Full of Grace: ‘Project Hail Mary’ is a Beautiful, Hopeful Adaptation By Jackson TOYON When you think of sci-fi films, you usually think of a scarier and darker-toned movie, like an alien invasion, an extraterrestrial pandemic or a monster attack that characters must survive. What isn’t too common to see is optimistic sci-fi – […]
Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts (PSHA) has opened ticket sales to the public to visit Baldwin Oaks Estate through its only fundraiser, the Pasadena Showcase House of Design, one of the nation’s most celebrated home and garden tours. The historic Baldwin Oaks Estate, a 1907 shingle-style landmark, has never before opened to the public. […]
Glendale Arts presents “The Holdings,” a solo exhibition featuring new and recent paintings and sculptures from Los Angeles-based artist Lucas Novak, on view at ace/121 Gallery from March 28 through April 25. In “The Holdings,” Novak explores the tension between permanence and transience, positioning the fragile duration of biological life against forces that unfold over […]
By Charly SHELTON Knott’s Boysenberry Festival has long been the park’s most defining event – a food festival built around the berry that put Knott’s on the map. And now it’s back for another year of putting boysenberry into everything you can think of. In recent years, the festival has leaned hard into experimentation, sometimes […]
The free admission Glendale Noon Concerts series performs live at the sanctuary of Glendale City Church, 610 E. California Ave. in Glendale. On Wednesday April 1 from 12:10-12:40 p.m. a flute recital will be performed by Ellen Burr, flute and Lorenzo Sánchez, piano. They will perform selections from Erwin Schulhoff’s (Austro-Czech, 1894-1942) “Sonata for Flute […]
In a world shadowed by conflict and loss, music has long served as one of humanity’s most powerful calls for peace. The La Cañada Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir and LCPC Orchestra invite the community to a profound and moving afternoon concert on Sunday, March 29 at 2 p.m., exploring the urgent theme of World Peace […]
Wild, Wacky and Warm: ‘Hoppers’ is a Big-Hearted Eco-Adventure for the Whole Family By Jackson TOYON “Why doesn’t anyone care!?” It’s a question full of hurt that countless frustrated and demoralized people across history have shouted to themselves or others. Director Daniel Chong – the mind behind the charming Cartoon Network show ‘We Bare Bears’ […]
Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts (PSHA) held its 39th Instrumental Competition in February at Pasadena Conservatory of Music’s Barrett Hall. Nine finalists, ages 15-18, demonstrated their musical talents while competing for monetary prizes totaling $21,000. The finalists came from Los Angeles, Diamond Bar, Irvine, La Crescenta, Pasadena and San Marino. A panel of judges – […]
The free admission Glendale Noon Concerts series welcomes pianist Brendan White on March 18 from 12:10 p.m. to 12:40 p.m. He will be performing in the sanctuary of the Glendale City Church, 610 E. California Ave. in Glendale. White will perform a program of “American Classics:”rags by Scott Joplin and William Bolcom, and “Three Preludes” […]
The Brand Library & Art Center is excited to announce the return of Art Talks at Brand this spring. This series invites contemporary artists to discuss their work and the issues surrounding it. Each talk will be followed by a moderated Q&A session led by Brand staff member, artist and writer Jennifer Remenchik. Remenchik is […]