Glendale Arts

AFS & TGHS Present THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES!
2019-07-13 19:30 - 21:30 UTC | Alex Theatre, 216 North Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA, 91203, United States
Thanks For The Memories! – Celebrating Film, People, and Glendale History
The Alex Film Society, The Glendale Historical Society, and Glendale Arts join forces to celebrate the Jewel City’s unique contribution to Hollywood, its studios, and the stars that called Glendale their home. Whether it’s Marion Morrison (a.k.a. John Wayne) playing football at Glendale High School or Clarence ‘Ducky’ Nash entertaining kids as the voice of Donald Duck at Fremont Elementary School, their lives added to the magic of Hollywood’s Golden Era.
Celebrate nearly a century of classic films screened at the Alex Theatre on Brand Boulevard, and pay tribute to the other theatres (The Capitol, Temple, Cosmo, Sands, Vogue, etc.) that once lined the street on both sides. Explore a Silent Film Era that was really never silent and learn about the musical cues that introduced the heroes, villains, lovers, and comic legends that thrilled audiences around the world. Move on to the Sound Era with award-winning two-reel comedies, travelogues, and short subjects that provide a backdrop for Glendale-centric history and personalities.
The Evening includes a No Host Bar, Live Music, and historic photo displays. A little history and a lot of rare footage make for an exciting, one-of-a-kind event.
6:30 pm – Doors open for No Host Bar, Photo Displays, & Live Music
7:30 pm – Show begins
PERFORMANCE ADVISORY
Late Seating: Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the event’s Presenter

Crowell Public Library Presents: Andre Giraldo: Classical Guitar
2019-06-30 14:00 - 15:00 | Crowell Public Library, 1890 Huntington Drive, San Marin, CA, 91108
Come to Crowell Public Library on Sunday, June 30 at 2:00 pm for a relaxing, thoroughly enjoyable hour of lyrical solo guitar music performed by Andre Giraldo. His song selection will include works by Heitor Villa Lobos from Brazil, Nikita Koshkin from Russia and Jorge Morel from Argentina. There is something for everyone from the serious classical music aficionado to the casual listener, and it will also be a great opportunity to expose children to a live music experience in a casual environment.
Andre believes in the power of music to transcend boundaries and enrich the lives of those who engage with it, and his goal is to reach as wide an audience as possible and connect with audiences. The solo project ties into his goal of trying to spread culture and arts engagement with the community using the library system as the focal point for information and culture. He has performed extensively both as a soloist and chamber musician at guitar societies and various libraries and around the area including Sierra Madre, San Clemente, Aliso Viejo, Cerritos, and Santa Monica.
Andre Giraldo is a Los Angeles-based guitarist who performs widely both as a soloist and as a member of The Artisan Guitar Ensemble, a guitar trio formed during his time studying at Cal State Fullerton. He has performed in master classes for Ronald Dyens, Pavel Steidl, Martha Masters and many others and has studied privately with John Dearman, and Richard Turner and David Grimes. He received his B.M. in Classical Guitar Performance from CSUF. But Andre believes that the best classroom is the stage itself, and continually seeks the opportunity to perform in order to reach new levels as a musician.
Come learn about the composers and their music and stay after to chat with the performer or ask questions you may have! All are invited and we hope to see you here for this special event.

Abril Books Presents: Meet Mark Arax, author of The Dreamt Land
2019-06-26 19:30 - 21:00 | Abril Bookstore, 415 E. Broadway, Glendale, CA, United States
Abril Bookstore cordially invites you a to meet

MARK ARAX

Author of the newly released book
THE DREAMT LAND

Chasing Water and Dust Across California
Introduced by JESSE KATZ
James Beard award-winning author

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 2019– 7:30PM
ABRIL BOOKSTORE
415 E. Broadway, Glendale, CA 91205
Admission is Free. For more information, call (818) 243-4112.

THE DREAMT LAND is a heartfelt, beautifully written book about the land and the people who have worked it–from gold miners to wheat ranchers to small fruit farmers and today’s Big Ag. Since the beginning, Californians have redirected rivers, drilled ever-deeper wells and built higher dams, pushing the water supply past its limit. The Dreamt Land weaves reportage, history and memoir to confront the “Golden State” myth in riveting fashion. No other chronicler of the West has so deeply delved into the empires of agriculture that drink so much of the water. The nation’s biggest farmers–the nut king, grape king and citrus queen–tell their story here for the first time.

MARK ARAX is an author and journalist whose writings on California and the West have received numerous awards for literary nonfiction. A former staffer at the Los Angeles Times, his work has appeared in The New York Times and the California Sunday Magazine. His books include a memoir of his father’s murder, a collection of essays about the West, and the best-selling The King of California, which won a California Book Award, the William Saroyan Prize from Stanford University, and was named a top book of 2004 by the Los Angeles Times and the San Francisco Chronicle. He lives in Fresno, California.

