February 2012 By Date

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Welcome to the winter edition of www.dorothyswebsite.org! The listings on the site are for free concerts and music-related events in Orange County, parts of Los Angeles County, and parts of the Inland Empire. Most of the events listed are offered to the general public or residents of certain cities free of charge. Events in clubs, bookstores, cafes and other similar venues covered elsewhere generally are not included. This page lists concerts by date for the month of February 2012.

A NOTE ON THE SITE FORMAT: There are two distinct phases of www.dorothyswebsite.org: the site you see now and the summer site. The summer site runs from June through September. During that time the hundreds of summer concerts are listed both by city and by date, for all cities and also divided by county. In addition to the listings, there are a number of other sections: featured artists drawn from the individuals/bands appearing at the concerts, the work of special guests including a painter, photographer and poet, a series of essays on topics of technology-related consumer interest (past subjects have included genetically modified foods, "green" cars and the transition to digital television in the United States), a special links page, summer "extras," and much more. The format you see now is the site's fall/winter/spring format. Concerts are listed by city as well as by date, and you can reach the listings by clicking the appropriate links on either page. Additional art- and performance-related event information (including a listing of art walks) and special notices are included on a separate page as well. As always, comments from visitors are welcome. Please send messages to information@dorothyswebsite.org, or use the e-mail link at the bottom of the page. Thank you for continuing to visit the site - for nine years now! 10th Anniversary summer is coming this year!

What's coming in February? Another relatively quiet month. Most college/university peformances will be back in full swing by the start of the month. Symphony performances and Lunar New Year events continue, and several programs in February celebrate Black History Month (also referred to in some programs as African American Heritage Month). One short note on information which has been coming in to the site (PLEASE READ): There are usually at least three sources of information for the listings - printed materials physically picked up in the cities listed, e-mail messages and newsletters, and information/updates reviewed on websites. Over the last few months there has been an increasing amount of conflicting concert information - often three different versions of information on a single event, with some information listing incorrect times, names of bands appearing, etc. Although attempts are made to reconcile all conflicting information, sometimes this is not possible. Once again, it is recommended that you phone the venue or check for the most up-to-date information on the venue/organizations' website prior to attending a concert. As always, the music at the events listed is free (though the food vendors, rides and other activities found at most of the festivals and fairs are not). Regular site updates take place on the first and third Thursdays of the month. February updates will be on February 2nd and 16th. Please check back often, and be sure to check the site's Twitter page for last-minute updates and new information (see below).

To introduce the site to new visitors and take a look back as the site heads toward its 10th Anniversary summer, the special retrospective on www.dorothyswebsite.org from 2003 to the present will continue this month. The "Concerts By Date" page will provide a bit of history, artwork and information on the site from 2003 - 2007, and the "Concert By City" page will include similar information from 2008 - 2011.

PLEASE REMEMBER: Again, although every attempt is made to bring you the most current performance information possible, ALL SCHEDULES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU CONFIRM ANY PERFORMANCE YOU WISH TO ATTEND. A phone number and web link are included if available. You can follow dorothyswebsite on Twitter as well - click the link at the bottom of the page! Following the site on Twitter will give you access to information on other free events, products and services, plus any last-minute updates on concert information. If you don't want to join Twitter, but would like to see the information, you can visit the site's Twitter page at www.twitter.com/dorothyswebsite. Also, if you'd like an event posted, please send an e-mail with the concert information along with a contact name and phone number to news@dorothyswebsite.org. Thanks!

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FRIDAY JANUARY 27

ANAHEIM - ANAHEIM GARDENWALK PERFORMANCES Jonathan Blake Salazar from 6 - 9 p.m. Performances take place in the Gala Garden at Anaheim GardenWalk, 321 W. Katella, and will be cancelled in inclement weather. Information: (714) 635-7410 or www.anaheimgardenwalk.com.

AZUSA - AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY PERFORMANCES Faculty Recital Series: Agnes Szekely Schwartz, violin, and Mary Au, piano. The program will include works by Liszt, Chopin, Sarasate, Bartok and Ravel. The performance will take place at 8 p.m. in the Munson Recital Hall on the Azusa Pacific University campus. The campus is located at 901 E. Alosta Avenue. Information: (626) 815-3848 or www.apu.edu/music.

CHINO HILLS - PERFORMANCES AT THE SHOPPES AT CHINO HILLS. Give Up the Junk (Jazz/Funk) from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. The Shoppes at Chino Hills presents a variety of performances throughout the year. All events take place at the Shoppes at Chino Hills, 13920 City Center Drive. Information: (866) 909-0305 or www.shoppesatchinohills.com.

COSTA MESA - METRO POINTE ENTERTAINMENT SERIES. Drexx Cannon (Funk/R&B/Dance). Performances take place Friday and Saturday evenings from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) at Metro Pointe at South Coast, 901 South Coast Drive. Stage is outdoors facing the restaurants. No lawn chairs. Information: (714) 481-5009 or www.metropointe.com.

HUNTINGTON BEACH - PERFORMANCES AT BELLA TERRA. Sebastian Sidi (Classical/Pop Pianist) from 7 - 9 p.m. Performances take place from 7 - 9 p.m. on Friday, 6 - 9 p.m. on Saturday, and on some Sundays at the time(s) indicated (unless otherwise noted). Performances take place in the amphitheater outside the Century Theaters. The Bella Terra Center's address is 7777 Edinger Avenue. Information: (714) 897-2534 or www.bellaterra-hb.com.

LONG BEACH - JUST AFTER NOON MUSIC. The First Congregational Church presents weekly concerts from 12:10 - 12:40 p.m. The church is located at 241 Cedar Avenue. Information: (562) 436-2256 or http://www.firstchurchlb.org.

LONG BEACH - LONG BEACH TOWNE CENTER CONCERTS. Performances at the Long Beach Towne Center take place in the Promenade area on Friday and Saturday nights at 6 and 8 p.m. The Long Beach Towne Center is located on Carson Street at the 605 Freeway. Tonight's performances will be: Rock Dr. at 6 p.m. and Michelle Kasajian at 8 p.m. Information: www.longbeachtownecenter.net.

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN AND VICINITY) - USC THORNTON SCHOOL OF MUSIC PERFORMANCES. An Evening of Opera Scenes. The USC Thornton Opera Program presents its annual night of opera scenes. The program will take place at 7 p.m. in the Alfred Newman Recital Hall on the USC campus. All concerts are free and open to the public (exceptions are noted). Also, Music at Noon concerts (classical soloists and chamber ensembles) take place every Wednesday at noon in the United University Church on the USC campus. Ask about the arts parking discount when going to a concert. Information: (213) 740-2584 or www.usc.edu/music.

PASADENA - PASADENA COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA. The Pasadena Community Orchestra will present a concert at 8 p.m. at the Pasadena First Church of the Nazarene, 3700 E. Sierra Madre Boulevard. The program will include Smetana: Sarka (from Ma Vlast), Mozart: Symphony No. 39, and Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 with violin soloist Joyce Pan. Information: (626) 445-6708 or www.pcomusic.org.

PASADENA - CALTECH PERFORMANCES. Caltech Chamber Ensembles, Delores Bing, director. Performances will take place on Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. in Dabney Lounge on the Caltech campus. Each program will be different, and performances will include a variety of ensembles, piano duets, trios and quartets, music for strings, woodwinds, and harpsichord, and more. See website for campus directions. Information: (626) 395-3295, www.events.caltech.edu or www.music-theater-art.caltech.edu.

RIVERSIDE - RIVERSIDE PLAZA PERFORMANCES. Stereoflux (Acoustic Rock, Main Street, 7 - 9 p.m.), and Jack Gowing (Classic Rock/Country, West End/El Torito Courtyard, 7 - 9 p.m.). Two sets of performances are Main Street Events and shows on the courtyard near El Torito on Friday and Saturday nights from 7 - 9 p.m. and Main Street performances on Sundays from 6 - 9 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) at Riverside Plaza. Riverside Plaza is located off Central Avenue between Riverside Avenue and DeAnza. Information: (951) 683-1066 x113 or www.shopriversideplaza.com.

SAN PEDRO/WILMINGTON AREA - SOUTH BAY CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY CONCERTS. Levin-Leonard-Huh Piano Trio: Ida Levin, violin, Ronald Leonard, cello, and Inyoung Huh, piano. The trio will perform works by Haydn, Beethoven and Schumann. The concert will take place at 8 p.m. in the Los Angeles Harbor College Music Recital Hall, 111 Figueroa Place in Wilmington. See website for directions to the campus. Information: www.palosverdes.com/sbcms or www.lahc.cc.ca.us.

TORRANCE - BEACH CITIES SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Barry Brisk, conductor and music director. The Beach Cities Symphony performance will take place at 8:15 p.m. in Marsee Auditorium on the El Camino College Center for the Arts campus, 16007 Crenshaw Boulevard at Redondo Beach Boulevard. The program for the concert will include Tchaikovsky: Polonaise from Eugene Onegin, Elgar: Cello Concerto Op. 85, with Jerome Kessler, cello soloist, and Beethoven: Symphony No. 8. There is also a pre-concert lecture in the main auditorium starting at 7:30 p.m. No reservations or tickets are required, and Friday night parking on campus is $2. Information: (310) 379-9725, (310) 539-4649 or www.beachcitiessymphony.org.

Dorothyswebsite.org began in the summer of 2003 as little more than a computer exercise in the Cypress College Adult Education computer labs. Originally intended to last about a month, the site will enter its tenth summer in 2012. This month a brief retrospective will be presented on the site for both new and returning visitors to show a bit more about how the site has grown and changed since its inception. The picture above shows the initial site heading and some of the main categories within the site. In that first summer, the concert pages listed events in 18 venues in 15 cities.

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SATURDAY JANUARY 28

ALHAMBRA - DOWNTOWN ALHAMBRA ROCKS ON SATURDAY NIGHT. Chain of Souls (Classic Rock). Enjoy music every Saturday night from 6 - 10 p.m. on the Rick's Main Street Stage, 132 W. Main Street. Concerts are presented by Marini Music and Rick's. Information: (626) 289-0241.

AZUSA - AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY PERFORMANCES Chamber Singers: "No Strings Attached." Michelle Jensen, conductor. The evening will feature works fro all periods and many genres with one thing in common - no instruments allowed. The performance will take place at 8 p.m. in the Munson Recital Hall on the Azusa Pacific University campus. The campus is located at 901 E. Alosta Avenue. Information: (626) 815-3848 or www.apu.edu/music.

CHINO - PERFORMANCES AT THE CHINO SPECTRUM/TOWNE CENTER. The Chino Spectrum/Towne Center presents live music on Saturday nights at 6 p.m. The Chino Spectrum/Towne Center is located off Grand Avenue at the 71 Freeway. Tonight's performances will be: Mike Peralta at the Spectrum Marketplace and Richard Schmeig at the Towne Center. Information: (714) 259-1046 or www.shopchinospectrum.com.

CHINO HILLS - PERFORMANCES AT THE SHOPPES AT CHINO HILLS. Aaron Lee and the Love Vigilantes from 6 - 8 p.m. The Shoppes at Chino Hills presents a variety of performances throughout the year. All events take place at the Shoppes at Chino Hills, 13920 City Center Drive. Information: (866) 909-0305 or www.shoppesatchinohills.com.

CLAREMONT - CLAREMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Concert for Young People, led by Gary Iida, and Larry Lowder, conductor. The program will take place at 10:30 a.m. in Bridges Hall of Music at the Claremont Colleges, 150 E. 4th Street at College Avenue. Information: www.claremontso.org.

COSTA MESA - METRO POINTE ENTERTAINMENT SERIES. LA Jones (Diverse Blues). Performances take place Friday and Saturday evenings from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) at Metro Pointe at South Coast, 901 South Coast Drive. Stage is outdoors facing the restaurants. No lawn chairs. Information: (714) 481-5009 or www.metropointe.com.

HUNTINGTON BEACH - PERFORMANCES AT BELLA TERRA. Danny Maika (Singer/Guitarist) from 6:30 - 10 p.m. Performances take place from 7 - 9 p.m. on Friday, 6 - 9 p.m. on Saturday, and on some Sundays at the time(s) indicated (unless otherwise noted). Performances take place in the amphitheater outside the Century Theaters. The Bella Terra Center's address is 7777 Edinger Avenue. Information: (714) 897-2534 or www.bellaterra-hb.com.

LONG BEACH - LONG BEACH MOZART FESTIVAL PROGRAMS. Grand Finale Concert. The program will feature the Concerto Competition Grand Prize Winner and the Mozart Festival Orchestra, Dr. Leland Vail, conductor, and Dr. Johannes Muller-Stosch, guest conductor. The concert will take place at 4 p.m. in the Gerald R. Daniel Recital Hall in the Carpenter Center on the CSULB campus. The Long Beach Mozart Festival is a community-wide arts organization with the mission of encouraging the study and appreciation of classical music. The festival provides performance opportunities, scholarships and encouragement to gifted young instrumental and vocal musicians. Information: (424) 772-1099, www.longbeachmozartfestival.org or www.csulb.edu.

LONG BEACH - LONG BEACH TOWNE CENTER CONCERTS. Performances at the Long Beach Towne Center take place in the Promenade area on Friday and Saturday nights at 6 and 8 p.m. The Long Beach Towne Center is located on Carson Street at the 605 Freeway. Tonight's performances will be: Ponder at 6 p.m. and Damien Jordan at 8 p.m. Information: www.longbeachtownecenter.net.

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN AND VICINITY) - GOLDEN DRAGON PARADE AND CHINESE LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION IN CHINATOWN. The 113th Golden Dragon Parade will take place on Saturday from 1 - 4 p.m. in Chinatown. The parade will begin at Hill Street/Ord Street, then continue on Hill to Bernard and finish on Broadway. The Chinese Lunar New Year Festival will take place on Saturday from 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. at 727 N. Hill Street. There will be a variety of cultural performances and community and vendor booths. Additional festivities and entertainment will take place in Chinatown at Central Plaza, 943 - 951 N. Broadway, on Saturday from noon - 8 p.m. and Sunday from noon - 5 p.m. The celebrations will include cultural performances, artisans, arts and crafts and more. Information: (213) 617-0396, (213) 680-0243, www.lagoldendragonparade.com, www.lachinesechamber.org or www.chinatownla.com.

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN AND VICINITY) - PERFORMANCES AT THE COLBURN SCHOOL. Academy Young Artist performances at 4 p.m. in Thayer Hall. Performances are open to the public and are free of charge. The Colburn School is located at 200 South Grand across from the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Information: (213) 621-2200 or www.colburnschool.edu.

LOS ANGELES (SOUTH AND EAST) - PACIFIC STANDARD TIME FESTIVAL EVENTS. Civic Virtue: Watts Towers Here and Now. The celebration of the Watts cultural community will include a new public sculpture, celebratory readings and musical performances. A reception and short story/poetry readings will take place from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Watts Towers Arts Center, 1727 East 107th Street. A reception, musical performances and exhibition of O'Speak, Speak 2 artists will be held from 2 - 5 p.m. at the Watts Labor Community Action Committee gallery at 10950 South Central Avenue. Information: www.pacificstandardtimefestival.org.

MARINA DEL REY - FISHERMAN'S VILLAGE CONCERT SERIES. Jimbo Ross and the Bodacious Blues Band. Outdoor performances are from 1 - 4 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday at Fisherman's Village, 13755 Fiji Way, weather permitting. Parking is available for two hours with validation. Information: (310) 305-9545, visitor information, or www.visitmarinadelrey.com.

MONTEREY PARK - 2012 CHINESE NEW YEAR FESTIVAL. The Monterey Park Chinese New Year Festival will take place from 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday on Garvey Avenue between Garfield and Nicholson. The opening ceremony at 11 a.m. on Saturday will include firecrackers, a traditional Chinese Lion Dance and dragon dance. The festival will include food and gift vendors, a carnival fun zone/amusement rides (fee), and performances of traditional Chinese music, dance and martial arts on the main stage. Information: (323) 268-4982 x500 or www.ci.monterey-park.ca.us.

RIVERSIDE - RIVERSIDE LUNAR NEW YEAR FESTIVAL. The Lunar New Year Festival will take place in Downtown Riverside, time/location TBA. There will be a parade, art museum displays, a variety of dance, music and martial arts performances, a sake/beer garden, children's village and more. The evening will conclude with a fireworks display. More information will be available closer to the date of the event. Information: (951) 453-3548 or www.lunarfestriverside.com.

RIVERSIDE - RIVERSIDE PLAZA PERFORMANCES. Sal and Isela (Folk/Classics, Main Street, 7 - 9 p.m.), and Music 4 Your Day (Pop Favorites, West End/El Torito Courtyard, 7 - 9 p.m.). Two sets of performances are Main Street Events and shows on the courtyard near El Torito on Friday and Saturday nights from 7 - 9 p.m. and Main Street performances on Sundays from 6 - 9 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) at Riverside Plaza. Riverside Plaza is located off Central Avenue between Riverside Avenue and DeAnza. Information: (951) 683-1066 x113 or www.shopriversideplaza.com.

RIVERSIDE - LA SIERRA UNIVERSITY PERFORMANCES. La Sierra University Symphony Orchestra, John Carter, conductor. The Winter Orchestra Concert will take place at 7 p.m. in Hole Memorial Auditorium on the La Sierra campus, 4500 Riverside Parkway. The program will include works by Bloch, Stravinsky and Brahms. See campus website for directions. Information: (951) 785-2036, (800) 874-5587 or www.lasierra.edu/music.

TORRANCE - MUSICAL MORNINGS! TODDLER/PRESCHOOL CONCERT SERIES. The series of Saturday morning concerts is recommended for children ages one to five and showcases some of the best names in musical entertainment for children. The performance is from 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. in the Katy Geissert Civic Center Library community meeting room, 3301 Torrance Boulevard at the Civic Center. Information: (310) 618-5964, www.torranceca.gov or www.library.torranceca.gov.

WESTMINSTER - 2012 TET PARADE. The City of Westminster will present the 2012 Tet Parade on January 28. The parade will begin at 9:30 a.m. and take place in Little Saigon on Bolsa Avenue between Magnolia Street and Bushard Street. The community event honors the city's rich cultural heritage and celebrates the Lunar New Year. Information: (714) 895-2860 or www.westminster-ca.gov.

In addition to the concert listings, the site contained photographs I had taken while living and travelling overseas. The picture of Venice was taken in 1984 and appeared on the home page in the summer of 2003. (Photograph © 1984 Dorothy A. Birsic)

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SUNDAY JANUARY 29

BEVERLY HILLS - MUSIC AT THE BEVERLY HILLS FARMERS MARKET. The Beverly Hills Farmers Market takes place Sundays from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. in the 9300 block of Civic Center Drive. There is music at the market from 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. January artists are: Jan. 1 - Market closed; Jan. 8 - Fontain Muse; Jan. 15 - Damion Wolfe; Jan. 22 - Christy Schmidt; and Jan. 29 - May Stands Still. Information: (310) 285-6830 or www.beverlyhills.org, go to "Attractions."

