Subject: ontheroad.com Alert for Los Angeles Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 15:49:59 -0700 From: ontheroad.com's LA Bureau Chief To: You Tours of exceptional private homes with distinguished architecture are rare, so don't miss out on Modernist Silver Lake 2000. Eight homes and apartments will be open for docent-guided tours on Sunday, October 22, including Rudolph Schindler's Droste house and Gregory Ain's Orans house and his architectural offices. This annual event sold out last year, so call early to reserve tickets, and consider spending a little more to gain entry into a special donors' reception the night before at the landmark Silvertop home perched high above the area's namesake reservoir. Call (213) 612-5271 for tickets and information. Find out what else is happening in LA next week. Click on http://www.ontheroad.com for all the details. BUSINESS EVENTS FORUM ON HOW TO BE AN ENTREPRENEUR IN LA OCT 17 What does it take to succeed as a high-tech entrepreneur in LA? Join the Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum for this dynamic dinner and panel discussion on the differences between LA and Silicon Valley and some of the unconventional strategies for success that have worked for entrepreneurs and investors. At Baxter Hall, CalTech. "PASSPORTS TO PROFIT" CONFERENCE OCT 19 Presented by the National Association of Women Business Owners, this intensive conference features Victoria Lowe, Founder and CEO of Alert Staffing; Nell Merlino, Cofounder and CEO of Count Me In for Women's Economic Independence; and Mimi Donaldson, coauthor of "Negotiating for Dummies." At the Bonaventure Hotel. SEMINAR ON WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY AND ENTERTAINMENT OCT 19 Learn how wireless applications, telecommunications, and satellites will revolutionize entertainment content. Presentations are by industry experts like Stephen Meyer, Content Guru for Nokia; Rob Tercek, Programming Division President for PacketVideo; and Jim Griffin, CEO of Cherry Lane Digital. At the Doubletree Guest Suites Hotel. ================================================== THEATER "KING HEDLEY II" AT THE MARK TAPER FORUM CLOSES OCT 22 The latest in a string of plays by two-time Pulitzer prize winner August Wilson, this tragicomedy addresses the African-American experience through King Hedley, a young man who is struggling against the violence of Pittsburgh's Hill District in the 1980s. Hedley confronts his wounded world with a barrage of eloquent yet comic banter. ================================================== MUSIC AUDRA MCDONALD COMES TO ROYCE HALL, UCLA OCT 21 Three-time Tony award winner Audra McDonald is currently setting Broadway on fire in the title role of "Marie Christine." Fans and critics adore her; Newsweek says that "she packs more emotion into one word than most singers find in a lifetime." In this concert, McDonald performs songs from her new album, "How Glory Goes." NDR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HAMBURG PERFORMS OCT 21 The NDR Symphony Orchestra Hamburg has arrived on American turf armed with a glorious program of European classics. This performance, conducted by Christoph Eschenbach, will feature Gustav Mahler's Symphony no. 1 in D Major and Mozart's "Sinfonia Concertante" for Violin and Viola in E- flat Major. At the Orange County Performing Arts Center. TRAVIS TRITT IN CONCERT AT CERRITOS CENTER OCT 22 Tritt was among the flock of new country singers who emerged at the dawn of the 1990s. Strongly influenced by Southern rock, Tritt quickly found himself with armfuls of platinum albums and hit singles including "Help Me Hold On," "I'm Gonna Be Somebody," and "Can I Trust You with My Heart." ================================================== SPECIAL ARMISTEAD MAUPIN DISCUSSES HIS NEW BOOK OCT 19 Armistead Maupin has written eight best-selling novels, including "Tales of the City," which was originally a newspaper serial in the San Francisco Chronicle. Armed with a brand new book entitled "A Night Listener," Maupin is sure to dish up the usual dose of suspense and melodrama. At the LA Public Library. ================================================== MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES PETER PAUL RUBENS SHOW AT THE GETTY CENTER CLOSES OCT 22 The museum's eight Rubens drawings, including the newly acquired "The Assumption of the Virgin," are on display, as well as drawings by Rubens's predecessors and contemporary Flemish draftsmen such as Anthony van Dyck, Frans Snyders, Jan Cossiers, and Jacob Jordaens. ================================================== DOWN THE ROAD CHIEF CUBAN ENVOY SPEAKS AT THE REGAL BILTMORE HOTEL NOV 30 The Los Angeles World Affairs Council is one of the nation's leading public forums on global issues, and its events draw a high-profile crowd of business, media, and government leaders. This monthly lunch forum features a talk on Cuba-U.S. relations by Fernando Remirez De Estenoz, Chief of the Cuban Interests Section in Washington, DC. Questions or comments for our Los Angeles-based Bureau Chief? Contact us at http://www.ontheroad.com |