tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82920887279448749732012-02-16T03:26:44.098-08:00Skirball Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11141157352811705863noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8292088727944874973.post-36658942616465929202008-03-03T12:24:00.000-08:002008-03-03T12:25:07.491-08:00<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3FsVLrRYdXY"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3FsVLrRYdXY" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8292088727944874973-3665894261646592920?l=skirballcenter.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Skirball Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11141157352811705863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8292088727944874973.post-81695032544470076722008-02-11T13:02:00.000-08:002008-02-27T13:15:58.591-08:00Hey hey,<br /><br />We can't believe it is February already! It was warming up there for a few days but now it is blustery! This is a great time to come indoors and warm up with an event at Skirball. We have two great events coming up.<br /><br /><p style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><strong>23rd Annual Lunar New Year Festival</strong></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><strong><br /></strong></span></p> <table style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="" width="50"> <tbody><tr> <td> <img src="http://images.patronmail.com/pmailemailimages/465/109896/articles_7.jpg?salt=75c72cfb045e4c5f" border="0" height="121" width="234" /> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:85%;" ><strong>Saturday, February 16th, 8:00PM</strong></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:85%;" ><strong>Sunday, February 17th, 2:00PM</strong></span> </p><p style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:palatino linotype,palatino,times,serif;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><strong style="color: rgb(204, 255, 255);">Tickets:</strong> </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">$25, $35 ($12 NYU Stude</span>nts)</span></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">Come celebrate the Year of the Rat with our much anticipated Lunar New Year Festival. This crowd- pleasing, family events has drawn over 20,000 people. Audiences of all ages will be immersed in an exciting world filled with vivid costumes and vibrant movements.</span></span></p><p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.ticketcentral.com/PromoCode.asp?PID=6257" target="_blank"><span style="">Buy tickets now</span></a></span></p><p><span style=";font-family:palatino linotype,palatino,times,serif;font-size:85%;" ><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">23rd Annual Lunar New Year Festival</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span></em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">is presented by the NY Chinese Cultural Center.</span></span></p><p><br /></p><p style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">New York Flamenco Festival 2008</span></strong></span></p><p style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">"Son de la Frontera"</span> </strong></span></p> <table style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="" width="50"> <tbody><tr> <td> <img src="http://images.patronmail.com/pmailemailimages/465/109896/articles_8.jpg?salt=517f7d62045e4c5f" border="0" height="121" width="234" /> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:85%;" ><strong>Saturday, February 23rd, 8:00PM</strong></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:85%;" ><strong>Sunday, February 24th, 7:00PM</strong></span> </p><p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 255, 255);font-size:85%;" ><strong>Tickets:</strong></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><span style="color: rgb(204, 255, 255);"> $45, $35 ($12 NYU Students)</span></span></span></p><p style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span>One of the hottest new ensembles in flamenco today, Son de la Frontera features the electrifying Gypsy dance of Pepe Torres along with fiery instrumentals and impassioned vocals.<span> </span>Led by Raul Rodriguez, the innovative ensemble blends <em>flamenco puro</em> with Latin American rhythms and melodies and is the first group to prominently feature the Cuban <em>tres </em>(three-stringed steel-stringed guitar) in flamenco. The group was formed in tribute to pioneering guitar maestro Diego del Gastor from Moron de la Frontera, Seville, and includes two of his grandnephews.</span></span> </p> <p style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.ticketcentral.com/PromoCode.asp?PID=5923" target="_blank"> Buy tickets now</a> </span></p><p><span style=";font-family:palatino linotype,palatino,times,serif;font-size:85%;" ><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Son de la Frontera</span> </em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">is a presented by the World Music Institute and Flamenco Festival, Inc.</span></span></p><p> </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8292088727944874973-8169503254447007672?l=skirballcenter.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Skirball Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11141157352811705863noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8292088727944874973.post-78209682424921877142007-12-18T12:12:00.000-08:002007-12-18T12:14:44.615-08:00Skirball and NYU will be taking a break for the Holidays. Check back with us when we are back in NYC in January. We have some great things planned for next semester!<br /><br />Skirblogger :-)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8292088727944874973-7820968242492187714?l=skirballcenter.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Skirball Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11141157352811705863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8292088727944874973.post-38498497760877982282007-12-12T13:09:00.000-08:002007-12-12T13:10:06.137-08:00Hey Everybody,<br /><br />Welcome to the new Skirball Center Blog! We're excited to have a place where we can give you some insider info on the awesome shows that are happening just around the corner! Plans for this blogs: We hope to have student reviews, some written and some video comments; Interviews with the performers; backstage video of final dress rehearsals; back stories and history about the shows to spark more interest; and much more!<br /><br />Check back here for new info as we will keep this blog as up to minute as possible!<br />Ciao,<br />Skirblogger :-)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8292088727944874973-3849849776087798228?l=skirballcenter.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Skirball Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11141157352811705863noreply@blogger.com0