EAGLE ROCK - PACIFIC STANDARD TIME FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES. Welcome Inn Time Machine. The Society for the Activation of Social Space through Art and Sound (SASSAS) will transform Eagle Rock's Welcome Inn into a venue for live performances by creating a free, six-hour event featuring experimental music originating in Southern California between 1949 and 1977. Micro concerts will take place in individual rooms, allowing key moments in sound and music history to be experienced simultaneously and sequentially in a single location. Among the more than one dozen works presented will be: Bruce Nauman's "Violin Tuned D.E.A.D.," Pauline Oliveros' "Sonic Meditations," L.A. Free Music Society's (LAFMS) "Pyramid Headphones," James Tenney's "Postal Pieces," and David Ornette Cherry and poet Kamau Daaood revisiting "Something Else, The Music of Ornette Coleman." The event will take place from 4 - 10 p.m. at the Welcome Inn Eagle Rock, 1840 West Colorado Boulevard. No reservations/ticket needed. Information: www.sassas.org or www.pacificstandardtimefestival.org.

FULLERTON - FULLERTON FRIENDS OF MUSIC CONCERT SERIES. Chamber Music Palisades: Delores Stevens, piano, Susan Greenberg, flute, Sarah Thornblade, violin, Alma Fernandez, viola, and Armen Ksajikian, cello. The program will include works by Mozart, Jan Novak, Schubert and Brahms. The concert will take place at 3:30 p.m. in the Sunny Hills High School Performing Arts Center, 1801 Warburton Way. Information: (714) 525-5836, (714) 529-7758 or www.fullertonfriendsofmusic.com.

FULLERTON - ST. ANDREWS MONTHLY CONCERT SERIES. Pianist Steven Speciale. The program will include a performance of selections by Bach, Haydn, Ginastera and Elgar. Concerts are held at 4:30 p.m at the Episcopal Church of St. Andrew the Apostle, 1231 E. Chapman Avenue. Information: (714) 526-6836, (714) 870-4350 or www.standrewsfullerton.org.

LA VERNE - UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE PERFORMANCES. Reed Gratz Band. The concert will take place at 6 p.m. in Morgan Auditorium. Performances take place on the University of La Verne campus in the Ann and Steve Morgan Auditorium, 2nd Floor #104, Founders Hall, 1950 Third Street, or in University Chapel, Third Street across from Founders Hall. Information: (909) 593-3511, http://sites.laverne.edu/music/concert-series or www.laverne.edu.

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN AND VICINITY) - CHINESE LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION IN CHINATOWN. Festivities and entertainment celebrating the Lunar New Year continue on Sunday in Chinatown at Central Plaza, 943 - 951 N. Broadway, from noon - 5 p.m. The celebrations will include cultural performances, artisans, arts and crafts and more. Information: (213) 617-0396, (213) 680-0243, www.lagoldendragonparade.com, www.lachinesechamber.org or www.chinatownla.com.

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN AND VICINITY) - PERFORMANCES AT THE COLBURN SCHOOL. Honors Recital at 3 p.m. in Zipper Hall. Performances are open to the public and are free of charge. The Colburn School is located at 200 South Grand across from the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Information: (213) 621-2200 or www.colburnschool.edu.

LOS ANGELES (MID-WILSHIRE/MUSEUM DISTRICT) - "SUNDAYS LIVE" CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES Brasil Guitar Duo (Joao Luiz and Douglas Lora) perform selections by Rameau, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Villa-Lobos and Piazzolla. Concerts are at 6 p.m. at the Leo S. Bing Theater of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd. Visit the Sundays Live website to find other ways of listening to the concerts, including LACMA's streaming audio of the performances. Information: (323) 857-6234, www.sundayslive.org or www.lacma.org.

LOS ANGELES (WEST) - AMERICAN YOUTH SYMPHONY. Two concerts. At 4 p.m., special family concert with assistant conductor Radu Paponiu and violin soloist Cheryl Kim. The program will include works by Mozart, Prokofiev, Bartok, Kreisler and De Falla. Reservations are required. At 7 p.m., Alexander Treger, conductor with cello soloist Ronald Leonard. The program for the evening concert will include Stucky: Ancora, Elgar: Cello Concerto Op. 85, E Minor, and Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor "From the New World." The concert will take place at 7 p.m., and both shows will be in Royce Hall on the UCLA campus. The evening concert will be preceded by a 6 p.m. pre-concert talk. Non-members must reserve tickets for general admission online or by phone; registration for the concert is available at this time. Information: (310) 470-2332 or www.aysymphony.org.

MARINA DEL REY - FISHERMAN'S VILLAGE CONCERT SERIES. Susie Hansen Latin Band (Latin Jazz/Salsa). Outdoor performances are from 1 - 4 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday at Fisherman's Village, 13755 Fiji Way, weather permitting. Parking is available for two hours with validation. Information: (310) 305-9545, visitor information, or www.visitmarinadelrey.com.

RIVERSIDE - RIVERSIDE PLAZA PERFORMANCES. Riverside Plaza Showcase (Fresh and New Live Music, Main Street, 6 - 8 p.m.). Two sets of performances are Main Street Events and shows on the courtyard near El Torito on Friday and Saturday nights from 7 - 9 p.m. and Main Street performances on Sundays from 6 - 8 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) at Riverside Plaza. Riverside Plaza is located off Central Avenue between Riverside Avenue and DeAnza. Information: (951) 683-1066 x113 or www.shopriversideplaza.com.

SANTA MONICA - LIVE MUSIC AT THE SUNDAY FARMERS MARKET.. Artists TBA. The Sunday Farmers Market takes place from 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Main Street/Ocean Park. Music is from about 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Information: (310) 458-8712, (310) 458-8411, www.smgov.net/farmers_market/index.htm or www.farmersmarket.santa-monica.org.

TUSTIN - LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION. The Tustin Library will present a "Year of the Dragon" celebration from 2 - 5 p.m. in the library plaza. There will be music and dance performances, a fashion show, crafts, an art exhibit and more. The library is located at the Tustin Civic Center, 345 E. Main at Centennial. Information: (714) 544-7725 or www.ocpl.org, go to branch events.

YORBA LINDA - NIXON LIBRARY FAMILY CONCERT SERIES Chamber Music by USC Music School (program may have changed). All performances (unless otherwise indicated) are at 2 p.m. at the Nixon Library, 18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard near Imperial Highway. Doors open at 1:15 p.m. Information: (714) 993-5075, (714) 993-3393, www.nixonlibrary.org or www.nixonfoundation.org.

Other sections of the site that first summer included "Poetry and Photos" (six poems from a book of poetry I had written entitled Journeys, Destinations, Routes), a series of writing excerpts from works I had written both professionally and in graduate school, and the first ever www.dorothyswebsite.org essay. The first essay was a lament, shall we say, about the student loan system -- concerning issues which are still valid today. That essay, and all the essays which have appeared on the site over its nine summers, can be viewed by going to www.dorothyswebsite.org/essay_archives.html. These archives have remained posted from the 2011 summer site (for which the theme was "Game Changer") and will continue to be available for viewers to see/read. Please note: you can navigate from essay to essay within the archives, but if you click any of the "home" links, they will take you back to the current winter home page. Also, the poem below is one which appeared on the site during its first summer. (Sydney, Australia photograph © 1985 Dorothy A. Birsic)

MONDAY JANUARY 30

AZUSA - AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY PERFORMANCES String Chamber Music Concert. Cheri Cole, director. The performance will take place at 8 p.m. in the Munson Recital Hall on the Azusa Pacific University campus. The campus is located at 901 E. Alosta Avenue. Information: (626) 815-3848 or www.apu.edu/music.

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN AND VICINITY) - PERFORMANCES AT THE COLBURN SCHOOL. Concert Band/Wind Ensemble Concert at 7:30 p.m. in Zipper Hall. Performances are open to the public and are free of charge. The Colburn School is located at 200 South Grand across from the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Information: (213) 621-2200 or www.colburnschool.edu.

TUESDAY JANUARY 31

CLAREMONT - CGU CONCERTS AT THE CLAREMONT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY (CST). Faculty Concert: Nadia Shpachenko, piano, and Chan Ho Yun, violin. Piano, Toy Piano and Percussion: Works by Franck, Crumb, Yates, and Kopplin. This performance will take place in Mudd Theater, Seeley G. Mudd Building, at the Claremont School of Theology. Sponsored by the Department of Music at Claremont Graduate University and the Claremont School of Theology, the concerts will take place on Tuesdays at 4:15 p.m. in Kresge Chapel at the Claremont School of Theology, 1325 N. College Avenue (unless otherwise indicated). Information: (909) 607-3289 or www.cgu.edu, Music Department.

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1

GLENDALE - FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH "MUSIC AT NOON" CONCERTS. The First Baptist Church invites the public to a free half-hour concert on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. The concerts will take place from 12:10 p.m. to 12:40 p.m. in the Sanctuary at the First Baptist Church, 209 N. Louise Street. On February 1: The Malkin-Trybeck Duo with Iris Malkin, soprano, and Edward Trybeck, guitar. On February 15: Adriana Zoppo's Ergo Musica. Information: (818) 242-2113, www.fbcglendale.net or www.glendalenoonconcerts.blogspot.com.

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN AND VICINITY) - MIDDAY ORGAN RECITAL AT OUR LADY OF ANGELS CATHEDRAL. Free half-hour organ recitals at 12:45 p.m. on most Wednesdays. (See date calendars to confirm concerts or call venue.) Cathedral address is 555 W. Temple. Information: (213) 680-5200 or http://www.olacathedral.org.

PASADENA - PASADENA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH MUSIC AT NOON CONCERTS. Alex Wasserman, piano. Concerts take place at 12:10 in the church sanctuary and are open to the public. The church is in Downtown Pasadena at the corner of Colorado and Madison. Information: (626) 793-2191 or www.ppc.net/music/noonconcerts.html.

SANTA MONICA - CROSSROADS SCHOOL PERFORMANCES. US Solo Vocal Concert from 7 - 9 p.m. The performance will take place in Roth Hall, 21st Street Campus, 1714 21st Street. Information: (310) 829-7391 or www.xrds.org.

"IF IDEAS WERE LIKE CHILDREN"

If ideas were like children and didn't spring full blown
From a fertile imagination in the minds where they were sown
They'd need a guiding hand just like a parent's love
To guide them to maturity without a push or shove
You'd feed them with attention and clothe them with great care
Wrapped in a good environment where with others they could share
An artist's love of beauty, a scientist's search for truth
An engineer's precision to prosper in their youth
And as they did continue to develop and to grow
As a product of their nurturing other ideas they might sow
And between Divinity or Darwin if one should choose their fate
It wouldn't be long before another idea came knocking at the gate.

And what happened once that first summer ended? For registering the domain name, I received a free one-page web space. Only the concert listings continued on an ongoing basis from the end of September through the beginning of June for several years. It was a "primitive" page in the sense that no pictures were allowed (the "Coming Soon" graphic which appeared on the page was one of only a few possible choices available). There was a choice of only one color for the background and one color for the text, so the site remained with beige-ish/gold-ish text on a black background for most of the year while I decided on what to do the next summer. Click here to view a sample of that page. The sample page is from 2007, but it is how the page appeared in the non-summer months for several years beginning in 2003.

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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2

ANAHEIM - DOWNTOWN ANAHEIM FARMERS MARKET. Farmers Market hours are noon - 7 p.m. Bands and entertainment times vary. Check website for weekly schedules. The market is located at Center Street Promenade and Lemon Street (south of Lincoln and east of Harbor Blvd). Information: (714) 956-3586 or www.downtownanaheim.com.

CLAREMONT - MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. COMMEMORATION: ACTIVIST CONCERT. The Claremont Colleges Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Activist Concert will host poetics, spoken word artists and hip hop activists in Southern California and will feature students from the Claremont Colleges. The event will take place at 6:30 p.m. in Balch Auditorium at Scripps College, 10th Street at Columbia. Information: (909) 607-3669 or www.collegescalendar.org.

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN AND VICINITY) - NOONTIME ORGAN RECITAL AT FCCLA. The First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, 540 S. Commonwealth at 6th, offers weekly half-hour organ concerts on Thursdays beginning at 12:10 p.m. Concerts are open to the public. Information: (213) 385-1345 or http://www.fccla.org.

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN AND VICINITY) - PERFORMANCES AT THE COLBURN SCHOOL. Performance Forum at 11 a.m. in Thayer Hall. Performances are open to the public and are free of charge. The Colburn School is located at 200 South Grand across from the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Information: (213) 621-2200 or www.colburnschool.edu.

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN AND VICINITY) - USC THORNTON SCHOOL OF MUSIC PERFORMANCES. Thornton Jazz Orchestra. Bob Mintzer will lead the orchestra, faculty guitarist Frank Potenza and studio/jazz guitar students in a tribute to legendary jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery. The program will include a variety of big band arrangements written by Oliver Nelson, Don Sebesky and Johnny Pate. The performance will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Carson Television Center Sound Stage on the USC campus. Also, Music at Noon concerts (classical soloists and chamber ensembles) take place every Wednesday at noon in the United University Church on the USC campus. Ask about the arts parking discount when going to a concert. Information: (213) 740-2584 or www.usc.edu/music.

LOS ANGELES (WEST) - "FOWLER OUT LOUD" AT THE UCLA FOWLER MUSEUM. UCLA Near Eastern Takht Ensemble. The Ensemble performs unique musical styles from the Arab world including pop, classical, and transcendental improvisation. Performances take place at 6 p.m. outdoors in the courtyard of the Fowler Museum on the UCLA campus. Information: (310) 825-4361 or www.fowler.ucla.edu.

MARINA DEL REY/WESTCHESTER AREA - LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENTS. Two events. At time TBA (check site "Events" to confirm), "Burning Jazz and Spoken Word." The program will feature a performance of inspirational poetry and music by David Ornette Cherry and the Ensemble for Improvisors. The event will take place in University Hall, Suite 3000 of the Marymount Institute. From 7:30 - 9 p.m., the Hands for Africa Reach Concert will take place in the LMU Auditorium. The event will feature a performance and presentation about the blood diamond industry in Sierra Leone. The Loyola Marymount University campus is located at 1 LMU Drive. See campus website for directions. Information: (310) 338-3018, (310) 338-5808 or www.lmu.edu.

POMONA - CAL POLY POMONA STUDENT PERFORMANCES. On February 2 at noon, Winter Showcase Music Hour directed by David Kopplin. On February 16 from 8 - 10 p.m., Honors Invitational Recital featuring music students exhibiting excellence in musical achievement. Performances will take place in the Music Recital Hall on the Cal Poly campus, Bldg. 24-191. Visit the website for campus directions. Information: (909) 869-3548 or http://class.csupomona.edu/mu.

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3

CHINO HILLS - PERFORMANCES AT THE SHOPPES AT CHINO HILLS. Michael SG from 5 - 9 p.m. The Shoppes at Chino Hills presents a variety of performances throughout the year. All events take place at the Shoppes at Chino Hills, 13920 City Center Drive. Information: (866) 909-0305 or www.shoppesatchinohills.com.

CLAREMONT - FRIDAY NOON CONCERT SERIES Trio Lykos: Rachel V. Huang, violin, Roger Lebow, cello, and Gayle Blankenburg, piano. The group will perform works by Brahms and Schubert. The Friday Noon Concert Series is sponsored by the Departments of Music at Pomona and Scripps Colleges. Performances take place at 12:15 p.m. in Balch Auditorium, Scripps College, 1030 Columbia Avenue. Information: (909) 607-3266, www.music.pomona.edu or www.collegescalendar.org.

CLAREMONT - PERFORMANCES AT THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES. Pomona College: Ussachevsky Memorial Festival of Electronic Music. The first concert of the festival will take place at 8 p.m. on Friday, followed on Saturday at 3 p.m. with a lecture/demonstration by composer Benjamin Broening. Both of these events will take place in Lyman Hall, Thatcher Music Building, 340 N. College Avenue. On Saturday at 8 p.m., the second concert of the festival will include works by a variety of composers performed by college faculty members, robot performers and the Pomona College Band, conducted by Graydon Beeks. The festival is coordinated by cellist/composer Tom Flaherty. The Saturday evening concert will take place in Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. 4th Street. Information: (909) 607-2671, www.music.pomona.edu, or www.collegescalendar.org.

COSTA MESA - METRO POINTE ENTERTAINMENT SERIES. Heart 'N Soul (R&B/Latin/Dance). Performances take place Friday and Saturday evenings from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) at Metro Pointe at South Coast, 901 South Coast Drive. Stage is outdoors facing the restaurants. No lawn chairs. Information: (714) 481-5009 or www.metropointe.com.

FONTANA - CRUISING SPRING STREET: CRUISE NIGHT AND MARKET NIGHT. Hot rods, low riders and live music in downtown Fontana every first Friday of the month. Event is from 5 - 9 p.m. in downtown Fontana at Sierra Avenue and Spring Street (main entrance on Sierra). Band for tonight: TBA. Information: (909) 428-8360, (909) 349-6900, www.fontana.org/index.aspx?NID=1106 or www.fontana.org.

GLENDORA - AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Christopher Russell, conductor, with soloists Kristi Chiou, piano, Grace Kwon, violin, and Lulu Zhang, cello. The program will include Brett Dean: Testament (U.S. premiere), Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 in E Flat Major, Op. 107 - Allegretto, Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs), Op. 20, Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major, Op. 61, and Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61. The performance will take place at 8 p.m. at Glenkirk Church, 1700 E. Palopinto Avenue. Information: (626) 815-3848 or www.apu.edu/music.

LONG BEACH - LONG BEACH TOWNE CENTER CONCERTS. Performances at the Long Beach Towne Center take place in the Promenade area on Friday and Saturday nights at 6 and 8 p.m. The Long Beach Towne Center is located on Carson Street at the 605 Freeway. Tonight's performances will be: Eric Krause at 6 p.m. and Dave Fell at 8 p.m. Information: www.longbeachtownecenter.net.

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN AND VICINITY) - PERFORMANCES AT THE COLBURN SCHOOL. Friday Night Recital at 8 p.m. in Mayman Hall. Performances are open to the public and are free of charge. The Colburn School is located at 200 South Grand across from the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Information: (213) 621-2200 or www.colburnschool.edu.

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN AND VICINITY) - USC THORNTON SCHOOL OF MUSIC PERFORMANCES. Classical Guitar Alumni Recital. Alumni from the classical guitar program will return to perform new and old works. The program will take place at 8 p.m. in the Jeanette MacDonald Recital Hall on the USC campus. Also, Music at Noon concerts (classical soloists and chamber ensembles) take place every Wednesday at noon in the United University Church on the USC campus. Ask about the arts parking discount when going to a concert. Information: (213) 740-2584 or www.usc.edu/music.

