordon Halloran to exhibit icy works
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterArtist Gordon Halloran, as befitting his Canadian roots, works in ice. His bold abstract paintings will be part of a celebration of winter at Chicago's Millennium Park from Friday to Feb. 29. The installation will incorporate a brilliantly colored, 95-...
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