Shell sell.WANT a piece of the Hollywood Bowl The Hollywood Bowl is a modern amphitheatre at 2301 North Highland Avenue in Hollywood, California, USA, that is used primarily for music performances. The "bowl" in this context is the natural cavity in the earth into which the amphitheater is built, rather than the shape of the ? Now that the new and improved version of the outdoor concert venue's shell is getting ready for its June debut, pieces of the old structure are being turned into artifacts artifacts see specimen artifacts. for posterity. Some of the "champagne bubble" spheres added to the Bowl in 1980, created by architect Frank Gehry Frank Owen Gehry, CC (born Ephraim Owen Goldberg, February 28, 1929) is a Pritzker Prize winning architect based in Los Angeles, California. His buildings, including his private residence, have become tourist attractions. , will be auctioned off whole, and others will be transformed into sculpture by local artists who include Ed Moses, Guy Dill and actress Jane Seymour Jane Seymour (born 1509?, England—died Oct. 24, 1537, Hampton Court, London) Third wife of Henry VIII of England. A lady-in-waiting to Henry's wives Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn, she first attracted Henry's attention c. . The artwork will be unveiled at a Bergamot Station Bergamot Station is a facility housing many art galleries in Santa Monica, California, USA. History The name "Bergamot Station" dates back to 1875 when it was a stop for the Pacific Electric rail system which served the Los Angeles area from 1875 to 1953. gallery opening planned to coincide with the June inauguration of the new shell. The sale is organized under contract with Los Angeles County by Torrance-based marketing company Global Branding Group. "We're actually creating a piece that's a miniature of the old shell, that will have a piece of the stage embedded in it," said Stephanie Brail brail Nautical n. 1. One of several small ropes attached to the leech of a sail for drawing the sail in or up. 2. A small net for drawing fish from a trap or a larger net into a boat. tr.v. , senior marketing consultant at Global Branding. These objets d'art will be priced from $25 to $250. Global Branding will also be selling commemorative T-shirts, jackets and watches as part of the program. The county will get 20 percent of the proceeds from the sales; another 10 percent goes to Heart of Los Angeles Youth, a local non-profit that offers fine arts and other programs to 1,300 students in the Rampart District. The remaining 70 percent will cover Global Branding's cost, "and whatever profit we can make," Brail said. She wouldn't disclose the program's goals. "We're obviously hoping it will be a sizable sum." The new shell was conceived to improve the acoustics at the Bowl. |
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