P. Stephen Hardy Review of LACMA
Attended a Latin Jazz concert at the outdoor amphi...
Attended a Latin Jazz concert at the outdoor amphitheatre. Sat on the grass with friends, talking, munching and sipping wine. It was beautiful! So many families there and people from all across Los Angeles hanging out together In the same place, practically shoulder to shoulder in some areas, and it was all chill. At one moment I looked around and it was like looking at a Renoir or a early Seurat painting, (though this, thankfully, included people from many races and nationalities - just saying) - like a field sown with diversity - so many faces and colors, like a sea of wildflowers, and each doing regular, ordinary things: like cooing to a baby; eating a sandwich; looking over the rim of a plastic cup while being regaled with tales of the latest escapade; or lost in that glorious exaltation that is the cat-and-mouse of dancing with one's partner to the sweet Latin Jazz that rolled through the whole scene like mischevious waves of light and sound - scintillation and vibration. Unforgettable! What a beautiful way to celebrate my friend's birthday. See y'all there next time?

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