Antaeus Theatre Company Summer Class: Under The Veil Of Rejoicing: Being Human In The Plays Of Strindberg, Chekhov & Ibsen
2019-06-26 19:00 - 23:00 | Antaeus Theatre, 110 E. Broadway, Glendale, CA, 91205
Moderated by John Sloan
Wednesday, 7-11pm (6/26-9/11)
Class Fee: $600 (Early Bird Discount $550- if paid in full by 6/5)
Class Size: 14-16

August Strindberg, Anton Chekhov, and Henrik Ibsen laid the foundation for our contemporary theater, each with their own distinct view of the human condition. Working on their plays is not for the faint of heart. The characters you will encounter in this class represent humanity at its most exposed, flawed, and often hilarious. In other words, they are an actor’s dream. Through scene work and exercises we will explore bringing ourselves to the work and finding our own unique way into these stories that feels vital and relevant.

Course Instructor

John Sloan
At ANTAEUS: Mother Courage and Her Children, King Lear, Macbeth. Elsewhere in Los Angeles: Mark Taper Forum, Geffen Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse, South Coast Repertory, Theatre@Boston Court, The Matrix. Other appearances around the country include: Denver Center Theatre, Intiman Theatre, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, La Mama Etc., Soho Rep., American Jewish Theatre, Mint Theatre Company. TV: Bones, NCIS, Farmed & Dangerous, Liz & Dick, How I Met Your Mother, Happy Hour, Private Practice, Grey’s Anatomy, The Triangle, CSI:NY, Judging Amy, Commander in Chief, Gilmore Girls. Film: The Oh in Ohio, Lady Killers, The Mountain King. John is a graduate of Skidmore College.
For more info: http://antaeus.org/arts-education/academy/

Intro to Stand-Up Comedy
2019-06-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Glendale Arts Community Room, 118 W. California Ave., Glendale, CA, 91203
Description: This is your introduction to stand up comedy! In this workshop students of all experience levels will learn stand up comedy writing including joke structure and performance techniques with the goal of becoming confident and comfortable on stage. This class is specially tailored towards both beginning comics who want to learn where to begin and professionals who want to brush up on the basic fundamentals of stand-up comedy in a fun, safe environment! By the end of this class you’ll have a 3-minute comedy set and a foundation from which to build. In this class you’ll learn the following:
– Basic Joke Structure
– Joke Writing Techniques
– Stage Presence
– Basic Performance Techniques
– Do’s and Don’ts

Instructor:
Richy Leis has been producing and performing in comedy shows for 18 years. Richy is the Creative Director for Comic Cure producing shows in the Los Angeles area with some of the best names in comedy such as Dana Carvey (SNL), Craig Robinson (The Office), Whitney Cummings (Chelsea Lately), David Koechner (Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy) and many more. His résumé includes booking 50 comedy shows per week with 12,000 talent spots per year for one of the biggest comedy clubs in the Los Angeles area and has taught more than 2,000 students of all levels the ins and outs of stand-up comedy.

Class Dates: (Classes are subject to change and cancellation.)
Wednesday, June 26 – First Class Free – Must Register to Attend
Wednesday, July 3
Wednesday, July 10
Wednesday, July 17
Tuesday, July 23
Thursday, July 25 at 8:30 PM – Graduation Show at the Ice House

Illusionist Ivan Amodei Presents SECRETS & ILLUSIONS
2019-06-22 19:30 - 21:00 | Alex Theatre, 216 North Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA, 91203, United States
NOW ON NATIONAL TOUR
SECRETS. YOU. AN UNFORGETTABLE ADVENTURE.
Join master illusionist and Winner of Penn & Teller Fool Us, Ivan Amodei, on an epic journey to discover the secrets of life in his brand new stage show SECRETS & ILLUSIONS.
Set on the dark and deserted streets of Paris, you’ll enter the legendary Louvre Museum, where an enchanting musical muse escorts you through galleries, while Ivan uncovers life’s greatest mysteries deep inside the priceless works of art, one dazzling illusion at a time. Watch someone face their greatest fear. Witness a person track down love in the most unexpected place, and another discover how the Laws of Attraction help them find their purpose in life – might it be you?
Boston Globe boasts, ‘Magic with a Message.’ It’s a 90-minute spectacular show which displays Ivan’s signature style of thought-provoking vignettes, audience participation, and storytelling. Paired with his remarkable approach to illusion, it will ultimately inspire, encourage and motivate you to discover your purpose and your destiny.
PERFORMANCE ADVISORY
Late Seating: Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the event’s Presenter

