SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ — The Los Angeles Ballet celebrates its much-anticipated arrival on the Southern California cultural landscape with a fundraiser on Thursday, November 9th at Bergamot Station. The evening will be hosted by Anjelica Huston and will feature a celebrity art auction including the works of Steve Martin, Orlando Bloom, Tony Bennett, Joni Mitchell, Jeff Bridges, Julie Andrews, Tommy Chong, Leonard Cohen, David Cowles, Tony Curtis, Gil Garcetti, Joel Grey, Buck Henry, Dennis Hopper, Martin Mull, Jane Seymour, Richard Schiff, the evening’s host Angelica Huston plus some surprise works. The benefit will also spotlight the Company’s talented new ballet dancers as they make a special introductory appearance. [More] [losangelesballet.org]
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SCOTLAND’S young carers – some still at primary school – work long hours for little reward. But next Monday they’ll get a night in the spotlight alongside stars Billy Boyd, Robert Carlyle and Carol Smillie. [More]
Dan writes: The Ojai Music Festival has an annual “Holiday Home Look In” tour to raise funds. This year the tour features a delightful house that is a combination of Bag End and Rivendell. It is really amazing. Tickets are available on the main page if any fans in southern California want to go on the tour. [More]
Head on down to your local favorite record shop to pick up ‘The Two Towers: The Complete Recordings’ today! Take a look at the official product details:
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers film’s entire score composed, orchestrated, conducted, and produced by Howard Shore. The set encompasses three CDs plus a DVD-audio disc featuring the score in four superior sound configurations.
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If you are a fan of the Wallace and Gromit films, then you may want to check out ‘Flushed Away,’ an animated film featuring the voice talents of Ian McKellen (as Toad) and Andy Serkis (as Spike) now in theaters. While I don’t want to bore you with a full-fledged review, the film is very entertaining for all ages – something that seems to be hard to find these days. And if you listen close enough, you may hear a bit of McKellen’s Gandalf scolding Pippin and Merry in Hobbiton – or the faintest hint of Gollum in Serkis’s character Spike. [Flushed Away]
Pippins Penny writes: I thought you might want to know that, according to his website, billyboyd.net, Billy Boyd’s band have changed their name to Beecake and have a MySpace account here. [More]