Rachel Sandman of La Cañada graduated from Rice University on May 12. Sandman received a Bachelor of Music degree. Khan Academy founder Salman Khan delivered the commencement address. Rice University President David Leebron congratulated the graduates with a handshake as they walked across the stage. This year, Rice awarded 1,665 degrees, including 881 undergraduate and […]
Independently owned Flintridge Bookstore and Coffeehouse is one of only 28 places in the United States with an Espresso Book Machine (EBM), a Time Magazine “invention of the year,” and the only location in southern California. The store helps readers connect with the books they want, and now, with the EBM, the staff can also […]
By Charly SHELTON “Borat” was funny. It was uncouth, shocking, offensive and funny. Then came “Brüno,” a movie in the same style and vein of Sasha Baron Cohen’s first film. But “Brüno” went further. He was more comfortable with awkwardness, with pushing people’s buttons, and with on screen nudity. Now we have “The Dictator.” A […]
By Agnes CONSTANTE When Copper, an 11-year-old golden retriever chow mix, takes the stage at the Glendale Center Theatre, all eyes are on him. Copper stars as Sandy in the Glendale Centre Theatre’s production of “Annie,” which runs until June 30. Rebecca Thomas, a junior at Crescenta Valley High School, and her father Robert star […]
By Michael WORKMAN This spring has brought many highly sought after games – and it’s is just getting started. Though summer is considered to be a quiet time in the gaming industry with few major titles being released, it still has a colossal event every year in the summer: the Electronic Entertainment Expo or E3. […]
Glendale Adventist Medical Center and the Crescenta-Cañada YMCA will present a morning of health education lectures and free blood pressure and spine checks today, Thursday, June 7 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. This “Live & Learn” event is free and open to the public and will be held at the YMCA, 1930 Foothill Blvd. […]
Hurry as there are only a few tickets left for the Bolsoi Ballet’s “Swan Lake” performance at the Music Center’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. The ninth season of Glorya Kaufman presents Dance at the Music Center will conclude with Bolshoi Ballet’s “Swan Lake” staged by Yuri Grigorovich after Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov and Alexander Gorsky, music […]
What shoe would YOU wear? Once Upon A Time bookstore is hosting Meet Marissa Meyer, author of “Cinder,” today, Thursday, June 7 at 7 p.m. Meyer’s wildly popular debut young adult fantasy, “Cinder” is a fairy tale like no other you’ve read. Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague […]
By Brandon HENSLEY If Rabbi Janet Bieber were the host of an infomercial pitching her new place of worship, it might start out something like this: “Are you Jewish and don’t know Hebrew but want to learn? Do you want to expand your connectivity with God? Or are you simply thinking about converting to Judaism? […]
‘Courageous’ Video Presentations Bethel Church is offering a showing of the film “Courageous” on Saturday morning, June 16 preceded by a free breakfast. The breakfast starts at 7:30 a.m.; the video starts at 8:15 a.m. followed by the opportunity for discussion at about 10:15 a.m. In this recently released film, despite showing bravery on […]