MANHATTAN BEACH - BACHS LUNCH RECITAL AT TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH. Songs and Arias by Leonard Bernstein with Susan Dietz, soprano, and Victoria Kirsch, piano. The performance is from 12:15 - 12:45 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1340 Eleventh Street. Information: (310) 937-7275 or www.palosverdes.com/tlcmusic.

PASADENA - CALTECH PERFORMANCES. Caltech Chamber Ensembles, Delores Bing, director. Performances will take place at 8 p.m. in Dabney Lounge on the Caltech campus. Each program will be different, and performances will include a variety of ensembles, piano duets, trios and quartets, music for strings, woodwinds, and harpsichord, and more. See website for campus directions. Information: (626) 395-3295, www.events.caltech.edu or www.music-theater-art.caltech.edu.

RIVERSIDE - RIVERSIDE PLAZA PERFORMANCES. The Salty Raisins (Debut performance, Main Street, 7 - 9 p.m.), and James Alexander (80s, from 80s Rewind, West End/El Torito Courtyard, 7 - 9 p.m.). Two sets of performances are Main Street Events and shows on the courtyard near El Torito on Friday and Saturday nights from 7 - 9 p.m. and Main Street performances on Sundays from 6 - 9 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) at Riverside Plaza. Riverside Plaza is located off Central Avenue between Riverside Avenue and DeAnza. Information: (951) 683-1066 x113 or www.shopriversideplaza.com.

Those who know me know I have no background in computer programming/languages, design, or any other field you'd think one might have to create and run a website. So . . . after 2003 I thought I'd continue to teach myself a bit more about creating a site. I learned a bit more about "HTML" and continued using the Front Page software program when I began creating the 2004 summer website. In 2003 I had used a stock theme design from the Front Page program, but I decided to create my own graphics for 2004. Although I set up the structure and navigation for the 2004 site on Front Page, I decided to do as much of the rest of the site as I could on my own. The image above is of the heading from the 2004 summer home page.

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SATURDAY FEBRUARY 4

ALHAMBRA - DOWNTOWN ALHAMBRA ROCKS ON SATURDAY NIGHT. Ronny and the Classics (Rock and Roll, 1950s - today). Enjoy music every Saturday night from 6 - 10 p.m. on the Rick's Main Street Stage, 132 W. Main Street. Concerts are presented by Marini Music and Rick's. Information: (626) 289-0241.

ALHAMBRA/SAN GABRIEL - SAN GABRIEL VALLEY LUNAR NEW YEAR FESTIVAL. The San Gabriel Valley Annual Lunar New Year Festival will take place from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. along Valley Boulevard between Garfield and Alamansor. There will be cultural music and dance performances, food and merchandise vendors, community booths and more. Information: (626) 395-9995 or www.lunarnewyearparade.com.

CERRITOS - FESTIVAL OF FRIENDSHIP. The City of Cerritos and the Let Freedom Ring Committee, in conjunction with the Los Cerritos Center, present the Festival of Friendship. The festival provides the public with a unique opportunity to learn about the City's rich diversity through a variety of cultural music and dance performances on three stages throughout the Los Cerritos Center mall (South Street/605 Freeway). The event will take place from noon - 4 p.m., and the stages are the Forever 21 Stage, Sears Stage, and Nordstrom Stage/Children's Area. During program intermissions, special commemorative gifts will be available at each stage. See Los Cerritos Center website "events" for schedule of performances. Information: (562) 916-1254, www.cerritos.us or www.shoploscerritos.com.

CHINO - PERFORMANCES AT THE CHINO SPECTRUM/TOWNE CENTER. The Chino Spectrum/Towne Center presents live music on Saturday nights from 6 - 9 p.m. The Chino Spectrum/Towne Center is located off Grand Avenue at the 71 Freeway. Tonight's performances will be: Robert Jon at the Spectrum Marketplace and Clif Miller at the Towne Center. Information: (714) 259-1046 or www.shopchinospectrum.com.

CHINO HILLS - PERFORMANCES AT THE SHOPPES AT CHINO HILLS. Avenue Groove from 5 - 8 p.m. The Shoppes at Chino Hills presents a variety of performances throughout the year. All events take place at the Shoppes at Chino Hills, 13920 City Center Drive. Information: (866) 909-0305 or www.shoppesatchinohills.com.

COSTA MESA - METRO POINTE ENTERTAINMENT SERIES. 2AZZ1 (Urban Jazz/R&B). Performances take place Friday and Saturday evenings from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) at Metro Pointe at South Coast, 901 South Coast Drive. Stage is outdoors facing the restaurants. No lawn chairs. Information: (714) 481-5009 or www.metropointe.com.

LONG BEACH - LONG BEACH TOWNE CENTER CONCERTS. Performances at the Long Beach Towne Center take place in the Promenade area on Friday and Saturday nights at 6 and 8 p.m. The Long Beach Towne Center is located on Carson Street at the 605 Freeway. Tonight's performances will be: Jennifer Taylor at 6 p.m. and Richard Schmieg at 8 p.m. Information: www.longbeachtownecenter.net.

MARINA DEL REY - FISHERMAN'S VILLAGE CONCERT SERIES. Blue Breeze Band (Motown/R&B/Jazz). Outdoor performances are from 1 - 4 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday at Fisherman's Village, 13755 Fiji Way, weather permitting. Parking is available for two hours with validation. Information: (310) 305-9545, visitor information, or www.visitmarinadelrey.com.

MARINA DEL REY/WESTCHESTER - LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY PERFORMANCES. Music Faculty Recital: Mark Saya. The performance will take place at 8 p.m. in the Murphy Recital Hall of the Burns Fine Arts Center on the Loyola Marymount University campus, 1 LMU Drive. See campus website for directions. Information: (310) 338-5386 or www.lmu.edu.

PASADENA - COLBURN SCHOOL ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCE. This year the Colburn Orchestra, with Music Director Yehuda Gilad, will be presenting a series of five free concerts. This next concert of the series will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S. St. John Avenue. The program will include works by Adams, Mahler and Dvorak. Tickets are free, but reservations are required and can be made via the Colburn School website listed. Information: (213) 621-2200, www.colburnschool.edu/colburnorchestra or http://theambassadorauditorium.org.

PASADENA - PASADENA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH FRIENDS OF MUSIC CONCERTS. John Weaver, organist. The evening will be a Hymn Festival featuring works from Dr. Weaver's long compositional career, assisted by the Kirk Choir of Pasadena Presbyterian Church. The program will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the Pasadena Presbyterian Church. The church is in Downtown Pasadena at the corner of Colorado and Madison, 585 E. Colorado. Information: (626) 793-2191 or www.ppc.net.

PASADENA - CALTECH PERFORMANCES. Caltech Jazz Bands, William Bing, conductor. The Caltech Jazz Bands will present their 3rd annual Latin Jazz Concert. The program will take place at 8 p.m. in Beckman Auditorium on the Caltech campus. Information: (626) 395-3295, www.events.caltech.edu or www.music-theater-art.caltech.edu.

RIVERSIDE - RIVERSIDE PLAZA PERFORMANCES. The McIntree Boys (Irish Rock, Main Street, 7 - 9 p.m.), and Jamaica Bob (West End/El Torito Courtyard, 7 - 9 p.m.). Two sets of performances are Main Street Events and shows on the courtyard near El Torito on Friday and Saturday nights from 7 - 9 p.m. and Main Street performances on Sundays from 6 - 9 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) at Riverside Plaza. Riverside Plaza is located off Central Avenue between Riverside Avenue and DeAnza. Information: (951) 683-1066 x113 or www.shopriversideplaza.com.

SAN BERNARDINO - SAN BERNARDINO BLACK HISTORY PARADE AND EXPOSITION. The San Bernardino Black Culture Foundation will present the city's 43rd Annual Black History Parade in Downtown San Bernardino. The parade will begin at noon at 8th and "E" Streets and proceed on "E" Street to 2nd Street. This year's theme is "Give Thanks to the Past, Appreciate the Present and Leave a Legacy for the Future." The Exposition, including a variety of vendors and entertainment, will be held Court Street Square (Court/E Street) from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Information: (909) 763-9483 or www.sbbcfoundation.org.

TEMPLE CITY - TEMPLE CITY LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION. The Temple City Chinese American Association and the City of Temple City invite the public to celebrate the "Year of the Dragon" at the Lunar New Year Celebration. The event will take place from 1:30 - 4 p.m. at Temple City Park, 9701 Las Tunas Drive. The event will include live cultural entertainment, displays, craft booths, food samples, food vendors and more. Information: (626) 285-2171 x2361, (626) 291-2345 or www.templecity.us.

Since the concert page had received a fairly good response the previous year, I added more cities/venues for 2004. In 2004 the listings included 53 venues in 46 cities. In addition to dividing the concert listings by city and date, I also divided them into Orange County, Los Angeles County and Other Cities (which for a while were either cities not regularly covered in the listings or cities outside of LA and Orange Counties). Once again six poems were included on the site in addition to the writing excerpts. One of the six poems included that summer appears below.

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SUNDAY FEBRUARY 5

BEVERLY HILLS - MUSIC AT THE BEVERLY HILLS FARMERS MARKET. The Beverly Hills Farmers Market takes place Sundays from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. in the 9300 block of Civic Center Drive. There is music at the market from 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. February artists: Feb. 5 - Ron Ely; Feb. 12 - Fontain Muse; Feb. 19 - Panache Orchestra; and Feb. 26 - Christy Schmidt. Information: (310) 285-6830 or www.beverlyhills.org, go to "Attractions."

CHINO HILLS - PERFORMANCES AT THE SHOPPES AT CHINO HILLS. Give Up the Junk (Jazz/Funk) from 2 - 5 p.m. The Shoppes at Chino Hills presents a variety of performances throughout the year. All events take place at the Shoppes at Chino Hills, 13920 City Center Drive. Information: (866) 909-0305 or www.shoppesatchinohills.com.

HUNTINGTON BEACH - SURF CITY USA MARATHON AND HALF MARATHON. Cheer on runners and party at the finish line at the oceanfront race. Beer garden bands at the finish line beach party will be The Fabulous Nomads from 8 - 10:30 a.m. and Outer Wave from 10:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. Finish line is at 21100 Pacific Coast Highway between Beach Boulevard and Main Street near the Waterfront Beach Resort. Surf bands along the route from 7 a.m. - noon will be The Breakaways at Main/PCH, The Riptides at Goldenwest/PCH, Goofyfoots at Seapoint/PCH, High Tide at Bolsa Chica, the Mai Tais at mile 23, and the Johnny C Band at the SE end of MPP. Information: www.runsurfcity.com.

LAGUNA BEACH - "LAGUNA BEACH LIVE" FIRST SUNDAYS CONCERT SERIES. Laguna Beach Music Festival musicians: The Calidore Quartet. Performance is from 3 - 4:30 p.m. at the Laguna College of Art and Design, 2222 Laguna Canyon Road. College art gallery is also open to the public from 2 - 3 p.m. Information: (949) 715-9713, www.lagunabeachlive.org or www.lagunacollege.edu.

LONG BEACH - LONG BEACH SYMPHONY "SOUNDS AND SPACES." The Long Beach Symphony Orchestra ventures out from its home at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center to present a new series "Sounds and Spaces." "Sounds and Spaces" will place chamber music performances in some of the many historic/landmark buildings and gardens throughout the city. The music will be performed by the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players led by Gary Bovyer and Julie Feves. The second concert of the series will take place at 4 p.m. at the Belmont Heights United Methodist Church, 317 Termino Avenue. The program will include architect and historian Timothy Kent Parker speaking about the architecture and its relationship to the music, and a performance of Messiaen's "Quartet for the End of Time." Space is limited and reservations are required; call the phone number listed or send an e-mail to rsvp@lbso.org with the number of seats requested. Information: (562) 436-3203 x244 or www.lbso.org, go to "Sounds and Spaces" or event calendar.

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN AND VICINITY) - TARGET SUNDAYS AT THE CALIFORNIA AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM. Black History Month Celebration. The Target Sundays program is from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. at the California African American Museum, 600 State Drive in Exposition Park. The Museum opens at 11 a.m., and the live program will begin at 1 p.m. Parking is available at Figueroa and 39th Streets for $10 per vehicle. Information: (213) 744-2132 or www.caamuseum.org.

LOS ANGELES (MID-WILSHIRE/MUSEUM DISTRICT) - "SUNDAYS LIVE" CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES Pianist Bruce Brubaker performs works by Phillip Glass, Missy Mazzoli, Meredith Monk and Schumann. Concerts are at 6 p.m. at the Leo S. Bing Theater of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd. Visit the Sundays Live website to find other ways of listening to the concerts, including LACMA's streaming audio of the performances. Information: (323) 857-6234, www.sundayslive.org or www.lacma.org.

LOS ANGELES (WEST) - PALISADES SYMPHONY. Joel B. Lish, conductor and director. The program will include works by Jaromir Weinberger, Carl Maria von Weber, Charles Fernandez and Tchaikovsky. The performance will take place at 7:30 p.m. in Mercer Hall of Pacific Palisades High School, 15777 Bowdoin Street, Pacific Palisades. Admission is free and reservations are not required. Information: (310) 454-8040 or www.palisadessymphony.org.

MARINA DEL REY - FISHERMAN'S VILLAGE CONCERT SERIES. Sullivan Hall Band (R&B/Blues/Jazz). Outdoor performances are from 1 - 4 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday at Fisherman's Village, 13755 Fiji Way, weather permitting. Parking is available for two hours with validation. Information: (310) 305-9545, visitor information, or www.visitmarinadelrey.com.

PASADENA - CALTECH PERFORMANCES. Caltech Chamber Ensembles, Delores Bing, director. The performance will take place at 3:30 p.m. in Dabney Lounge on the Caltech campus. Each program will be different, and performances will include a variety of ensembles, piano duets, trios and quartets, music for strings, woodwinds, and harpsichord, and more. See website for campus directions. Information: (626) 395-3295, www.events.caltech.edu or www.music-theater-art.caltech.edu.

PLACENTIA - BRADFORD HOUSE CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES. The 2012 Bradford House Chamber Music Series continues with a performance by the Persinger String Quartet (Stephen Tavani, violin, Avi Nagin, violin, Arianna Smith, viola, and Allan Steele, cello). The program will begin at 3 p.m. at the historic Bradford House, 136 Palm Circle, and will include works by Mozart and Beethoven. Please note: Fire Department regulations limit seating at the Bradford House. Doors will open at 2:30 p.m. and seating is on a first-come basis. Information: (714) 993-2470, www.thebradfordhouse.info or www.placentia.org.

REDLANDS - UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS PERFORMANCES. CSMA Recital. The performance will take place from 2 - 3 p.m. in FLPH. University of Redlands Music Department performances are held in the Memorial Chapel, the Frederick Loewe Performance Hall (FLPH), and/or the Casa Loma Room on the Redlands campus, 1200 E. Colton Avenue. Information: (909) 748-8700, www.redlands.edu, go to Music Department, or www.redlands.edu/calendars/university-events.aspx.

RIVERSIDE - RIVERSIDE PLAZA PERFORMANCES. Riverside Plaza Showcase (Fresh and New Music, Main Street, 6 - 8 p.m.). Two sets of performances are Main Street Events and shows on the courtyard near El Torito on Friday and Saturday nights from 7 - 9 p.m. and Main Street performances on Sundays from 6 - 8 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) at Riverside Plaza. Riverside Plaza is located off Central Avenue between Riverside Avenue and DeAnza. Information: (951) 683-1066 x113 or www.shopriversideplaza.com.

SANTA ANA - LUNAR NEW YEAR FAMILY FESTIVAL AND TARGET SUNDAYS AT THE BOWERS MUSEUM. The Bowers Museum will present a Lunar New Year Family Festival and Target Sunday program at the museum. There will be music and dance performances, arts and crafts and other activities from noon - 3:30 p.m., and museum admission is also free for Target Free Admission Sunday (10 a.m. - 4 p.m.). The Bowers Museum is located at 2002 N. Main Street. Information: (714) 567-3600, (714) 567-3677 or www.bowers.org.

SANTA MONICA - LIVE MUSIC AT THE SUNDAY FARMERS MARKET.. Josh Rich. The Sunday Farmers Market takes place from 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Main Street/Ocean Park. Music is from about 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Information: (310) 458-8712, (310) 458-8411, www.smgov.net/farmers_market/index.htm or www.farmersmarket.santa-monica.org.

WHITTIER - RIO HONDO SYMPHONY. Kimo Furumoto, conductor. "No Strings Attached," a program featuring music for strings. The program will include Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Bach: "Air" from Suite No. 3, Vivaldi: "Winter" from the Four Seasons, Holst: St. Paul's Suite, and Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings. The concert is at 3 p.m. in the Vic Lopez Auditorium of Whittier High School, 12417 E. Philadelphia Street. Information: (562) 698-8626 or www.riohondosymphony.org.

YORBA LINDA - NIXON LIBRARY FAMILY CONCERT SERIES Cellist Han Bin Yoon and Pianist Jiayi Shi (program may have changed). All performances (unless otherwise indicated) are at 2 p.m. at the Nixon Library, 18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard near Imperial Highway. Doors open at 1:15 p.m. Information: (714) 993-5075, (714) 993-3393, www.nixonlibrary.org or www.nixonfoundation.org.

"PELOPONNESUS"

Guides preaching
Ancient teaching
Commerce flowering
Riches showering
Athens dreaming
Sparta scheming
Thucydides writing
Grecians fighting
Battles flaring
Warriors daring
Buildings falling
History stalling
Ruins staying
Some decaying
Flowers showing
New life growing
Cameras clicking
History ticking

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MONDAY FEBRUARY 6

CERRITOS - CERRITOS LIBRARY PERFORMANCES. Beatles Music with author Julie Mammano and her band "The Truffles." Author and illustrator Julie Mammano will bring along "The Truffles," a live band featuring three-part harmonies, guitar and more. Through her show she will show children/families how music education and learning a musical instrument benefits learning skills such as reading and writing. The band will present Beatles music throughout the program, and there will be audience participation. The program will take place from 6 - 7 p.m. in the Skyline Room of the library at the Cerritos Civic Center, 18025 Bloomfield Avenue. Information: (562) 916-1342 or www.cerritos.us, go to "Library."

SANTA MONICA - BEACH=CULTURE PERFORMANCES AT THE ANNENBERG COMMUNITY BEACH HOUSE. Reading of "Crescent City," a new opera by Anne LeBaron and Douglas Kearney. The program will take place at 6:30 p.m. and is currently waitlist only. Reservations are required for all programs and can be made via the Eventbrite link on the Beach House website. Guided tours of the facility are available prior to most Beach=Culture events. The Annenberg Community Beach House is located at 415 Pacific Coast Highway at Beach Coast Way. Check site for current parking fee. Information: (310) 458-4904, www.annenbergbeachhouse.com or http://beachhouse.smgov.net.

