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9th Week of the Italian Cuisine in the World
Special Dinner with Accademia della Cucina Italiana
Join us for a special four-course dinner as we celebrate the Ninth Week of Italian Cuisine in the World. This evening - organized by Accademia della Cucina Italian with Azzurra Foundation - will highlight The Mediterranean Diet and the Origins of Italian Cuisine: Health and Tradition. Enjoy a curated menu and the chance to meet Edwin Garrubbo, author of Garrubbo Guide and Sunday Pasta.
Cinebrunch with Giles Masters
CineBrunch is a series of informal get-togethers to promote the sharing of ideas amongst film industry peers. Special guest speaker is Giles Masters, a veteran production designer with over 35 years in the industry. Notable recent work includes The Old Man, Washington Black, and multiple seasons of 9-1-1. His feature film credits as Production Designer include Clover, Haunt, The Double, and Leonie, while his Supervising Art Director roles span major films like Angels & Demons, The Da Vinci Code, The Mummy, and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Both The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons earned him Guild Award nominations for Excellence in Design. Brunch is included with the ticket.
26
November
2024
Chris Norton Quartet
A soulful vocalist and an intuitive trumpet player, Norton’s charismatic stage presence, sophistication, and debonair style have called for long-standing residencies at iconic venues around the world. Blending his love for traditional jazz and hard bop brings an unforgettable musical experience.
3
December
2024
Jennifer Leigh Warren Trio
For a Holiday show Jennifer returns to La Puglia this time reuniting with musical director Gerald Sternbach on piano and Randy Landas on bass for a casual evening of standards, holiday songs and stories. Fresh off her NAACP Theatre Award nomination for “Nina Simone: Four Women,” Jennifer performed to a packed house here with her evening of Nina Simone songs and more. Known for her show-stopping performance in the Broadway musical “Big River” (singing a gospel song written for her by Roger Miller), to the original Little Shop of Horrors, to the television event RENT: LIVE, she also performed with the LA Philharmonic (Disney Concert Hall) in the “Rock my Soul” festival and performed her “Diamonds Are Forever: The Songs of Shirley Bassey” concert directed by Richard Jay Alexander at the Renberg Theater and “The Blues Singer” in “A Night with Janis Joplin” (USA, Canada) streaming now on Broadway HD.com. On The Tonight Show, CONAN and Jimmy Kimmel, she performed with Broken Bells, The Kills, Trombone Shorty, Lisa Loeb and OK GO. In Denmark she sang with Al Jarreau (televised LIVE throughout Europe).
5
December
2024
Jazz & Friends
The “Jazz + Friends” portrait project has been a remarkable endeavor spanning the past two years, skillfully capturing the essence of the jazz community and the connections that bring it to life. Photographer Alexo Wandel will be present at the opening night of this exhibition, which serves as a tribute to the vibrant stories and individuals featured in this captivating collection.
10
December
2024
Catfish Band
Jordan Reddout – Vocals
Steve Galper – Guitar
Ron Suffredini – Bass
David Sharpe – Drums
Catfish Band is a dynamic collaboration of four talented local musicians, each bringing their unique influences from diverse musical genres. Together, they craft distinctive arrangements of Pop, Soul, Funk, and Blues, infused with a jazzy twist. Their performances offer a fresh and captivating take on beloved songs, both past and present, creating a musical experience that resonates with audiences of all tastes and generations.
Elaine Gibbs Quintet
Elaine Gibbs - Vocals
Jeff Settles - drums
William Bryant -piano
Stephen Lexsner -guitar
Elaine Gibbs began her life in music at the tender age of 13 where she got her start as many R&B phenomenons have, at church. Those early experiences still greatly influence her vocal sensibilities today. Her accomplishments are many, including her appearance on Season One of X Factor as one of the 'Over 30's' finalists, where she wowed judges with her interpretation of Stop Crying Your Heart Out by Oasis. LA Reid, Simon, Nicole and Paula raved that she is one of the best singers they have ever encountered. She has performed in over 25 countries, with some of the biggest names in the world of Gospel and R&B music such as the late Rev. James Cleveland, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Tramaine Hawkins and Shirley Ceasar. She has worked with Bobby Womack, Cherrelle, Miki Howard and the Gap Band. On a broader scale she has sung for Rod Stewart and performed at recent galas honoring individuals such as Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds, Angela Bassett, Stephanie Mills and Chaka Kahn. Film scores and TV tracks have also been part of Elaine's story, including voice-overs for Disney Studios and a collaboration duet with the late Ollie Woodson of The Temptations. She also sang for the film 'This Christmas' produced and starring actor Mekhi Pfeifer, and performed live with Justin Timberlake for Victoria Secret's TV show.
31
December
2024
Fresh Mint Pharaohs
Fresh Mint Pharaohs causes movement. The LA-based quintet fuses jazz, neosoul, funk and strains of Afropop into infectious grooves that lift up and unite audiences in the shared joy of music.
14
January
2025
Alfredo Caceres Flamenco Trio
Alfredo Cáceres -guitar
Josè Prieto - voice and guitar
Hector Torres - percussions
Born and raised in Guatemala City, Guatemala, Cáceres, a complete guitarist and composer, has been involved in a wide variety of projects and bands in styles ranging from World music, Flamenco, Jazz, Brazilian, Salsa, Pop and Latin. He has collaborated on several recordings in local and international productions, as well as in different festivals in the United States and in Europe. Alfredo has been living in the United States full-time since 2009, and has played alongside many different artists in the World Music arena, such as Persian singer Hamed Nikpay, guitarist Russ Hewitt, the Gypsy All Stars (of the Gipsy Kings family), Mario Reyes, and Marcus Nand (Ziroq), just to name a few.
In 2012, Cáceres released his first solo album in the U.S., one that involves a variety of his original compositions within the last ten years, recorded in his hometown of Guatemala and in Los Angeles, California.
Peter Lodato
Diamonds/Divisions/Voids
Always fascinated by the uncertainty of human perception, and the duplicitous nature of vision, which can be both revealing and deceitful, Lodato creates paintings that delve into this duality. Upon first read they are austere, geometric abstractions. After further observation, however, the paintings begin to vibrate: brushstrokes become evident and the surface reveals that there are numerous layers beneath. The hard edges of his often bi-chromatic works dissipate into sensuous fields of color that seem to push space in and out. Lodato’s reductive, divided compositions are visual confrontations between the planar simplicity of form and the resonance of particular pigments. A disciple of the AbEx color field painter, Barnett Newman, Lodato’s sumptuously colored canvases echo Newman’s concept of using division as a way to merge different areas of the canvas into a sublime whole.
Art Exhibition | April 7 - June 30, 2024