Fun Things to Do this Weekend for $20 or Less
WHAT: Powell Library Concerts in the Rotunda: Featuring Spanish Guitarist Francesc de Paula Soler
WHERE: UCLA, Powell Library Rotunda
WHEN: Friday, September 26 at 8:00 p.m.
COST: Cost of admission is FREE!
Kicking off the first concert in this year's Powell Library Concerts in the Rotunda series is Francesc de Paula Soler. Recognized as an innovative performer, Soler is known as the "Poet of the Guitar." His performance will be divided into two parts: the first will feature representative composers of Spain and Latin America, and the second will feature the works of contemporary guitarists, including Soler. [Info source]
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WHAT: Honoring the Sea
WHERE: Santa Monica Beach, at the end of Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica
WHEN: Sunday, September 28 at 3:00 p.m. until sundown
COST: Cost of admission is FREE! Read info about parking here
Hundreds of artists will gather at the Santa Monica Beach to celebrate the close of this season's World Festival of Sacred Music and to "honor nature at the meeting place of the sky, land and sea." Three hundred artists will present sacred traditions from seven lineages of world cultures. From the World Festival of Sacred Music: "The opening procession will resound with the festive sounds of the brass Banda Juvenil Solaga from Oaxaca and the Pasadena Scottish Pipes and Drums ensemble. One hundred dancers led by Keali’i Ceballos and Sissy Kaio will chant and dance on the sands in reverence of Kanaloa, the Hawaiian deity of the ocean. Swing Brazil welcomes their guests Viver Brasil, Capoeira Batuque, Seara de Caridade do Cabolo Tupinamba and the Elders of the Diaspora and will lead us in celebration of Yemanja, the Afro-Brazilian sea goddess. Drummers and dancers from Burkina Faso led by Olivier Tarpaga and DAFRA will pay homage to the Yuroba Orisha. Playing a central role is Cindi Alvitre and Ti’at Society. The traditional canoe of the Tongva, will be paddled beyond the breakwaters, carrying the offerings to the sea and sacred blessings to the four corners of the Earth, guided by energy of the Agape Choir and the rhythms of Remo Drum Circle facilitated by Christine Stevens." Organizers suggest that audience members wear white, bring flowers and a sweater. [Info source]
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WHAT: Fowler in Focus: Ceramics of Papua New Guinea
WHERE: UCLA, Fowler Museum
WHEN: Exhibition closes this Sunday, September 28; Museum will be open from noon to 5:00 p.m.
COST: Cost of admission is FREE!
This weekend brings the closing of a wonderful exhibition at the Fowler Museum featuring the ceramic works of the diverse peoples of Papua New Guinea. New Guinea ceramists gather clay in the hills or swamps surrounding their villages and form it into wares that range from superbly functional cooking and storage pots to highly esoteric sacred figures. In “Fowler in Focus: Ceramics of Papua New Guinea,” visitors can see more than thirty fine examples from the Fowler collection, including bowls used for food preparation and serving, incised ceremonial vessels, figurative ceramics, and ornaments for the gables of houses. [Info source]