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September 11, 2021: Santa Monica Playhouse, BOY VEY
September 11, 2021: Santa Monica Playhouse, BOY VEY

September 11, 2021: Santa Monica Playhouse, BOY VEY

2021-09-12T15:08:09+00:00By Kathy Leonardo|Categories: Past Events|Tags: Arts, arts and entertainment, BFF Binge Fringe Festival, California, Corona, covid, Dana Resnick, Free Theatre ENCORE, Katie Stottlemire, Los Angeles , pandemic, performance, performances, plays, Rachel Kaftan, Santa Monica Playhouse, the Santa Monica Playhouse, theatre, theatre events|

The Santa Monica Playhouse Jewish Heritage Program presents BOY VEY - an autobiographical solo show about how a Jewish girl's quest for love unveils the bizarre connections between her misbegotten dating life and inherited Holocaust trauma. This humorous, touching and powerful theatre piece is written and performed

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Event Review – The Acro-Cats Go Hollywood
Event Review – The Acro-Cats Go Hollywood

Event Review – The Acro-Cats Go Hollywood

2020-02-20T23:51:13+00:00By Guest Writer|Categories: Reviews, Theater/Poetry/Books|Tags: Go Hollywood, Samantha Martin, Santa Monica Playhouse, The Acro-Cats|

Written by Rhonda Davis - It was a crisp and sunny Sunday afternoon, when my feline-friendly gal-pals ventured out of our LA homes for a super fun kitty show at the Santa Monica Playhouse. My friend, Kat (no pun intended) kept

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March 2018 (Last Half – Updated): Additional Art Parties/Events
March 2018 (Last Half – Updated): Additional Art Parties/Events

March 2018 (Last Half – Updated): Additional Art Parties/Events

2023-04-12T18:19:57+00:00By Kathy Leonardo|Categories: Past Events|Tags: Patty Carroll, Richard Knapp, Stephen Schafer, 1301PE, 18th Street Arts Center, 2018, Alejandro Gehry, Alexandra Naumova, Ali LeRoi, Alison Ragguette, Allison Kunath, American West, Analog vs Digital, Andrew K. Thompson, animation, Anya Kavanaugh, Art Share L.A., artist, Ashira Siegel Fox, Barbara Kolo, Barbara Schwan, Bob Branaman, Bob Scheer, Brandan Bmike Odums, Brandy Zdan, Buddy Guy, Campbell Laird, Caryl St. Ama, Caution, Celebration Theatre, Charles Malinsky, Chimento Contemporary , Christina Angelina AKA Starfighter, Christine Kline, Christine Sawicky, Chuck Swenson, Chung King Road, closing reception, Coagula Curatorial, Cody Lusby, Cole Case, Comedy show, comics , Context v. Perspective, Cosimo Cavallaro, Courtney Heather, Craig Krull