Page 16German-World.comCaliforniaSouthern CaliforniaLos Angeles<strong>November</strong> 1, at 8.00 PMEurocircle: Yo-Yo Ma "The Silk RoadProject"With boundless inquisitiveness, energy andpanache, celebrated cellist and musicalnomad Yo-Yo Ma has boldly navigated vastmusical territories-from the majestic graceof Bach's cello suites, to the ancient Celticfiddle traditions of Appalachia, to the lusty,soulful strains of the Argentinean tango. Inhis most ambitious and inspired endeavoryet, Ma explores the rich commerce ofmusical ideas that ebbed and flowedamong different cultures along the SilkRoad, the ancient network of trade routesbetween East Asia and the Mediterranean.The Silk Road Project pulls together nativemusicians, and existing and newly commmissionedworks from lands as diverse asIran, China, India, Mongolia, Japan and theU.S.UCLA - Royce Hall - Westwood, CAlosangeles@eurocircle.com, orcall (310) 234-8355www.eurocircle.com<strong>November</strong> 14, at 8.00 PMEurocircle: Afro-Cuban All StarsBrought together by Juan de MarcosGonzalez, unsung hero of the Buena VistaSocial Club, the Afro-Cuban All-Stars is amulti-generational big band composed ofthe best musicians Cuba has turned out inthe last half century-a dream team oflegends and rising stars. Rich in tendernessand nostalgia evoking a world of tropicalease and pre-revolutionary innocence,the music of the Afro-Cuban All Stars isa powerful tribute to a people who manageto celebrate life, love and the pursuit ofpleasure despite the hardship of daily life.UCLA - Royce Hall - Westwood, CAlosangeles@eurocircle.comwww.eurocircle.com<strong>November</strong> 24, at 8.00 PMEurocircle: Youth SymphonyThe Youth Symphony, is considered one ofthe nation's leading training orchestras.Please join us 30 minutes prior to the performanceout front of the hall. See youthere!UCLA - Royce Hall - Westwood, CAlosangeles@eurocircle.com orcall (310) 234-8355EVENT CAFor more events in yowww.german-world.com o<strong>November</strong> 1 through December 1Marlene Dietrich: Forever YoungMARLENE DIETRICH: FOREVER YOUNGThis bravura exhibition of rare photographs,costumes, props and other premiumartifacts - on loan from FilmmuseumBerlin - makes its exclusive North Americanappearance at the HollywoodEntertainment Museum. The show, representingthe best of a priceless collection,was originally developed for the star's100th birthday on December 27, 2001. Thecomplete estate collection found a permanenthome at the Filmmuseum Berlin andconsists of hundreds of thousands ofDietrich's personal items. The Los Angelesshow has so far been the only opportunityto view the rare memorabilia outside ofGermany.Gallery Hours: 11 AM - 6 PM, closedWednesdaysHollywood Entertainment Museum, 7021Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90024(323) 960-4833www.hollywoodmuseum.com<strong>November</strong> 7 - 17Filmfestival "Made in Germany" at the AFIFest 2002The 3rd Annual Festival of German Cinemawill be represented as a special highlightwithin the AFI Los Angeles InternationalFilm Festival 2002.www.germanfilmfestival.com<strong>November</strong> 1-January 7U.S. gallery premiere of acclaimed Swissphotographer Olivier Christinatat the Paul Kopeikin Gallery."No matter the subject, we always comeback to the face and body," statesChristinat in an interview with Belgian journalistFrancoise Jaunin (2000). TheMinimalist esthetic, which Christinat hasbeen immersed in since 1995, permeateshis work, which focuses primarily on thehuman body. He confidently applied thisperspective to the mostly nude imagesfrom his early series, "Apocrypha," thatgarnered him an accompanying book andhas been exhibited throughout Europe andJapan from 1996 to the present.The Gallery is located at 138 North La BreaAvenue, Los Angeles /Tel. 323/937-0765www.paulkopeikingallery.com<strong>November</strong> 10, at 2:00 PMReadings from The Man Who Swam IntoHistoryThis is Robert Rosenstone's last bookreading/signing for this new book, The ManWho Swam Into History. Rosenstone createsless a history than a mosaic of memory,recounting stories and fragments -- trueand false, factual and fictional -- in a varietyof voices in order to recreate the familialworld in which he grew up and continuesto live. Each tale focuses on a single or, atmost, a pair of relatives, not in order todeliver a complete biography but to highlightthe moments and sequences thatreveal who a person really was - and is.Among the genre of Americanization tales,The Man Who Swam into History is a workof unique vision, one that both recountsand reconstructs the past, and continually -and humorously - questions the veracity ofits own assertionsDutton's Brentwood Books - 11975 SanVicente Blvd.(310) 476-6263Glendale<strong>November</strong> 8 at 8.00 PMConcert with harp and fluteGerman United Methodist Church inGlendale, 556 W.Glendale Blvd. (134 Fwy,Pacific North, Glenoaks left)818.500 0786 (church office)<strong>November</strong> 8, at 8:00 PMHarp and Flute ConcertAndrea Thiele, harp and Jamie Pedrini,flute, will be playing works by Bach,Grandjany, Lauber, Sphor, Shcaposhnikow.Small reception followingEvangelisch-methodistische Kirche,Christuskirche - 556 W Glenoaks Blvd,Glendale 91202 (Fwy 134, exit 'Pacific',north, 2nd traffic light left)(818) 500 0786www.harfe.com,www.Christuskirche.ussuggested $8.00 donationWestwood<strong>November</strong> 13 at 8.00 PMMax Raabe and The Palast Orchester performingLove Songs and Music from the20's and 30'sMax Raabe, well-known singer and cabaretistfrom Berlin, and his Palast Orchesterwill be appearing on the West Coast for thefirst time. Their performance will spellmagic and bring back nostalgic memorieswith hits and the swinging rhythms ofpopular music from the 20's and 30's inGermany. The concert is organized by TheLos Angeles-Berlin Sister City Committee &Lufthansa German Airlines on occasion of
