Belinda Carlisle and Rufus Wainwright ring in the New Year in Paris À Go-Go: New Year’s Eve in Paris in two special performances at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Monday, December 31, at 7 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. The sublime Belinda Carlisle, best known as the beloved lead singer of the Go-Go’s, and inimitable singer/songwriter Rufus Wainwright, who recently played at the Hollywood Bowl in a night honoring Judy Garland, share the stage which is transformed for the evening into a French cabaret.

LOS ANGELES--Presidential candidate Barack Obama heard from Armenian American activists Monday during his most recent swing through Southern California. Senator Obama was in town for a number of events, including a major rally at the Gibson Amphitheater at Universal Studios.

Gifted French conductor Ludovic Morlot and 27-year-old American pianist Jonathan Biss join the Los Angeles Philharmonic for three concerts at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Friday and Saturday, December 7 and 8, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, December 9, at 2 p.m. Biss performs Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 in a program that also includes Wagner's Prelude to Act I of Lohengrin, Dvorák's Othello and Strauss' Suite from Der Rosenkavalier.

The mighty Walt Disney Concert Hall organ rings in the annual Deck the Hall series with the return of spirited organ master David Higgs, Wednesday, December 12, at 8 p.m. Luminous soprano Lisa Vroman and the Los Angeles Philharmonic's Associate Principal trumpet James Wilt bring their wide-ranging talent to the stage as guest soloists and join Higgs in selections on this glorious ride through holiday music sure to kindle everyone's festive spirit.

The Blind Boys of Alabama, four-time Grammy-winning gospel legends and Gospel Music Hall of Fame inductees, triumphantly return to Walt Disney Concert Hall for Go Tell It On The Mountain, a special Deck The Hall series holiday performance on Monday, December 17, at 8 p.m.

This exhibition celebrates recent acquisitions to the collection of UCLA Hammer Museum’s Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts and honors the many donors and supporters who have made possible the growth of this distinguished archive.

The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History (NMAH), the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI), and the Getty Foundation have teamed up to examine a 156 year-old mystery that remains, to this day, one of the most controversial questions in photography – and their research has revealed some rather surprising results.

Drawn exclusively from the special collections of the Getty Research Institute (GRI), The Magnificent Piranesi, at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa from December 6, 2007-March 10, 2008, focuses on the prolific and expansive printmaking career of Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778), providing an introduction into the mind and studio practices of the artist, and demonstrating the broad variety of his talents.

UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles exhibition is directed by current artist-in-residence Johan Grimonprez and will be on view from February 12 to February 24, 2008.

Singer/songwriter Neko Case brings her unique musical style and lyrical prowess to the stage of Walt Disney Concert Hall on Friday, November 16, at 8 p.m. Her debut performance at Walt Disney Concert Hall includes selections from her fifth solo and critically-lauded album, Fox Confessor Brings the Flood.

Four ensembles with conductors of worldwide acclaim bring varying programs to Walt Disney Concert Hall as the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra presents the 2007/2008 Visiting Orchestras series. The inimitable Yuri Temirkanov and the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra return for a single performance on Thursday, November 15, 2007 at 8 p.m.

Organist Thomas Trotter, one of Britain's most widely admired musicians, makes his Walt Disney Concert Hall debut on Sunday, November 25, at 7:30 p.m.