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Southland Harmony Chorus celebrates 25 years
By Bobbi Morrill Special to Healthy Living Newspaper
Doin' the Charleston: Southland Harmony Chorus is searching for women singers in the greater Los Angeles area. Women of all ages who enjoy singing are invited to attend the chorus’ weekly rehearsal on Tuesdays from 7 to 10 pm at the Norwalk Masonic Center, 12345 E. Rosecrans, Norwalk, CA, 90650. The chorus is having a 25 year celebration and membership night on May 18, 2010.
Community leaders and celebrities raise over $250,000 at annual “Dancing for Our Stars” gala
“Dancing for Our Stars” performers competed in the annual gala raising $250,000 to benefit young patients who undergo surgery at Miller Children’s Hospital Long Beach.
The annual fundraiser, “Dancing for Our Stars” dance competition, brought together city community leaders and stars to support pediatric surgery at Miller Children’s Hospital Long Beach. The event featured guest MC Justin Rudd, community activist, with guest judges Miss Long Beach 2009, Elisa Sabes; Miss Southern California, Mary Maldonado; and Ashley Prinzen, pageant agent. John Ratzenberger, the voice of numerous Disney and Pixar animated characters and Cliff Clavin of the sitcom “Cheers,” made a special appearance at the charity event. In lieu of an auction, attendees “bid” on their favorite dance or dancers during the competition. Dancers included Randy Gordon,
Southland Harmony Chorus is one of the hundreds of Sweet Adelines International choruses that make up this worldwide organization of women who sing four-part barbershop harmony. Musical knowledge is not necessary to join — voice training and music education are valuable components of member’s benefits. Any woman of average singing ability, with or without vocal training, will find a part that fits her voice range with the help of Sweet Adelines International directors and leaders. Southland Harmony performs regularly throughout the community, offering its talent for entertainment at civic events and charitable functions, in addition to promoting harmony and friendship among women. Singing, performing and music education are only a portion of the benefits that members of Sweet Adelines International enjoy. Members experience genuine friendships, increased self-confidence, renewed vitality, and the unwavering motivation and inspiration of others
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St. Irenaeus-Cypresswelcomes Love Thy Neighbor Captains By Edna Ethington St. Irenaeus’ Health Ministry members are delighted to welcome five very actively involved parishioners as the Love Thy Neighbor Area Captains in 2010. The five parishioners who answered the call to serve as Area Captains are Lita Flores for the Anaheim area, Evelyn “Bunny Golini” for the Buena Park area, John and Rosemary Lewallen for the Cypress area, and Nancy Benites for the La Palma area. All of the Area Captains lead very busy daily lives, but take time to show their love for their neighbors by responding to calls for help from their fellow parishioners. Each of the Area Captains will be responsible for coordinating responses to requests for help from elderly parishioners near their areas who may need transportation to church or to doctors, or calls from parishioners who are caregivers and need some respite care. Other requests from parishioners who are homebound include requests for Communion in their homes, some help with meals during emergencies, support for new moms, or just some visits or phone calls from
COMMUNITY NEWS fellow parishioners from time to over 20 years. Rosemary has been time. active in the Adult Choir at St. IreEvelyn “Bunny” Golini, the naeus and is also a Cantor at St. Area Captain for Buena Park, has Irenaeus Parish Masses. lived in the area for almost 50 years. The Anaheim Area Captain is She and her husband Jim were Rafaelita “Lita” Flores. Lita has foundbeen a ing memmember of bers of St. St. Irenaeus Irenaeus Parish for Church in about 28 1961 with years. As a Fr. Peter single parCaslin as ent of a 25 pastor. She year old continues son, she to visit the worked for Anaheim many years Te r r a c e in the bankand Suning busiSt. Irenaeus Parish in Cypress welcomed Area rise at La ness and Captains for the Love Thy Neighbor Ministry in Palma evmade time February. Pictured, left to right, are Buena Park ery week, to help paArea Captain Bunny Golini, Health Ministry Dieven after rishioners rector Sr. Rita O’Connell, and Cypress Area Capthe death as a Eutains John and Rosemary Lewallen. of her charistic husband m i n i s t e r. Jim. She also is a member of St. She is ready to be of assistance to Irenaeus’ H.O.P.E. (Help Other parishioners who are in the AnaPeople Every Day) and volunteers heim area and asks for prayers for once at week at Precious Life Shel- her intentions. ter in Los Alamitos. Compared to the other Area Although they are extremely Captains, the La Palma Area Capbusy with their work and studies, tain, Nancy Benites, is a fairly new Rosemary and John Lewallen re- member of the St. Irenaeus Parish. cently volunteered to serve as Area Nancy and her husband Jimmy Captains for the Cypress Area. have been members of the parish Rosemary has lived in the Cypress for about 11 years. She is a Euchaarea for over 30 years and John for ristic Minister for the Sick and the
Homebound and also has served as a sacristan on weekends when she was not working. With 5,962 families and individuals currently registered within the boundaries of St. Irenaeus Parish, the five Area Captains will be very busy in the months ahead responding to calls for help from parishioners. Parishioners will be asked to call the Area Captain closest to their home to ask for help or to offer any help that they can give as a Love Thy Neighbor volunteer. For more information about the Love Thy Neighbor Ministry at St. Irenaeus Church, Contact Sr. Rita O’Connell, Director of Health Ministry, at 714-826-0760.
