ARTS & (HOME) ENTERTAINMENT RECOMMENDATIONS Since being stuck inside, which shows have you been watching? Which movies? Have you read any good books lately? Any new music releases have you dancing in your living room? StreetWise vendors, readers and staff are sharing what is occupying their attention during this unprecedented time. To be featured in a future edition, send your recommendations of things to do at home and why you love them to: Creative Director / Publisher Dave Hamilton at dhamilton@streetwise.org
Long Live R B G!
Virtual Tour of 'Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg' Based on the New York Times bestselling book and Tumblr page of the same name, "Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg" is the first-ever museum exhibition focused solely on this judicial icon, whose image graces mugs, T-shirts, posters, and bobbleheads. The exhibit is a vibrant exploration of Justice Ginsburg’s life and her numerous, often simultaneous roles as a student, wife, mother, lawyer, judge, women’s rights pioneer, and Internet phenomenon. Whether you’re a fan or a legal scholar, don’t miss this blockbuster exhibit! This exhibition was developed by the associate curator at Los Angeles Skirball Cultural Center, Cate Thurston, in partnership with Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik, co-authors of the New York Times bestselling book, "Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg." Briefs and other writings by RBG, including some of her famously searing dissents, are woven throughout the exhibit. In keeping with the spirit of Carmon's and Knizhnik’s book, the exhibition riffs off the playful connection between Notorious RBG and rapper Notorious B.I.G. The name of each gallery section alludes to a song or lyric from the late hip-hop artist. Tours are $10 at 6: 30 p.m. on February 3, 10:30 a.m. on February 10 & 17, and 3 p.m. on February 20 at ilholocaustmuseum.org/rbg
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Arts Festival!
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Festival on the Square Congo Square Theatre Company (Congo Square), one of the nation’s premier African American theatres, announces its Festival on the Square, a three-day virtual festival celebrating the arts, February 4-6, from 7-9 p.m. at www.congosquaretheatre.org/fos. Inspired by the original Congo Square marketplace in New Orleans—where people of color communed through music and dance and celebrated the cultures of their homelands—Festival on the Square culminates in the 2021 Vision Benefit honoring acclaimed director Ron OJ Parson and Les Coney, the company’s first board chairman. Parson directed Congo Square’s first production, August Wilson’s "The Piano Lesson," in 2000. Festival on the Square programming is FREE to the public and includes a 10-minute play festival and “Conversations at the Square” with industry professionals, including actor Morocco Omari (Empire, 21 Bridges, Homeland) and Dionna Griffin-Irons, director of diversity talent inclusion for The Second City. Registration is required to attend one or all three days of the festival, with optional donations accepted to support Congo Square’s fundraising efforts, including sponsorships for the Vision Benefit.
World Premiere!
'Before Fiddler' Porchlight Music Theatre is proud to partner with Hershey Felder Presents – Live from Florence on its next live streaming production: Hershey Felder as Sholem Aleichem in "Before Fiddler" starring Felder as famed “Tevye the Milkman” and featuring Klezmerata Fiorentina premiering Sunday, February 7 at 7 p.m. Tickets for Felder’s one-man show are $55 per household and are available for purchase at PorchlightMusicTheatre.org. This production will benefit national US theatres and arts organizations including Porchlight Music Theatre. Before the beloved musical "Fiddler on the Roof," there was Sholem Aleichem and his beloved character of “Tevye the Milkman.” Before the popularized songs, “Tradition,” “If I Were a Rich Man,” “Matchmaker,” and others, there was music of the old world– a music that imitated talking, laughing, weeping and singing, where musicians didn’t just make music, they spoke to you in song through this music called Klezmer. In Florence, Italy, one of the oldest artistic centers in the world, a group of musicians have been virtuosos in Florence’s world famous Maggio Musicale symphony by day, and then become the Klezmerata Fiorentina by night. With Hershey Felder as their storyteller, and their old European roots, Felder executes a performance by taking on the role of great writer Sholem Aleichem himself – giving us the true story of what happened before "Fiddler." Filmed on location where events actually took place, this world premiere features stories and characters of Sholem Aleichem with a story and music that is sure to move your soul.
