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More Cancellations at Music Center as Covid Scrooge Vows to Ruin the Holidays
People’s DTLA Opens on Los Angeles Street
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n Monday, December 20th, The Music Center announced the cancellation of the live audience portion of the 62nd annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration.
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he Holiday Celebration was to be a free, non-ticketed experience taking place at The Music Center’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. The annual event attracts upwards of 6,000 people, many of whom come and go throughout the course of the threehour program. Instead, out of an abundance of caution, no the program will now be broadcast on PBS SoCal on Friday, December 24 and stream on PBSSocal.org. KCET.org and holidaycelebration.org
Bah Humbug
On Friday, December 17th, the extravagant Bunker Hill performance venue announced the production of “A Christmas Carol” was to be put on halt. This announcement came after additional breakthrough COVID-19 cases were detected within the Los Angeles company of “A Christmas Carol”
necessitating the cancellation of additional performances through December 26 for the health and safety of our guests, cast and crew. A spokesperson for the Music Center stated, “We regret any disappointment or inconvenience this may cause. Ticket holders will be contacted shortly with rebooking or refund options and should contact their original point of purchase with questions.” Performances were scheduled to resume on Tuesday, December 28 but later cancelled the event all together.
Countdown to a New Era…
Avoiding large crowds inside and outdoors during the most festive time of the year, Music Center/ Grand Park’s NYELA will remain closed to the general public admitting only invited City and County frontline and essential workers to attend. For all others, Grand Park’s NYELA, powered by The Music Center, will ring in the new year by with a live one-hour special broadcast and streaming event.
People’s dispensary aka People’s DTLA has opened on Los Angeles Street.
In California, Unrivaled Brands operates five dispensaries, a state-wide distribution network, and two cultivation facilities, and has one additional cultivation facilities and four dispensaries under development. In Oregon, Unrivaled operates a state-wide rought to Downtown by distribution network. Among Unrivaled Brands, Inc., the grand opening of the other brands, Unrivaled Company’s downtown location Brands is home to Korova, the will offer a wide selection of the market leader in high potency products across multiple Company’s leading cannabis product categories, currently brands in an immersive and available in California, Oregon, modern retail experience. Arizona, and Oklahoma, as Unrivaled Brands is a multiwell as Sticks and Cabana. state vertically integrated Unrivaled Brands Vice company focused on the President of Business cannabis sector with Development Cassandra Ochoa operations in California and stated, “We are pleased to Oregon. announce the grand opening Situated in the Fashion of People’s DTLA ahead of District on 11th and Los schedule. Angeles, People’s will become The grand opening unrivaled fifth west coast celebration offering live art and location joining the few food from local artists, brands dispensaries in downtown and food and beverage vendors Los Angeles with dedicated took place, December 18th at parking. 1149 S. Los Angeles St., Los @peoplesdtla Angeles, CA 90015.
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