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Monster Mash: LACMA’s ‘American Idol’; GLAAD winners named; London museum to display its fakes

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-- New treasures: Patrons helped to buy five works for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in this year’s Collectors Committee Weekend -- what LACMA director Michael Govan has called ‘the ‘American Idol’ of the museum world.’ (Los Angeles Times)

-- Prize winners: Octavio Solis’ dark family drama, ‘Lydia,’ which appeared at the Mark Taper Forum in spring 2009, the movie ‘A Single Man’ and the Fox series ‘Glee’ were among the winners at the 21st annual GLAAD Media Awards-Los Angeles, presented by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. (Theatermania)

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-- Oops: The National Gallery in London will display more than 40 fake paintings it has mistakenly purchased over the years, including some whose technique has stirred admiration among gallery curators. (Independent)

-- Pricey pieces: An emerald brooch owned by Russia’s Catherine the Great and a 39.5-carat diamond ring that once belonged to former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos will be the star attractions in a Christie’s jewelry sale in New York. (Reuters)

-- Speaking of Imelda: A song cycle, ‘Here Lies Love,’ about Marcos -- recorded by former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne in collaboration with English DJ and beat architect Fatboy Slim and singers such as Natalie Merchant and Cyndi Lauper -- reportedly has piqued the interest of New York’s Public Theater as possible material for a musical. (NPR)

-- Troubled times: The beleaguered head of the Aspen Music Festival says a no-confidence vote may be proposed against him during an upcoming meeting of the Colorado festival’s trustees and faculty. (Aspen Times via ArtsJournal)

-- Distinguished career: Howard Dodson plans to retire next year after more than a quarter of a century as the director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York -- the leading institution of its kind. (New York Times)

Also in the Los Angeles Times: Gustavo Dudamel faces high expectations as he leads the L.A. Philharmonic through a jam-packed spring and summer; music critic Mark Swed reviews Shen Wei Dance Arts’ “Re- (I, II, III)” at the Orange County Performing Arts Center; theater critic Charles McNulty reviews the world premiere of ‘Girlfriend’ at Berkeley Rep.

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-- Karen Wada

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