Crowell Public Library Presents Making Space, Clutter Free
2019-06-22 14:00 - 15:30 | Crowell Public Library, 1890 Huntington Drive, San Marin, CA, 91108
If you’ve been profusely thanking various household items and still can’t let them go, it may be the issue is deeper than you think. While KonMari works for some, it doesn’t approach how to declutter when you suffer from one of the seven emotional clutter blocks explained in a new book, Making Space, Clutter Free, by Tracy McCubbin Tracey’s insight on the emotional reasons Americans can’t clean up their acts for good are just what they need to stop sweeping the emotional mess under the rug.
On Saturday, June 22, Tracey will return for the fourth time to Crowell Public Library where patrons have experienced quite an emotional wallop as she navigates the through the reasons behind the clutter. Dubbed by The Toronto Sun, the “high-profile clutter exorcist,” and “clutter whisperer,” Tracy will reveal how to crack the code to less clutter for each personality type: think Myers-Briggs test for for your closet. Tracey translates what your mess has to say about you and what you need in your life right now. Once you’ve purged your clutter, a new system needs to take over to make sure the clutter doesn’t reappear six months later. Tracy will share her tools of the trade and reveal secrets to keeping the clutter to a minimum year round.
For over ten years and through thousands of clients, dClutterfly, Tracy’s company, has been Los Angeles’ premier organizing and decluttering business. Tracy is a regular featured expert on Hallmark’s Home & Family, has a column on MindBodyGreen, and has regular declutter segments on Fox 5 and ABC Eyewitness News, KTLA Morning Show, KCAL9, and Good Day Sacramento. She and her company have also been featured in Real Simple, Women’s Day and ShopSmart.
When not decluttering, she is the proud Co-Executive Director of OneKind OneWorld, a non-profit building strong educational foundations for children in impoverished communities throughout Kenya and Central America. Tracy lives in Los Angeles and knows where her keys are.

Antaeus Theatre Company Summer Class: Mastering The Master: The Incomparable Noël Coward
2019-06-19 13:00 - 17:00 | Antaeus Theatre, 110 E. Broadway, Glendale, CA, 91205
Moderated by Kitty Swink
Wednesday, 1-5pm (6/19-8/21)
Class Fee: $500 (Early Bird Discount $450, if paid in full by 6/5)
Class Size: 14-16

Noël Coward’s plays are cheeky and chic, riotously witty, almost always decadent and yet underneath the surface are real people, often with great depth. He wrote over 50 plays, countless songs, a novel, directed, produced, acted and painted and was an unsung spy for the British in World War II. But most of all he is remembered for his plays, their great style and their joy to act.

Course Instructor

Kitty Swink
At ANTAEUS: appeared in The Cripple of Inishmaan, Picnic, Macbeth, Tonight at 8:30 and The Curse of Oedipus.LA Theatre: Matrix Theatre Company, A Noise Within, The Tiffany, Odyssey Theatre, Andak Stage, and been nominated for many local theatre awards. She has also worked in the regional theater. Television: recurred on South of Nowhere, For the People, Nikki & Nora and guested on The Fosters, Monk, Leverage, Harry’s Law, The Riches, Crossing Jordan, multiple episodes of Star Trek DS9 and Judging Amy, among others. Feature films include the soon to be released The Long Shadow.
For more info: http://antaeus.org/arts-education/academy/

Antaeus Theatre Company Summer Class: Back In-Yer-Face Again: The Theatre Of Discomfort
2019-06-12 19:00 - 23:00 | Antaeus Theatre, 110 E. Broadway, Glendale, CA, 91205
Moderated by Rob Nagle
Tuesday, 7-11pm, (6/12-8/27)*
Class Fee: $600 (Early Bird Discount $550- if paid in full by 5/27)
Class Size: 14-16

How bold does a play have to be to make audiences walk out of the theatre these days? How comfortable have people become watching things that are uncomfortable? Has everyone been so desensitized by sexuality, violence, and disturbing subject matter that nobody knows how to be offended by it anymore? In the first half of the 20th century, Antonin Artaud advocated a “theatre of cruelty,” attempting to throw audiences into the center of the action and force them to respond to the art on a visceral level. Through scene study, students in this class will explore the kind of material that shocks the audience, unsettles them, jars them. In this class, students will investigate the visceral.
*First class meets Wednesday, June 12. All other classes will meet on Tuesday.

Course Instructor

Rob Nagle
At ANTAEUS: The Little Foxes, The Hothouse, The Liar, Macbeth, Peace in Our Time. Other Theater: The Road Theatre Company, New World Stages, Skylight Theatre Company, South Coast Repertory, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, The Troubadour Theater Company, Rogue Machine Theatre, Portland Center Stage, Mark Taper Forum, The Old Globe. Film includes: First Love, To Hell and Gone, Bad Samaritan, Mother’s Day, Fishing Naked, Boost, New Year’s Eve, The Soloist, Cellular, American Wedding. TV includes: NCIS: Los Angeles, Superior Donuts, Modern Family, The Librarians, Grey’s Anatomy, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Criminal Minds, NCIS, Mad Men, Eli Stone, Everwood, The Guardian, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dawson’s Creek. Education: Northwestern University. Spouse: Heather Allyn. Pug: Houston. robnagle.com
For more info: http://antaeus.org/arts-education/academy/

