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22 ways you can help arts groups devastated by coronavirus closures

Donate the cost of a canceled ticket, take an online dance class, buy a piece of fine art: Here are 22 ways to help artists weather the coronavirus storm.




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Phoebe Waller-Bridge onstage in 'Fleabag': Your quarantine must-watch of the day

Phoebe Waller-Bridge takes her "Fleabag" character back to her stage roots. Here's how you can see a filmed performance.




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L.A. Opera cancels May shows, Long Beach Opera cancels rest of the season

L.A. Opera cancels "Pelléas and Mélisande" and "Rodelinda" but is still selling tickets for "The Marriage of Figaro" in early June.




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Adlon, Menzel and Porter: 'Saturday Night Seder' is the weekend quarantine must-watch

Pamela Adlon, Idina Menzel, Billy Porter, Mayim Bialik, Rachel Brosnahan, Andy Cohen, Darren Criss and Judith Light take part in "Saturday Night Seder."




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The L.A. Phil's Martin Chalifour: Your quarantine must-watch of the day

The L.A. Phil's Martin Chalifour performs a violin recital at home, a highlight of cultural events you can stream while in quarantine.




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Kevin Kline in 'Present Laughter': Your free quarantine must-watch of the day

Kevin Kline won a Tony Award for his hilarious romp through this Noel Coward farce. Here's how to see it online for free.




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Ballet Hispánico's 'Con Brazos Abiertos': Your quarantine must-watch of the day

Join the watch party for Ballet Hispánico's 'Con Brazos Abiertos' and catch a Q&A with choreographer Michelle Manzanales.




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Broad museum lays off 130 in visitor services and retail because of coronavirus

Laid-off Broad museum staffers, most of them part-time, will remain on payroll through Friday; the curatorial team will remain in place.




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Commentary: Past pandemics changed the design of cities. Six ways COVID-19 could do the same

Hospitals built in two weeks. Freeways with few cars. Which innovations and changes could, or should, stick with us in a post-coronavirus world?




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Chicano Park 50 years later: Coronavirus delays celebration but historic moment still matters

Chicano Park in San Diego's Barrio Logan, known for its murals, began with student-led occupation. Right-wing extremists object but the site is historic.




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Chicano Park 50 years later: Coronavirus delays celebration but historic moment still matters

Chicano Park in San Diego's Barrio Logan, known for its murals, began with student-led occupation




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Stephen Sondheim's 90th birthday bash reminds us why his music remains so radical

The best performances in "Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration" showed how the composer doesn't traffic in formulas.




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Rafael Cardenas set out to capture L.A. in a photo a day. He ended up recording a pandemic

Rafael Cardenas had a simple project for 2020: Take a daily photograph of Los Angeles. What he captured is a city under coronavirus lockdown.




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'Slave Play' in L.A.: Mark Taper Forum will have the first production outside N.Y.

Center Theatre Group lands Jeremy O. Harris' provocative hit 'Slave Play' for a 2020-21 season still full of coronavirus-driven questions.




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L.A. Opera cancels the rest of the season but says it can avoid layoffs and furloughs

L.A. Opera officially cancels its last production of the 2019-20 season, but the effect on employees won't be as catastrophic as you might think.




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Zoom plays? Sure, fine. But this theater critic doesn't need more stories, not now

Richard Nelson's new Apple Family play opens on YouTube to confront the pandemic. What can storytelling offer us right now?




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L.A.'s theater community pays tribute to its ultimate fan, Kerry English

Kerry English was a beloved "professional audience member," a fan who saw up to five shows a week and provided the support theaters so critically need.




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Sashay down to RuPaul's Digital DragCon: It's your weekend quarantine must-watch

Hold on to your wig! RuPaul's annual DragCon is going online. Here's how you can stream it for free.




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The Wooster Group's 'Hamlet' with Richard Burton: Today's quarantine must-watch

The experimental theater company revisits Shakespeare using a 1964 filmed performance of Richard Burton. Here's how to stream it for free.




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Brigade calls on Londoners to attend organised fireworks display

Firefighters are braced for a busy few days as Londoners celebrate Bonfire Night over the coming days




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New firefighter's birthday kitten rescue

Firefighter Jessica New celebrated her 21st birthday by rescuing a kitten from a house fire in Wembley.




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Getting on like a house on fire? Make sure you follow our fire safety tips this Valentine’s Day

London Fire Brigade encourages Londoners to let sparks fly this Valentine’s Day, but not within their homes




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Pancake Day - a day of fun, feasting and fire safety

Top safety tips to help everyone when cooking on Pancake Day




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Sale of Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza may bring offices, not housing, to the mall

The sprawling shopping center has lost its anchor tenants, Walmart and Sears. A remake will add offices but not the housing that had previously been approved.




