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Print This week we have five interesting in-person events you can check out, from Ventura to Westminster, plus a bevy of online offerings with Mary-Louise Parker, Eric McCormack, Esa-Pekka Salonen and “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” star Vincent Rodriguez III. Add in South Coast Repertory’s Pacific Playwrights Festival and two celebrations of Filipino culture, and you’ve got our weekend list of cultural offerings for your viewing consideration. All times are Pacific. SoCal in-person events “The Way Forward” The Colburn School premieres a filmed celebration of music and dance with composer-conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen, pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet and the Calidore String Quartet. Thayer Hall, Colburn School, 200 S. Grand Ave., downtown L.A. 8 p.m. Saturday. $25; advance purchase required. colburnschool.edu ....
Image courtesy International City Theatre. International City Theatre will begin showing its newest production, Slow Food by playwright Wendy MacLeod, virtually Thursday-Sunday April 29th through May 16. The play follows a husband and wife celebrating their 23rd wedding anniversary until things go awry during their anniversary dinner. The comedy is led by actor and producer Stu James and Lifetime star Meredith Thomas. James’s acting work has earned him multiple awards, including a Broadway World Award, Los Angeles for “Best Lead Actor” in a musical for his portrayal of John Dolphin in the musical, Recorded in Hollywood. Thomas has acted in multiple Lifetime television movies including “The Wrong Crush” and “The Wrong Boy Next Door” alongside Vivica A. Fox. ....
New Directors/New Films Film at Lincoln Center holds the 50th anniversary edition of its film series online. It opens with Amalia Ulman’s El Planeta and closes with Theo Anthony’s All Light, Everywhere. The 2021 festival introduces 27 features and 11 shorts to audiences nationwide through MoMA and FLC virtual cinemas, and to New Yorkers at Film at Lincoln Center. COST: $12 per rental, $275 for all-access passes; MORE INFO College Pathways Reporter Jill Replogle hosts a Q&A session with higher education and employment experts to answer questions live about career and workforce changes. (KPCC) How To Start A New Career: A College Pathways Virtual Event ....
American Blues Theater Names Yussef El Guindi 2021 Blue Ink Playwriting Award Winner Yussef El Guindi s work frequently examines the collision of ethnicities, cultures, and politics that face Arab-Americans and Muslim Americans.by BWW News Desk American Blues Theater has announced the winner of the 2021 Blue Ink Playwriting Award is Refugee Rhapsody by Yussef El Guindi. A staged reading of his play will be presented as part of the virtual 2021 Blue Ink Playwriting Festival, along with an online library of new work by finalists Juan Alfonso (An Educated Guess), Matthew Libby (The Machine), Wendy MacLeod (The Good Samaritan), and Chandra Thomas (The Buzzer). Details for the virtual reading and library, including dates and tickets, will be announced at a later date. ....