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Thursday, September 6th, 2012

British band Florence and the Machine will headline the second Art + Film Gala hosted by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, a stark contrast from last year’s choice of Stevie Wonder. The annual event, to be co-chaired by Leonardi Di Caprio and museum trustee Eva Chow on October 27, was conceived by the Museum to raise the profile of film and raised $3 million in 2011.

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