Los Angeles Ballet Academy Presents GAME ON!
2019-06-09 14:00 - 16:30 | Alex Theatre, 216 North Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA, 91203, United States
Get your game face on for a diverse display of creative choreography featuring tap, jazz, hip-hop and contemporary dance. Our energetic mixed show – Game On! – explores the theme in four chapters Board Games, Mind Games, Video Games, & Sports. Come early, bid high and win big on the fabulous items of our Silent Auction fundraiser!
PERFORMANCE ADVISORY
Late Seating: Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the event’s Presenter

TANGO & FIRE: PASSIONATE SOUNDS OF ARGENTINA
2019-06-08 19:30 - 22:00 | First Baptist Church of Glendale, 209 N. Louise Street, Glendale, CA, 91206
The sizzling sounds of Argentina come to life with our final concert of the season, Tango and Fire: Passionate Sounds of Argentina. Come with us, as we head South to the land known for its gauchos, mate, Patagonia, Malbec wine, and of course, the Paris of the South Buenos Aires! You wont want to miss the WEST COAST PREMIER of the beautiful and extraordinary Missa Tango, by Argentine composer Martin Palermi, as we join with an authentic tango band, delighting in the rhythms and sounds of the tango. Youll feel like youre walking the streets of Palermo, or maybe Recoleta, as the Angeles Chorale discovers and celebrates the classical, folk, and traditional sounds of Argentina in this incredible season-ending concert!
Buy in advance and save! Tickets in advance are $30. Purchase tickets at the door for $35.
Student tickets available for $20 with valid student I.D.
10% discount for groups of 10+

Los Angeles Ballet Academy Presents COPPÉLIA
2019-06-08 19:00 - 21:30 | Alex Theatre, 216 North Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA, 91203, United States
A mad inventor, a mysterious beauty, toys that come to life, and a young couple whose path to happy-ever-after takes a little detour! Ballet’s beloved romantic comedy – Coppélia – charms young and old with beautiful dancing, colorful sets and costumes and its delightful Delibes score. Come early to bid on specialty items at the Silent Auction. Proceeds support training scholarships and performance opportunities for our talented young dancers.
PERFORMANCE ADVISORY
Late Seating: Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the event’s Presenter

Los Angeles Ballet Academy Presents LET'S DANCE!
2019-06-08 14:00 - 15:30 | Alex Theatre, 216 North Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA, 91203, United States
Celebrate performances by boys and ballerinas, age 3 and up. Their adorable onstage antics and smiles will steal your heart. LABA’s award-winning Tiny, Junior Red and Blue teams make a guest appearance to show what our littlest dancers can aspire to! Come early to bid on the Silent Auction.
PERFORMANCE ADVISORY
Late Seating: Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the event’s Presenter

PopUp! Concert Series at Cushman & Wakefield
2019-06-05 12:30 - 13:30 | Cushman & Wakefield, 450 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA, 91203, United States
Join us Wednesdays at lunchtime June through September!

ABOUT PopUp!
PopUp! is a free arts and entertainment program presented by Glendale Arts. Each PopUp! event is free of charge and offers an opportunity for the community to explore a variety of art experiences and engage in programs including concerts, performances, public art, exhibitions, screenings, festivals, workshops, readings, and more!

PopUp! is rooted in the guiding principle that support for artists of diverse disciplines, practices, cultural backgrounds, and career stages contributes to the vibrancy and sustainability of our communities.

Glendale Arts is a nonprofit arts organization that powers the historic Alex Theatre. The mission of Glendale Arts is to integrate the arts into the vitality and economic development of the community and make arts accessible for all.

Crescenta Valley Insurance Presents 2019 Nonprofit EXPO
2019-06-04 17:30 - 19:30 | Oakmont Country Club, 3100 Country Club Drive, Glendale, CA, 91208
Please join us for this FREE event!
2019 Nonprofit Expo
Learn about the fantastic work being done and how to get involved with these wonderful organizations.
FREE appetizers will be provided with a No Host Bar
FREE IPad will be raffled off to an attendee
Sponsored by the Accountancy, Crescenta Valley Insurance, Amtrust Financial, Glendale Sunrise Rotary and Glendale Kiwanis Club
Please call Leyla Anderson at 818-248-4500 or email Leyla@cvins.com with any questions

Antaeus Theatre Company Summer Class: Success Team- In Person
2019-06-04 08:00 - 10:00 | Antaeus Theatre, 110 E. Broadway, Glendale, CA, 91205
Moderated by Gigi Bermingham
Tuesday, 8-10am, (6/4-8/6)
Class Fee: $300
Class Size: 10