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 7

CLAREMONT - CGU CONCERTS AT THE CLAREMONT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY (CST). Lecture/Demonstration "Decisions Performers Must Face in Studying Beethoven's Piano Sonatas," with guest artist Stewart Gordon, piano. Sponsored by the Department of Music at Claremont Graduate University and the Claremont School of Theology, the concerts will take place on Tuesdays at 4:15 p.m. in Kresge Chapel at the Claremont School of Theology, 1325 N. College Avenue (unless otherwise indicated). Information: (909) 607-3289 or www.cgu.edu, Music Department.

CLAREMONT - PERFORMANCES AT THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES. Pomona College: American Jazz Classics. The Pomona College Jazz Ensemble, led by Bobby Rodriguez, will present a program of jazz classics. The performance will take place at 4:30 p.m. in Lyman Hall, Thatcher Music Building, 340 N. College Avenue. Information: (909) 607-2671, www.music.pomona.edu, or www.collegescalendar.org.

CLAREMONT - PERFORMANCES AT THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES. Pitzer College: Democracies (and forces that thwart and pervert them): Music for Democracies. The program will feature Southwest Chamber Music and Wadada Leo Smith performing Wadada Leo Smith. The event will include a concert and panel discussion moderated by Donald Brenneis of UC Santa Cruz, and it will take place at 4:15 p.m. in the George Benson Auditorium at Pitzer College, 1050 N. Mills Avenue. Information: (909) 621-8198 or www.collegescalendar.org.

LAGUNA BEACH - LAGUNA BEACH MUSIC FESTIVAL EVENTS. The Laguna Beach Music Festival will take place from February 6 - 12. Most performances are ticketed events, but performances which are free and open to the public are included in the listings. Today: Outreach concert and conversation with the Calder Quartet. The 60-minute program will take place at 7 p.m. at Sage Hill School, 20402 Newport Coast Road. Information: (949) 553-2422 or www.lagunabeachmusicfestival.com.

PASADENA - TUESDAY MUSICALE AT THE PASADENA PUBLIC LIBRARY. Tuesday Musicale monthly recitals include voice, piano solo, instrumental and chamber music performances. The performances will take place at 12:30 p.m. in the Donald Wright Auditorium of the Pasadena Central Library on Walnut. Information: (626) 398-0658 or www.tuesdaymusicale.org.

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 8

LAGUNA BEACH - LAGUNA BEACH MUSIC FESTIVAL EVENTS. The Laguna Beach Music Festival will take place from February 6 - 12. Most performances are ticketed events, but performances which are free and open to the public are included in the listings. Today: The Calder Quartet. The performance and conversation will take place from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the Laguna Art Museum, 307 Cliff Drive. Information: (949) 553-2422 or www.lagunabeachmusicfestival.com.

PASADENA - PASADENA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH MUSIC AT NOON CONCERTS. Margaret Thornhill, clarinet, and Twyla Meyer, piano. Concerts take place at 12:10 in the church sanctuary and are open to the public. The church is in Downtown Pasadena at the corner of Colorado and Madison. Information: (626) 793-2191 or www.ppc.net/music/noonconcerts.html.

POMONA - CAL POLY POMONA CREATIVE AND SCHOLARLY SERIES EVENTS. Songwriter Kelly Jones in concert with special guests Bill Demain and Larry Goldings. The performance will take place at 8 p.m. in the Music Recital Hall on the Cal Poly campus, Bldg. 24-191. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Prior to this event from 3 - 5 p.m. Nashville songwriter Bill Demain will host a songwriting master class in the same room. Visit the website for campus directions. Information: (909) 869-3548 or http://class.csupomona.edu/mu.

SANTA MONICA - MID-WEEK RECITAL SERIES AT THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. Christoph Bull, organ, and I-Chen Feinblatt, mezzo soprano. Programs are on the second Wednesday of each month. Performance is from 12:10 - 12:40 in the First United Methodist Church sanctuary, 1008 11th Street. Information: (310) 393-8258 or www.santamonicaumc.org, click music.

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Two new sections were also added in 2004. A "links" page was included for the first time with links to city/venue websites and websites for artists/bands appearing at the concerts. By the end of the summer, 275 artist/band links were included on the page. A new "Featured Artists" section was also added. "Featured Artists" are musicians/bands who appear at a number of concerts in a variety of venues over the course of the summer. One concert series or festival is also included each year. Since 2004 the "Featured Artists" section has named a new artist/band every two weeks during the summer months. The first "Featured Artists" on the site were The Cypress Pops Orchestra, The Fenians (Irish), Doo Wah Riders (Country), Jumpin' Joz (Swing), The Answer (Classic Rock), and The Artists of Grand Performances (including Stew, Quetzal's tribute to Los Lobos, and the Hong Kong City Contemporary Dance Company). In 2004 the essay series also took on the format which has continued since that year. Each summer three to four essays appear, generally on a topic of consumer-related technological issues. The 2004 series was entitled "A Taste of the Genetically Modified Foods Debate." (Photograph "Bruges Canal" © 1984 Dorothy A. Birsic)

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 9

IRVINE - AFRICAN AMERICAN ART SONG ALLIANCE CONFERENCE. "Roots and Branches." Performers, scholars and lovers of African American repertoire will converge on the Claire Trevor School of the Arts at UCI to mark the 15th Anniversary of the African American Art Song Alliance. Each day will be filled with activities, including panel discussions, paper presentations, lectures and performances. See website for full details and daily schedule of performances. All conference activities and performances are open to the public. Information: (949) 824-4281, (949) 824-2787 or www.arts.uci.edu, go to "Music."

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN AND VICINITY) - USC THORNTON SCHOOL OF MUSIC PERFORMANCES. USC Thornton Symphony: New Music For Orchestra. Thornton student composers will present premieres of the work in the concert with the USC Symphony, led by Donald Crockett. The performance will take place at 7:30 p.m. in Bovard Auditorium and is free for USC students, staff and faculty only. Ask about the arts parking discount when going to a concert. Information: (213) 740-2584 or www.usc.edu/music.

LOS ANGELES (WEST) - "FOWLER OUT LOUD" AT THE UCLA FOWLER MUSEUM. Owen Clapp and the UCLA All-Star Jazz Quintet. Ethnomusicology student Owen Clapp will present a program of soulful bass and swinging jazz, followed by the UCLA All-Star Jazz Quintet. Performances take place at 6 p.m. outdoors in the courtyard of the Fowler Museum on the UCLA campus. Information: (310) 825-4361 or www.fowler.ucla.edu.

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FRIDAY FEBRUARY 10

AZUSA - AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY PERFORMANCES Artist Concert Series: Jason Vieaux, guitar. Jason Vieaux is a musician regularly noted for his engaging and virtuosic live performances, imaginative programming, and uncommon communicative gifts, and he has been called one of the "leading guitarists of his generation" by Absolute Sound (2009). His performance will take place at 8 p.m. in the Munson Recital Hall on the Azusa Pacific University campus. The campus is located at 901 E. Alosta Avenue. Information: (626) 815-3848 or www.apu.edu/music.

CHINO HILLS - PERFORMANCES AT THE SHOPPES AT CHINO HILLS. Amanda Castro from 5 - 8 p.m. The Shoppes at Chino Hills presents a variety of performances throughout the year. All events take place at the Shoppes at Chino Hills, 13920 City Center Drive. Information: (866) 909-0305 or www.shoppesatchinohills.com.

COSTA MESA - METRO POINTE ENTERTAINMENT SERIES. Panjive (Steel Drum Music). Performances take place Friday and Saturday evenings from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) at Metro Pointe at South Coast, 901 South Coast Drive. Stage is outdoors facing the restaurants. No lawn chairs. Information: (714) 481-5009 or www.metropointe.com.

LAGUNA BEACH - LAGUNA BEACH MUSIC FESTIVAL EVENTS. The Laguna Beach Music Festival will take place from February 6 - 12. Most performances are ticketed events, but performances which are free and open to the public are included in the listings. Today: Performance by Festival artists for seniors and the general public. The program will take place at 10 a.m. at the SusiQ Senior Center, 380 Third Street. Information: (949) 553-2422 or www.lagunabeachmusicfestival.com.

LONG BEACH - LONG BEACH TOWNE CENTER CONCERTS. Performances at the Long Beach Towne Center take place in the Promenade area on Friday and Saturday nights at 6 and 8 p.m. The Long Beach Towne Center is located on Carson Street at the 605 Freeway. Tonight's performances will be: Ashelyn Summers at 6 p.m. and Emily Simonian at 8 p.m. Information: www.longbeachtownecenter.net.

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN AND VICINITY) - USC THORNTON SCHOOL OF MUSIC PERFORMANCES. Faculty Recital: Peter Marsh, violin. Faculty violinist Peter Marsh will be joined by faculty pianist Kevin Fitz-Gerald and guest artists in a concert of Bach music and more. The program will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Alfred Newman Recital Hall on the USC campus. Also, Music at Noon concerts (classical soloists and chamber ensembles) take place every Wednesday at noon in the United University Church on the USC campus. Ask about the arts parking discount when going to a concert. Information: (213) 740-2584 or www.usc.edu/music.

NEWPORT BEACH - NOONDAY ORGAN RECITAL SERIES. The "Second Friday Frenzy" Noonday Organ Recital Series takes place on the second Friday of each month at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Newport Beach, 600 St. Andrews Road. The thirty-minute recital takes place from 12:30 - 1 p.m., and a free lunch is available prior to the concert at 11:30 a.m. Today's performance will feature Peter Ryan. Information: (949) 631-2880 or www.sapres.org.

RIVERSIDE - RIVERSIDE PLAZA PERFORMANCES. Apryle Dalmacio and Friends (Singers Showcase, Main Street, 7 - 9 p.m.), and Gerald Colunga (Soft Pop, West End/El Torito Courtyard, 7 - 9 p.m.). Two sets of performances are Main Street Events and shows on the courtyard near El Torito on Friday and Saturday nights from 7 - 9 p.m. and Main Street performances on Sundays from 6 - 9 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) at Riverside Plaza. Riverside Plaza is located off Central Avenue between Riverside Avenue and DeAnza. Information: (951) 683-1066 x113 or www.shopriversideplaza.com.

In 2005 I decided to continue the summer site, and the 2005 summer site was the first one which I designed and coded entirely on my own (without any software program for website creation). The heading and footer from the home page included here were derived from a picture of Perth, Australia, which I had taken in 1985.

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 11

ALHAMBRA - DOWNTOWN ALHAMBRA ROCKS ON SATURDAY NIGHT. One Way Ticket (60s). Enjoy music every Saturday night from 6 - 10 p.m. on the Rick's Main Street Stage, 132 W. Main Street. Concerts are presented by Marini Music and Rick's. Information: (626) 289-0241.

CHINO - PERFORMANCES AT THE CHINO SPECTRUM/TOWNE CENTER. The Chino Spectrum/Towne Center presents live music on Saturday nights at 6 p.m. The Chino Spectrum/Towne Center is located off Grand Avenue at the 71 Freeway. Tonight's performances will be: TJR at the Spectrum Marketplace and Crystal McKee at the Towne Center. Information: (714) 259-1046 or www.shopchinospectrum.com.

CHINO HILLS - PERFORMANCES AT THE SHOPPES AT CHINO HILLS. Ricky Brandon from noon - 2 p.m. and Tom Beuchi (Singer/Guitarist) from 4 - 8 p.m. The Shoppes at Chino Hills presents a variety of performances throughout the year. All events take place at the Shoppes at Chino Hills, 13920 City Center Drive. Information: (866) 909-0305 or www.shoppesatchinohills.com.

COSTA MESA - METRO POINTE ENTERTAINMENT SERIES. Shades of Blue (Diverse Blues). Performances take place Friday and Saturday evenings from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) at Metro Pointe at South Coast, 901 South Coast Drive. Stage is outdoors facing the restaurants. No lawn chairs. Information: (714) 481-5009 or www.metropointe.com.

CULVER CITY - AFRICAN AMERICAN ART FESTIVAL AT STAR ECO STATION. Celebrate African American Heritage Month with live music and dance performances, visual art, crafts, food vendors and more. The event will take place from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m at the Culver City STAR ECO Station, 10101 Jefferson Boulevard. Admission to the event is free, but there is a fee to tour the ECO Station. Information: (310) 842-8060 or www.ecostation.org.

HUNTINGTON BEACH - PERFORMANCES AT BELLA TERRA. Bella Terra All-Star Band Valentine's Day Concert (Jazz/Music with a Romantic Twist) from 6 - 9 p.m. Performances take place from 7 - 9 p.m. on Friday, 6 - 9 p.m. on Saturday, and on some Sundays at the time(s) indicated (unless otherwise noted). Performances take place in the amphitheater outside the Century Theaters. The Bella Terra Center's address is 7777 Edinger Avenue. Information: (714) 897-2534 or www.bellaterra-hb.com.

LAGUNA BEACH - LAGUNA BEACH MUSIC FESTIVAL EVENTS. The Laguna Beach Music Festival will take place from February 6 - 12. Most performances are ticketed events, but performances which are free and open to the public are included in the listings. Today: Open Rehearsal. The event is open to the public and will take place at 11 a.m. at the Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Road. Information: (949) 553-2422 or www.lagunabeachmusicfestival.com.

LONG BEACH - LONG BEACH TOWNE CENTER CONCERTS. Performances at the Long Beach Towne Center take place in the Promenade area on Friday and Saturday nights at 6 and 8 p.m. The Long Beach Towne Center is located on Carson Street at the 605 Freeway. Tonight's performances will be: Michael Bradley at 6 p.m. and Side FX at 8 p.m. Information: www.longbeachtownecenter.net.

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN AND VICINITY) - WORLD CITY PERFORMANCE SERIES. Sounds and Rhythms of Afghanistan (S.A.R.A) and Ballet Afsaneh. Sounds and Rhythms of Afghanistan is considered one of the world's foremost Afghan music ensembles, and the quartet incorporates elements of percussion, vocals and poetry in their performances. Ballet Afsaneh performs authentic dances from Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Eurasia in elaborately embroidered and beaded dresses native to the region. World City programs feature internationally renowned artists performing in the outdoor W.M. Keck Foundation Children's Amphitheater at the Walt Disney Concert Hall (2nd/Grand). Shows are at 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Tickets are distributed at Grand Avenue/2nd Street beginning at 10 a.m. for the first show and 11 a.m. for the second show. The Music Center also offers family workshops in the adjacent Blue Ribbon Garden on World City performance days. Information: (213) 972-4396, (213) 972-7211, or www.musiccenter.org.

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN AND VICINITY) - NITE 'N DAY FESTIVAL. The Nite 'n Day Festival is held in conjunction with the LA Chinatown Firecracker 5/10K Run and associated events. The Festival will take place on Saturday from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Sunday from 8:30 a.m. - noon in Chinatown's Central Plaza, 943 - 951 N. Broadway. Performances will include traditional Chinese music ensembles, Korean performance troupes, Taiko drummers, bands and more. Information: (323) 256-1363 or www.firecracker10k.org.

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN AND VICINITY) - PERFORMANCES AT THE COLBURN SCHOOL. Colburn Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra da Camera performance at 7:30 p.m. in Zipper Hall. The Colburn School is located at 200 South Grand across from the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Information: (213) 621-2200 or www.colburnschool.edu.

LOS ANGELES (WEST) - "SOUNDS OF LA" AT THE GETTY CENTER. Pasatano Orquesta. Oaxaca-based Pasatano Orquesta is known for its handcrafted indigenous instruments and research into the culture of Mexico's Mixtec people and their rural folk orchestras. Under the direction of Ruben Luengas, the resulting sound is rooted in the music of "the people of the clouds" and informed by American jazz of the 1920s and 1930s. Their performance marks their West Coast premiere. Performances will take place on Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 3:30 p.m. in the Harold M. Williams Auditorium at the Getty Center. Reservations are required. Parking is $15, or $10 after 5 p.m. Information: (310) 440-7300 or www.getty.edu.

LOS ANGELES (WEST) - MUSIC IN THE ROTUNDA AT THE UCLA POWELL LIBRARY. Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" and other Works. Movses Pogossian, Guillaume Sutre, Antonio Lysy, and Richard O'Neill, faculty in the UCLA Strings Studios, return with their first-year students for this annual celebration featuring Vivaldi's perennial favorite along with other Baroque works. The program will take place at 8 p.m. in the Powell Library rotunda on the UCLA campus. Reservations are not necessary. Information: www2.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/10644.cfm or www.library.ucla.edu, go to events.

MARINA DEL REY - FISHERMAN'S VILLAGE CONCERT SERIES. Fred Horn Band (Jazz/Variety). Outdoor performances are from 1 - 4 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday at Fisherman's Village, 13755 Fiji Way, weather permitting. Parking is available for two hours with validation. Information: (310) 305-9545, visitor information, or www.visitmarinadelrey.com.

MISSION VIEJO - "BREAKFAST WITH GARY AND KELLY" RADIO SHOW LIVECAST. The "Breakfast with Gary and Kelly" radio show will present a free livecast from the Norman P. Murray Community Center Sycamore Room at 24932 Veterans Way, with jazz vocalist Rick Braun, "Sings with Strings." The livecast will begin at 9 a.m., and the audience will be admitted for the 10 a.m. to noon portion of the show. Admission is free but seating is limited and reservations are required. Doors will open at 9:45 a.m., and reservations may be made through the KSBR website. Information: (949) 582-5747 or www.ksbr.org.

RIVERSIDE - BLACK HISTORY PARADE AND EXPO. The Black History Parade will take place beginning at 10 a.m. The parade will begin at the corner of Ramona and Magnolia just off the Riverside City College campus and continue into Downtown Riverside on Magnolia to 10th, then Main Street. The Expo will take place (time TBA) in Downtown Riverside outside City Hall in the plaza between 10th Street and University Avenue and will include food and merchandise vendors, information booths, and an event stage with local entertainment. Information: (951) 684-0805, www.blackhistorycommittee.org, or www.riversideca.gov.

RIVERSIDE - RIVERSIDE PLAZA PERFORMANCES. Jerry Fenn (Singer/Songwriter, Main Street, 7 - 9 p.m.), and Rusty Perez (Acoustic Hits, West End/El Torito Courtyard, 7 - 9 p.m.). Two sets of performances are Main Street Events and shows on the courtyard near El Torito on Friday and Saturday nights from 7 - 9 p.m. and Main Street performances on Sundays from 6 - 9 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) at Riverside Plaza. Riverside Plaza is located off Central Avenue between Riverside Avenue and DeAnza. Information: (951) 683-1066 x113 or www.shopriversideplaza.com.

SOUTH PASADENA - SOUTH PASADENA PUBLIC LIBRARY PROGRAMS. "An Evening of Jazz." The program will be presented as part of the South Pasadena Art Crawl and will take place in the South Pasadena Library Community Room from 6 - 9 p.m. The program will include Wind and Wire at 6 p.m., Jen Oikawa at 7 p.m. and Elliott Caine at 8 p.m. The program is presented by the South Pasadena Public Library and the Friends of the South Pasadena Public Library. The library Community Room is located at 1115 El Centro Street. Information: (626) 403-7355 or www.cityofsouthpasadena.us/library.

