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As our social season switches from #BabyShark to #BabyYoda, we’ve got one L.A. museum partially closed for construction and another shut down after a labor dispute. But there is still plenty happening in Southern California arts. Solange is at the Getty, Andy Garcia is electrifying the Geffen Playhouse and Wadada Leo Smith is spreading the musical gospel of Ankhrasmation. I’m Laurie Ochoa, arts and entertainment editor at the Los Angeles Times, ready to take you through the week’s artland news for Carolina A. Miranda, who is taking a well-deserved vacation.Museum in limboOn Tuesday, the collection galleries at the Los Angeles Museum of Art were shuttered in anticipation of the construction and planned 2024 opening of a new Peter Zumthor-designed building that will straddle Wilshire Boulevard. (BCAM and the Resnick Pavilion remain open.) But there’s a problem. Times art critic Christopher Knight reports that fundraising has stalled and costs are rising, according … [Read more...] about Essential Arts: Don’t blame L.A.’s philanthropy culture for LACMA’s stalled fundraising

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) on Saturday attacked President Donald Trump as a “charlatan” and vowed to send him back to the “golden throne he came from” in a speech at the California Democratic Party State Convention in Long Beach. “Two years ago I stood before you and I urged you to resist and you did, but we are more than a resistance now. We are a majority!” Schiff told attendees.“We are a majority in one House, and we will become a majority in the other, and we will send that charlatan [President Trump] in the White House back to the golden throne he came from,” the California Democrat continued. He went on: The most grave threat to the life and health of our democracy comes from within — from a president without ethical compass, without understanding of or devotion to our Constitution. There is nothing more dangerous than an unethical president who believes that he is above the law. Earlier … [Read more...] about Adam Schiff Calls Trump ‘Charlatan,’ Vows to Send Him Back to the ‘Golden Throne He Came From’

Houston Rockets guard James Harden looks at an official in the first quarter of a basketball game against the Minnesota Timberwolves Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019 in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton- King) Houston Rockets guard James Harden looks at an official in the first quarter of a basketball game against the Minnesota Timberwolves Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019 in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton- King) Photo: Andy Clayton-King/Associated Press Photo: Andy Clayton-King/Associated Press Image 1 of / 7 Caption Close Image 1 of 7 Houston Rockets guard James Harden looks at an official in the first quarter of a basketball game against the Minnesota Timberwolves Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019 in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton- King) Houston Rockets guard James Harden looks at an official in the first … [Read more...] about James Harden scores 49 points as Rockets top Timberwolves for 7th straight win

Points leader Steve Torrence jumped to the No. 1 spot in the final top fuel qualifying session Saturday at the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona.Torrence, the defending series champion, powered to a 3.686-second run at 329.99 mph.“It’s a little bit disturbing how relaxed I’ve been coming into this weekend,” Torrence said. “I’ve been in this situation before and come here with the lead, and it didn’t pan out the way we wanted it to. We came here last year and were already the champs, but you just have to step back and look at what we’re doing here. It’s the final race of the year and you need to go four rounds.”Leah Pritchett qualified second in top fuel with a 3.694 at 322.88 and Clay Millican is third after going 3.699 at 328.30. Doug Kalitta, who is 63 points behind Torrence, sits sixth with a 3.717 at 324.28, while Billy Torrence is 89 points back of his son Advertisement Matt Hagan took … [Read more...] about Defending top-fuel champion Steve Torrence qualifies No. 1 at NHRA Finals

Photo: PRWeb Photo: PRWeb Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Photo: PRWeb A New Article Presents The Most Common Causes of Car Accidents 1  /  1 Back to Gallery Cheapquotesautoinsurance.com announces a new blog post, “What Are the Most Common Causes of Car Accidents?” LOS ANGELES (PRWEB) November 16, 2019 Cheapquotesautoinsurance.com has launched a new blog post that presents the most common causes of car accidents. For more info and tips on how to lower car insurance rates, visit https://cheapquotesautoinsurance.com/what-are-the-most-common-causes-of-car-accidents/ Car accidents are very common in the United States and most of them are caused by human error. Although most of the accidents are minor, tens of thousands of lives are lost … [Read more...] about A New Article Presents The Most Common Causes of Car Accidents