Led by company members who are experienced career coaches, these weekly meetings guide participants to set specific goals, create task lists, formulate a business plan and devote efforts to both the craft of acting as well as to marketing. In a supportive community of like-minded artists, intimate meetings foster a positive attitude and provide accountability, brainstorming, encouragement, the sharing of information, and online support – resulting in measurable progress!
*Additional coaching sessions may be available based on student interest.
Course Instructor: Gigi Bermingham

At ANTAEUS: Native Son, Cloud 9, Picnic, The Liar, The Seagull, Tonight at 8:30, Mother Courage, Pera Palas, Trial By Jury. Directed You Can’t Take It With You. Gigi received the 2013 L.A. Stage Alliance Ovation Award for Leading Actress in a Play for her portrayal of Maria Callas in Master Class at International City Long Beach; and for her solo comedy Non-Vital Organs received the L.A.Drama Critics Circle Natalie Schafer Award and an Ovation for Solo Performance. Gigi has also performed at the Kirk Douglas Theatre, La Mirada, Pasadena Playhouse, Old Globe, Rubicon, MainStreet, Skylight, Blank, Odyssey, Theatre@Boston Court, Playwrights’ Arena, and New York’s Public Theatre. TV appearances include: Jane the Virgin, Marvel: Agents of Shield, Scandal, Mistresses, Chasing Life, Days of Our Lives. Film: Save the Date and Rob Reiner’s Alex and Emma. Web: Kittens In A Cage and The Britishes.
For more info: http://antaeus.org/arts-education/academy/

Forest Lawn Museum Presents The Great Mausoleum Art Tour
2019-05-31 13:00 - 16:00 | Forest Lawn, 1712 S. Glendale Avenue, Glendale, CA, 91205
A 45-minute art tour by Forest Lawn docents with a focus on sculpture, architecture and stained glass including:
The Last Supper Window
The Poet’s Window
Full-scale marble replicas of Michelangelo’s Moses and Pieta
Meet at the entrance of The Great Mausoleum
RSVP museum@forestlawn.com

PNK MOON PRODUCTIONS Presents MARIO AGUILAR CELOSA YO? JAMÁS!
2019-05-30 20:00 - 22:00 | Alex Theatre, 216 North Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA, 91203, United States
El famoso YouTube Mexicano Mario Aguilar se presenta en Los Angeles con su imperdible show: Celosa yo? Jamás!
Mario Alfonso Aguilar Gonzalez, inicio como vloguero (creador de contenido web) en Facebook desde Diciembre de 2014. A la fecha cuenta con más de 10 millones en su página de Facebook y más de 5 millones de seguidores en YouTube.
Su trabajo en redes sociales se reproduce constantemente y su popularidad ha crecido tanto que fue nominado a los premios Eliot Awards 2 años consecutivos, obteniendo 1er premio en la categoria de comedia. En la actualidad ha vendido más de 300 fechas por toda la república Mexicana y en otro países como: Perú, Bolivia, Estados Unidos, Argentina, Guatemala y Colombia.
Sus videos llegan a ser tendencia en YouTube México dos veces por mes, ha sido invitado a programas televisivos de renombre tales como: Don Francisco te invita, Platanito Show, Sale el Sol, Despierta America; entre otros más de televisoras tales como: Telemundo, TV Azteca, Televisa, Multimedios, Imagen, Azteca Uno, Estrella TV, Teleformula. En su canal de Youtube podrás encontrar videos cada Lunes para toda la familia.
PERFORMANCE ADVISORIES
Performance Language: Spanish
Late Seating: Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the event’s Presenter

Amore Entertainment Presents REGINE - Songbird Sings 2019 US Tour
2019-05-26 18:00 - 20:00 | Alex Theatre, 216 North Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA, 91203, United States
Amore Entertainment presents REGINE AT THE MOVIES – 2019 US TOUR
Regine Velasquez, also known as Asia’s songbird, will sing a repertoire of movie theme songs with Ogie Alcasid as her special guest.
PERFORMANCE ADVISORIES
Performance Languages: English and Tagalog
Late Seating: Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the event’s Presenter