Gallery, creative vendors, Critical Mass Performance Group, Cross the Line, Crystal Michaelson, Culver City, curated by Rachel Gibas, Daggi Wallace, Dave Clark, David Okum, Debbie Zeitman, Deborah Reilly, Deepa Lani McNulty, Diana Velasco, Diane Williams, Downtown, drink, Edmund Teske, Elena Kulnikova, Elisabeth Caren, Emily Winters, Eva Montealegre, figurative show, film, Flavio Bisciotti, FOCUS photo l.a. pop-up Gallery, food, Frederika Roeder, Gallery 825, gary palmer, Georgina Reskala, Ginny Barrett, Gregg Chadwick, Guy Dill, history, Hive Gallery, Hung Viet Nguyen, Irvin Rivera, Ivan Gallery, J. Fredric May, Jaclyn Wiseman, Jamie Johnson, Jason Marello, Judy Baca, Judy Nimtz, Jules Muck, Juri Koll, Karley Sullivan, Kate Wolfgang Savage, Kathy Leader of The Art Process, Kcymaerxthaere The Story so Far, Kelly Thompson, Kenny Harris, Kerri Sabine-Wolf, KP Projects, KUBO, Laluzapalooza, Lauren Mendelsohn-Bass, LAZAABB, Live music, Lois Lambert Gallery, Los Angeles Art Association, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Love Matters, M and B Photo, Make Art Wednesdays, Mar Vista, March 11, Marinella Paolini, Mark Rebennack, MaRS, MB Boissonnault, Megan Schoenbachler, Michael Rababy, Michaela Kindle, Mollie Favour, Molly McCall, Monica Perez, Monica Reyes, Montalban theater, Month of Photography LA, MOPLA, Mr. Fish, muralist, Museum as Retail Space , Ned Evans, New Curator Series, New Image Art, Nicole Eisenman, Norm Clasen, Ole Marius Joergensen, Other Art Fair, Paradox of Solitude, Pat Martin, Pedro Pedro, Phoebe Clemens Rigg Anderson, photography , places, Playwrights Arena, Pop Up Art Show, Randi Matushevitz, Red Bull Room at Hotel Erwin, Reginald Van Langenhove, Richard Prince, Robert Berman Gallery, Robert Nelson, Robert Zin Stark, Rohitash Rao, Ron Therrio, Roy Nelson, Ryland Arnoldi, Saatchi Art , Sandy Bleifer, Santa Monica Playhouse, Scott Grieger, Sheila Darcey, Shula Singer Arbel, Silverlake, Skidmore Contempory Art, Sonja Schenk, Sonni Leigh, Stefanie Nafé, Sunny Bak, Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Taylor Barnes, Terry O’Shea, The Good Part, The Hangar, the Loft at Liz's, The Majestic Downtown, The Novo by Microsoft, the Saban Theatre, Theodore Svenningsen, Tinsley Hammond, Tonan Ruiz, Trek Thunder Kelly, twenty finalists, Venice Art Crawl, Venice arts, Venice Beach artists, Venice community, Venice Stories exhibition, walter maciel gallery, We Choose Art, Wilding Cran Gallery, Windward Avenue, Womens History Month, youth-created photography|

