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Virginia McFann, 88, died on Dec. 26 following a brief illness. Serving as one of the longest-running members of the Livermore-Amador Symphony (LAS) — playing in its first concert in 1963 — McFann was a violinist and the symphony’s orchestra manager. She also was hired as a teacher with a degree in history from UCLA, a special education aid in Livermore, a proud member of the American Association of University Women and a founding member of the LA Symphony and the Association of California Symphony orchestras. But it was McFann’s spirit, spunk and independence that her lov...

Beautiful coastline to the glamour of hollywood and the richest of beverly hills, downtown, simmering skyscrapers have created a ren -- >> v.j. gupta calls this home. he first picked up a violin when he was four-year-old. he was soon played around the world. when he was 19, he became the youngest violinist ever. >> this is the all-stars. he joined the l.a. symphony, this is a dream job. despite living his dream, gupta wondered if he can use his mew s