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November 18, 2015 Palisades News Page 23<br />
Sin<strong>at</strong>ra <strong>at</strong> the Sands fe<strong>at</strong>ures Quincy Jones<br />
conducting the Count Basie Orchestra.<br />
The album earned a gold record.<br />
Sin<strong>at</strong>ra<br />
(Continued from Page 22)<br />
shot from 1938 (was there ever a more<br />
handsome and talented man arrested?).<br />
Other highlights include video of Sin<strong>at</strong>ra<br />
singing with jazz legend Ella Fitzgerald (one<br />
of her gowns is on view), and a karaoke<br />
booth where you can sing “New York, New<br />
York” along with The Voice himself. It could<br />
be argued th<strong>at</strong> the pièce de résistance is a<br />
recre<strong>at</strong>ion of Capital Records’ Studio A,<br />
A recre<strong>at</strong>ion of Capitol Records’ Studio A includes sheet music for “Nice ‘N’ Easy” (inset).<br />
complete with a microphone, sheet music<br />
and a drink resting on a stool. With session<br />
outtakes playing in the background, it gives<br />
the viewer a glimpse of wh<strong>at</strong> a Sin<strong>at</strong>ra<br />
recording session was like.<br />
A commemor<strong>at</strong>ive American flag given<br />
posthumously to the Sin<strong>at</strong>ra family by President<br />
Bill Clinton is on display (Sin<strong>at</strong>ra died<br />
on May 14, 1998), as are an honorary Academy<br />
Award for The House I Live In and his<br />
Congressional Gold Medal.<br />
Exiting the exhibit, visitors are left with<br />
a quote from Sin<strong>at</strong>ra, the painter, loc<strong>at</strong>ed<br />
on a wall above the escal<strong>at</strong>or: “Orange is the<br />
happiest color.”<br />
And with th<strong>at</strong>, the journey into the Sultan<br />
of Swoon’s life is over.<br />
Visit: grammymuseum.org. The muse -<br />
um is part of the L.A. Live complex loc<strong>at</strong>ed<br />
near the Staples Center.<br />
Pam Bruns to<br />
Speak on Human<br />
Rights, Educ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Pam Bruns, a longtime public educ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
reform activist and human rights<br />
advoc<strong>at</strong>e, will be the Palisades Presbyterian<br />
Church “Food for Thought”<br />
speaker tomorrow, November 19, in<br />
Janes Hall, off Sunset on El Medio.<br />
The title of her talk is “From the<br />
PTA to Moscow: Witness to the Struggle<br />
for Human Rights.”<br />
The public is invited to enjoy a complimentary<br />
lunch (don<strong>at</strong>ions welcome)<br />
<strong>at</strong> 11:30 a.m., followed by the talk <strong>at</strong><br />
noon and questions from the audience.<br />
Please RSVP to (310) 454-0366 to ensure<br />
there is enough food.<br />
In 1992-93, Bruns helped lead the<br />
campaign to obtain charter st<strong>at</strong>us for<br />
the five public schools in Pacific Palisades.<br />
She l<strong>at</strong>er served as Director of<br />
Human Rights W<strong>at</strong>ch in Southern California<br />
(1996-2002) and founded the<br />
Student Task Force (STF) in 1999.<br />
A Palisadian since 1972, Bruns is<br />
currently the volunteer executive director<br />
of the STF program in more than a<br />
dozen Los Angeles-area high schools<br />
and is helping to develop human rights<br />
educ<strong>at</strong>ion across the country.<br />
Broker Associ<strong>at</strong>e<br />
Fine Home Specialist<br />
30+ Years Experience<br />
KATY<br />
KREITLER<br />
THEATRE PALISADES<br />
presents<br />
Ken Ludwig’s<br />
The Game’s Afoot;<br />
— OR —<br />
Holmes for the Holidays<br />
Produced by special<br />
arrangement with<br />
Samuel French, Inc.<br />
NOVEMBER 6-<br />
DECEMBER 13<br />
2015<br />
Fri. & S<strong>at</strong>. <strong>at</strong> 8 p.m.<br />
Sun. <strong>at</strong> 2 p.m.<br />
Tickets: Adults $20<br />
Seniors & Students $18<br />
PIERSON<br />
PLAYHOUSE<br />
941 Temescal Cyn Rd.<br />
(<strong>at</strong> Haverford Ave.)<br />
(310) 454-1970<br />
www.the<strong>at</strong>repalisades.com<br />
www.facebook.com/the<strong>at</strong>repalisades<br />
www.twitter.com/the<strong>at</strong>repalisade<br />
Originally Produced by Cleveland Play House • Michael Bloom, Artistic Director • Kevin Moore, Managing Director