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On Pointe Shoes: The Exacting Craft Behind a Ballerina’s Most Fragile Tool

THE BALLERINA’S BEST friend, the pointe shoe, is familiar to anyone who has seen a ballet. Fabric slippers with a hard toe box, they allow a dancer to put full weight on the tips of her feet, lift herself with artistry and make leaps and turns…

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Nowruz at UCLA: “Light Always Prevails” Celebrates Renewal and Women’s Voices at Royce Hall

As Los Angeles welcomes the arrival of spring, Farhang Foundation marks Nowruz with a citywide celebration rooted in renewal, artistry, and the enduring power of women’s voices. This year’s signature event, “Light Always Prevails,” takes place Sunday, March 8…

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The Program: Mark your calendar for these March 2026 SoCal Performances

Plan your March 2026 cultural calendar with must-see performances across Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego, featuring the LA Phil, The Wallis, Segerstrom Center, San Diego Symphony, and more…

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The Program: Mark your calendar for these March 2026 SoCal Performances

Plan your March 2026 cultural calendar with must-see performances across Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego, featuring the LA Phil, The Wallis, Segerstrom Center, San Diego Symphony, and more…

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Level 8 Lunar New Year Night Market: A One-Night Culinary Takeover in Downtown Los Angeles

On Thursday, February 26, the top floor of Downtown Los Angeles shifts tone. Elevators open to lantern light, rising basslines, and the scent of live fire and truffle in the air. For one night only, Level 8 transforms its eight-venue playground into a progressive Lunar New Year…

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West LA Courthouse Skate Plaza Reopens as a Living Landmark

On a sunlit afternoon in Santa Monica, boards hit concrete again at the newly refurbished West LA Courthouse Skate Plaza — not as a relic of skate lore, but as a renewed public space shaped by the very community that fought to preserve it…

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