Here is our FINAL update for the last half of March 2018. Due to the Spring holiday (2 of our staff are on vacation), we will be posting the coming month's events on April 2, 2018. We do have Easter dining options

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Additional Art Parties/Events – Last Days of March 2018!

2018-03-20T19:40:13+00:00By Kathy Leonardo|Categories: Past Events|Tags: Jamie Johnson, Patty Carroll, Richard Knapp, Stephen Schafer, 1301PE, 18th Street Arts Center, 2018, a mixed-media installation by Jeremy Everett, Alan Kupchick, Alejandro Gehry, Alexandra Naumova, Ali LeRoi, Alison Ragguette, Allison Kunath, American West, Analog vs Digital, Andrew K. Thompson, animation, Anya Kavanaugh, Art Share L.A., artist, Ashira Siegel Fox, Barbara Kolo, Barbara Lavery, Barbara Schwan, Beyond the Lines grand opening, Block Party 2018, Bob Branaman, Bob Scheer, Brandan Bmike Odums, Brandy Zdan, Buddy Guy, Campbell Laird, Caryl St. Ama, Caution, Celebration Theatre, Charles Malinsky, CHIMENTO CONTEMPORARY, Christina Angelina AKA Starfighter, Christine Kline, Christine Sawicky, Chuck Swenson, Chung King Road, closing reception, Coagula Curatorial, Cody Lusby, Cole Case, Comedy show, comics, Context v. Perspective, Cosimo Cavallaro, Courtney Heather, Craig Krull Gallery, creative vendors, Critical Mass Performance Group, Cross the Line, Crystal Michaelson, Culver City, curated by Rachel Gibas, Daggi Wallace, Dave Clark, David Okum, Debbie Zeitman, Deborah Reilly, Deepa Lani McNulty, Diana Velasco, Diane Williams, Downtown, drink, Edmund Teske, Elena Kulnikova, Elisabeth Caren, Emily Winters, Eva Montealegre, figurative show, film, Flavio Bisciotti, FOCUS photo l.a. pop-up Gallery, food, Frederika Roeder, Gallery 825, gary palmer, Georgina Reskala, Ginny Barrett, Gregg Chadwick, Guy Dill, history, Hive Gallery, Hung Viet Nguyen, Irvin Rivera, Ivan Gallery, J. Fredric May, Jaclyn Wiseman, Jasmin Blasco, Jason Marello, Jean Edelstein, JENNYBIRD ALCANTARA REVERIES OF THE UNTAMED DARLINGS, Jeongmyo Kim, Jim McKinniss, Joel King, John Eden, John Rosewall, John Van Hamersveld, Jon Seaton, Josh Paul Thomas, Judy Baca, Judy Nimtz, Jules Muck, Juri Koll, Karley Sullivan, Kate Wolfgang Savage, Kathy Leader of The Art Process, Kcymaerxthaere The Story so Far, Kelly Thompson, Kenny Harris, Kerri Sabine-Wolf, Kerry Tribe. Standardized Patient, Kim Schoenstadt, Kirk Douglas Theatre, KP Projects, KUBO, Laluzapalooza, Lauren Mendelsohn-Bass, Lawrie Margrave, LAZAABB, Lena Moross, Linda Sue Price, Lisa McCord, Live music, Lois Lambert Gallery, Los Angeles Art Association, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles Zine and Art Book Bazaar, Love Matters, M and B Photo, Make Art Wednesdays, Mar Vista, March 11, Marinella Paolini, Mark Rebennack, MaRS, Martiros Adalian, Marty Katon, MB Boissonnault, Megan Schoenbachler, Meryl Leibowitz, Michael Baroff, Michael Rababy, Michaela Kindle, Mollie Favour, Molly McCall, Monica Perez, Monica Reyes, Montalban theater, Month of Photography LA, MOPLA, Mr. Fish, muralist, Museum as Retail Space, Ned Evans, New Curator Series, New Image Art, Nicole Eisenman, Norm Clasen, Ole Marius Joergensen, Other Art Fair, Paradox of Solitude, Pat Martin, Pedro Pedro, Phoebe Clemens Rigg Anderson, photography, places, Playwrights Arena, Pop Up Art Show, Randi Matushevitz, Red Bull Room at Hotel Erwin, Reginald Van Langenhove, Richard Prince, Riding Shotgun in the Sky, Robert Berman Gallery, Robert Nelson, Robert Zin Stark, Rohitash Rao, Ron Therrio, Roy Nelson, Ryland Arnoldi, saatchi art, Sandy Bleifer, Santa Monica Playhouse, Scott Grieger, Sheila Darcey, Shula Singer Arbel, Silverlake, Skidmore Contempory Art, SKY - CHU /ʃu/, Sonja Schenk, Sonni Leigh, sound installation, Stefanie Nafé, Sunny Bak, Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Taylor Barnes, Terry O’Shea, The Good Part, The Hängar, The Interior of the Yelling Clinic by Katherine Sherwood, the Loft at Liz's, The Majestic Downtown, The Novo by Microsoft, the Saban Theatre, The Venice Institute of Contemporary Art (ViCA) and The Art Exchange (ARTX) present Art in a New Place, Theodore Svenningsen, Tinsley Hammond, Tonan Ruiz, Trek Thunder Kelly, twenty finalists, Venice Art Crawl, Venice arts, Venice Beach artists, Venice community, Venice Stories exhibition, Walter Maciel Gallery, Watch for people walking on all roadways, We Choose Art, We Choose Art | A Feminist Perspective curated by Baha H. Danesh, Why Should We Steal A Cow, Wilding Cran Gallery, Windward Avenue, Womens History Month, youth-created photography|

Enjoy the last days of March 2018...take in some theater and museums over the holiday Due to our sping holiday (2 of our staff are on vacation), we will be posting the coming month's events on April 2, 2018. We do have

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February 2017 (Last Half): Additional Art Parties/Events
February 2017 (Last Half): Additional Art Parties/Events

