Lara Downes, pianist
Lara Downes, pianist
Lara Downes, pianist: Links
- Lara's Myspace page
Music Education
- Vh1 Save the Music
- Save the Music is out there getting music back in the schools, to the kids - where it belongs!
- 88 KEYS Foundation
- Lara's non-profit music education foundation provides pianos to K-12 public schools.
- Mondavi Center Young Artists Competition
- My Young Artists Competition at Mondavi Center - my pride and joy to help these amazing kids!
Fashion
- x21 modern
- Fab mid-century/modern furniture and finds, in SF
- Beauty Bar
- The BEST martinis and manicures, in NY, SF, LA and Austin. And for $10, natch!
- Derek Lam
- SO pretty - I want the whole collection!
Shows
- Mondavi Center: Perspectives
- My series "Perspectives" at the Mondavi Center, UC Davis. This year I'm doing American rep - music I love.
- LPR/Village Gate
- Starting in September '08, I'm doing a 3-part recital series at this fabulous new eclectic, multi-genre venue in the Village, where "there are only two kinds of music — good music, and the other kind."
Fun
- This American Life
- My man Ira! My favorite Saturday night date...
- Dan Zanes
- My kids and I are big fans.
- Nonchalant mom
- Nothing frilly, nothing precious - cool stuff to wear and use for your kids, and good ideas, real advice and fun reading for you.
- Cupcake Blog
- If cupcakes are as important to you as they are to me, this is your source for weird and wonderful ideas, like Cantaloupe and Honeydew Cupcakes topped with White Chocolate-Cardamom Butter Cream and Chiffonade of Mint. Just for example.