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Whenever you set on a path to do something restrictive, isn’t it always the case that all you end up doing is exactly what you were trying to avoid? Any time you tell yourself to cut down on sugar, you end up eating dessert after every meal and as soon as you decide to stay focused and study, your web browser mysteriously makes its way to Facebook and there go three hours.  You’re not alone and this is nothing new – even Shakespeare knew the perils of setting on a task and then just giving into digression or temptation instead.

With Love’s Labour’s Lost, one of Shakespeare’s early comedies, you’re faced with a King and three cohorts who have all devoted themselves to studying for three years without the (inevitable) distraction of women.  (What was that Bob Marley said? No woman, no cry?) As you can ascertain, the gentle lads fall for the princess and her three ladies in waiting who happen to have moved to court just as the men crack open their history books.  A raucous comedy that revolves around the awkward, electric, fumbling world that is young love, Love’s Labour’s Lost is timeless and more so when performed by Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.

They’re at the The Broad Stage now through November 29 bringing you all of the moments you will find so familiar about trying to resist what you want and failing miserably at it.  And what’s better than giving in when it’s free? We’ve got tickets to give away to the Globe Theatre’s performance at the Broad Stage on Monday, November 23 at 7:30pm!

Some Extra! Extra! details you’ll want to remember: by entering into this raffle, you’re automatically entered to win the next three we’ve got hidden behind our backs.  All we need is your first name, last name, and your email address and voila – it will make you think before you say “no” to that next beau!

(Click here if you’d rather just buy your own tickets – playing is for kids.)

When it comes to recognizing classical music, we know you’re a pro.  You don’t even have to be in the same room when a British Airways commercial comes on to pinpoint their constant use of the “Flower Duet” from Lakmé.  We’d be the first to admit, however, that it can be difficult to catch every live performance of all the musical masterpieces in your listening repertoire– when LA Opera, the LA Phil, and the LA Chamber Orchestra are all on the same night as Top Chef, it leaves you in a very difficult position.  Having never heard Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony performed live, for example, is an unfortunate consequence that comes with living in a world of so many options.  It is also a musical crime.  However, LA Chamber Orchestra is here to help.

Their “Discover” concert series continues this Saturday, November 7 at 8pm with “Discover Beethoven’s 5th” at the Ambassador Auditorium.  The well-known, powerful, majestic symphony will be played in full during the second half of the concert after what could be considered the world’s shortest and most intense lesson on Beethoven and his music.  Perhaps we shouldn’t call it a lesson so much as a bonus – the first half of the concert will include excerpts from the Fifth alongside a number of Beethoven’s other symphonies, solo piano works, and our personal favorite – bits of his “Moonlight” and “Pathetique” sonatas.  Hearing all of these works performed live under the direction of Jeffrey Kahane will prove a truly grand experience… made all the better by the fact that Fine Arts LA has got some tickets to spare that we’re itching to give away to our faithful, music-loving readers!  Welcome to our latest Extra! Extra! raffle…

Some Extra! Extra! details you’ll want to keep in mind: by entering into this raffle, you’re automatically entered to win the next three we’ve got going on.  All we need is your first name, last name, and email address and voila – you’ll be blown away.

(Click here if you’d rather not risk it and want to buy your own tickets.)

Enlightenment comes in many forms, especially in Los Angeles.  Depending on the weather, the day of the week, or the current passing trend, enlightenment can be found in a yoga class, in a martini shaker, or at the movies.  Where some need to sweat out their worries on a treadmill, others are of the school of thought that meditation, silence, and breathing are the ticket.  Personally, one thing that works every time is good music, played loud and up close.  I’m not talking about the ‘jump on your bed while listening to Pearl Jam’ kind of loud and up close, I’m talking about the kind of music that moves you to your core – Yo-Yo Ma on the violin or Ravi Shankar on the sitar, for example. 

This weekend at the Broad Stage, you’ll find another musician bringing enlightenment in bulk – Rajeev Taranath.  One of the world’s leading Sarod players, Taranath will grace the stage on Saturday evening with tabla virtuoso Abhiman Kaushal for a performance guaranteed to shift your perspective for the better.  The Sarod is a stringed instrument similar to the sitar that has long been used in classical Indian music, while the tabla is a classical Indian drum that has been featured in both traditional and popular music around the world.  

What’s more is… Fine Arts LA has got tickets for you!  The lucky winner of today’s Extra! Extra! raffle will win tickets to see Rajeev and Abhiman enlighten Santa Monica on Saturday night at the Broad Stage at 7:30pm.  Some Extra! Extra! details you’ll need to remember: by entering into this raffle, you’re also eligible to win the next three (3!) raffles!  All we need is your first name, last name, and email address and voila – you’re a newly enlightened guru!

(Click here if you don’t want to risk it and you’re just gonna buy your own tickets.)

So that girl you asked out the other day who mentioned her love of the theatre… Where do you plan on going? Of course there’s August Osage County at the Mark Taper Forum and Madea over at Royce Hall, but let’s just say you’re not sure you’re that into her and dropping $80 per ticket, plus dinner, and parking wasn’t really what you’d planned on.  Your friends at Fine Arts LA are coming through for you yet again! 

This Extra! Extra! is your ticket (literally) to see the Tony-nominated Shining City now playing at the Fountain Theatre!  Directed by Stephen Sachs and written by Conor McPherson, Shining City is a modern-day ghost story (she’ll have to snuggle up when she gets scared, no?) set in Ireland and focuses on a businessman who has just seen the ghost of his recently deceased wife.  When he seeks out a therapist, you and your date will find out pretty quickly if this is gonna work or not.

Here are the details on how Extra! Extra! works – when you enter into this raffle (by filling out the form below), you’re automatically entered into the next three (count ‘em 3!) raffles we do!  And considering the tickets we’ve been handed lately, that’s a pretty sweet deal.  All we need is your first and last name and your email address and voila! You and you’re date are practically VIPs.