Most of the photographs I had used on the site were ones I had been using since 2003. In 2005, I tested out a couple of new photo editing/design programs to see if I could do something a bit different with the pictures I had. On one program I found a setting (now fairly common) for turning pictures into digital "impressionist" paintings, so all the pictures on the site that summer appeared as "impressionist" works. An explanation was posted on a "Before/After" page, part of which is included above. Turning my pictures into "faux" works of art made me think, however -- why not invite artists to exhibit their works on the site as well? As a result, works of guest artists have been included on the site since that summer. In 2005, the guest artists were Guest Painter Debra Huse of Balboa Island, Guest Photographer Dirk Yuricich of Lake Tahoe, and Guest Poet James Ragan of Los Angeles. The works of the Guest Painter and Photographer appeared, and have continued to appear, on the summer "All Cities By City" and "All Cities By Date" concert pages. The works of Guest Poets are included on separate pages within the poetry section. One poem from the 2005 site is included below.

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SUNDAY FEBRUARY 12

BEVERLY HILLS - MUSIC AT THE BEVERLY HILLS FARMERS MARKET. The Beverly Hills Farmers Market takes place Sundays from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. in the 9300 block of Civic Center Drive. There is music at the market from 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. February artists: Feb. 5 - Ron Ely; Feb. 12 - Fontain Muse; Feb. 19 - Panache Orchestra; and Feb. 26 - Christy Schmidt. Information: (310) 285-6830 or www.beverlyhills.org, go to "Attractions."

CHINO HILLS - PERFORMANCES AT THE SHOPPES AT CHINO HILLS. Bodie (Classic Rock) from 1 - 4 p.m. The Shoppes at Chino Hills presents a variety of performances throughout the year. All events take place at the Shoppes at Chino Hills, 13920 City Center Drive. Information: (866) 909-0305 or www.shoppesatchinohills.com.

CLAREMONT - PERFORMANCES AT THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES. Pomona College: Organist Cristoph Bill - First and Grand. Organist Cristoph Bull will present selections from his latest recording of music from the Disney Concert Hall organ, including works by Bach, Bruhns and Bull. The performance will take place at 3 p.m. in Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. 4th Street. Information: (909) 607-2671, www.music.pomona.edu, or www.collegescalendar.org.

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN AND VICINITY) - LOS ANGELES RECORDER ORCHESTRA. The Los Angeles Recorder Orchestra, conducted by Thomas Axworthy, presents "Baroque Rhapsody." The Los Angeles Recorder Orchestra is a large ensemble whose members play a full range of recorders using a variety of techniques. The concert will take place at 4 p.m. at St. Bede's Episcopal Church, 3590 Grand View Boulevard. The program will include music from Telemann and composers from Bach in the Baroque era to modern musicians. The group will also present a concert with the same program on February 25 in Redondo Beach. Information: (323) 935-6072, www.larohome.org or www.stbedesla.org.

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN AND VICINITY) - PERFORMANCES AT THE COLBURN SCHOOL. Viola Faculty Recital: Andrew Picken. Performance is at 3 p.m. in Thayer Hall.. The Colburn School is located at 200 South Grand across from the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Information: (213) 621-2200 or www.colburnschool.edu.

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN AND VICINITY) - USC THORNTON SCHOOL OF MUSIC PERFORMANCES. Thornton Wind Ensemble. H. Robert Reynolds and Sharon Lavery lead the Ensemble in "Songs and Marches," performing works by Shostakovich, John Mackey, Bolcom, Mozart and Gould. The performance will take place at 4 p.m. in Bovard Auditorium on the USC campus. Also, Music at Noon concerts (classical soloists and chamber ensembles) take place every Wednesday at noon in the United University Church on the USC campus. Ask about the arts parking discount when going to a concert. Information: (213) 740-2584 or www.usc.edu/music.

LOS ANGELES (MID-WILSHIRE/MUSEUM DISTRICT) - "SUNDAYS LIVE" CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES The Lincoln Trio (Desiree Ruhstrat, violin, David Cunliffe, cello, and Marta Aznavoorian, piano) perform works by Beethoven, Lera Auerback, Stacy Garrop, Jennifer Higdon and Piazzolla. Concerts are at 6 p.m. at the Leo S. Bing Theater of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd. Visit the Sundays Live website to find other ways of listening to the concerts, including LACMA's streaming audio of the performances. Information: (323) 857-6234, www.sundayslive.org or www.lacma.org.

LOS ANGELES (WEST) - FAMILY JAM AT THE UCLA FOWLER MUSEUM. Family Jam is a new monthly world music series for families which will take place from 2 - 4 p.m. at the Fowler Museum on the UCLA campus. The series will provide an opportunity for young people to listen to and learn about various global music traditions that relate to the Museum's collections and exhibitions, and then to make music themselves with performers and museum educators, many of whom are UCLA student musicians. This month's program will be "Musica and the Chicano Movement." Information: (310) 825-4361 or www.fowler.ucla.edu.

MARINA DEL REY - FISHERMAN'S VILLAGE CONCERT SERIES. Brazil Brasil (Brazilian). Outdoor performances are from 1 - 4 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday at Fisherman's Village, 13755 Fiji Way, weather permitting. Parking is available for two hours with validation. Information: (310) 305-9545, visitor information, or www.visitmarinadelrey.com.

NEWPORT BEACH - SUNDAY MUSICALE AT THE NEWPORT BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY. The Elixir Piano Trio. The Elixir Piano Trio performs both traditional and modern repertoire with classical, folk and jazz influences. The concert will take place from 3 - 4 p.m. in the Friends Meeting Room of the Newport Beach Public Library, 1000 Avocado Avenue. Information: (949) 717-3800 or www.newportbeachlibrary.org.

REDLANDS - UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS PERFORMANCES. Compline, University of Redlands Chapel Singers, Nicholle Andrews, conductor. The performance will take place from 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. Memorial Chapel. University of Redlands Music Department performances are held in the Memorial Chapel, the Frederick Loewe Performance Hall (FLPH), and/or the Casa Loma Room on the Redlands campus, 1200 E. Colton Avenue. Information: (909) 748-8700, www.redlands.edu, go to Music Department, or www.redlands.edu/calendars/university-events.aspx.

SANTA MONICA - LIVE MUSIC AT THE SUNDAY FARMERS MARKET.. The Tuffingtons. The Sunday Farmers Market takes place from 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Main Street/Ocean Park. Music is from about 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Information: (310) 458-8712, (310) 458-8411, www.smgov.net/farmers_market/index.htm or www.farmersmarket.santa-monica.org.

YORBA LINDA - NIXON LIBRARY FAMILY CONCERT SERIES Valentine Concert with Hershel and Ann Green. All performances (unless otherwise indicated) are at 2 p.m. at the Nixon Library, 18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard near Imperial Highway. Doors open at 1:15 p.m. Information: (714) 993-5075, (714) 993-3393, www.nixonlibrary.org or www.nixonfoundation.org.

"ROOTS"

If a tree falls in the forest,
The philosopher's quandary starts,
Would it make a sound
If no one around
Saw it and the ground come apart?

A toppled tree sits in the forest
Roots petrified in a gaping yawn
It might be part mystery
Or maybe part history
What blustery force brought it on.

The roots were the sequoia's anchor
Establishing its sylvan life
For them to be broken
Would seem to be token
Of forces beyond usual strife.

The roots bring life from the soil
They sustain and support the tree's base
In a burgeoning field
They usually yield
Enough stregth to hold it in place.

For trees are not anchored in ether
They don't hang suspended in air
They reach for the sky
Through the intricate tie
That their roots and their grounding do share.

So when a sequoia topples in the forest
And by a great ax is wasn't hewn
It can fall to the ground
With nary a sound
Like a stranger the woods did maroon.

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MONDAY FEBRUARY 13

ONTARIO - ONTARIO/CHAFFEY COMMUNITY SHOW BAND. "Sweet, Sweethearts." The Ontario/Chaffey Community Showband concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Gardiner Spring Auditorium, Chaffey High School, 1245 North Euclid Avenue at 4th Street. Information: (909) 395-2020, www.showband.net or www.ci.ontario.ca.us.

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 14

CLAREMONT - CGU CONCERTS AT THE CLAREMONT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY (CST). Faculty Concert: John Barcellona, flute, Shanon Zusman, viola da gamba, and Robert Zappulla, harpsichord. The program will include works by Handel, Quantz and others. Sponsored by the Department of Music at Claremont Graduate University and the Claremont School of Theology, the concerts will take place on Tuesdays at 4:15 p.m. in Kresge Chapel at the Claremont School of Theology, 1325 N. College Avenue (unless otherwise indicated). Information: (909) 607-3289 or www.cgu.edu, Music Department.

FONTANA - FONTANA PERFORMANCE TUESDAYS. On February 14, romantic harp music with Margaret Klemm, and on February 21, Pop/Rock cover songs with Vanessa Jourdan. Both of these concerts will take place from 5:30 - 7:30 in the Lewis Library Courtyard. On February 28, the Valverde School of Performing Arts will present a theatrical performance featuring dance, acting and music. This performance will take place from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. in the Steelworkers Auditorium. The Steelworkers Auditorium is located at 8437 Sierra Avenue, and the library is next to the auditorium. Information: (909) 349-6979, (909) 428-8360, www.arts.fontana.org or www.fontana.org.

REDLANDS - UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS PERFORMANCES. Wind Ensemble Concert. The performance will take place from 8 - 9 p.m. Memorial Chapel. University of Redlands Music Department performances are held in the Memorial Chapel, the Frederick Loewe Performance Hall (FLPH), and/or the Casa Loma Room on the Redlands campus, 1200 E. Colton Avenue. Information: (909) 748-8700, www.redlands.edu, go to Music Department, or www.redlands.edu/calendars/university-events.aspx.

SANTA MONICA - BEACH=CULTURE PERFORMANCES AT THE ANNENBERG COMMUNITY BEACH HOUSE. Valentine's Day Concert - "Love on the Runway: Goodbyes and Good Buys," with pianist Victoria Kirsch, soprano Shana Blake Hill and baritone Cedric Berry. The program will take place from 6:30 - 7:40 p.m. and will include music focused on the theme of love with selections from operas and musicals. Reservations are required for all programs and can be made via the Eventbrite link on the Beach House website. Guided tours of the facility are available prior to most Beach=Culture events. The Annenberg Community Beach House is located at 415 Pacific Coast Highway at Beach Coast Way. Check site for current parking fee. Information: (310) 458-4904, www.annenbergbeachhouse.com or http://beachhouse.smgov.net.

The 2005 essay series was called "Blue Roses, Green Cars and More: What Color is Your Future?" Instead of being a series on only one topic, several topics were included: an update on the genetically modified foods debate from the 2004 series, a two-part look at "green cars," and an introduction to the transition to digital television in the U.S. The summer of 2005 also saw the addition of another page which continues to be one of the summer site's most popular pages: The "Extras" page. "Extras" are other activites, events or products people can find for free on certain days or on an ongoing basis (such as summer Shakespeare performances, movies, festivals, etc.). (Photograph "Plitvice Lakes, Croatia" © 1984, 2005 Dorothy A. Birsic)

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 15

CULVER CITY - DOWNTOWN CULVER CITY "THIRD WEDNESDAYS." The Downtown Culver City "Third Wednesdays" take place every third Wednesday of the month from 5 - 9 p.m. The event will include live music under the stars, plus a chance to shop and sample from one-of-a-kind boutiques and view art at gallery openings. The event will also will feature special offers from businesses throughout the downtown area, as well as outdoor entertainment and other activities. See website for location information/participating businesses and galleries and musical guests. Two hours free parking. Information: www.downtownculvercity.com.

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN AND VICINITY) - USC VISIONS AND VOICES SERIES EVENT. Performance and the Art of Piatigorsky. The program will be a conversation and performance highlighting the life and work of Russian cellist Gregor Piatigorsky. The multimedia event will feature historical video, a talk by USC's Piatigorsky Endowed Chair in Cello, Ralph Kirshbaum, and eclectic selections of music performed by USC Thornton students. Participants will be introduced to the keys to instrumental performance, including preparation, confidence building, routines for practice and performance, and the growing interdependence of these factors in the development of a successful career. The program will take place at 6 p.m. in the Alfred Newman Recital Hall on the USC campus. Information: (213) 740-0483 or www.usc.edu/visionsandvoices.

PASADENA - PASADENA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH MUSIC AT NOON CONCERTS. David Rubinstein, piano. Concerts take place at 12:10 in the church sanctuary and are open to the public. The church is in Downtown Pasadena at the corner of Colorado and Madison. Information: (626) 793-2191 or www.ppc.net/music/noonconcerts.html.

REDLANDS - UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS PERFORMANCES. Symphonic Band, Dr. David Scott, director. The performance will take place from 8 - 9 p.m. Memorial Chapel. University of Redlands Music Department performances are held in the Memorial Chapel, the Frederick Loewe Performance Hall (FLPH), and/or the Casa Loma Room on the Redlands campus, 1200 E. Colton Avenue. Information: (909) 748-8700, www.redlands.edu, go to Music Department, or www.redlands.edu/calendars/university-events.aspx.

SANTA MONICA - CROSSROADS SCHOOL PERFORMANCES. EMMI Solo Recitals from 7 - 9 p.m. The performance will take place in Roth Hall, 21st Street Campus, 1714 21st Street. Information: (310) 829-7391 or www.xrds.org.

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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 16

CLAREMONT - PERFORMANCES AT THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES. Scripps College: Scripps College Student Recitals. Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Boone Recital Hall, Scripps College Performing Arts Center, 241 E. 10th Street. Information: (909) 607-3266 or www.scrippscollege.edu; also www.collegescalendar.org.

IRVINE - UC IRVINE MUSIC DEPARTMENT PERFORMANCES. Gassmann Electronic Music Series presents "Computer Mediated: New Works for Instruments and Computers". The program will include Kei Akagi, Christopher Dobrian, and other faculty and almuni performances. The concert will take place at 8 p.m. in Winifred Smith Hall, Claire Trevor School of the Arts, on the UCI campus. See website for directions. Information: (949) 824-6615 or www.arts.uci.edu.

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN AND VICINITY) - PERFORMANCES AT THE COLBURN SCHOOL. Performance Forum at 11 a.m. in Thayer Hall. The Colburn School is located at 200 South Grand across from the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Information: (213) 621-2200 or www.colburnschool.edu.

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN AND VICINITY) - USC THORNTON SCHOOL OF MUSIC PERFORMANCES. Jazz with ALAJE (Afro Latin American Jazz Ensemble). Directed by Aaron Serfaty, the USC Thornton ALAJE is a 10- 14- member ensemble featuring all student-arranged music. The performance is at 7:30 p.m. in the Ground Zero Performance Cafe. Ask about the arts parking discount when going to a concert. Information: (213) 740-2584 or www.usc.edu/music.

LOS ANGELES (WEST) - "FOWLER OUT LOUD" AT THE UCLA FOWLER MUSEUM. UCLA Gluck Groupa Pendan. The group will perform traditional acoustic music from Bulgaria, Romania, Macedonia and other Eastern European countries and explain about the genres. Performances take place at 6 p.m. outdoors in the courtyard of the Fowler Museum on the UCLA campus. Information: (310) 825-4361 or www.fowler.ucla.edu.

LOS ANGELES (WEST) - UCLA HERB ALPERT SCHOOL OF MUSIC PERFORMANCES. Music at the Med. The concert of chamber music by UCLA Music Department musicians will take place from noon - 1 p.m. in the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Tamkin Auditorium, B-Level. Seating is limited and on a first-come basis. No food allowed in the auditorium. Information: (310) 267-8186, (310) 983-1052 or www.schoolofmusic.ucla.edu.

PASADENA - PASADENA PUBLIC LIBRARY PROGRAMS. History of African Drumming. Drummer Marcus Miller will demonstrate African drumming techniques and discuss their history. Drums will also be provided for those in attendance to practice on. Programs will take place at 1 p.m. at the Santa Catalina branch library, 999 E. Washington Boulevard, and at 3:30 p.m. at the La Pintoresca branch library, 1355 N. Raymond Avenue. Information: (626) 744-7272 (Santa Catalina), (626) 744-7268 (La Pintoresca), www.pasadenapubliclibrary.net or www.ci.pasadena.ca.us, library.

PASADENA - PASADENA PUBLIC LIBRARY PROGRAMS. Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement. The one-woman show by Angeline Butler, singer, actress, director, educator, social activist and Freedom Rider, will also include a special performance by folk singer Ross Altman. The program will take place at 6 p.m. at the La Pintoresca branch library, 1355 N. Raymond Avenue. Information: (626) 744-7268, www.pasadenapubliclibrary.net or www.ci.pasadena.ca.us, library.

WALNUT - MT. SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE PERFORMANCES. Opera Scenes featuring Mt. San Antonio College opera students. The performance will take place at 8 p.m. in the Feddersen Music Recital Hall on the Mt. SAC campus and will feature music from some of the world's best-known operas. The campus is located at 1100 N. Grand Avenue. See website for campus directions. Information: (909) 468-4050, (909) 594-5611 or http://performingarts.mtsac.edu.

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In 2005, concerts were listed in more than 65 venues in 53 cities. One other concert-related feature was added that summer: the "Show of the Week" section. The "Show of the Week" section was included on the main "Concerts By Date" concert calendar page. In the beginning, two shows were named each week: one in Los Angeles County and one in Orange County. The first to bands to appear in the "Show of the Week" section were Dog 'N Butterfly (Heart Tribute) for the opening of the Pershing Square summer concert season in Downtown Los Angeles, and the Susie Hansen Latin Band (Latin Jazz/Salsa) at the Downtown Anaheim Farmers Market.

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 17

CLAREMONT - FRIDAY NOON CONCERT SERIES Todor Pelev, violin, and Douglas Ashcraft, piano, will perform Cesar Franck: Sonata for violin and piano. The Friday Noon Concert Series is sponsored by the Departments of Music at Pomona and Scripps Colleges. Performances take place at 12:15 p.m. in Balch Auditorium, Scripps College, 1030 Columbia Avenue. Information: (909) 607-3266, www.music.pomona.edu or www.collegescalendar.org.

COSTA MESA - METRO POINTE ENTERTAINMENT SERIES. Whatever (formerly "Sometimes Mensa," Classic/Pop Rock). Performances take place Friday and Saturday evenings from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) at Metro Pointe at South Coast, 901 South Coast Drive. Stage is outdoors facing the restaurants. No lawn chairs. Information: (714) 481-5009 or www.metropointe.com.