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After coronavirus: Your next flight may look like this

Your next flight probably won't be much like your last one. It may cost more, it may be emptier, it may include a 'sky janitor.' And forget snacks.




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You can skip mortgage payments for 6 months. But many fear what comes after that

Millions of homeowners have signed up for mortgage forbearance programs. But there is confusion and concern over how they will pay back what they owe.




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Column: L.A. animal rights advocate peddled pandemic snake oil, FTC says

Marc Ching, a prominent Southern California animal rights advocate, has agreed to stop pitching an herbal supplement as a remedy for COVID-19.




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After coronavirus: What your next cruise may look like

Cruise lines are tightening health protocols that determine who can and can't sail.




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After 'Trolls' spat, NBCUniversal chief says digital film releases are inevitable

Jeff Shell, whose 'Trolls World Tour' comments upset theater owners, reaffirms that digital releases will be part of Universal Pictures' new reality.




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L.A. Times guild accepts 20% reduction in pay, hours amid coronavirus

The coronavirus shutdowns have led to devastating losses in advertising revenue to newspapers, including the L.A. Times.




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Trust in CEOs has fallen during coronavirus pandemic, report says

Amid a public health crisis, trust in governments is rising, while trust in businesses, and in particular, CEOs has fallen sharply, a report says.




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Antibody tests aren't always reliable or available. But businesses are racing to use them

There's been talk of creating immunity passports for workers using coronavirus antibody tests, but they're in short supply and not 100% accurate.




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Column: Trump again demands an absurd and harmful payroll tax cut

Trump again demands a payroll tax cut, but it makes no sense.




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A California law may help travelers recoup money they've lost

An L.A. woman was to fly from LAX to Toronto and back. The airline canceled the flight. It won't give her a refund nor will the booking agency.




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This L.A. banker thinks the New Deal can point the way to recovery

City National Bank Chairman Russell Goldsmith says the country could benefit from public spending on jobs training, telecommunications and infrastructure that recalls programs like the Civilian Conservation Corps.




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Ronald Birtcher, who helped build modern-day Orange County, dies at 89

Along with Henry Segerstrom and Donald Bren, he helped make the OC more cosmopolitan.




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'Mexican food always wins': José R. Ralat on his new book 'American Tacos'

José R. Ralat's new book, 'American Tacos,' goes deep on north-of-the-border taco culture.




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The Cannabis Cafe in West Hollywood reopens Thursday as a drive-thru

The Cannabis Cafe is selling weed and food through a new drive-thru operation.




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Surviving the Shutdown: Alta Adams reopens, with fried chicken to order and a sliding payment scale

The West Adams restaurant Alta Adams reopens with a sliding price scale so people in need can dine for free.




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This chopped salad with lemony dressing is what we want on hot spring days

Coronavirus quarantine comfort foods can include fresh, light meals like this chopped salad recipe with a bright lemon soy sauce dressing.




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Join us for a live Cinco de Mayo cocktail demo

Join us on YouTube for a live cocktail demo at 5:30 p.m. PDT on Cinco de Mayo with Bricia Lopez, Pablo Moix and Christy Vega.




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Is L.A. becoming a tlayuda desert? How COVID-19 is causing a shortage of Oaxacan ingredients

The COVID-19 shutdown is affecting the flow of essential Oaxacan ingredients to L.A.




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'The fight is always somewhere in us': Asian American history and a Little Tokyo combo meal

The revival of Tokyo Gardens' classic chashu shumai has been a much-needed bright spot during the pandemic — and a reminder of the resiliency of L.A.'s Asian American community.




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Where to order Mother's Day takeout in Los Angeles and Orange County

Restaurants offering Mother's Day specials (including brunch and tea) in Los Angeles and Orange County.




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All hail the old-school way of making Caesar salad

This classic Caesar salad recipe includes whole romaine leaves, homemade croutons and a coddled egg, but with an option to use mayonnaise instead.




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Mother's Day recipes to share and send

Make these dishes for your mom at home or pack and ship treats to wherever she's quarantining.




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Surviving the Shutdown: San Pedro Fish Market has sold over 15,000 shrimp trays since stay-at-home started

San Pedro's historic waterfront market is offering discounted shrimp trays to draw in customers




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A must-have for Mother's Day: Bottomless mimosas at home

This easy mimosa recipe with Champage, orange juice and liqueur is the best cocktail for a Mother's Day brunch at home.




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The best last-minute Mother's Day gift? Do the dishes (and do them well)

These cleaning tips will help you wash dishes efficiently and get them extra clean. Plus, they may help you find the joy of cleaning up.




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Column: 'Blue Highways' author William Least Heat-Moon on the art of traveling in place

A after visiting every U.S. county in the lower 48, William Least Heat-Moon is the master of the topographical journey. Now 80, he takes another trip through his new novel — into the imperfect history of American democracy.