Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Kristin Korb live in Hollywood tomorrow


Welcome to the weekly round up of new live music recommended by Jazz Station. A quick one from me this week as I’m about to zoom off to the LAX airport for a flight. Beforehand though, a few personal favs and recommendations if you would allow me such indulgence. First up, the return of the one & only Kristin Korb to Hollywood for a special gig at The Magic Castle. Also the performances by another dear friend (and another lovely Californian lady), Alexa Weber Morales (details to be posted soon).
Stay safe, stay lovely and peace and respect from all at Jazz Station.

One Magical Evening!
Kristin Korb & Friends
This Thurs, August 20, 8:00 pm, $20
The Magic Castle
7001 Franklin Avenue
Hollywood, CA
90028-8600

RSVP BY:
1. MAKE YOUR RESERVATION ONLINE.
Make sure to select "Non Member" ticket type if you do not have membership or you may not be allowed into the club.
2. Contact Dale Boatman for tickets: 909-945-3058
3. PAY AT THE DOOR(tell them you are there for the jazz concert)
I LOVE this event. This is your chance to hang at the castle, hear some great music, and then check out all the magic!
"There's a dress code, so look sharp! I love a good lookin' crowd," Korb says.

The Magic Castle is the private clubhouse for the Academy of Magical Arts, Inc, a very special organization devoted to the advancement of the ancient art of magic. The purpose of The Academy is to encourage and promote public interest in the art of magic with particular emphasis on preserving its history as an art form, entertainment medium, and hobby. Beginning with a charter membership of 150, the Academy has grown into a world-renowned fraternal organization with a membership of nearly 5,000.

The Magic Castle began its life as a private home built in 1909 by banker and real estate magnate Rollin B. Lane. Mr. Lane owned much of what is now Hollywood, dreaming of turning his land into orange groves, farms and ranches.

But a severe drought brought an end to his dreams and orange blossoms never filled the valley.

After the Lane family moved away in the 1940s, the mansion was divided into a multi-family home, then became a home for the elderly, and was finally transformed into a maze of small apartments. By 1960, the fate of the Mansion was uncertain. Then Milt Larsen met the owner, Thomas O. Glover.

Milt was a writer on the NBC TV show "Truth or Consequences." His office was on the ninth floor of a Hollywood office building that overlooked the Lane mansion. Milt's late father, William W. Larsen, Sr., was a renowned magician and had long dreamed of building an elegant private club for magicians.

The Lane mansion would become that club. In September of 1961, Milt and a crew of eternally generous friends and volunteers began the extraordinary task of returning this run-down apartment building to its glorious past. After months of scraping and sanding, the rich Victorian elegance began to resurface.

The Magic Castle opened its doors at 5 p.m. on January 2, 1963. Today more than four decades later, the Castle has become the world-famous "home" to the Academy of Magical Arts, Inc.and their invited guests.

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