February 2017 (Last Half): Additional Art Parties/Events

2023-04-12T02:26:31+00:00By Kathy Leonardo|Categories: Past Events|Tags: Carnegie Hall, $90 PER COUPLE, 18th Street Arts Center, 2017, Albert James Kallis, Alex Diffin, Alexandra Pastorino, Alissa Gabrielle, Alpert Award , anthropology, antiquarians, art catalogs, artists, Bergamot Station, best santa monica restaurant, Cameron Mclntyre, Carol Es, Carol Paquet, Charles Strouse, Chef, Chef Nick Ship, Chicago, Chita Rivera, Chita: A Legendary Celebration, Chung King Road, COLETTE MILLER, collaborative, comedy, cultural issues, fantastic, February 10, Fred Ebb, Frida Kahlo, Gabba Gallery , Gaia, Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, GIBSON BRANDS SUNSET, Kiss of the Spider Woman, LA Book Fair, Larry Graeber, Leonard Bernstein, Lien Fong-Chi, Linda O'Neil, LOVE, Lyle Rushing, magician, Mara Zaslove , Mimi Herrera-Pease, Moncho1929, monographs, museum studies, Paige Emery, Paige Smith-Wyatt, paintings, Pascaline Doucin-Dahlke, pepper crusted tuna loin, performance, periodicals, Pond, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Renée Silva, Richard S. Chow, Robert Vargas, Ron Klotchman, Royal, Saatchi Art , Sali Swalla, Sandra Low, Santa Monica , Santa Monica art events, Santa Monica Playhouse, Santa Monica restaurants, Sarah Hadley, Satoe Fukushima, Saturday, sculptural installation, Sea of Art, Serge Hamad, Seth Isakson, Shrodrick S, site-specific installation, Spacegoth, Stephanie Bauer, Stephanie Sydney, Stephen Schiff, Stephen Sondheim , Sunset Strip, Sweet Charity, The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage, The Rink, The Visit, Tony Award winner , Valentine's Day Dining, Vincent Van Gogh, West Bank , West Hollywood , West Side Story, wrdsmth, ZINES|

February 15, 2017 Fahey/Klein Gallery presents “YOUNG BLOOD,” featuring the art of Brendan Pattengale, Chad Pitman, Cope-Arnold, Torkil Gudnason. The color of blood is influenced by the amount of oxygen it possesses. The closer to the arteries, the brighter the red.

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April 2017: Additional Art Parties/Events
April 2017: Additional Art Parties/Events

April 2017: Additional Art Parties/Events

2023-04-12T04:00:34+00:00By Kathy Leonardo|Categories: Past Events|Tags: IN SEARCH OF INTIMACY: Make Love, 4th Street, Adam Ross, Alison Saar, Avengers frontwoman, award-winning filmmaker, Bergamot Station, Betye Saar, California African American Museum of Los Angeles, Canadian painter, Chimento Contemporary , Culver City, David Abed (Blue Man Group), Deborah Vancelette FX's Terriers, Dominique Moody and Brenna Youngblood. , dyptich paintings, Edward Cella Art+Architecture, ELEVATOR, Elizabeth Catlett, Ellen Cantor, Erica Katzin, Fred Feldmesser, Genevieve Gaignard, group show, Hollywood Blvd, John Kilduff curated by Daniel Rolnik. , Karen Hsiao, Karsen Rigby, Kendell Carter, Kristina St. Peter, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Loft at LIz's, Madrid-based artist Okuda San Miguel, Maren Hassinger, Mayan Renaissance., MIchael Flechtner, Michael Leoni, Miracle Mile, Miso creations, mugbooks, N. La Brea, North Figueroa St. Los Angeles, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, PAM , Penelope Houston, play, playwrigh, poetry, Prior Pleasure, S La Brea Ave, Santa Monica , Santa Monica Playhouse, Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Shulamit Nazarian, Stuart Kusher, surrealist painter Richard J. Oliver, Sycamore St., Text Message, Theodore Svenningsen, Thinkspace, Transformative Arts, West Hollywood |

The first Saturday of April (April Fool's day) offers a huge amount of art parties, I have tried to list even more that usual if they are located in neighborhoods where several are taking place....good luck, we also have two Top