LONG BEACH - LONG BEACH TOWNE CENTER CONCERTS. Performances at the Long Beach Towne Center take place in the Promenade area on Friday and Saturday nights at 6 and 8 p.m. The Long Beach Towne Center is located on Carson Street at the 605 Freeway. Tonight's performances will be: Talia Grace at 6 p.m. and Michelle Kasajian at 8 p.m. Information: www.longbeachtownecenter.net.

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN AND VICINITY) - PERFORMANCES AT THE COLBURN SCHOOL. Friday Night Recital at 8 p.m. in Mayman Hall. The Colburn School is located at 200 South Grand across from the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Information: (213) 621-2200 or www.colburnschool.edu.

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN AND VICINITY) - AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE CELEBRATION. The afternoon celebration will include poetry readings, storytelling, live gospel, jazz and blues music, and more. African merchandise such as kente cloth, mud cloth, soapstone, handmade masks and tribal earrings will be available for purchase. The event will take place from 2 - 4 p.m. in the 4th Floor Auditorium at Angelus Plaza, 255 South Hill Street. Information: (213) 623-4352 x317.

REDLANDS - UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS PERFORMANCES. Choral Concert. University Choir, Chapel Singers and Madrigal Singers, Dr. Nicholle Andrews and Dr. Joseph Modica, conductors. The performance will take place from 8 - 9 p.m. Memorial Chapel. University of Redlands Music Department performances are held in the Memorial Chapel, the Frederick Loewe Performance Hall (FLPH), and/or the Casa Loma Room on the Redlands campus, 1200 E. Colton Avenue. Information: (909) 748-8700, www.redlands.edu, go to Music Department, or www.redlands.edu/calendars/university-events.aspx.

RIVERSIDE - RIVERSIDE PLAZA PERFORMANCES. Karakoke with Kelly Q (Main Street, 7 - 9 p.m.), and DJ Jon Smooth (Rockin' the West End, West End/El Torito Courtyard, 7 - 9 p.m.). Two sets of performances are Main Street Events and shows on the courtyard near El Torito on Friday and Saturday nights from 7 - 9 p.m. and Main Street performances on Sundays from 6 - 9 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) at Riverside Plaza. Riverside Plaza is located off Central Avenue between Riverside Avenue and DeAnza. Information: (951) 683-1066 x113 or www.shopriversideplaza.com.

SANTA MONICA - 18TH STREET ARTS CENTER JAZZ ARTIST IN RESIDENCE CONCERT. Phoenix: A Radical Exploration of Sight/Sound/Journey. 18th Street's first jazz artist in residence, Matana Roberts, and her dynamic ensemble will premiere her latest original works in an intimate performance. Roberts is a contemporary African-American experimental jazz artist, combining her widely-recognized gifts as an alto saxophone player and improviser with an intensely engaged re-definition of American Jazz traditions. The performance will include Jeff Parker on electric guitar and Alex Cline on drums, and it will take place from 8 - 9 p.m. at the Edye Second Space at the Broad Stage, SMC Performing Arts Center, Santa Monica Boulevard between 10th and 11th Streets. Seating is limited and an RSVP was due to rsvp@18thstreet.org by February 14. Check for availability of seating. Information: (310) 453-3711 or www.18thstreet.org.

By the summer of 2006, I had a steady stream of visitors coming to the site and decided to keep it going. The photo above is of the main heading and major pages on the site which had been established by that year. The three other ongoing pages for the site were "News," "Featured Artists" and "Guests" (the "Guests" page came to be the bio page for the summer site guest artists). The new "experiment" for 2006 was the site's first summer theme. Beginning that year and continuing in each summer since then, all the works in the summer site have revolved around a common theme. In 2006, the theme was "On the Horizon . . ."

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 18

ALHAMBRA - DOWNTOWN ALHAMBRA ROCKS ON SATURDAY NIGHT. The Rendition Band (Classic Rock). Enjoy music every Saturday night from 6 - 10 p.m. on the Rick's Main Street Stage, 132 W. Main Street. Concerts are presented by Marini Music and Rick's. Information: (626) 289-0241.

CHINO - PERFORMANCES AT THE CHINO SPECTRUM/TOWNE CENTER. The Chino Spectrum/Towne Center presents live music on Saturday nights at 6 p.m. The Chino Spectrum/Towne Center is located off Grand Avenue at the 71 Freeway. Tonight's performances will be: Kyle Beulter at the Spectrum Marketplace and Rusty Perez at the Towne Center. Information: (714) 259-1046 or www.shopchinospectrum.com.

CHINO HILLS - PERFORMANCES AT THE SHOPPES AT CHINO HILLS. Aaron Lee and the Love Vigilantes from 2 - 3 p.m. and Stereoflux from 5 - 8 p.m. The Shoppes at Chino Hills presents a variety of performances throughout the year. All events take place at the Shoppes at Chino Hills, 13920 City Center Drive. Information: (866) 909-0305 or www.shoppesatchinohills.com.

CLAREMONT - PERFORMANCES AT THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES. Pomona College: Millenium Consort Singers, Martin Neary, conductor, and the Pomona College Choir, Donna M. Di Grazia, conductor. The program will include the premiere of Tom Flaherty's Water Ruminations and music by Copland, Howells, Morley and others. The performance will take place at 8 p.m. in Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. 4th Street. Information: (909) 607-2671, www.music.pomona.edu, or www.collegescalendar.org.

COSTA MESA - METRO POINTE ENTERTAINMENT SERIES. Kid and Nic Show (Jumpin' Jive Swing). Performances take place Friday and Saturday evenings from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) at Metro Pointe at South Coast, 901 South Coast Drive. Stage is outdoors facing the restaurants. No lawn chairs. Information: (714) 481-5009 or www.metropointe.com.

EL SEGUNDO - EL SEGUNDO CONCERTS IN THE LIBRARY SERIES. Joel Lish Strings will present a classical music program featuring the music of Mozart. The concert will take place at 2 p.m. in the Friends of the Library Room at the El Segundo Public Library, 111 West Mariposa at Main Street. Information: (310) 524-2728 or www.eslib.org.

FULLERTON - OLLI JAZZ PROGRAMS. Learn about jazz and listen to live jazz as performed by the Doc's Sextet: jazz pianist Mike LeVan, bass player Jotty Johnson, drummer Bob Forte, and the Docs - Joe Lawton, sax, Dan Chiles, trombone, and Jim Pearle, guitar. The group will be presenting monthly jazz performances on Saturdays at 12:30 p.m. at Steamers, 138 W. Commonwealth in downtown Fullerton. Children are welcome for the programs. On February 18 - Frank Sinatra. Upcoming in March 10 - Movie Music. Information: (714) 871-8800 or www.steamerscafe.com.

GLENDORA - AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY PERFORMANCES. 40th Anniversary Men's Chorale Reunion Concert. Harold Clousing, director. Celebrating four decades of music ministry in the United States and abroad, APU's Men's Chorale gathers for a reunion concert featuring a variety of music from the past 40 years. All choir alumni are invited to participate in this special event. The performance will take place at 7:30 p.m. at Glenkirk Church, 1700 E. Palopinto Avenue. Information: (626) 815-3848 or www.apu.edu/music.

HOLLYWOOD/HOLLYWOOD HILLS - PUBLIC PROGRAMS AT FOREST LAWN. Hennings-Fisher Young Artists' Competition Finals. Performances for the final round of the Hennings-Fisher Young Artists' Competition will take place beginning at 7 p.m. in the Hall of Liberty at Forest Lawn/Hollywood Hills, 6300 Forest Lawn Drive. Admission and parking are free for the performances; those wishing to apply/audition for the competition may do so through February 2 - fee of $35. Information: (818) 771-7888 or www.burbankphilharmonic.org.

LA MIRADA - LA MIRADA SYMPHONY. Dr. Robert Frelly, music director and conductor. "The Russians are Coming!" The program will include Shostakovich: Festive Overture, Op. 96 and Six Pieces from the First Ballet Suite, Op. 84, Stravinsky: Suite from The Firebird, Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations, with soloist Kihae Kim DeFazio, cello, and Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition. The concert will take place at 8 p.m. at the La Mirada Theater, 14900 La Mirada Boulevard. No tickets or reservations are required. Information: (562) 944-9801, (714) 994-6310, (562) 941-5779, www.lamiradasymphony.com or www.lamiradatheater.com.

LONG BEACH - RAINBOW HARBOR MARDI GRAS/CARNEVALE. Celebrate Mardi Gras in Rainbow Harbor from 1 - 7 p.m. Activities will begin at 1 p.m., and the Mardi Gras parade will begin at 3 p.m. from the Aquarium of the Pacific. The parade will go along Rainbow Harbor to Shoreline Village, where festivities will continue at 4 p.m. with a samba show. The day will include music, food vendors, crafts for children and more. Information: (562) 435-2668, www.shorelinevillage.com, www.rainbowharbormardigras.com or www.lbmardigras.com.

LONG BEACH - LONG BEACH TOWNE CENTER CONCERTS. Performances at the Long Beach Towne Center take place in the Promenade area on Friday and Saturday nights at 6 and 8 p.m. The Long Beach Towne Center is located on Carson Street at the 605 Freeway. Tonight's performances will be: Crystal McKee at 6 p.m. and Tuckbox at 8 p.m. Information: www.longbeachtownecenter.net.

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN AND VICINITY) - YOUNG MUSICIANS FOUNDATION DEBUT ORCHESTRA. Jung-Ho Pak, conductor with soloist Gabriel Campos-Zamora, clarinet. The Young Musicians Foundation Debut Orchestra will present a concert at 4 p.m. at the Ramon Cortines High School for the Visual and Performing Arts, 450 North Grand Avenue. The program will include works by Debussy, Shostakovich, Revueltas and Piazzolla. Information: (310) 859-7668 or www.ymf.org.

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN AND VICINITY) - PERFORMANCES AT THE COLBURN SCHOOL. Academy Young Artist performances at 4 p.m. in Thayer Hall. The Colburn School is located at 200 South Grand across from the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Information: (213) 621-2200 or www.colburnschool.edu.

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN AND VICINITY) - OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE PERFORMANCES. Faculty Artist concert: The Scivally Jazz Quintet. The performance will take place from 7:30 - 9 p.m. in Bird Studio. Performances take place in Bird Studio or Thorne Hall (unless otherwise indicated) on the Occidental College campus. See website for campus directions. Information: (323) 259-2785, http://college.oxy.edu/music or www.oxy.edu.

LOS ANGELES (MID-WILSHIRE/MUSEUM DISTRICT) - MARDI GRAS AT THE LOS ANGELES FARMERS MARKET. Celebrate Mardi Gras at the Los Angeles Farmers Market, 6333 W. Third Street, on February 18, 19 and 21. There will be a variety of entertainment and/or activities daily. Today: Mutti Gras Pet Parade and Costume Contest on the Market Plaza from noon - 1 p.m.; 2nd Line Saviour's Parade Band strolling the market from noon - 3 p.m.; crafts and face painting on the Plaza from 1 - 4 p.m.; Zydeco Mudbugs from 2 - 4 p.m. on the Plaza; The Bluecat Express from 4 - 6 p.m. on the West Patio; and Eddie Baytos and the Nervis Brothers from 7 - 9 p.m. on the West Patio. Information: (323) 933-9211 or www.farmersmarketla.com.

MARINA DEL REY - FISHERMAN'S VILLAGE CONCERT SERIES. The Kid and Nic Show (Swing/Americana). Outdoor performances are from 1 - 4 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday at Fisherman's Village, 13755 Fiji Way, weather permitting. Parking is available for two hours with validation. Information: (310) 305-9545, visitor information, or www.visitmarinadelrey.com.

PASADENA - PASADENA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH FRIENDS OF MUSIC CONCERTS. 75th Birthday Celebration: Frances Nobert, organist. The program will include performances by the Haarlem Keyboard Duo (Steve Gentile, organist, and Frances Nobert, pianist) and the Grant High School 1980 Chamber Singers with Frances Nobert, conductor. The program will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the Pasadena Presbyterian Church. The church is in Downtown Pasadena at the corner of Colorado and Madison, 585 E. Colorado. Information: (626) 793-2191 or www.ppc.net.

PASADENA - PASADENA BLACK HISTORY PARADE AND FESTIVAL. The Pasadena Black History Parade will begin at 10 a.m. at Charles White Park in Altadena (Ventura and Fair Oaks Avenue) and continue down Fair Oaks Avenue in Pasadena. The parade will last approximately until noon and will end at Robinson Park in Pasadena (1020 N. Fair Oaks Avenue). The family festival in Robinson Park will take place until 4 p.m. There will be music, vendors, information booths and more. Also following the parade at noon at La Pintoresca Park (Washington/Raymond) there will be a display about the Harlem Globetrotters and a screening of the film "The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team that Changed the World." Information: (626) 744-7300, www.ci.pasadena.ca.us or www.cityofpasadena.net.

PASADENA - PASADENA PUBLIC LIBRARY PROGRAMS. Brother Yusef Plays the Blues. Brother Yusef will present an introduction to the early African-American tradition of the blues in honor of Black History Month. Discover the many expressions of the blues through dancing, singing and audience participation. The program will take place at 11 a.m. at the Hill Avenue branch library, 55 S. Hill Avenue. Information: (626) 744-7264, www.pasadenapubliclibrary.net or www.ci.pasadena.ca.us, library.

RIVERSIDE - RIVERSIDE PLAZA PERFORMANCES. Mirage Groove (Dance Hits, Main Street, 7 - 9 p.m.), and Vincent Nolan (Acoustic Guitar Favorites, West End/El Torito Courtyard, 7 - 9 p.m.). Two sets of performances are Main Street Events and shows on the courtyard near El Torito on Friday and Saturday nights from 7 - 9 p.m. and Main Street performances on Sundays from 6 - 9 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) at Riverside Plaza. Riverside Plaza is located off Central Avenue between Riverside Avenue and DeAnza. Information: (951) 683-1066 x113 or www.shopriversideplaza.com.

. . . For the "On The Horizon" theme, most of my own photos were made to have a similar look, feel, and color range, such as the one above. Guest artists were ones whose works had strong "horizons" in the paintings and photographs. The 2006 Guest Painter was Astrid Preston, and the Guest Photographer was Dennis Dunton. (There was no Guest Poet in 2006). 2006 also was the last summer that all of my poems included on the site were drawn from the "Journeys, Destinations, Routes" book (which was updated and added to in 2004). A poem which appeared on the site that summer is included below.

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 19

BEVERLY HILLS - MUSIC AT THE BEVERLY HILLS FARMERS MARKET. The Beverly Hills Farmers Market takes place Sundays from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. in the 9300 block of Civic Center Drive. There is music at the market from 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. February artists: Feb. 5 - Ron Ely; Feb. 12 - Fontain Muse; Feb. 19 - Panache Orchestra; and Feb. 26 - Christy Schmidt. Information: (310) 285-6830 or www.beverlyhills.org, go to "Attractions."

CERRITOS - CERRITOS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (CCPA) EVENTS. U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West. In honor of Presidents' Day, the U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West will present a free concert featuring standard wind ensemble pieces, military marches, jazz and pop arrangements, Broadway standards and patriotic music with vocal and instrumental solos. The performance will take place at 3 p.m. at the CCPA, 12700 Center Court Drive. At this time tickets for the concert have been distributed. A stand-by line will be available the day of the event. Ticket-holders must pick up tickets from will-call by 2:45 p.m.; those in the stand-by line will be seated on a space-available basis after that time. Information: (800) 300-4345, (562) 916-1254, www.cerritoscenter.com or www.cerritos.us.

CLAREMONT - PERFORMANCES AT THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES. Scripps College: Faculty Recital - Gold Coast Trio (Rachel V. Huang, violin, Susan Lamb Cook, cello, and Hao Huang, piano). The concert is part of the Scripps Family Weekend program and will include works by Haydn, Brahms and others. The performance will take place at 3 p.m. in the Garrison Theater, 241 E. 10th Street. Information: (909) 607-3266 or www.scrippscollege.edu; also www.collegescalendar.org.

LOS ANGELES (MID-WILSHIRE/MUSEUM DISTRICT) - MARDI GRAS AT THE LOS ANGELES FARMERS MARKET. Celebrate Mardi Gras at the Los Angeles Farmers Market, 6333 W. Third Street, on February 18, 19 and 21. There will be a variety of entertainment and/or activities daily. Today: New Orleans Traditional Jazz Band strolling the market from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.; crafts and face painting from 1 - 4 p.m. on the Plaza; Lula Afro Brazil Samba De Roda from 1 - 3 p.m. on the Market Plaza; T-Lou and his Superhot Zydeco Band from 2 - 4 p.m. on the West Patio; The Reynolds Brothers from 4 - 6 p.m. on the Plaza; and Lisa Haley and the Zydecats from 5 - 8 p.m. on the West Patio. Information: (323) 933-9211 or www.farmersmarketla.com.

LOS ANGELES (MID-WILSHIRE/MUSEUM DISTRICT) - "SUNDAYS LIVE" CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES Pianist Svetlana Smolina performs works by Rachmaninoff, Chopin and Tchaikovsky-Pletnev. Concerts are at 6 p.m. at the Leo S. Bing Theater of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd. Visit the Sundays Live website to find other ways of listening to the concerts, including LACMA's streaming audio of the performances. Information: (323) 857-6234, www.sundayslive.org or www.lacma.org.

MARINA DEL REY - FISHERMAN'S VILLAGE CONCERT SERIES. Bob De Sena (Latin Jazz). Outdoor performances are from 1 - 4 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday at Fisherman's Village, 13755 Fiji Way, weather permitting. Parking is available for two hours with validation. Information: (310) 305-9545, visitor information, or www.visitmarinadelrey.com.

ORANGE - ST. JOHN'S CONCERT SERIES. California Baptist University Church and Orchestra. Dr. Gary Bonner, director. The program will take place at 4 p.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church, 185 S. Center Street. Child care is available during the concert. Information: (714) 288-4433 or www.stjohnsorange.org.

REDLANDS - UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS PERFORMANCES. Studio Jazz Band. The performance wil take place from 8 - 9 p.m. in the Casa Loma Room. University of Redlands Music Department performances are held in the Memorial Chapel, the Frederick Loewe Performance Hall (FLPH), and/or the Casa Loma Room on the Redlands campus, 1200 E. Colton Avenue. Information: (909) 748-8700, www.redlands.edu, go to Music Department, or www.redlands.edu/calendars/university-events.aspx.

SANTA MONICA - YOUNG MUSICIANS FOUNDATION ORCHESTRA. Jung-Ho Pak, conductor with soloist Gabriel Campos-Zamora, clarinet. The Young Musicians Foundation Debut Orchestra will present a concert at 4 p.m. on the Broad Stage, SMC Performing Arts Center, Santa Monica Boulevard between 10th and 11th Streets. The program will include works by Debussy, Shostakovich, Revueltas and Piazzolla. Tickets may be reserved via the Broad Stage website and will be held at Will Call. Information: (310) 859-7668, www.ymf.org or www.thebroadstage.com.