Sayat Nova's ETERNAL ROSE
2019-05-25 19:30 - 21:00 | Abril Bookstore, 415 E. Broadway, Glendale, CA, United States
SAYAT NOVA’S ETERNAL ROSE will be a musical evening with the Kerovpyan Trio from the Kotchnak Ensemble featuring vocalist Virginia Pattie Kerovpyan, kanounist Aram Kerovpyan and percussionist Vahan Kerovpyan. The ensemble formed in 1980 in Paris and specializes in Armenian folk and troubadour music. Each performance is a unique experience in that they follow the tradition of perpetual recreation by means of improvisation. Sayat Nova (1722-1795) was a musician and poet at the Georgian court who later became a priest. He was one of the rare ashough-troubadours whose poems have reached us. Of the numerous poems copied in his notebook, only 27 have melodies today, having survived through the oral tradition.
VIRGINIA PATTIE KEROVPYAN was born in Washington, D.C. and moved to Paris in the 1970’s. She has performed and recorded with various early music, as well as contemporary music, ensembles. Soloist of the Kotchnak and Akn ensembles, she has specialized in Armenian song since 1980. Her interpretation brings to the forefront the essence of this music, making its discovery and transmission more accessible.
ARAM KEROVPYAN was born in Istanbul, Turkey. He learned to play the kanoun and studied the Near Easternmusic system with Master musician Saadeddin Öktenay. Moving to Paris, he joined the Kotchnak ensemble, performing Armenian folk and troubadour music, and in 1985 established the Akn ensemble specializing in Armenian liturgical chant. He has been the master-singer of the Armenian cathedral in Paris since 1990. He is active in the world of theater as musician, teacher, and composer. He holds a Ph.D. in musicology and publishes about modal theory and the history of Armenian liturgical music.
For more information, call (818) 243-4112.

ReflectSpace Gallery PASSAGES PANEL
2019-05-23 19:00 - 21:00 | CA
The three artists in Threshold—Sophia Gasparian, Kaloust Gudel and Gegam Kacherian—discuss their work and reflect their journeys as global citizens and Armenians.
Moderated by Ara Oshagan, ReflectSpace Co-curator.

#Threshold #ReflectSpace #ArmenianDiaspora #Genocide

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Presents BACH, HANDEL, MOZART & HAYDN
2019-05-18 20:00 - 22:00 | Alex Theatre, 216 North Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA, 91203, United States
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra presents celebrated soprano Lydia Teuscher in a classic program led by guest conductor Bernard Labadie, one of the world’s leading conductors of baroque and classical repertoire.
Teuscher performs arias by Mozart and Handel, including Mio Caro Bene, Rodelinda’s final aria from Handel’s Rodelinda. The concert also features Haydn’s ‘Surprise’ Symphony and Bach’sOrchestral Suite No. 3.
LACO’s vibrant and engaging Orchestral Series showcases the ensemble’s remarkable artistry and trademark mix of regal classics and music from today’s leading composers.
PERFORMANCE ADVISORY
Every person, regardless of age, must have a ticket to enter the theatre.

Brand Associates' Dance Series
2019-05-18 18:00 - 20:30 | Brand Library, 1601 W Mountain Street, Glendale, CA, 91201, United States
The Brand Associates’ Dance Series presents three performances this spring at Brand Library & Art Center, 1601 W. Mountain St., Glendale, CA 91201. This series curated by Jame Nichols (Executive Producer and Founder of Celebrate Dance at the Alex Theatre) presents top dance companies from Southern California performing site specific work in non-traditional performance spaces around Brand Library. These interactive events will be followed by a reception and an opportunity to meet the artists. Performances begin at 6pm FOR FREE.
Versa-Style / Saturday, May 18 / 6PM / FREE
For over 13 years now Versa-Style has promoted the empowerment, artistry, and value of hip-hop dance culture through full-length street dance theater productions, educational performances, and deeply rooted social justice work in the community of Los Angeles. Versa-Style continues to uphold these values and thanks the creators of these powerful movements who continue to inspire us today by creating highly energetic work that fuses dances that are culturally significant to our community. Jackie Lopez aka Miss Funk & Leigh Foaad aka Breeze-lee are the Founders and Artistic Directors of Versa-Style Dance Company. Together they share a common passion for dance and performance, this connection resulted in the creation of Versa-Style in 2005. These forms include Hip-Hop styles such as 90s Hip-Hop, House, Popping, Locking, Whacking and Boogaloo, and Afro- Latin styles such as Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia and Afro-Cuban to name a few. As a reaction to the widespread media misrepresentation of these dance forms, Versa-Style specifically aims to perform for the youth of Los Angeles to instill the roots, history, and social and political issues surrounding the art of our generation.Hip-Hop breaks color lines by creating a forum where people come together for a common passion rather than grouping themselves by race or socio-economic backgrounds. Versa-Style demonstrates freedom of expression, freedom of individuality, hard work, self-discipline and dedication to the form.
The performances are free and open to the public. Seating is limited. An accessible entrance and parking is located on the East side of the building. For more information contact, 818-548-2051.
Brand Library & Art Center is located in northwest Glendale, easily accessed via the Golden State (5) or Ventura (134) freeways. Hours are Tuesday-Thursday, 11 am-8 pm and Friday-Sunday, 10 am-5 pm. Admission to all events is free and open to the public unless otherwise stated. There is ample free parking. Call 818-548-2051 or visit www.brandlibrary.org for more information.

