Music, Dance, and Visual Arts

Artisans re-purpose materials; also their lives

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – At the annual artisans’ fair at Temple Emanu-El, one often meets people who re-purpose their materials, and in some cases, those who have re-purposed their lives. Harvey and Carol Korfin, for example, sell glass specialty items as well as clocks mounted interestingly on old computer boards. Before turning […]

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Donald H. Harrison, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Travel and Food

Dual exhibitions lift veil on Nazi-era art hoard

Portions of the spectacular art collection hoarded by the son of a Nazi-era dealer will be shown for the first time since World War II in parallel exhibitions in Switzerland and Germany starting Thursday. “Gurlitt: Status Report”, which displays around 450 works by masters including Monet, Cezanne, Renoir and Picasso, aims to shed a light

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International, Jewish History, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts

Jewish trivia quiz: Fats Domino, z”l

By Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York –New Orleans musician Fats Domino died last week at the age of 89. Domino was called “the real King of Rock ‘n’ Roll” by Elvis Presley, and John Lennon said that “There wouldn’t have been a Beatles without Fats Domino.” What was the Jewish connection in Fats Domino’s life? A.

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Mark D. Zimmerman, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Obituaries & memorials, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA

Tel Aviv beach craze makes the jump from paddle ball to fine art

By Gavin Rabinowitz ODESSA, Ukraine — A mention of matkot (paddle ball) usually brings to mind Israeli men in Speedos on a Mediterranean beach, not a fine art gallery on the Black Sea. But this week, Israel’s unofficial national sport was the subject on display in the Museum of Modern Art in the Ukrainian port

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International, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Sports & Competitions

Fats Domino, Rock And Roll Legend, Dies Aged 89

Fats Domino, who pioneered the rock ‘n’ roll sound of the 1950s and 60s, and the voice behind enduring hits like “Ain’t That a Shame” and “Blueberry Hill,” died Wednesday at the age of 89 years at his daughter’s New Orleans home, according to Mark Bone, chief investigator with the Jefferson Parish Medical Examiner’s office

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Obituaries & memorials

Singer David Broza to concertize Dec. 20 at LFJCC

LA JOLLA, California (Press Release) — Israel’s iconic singer-songwriter, guitarist and UNICEF goodwill ambassador David Broza will perform Dec. 20 at the Lawrence Family JCC as part of a coast-to-coast winter tour this December, celebrating 40 years since the release of his best-known song, “Yihye Tov” (Things Will Be Better). The well-known composition was written

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego Calendar

Leonardo da Vinci’s $100 million rediscovered painting

It was sold for around 50 euros in 1958 – and now it’s worth an estimated 85 million. Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Salvator Mundi’, an oil on panel canvas of Jesus Christ, has been hailed by auction house Christie’s as ‘the greatest artistic rediscovery of the 21st century’. Now on display at Christie’s in London before

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International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts

Gord Downie, singer for Canadian rock band the Tragically Hip, dies at 53

Gord Downie, the singer for the Tragically Hip and one of Canada’s most beloved rock musicians, died Tuesday night, according to an official statement from the band. He was 53. Downie had been previously diagnosed with glioblastoma, an incurable brain cancer. The disease was discovered after a 2015 seizure. The band, one of the most

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International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Obituaries & memorials

Avraham Fried sings with Chilean billionaire at concert

[youtube:2033956] Chilean billionaire Leanardo Farkas was invited up on stage to perform with superstar Avraham Fried at a concert for United Hatzalah last week in Jerusalem. The colorful Chilean billionaire is well known for both his philanthropy and for his piano skills. Farkas was a renowned pianist before going into the mining business, having performed

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International, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts

Jewish billionaire distributed $$100 to anyone singing at Kotel

Jewish billionaire Leonardo Farkas distributed 100 dollar bills to worshippers singing songs of the Chabad movement at the Western Wall on Tuesday, Kikar Hashabbat reported. According to the report, Farkas had arrived in Israel to attend a celebratory concert in honor of United Hatzalah. Upon visiting the Western Wall, Farkas told worshippers that he would

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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts

Nazi-looted Pissarro painting at centre of legal tussle

A painting by impressionist master Camille Pissarro that was seized from its French Jewish owner during World War II is at the centre of a court battle beginning Tuesday in Paris after surfacing at an exhibition. “La Cueillette des Pois” (Picking Peas), a gouache from 1887, emerged earlier this year on display at the French

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International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts

Painting by Hitler at Italian museum attacked by screwdriver-wielding man

An oil painting by Adolf Hitler on display in an Italian museum suffered minor damage Thursday after a man attacked it with a screwdriver. A spokesperson for the Museum of Salo, east of Milan, said that the middle-aged man shouted “Bastard,” before lunging at the untitled painting, which is being shown publicly for the first

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International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts

An Iranian piano prodigy. A big dream. And an arduous visa process.

When the Iranian pianist and composer, Amir Darabi, was accepted to Berklee College of Music this past summer, everything seemed to be going his way. He had already established himself as a piano prodigy in his home country, released a full-length debut album and performed in numerous prominent venues, including Tehran’s Roudaki Hall. He didn’t

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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USA