By Charly SHELTON Just as comic book fans have Free Comic Book Day the first Saturday in May to encourage shopping at local comic shops, and cheesecake fans have National Cheesecake Day on July 30 to encourage the eating of cheesecake, now literary fans have a day to call their own. For the first time, […]
By Charly SHELTON Burger places are a dime a dozen. From fast food to greasy hole-in-the-wall burger joints to high-end, fancy restaurants that serve burgers, you can have a hamburger just about anywhere. But to find a really good hamburger is difficult. Each person may know, maybe, three or four places where they can get […]
By Charly SHELTON Calling all history buffs! Rosemont Middle School is hosting its annual Civil War Night tonight, Thursday, April 21. The eighth grade class is learning about the Civil War in their history classes and the teachers, along with some community members and other reenactors, make the lessons come alive at stations set […]
By Charly SHELTON Last year marked the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide of 1915. Commemoration events, including a massive march of Armenian Americans, were held around L.A. to mark the day and call for recognition of the Genocide. Now, a year later almost to the day, a full, dramatized account of the Armenian Genocide […]
By Charly SHELTON After five years, the California Adventure Food and Wine Festival is finally back. The beloved classic festival was put on hiatus after the 2010 event due to construction of Cars Land in 2011 and, despite massive public outcry and questions online, the event was not brought back when expected in the 2013 […]
By Steve ZALL and Sid FISH Spring has come at last, and so have a bevy of new shows, such as: Opening “Mrs. Warren’s Profession” Young Vivie Warren is intelligent and self-sufficient, but astounded to learn how her mother rose from poverty to riches through the world’s oldest profession. Mrs. Warren ably justifies her past, […]
The Junction Theatre will present the West Coast premiere of “Red Velvet,” a critically acclaimed play written by Lolita Chakrabarti and directed by Benjamin Pohlmeier. In “Red Velvet,” pandemonium erupts when American actor Ira Aldridge arrives at a prestigious English theatre to play the title role in Shakespeare’s play, “Othello.” For the eloquent and passionate […]
By Charly SHELTON When Cars Land opened in June 2012, Luigi’s Flying Tires was the definite low point for some. Personally, I liked the ride and the technology of floating tires across the ground (like an air hockey table) harkening back to an old Disneyland attraction, the Flying Saucers in Tomorrowland. But the critics […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The interview began in a similar style to the opening lines of “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.” “Where’s Mark?” No answer. “Is he … not … coming?” Again no answer. Before they offered an explanation, the present members of the band Flights Over Phoenix – Keith Longo, Chris Santillo and Jordan Nuanez […]
By Charly SHELTON Alexis Gershwin, niece of the famous Gershwin brothers George and Ira, is the only singer in the family. She grew up with an appreciation for music and great source material. Last week, she put her talents on display at the Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood where she sang her uncles’ hits, […]