By Charly SHELTON June 21 is the longest day of the year. The summer solstice is when we are tilted closest to the sun. Never has the longest day felt so long as it does when you are at Six Flags Magic Mountain. Located just a quarter mile from the surface of the sun, Six […]
This summer, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® Presents Built To Amaze! an all-new circus spectacular that will tour the Southland. The show comes to Staples Center Los Angeles July 10-July 16, Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario July 19-July 23 and the Honda Center in Anaheim July 26-Aug. 4. The show is led by Ringmaster […]
The public is invited to have one more look at the historic Alex Theatre at 216 N. Brand Blvd. in Glendale before it temporarily shuts down for five months for renovations. The open house is on Sunday, June 30 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The event is free, but a $20 donation is suggested. […]
By Ted AYALA At some point after 1930, the straight line of musical modernism began to stress and splinter. By the 1970s it shattered altogether. Modernism has never stopped, of course. But what it meant to be a “modernist” or to be a “contemporary composer” went through a profound shift. The path leading to a […]
The City of Burbank has announced the 2013 Starlight Bowl summer concert series schedule. The season kicks off with the annual tradition of the Fourth of July celebration, featuring the national anthem performed by the United States Marine Corps, followed by jazz favorite High Street Band and a spectacular aerial fireworks show to end the […]
By Michael YEGHIAYAN The Glendale Chamber of Commerce named Scott Drolet as its newest chairman of the board earlier this month at the organization’s Masquerade Gala in Glendale. A longtime executive with Forest Lawn Memorial, Drolet will assume the role for the 2013-14 fiscal year. Drolet has served on the Glendale chamber board since […]
Mark Dilbeck, president of Dilbeck Real Estate Real Living, announced that top producing realtor Debra Parkinson has joined the Dilbeck team. Parkinson is also affiliated with Coldwell Banker Sky Ridge Realty, a real estate brokerage in Lake Arrowhead. “She is joining Dilbeck Real Estate to expand her reach and for the benefits of marketing client’s […]
The Armenian Relief Society of Western USA (ARS) Regional Executive and 27 Chapters recently sponsored a June luncheon at Ararat Home. The luncheon is a chance to contribute funds to the home and visit the residents, especially the ones who spent many years in service of the ARS. This year’s luncheon, which was also sponsored […]
Hundreds of cancer survivors and their families gathered on June 2 in the Harry & Celesta Pappas Quad on the University of Southern California (USC) Health Sciences campus to commemorate their success in beating back cancer. Now in its 23rd year, the event is held in recognition of National Cancer Survivors Day. It was hosted […]
Former Kiwanis Club of La Cañada president Mary Gant (shown above at right) accepted the Distinguished Club award from Past Division 3 Lt. Governor Cathy Keen at the May 8 regular luncheon meeting of the club held at Van de Kamp Hall in Descanso Gardens. The award was made to the club for the 2011-12 […]