Theatre Scene in LA – March

By Steve ZALL and Sid FISH Here comes Peter Cottontail, hopping down the bunny trail … announcing it’s time for Easter once again. As you paint the eggs and corral your little ones, take a moment to check out what’s new and exciting in our local theatre scene, like: Opening “Fishers of Men” The year […]

Grammys Gift Lounge

By Charly SHELTON The Grammys may have come and gone but the style remains. Red carpet trends and celebrity sway go a long way to making a product popular. It’s with this idea that at these award shows and events, celebrities and members of the media are gifted with awesome items from technology to food […]

The Design of the ‘Wizarding World of Harry Potter’

By Charly SHELTON After years of waiting and several months of construction behind temporary walls, it’s finally time. Fans across Los Angeles are getting their letters to Hogwarts and assembling at Universal Studios Hollywood to see the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. An all-new land with two rides, a signature drink and one of the […]

Kaleidoscope Presents Two Performances

The Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra will be presenting two performances of its third concert series of the season on Saturday, Feb. 27 at 8 p.m. at the Glendale City Church located at 610 E. California Ave. in downtown Glendale and on Sunday, Feb. 28 at 3 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Santa Monica. The […]

Great Food at Paul Martin’s

By Charly SHELTON Eating good food is a big part of good overall health. Organic, locally sourced meat and produce are not only better for you, I also think they taste better too. But eating all fresh and good-for-you foods is difficult if you want to go out to eat, as restaurants usually buy food […]

Piano Spheres Presents Vicki Ray’s “The Elements”

Piano Spheres co-founder Vicki Ray presents a program exploring the four elements at REDCAT on Tuesday, Feb. 23 at 8:30 p.m. The concert includes Luciano Berio’s Luftklavier, Erdenklavier, Wasserklavier, Feuerklavier, Takemitsu’s “Between Tides,” the Piano Spheres commission premieres of “Aufwind” by Dominique Shafer and “Pale Fire” by Mu-Xuan Lin. Also featured is John Luther Adams’ […]

FIDM’s Annual Celebration of Oscar-nominated Costumes Begins

By Susan JAMES Running through April 30, the annual exhibition of Oscar-nominated movie costumes is now on display at the Los Angeles Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising. Featuring 100 costumes from 23 films, including the five Oscar nominations, the exhibit runs the gamut from romantic “Cinderella” ball gowns to high tech “Star Wars” Stormtrooper […]

Satisfying the Sweet Tooth at the L.A. Cookie Con and Sweets Show

By Charly SHELTON If you’ve ever had cake, you like cake. And pretty much everyone has had cake at some point. So when I say the L.A. Cookie Con and Sweets Show is for everyone, it really is for everyone. Whether you’re sugar-free, vegan, Paleo-diet or no restrictions, this show proved that there is a […]

‘Hail, Caesar’ Delivers The Laughs

By Susan JAMES When Hollywood takes on Hollywood the results can be laugh-out-loud funny or a disastrous misfire. Fortunately for audiences, the Coen Brothers’ new journey through the looking glass at the Hollywood of 1951 is the former.  Clever production whisks us back to the days when TV was still a gleam in the entertainment […]

Universal Studios Hollywood Presents Lunar New Year

By Charly SHELTON Red lanterns, Chinese food and plum blossom trees. It must be Chinese New Year. Monday was the official start of the Year of the Red Fire Monkey in the ancient Chinese lunisolar calendar and Universal Studios Hollywood celebrates it in a big way. The Universal Plaza in the center of the upper […]