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Hearing aids are primarily useful in improving the hearing and speech comprehension of people who have hearing loss that results from damage to the small sensory cells in the inner ear, called hair cells. This type of hearing loss is called sensorineural hearing loss. The damage can occur as a result of disease, aging, or injury from noise or certain medicines. A hearing aid magnifies sound vibrations entering the ear. Surviving hair cells detect the larger vibrations and convert them into neural signals that are passed along to the brain. The greater the damage to a person’s hair cells, the more severe the hearing loss, and the greater the hearing aid amplification needed to make up the difference. There are practical limits to the amount of amplification a hearing aid can provide. In addition, if the inner ear is too damaged, even large vibrations will not be converted into neural signals. In this situation, a hearing aid would be ineffective. Hearing aids work differently depending on the electronics used. The two main types of electronics are analog and digital. Analog aids convert sound waves into electrical signals, which are amplified. Analog/adjustable hearing aids are custom built to meet the needs of each user. The aid is programmed by the manufacturer according to the specifications recommended by your audiologist. A n a l o g / programmable hearing aids have more than one program or setting. An audiologist can program the aid using a computer, and the user can change the program for different listening environments—from a small, quiet room to a crowded restaurant to large, open areas, such as a theater or stadium. Analog/programmable circuitry can be used in all types of hearing aids. Analog aids usually are less expensive than digital aids. Digital aids convert sound waves into numerical codes, similar to the binary code of a computer, before amplifying them. Because the code also includes information about a sound’s pitch or loudness, the aid can be specially programmed to amplify some frequencies more than others. Digital circuitry gives an audiologist more flexibility in adjusting the aid to a user’s needs and to certain listening environments. These aids also can be programmed to focus on sounds coming from a specific direction. Digital circuitry can be used in all types of hearing aids. When you do compare hearing aids, the first question is NOT whether you want to get analog
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City history in good hands with the Mac Ivers in charge By Larry Caballero
residents who call La Palma their home. Ron Mac Iver doesn’t remember, however, many of the places he called home as a child since his family would move several times
military as a Marine and spent one year in Korea in 1953. In time, he would also visit Okinawa, Formosa and Tai Pei where he packed and repaired artillery weapons. He spent most of his working years
Ron and Elfriede Mac Iver have lived in La Palma longer than most residents—45 years—and they remember when the city was called Dairyland. After raising a family of five, the Mac Ivers began researching their family history and soon were collecting information on the early history of La Palma. This project led to their book being published in 2008 and entitled Images of America LA PALMA, consisting of chapters on the early years, the birth of the city, today’s La Palma and city pride. La Palma is the smallest city in Orange County in terms of land size at 1.8 square miles, evolved out of the Los Coyotes land grand, and later was carved into ranchos and family farms. Ron and Elfriede Mac Iver hold front page of the new La Palma history Unable to halt tract building, book published by Berkshire. the dairy farmers continued their forward-thinking initiatives for the each year to accommodate his in aviation before retiring and renamed “La Palma” in 1965 by father’s profession as a race rider dedicating himself and his wife to creating a Master Plan that includ- and trainer of thoroughbred horsbeing the official historians for the ed the first underground utilities in es. He does remember one year City. the country. when he enrolled in nine different Elfriede Mac Iver grew up in The Mac Ivers take pride in schools. New York before moving with her knowing all of the city pioneers As a child he was already inter- family in 1950 to California where from the 1960’s and today’s city ested in history and was fascinated her father had been employed as a officials, and they are very familto hear his great grandparents tell tool and dye maker. She met Ron iar with city statistics including stories about their experiences as at a USO dance where the girls the year the City was incorpotraders with the Blackfoot Indians were only allowed to have conrated—1955. The population at of South Dakota. He and his wife versation and to dance with the that time was 500; by 1964, there even learned Native American boys in uniform, and nothing else. were 642 residents and 18,000 by Dancing. Going home with them was forbid1975. Today, there are over 16,000 At 17, Mac Iver enlisted in the den. Even so, they got to know