SANTA MONICA - LIVE MUSIC AT THE SUNDAY FARMERS MARKET.. Nathalie Alice. The Sunday Farmers Market takes place from 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Main Street/Ocean Park. Music is from about 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Information: (310) 458-8712, (310) 458-8411, www.smgov.net/farmers_market/index.htm or www.farmersmarket.santa-monica.org.

WHITTIER - BAXTER CONCERT SERIES. The Baxter Concert Series presents the Great American Swing Band. The performance will take place at 5 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 13222 Bailey Street. Information: (562) 698-0022.

YORBA LINDA - NIXON LIBRARY FAMILY CONCERT SERIES The Roselle Trio: Dr. Charles Baker, cello, Joanne Ausmus, violin, and Dr. Charles Oh, piano. All performances (unless otherwise indicated) are at 2 p.m. at the Nixon Library, 18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard near Imperial Highway. Doors open at 1:15 p.m. Information: (714) 993-5075, (714) 993-3393, www.nixonlibrary.org or www.nixonfoundation.org.

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"ULURU (AYER'S ROCK)"

Ayer's Rock sits at the center of the Australian continent. It is one stone, actually the peak of an otherwise buried mountain range. The formation has always held great significance for the Aborigines, who call it Uluru (oo-loo-roo). The rock changes colors as the sun sets, a sight that can be quite spectacular on a good evening.

Evening comes slowly at the center of a continent
Off a road that runs just this side of forever
Where in watching the hues of a rust-colored rainbow
One can glimpse the ever-changing nature of permanence
From afar no hint of meaning.

For what place is this, Uluru
Stone monolith rising up like the swollen belly of a recumbent mother earth
Holy Aboriginal altar
Where the sacred rites of the ancients carried out at its base
Keep company with the daily parades of touring climbers
Who scale the heights of the hub
To see the edge of the horizon come full circle
In a way seldom viewed by those below.

And so here worlds of different ages coexist
Heritage transcended on both sides by few
Homage and ritual roped off by those who stay
Those whose numbers grow fewer with the passage of time
Time marked by yet another sunset
In which change passes over permanence
A deep orange rust fading into darkness over the horizon
Uluru

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MONDAY FEBRUARY 20

GLENDALE - PRESIDENTS' DAY ORGAN FESTIVAL. The Los Angeles Chapter of the American Guild of Organists will present an organ festival which will take place from 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at different locations in Glendale. At 9:30 a.m. organists Jay Brunot and Kyle Black will perform at the Salem Lutheran Church (1211 North Brand Boulevard); at 10:45 a.m., organists Maria Loncar Strohm and Alexander Frey will perform at St. Mark's Episcopal Church (1020 North Brand Boulevard), and at 1:30 p.m., organists Ladd Thomas and Cherry Rhodes will perform at the First United Methodist Church (134 North Kenwood at Broadway). Lunch will be available for purchase (with advance reservation) at 12:30 p.m. Information: (213) 925-8633, (213) 475-2693 (lunch reservations), or www.laago.org.

LOS ANGELES (MID-WILSHIRE/MUSEUM DISTRICT) - TARGET FREE HOLIDAY MONDAY AT LACMA. Enjoy a free day at the museum (all day) and enjoy live performances on the museum’s plaza at 12:30 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. with Rhythm Child. Bilingual tours, programs, and other activities will take place throughout the day. To ensure a safe and pleasant visitor experience, tickets to the Boone Children's Gallery will be timed and tickets will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Pick up your free timed ticket in the Boone Children's Gallery on the day of the event. Timed tickets allow for a thirty minute visit. Reserve general admission tickets online; event does not include admission to the exhibit "In Wonderland." Information: (323) 857-6010 or www.lacma.org.

REDLANDS - UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS PERFORMANCES. Jazz Improvisation. Performances will take place from 8 - 9 p.m. in FLPH. University of Redlands Music Department performances are held in the Memorial Chapel, the Frederick Loewe Performance Hall (FLPH), and/or the Casa Loma Room on the Redlands campus, 1200 E. Colton Avenue. Information: (909) 748-8700, www.redlands.edu, go to Music Department, or www.redlands.edu/calendars/university-events.aspx.

YORBA LINDA - PRESIDENTS DAY AT THE NIXON LIBRARY. Celebrate Presidents Day at the Nixon Library with free admission from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. There will be free cherry pie to the first 100 visitors, and at 1:30 p.m. there will be a special presentation in the East Room featuring patriotic performances by the Celebration USA singers and a discussion by the "Presidents". The library is located at 18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard near Imperial Highway. Information: (714) 993-5075, (714) 993-3393, www.nixonlibrary.org or www.nixonfoundation.org.

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 21

CLAREMONT - CGU CONCERTS AT THE CLAREMONT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY (CST). Pianist Chiaochun Chang will present works by Bach, Mozart, Chopin and Schubert. This performance will take place in Mudd Theater, Seeley G. Mudd Building, Claremont School of Theology. Sponsored by the Department of Music at Claremont Graduate University and the Claremont School of Theology, the concerts will take place on Tuesdays at 4:15 p.m. in Kresge Chapel at the Claremont School of Theology, 1325 N. College Avenue (unless otherwise indicated). Information: (909) 607-3289 or www.cgu.edu, Music Department.

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN AND VICINITY) - USC THORNTON SCHOOL OF MUSIC PERFORMANCES. Faculty Recital: Andrew Shulman, cello. Faculty cellist Andrew Shulman, along with pianist Bernadene Blaha, violinist Margaret Batjer, and clarinetist Michele Zukovsky, will perform Messiaen's "Quartet for the End of Time," and more. The program will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Alfred Newman Recital Hall. Information: (213) 740-2584 or www.usc.edu/music.

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN AND VICINITY) - OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE PERFORMANCES. Mojave Trio. The Mojave Trio will present a program of American chamber music for piano trio. The performance will take place from 12:30 - 1:25 p.m. in Bird Studio. Performances take place in Bird Studio or Thorne Hall (unless otherwise indicated) on the Occidental College campus. See website for campus directions. Information: (323) 259-2785, http://college.oxy.edu/music or www.oxy.edu.

SANTA MONICA - SANTA MONICA PUBLIC LIBRARY PERFORMANCES. Story and Song: Ziba Shirazi. Ziba Shirazi is an Iranian-American writer, poet, singer and storyteller with many stories to share about the lives of Iranians who left Iran and scattered throughout the world. The program will take place at 7 p.m. at the Fairview Branch Library, 2101 Ocean Park Boulevard. Information: (310) 458-8681 or www.smpl.org.

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 22

CLAREMONT - PERFORMANCES AT THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES. Pomona College: Pomona College Student Recitals. Students taking private music lessons at Pomona College will perform beginning at 8:15 in Lyman Hall, Thatcher Music Building, 340 N. College Avenue. Information: (909) 607-2671, www.music.pomona.edu, or www.collegescalendar.org.

IRVINE - UC IRVINE MUSIC DEPARTMENT PERFORMANCES. Department of Music Winter Showcase Concert, UCI Music Department students. The concert will take place at noon in Winifred Smith Hall, Claire Trevor School of the Arts, on the UCI campus. See website for directions. Information: (949) 824-6615 or www.arts.uci.edu.

LA MIRADA - NOON CONCERTS AT BIOLA UNIVERSITY. Jane Thorngren, soprano, and Duane Funderburk, piano. This long-standing, mid-day concert series tradition presents guest artists and university faculty and students. It brings to the campus and the community a special opportunity to hear outstanding performances from a variety of artists. All performances are from 12:30 - 1 p.m. in Crowell Hall on the Biola University Campus. Campus address is 13800 Biola Drive. See website for directions. Information: (562) 903-4892 http://academics.biola.edu/music/events or www.biola.edu, click academics, undergraduate, and go to the Music Department link, or go to events.

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN AND VICINITY) - USC THORNTON SCHOOL OF MUSIC PERFORMANCES. The USC Thornton Concert Jazz Orchestra, led by Jason Goldman, will present the music of Thad Jones. The program will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Alfred Newman Recital Hall. Information: (213) 740-2584 or www.usc.edu/music.

PASADENA - PASADENA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH MUSIC AT NOON CONCERTS. Hans Hielscher, organ. Concerts take place at 12:10 in the church sanctuary and are open to the public. The church is in Downtown Pasadena at the corner of Colorado and Madison. Information: (626) 793-2191 or www.ppc.net/music/noonconcerts.html.

The 2006 essay series was called "Digital Sunrise, Analog Sunset." The series included an update on the transition to digital television in the U.S., plus essays on the technology of making phone calls over the internet, or VOIP, and the basics of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification). In 2006, more than 600 concerts in over 90 venues were listed. By the end of the summer, the links section also had grown to include links for 618 artists/bands.

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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 23

COVINA - "MUSIC TELLS STORIES" AT THE COVINA PUBLIC LIBRARY. The monthly program for children and their families with pianist and Music Director Carol Tavis will take place at 4 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of each month in the Community Room of the Covina Public Library, 234 N. Second Avenue. Programs are sponsored by the Friends of the Covina Public Library. This month's program is "Three Cheers for America," celebrating President's Day, Valentine's Day and Black History Month. Information: (626) 384-5293, (626) 384-5312 or www.covinaca.gov.

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN AND VICINITY) - USC VISIONS AND VOICES SERIES EVENT. The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote: Words and Music from the Time of Cervantes featuring the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet and Phil Proctor. The four members of the Grammy-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet will join forces with comedy legend Phil Proctor to present an entirely new experience of the story of the Knight of La Mancha. The theatrical presentation will be a unique mix of dramatic storytelling and intricate chamber music. Proctor, a master of voices and dialects, will portray a dozen different characters as he traces the dramatic arc of Cervantes's masterpiece. The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet will accompany him with colorful arrangements of musical gems from the Spanish Golden Age. A discussion will follow the performance. The event will take place at 7:30 p.m. in Bovard Auditorium on the USC campus. Reservations are required and will be available beginning January 31. Information: (213) 740-0483 or www.usc.edu/visionsandvoices.

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN AND VICINITY) - USC THORNTON SCHOOL OF MUSIC PERFORMANCES. Popular Music Program Songwriter Showcase. Thornton's Popular Music students, in an event presented by BMI, will perform original songs in an acoustic setting. The program will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the LPB Auditorium. Also at 7 p.m. in the Ground Zero Performance Cafe, Jazz Night student ensembles. Information: (213) 740-2584 or www.usc.edu/music.

LOS ANGELES (WEST) - "FOWLER OUT LOUD" AT THE UCLA FOWLER MUSEUM. Gaayatri Kaundinya. The Indian classical vocalist blends several styles of traditional Indian vocal music for a unique sound. Performances take place at 6 p.m. outdoors in the courtyard of the Fowler Museum on the UCLA campus. Information: (310) 825-4361 or www.fowler.ucla.edu.

LOS ANGELES (WEST) - "HAMMER PRESENTS" AT THE UCLA HAMMER MUSEUM. Sanford Biggers: "Moon Medicine." "Moon Medicine" is an aural and optical experiment conducted by interdisciplinary artist Sanford Biggers. His live work, by turns troubling and inspiring, weaves found images of punk, funk, film noir, sci-fi, traditional Samoan dance, and Buddhism with original video content and improvised turntableism and veejaying. The result is an evocative concert that is as much jam session as it is a performative film screening. The event will take place at 7 p.m. at the Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Boulevard. Space is available on a first-come basis, and Hammer members receive priority seating, subject to availability. Parking is available under the Museum for $3 after 6 p.m. Information: (310) 443-7000 or www.hammer.ucla.edu.

REDLANDS - UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS PERFORMANCES. University of Redlands Orchestra, Co Boi Nguyen, director. The performance will take place from 8 - 9 p.m. in Memorial Chapel. University of Redlands Music Department performances are held in the Memorial Chapel, the Frederick Loewe Performance Hall (FLPH), and/or the Casa Loma Room on the Redlands campus, 1200 E. Colton Avenue. Information: (909) 748-8700, www.redlands.edu, go to Music Department, or www.redlands.edu/calendars/university-events.aspx.

WHITTIER - RIO HONDO COLLEGE CULTURAL EVENTS. "Two By Four." The duo piano recital will be presented by Rio Hondo Music Faculty members Dr. Linda Brown and Jannine Livingston. The program will include music by Bach, Poulenc and Rachmaninoff. The performance will take place at 7:30 p.m. in Wray Theater on the Rio Hondo College campus. Rio Hondo College address is 3600 Workman Mill Road. See campus website for directions. Information: (562) 908-3492 or www.riohondo.edu.

One special feature in 2006 was the sites "Midsummer Mystery Photos." Photographs were taken at various locations throughout Southern California (some well known, others a bit off the beaten track), and visitors were asked to guess the location of the site pictured. The picture above is of the Hollywood and Highland Center in Hollywood. At the end of the summer, the simple one-page listing of concerts continued, though problems on the page were beginning to emerge. Each month I was limited to a certain bandwith for the site. If that amount was exceeded, the site shut down until the beginning of the next month when the "counter" zeroed out. It didn't happen often, but it was something to consider as the site headed into it's fifth summer. . .

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FRIDAY FEBRUARY 24

CHINO HILLS - PERFORMANCES AT THE SHOPPES AT CHINO HILLS. The Hollywood Hillbillies from 6 - 8 p.m. The Shoppes at Chino Hills presents a variety of performances throughout the year. All events take place at the Shoppes at Chino Hills, 13920 City Center Drive. Information: (866) 909-0305 or www.shoppesatchinohills.com.

CLAREMONT - FRIDAY NOON CONCERT SERIES The Cornucopia Baroque Ensemble (Alfred Cramer, baroque violin, Roger Lebow, viola da gamba, and Graydon Beeks, harpsichord) will perform the music of Buxtehude. The Friday Noon Concert Series is sponsored by the Departments of Music at Pomona and Scripps Colleges. Performances take place at 12:15 p.m. in Balch Auditorium, Scripps College, 1030 Columbia Avenue. Information: (909) 607-3266, www.music.pomona.edu or www.collegescalendar.org.

COSTA MESA - METRO POINTE ENTERTAINMENT SERIES. Audio Addiction (Acoustic Pop/Rock). Performances take place Friday and Saturday evenings from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) at Metro Pointe at South Coast, 901 South Coast Drive. Stage is outdoors facing the restaurants. No lawn chairs. Information: (714) 481-5009 or www.metropointe.com.

COSTA MESA - OC MUSIC AWARDS BEST LIVE BAND SERIES FINAL. The 2012 OC Music Awards Best Live Band Series Finals will include groups competing for the title of Best Live Band. Performances will take place beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the Samueli Theater at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive. Check the OC Music Awards website for the list of groups performing. Information: www.ocmusicawards.com or www.scfta.org.

LA MIRADA - BIOLA UNIVERSITY "YEAR OF THE ARTS" PROGRAMS. On February 24 at 7:30 p.m. - "Sweeter Than Roses: A Program of Songs from the British Isles," with Jane Thorngren, soprano, and Duane Funderburk, piano. The program will take place in Crowell/Lansing Recital Hall on the Biola University Campus. On February 25 - "Passionate Drumming: A Taiko Festival." The program will take place from 7 - 9 p.m. in the Sunderland Auditorium on the Biola campus and is part of the 16th Annual Student Congress on Racial Reconciliation (SCORR). Campus address is 13800 Biola Drive. See website for directions. Information: (562) 903-4892, http://www.biola.edu/yota or www.biola.edu, click the "Year of the Arts" link.

LONG BEACH - LONG BEACH TOWNE CENTER CONCERTS. Performances at the Long Beach Towne Center take place in the Promenade area on Friday and Saturday nights at 6 and 8 p.m. The Long Beach Towne Center is located on Carson Street at the 605 Freeway. Tonight's performances will be: Laura Vall at 6 p.m. and Damien Jordan at 8 p.m. Information: www.longbeachtownecenter.net.

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN AND VICINITY) - USC THORNTON SCHOOL OF MUSIC PERFORMANCES. Faculty Recital: Kevin Fitz-Gerald, piano. Faculty pianist Kevin Fitz-Gerald, joined by violinist Irina Tseitlin and cellist Ronald Leonard, will present "The Color of Sound," a concert of Prokofiev and the music and visual art of Michael Tseitin. The program will take place at 8 p.m. in the Alfred Newman Recital Hall. Information: (213) 740-2584 or www.usc.edu/music.

REDLANDS - UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS PERFORMANCES. Choral Festival, Chapel Singers and Madrigal Singers. Dr. Nicholle Andrews and Dr. Joseph Modica, conductors. Performances will take place from 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. in FLPH. Also from 8 p.m. - midnight, African American Association Jazz Night in the Casa Loma Room. University of Redlands Music Department performances are held in the Memorial Chapel, the Frederick Loewe Performance Hall (FLPH), and/or the Casa Loma Room on the Redlands campus, 1200 E. Colton Avenue. Information: (909) 748-8700, www.redlands.edu, go to Music Department, or www.redlands.edu/calendars/university-events.aspx.

RIVERSIDE - RIVERSIDE PLAZA PERFORMANCES. Partly Jack (Band's Tribute to Johnny Cash, Main Street, 7 - 9 p.m.), and James Alexander (80s, of 80s Rewind, West End/El Torito Courtyard, 7 - 9 p.m.). Two sets of performances are Main Street Events and shows on the courtyard near El Torito on Friday and Saturday nights from 7 - 9 p.m. and Main Street performances on Sundays from 6 - 9 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) at Riverside Plaza. Riverside Plaza is located off Central Avenue between Riverside Avenue and DeAnza. Information: (951) 683-1066 x113 or www.shopriversideplaza.com.

The year 2007 marked a year of changes for the site. In the site's 5th Anniversary summer, the theme was "Pieces: Whole [The Whole is Greater than the Sum of Its Parts]." Michelangelo's classic statue of David, one of the most familiar figures in the world, was "alive" and well in Southern California and was the subject of the pictures on the home page. The pictures were not clever works of digital deconstruction but actual works of art in Southern California. The "pieces" figure, David/Fallen Monument, sits on a grassy knoll in between the library and the computer science and engineering building on the California State University Fullerton campus (ironically, home of the CSUF Titans). The statue was an identical marble replica of Michelangelo's David which stood at the Forest Lawn cemetery in Cypress for nearly 20 years. It fell and broke during the 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake. According to a plaque at the statue's base, Forest Lawn donated the fragments to CSUF for installation as a fallen monument, analogous to the countless fallen monuments that have come down throughout history. It was installed on the campus in 1989. The "whole" or fully intact David was about all that remained accessible at the former Movieland Wax Museum complex in Buena Park. The statue once graced the entryway of a facility adjacent to the museum called the Palace of Living Arts and used to be visible from Beach Boulevard, but it has since been removed.

