2015 has been a great year for the Leisure section of Crescenta Valley Weekly. From Disneyland’s 60th anniversary to Town opening in Montrose, and from Mythbusters to Avengers, so much has happened this year that it can’t possibly all be recapped. Here are some of the highlights of 2015 in Leisure. Each of the snippets […]
For the past 20 years, Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy has teamed up with the students of Santa Teresita, a Catholic elementary school in Boyle Heights, for the ultimate Christmas celebration. This year was no different. On Dec. 18, Santa Teresita students and staff headed up the hill where the young students were paired with a […]
Geoffrey Rivas, director of as the Latino Theater Company’s current production of “The Latina Christmas Special” created by Diana Yanez, written by and starring Latina comediennes Diana Yanez, Sandra Valls and Maria Russell, will be extended for one week, Jan. 7, 8, 9 and 10 in observance of the Feast of Three Kings or The […]
By Charly SHELTON Finally. After years of waiting and hoping, a decent “Star Wars” film has awakened. Last weekend was filled with hype and rushing to try and get the last tickets available in each showing just to see JJ Abrams lend his hand to directing the second biggest franchise of all time (second only […]
By Charly SHELTON Every Who down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot. But the Grinch, who lived just north of Whoville, liked it just a little bit more. Though he once tried to steal the holiday, the Grinch has seen the error of his ways and now embraces Christmas wholeheartedly, with a heart that is […]
By Charly SHELTON Christmas is coming and New Year’s is just around the corner. Undoubtedly we all will have New Year’s resolutions that we will ke ep … until probably around March. One easy way to keep on track with an exercise resolution is getting a program or a guide that offers interesting ways to […]
‘Star Wars’ is Coming By Charly SHELTON Greetings, True Believers! It is I, your magnanimous leader, back once again to lay some knowledge on you from beyond the computer screen. We’re coming into the home stretch. “Star Wars Episode VII” is released on Friday, Dec. 18. Everybody has their rituals and preferences on how to […]
By Brandon HENSLEY It’s about as high a concept as they come. Even though “The Flintstones” may have already taken a stab the size of a Wooly Mammoth’s tooth at it, it still conjures up intrigue for a full-length feature film: What if the asteroid thought to have killed off the dinosaurs missed Earth, […]
Maestro Victor Vener and his California Philharmonic are kicking off the world-class orchestra’s milestone 20th anniversary season with a spectacular Christmas concert featuring classics, holiday favorites and more on Dec. 12 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, 300 E. Green St. beginning at 7:30 p.m. A holiday concert sure to delight people of all ages, Sleigh […]