Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Presents Bach & Mozart- Double Concertos

Alex Theatre 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA, United States

For one evening, leave the multitasking to LACO music director Jeffrey Kahane as he conducts two double concertos from the keyboard and a third from the podium. Kahane is joined by 12-year-old Ray Ushikubo for Bach and LA favorite Joanne Pearce Martin for Mozart. Jeremy Denk, music director of the 2014 Ojai Festival, is the soloist for the fiendishly finger-twisting Ligeti concerto. Join us for feats of multi-musicality to eclipse the memory of your morning routine.

Glendale Youth Orchestra Presents 25th Season Finale

Alex Theatre 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA, United States

GLENDALE YOUTH ORCHESTRA 25th SEASON Brad Keimach, Conductor The 25th Season Finale program includes performances by the winners of this year’s Concerto Competition.

$ 12.50

Go Glendale Ribbon Cutting

City of Glendale Community Development 633 E. Broadway, Glendale, CA, United States

Go Glendale Ribbon Cutting, Thursday, May 29th, 8-9am at 400 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale!

Free

“Salute Our Veterans”

The First Baptist Church of Glendale 209 N. Louise St. , Glendale, CA, United States

“They took care of us – Now Let’s Take Care of Them” First Lady Roselyn Carter” A special tribute to men and women who have served in the military will take place on May 24, 2014 at the First Baptist Church in Glendale..., California. The celebration is a first in a series of planned charity events by The HYASA Center Non-Profit Organization. This organization, along with the AA Musical & Theatrical Society, (known for organizing a wide range of popular cultural events to shed light on the Armenian Performing Arts in the US and abroad) have partnered to present a...

Crusades of Cesar Chavez

Downtown Central Library 222 E. Harvard St., Glendale, CA, United States

Cesar Chavez founded a labor union, launched a movement, and inspired a generation. He rose from migrant worker to national icon, becoming one of the great charismatic leaders of the 20th century. Two decades after his death, Chavez remains the most significant Latino leader in US history. In the first comprehensive biography of Chavez, Miriam Pawel offers a searching yet empathetic portrayal. Chavez emerges here as a visionary figure with tragic flaws; a brilliant strategist who sometimes stumbled; and a canny, streetwise organizer whose pragmatism was often at odds with his elusive, soaring dreams. He was an experimental thinker with...

Free

La Rubia Productions Presents Herencia Flamenca

Alex Theatre 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA, United States

Experience the thunderous, soulful and expressive dance that originated in the Andalusia region of southern Spain. Spontaneous, authentic and impassioned – raw emotion is on tap this spring when ‘Herencia Flamenca’ returns with a full line-up of artists from the heartland of Spain for two shows only at the Alex Theatre Saturday, May 31, at 7:30 pm and Sunday, June 1, 2014 at 2:30 pm. The company’s unrestrained energy, raw emotion and commanding virtuosity have elicited overwhelming responses from international audiences and reviewers alike. This dynamic company represents the finest of traditional and contemporary trends in flamenco. This year’s line-up...

Glendale Fire Foundation Inaugural Event

Bloomingdale's and Glendale Galleria Present Glendale Firefighters Walk in Fashion 35 of the Glendale Fire Department firefighters including Chief Harold Scoggins walk the runway for Glendale's Fire Foundation Dressed by Bloomingdale's Sponsorships available VIP reception at Bloomingdale's following the show where you can meet our models A percentage of Bloomingdale's sales on June 7 will benefit the Glendale Fire Foundation For more information call (818) 550-5641 or email [email protected]

La Sylphide

Alex Theatre 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA, United States

Los Angeles Ballet presents La Sylphide. This romantic, two-act story ballet tells the tale of a young Scotsman who falls in love with a sylph. The program also includes Balanchine’s beloved Serenade, set to the music of Tchaikovsky.

$30

An Evening With Martin Short & The Glendale Pops

Alex Theatre 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA, United States

The Glendale Pops is presented by the Downtown Glendale Association.  Emmy- and Tony-Award-winning performer Martin Short joins the Glendale Pops. Short, a celebrated comedian and accomplished performer on television, film and stage, helps celebrate the grand reopening of the historic Alex Theatre. Walk the red carpet in grand Alex Theatre style for a one-night-only experience that will have you laughing, singing and talking about it for a long time to come.

$115

C.S. Lewis’ The Great Divorce

Alex Theatre 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA, United States

From the producers of the stage hit THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS comes the highly anticipated theatrical adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ THE GREAT DIVORCE. In this Dantesque celestial journey from Hell to Paradise, Lewis draws some of the most fiercely funny characters he ever created. This is C.S. Lewis at his imaginative best. The performance includes an after-show talkback about the play with Max McLean.