Amargosa Opera House Death Valley National Park, California Attractions

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Co-choreographer and dancer, Shu Kinouchi, will join dancer, Chloe Oronoz, in performing the spirited classics selected and performed by Favreau. These engagements include the 7 Fingers’ ”Duel Reality” (Sept. 11-22), an acrobatic spectacle inspired by “Romeo and Juliet” at the Ahmanson. The Taper staging will be produced with Deaf West Theatre and will feature an ensemble of deaf and hearing actors, performing simultaneously in American Sign Language and English. Desai approached Deaf West Artistic Director DJ Kurs about collaborating on “American Idiot,” a selection made strategically as a “cathartic” offering for this election year. Opotowsky retired as editor of the Press-Enterprise in 1999, becoming an ombudsman, tasked with investigating and responding to reader complaints. In addition to his open records advocacy work, he taught at Cal State Fullerton.

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Amargosa Campground is located across the street from the Amargosa Hotel and has satellite toilets. After the Amargosa Opera House and Hotel was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981, Marta Becket painted murals throughout the hotel. The guest dining room is painted in trompe l'oeil style depicting a Spanish courtyard. A guitar rests upon a chair and the dusty remains of Marta's future vision of the town are painted in the lobby.

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She recalled one story in which Opotowsky demanded that a reporter unmask a donor to UC Riverside who wanted to remain anonymous, figuring that a public university must be required to disclose its backers. After he resolved to get an attorney involved, the Press-Enterprise’s then-publisher, Howard H. “Tim” Hays, was forced to disclose that it was he who had, in fact, made the donation, Lovekin said. Opotowsky was involved in both challenges — particularly the second, for which he served as the Press-Enterprise’s point man, Bernstein said. Meg James is a senior entertainment industry writer for the Los Angeles Times. She was the lead reporter for The Times’ coverage of the deadly “Rust” shooting on a New Mexico film set in 2021, work recognized by the Pulitzer Prize board as a finalist in breaking news.

Whitey Herzog, Hall of Fame old-school manager of Cardinals and Royals, dies at 92

If you happen to be driving this way into Death Valley, you really should consider visiting. Be sure to pay the $5 to see the opera house interior, as that is where the magic is. McClintock's own personal connection to Becket and the Amargosa Opera House is truly remarkable.

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Book a night in the adjacent hotel; some rooms are decorated with Marta’s original murals. Any views, findings and conclusions expressed in this publication are those of their respective authors and do not necessarily represent the views of California Humanities, The National Endowment for the Humanities or any of our other project partners. Get our big stories about Hollywood, film, television, music, arts, culture and more right in your inbox as soon as they publish.

When activated, the interior becomes an extraordinary multimedia installation and presentation celebrating Becket’s milieu and her preference for the classic creative arts of the past, harkening back to vaudevillian soirées of yesteryear. It was the property of an English firm, and the work of hauling, grinding, roasting borax ore went on day and night. Inside it was as dusty and full of a powdery atmosphere as an old-fashioned flour mill. The ore was hauled by train from some twenty miles over toward the valley, and was dumped from a high trestle into shutes [sic] that fed the grinders.

Amargosa Opera House is located in Death Valley Junction at the intersection of State Line Road and Highway 127. It is hard to miss as it is the only thing in the entire area, and it takes up a couple of blocks. There is parking in the dirt outside of the hotel and the opera house. Several years ago McClintock returned to meet with Becket to express her gratitude for inspiring her own dance career.

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During these years, Becket began to see, experience and grow to appreciate the Western landscape, which differed vastly from what she had known growing up in New York City. Outside temperatures during the day are typically 110˚F – 120˚F for four months of the year (June – October). August through September is considered monsoon season and thunderstorms can appear suddenly and rain can be torrential. Ground water is at approximately 9 feet making the area prone to flooding. We are also the lowest point in the area so water heads in this direction from the surrounding mountains. The Amargosa Hotel was originally part of the Pacific Coast Borax Company's civic town center.

Amargosa Opera House and Hotel

” She began work right away, sketching out the back wall with the King and Queen of Spain holding court in the center. Other nobility and a bullfighting family sit to their left and right and two of Marta’s first cats – Tuxedo and Rhubarb – sleep peacefully on red velvet cushions in the bottom corners. Marta took four years to complete the walls and then began work on the ceiling, taking another two years.

CTG Artistic Director Snehal Desai and Managing Director Meghan Pressman lay out a tentative road map for recovery, including the reopening of one of the city’s most important stages. Opotowsky was remembered for his dry wit that at times leaned acerbic. He had a soft spot for practical jokes and an even softer spot for his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, his son said. He loved horseback riding, fox hunting and trying different restaurants, he said. Please note that all special requests cannot be guaranteed and are subject to availability upon check-in. As far as haunted goes, the women who took us on the tour said that she has heard and seen ghosts on two separate occasions.

When the dust settled, a half-mile-wide, 600-foot -deep crater remained. This colourful hole in the ground with its striped layers of sedimentary soil is easily viewed from the park road, just 5 miles from Grapevine. To see it more intimately, hike the trail that leads along giant Ubehebe Crater’s south-west rim to several older craters, including Little Hebe. These craters are much smaller, but similar in appearance—mostly black and ash coloured, with eroded walls revealing colourful bands of orange and rust minerals. From the high rim of Ubehebe, look west to see the rumpled ridge of the soberly named Last Chance Range.

During these years, Marta began to see, experience and learn to appreciate the western landscape, which differed vastly from what she had known growing up in New York City. The prominent Los Angeles theater organization announced Sunday night that the historic downtown L.A. Venue, which abruptly paused its season last year because of a significant budget shortfall, will resume programming in October.

Encouraged by Becket, McClintock is now undertaking an extended creative residence and a series of performances that occur every weekend here until the end of May 2016. Please check the Amargosa Opera House website for changes in schedule and to book tickets in advance. After marrying her manager Tom Williams in 1962, the two embarked on a series of one-person show tours of the Western United States.

Designed by a Los Angeles architect who took his inspiration from California’s Spanish missions, the 66-room inn is perched on a hill facing west, its stone patios offering views of Death Valley and the Panamint Mountains. Red tile roofs and stucco walls glow in the afternoon sun; palm trees sway and water fountains burble. Outdoor fireplaces flicker and glow around the edges of the spring-fed swimming pool.