Raise A Youth Baton For Los Angeles, Leader Of U.S. El Sistema

No surprise: Gustavo Dudamel has brought his country’s famed El Sistema to L.A. – and it’s working out pretty well. “My main goal, and it’s a big one, is that every child has a chance to get close to music, as a right, as they have access to food, health, education, they get the chance to have art and culture, especially music,” said Dudamel.

Not-So-Silent Heads At The Table In Los Angeles

Most of the silent heads at Saturday night’s Museum of Contemporary Art fundraiser weren’t sad about it the morning after the extravaganza, despite the famous Yvonne Rainier letter of concern. Says one: “You feel sorry for us because we’re being stared at? But we’re staring at you. Marina gave us all permission to create our own performance space around us — it was a gift.”