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SATURDAY FEBRUARY 25

ALHAMBRA - DOWNTOWN ALHAMBRA ROCKS ON SATURDAY NIGHT. Bob's Garage (Classic Rock). Enjoy music every Saturday night from 6 - 10 p.m. on the Rick's Main Street Stage, 132 W. Main Street. Concerts are presented by Marini Music and Rick's. Information: (626) 289-0241.

CHINO - PERFORMANCES AT THE CHINO SPECTRUM/TOWNE CENTER. The Chino Spectrum/Towne Center presents live music on Saturday nights at 6 p.m. The Chino Spectrum/Towne Center is located off Grand Avenue at the 71 Freeway. Tonight's performances will be: No Look Escape at the Spectrum Marketplace and Vic Moraga at the Towne Center. Information: (714) 259-1046 or www.shopchinospectrum.com.

CHINO HILLS - PERFORMANCES AT THE SHOPPES AT CHINO HILLS. Crystal McKee (Singer/Songwriter) from 5 - 8 p.m. The Shoppes at Chino Hills presents a variety of performances throughout the year. All events take place at the Shoppes at Chino Hills, 13920 City Center Drive. Information: (866) 909-0305 or www.shoppesatchinohills.com.

CLAREMONT - PERFORMANCES AT THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES. Scripps College: The Claremont Concert Orchestra, Student Showcase Concert. David Cubek, conductor, with soloists Diana Ahn, piano, Annie Aqua, violin, and Joanne Chern, cello. The program will include works by Beethoven, Brahms, Dvorak and Lalo. Performances will take place on Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Garrison Theater, 241 E. 10th Street. Information: (909) 607-3266 or www.scrippscollege.edu; also www.collegescalendar.org.

COSTA MESA - METRO POINTE ENTERTAINMENT SERIES. The Intenders (Classic/Acoustic Rock). Performances take place Friday and Saturday evenings from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) at Metro Pointe at South Coast, 901 South Coast Drive. Stage is outdoors facing the restaurants. No lawn chairs. Information: (714) 481-5009 or www.metropointe.com.

LONG BEACH - LONG BEACH TOWNE CENTER CONCERTS. Performances at the Long Beach Towne Center take place in the Promenade area on Friday and Saturday nights at 6 and 8 p.m. The Long Beach Towne Center is located on Carson Street at the 605 Freeway. Tonight's performances will be: Kyle Beulter at 6 p.m. and Mike Isberto at 8 p.m. Information: www.longbeachtownecenter.net.

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN AND VICINITY) - OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE PERFORMANCES. Caltech-Occidental Concert Band. The performance will take place from 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. in Thorne Hall. Performances take place in Bird Studio or Thorne Hall (unless otherwise indicated) on the Occidental College campus. See website for campus directions. Information: (323) 259-2785, http://college.oxy.edu/music or www.oxy.edu.

MANHATTAN BEACH - PREVIEWS CONCERTS AT TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH. Pianist Svetlana Smolina. Pianist Smolina has performed in recitals and as a concerto soloist with orchestras worldwide including the Mariinsky Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall, New York Philharmonic at Avery Fischer Hall, iPalipiti at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, and others. The performance will take place at 2 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1340 Eleventh Street. Information: (310) 937-7275 or www.palosverdes.com/tlcmusic.

MARINA DEL REY - FISHERMAN'S VILLAGE CONCERT SERIES. Yes Ma'am (Rhythm and Blues). Outdoor performances are from 1 - 4 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday at Fisherman's Village, 13755 Fiji Way, weather permitting. Parking is available for two hours with validation. Information: (310) 305-9545, visitor information, or www.visitmarinadelrey.com.

REDONDO BEACH - LOS ANGELES RECORDER ORCHESTRA. The Los Angeles Recorder Orchestra, conducted by Thomas Axworthy, presents "Baroque Rhapsody." The Los Angeles Recorder Orchestra is a large ensemble whose members play a full range of recorders using a variety of techniques. The concert will take place at 4 p.m. at Riviera Methodist Church, 375 Palos Verdes Boulevard. The program will include music from Telemann and composers from Bach in the Baroque era to modern musicians. The group will also present a concert with the same program on February 12 in Los Angeles. Information: (323) 935-6072, www.larohome.org or www.rivieraumc.com.

RIVERSIDE - RIVERSIDE PLAZA PERFORMANCES. Riverside Children's Theater (Play Preview/Dance Party, Main Street, 7 - 9 p.m.), and Apryle Dalmacio (Pop/Alternative, West End/El Torito Courtyard, 7 - 9 p.m.). Two sets of performances are Main Street Events and shows on the courtyard near El Torito on Friday and Saturday nights from 7 - 9 p.m. and Main Street performances on Sundays from 6 - 9 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) at Riverside Plaza. Riverside Plaza is located off Central Avenue between Riverside Avenue and DeAnza. Information: (951) 683-1066 x113 or www.shopriversideplaza.com.

RIVERSIDE - LA SIERRA UNIVERSITY PERFORMANCES. The Sound of Music. The Department of Music at La Sierra University will present the Rodger and Hammerstein musical "The Sound of Music" at 7 p.m. on February 25, 26 and March 1 in Hole Auditorium on the La Sierra University campus. Admission is free, and reserved seating is available for a $1 handling fee per order by sending an e-mail message to lrazzouk@lasierra.edu (limit of four tickets per order). The performances will be directed by Raejin Lee, the orchestra directed by John Carter, and the chorus directed by Earl Richards. See campus website for directions. Information: (951) 785-2036, (800) 874-5587 or www.lasierra.edu/music.

TEMPLE CITY - TEMPLE CITY CAMELIA FESTIVAL AND PARADE. The annual Temple City Camelia Festival will take place February 24, 25 and 26 at Temple City Park, 9701 Las Tunas Drive. Friday hours are 4 - 10 p.m., Saturday from noon - 10 p.m., and Sunday from noon - 8 p.m. Fee for games, rides, food vendors; carnival only on Friday. Entertainment Saturday and Sunday by local groups: The Icebreakers (Youth Rock Band) on Saturday from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., and Temple City High School Road Show (Musical Theater) from 2 - 3:30 p.m. on Sunday. The Camelia Festival Parade will take place on Saturday at 10 a.m. along Las Tunas Drive. Information: (626) 285-2171 x2350 or www.templecity.us.

VENICE - MASTERS IN THE CHAPEL CONCERT SERIES. Violinist Danielle Belen. Ms. Belen will be joined by cellist Abe Feder for a Kodaly sonata, followed by a Strauss sonata for violin and piano and a new piece composed for six violins. The program will take place from 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. at the First Lutheran Church of Venice, 815 Venice Boulevard. Information: (310) 821-2740 or www.flvenice.org.

In honor of the 5th Anniversary, the site took on a new format, and picture animations such as the ones above were included on the concert pages. The pictures all depicted subjects which in some way included the number "five" (five items, five divisions, etc.). Guests that summer included the coastal and seascape paintings of Guest Painter John Cosby, the underwater photography of Guest Photographer Ken Kurtis, five poems from the "Stone, Bow Prayer" book of Guest Poet Amy Uyematsu, and landscape quilts by Guest Quilter Barbara Brewer (which appeared on the "Links" page). Five of my poems were included on the site, four new ones written to correspond with the summer theme. One poem from the 2007 summer site is included below.

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SUNDAY FEBRUARY 26

BEVERLY HILLS - MUSIC AT THE BEVERLY HILLS FARMERS MARKET. The Beverly Hills Farmers Market takes place Sundays from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. in the 9300 block of Civic Center Drive. There is music at the market from 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. February artists: Feb. 5 - Ron Ely; Feb. 12 - Fontain Muse; Feb. 19 - Panache Orchestra; and Feb. 26 - Christy Schmidt. Information: (310) 285-6830 or www.beverlyhills.org, go to "Attractions."

CHINO HILLS - PERFORMANCES AT THE SHOPPES AT CHINO HILLS. Avenue Groove from 2 - 5 p.m. The Shoppes at Chino Hills presents a variety of performances throughout the year. All events take place at the Shoppes at Chino Hills, 13920 City Center Drive. Information: (866) 909-0305 or www.shoppesatchinohills.com.

CLAREMONT - PERFORMANCES AT THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES. Pomona College: Trans-Atlantic Steel - Appalachain Strings and Zimbabwean Keys. Joti Rockwell, guitar, banjo, mandolin and fiddle, and Tony Perman, mbira. The program will include selections drawn from the mbira tradition in Zimbabwe as well as American old-time and bluegrass repertoires together in an unusual synthesis of sounds. The performance will take place at 3 p.m. in Lyman Hall, Thatcher Music Building, 340 N. College Avenue. Information: (909) 607-2671, www.music.pomona.edu, or www.collegescalendar.org.

FULLERTON - FULLERTON FRIENDS OF MUSIC CONCERT SERIES. Alexander String Quartet (Zakarias Grafilo, violin, Frederick Lifsitz, violin, Paul Yarbrough, viola, and Sandy Wilson, cello) and Gary Gray, clarinet. The program will include music by Mozart, Beethoven and Brahms. The concert will take place at 3:30 p.m. in the Sunny Hills High School Performing Arts Center, 1801 Warburton Way. Information: (714) 525-5836, (714) 529-7758 or www.fullertonfriendsofmusic.com.

FULLERTON - ST. ANDREWS MONTHLY CONCERT SERIES. Don and Mary Harrell, trumpet and piano. Concerts are held at 4:30 p.m at the Episcopal Church of St. Andrew the Apostle, 1231 E. Chapman Avenue. Information: (714) 526-6836, (714) 870-4350 or www.standrewsfullerton.org.

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN AND VICINITY) - PERFORMANCES AT THE COLBURN SCHOOL. Violin Faculty Recital: Danielle Belen. Performance is at 3 p.m. in Thayer Hall. The Colburn School is located at 200 South Grand across from the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Information: (213) 621-2200 or www.colburnschool.edu.

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN AND VICINITY) - USC THORNTON SCHOOL OF MUSIC PERFORMANCES. Drum Day. The USC Thornton Outreach program will host the daylong event featuring the use of drums in a variety of musical styles presented by members of the USC Thornton faculty. The event will begin at 1 p.m. in the Ramo Recital Hall. Information: (213) 740-2584 or www.usc.edu/music.

LOS ANGELES (MID-WILSHIRE/MUSEUM DISTRICT) - "SUNDAYS LIVE" CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES Members of the USC Thornton Guitar Orchestra and Ensembles perform works TBA. Concerts are at 6 p.m. at the Leo S. Bing Theater of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd. Visit the Sundays Live website to find other ways of listening to the concerts, including LACMA's streaming audio of the performances. Information: (323) 857-6234, www.sundayslive.org or www.lacma.org.

MARINA DEL REY - FISHERMAN'S VILLAGE CONCERT SERIES. Jimi Nelson and the Drifting Cowboys (Country; line-dancing lessons at 12:30 p.m.). Outdoor performances are from 1 - 4 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday at Fisherman's Village, 13755 Fiji Way, weather permitting. Parking is available for two hours with validation. Information: (310) 305-9545, visitor information, or www.visitmarinadelrey.com.

SANTA MONICA - LIVE MUSIC AT THE SUNDAY FARMERS MARKET.. Chris Murphy Band. The Sunday Farmers Market takes place from 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Main Street/Ocean Park. Music is from about 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Information: (310) 458-8712, (310) 458-8411, www.smgov.net/farmers_market/index.htm or www.farmersmarket.santa-monica.org.

TEMPLE CITY - TEMPLE CITY CAMELIA FESTIVAL. The annual Temple City Camelia Festival will take place February 24, 25 and 26 at Temple City Park, 9701 Las Tunas Drive. Friday hours are 4 - 10 p.m., Saturday from noon - 10 p.m., and Sunday from noon - 8 p.m. Fee for games, rides, food vendors; carnival only on Friday. Entertainment Saturday and Sunday by local groups: The Icebreakers (Youth Rock Band) on Saturday from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., and Temple City High School Road Show (Musical Theater) from 2 - 3:30 p.m. on Sunday. The Camelia Festival Parade will take place on Saturday at 10 a.m. along Las Tunas Drive. Information: (626) 285-2171 x2350 or www.templecity.us.

WHITTIER - BAXTER CONCERT SERIES. The Baxter Concert Series presents the Night Blooming Jazzmen (Dixieland Jazz). The performance will take place at 5 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 13222 Bailey Street. Information: (562) 698-0022.

YORBA LINDA - NIXON LIBRARY FAMILY CONCERT SERIES Concert violinist Drew Tretick. All performances (unless otherwise indicated) are at 2 p.m. at the Nixon Library, 18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard near Imperial Highway. Doors open at 1:15 p.m. Information: (714) 993-5075, (714) 993-3393, www.nixonlibrary.org or www.nixonfoundation.org.

The concert pages in 2007 also included one new "piece." In 2007 the "Other Cities" section of the city pages officially became the Inland Empire listings for the site.

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MONDAY FEBRUARY 27

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN AND VICINITY) - USC THORNTON SCHOOL OF MUSIC PERFORMANCES. Faculty Recital: David Arnay Trio. Jazz studies faculty member David Arnay will present a recital of original jazz composition with fellow Thornton faculty Aaron Serfaty and Edwin Livingston. The program will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Alfred Newman Recital Hall. Information: (213) 740-2584 or www.usc.edu/music.

SANTA MONICA - BEACH=CULTURE PERFORMANCES AT THE ANNENBERG COMMUNITY BEACH HOUSE. "On Noir" with mystery writer Naomi Hirahara accompanied by jazz duo Doc Anello and his daughter Renee. The program will take place from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Reservations are required for all programs and can be made via the Eventbrite link on the Beach House website. Guided tours of the facility are available prior to most Beach=Culture events. The Annenberg Community Beach House is located at 415 Pacific Coast Highway at Beach Coast Way. Check site for current parking fee. Information: (310) 458-4904, www.annenbergbeachhouse.com or http://beachhouse.smgov.net.

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 28

CLAREMONT - CGU CONCERTS AT THE CLAREMONT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY (CST). Alpha and Omega: Works by Byrd, Peerson, Pasquini, Trabaci, Frescobaldi, Couperin, Lunde, Ligeti, Meltzer and Anderson, presented by guest artist Ruta Bloomfield, harpsichord. Sponsored by the Department of Music at Claremont Graduate University and the Claremont School of Theology, the concerts will take place on Tuesdays at 4:15 p.m. in Kresge Chapel at the Claremont School of Theology, 1325 N. College Avenue (unless otherwise indicated). Information: (909) 607-3289 or www.cgu.edu, Music Department.

DOWNEY - COMMUNITY FOLK MUSIC JAM. At this folk music jam, the participants sit in a circle formation with their acoustic instruments. Facilitators ensure a continuum of activity throughout the jam; guests and other non-musician visitors may sit outside the circle as space permits. The folk music jam will take place from 6 - 8:45 p.m. at the BJR Community and Senior Center, 7810 Quill Drive. Information: (562) 904-7223, www.downeyca.org or http://www.folkjam.org.

IRVINE - UC IRVINE MUSIC DEPARTMENT PERFORMANCES. UCI Wind Ensemble, Kevin McKeown, director. The concert will take place at 8 p.m. in Winifred Smith Hall, Claire Trevor School of the Arts, on the UCI campus. See website for directions. Information: (949) 824-6615 or www.arts.uci.edu.

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 29

ARCADIA - CLASSICAL KALEIDOSCOPE CONCERTS AT THE ARCADIA PUBLIC LIBRARY. Songwriters and Their Songs. The husband and wife team of Karen Benjamin and KUSC host Alan Chapman will present a look at what makes theatrical songs tick, musically and dramatically, with performances of songs by Broadway's greatest writers. The event will take place from 7 - 8:30 p.m. at the Arcadia Public Library, 20 West Duarte Road, and doors open at 6:30 p.m. Seating is on a first-come basis and limited to the first 150 people. Refreshments and comlimentary coffee by Starbucks will be served. Following the program audience members also are invited to meet and speak with the musicians. Information: (626) 294-4808 or www.ci.arcadia.ca.us, go to "Library."

HUNTINGTON BEACH - PERFORMANCES AT BELLA TERRA. Fulton Middle School of Fountain Valley Concert Band from 6 - 6:30 p.m. Performances take place from 7 - 9 p.m. on Friday, 6 - 9 p.m. on Saturday, and on some Sundays at the time(s) indicated (unless otherwise noted). Performances take place in the amphitheater outside the Century Theaters. The Bella Terra Center's address is 7777 Edinger Avenue. Information: (714) 897-2534 or www.bellaterra-hb.com.

LA MIRADA - NOON CONCERTS AT BIOLA UNIVERSITY. Beth Mitchell, tuba. This long-standing, mid-day concert series tradition presents guest artists and university faculty and students. It brings to the campus and the community a special opportunity to hear outstanding performances from a variety of artists. All performances are from 12:30 - 1 p.m. in Crowell Hall on the Biola University Campus. Campus address is 13800 Biola Drive. See website for directions. Information: (562) 903-4892 http://academics.biola.edu/music/events or www.biola.edu, click academics, undergraduate, and go to the Music Department link, or go to events.

LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN AND VICINITY) - USC THORNTON SCHOOL OF MUSIC PERFORMANCES. USC Thornton Contemporary Music Ensemble. Music director David Crockett will lead a concert of works for large chamber ensemble by composers from the United States, Europe and Japan. The program will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Alfred Newman Recital Hall. Also at 8 p.m. in the Ground Zero Performance Cafe, Popular Music Program Showcase, first-year students. Students will perform funky tunes from James Brown, Sly and the Family Stone, and more in the event presented by the Al Sherman Foundation. Information: (213) 740-2584 or www.usc.edu/music.

PASADENA - PASADENA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH MUSIC AT NOON CONCERTS. Steve Grabe, tenor. Concerts take place at 12:10 in the church sanctuary and are open to the public. The church is in Downtown Pasadena at the corner of Colorado and Madison. Information: (626) 793-2191 or www.ppc.net/music/noonconcerts.html.

Although the summer site was different each year, at the end of the summer of 2007, the fall/winter/spring site still remained in the same format which it had held since the fall of 2003. (Click here to view that format again.) A steady stream of visitors continued to come to the site in the non-summer months, especially for fall October festivals and holiday events in December. In both of those months that year, the alloted capacity for the site was used up with at least 10 days remaining in the month, so the site was not available for at least a third of the month. Although the months of January, February and March in 2008 were quiet, in April of 2008 the decision was made to upgrade the site to full color/full designability for the entire year. The fall/winter/spring site remained a one-page site for the non-summer months with concerts listed only by date, but all constraints on capacity and design were removed. The picture above was the heading for the site for April and May of 2008. The site's story continues with Summer 2008 on the "Concerts By City" page . . .

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ONE FINAL THOUGHT ON THE CONCERTS: All of the concerts in the listings are free to the general public, and there are some truly outstanding programs. However, many of the groups and organizations sponsoring these concerts incur substantial costs in bringing them to you year after year. Donations which allow them to continue their tradition of bringing quality music to the general public at no charge are appreciated.

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