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February 2017: Additional Art Parties/Events
February 2017: Additional Art Parties/Events

February 2017: Additional Art Parties/Events

2023-04-12T01:52:50+00:00By Kathy Leonardo|Categories: Past Events|Tags: Carnegie Hall, $90 PER COUPLE, 18th Street Arts Center, 2017, 2017Beyond the Lines Gallery hosts a closing reception for its Love. show The exhibition opened on the 4th of February, 4th Street, A DeLUSIONAL Affair, Abby Sin, Alameda Street, Albert James Kallis, Alex Diffin, Alexandra Pastorino, Alissa Gabrielle, Alpert Award , Amanda Douglas, Andrea Rubin Kichaven, Anesthesia: The Art of Oblivion , anthropology, Arturo Martinez, auto-ethnography, Barbara Kosoff, Barbra Kosoff, Belinda Davis, Bérénice Reynaud, Bergamot Station, best santa monica restaurant, Beverly Blvd., Bianca Dudeck-Mandity, Billy Morrison & Plastic Jesus., Birdie, Bleicher/Gorman (bG) Gallery, Brittany Davis , Broadway legend, Bryce Speed, Bye, Cameron Mclntyre, Campbell Laird, Carol Paquet, Charles Strouse, Chef, Chef Nick Ship, Chicago, Chita Rivera, Chita: A Legendary Celebration, Chris DeCarlo, Christine Sawicky, Christopher James, Chung King Road, Cindy Friedlander, COLETTE MILLER, collaborative, comedy, cultural issues, D.Keith Furon, David Dumo, dnj Gallery, Donna Lomangino, fantastic, fantasy and reality, February 10, February 11, February 15, February 18, February 19, February 20, February 25, food, Fred Ebb, Gabba Gallery , gag-writer, Gaia, GIBSON BRANDS SUNSET, Glen Waggner, Haleh Davoucli, Head to REDCAT, Hispanic woman , Huss Hardan, Installation, Jack H. Skirball Series, Jacobson Linda, Jacques Flechemuller, Jeffrey Sklan, Jerry Herman, Jessica Manelis, Joelle Cooperrider, John Kander, Julia Alexander-Bates, Kaori Fukuyama, Karen Hansen, Katharine Weber, Kathryn Pitt, Ken Clark, Kennedy Center Honor , Kiss of the Spider Woman, Larry Graeber, Leonard Bernstein, Lien Fong-Chi, Linda O'Neil, LOVE, Lyle Rushing, Madeleine Wories, magician, Mara Zaslove , Maria Bouquet, Marianne R. Klein, Marie Massey, Marion Wood, marriage, Marston Marie, Mimi Herrera-Pease, Moncho1929, museum studies, Paige Emery, Paige Smith-Wyatt, paintings, Palestinian, Pascaline Doucin-Dahlke, Patty Neal, Peggy Ahwesh, pepper crusted tuna loin, performance, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Renée Silva, Richard S. Chow, Robert Vargas, Ron Klotchman, Royal, Sali Swalla, Santa Monica , Santa Monica Playhouse, Santa Monica restaurants, Sarah Hadley, Saturday, sculptural installation, Sea of Art, Spacegoth, Stephanie Bauer, Stephanie Sydney, Stephen Schiff, Stephen Sondheim , Sunset Strip, Sweet Charity, The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage, the group Love exhibition, The Rink, The Visit, Tony Award winner , TOWER RECORDS , Valentine's Day Dining, Water and Sky, West Bank , West Hollywood , West Side Story, wrdsmth, Yvette Lodge|

February 2, 2017: A Night of the Mississippi Blues - Listen to Blues with roots in the land where the Blues was born. This is a very special show at Barbara Morrison's Performing Arts Center on Thursday, February 2 - A Night

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April 2017 (Last Half): Additional Art Parties/Events
April 2017 (Last Half): Additional Art Parties/Events

