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 […]
By Jason KUROSU TheraYoga Studio at 4105 Ocean View Blvd., Montrose, CA 91020 is a brand new addition to Montrose, offering yoga and Pilates classes with an emphasis on yoga as a restorative and therapeutic form of exercise. Classes began Sunday, June 3 and TheraYoga offers 24 classes a week, ranging from large classes to […]
Make Montrose Your Summer Place As I write this column I’m still glowing from a total Montrose weekend. Sometimes you have to take a break from your routine, let everything go, and escape to Honolulu Avenue. Last week I joined thousands of others and did my part in supporting the crafters that came to town […]