one another well enough to marry and start their lives in several Southern California cities before settling in La Palma. She was a housewife, homemaker and mother while Ron worked, but the couple still had time to get involved in the city. It helped that a mayor and police chief lived on their street. “We became active by accident,” said Elfriede Mac Iver. The Mac Ivers are seen at most city events including the recent welcoming of representatives from Korea who came to celebrate their city of Hanam becoming La Palma’s sister city. In September, 2009, Ron Mac Iver was invited along with former Mayor Mark Waldman and City Councilman Henry Charoen to visit Hanam as their guests. Mac Iver was asked because of his military assignment in Korea, and he was presented with a proclamation and gifts from Jong-Pil Choi, President of the Korean War Association. Currently, the Mac Ivers are members of the La Palma Recreation and Community Services and are working diligently on the La Palma Historical Preservation Project, consisting of hundreds of pages of historical documents and photos. It will be on display in the Chamber Office for all the residents to enjoy.
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Chinese Lunar New Year celebrated at Cerritos Senior Center [l] Enjoying the Chinese Lunar New Year festivities at the Cerritos Senior Center Feb. 20 were Mayor Pro-Tem Joseph Cho and Councilmember Laura Lee.
[r] More than 300 people attended the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration at the Cerritos Senior Center Feb. 20 where traditional Chinese singing and entertainment were provided, including the Chinese Lion Dance. The past honorees at South County Senior Services' Captain's Ball, (the non-profit is now known as Age Well Senior Services), were honored at its 10th annual Captain's Ball Saturday night, March 6th, at The RitzCarlton Laguna Niguel. Among the honorees were, from left, California Senior Legislator Anna Todisco Boyce, AWSS board member Len Todisco, representing Staples, and philanthropist Jean Reinhardt, who is a major supporter of the senior services organization. An estimated $150,000 was netted to help provide critical services, resources and programs for low income seniors.
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interest rate, and the appraised value of your home or FHA's mortgage limits for your area, whichever is less. Generally, the more valuable your home is, the older you are, the lower the interest, the more you can borrow. You don't make payments, because the loan is not due as long as the house is your principal residence. Like all homeowners, you still are required to pay your real estate taxes, insurance and other conventional payments like utilities. With an FHA HECM you cannot be foreclosed or forced to vacate your house because you "missed your mortgage payment." 5. Will I still have an estate that I can leave to my heirs? When you sell your home, you or your estate will repay the cash you received from the reverse mortgage plus interest and other fees, to the lender. The remaining equity in your home, if any, belongs to you or to your heirs. 6. How much money can I get from my home? The amount you can borrow depends on your age, the current interest rate, and the appraised value of your home or FHA's mortgage limits for your area, whichever is less. Generally, the more valuable your home is, the older you are, the lower the interest, the more you can borrow. You can use an online
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Importance of Colorectal screenings If you were born in 1960, you will turn the big 5-0 this year. Even if you aren’t ready to sign up for an AARP membership card, you should undergo a colorectal cancer screening. That is because your chances of developing the disease increase considerably after reaching the half century mark. In fact, according to the American Cancer Society, more than 90 percent of colorectal cancer cases are diagnosed in people older than 50. Other risk factors that may increase a person’s chance of developing colorectal cancer include: • Having a personal history of colorectal polyps or inflammatory bowel disease • Having a personal or family history of colorectal cancer • Being African-American or an Ashkenazi Jew • Eating a diet high in fat • Being physically inactive • Obesity • Smoking and heavy alcohol use • Type 2 diabetes People at increased risk for colorectal cancer should talk with their doctor about being screened for the disease before the age of 50. Colorectal cancer may be diagnosed after symptoms appear, but most people with early stage disease will not experience any symptoms.
