Plans are moving forward for this weekend’s Cal Phil presentation, Center Stage, highlighting some of the most beloved show music ever composed. Center Stage takes place on Saturday, July 28 at Festival on the Green at Santa Anita Race Track and on Sunday, July 29 there will be a matinee at Walt Disney Concert Hall. […]
“Lorca in a Green Dress,” written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Nilo Cruz, continues at Casa 0101 Theater in Boyle Heights. Set in 1936, “Lorca in a Green Dress,” follows the great Spanish poet Federico García Lorca who arrives in the Lorca Room in purgatorio, a room of the soul, where he must spend 40 days […]
Continuing its popular summer concert series, the Starlight Bowl in Burbank on Sunday presents popular tribute artists Joey Riedel and Michael John with soulful vocalist Judith Hill. Elton John and Billy Joel tribute artists Joey Riedel and Michael John have joined forces to create The Ultimate Billy Joel and Elton John Face To Face Tribute […]
By Charly SHELTON By now most everyone has heard about the horrific shooting that took place at the midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises” on July 20. Shortly following that event, studio heads at Warner Bros. reportedly thought about pulling the film from theaters, but ultimately decided against it. The trailer for upcoming “Gangster […]
By Ted AYALA Limpidity, elegance, sensuality, and charm – virtues that characterize the very best of modern French musical style. Beguiling the ear, the listener, falling under the music’s spell, may find it easy to take its ravishing beauty for granted, not realizing the toil that forged this idiom. In a 19th Century where France […]
Crescenta Valley High School senior Erica Choi was the winner of the 2012 Patriot’s Pen essay contest sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Choi answered the question, “Are You Proud of Your Country?” with an essay explaining why she is proud to be an American. “My dad served in both the Korean and American […]
County club partnership brings after-school program to local youth. By Timithie NORMAN The Boys and Girls Club of Burbank and Greater East Valley recently announced a partnership with the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation to bring a new program to Crescenta Valley Park serving local elementary and middle school students. During the […]
Amidst the ever-evolving job market and the increasingly difficult entrance into California’s universities, Clark Magnet High School is offering its students an edge. The high school is integrating geographic information system (GIS) technology in the context of career and technical education (CTE) to apply a real-life dimension to core subject areas. Having students become hands-on […]
Shawn Zargarian’s Falcon Basketball Camp invites youngsters to learn the game and have fun By Brandon HENSLEY When he took over the Falcons boys’ basketball program in the middle of the last decade, Shawn Zargarian said he was too overwhelmed to hold a summer basketball camp his first year. But Zargarian seems to be […]
The CSA 8U Tournament Team started out slowly this tournament season, but finished strong, winning the VCAA Champions of Summer tournament in Encino on July 19. After two tournaments and only a short time playing together, they entered this tournament with a 1-4-1 record, which coaches felt was not a good indication of their growing […]