ADVISORY/What's up Downtown: Media Calendar for November 2000.

News & Lifestyle Editors

ADVISORY...for month of November

--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)

Following are highlights of the many events occurring this month in downtown Los Angeles that may be of interest to the media.

For a more exhaustive list, see www.downtownla.com or www.downtownnews.com.

THEATER & MUSIC

              MARK TAPER FORUM
              135 N. Grand Ave.
              213/628-2772
              www.taperahmanson.com

Nov. 1-30     "Closer"
              Directed by Robert Egan and winner of the 1999 Lawrence
              Olivier Award for Best New Play, "Closer" is a
              thrilling, intimate, caustically funny love story. Two
              men and two women, all strangers, are thrown together by
              chance and connect, disconnect and reconnect in
              bewildering combinations as they keep trying to get
              closer.

              AHMANSON THEATRE
              135 N. Grand Ave.
              213/628-2772
              www.taperahmanson.com

Nov. 1-4      "Death of a Salesman"
              Brian Dennehy's towering presence ignites Willy Loman,
              Arthur Miller's American Everyman. "Death of a Salesman"
              is a work of tremendous emotional impact, as relevant
              today as when it premiered 50 years ago. Dennehy,
              Elizabeth Franz and Ron Eldard re-create their
              triumphant Broadway performances.

              DOROTHY CHANDLER PAVILION
              135 N. Grand Ave.
              213/972-8001
              www.laopera.org

Nov. 4        "Peter Grimes"
              Benjamin Britten explores the plight of a man caught in
              the maw of tradition and convention; in this case, a
              lonely fisherman, clashing fatally with the close-knit,
              gossipy community of an English fishing village. Film
              director John Schlesinger makes his Los Angeles opera
              debut directing this new co-production.

              EAST WEST PLAYERS
              120 Judge John Aiso St.
              213/625-7000
              www.eastwestplayers.com

Nov. 8-30     "Time of Your Life"
              This vibrant and moving new comedy by Prince Gomolvilas
              won both the International Herald Tribune Playwriting
              Competition and the Julie Harris Playwright Award
              Competition. Seven Asian-Americans (Thai, Filipino,
              Chinese and Japanese) gather atop a Las Vegas wedding
              chapel every week for a UFO watch. One particular night
              brings about profound changes in all their lives when
              the impossible becomes a reality.

              COLBURN SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS
              200 S. Grand Ave.
              213/621-2200
              www.colburnschool.org

Nov. 18       Free Classical Music Concert
              The school is starting its new season with newly
              appointed music director Ronald Leonard, retired
              principal cellist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic for
              24 years and holder of the Piatigorsky Chair at USC
              Thornton School of Music.

MUSEUMS

              MOCA
              250 S. Grand Ave.
              213/621-2166
              www.moca.org

Nov. 1-5      "John Gutman: The Culture Shock"
              The exhibition examines the achievement of this unique
              and influential photographer through more than 50 years
              of work and features 100 photographs.

Nov. 1-30     "2000 BC: The Bruce Conner Story II"
              Spanning Conner's varied artistic production from 1954
              to 1998, the exhibition includes assemblage, film,
              painting, drawing, sculpture, collage, printmaking and
              photography.

Nov. 1-4      "MEDI(t)Ations: Adrian Piper's Videos, Installations,
              Performance and Soundworks"
              The first major survey of the artist's media work during
              the past 25 years brings together nearly all of
              Piper's video and Piper-created pieces that bridge
              minimalism, conceptual art and performance art.

              LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY
              630 W. Fifth St.
              213/228-7287
              www.lapl.org

Nov. 4-30     "A Century of Oz"
              The Wicked Witch's hourglass from the classic film "The
              Wizard of Oz," rare turn-of-the-century wallpaper
              illustrated with Oz characters, and the finest known
              copy of the first Oz book are the highlights from more
              than 400 Oz-related items on display in the exhibition.
              The exhibition presents the greatest number and breadth
              of Oz materials ever publicly displayed.

Nov. 1-30     "Skeletons at the Feast"
              More than 50 illustrations by the renowned Mexican
              artist Jose Guadalupe Posada depicting the saints and
              sinners of turn-of-the-century Mexican culture are on
              display in "Skeletons at the Feast."

SPORTS, ENTERTAINMENT & CONVENTIONS

              STAPLES CENTER
              1111 Figueroa St.
              213/365-6300
              www.staplescenter.com

Nov. 1, 5,
12, 14, 19,
22, 24, 28    Los Angeles Lakers basketball

Nov. 7, 9,
11, 16, 23    Los Angeles Kings ice hockey

Nov. 17       Tina Turner in Concert
              Concert begins at 7:30 p.m.
              Call 213/742-7340 for more information.

Nov. 21       Dixie Chicks in Concert
              Concert begins at 7:30 p.m.
              Call 213/742-7340 for more information.

              PERSHING SQUARE
              532 Olive St.
              213/847-4970

Nov. 16-30    "L.A. Kings Downtown on Ice"
              Outdoor ice-skating rink open Mondays through Thursdays
              from noon until 9 p.m. and Fridays through Sundays from
              11 a.m. until 10 p.m.

              ERNST & YOUNG PLAZA
              725 S. Figueroa St.
              213/955-7170

Nov. 30       15th Annual Tree-Lighting Ceremony
              TrizecHahn Office Management, 777 Tower Associates and
              Cushman & Wakefield are proud to present the 15th Annual
              Tree Lighting of Downtown Los Angeles' official
              Christmas Tree. Join celebrities Keanu Reeves, Luc
              Robitaille (Los Angeles Kings) and community heroes,
              Mayor Richard Riordan and Carol E. Schatz for a spirit-
              filled celebration and official kickoff of the season.
              Additional event highlights include live gospel melodies
              by the phenomenal First AME Unity Choir, a catered fair,
              Santa Claus, a special tribute to "Team to Win" and many
              other surprises.