Colorectal Screenings There are five different screening tests available to help detect polyps and cancer. Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) This test should be performed every year to check for tiny amounts of blood in the stool. The FOBT involves placing a small amount of stool from three consecutive bowel movements on a test card that is then taken to a doctor’s office or laboratory for testing. Flexible Sigmoidoscopy A sigmoidoscopy is an examination that allows the doctor to look inside the rectum and lower (sigmoid) colon for polyps using a narrow, lighted tube called a sigmoidoscope. If any polyps are found during the exam, they can be removed in a procedure called a polypectomy. A sigmoidoscopy is recommended every five years. Double Contrast Barium Enema This test, which is also called a lower gastrointestinal (GI) series, involves giving the patient an enema with a barium solution followed by an injection of air into the rectum. A series of X-rays are then taken to show any existing polyps or abnormalities. This test may be necessary every five years. Colonoscopy During this procedure, a long, lighted tube, called a colonoscope, is used to look inside the rectum and colon for polyps, suspicious areas, or cancer. Polyps or tissue samples may be removed during a
colonoscopy, which is recommended every 10 years5d. Digital Rectal Exam During a digital rectal exam (DRE) a doctor or nurse inserts a lubricated, gloved finger into the rectum to feel for abnormal lumps or areas. A DRE may be part of a routine physical examination. Virtual Colonoscopy A virtual colonoscopy, or CT colonography, may be recommended to detect polyps inside the colon. This procedure involves taking a series of X-rays to generate detailed images of the colon and rectum. Los Alamitos Medical Center is the recipient of a CIGNA Quality Designation for Colon Surgery. For more information about colorectal cancer screening, talk with your doctor or call 800.548.5559 for a free referral to a specialist near you.
Be good to your bones this spring The winter chill has hit the nation and with it comes aches and pains. Sometimes people will say the cold makes their “bones hurt.” One of the major health afflictions facing mature women today goes mostly unnoticed until it’s too late. Have you ever seen an elderly person with a hunched over back? This is a characteristic of osteoporosis, a disease char-
acterized by low bone mass and structural deterioration of bone tissue that can lead to bone frailty and increase fractures. There are an estimated 10 million Americans already living with the disease and 80 percent are women. Often referred to as the silent disease, osteoporosis occurs without any symptoms. Most women won’t realize how much bone loss has occurred until their bones become so weak that a sudden strain, bump or fall can cause a fracture or a vertebrae to collapse. If a vertebrae collapses, the initial pain might be severe and can cause height loss and spinal deformities such as a stooped posture. “Women can lose up to 20 percent of their bone mass in five to seven years following menopause, making them more susceptible to osteoporosis,” said Dr. Balu Gadhe of CareMore Health Plan. Dr.Gadhe recommends four steps that aid in osteoporosis prevention. These include: • A balanced diet rich in calcium and Vitamin D; take 1200 mg of calcium and 800 mg of vitamin D daily • Weight training and exercise • A healthy lifestyle with no smoking or excessive alcohol intake • Bone density testing and medication, when appropriate On the other hand, Dr. Gadhe says that certain women are more likely to develop osteoporosis than
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others. These risk factors include: • Personal history of bone fracture after age 50 • Current low bone mass • History of fracture in family • Being female • Being thin and/or having a small frame • Advanced age • A family history of osteoporosis • Estrogen deficiency as a result of menopause, especially early or surgically induced • Abnormal absence of menstrual periods • Anorexia nervosa • Low lifetime calcium intake • Vitamin D deficiency • Use of certain medications, such as corticosteroids and anticonvulsants • Presence of certain chronic medical conditions • Low testosterone levels in men • An inactive lifestyle • Current cigarette smoking • Excessive use of alcohol “While the diagnosis of osteoporosis has increased in women, so have the treatment options,” he said. “Today, we are armed with the tools to help manage the disease. Talk to your doctor no matter how old you are about your bone health.” About CareMore CareMore started over 15 years caring for seniors as a Medical Group. The company serves 35,000 seniors in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino and Santa Clara counties in California. The company recently expanded in Modesto, CA; Tucson, AZ; and Clark, NV.