April 2017 (Last Half): Additional Art Parties/Events

2023-04-12T03:41:48+00:00By Kathy Leonardo|Categories: Past Events|Tags: art openings, art parties, artist, artists, arts and entertainment, Bergamot Station, Betye Saar, Bill Sherwood, Boyle Heights, Brian Mashburn, California African American Museum of Los Angeles, Canadian painter, Chimento Contemporary , Christina Ilene Thomas, COLOR , Corey Helford Gallery , Crystal Michaelson, Culver City, Culver City Galleries, Daryn Dean, David Abed (Blue Man Group), Deborah Vancelette FX's Terriers, Dog and Cat Art Show, dogs, Downtown, Downtown LA galleries, dyptich paintings, Edward Cella Art+Architecture, ELEVATOR, Elizabeth Brinton, Ella Fitzgerald. Vocalists, exhibition, experience, FAB, FAB-gallery, first solo exhibition, form, Fred Feldmesser, Free Concert, Friday night, Gallery, Gavlak Gallery, GDCA Gallery, gender, graduate degree, group show, Hammersley, Hollywood art galleries, Hollywood Blvd, LA art events, LA Art Parties, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Loft at LIz's, Los Angeles , Los Angeles-based artist, Maren Hassinger, Mark X Farina, Matter and Texture, MIchael Flechtner, Miracle Mile, Miso creations, mugbooks, New Paintings, new sculptures, New Works, opening, opening reception, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Otis College of Art and Design, paintings, PAM , Paul Brewster, Penelope Houston, percussionists, photography , play, playwrigh, poetry, Pretty Deep Shit, Quadrivial, Religion, Santa Ana, Santa Monica , Santa Monica Galleries, Santa Monica Playhouse, Sculpture, Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Shulamit Nazarian, solo exhibit, Stuart Kusher, surrealist painter Richard J. Oliver, The California Jazz and Blues Museum, The City of Los Angeles, the exhibition, The Powder Room, The Rescue Train, The show, Theodore Svenningsen, thesis work, Thinkspace, Thinkspace Gallery, Thinkspace's project room, Transformative Arts, Venice art galleries, Victor Orlando, West Hollywood |

We've got some new art parties for you. Each month, we add more events for the latter half of the month. Hope to see you out there. For you theater lovers, one of our staff writers reviewed the play Elevator -

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Saturday, November 26, 2016
Saturday, November 26, 2016

Saturday, November 26, 2016

2016-11-22T07:50:22+00:00By Kathy Leonardo|Categories: Past Events|Tags:  THE THREE STOOGES BIG SCREEN, 2016 Alex Film Society, A Bookstore, Alumni and Sunday Companies, at the new G2 Gallery Store, Crimson Peak, Curly, generation, Gifts, Guadalajara, Guillermo del Toro, Hellboy, holiday season, Holiday special edition, inventive filmmakers, Join some of our favorite local authors at DIESEL, la zoo, Lace up your ice skates and take a spin around the only ice rink know to be on an actual battleship. The Los Angeles Kings Holiday Ice Rink, LACMA, Larry, laugh, Mexico, Moe, month of December, Pacific Rim, Pan’s Labyrinth, Santa Monica Playhouse, Shemp, Shop small, Small business Saturday, support local authors, The Devil’s Backbone, The Groundlings Main Company, This holiday weekend, Zoo lights|

This holiday weekend is a great time to vist LACMA - There is so much to choose from....Here is a special one. Guillermo del Toro (b. 1964) is one of the most inventive filmmakers of his generation. Beginning with Cronos (1993) and continuing

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Sunday, March 6, 2016
Sunday, March 6, 2016

Sunday, March 6, 2016

2016-03-02T08:12:19+00:00By Kathy Leonardo|Categories: Past Events|Tags: AUDITION! THE MUSICAL, Bergamot Station, BG Gallery, Chris DeCarlo, Downtown LA, Evelyn Rudie, L.A. Zine Fest, Movie stars, musical performances, Santa Monica, Santa Monica Playhouse|

Downtown LA...The L.A. Zine Fest is taking place on March 6, 2016, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., at The Majestic Downtown 650 S Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90014 — It is Free to attend.You may be asking what is

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