Vice President of Programming, The Music Center
Vice president of programming for the Music Center, which is the operator and programmer for Grand Park
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Thor Steingraber
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FROM Thor Steingraber
Which Way, L.A.?
GRAND PARK OPENS Tomorrow, the Grand Park will open in downtown Los Angeles. It’s the first real park in that urban environment… four blocks of grassy terraces leading from Grand Avenue down to North Hill Street. On an official tour, KCRW’s Frances Anderton began at the top - on Grand Avenue between the County Courthouse and the Hall of Administration, just above the Arthur J. Will Fountain, which hasn’t been visible for years.
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