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Legendary guitar hero Michael Landau will debut at the infamous Moe’s Alley in Santa Cruz, CA on Sunday, June 20th, 2010 with his amazing psychedelic-blues-jazz-cosmic band “The Michael Landau Group,” along with soulful blues-rockers The Kirk Fletcher Band for a special afternoon Father’s Day performance. "I live for those live moments when the sound and emotion becomes this monstrous force bigger than the individual musicians, it becomes a unique creation and feel, exciting and calming at the same time, difficult to describe but I'm addicted to it," Landau describes about playing live with his group. Landau has recorded on over 700 records with everyone from Michael Jackson, Pink Floyd, Miles Davis, BB King, James Taylor to Joni Mitchell; and been known to wear many hats as a songwriter, producer, and engineer in addition to his enormous guitar credits since the early 80’s. Landau’s supergroup includes jazz artists Gary Novak on drums and Travis Carlton on bass. Landau will also perform as a featured guest in The Kirk Fletcher Band, with a special jam session to conclude the show. This amazing co-bill of jazz, blues and rock all in one afternoon is not to be missed! Moe’s Alley is located at 1535 Commercial Way, ...

Featuring performances by Mark DeCarlo with the band Old Blues Eyes, surprise A-list musicians and comedians, and FREE BAR TAB for the night’s winning Band-E-Okee table Kick start your summer with FIRST FRIDAYS, the new, live, monthly comedy and music variety show starting June 4th, 2010 @ 9:00PM at the fabulous LIFE on Wilshire featuring the band Old Blues Eyes lead by Mark DeCarlo.  Entrance is free, food is scrumptious, and drinking is encouraged. Giveaways include FREE BAR TAB for the night’s winning Band-E-Okee table. LIFE on Wilshire is located at 1521 N. Vine St. Hollywood, CA.  For more info visit the Facebook Page: OLD BLUES EYES & www.OldBluesEyes.com WHO: Presented by Mark DeCarlo and Life on Wilshire WHAT: FIRST FRIDAYS at Life on Wilshire: Hollywood’s premiere comedy & music show featuring Mark DeCarlo and the band Old Blues Eyes with established A-List performers providing Hollywood with a unique show every First Friday of every month. WHEN: Friday June 4th, 2010 at 9:30PM (and continuing EVERY FIRST FRIDAY of every month (7/2, 8/6 etc.) WHERE: LIFE on Wilshire  6311 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90048 (323) 651-5433 TICKETS:              FREE ENTRANCE ABOUT THE ARTISTS MARK DECARLO & OLD BLUES EYES (www.markdecarlo.com) When “Studs” ...

Saturday & Sunday, May 22 & 23 This is no ordinary art event! The Venice Art Walk & Auctions is a fundraiser for Venice Family Clinic, the largest free clinic in the country, and each ticket you purchase helps provide a medical visit for an uninsured person in need. (Purchases of art and tickets to Art & Architecture Tours go even further!) So bring a friend. Or two. Or ten. After all, taking care of the uninsured is good for karma. Click any of the links below for more information or to purchase tickets. Art & Architecture Tour: Rustic Canyon: The Sequel Saturday, May 22 Picking up where last year’s historic walking tour left off, Leo Marmol, FAIA, takes visitors deeper into this architecturally bountiful neighborhood, stopping to tour a fresh collection of homes representing the old and the new. $175 per person, benefits Venice Family Clinic, includes lunch and reception Art & Architecture Tour: Architects' Homes in Venice and Santa Monica Saturday, May 22 Explore homes that architects and designers built for themselves in this self-guided walking tour along the border of Venice and Santa Monica. $100 per person, benefits ...

Grab your divalicious girlfriends and shake off the cold with a little help from Shecky’s! At Girls Night Out, you’ll experience the newest warm weather fashion trends, delicious cocktails, plus sensational spring beauty treatments. Throw in our fabulous goodie bags, chock full of freebies, and we guarantee you’ll have a spring in your step in no time! What? Shecky's is an online and event destination for what’s cool and undiscovered in FASHION, BEAUTY and FUN with the girls. From emerging designers to great beauty discoveries, delicious cocktails to free giveaways— Shecky's offers a wonderland for girls to SHOP, SAMPLE & SCORE the world of things girls love. How? Shecky's partners with 1200+ cool companies a year to bring women the latest and greatest in fashion, beauty, entertainment, and more in unique web and event experiences that can be shared with friends. Why? Because once in a while, women need a place to escape, where we can indulge, pamper ourselves and have some quality girl time—without the boys! What’s Shecky’s Mission? To spoil girls with fashion, beauty, fun and the best girlfriend group experiences. Shop Fabulous LA! Date: Wed.-Thu., May 19th-20th, 2010 Time: 5pm-10pm Place: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium 1855 Main St. (Pico Blvd. & Colorado Ave.) TO PURCHASE TICKETS PLEASE VISIT THIS LINK: http://girlsnightout.sheckys.com/?rf=LA_TravelingDiva and choose "Socialista" ...

The Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles, Italian Consulate General Hon. Nicola Faganello and the  Italian American Museum of Los Angeles are holding a reception for Los Angeles’s Little Italy, the much anticipated new book from Historian Marianna Gatto. Thursday, May 13, 2010 6:30 PM Istituto Italiano di Culturl 1023 Hilgard Avenue  Los Angeles, CA 90024 Gatto, curator of History and Education for a department of the City of Los Angeles and key proponent of the Italian American Museum of Los Angeles, will make an interactive presentation followed by a book signing and reception. There is no cost to attend. About Los Angeles’s Little Italy: While Los Angeles possesses the nation’s fifth-largest Italian population today, little is known about its Italian history, which has been examined by only a handful of authors over the past 70 years. In Los Angeles’s Little Italy, author Marianna Gatto chronicles the city’s vibrant Italian enclave during the 100-year period following the arrival of the first Italian pioneer in 1827. The extensively researched text includes dozens of never-before published photographs and eyewitness testimony of the early Italian community. For more information: http://www.losangeleslittleitaly.com/2010/05/reception-for-the-author-of-los-angeles-little-italy.html Content borrowed from www.losangeleslittleitaly.com