* Waitlist open - waitlistees should plan to arrive 15 minutes before start of show to be seated in unclaimed reservations or in the side room (obstructed view). NOTE the Guest House will be closed for a private event this evening.

5:15-6:15pm Docents available in the Terrace Lounge to discuss the site.
6:30-8:00pm Concert

The Czech avant-garde violinist and singer Iva Bittová describes her work as, “my own personal folk music.” For her Beach House appearance, she will play improvisations and her own compositions as well as works by a variety of other composers, program to be announced from the stage. Her music is shaped by the classical and gypsy music of the tiny Moravian villages where Bittová spent her formative years. An accomplished performer with a well-established reputation both in Europe and Japan, Bittová has appeared at the Knitting Factory in New York, Finland’s Tampere festival, and at major venues and festivals around the world.

For many years, I have worked in a range of musical genres, including jazz, rock, classical and opera. Deciding on a name for my style of music is far from over yet. Whatever it is, many of my listeners have long considered it highly original. It has always been everyday life that inspires my music and interpretations.

-    Iva Bittová

Bittová is an original artist who combines singing, playing and drama simultaneously to create songs that have been described as “so intimate and personal you can almost feel her breath on your ears.

-    David Newgarden, CMJ

Stop by early for information on the Beach House by docents from the Santa Monica Conservancy before every Beach=Culture evening, from 5:15-6:15pm.

Tickets are free but seating is limited and reservations are required. If you would like to attend, please reserve online. Please plan to arrive by 6:15pm to retain your reservation. Late seating, even for reservation-holders, is not guaranteed. To adjust or cancel your reservation for this event, email beachhouse@smgov.net. We appreciate your keeping in touch!

Directions: The Beach House is located at 415 Pacific Coast Highway, Santa Monica, CA 90402 on the west side of Pacific Coast Highway, a half mile north of the California Incline and a half mile south of Chautauqua Blvd. Plenty of public parking is available - enter off PCH at the Beach House Way traffic light. The facility is easily accessible by foot or bike from the beach bike path, although the Beach closes at sunset. There is ample bike parking at racks throughout the site - remember to bring your own lock.

Parking: There is an hourly/daily parking charge at the park and pay machines available in three areas of the ACBH parking lot. Fees change; please check the website for details.

Other events: To view & make reservations for future free Beach=Culture events, check http://annenbergbeachhouse.com/beachculture.

General Info: For hours, events and more, visit http://www.annenbergbeachhouse.com, or call 310-458-4904.