Illusion Touring Entertainment Presents JORGE FALCON
2019-05-17 20:30 - 22:00 | Alex Theatre, 216 North Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA, 91203, United States
El comediante de las mil caras regresa a Estados Unidos para hacerte reír a carcajadas! No te pierdas a una leyenda de la comedia mexicana en tu ciudad!
PERFORMANCE ADVISORIES
Performance Language: Spanish
Late Seating: Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the event’s Presenter

Roslin Art Gallery Presents Local artist Alexander Sadoyan
2019-05-17 10:00 - 2019-05-31 19:00 | Rosalin Art Gallery, 415 E. Broadway, Glendale, CA, United States
Roslin Art Gallery, one of the longest running art galleries in Glendale, will exhibit the work of local artist ALEXANDER SADOYAN at an upcoming show titled, VERNAL ECSTASY from MAY 17 – 31, 2019 at 415 E. Broadway, Glendale, CA. Gallery hours are from 10:00am to 7:00pm, Monday through Saturday. Opening reception will be on Friday, May 17 at 7:00pm. Call (818) 241-0611 for details.

ALEXANDER SADOYAN was born in 1954 in Yerevan, Armenia. He graduated from Terlemezian Art College of Fine Arts in 1975 and has since participated in more than 100 exhibitions around the world. Today, Sadoyan’s works could be found in private collections around the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. He has been a member of the Artist’s Union of the Republic of Armenia since 1990. He was accepted as a member of the International Association of Arts at UNESCO in 1995. His artworks have been published in various art journals such as Art World News, World Art Celebrities Journal (Berlin), Art Business, ArtScene, Art&Frame Review, and various Armenian art magazines and catalogues. He was chosen as artist of the month in the World Art Celebrities journal in 2003 and is the recipient of numerous awards including the Digital Color award (2008), Art’Majeur Silver award (2007), and Best of the Artists (2008). Sadoyan currently resides in Glendale, California where he continues to create vigorously.

Presented by Roslin Art Gallery.

Armenian American Theatrical & Musical Society Presents GEVORG CHAKMANYAN 25TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
2019-05-15 19:30 - 23:30 | Alex Theatre, 216 North Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA, 91203, United States
Gevorg Chakmanyan has been appearing on-stage for 25 years, and this celebratory concert features him, along with many artists who will express their congratulations on his distinguished career and honor it through an evening of song and dance performances.
The event is sponsored by the Armenian American Theatrical & Musical Society.

La Diosa Presents SOLEDAD EN CONCIERTO
2019-05-12 19:00 - 20:30 | Alex Theatre, 216 North Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA, 91203, United States
Soledad ‘La Sole’ Pastorutti is an Argentine folk singer who brought the genre to the younger generations at the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st. She is also a film and TV actress.
Her first album, PONCHO AL VIENTO, is Sony Music’s best-selling album ever in Argentina according to Sony Music’s president, while her second album, LA SOLE, is Sony Music Argentina’s second best-selling album ever. She has been awarded the prestigious ‘Silver Torch’ award at the Viña del Mar Festival.
In 2018, Soledad released RAIZ, a collaborative album featuring Mexican singer Lila Downs and Spanish artist Niña Pastori, and received a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album and the Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year, winning the Latin Grammy for Best Folk Album.
PERFORMANCE ADVISORIES
Performance Language: Spanish
Late Seating Policy: Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the management

Abril Bookstore Presents ROORI Armenian Lullabies Presentation & Workshop with authors ARAM & VIRGINIA PATTIE KEROVPYAN
2019-05-12 16:00 - 18:00 | Abril Bookstore, 415 E. Broadway, Glendale, CA, United States
Admission is Free. For more information, call (818) 243-4112.

ROURI is a trilingual book & CD combo presenting songs to rock and lull your baby to sleep. In Armenian, the words differ from village to village, from region to region: oror, oror … orim, orim … rouri, rouri … eyour, eyour …They call upon the wind to rock the cradle, the stars to praise the little one, and the angels to guard him or her. These Armenian lullabies are full of images shared by the peoples of the region, from the rose to the nightingale, and are full of the hopes of all peoples, that the baby should rest well and grow and multiply.Virginia Kerovpyan will sing some of these marvelous Armenian folk poems along with the lightly plucked kanoun improvisations of Aram Kerovpyan. You can follow along and sing these traditional Armenian lullabies using the simple transliterations prepared for both English and French speakers, while you and your child enjoy the double-page illustrations by Maral Kerovpyan.

VIRGINIA PATTIE KEROVPYAN was born in Washington, D.C. and moved to Paris in the 1970’s. She has performed and recorded with various early music, as well as contemporary music, ensembles. Soloist of the Kotchnak and Akn ensembles, she has specialized in Armenian song since 1980. Her interpretation brings to the forefront the essence of this music, making its discovery and transmission more accessible.
ARAM KEROVPYAN was born in Istanbul, Turkey. He learned to play the kanoun and studied the Near Eastern music system with Master musician Saadeddin Öktenay. Moving to Paris, he joined the Kotchnak ensemble, performing Armenian folk and troubadour music, and in 1985 established the Akn ensemble specializing in Armenian liturgical chant. He has been the master-singer of the Armenian cathedral in Paris since 1990. He is active in the world of theater as musician, teacher, and composer. He holds a Ph.D. in musicology and publishes about modal theory and the history of Armenian liturgical music.