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Our Stars Grand Champion was Kimmy Hertzog, mother of three children born at Miller Children’s. The $250,000 raised will allow Miller Children’s to fully integrate one of the pediatric operating rooms inside the new Pavilion that opened in December 2009. The fully integrated room will allow surgical teams to access patient records, laboratory results and imaging studies at the push of the button, which ensures that children’s operations be accomplished expeditiously and safely.
Audiologists. Check your state’s web site for information. If they have a business website spend some time looking around. Are they professional? Does what they say about themselves and their company fit with what you are looking for? Do they give you a clear reason why you should select them? What sets them apart from the other professionals in the area? Is their website an information resource? (This will tell you if they believe in patient education).
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Women's Club hosts Fine Arts Festival By Helen M. Brown
as a War Bride.” The Lakewood Club also did a skit “Women of the World.” The North Long Beach WC did a skit with former district president Lynn Hutton narrating. Helen Brown of Norwalk WC did a reading titled “A Thumbnail Sketch of GFWC.” Paramount WC betty Harkema
Lehenbauer. Each club decorated a table usApproximately one hundred fifing the day’s theme. Table prizes ty club women of the Los Cerritos were awarded as follows. Most District (LCD), representing thirBeautiful: 1st place, Downey, 2nd teen local women’s clubs gathered place Paramount. Most Creative: Monday, February 22nd for the 1st place, North Long Beach, 2nd districts 51st Fine Arts Festival. place, South Gate. Most Original: The event was held at the Norwalk 1st place, Lakewood, 2nd place, Arts & Sports Complex (NASC) Artesia/Cerritos. located at 13200 Clarkdale Ave. in Most Artistic: 1st Norwalk. place, Norwalk, This is an annual General Fed2nd place El eration of Women Club (GFWC) Dorado. sponsored event. Fine Arts include Norwalk WC quilting, painting, photography, ladies did very etc. This year Chairman Suzanne well with their Seager invited Mary Crowder and general art work. Ruth Arthur to serve as judges. Talented BetProfessional photographer Rubin tie Latshaw, Pat Ortiz judged the photography. Martin, KathThe Fine Arts committee servleen Leedy, and ing with Chairman Suzanne SeaTammy Guerrera Betty Walter & Lynn Hutton ger included Barbara Beard of came home with Downey WC, Alison Babcock and ribbons for phoJackie Reifenstein of Paramount read a poem “It’s Fine Today.” tography, scrapbooking, knitting, WC, Paula Grimes of South Gate South Gate WC did “Dancing and sewing. WC, and Delores Harrison of Nor- Around the World” with dancThe event was catered by Rawalk WC. President Pat Martin and ers Paula Grimes, Helen Jarmillo, mon Puentes of Rosewoods Famthe Norwalk club women served as Ester Kilar, and Martha Lopez led ily Restaurant located on Pioneer hostess. by Naomi Nizon. at Rosecrans. The NWC wants to The Artesia/Cerritos club put The speaker for the day was thank Ramon and his wait staff for on a skit entitled Giants, Wizards, world traveler and former teacher providing a delicious meal and for and Dwarfs narrated by Veronica Lorine Parks. Following along their wonderful service. Thanks Bloomfield. Nancy Watson of with the theme for the day, she also go to the City of Norwalk for Woman’s Club of Downey did spoke on “Art Around the World.” the use of their facilities, NASC Yearlings Spectacular and Barbara Recognized guests of the day Bea Garza, and her staff. They are Heiney sang “Never Walk Alone.” included Mayor Cheri Kelley, always a delight to work with. Carolyn West of Lakewood WC LCD President Winnie Baker, told story “1942 My First Year and CFWC Financial Office Julie
Beverly Hospital Guild’s upcoming events Books are Fun Fundraiser will be held on Monday, April 5th at the Beverly Hospital Café, 309 W. Beverly Boulevard, Montebello, from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. Come and find great selections of books at great prices. Proceeds will benefit Beverly Hospital. Ester’s Fine Jewelry Friday, April 30th at the Beverly Hospital Café, 309 W. Beverly Boulevard, Montebello, from 8 am to 4 pm. Come and find 14 to 24 karat wonderful jewelry. Proceeds will benefit Beverly Hospital. For more information on Beverly Hospital Guild Events, contact Rosemary Orozco at 323721-4631.
