YOU CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL.Byline: Reed Johnson Reed Cameron Johnson (born December 8, 1976 in Riverside, California) is an outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays of the American League East division of Major League Baseball. He weighs 180 lb (82 kg) and is 5'10" tall. Staff Writer With all the moaning and groaning this week about the sale of the Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). to the Tribune Company The Tribune Company (NYSE: TRB) is a large American multimedia corporation based in Chicago, Illinois. It is the nation's second-largest newspaper publisher, responsible for the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Newsday, Hartford Courant , you'd think that the City of Chicago was buying Dodger Stadium, the Hollywood sign and the San Gabriel Mountains San Gabriel Mountains, S Calif., E and NE of Los Angeles, running c.50 mi (80 km) westward from Cajon Pass. San Antonio Peak (10,080 ft/3,072 m) is the highest of the range. Citrus fruits are raised on the southern foothills. and airlifting them lock, stock and barrel to the Lake Michigan shorefront shore·front n. Land situated on the edge of a body of water. . Let's face it, some SoCal institutions are more missable than others. After all, who needs Kurt Warner when you've got Shaquille O'Neal? Or the Chandlers when you've got the Gettys and the Beatty-Benings? Just don't let some other gangster metropolis try to make off with our Hollywood Bowl, which will launch its 79th season of champagne, strings and starlight with a June 23 gala honoring John Williams. The ever- popular maestro-conductor is being honored as the first inductee into the newly created Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame. The summer series, the first under new Los Angeles Philharmonic The Los Angeles Philharmonic (LAP) is an American orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, United States. History Founded in 1919 by William Andrews Clark, Jr. managing director Deborah Borda, will wrap up 67 performances later with a Sept. 23 concert devoted to Gershwin, Sousa and other Americana, ``From Ragtime ragtime: see jazz. ragtime U.S. popular music of the late 19th and early 20th centuries distinguished by its heavily syncopated rhythm. Ragtime found its characteristic expression in formally structured piano compositions, the accented left-hand to Our Time.'' In between, there'll be liberal helpings of classical, jazz (Diana Krall, Rosemary Clooney), world music (Altan, Miriam Makeba), country (Glen Campbell), featured vocalists such as Sam Ramey, Patti LuPone and Audra McDonald, and semi-staged performances of ``Carousel'' and ``Madame Butterfly.'' Here's a partial list of highlights. Thursday, June 29, 8:30 p.m. Debut Orchestra Lawrence Foster, conductor Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 Saturday, July 1, 8:30 p.m. South American Serenade serenade [Ital. sera=evening], term used to designate several types of musical composition. Opera and song literature yield numerous examples of the serenade sung or played by a lover at night beneath his beloved's window; outstanding is Milton Nascimento Juan-Carlos Formell Sunday, July 2, 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 3, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 4, 7:30 p.m. Fourth of July Fourth of July, Independence Day, or July Fourth, U.S. holiday, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Celebration of it began during the American Revolution. Fireworks fireworks: see pyrotechnics. fireworks Explosives or combustibles used for display. Of ancient Chinese origin, fireworks evidently developed out of military rockets and explosive missiles and accompanied the spread of military explosives westward to Spectacular Hollywood Bowl Orchestra John Mauceri, conductor Glen Campbell, special guest Saturday, July 8, 8:30 p.m. An Evening of Song With Patti LuPone and Audra McDonald Hollywood Bowl Orchestra John Mauceri, conductor Special event celebrating the 200th concert of John Mauceri and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. Sunday, July 9, 7:30 p.m. Hollywood Bowl Orchestra John Mauceri, conductor Puccini: Madama Butterfly (Concert performance) Tuesday, July 11, 8:30 p.m. Los Angeles Philharmonic Leonard Slatkin, conductor Frederica von Stade Frederica von Stade (June 1, 1945), is an American mezzo-soprano. Born in Somerville, New Jersey, she acquired the nickname Flicka in her childhood. Miss von Stade attended the Mannes College of Music in New York City. , mezzo-soprano mezzo-soprano: see soprano. Samuel Ramey, bass Program to include: Mozart Arias Copland: Old American Songs Wednesday, July 12, 8 p.m. Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra Cassandra Wilson Sunday, July 16, 7 p.m. World Festival 2000 Global Divas Miriam Makeba Friday, July 21, 8:30 p.m. Saturday, July 22, 8:30 p.m. Classic American Musicals Los Angeles Philharmonic Conductor to be announced To be announced (TBA) A contract for the purchase or sale of an MBS to be delivered at an agreed-upon future date but does not include a specified pool number and number of pools or precise amount to be delivered. Rosemary Clooney Michael Feinstein Friday, July 28, 8:30 p.m. Saturday, July 29, 8:30 p.m. Los Angeles Philharmonic Marvin Hamlisch, conductor Barbara Cook, vocalist Sunday, July 30, 7 p.m. World Festival 2000 Celtic Journeys With Dancers Altan with special guests to include stepdancers from Riverdance and Natalie MacMaster Friday, Aug. 4, 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, 8:30 p.m. Los Angeles Philharmonic Tony Bennett with special guest Diana Krall Wednesday, Aug. 9, 8 p.m. Lexus Jazz at the Bowl Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra The Joshua Redman Quartet The Michael Brecker Quartet Friday, Aug. 11, 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, 8:30 p.m. The Great American Concert with fireworks California, Here We Come! A tribute to the 150th birthday of California. Hollywood Bowl Orchestra John Mauceri, conductor Riders in the Sky Sunday, Aug. 13, 7:30 p.m. Hollywood Bowl Orchestra John Mauceri, conductor Rodgers and Hammerstein's ``Carousel'' (Semi-staged concert performance) Cast to include: Alice Ripley, Rodney Gilfry Sunday, Aug. 27, 7:30 p.m. Garrison Keillor: Tall Tales From the Bowl Hollywood Bowl Orchestra Sunday, Sept. 10, 7 p.m. World Festival 2000 Celebrate Brazil! Jorge Ben Jor Jorge Ben Jor is a Brazilian popular musician, born in Rio de Janeiro on March 22, 1942 (some sources say 1940). His characteristic style fuses samba, funk, and rock into samba-rock, with lyrics that blend humor and satire with often esoteric subject matter. Daniela Mercury Friday, Sept. 22, 8:30 p.m. The Big Picture - A Night at the Movies Hollywood Bowl Orchestra John Mauceri, conductor Season subscriptions are currently available by calling (323) 850-2000, or online at www.laphil.org or www.hollywoodbowl.org. Single tickets ($1-$110) will go on sale at Ticketmaster outlets (Robinsons-May, Tower Records, Ritmo Latino and selected Wherehouse locations) on April 30. The Hollywood Bowl box office opens on Sunday, May 14. The Hollywood Bowl Information Line, (323) 850-2000, provides up- to-the-minute details on programming and ticket availability for all events during Summer 2000. Or visit the online site at www.hollywoodbowl.org. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Three-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald performs July 8 at the Hollywood Bowl. |
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