Brand Associates' Dance Series
2019-05-11 18:00 - 20:30 | Brand Library, 1601 W Mountain Street, Glendale, CA, 91201, United States
The Brand Associates’ Dance Series presents three performances this spring at Brand Library & Art Center, 1601 W. Mountain St., Glendale, CA 91201. This series curated by Jame Nichols (Executive Producer and Founder of Celebrate Dance at the Alex Theatre) presents top dance companies from Southern California performing site specific work in non-traditional performance spaces around Brand Library. These interactive events will be followed by a reception and an opportunity to meet the artists. Performances begin at 6pm FOR FREE.
GRAYSCALE / Saturday, May 11 / 6PM / FREE
Versa-Style / Saturday, May 18 / 6PM / FREE
GRAYSCALE aims to explore the intimate connection between movement and the musical score, GRAYSCALE also seeks to illuminate the relationship between the audience and the performer through bringing the viewers’ awareness to their participation in the dance by being present in the space created. Most recently, artistic director Jessica Kondrath and the company have been involved in collaborations with visual artists and musicians in creating works for site-specific spaces. Formed in 2005 in New York City and currently located in Los Angeles, CA, GRAYSCALE has shown work throughout NYC, Chicago, and along the California coast at venues and festivals such as Triskelion Arts, The Merce Cunningham Studios, Baryshnikov Arts Center, The D.U.M.B.O. Dance Festival, Dance Mission Theater (San Francisco), Center Stage Theater (Santa Barbara), ARC Pasadena, Detroit Dance City Festival, and Dance Chicago, among others. As both artistic director of GRAYSCALE and faculty of El Camino College, Jessica Kondrath has had works commissioned by CSU Long Beach, CSU Fullerton, Moorpark College, El Camino College, Santa Monica College, CSU Fullerton, and Momenta Performing Arts Company (Oak Park, IL).
For over 13 years now Versa-Style has promoted the empowerment, artistry, and value of hip-hop dance culture through full-length street dance theater productions, educational performances, and deeply rooted social justice work in the community of Los Angeles. Versa-Style continues to uphold these values and thanks the creators of these powerful movements who continue to inspire us today by creating highly energetic work that fuses dances that are culturally significant to our community. Jackie Lopez aka Miss Funk & Leigh Foaad aka Breeze-lee are the Founders and Artistic Directors of Versa-Style Dance Company. Together they share a common passion for dance and performance, this connection resulted in the creation of Versa-Style in 2005. These forms include Hip-Hop styles such as 90s Hip-Hop, House, Popping, Locking, Whacking and Boogaloo, and Afro- Latin styles such as Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia and Afro-Cuban to name a few. As a reaction to the widespread media misrepresentation of these dance forms, Versa-Style specifically aims to perform for the youth of Los Angeles to instill the roots, history, and social and political issues surrounding the art of our generation.Hip-Hop breaks color lines by creating a forum where people come together for a common passion rather than grouping themselves by race or socio-economic backgrounds. Versa-Style demonstrates freedom of expression, freedom of individuality, hard work, self-discipline and dedication to the form.
The performances are free and open to the public. Seating is limited. An accessible entrance and parking is located on the East side of the building. For more information contact, 818-548-2051.
Brand Library & Art Center is located in northwest Glendale, easily accessed via the Golden State (5) or Ventura (134) freeways. Hours are Tuesday-Thursday, 11 am-8 pm and Friday-Sunday, 10 am-5 pm. Admission to all events is free and open to the public unless otherwise stated. There is ample free parking. Call 818-548-2051 or visit www.brandlibrary.org for more information.

The Glendale Historical Society's 4th Annual Restoration Expo
2019-05-11 09:00 - 16:00 | Glendale Civic Auditorium, 1401 North Verdugo Road, Glendale, CA, 91208
Owners of vintage properties – from Craftsman bungalows and Period Revivals to Mid-century Modern and Ranch-style homes – will have a unique opportunity to obtain useful information and resources from a variety of trades to assist them in what can be a challenging task: preserving the original charm and character of older homes, while still meeting the needs of modern-day living. The Expo will showcase approximately 50 exhibitor booths featuring restoration specialists and contractors, landscape and interior design professionals, period and reproduction tile, lighting and hardware suppliers, decorative and functional artists and many other valuable resources.
Presentations and workshops will be held all day, including a special appearance by preservationist Brett Waterman, star of the HGTV and DIY Network hit series, Restored. Waterman will give a passionate talk on the value and benefits of restoration and will be available at the Expo throughout the day for consultation.
Free parking in the Civic Auditorium parking structure