German-World.com Magazine <strong>November</strong> 2002LENDARur region visit us onr www.swiss-world.comthe 35th Anniversary of the Los Angeles-Berlin Sister City Partnership.Royce Hall, UCLA(626) 796-1685 or (310) 275-2184www.la-berlin.orgNew YorkLong Island City, Queens<strong>November</strong> 1-4Rudy Burckhardt: A Walk Through Astoriaand Other Places in Queens In the early1940s, Swiss-born photographer and experimentalfilmmaker Rudy Burckhardt focusedhis photography on finding beauty inthe uncelebrated and untidy details of lifein and around Astoria, Queens. This exhibitionbrings together the two private, unpublishedalbums that Burckhardt made fromthese photographs. It's the first time thesecarefully constructed, filmlike sequencesare presented to the public.The Museum of Modern Art QNS: 33rd St.at Queens Blvd., Long Island City, Queens(212) 708-9400www.moma.orgUnion City<strong>November</strong> 1-30The Cultural Thread - Embroidery and Lacein New JerseyThe North Hudson region of NJ has been amajor center for the creation of commercialembroidery and lace for 120 years.Emblems worn by police and firemen aswell as the fine lace on bridal wear are allpart of the outstanding industry introducedby Swiss immigrants in the 1870s. Theexhibition displays samples of embroideredfabrics and designs, tools and books as wellas works by embroidery artists fromSwitzerland and many other countries.Park Performing Arts Center - 560 32ndStreet, Union City, NJ 07087(201) 865-6980 ext.15Manhattan<strong>November</strong> 1-30Marianne Lévai - WorksIn the latest of its renowned year-long artexhibitions the law firm Wuersch & Geringin downtown Manhattan is showing sculptures,mixed media pieces and collages byLévai. The New York based Swiss artistexcels in abstract works using a wide rangeof materials, from archaic clay to translucentpaper and mixed media inspired byelements of nature.Wuersch & Gering LLP - 11 HanoverSquare, 19th floor(212) 509-5050www.wg-law.comSalt Lake CityOther States<strong>November</strong> 22-24ACTFL convention, BEYOND OUR CUSTO-MARY BORDERS: Language and Culture inContext The annual ACTFL convention isthe largest meeting of second languageeducators in the United States and the onlynational convention in the continental U.S.for teachers of Chinese, French, German,Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish andother languages. It is the professionalforum for ALL languages, and ALL levels ofinstruction and the largest exhibition ofteaching materials and technology in suppportof foreign language instruction in theUnited States.Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt LakeCity, UTACTFL Professional Programs Departmentat (914) 963-8830, ext. 229, Fax: (914)963-1275 orheadquarters@actfl.orgwww.actfl.org/Philadelphia<strong>November</strong> 1, at 7:00 PMBavarian OktoberfestIt's not too late to enjoy an authenticBavarian Oktoberfestright here in Philadelphia. Doors open at 7,music begins at 8. Enjoy the award winnningperformances of the GTV AlmrauschSchuhplattlers(Bavarian Dancers), Danceto the festive OOM-PAH music of therenown "KAPELLE FELLAS"Bar and kitchen open.German Wines and Beers Have a beer,have a bratwurst, have a ball !Truly a night of music, dancing, comedyand camaraderie.Cannstatter Volksfest - 9130 Academy Rd,Phila., PA (Academy Road Exit, I-95)Contact Jeannette, 215-672-9866 orJOPlacek2@juno.comwww.gtvalmrausch.orgDonations: $8.00 Ringside, $7 generalseating.Washington D.C.Page 17Washington<strong>November</strong> 1 - 15Veronika Smejkal - Vero - LightVideoclips and commercials have distortedpeople's perception - feminine symbolsdominate everyday life. Experiences andfantasies merge into alively frolic of colors and shapes. The artistuses humor and irony astools of expression. On the slick surface ofthe vinyl canvas her eroticpaintings become synonyms for our lives ina globalized world.Embassy of Austria - 3524 InternationalCourt, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20008 - VanNess Metro Station<strong>November</strong> 1 - 10European Union Filmshowcase 2002The American Film Institute TheaterEuropean Union Filmshowcase 2002John F. Kennedy Centercall: 202-833-AFIT (2348)www.afi.com$7 ($6 members)Dr. Josef GoodmanIhr deutscher Zahnarzt in LASpezialist für allgemeineZahnheilkunde(Kronen, Brücken, Prothesen,Wurzelkanal und kosmetischeBehandlungen)Brentwood Dental OfficeJosef M. Goodman, DDS, DMD11980 San Vicente Blvd., Suite 802Los Angeles, CA 90049Tel.: 310 207-5008Virtuelle Praxistour unter:www.zahnarztinla.comDiesen Monat im Angebot:"Teeth Whitening" für nur $ 220(reg. $ 400)
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