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Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts previews NEW YORK GILBERT & SULLIVAN PLAYERS H.M.S. PINAFORE Friday, April 30, 2010, 8:00 PM Saturday, May 1, 2010, 8:00 PM Lyric With Pit Configuration: $45/$33/$21 Friday $55/$43/$31 Saturday
H.M.S. Pinafore, Gilbert and Sullivan’s first international hit, is a timeless fable of two young lovers that is set on the high seas.
The lowly sailor Ralph and the captain’s daughter Josephine are kept apart by their social classes. Concealed identities and bureaucratic bumbling create a tangle that the creative magic of Gilbert and Sullivan resolves in the most entertaining way. The New York Times credited the Opera’s lasting appeal to Gilbert’s “unmatched linguistic genius and Sullivan’s generous supply of addictive melodies.” JOHN PIZZARELLI WITH BIG BAND THE FRANK SINATRA SONGBOOK Sunday, May 2, 2010, 3:00 PM Lyric Configuration: $75/$63/$40 John Pizzarelli, a Jazz guitarist and the host of the nationally syndicated program Radio Deluxe With John Pizzarelli, delights audiences with songs from his tribute album, Dear Mr. Sinatra, including I’ve Got You Under My Skin, Ring-a-Ding Ding, and Nice ’n Easy. His rendition of Yes Sir, That’s My Baby “exploded with enthusiasm and excitement,” hailed The New York Times. Pizza-
Alondra Library presents One Man Show programs that give voice to the Asian American experience. East West Players began in the On Saturday, March 27th, the Alondra Library put on a one-man early 70s with nine artists who wanted a theater where they could show titled “Dawn’s Light: the strive for artistic excellence, have Journey of Gordon Hirabayashi” control over their own careers as starring Blake Kushi. It is a true story written by Jeanne Sakata and Asian American artists and tell the stories of their own community. directed by Leslie Ishii. Over the years the organization has The story reveals how during provided opportunities to Asian World War II a young Japanese Pacific American artists by proAmerican University of Washducing classic plays, Broadway ington student agonizes over the musicals, and stories specific to the U.S. government orders to forcibly remove and put into camps all Asian American experience. In 1998, East West Players moved to its current 240seat home, the David Henry Hwang Theater at the historic Union Center for the Arts in downtown Los Angeles Little Tokyo district. The theater now Annette & Phil Bliss, Blake Kushi, Stella Asawa-Yano serves more than 10,000 people each people of Japanese ancestry on the year through the main-stage production and arts educational West Coast. As he fights to reconprograms serving youth and undercile his country’s betrayals with his Constitutional beliefs, Gordon represented Asian Pacific islander journeys toward a greater undercommunities. standing of America’s triumphs This East West Players Theater and failures. It is at times humorfor Youth Tour is made possible by ous, sad, and heart-wrenching but the generous support of Southern mostly it reveals the strong ties California Edison. that binds, especially during hardMany thanks go to Southern ships. California Edison and Alondra As the nation’s premier Asian Library manager, Ms Grisel OquAmerican theater organization, endo, for bringing this wonderful East West Players produces outproduction to our fine city. standing works and educational By Brian Hews
relli won a 2007 Nightlife Award, which honors the best in New York cabaret, comedy, and Jazz. ROBERT KAPILOW’S WHAT MAKES IT GREAT? SERIES The Music of Cole Porter Wednesday, May 5, 2010, 7:30 PM Recital Configuration: $30 In his acclaimed What Makes It Great? series, Robert Kapilow “gets audiences in tune with Classical music at a deeper and more immediate level than many of them thought possible,” according to the Los Angeles Times. In a threepart format, Kapilow introduces composers, unravels the beauty of their music, and helps listeners approach and appreciate the works in new ways. First, the conductorcomposer takes apart a musical composition and explores it with the audience. Next, the pieces are presented in their entirety by guest performers. A lively Q&A concludes the evening. The New York Times called the series “the kind of enlightening musical seminar in
which you hang on to every word and note.” DULSORI Friday, May 7, 2010, 8:00 PM Lyric Configuration: $47/$35/$23 Dulsori captivates audiences with traditional Korean drumming and songs that are inspired by nature and the time-honored customs of farmers. The ensemble uses a broad range of traditional instru-
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