A dash of Sgt. Pepper
Las Vegas
June 2: Cirque du Soleil begins preview performances of “Love,” the first major theatrical show featuring the Beatles’ music. The revue sprung from a friendship between late Beatle George Harrison and Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte. The cast of 60 performs in the round with video projections and surround sound at the Mirage. Performers evoke the songs’ content in scenes that involve aerial feats, extreme sports, dance and more. Beatles producer George Martin and his son Giles created the soundtrack from Beatles master tapes and played with the sounds, including lesser-known songs and fragments.
For the record:
12:00 a.m. June 4, 2006 For The Record
Los Angeles Times Sunday June 04, 2006 Home Edition Travel Part L Page 3 Features Desk 1 inches; 49 words Type of Material: Correction
Beatles music: The May 28 Itinerary column referred to Cirque du Soleil’s new show, “Love,” as the first major theatrical show featuring the Beatles’ music. Actors in the 1970s revue “Beatlemania” sang songs written by the Beatles, but “Love” is the first to use music recorded by the band.
For The Record
Los Angeles Times Sunday June 04, 2006 Home Edition Main News Part A Page 2 National Desk 1 inches; 53 words Type of Material: Correction
Beatles music: The Itinerary column in the May 28 Travel section referred to Cirque du Soleil’s new show, “Love,” as the first major theatrical show featuring the Beatles’ music. Actors in the 1970s revue “Beatlemania” sang songs written by the Beatles, but “Love” is the first to use music recorded by the band.
Shows at 7 and 10:30 p.m. on various dates in June. $69-$150. 3400 S. Las Vegas Blvd.; (800) 963-9634, www.cirquedusoleil.com.
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San Francisco
June 15-25: The San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary with new works from festival favorites Margaret Cho, Charles Busch and more. The festival opens with Maria Maggenti’s “Puccini for Beginners” and closes 10 days later with “Queens,” a film about mothers complicating things for their sons. Between those two features are more than 100 others at five theaters. June 20, Francois Ozon’s “Time to Leave” is the festival’s centerpiece picture. June 19-22, the festival includes a conference, “Persistent Vision 2006: Envisioning the Future of Queer Media Arts,” at the San Francisco LGBT Community Center, which has workshops for filmmakers and educational discussions on broader topics. The festival ends during the city’s gay pride weekend, with half a million people parading and celebrating around Market Street.
Screenings at various locations. Night screenings $10, matinees $7. Ticket packages available. (925) 866-9559, www.frameline.org. Community Center at 1800 Market St. Conference registration: $200 for professionals; $150 students. (415) 703-8650, www.pv2006.org.
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Mack, Colo.
June 22-25: The Country Jam USA Music Festival brings national headlining country acts to Colorado’s wine country around Grand Junction. Performers include Alan Jackson (June 23), Carrie Underwood (June 24), Sawyer Brown and Gretchen Wilson (June 25), plus 14 others.
Country Jam USA Ranch, Exit 11 off Interstate 70. Daily general admission $65, four-day festival pass $129. Reserved and VIP seats available. (800) 780-0526, www.countryjam.com. Camping sites available. (800) 530-3020.
-- Blake Hennon
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