Disneyland’s 60th (diamond) anniversary celebration kicks off next Friday, May 22 with a 24-hour party to launch the start of the summer season. Rather than adding all new rides, Disneyland has elected to update the existing rides and give them awesome new effects. The Peter Pan ride will recieve that treatment, (pictured below right […]
“I Stop for Drops” and “The Weight of Air,” oil paintings by Tujunga artist Katherine Kean, have been selected for inclusion in the National Weather Center Biennale, an international juried exhibition sponsored by the University of Oklahoma and the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, in collaboration with the Norman Arts Council. The exhibition will […]
By Ted AYALA Glendale counts a number of musical organizations that would be the envy of many a city in Southern California and even from those afar. The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, the Glendale Philharmonic, and the bi-monthly Glendale Noon Concerts series are just a few of the cultural oases that music lovers can partake […]
By Ted AYALA Local music lovers will be finding themselves this weekend choosing between whether to venture to Italy or Russia – or both. The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) will return to the Alex Theatre in Glendale on Saturday, May 16 at 8 p.m. for a program of Mendelssohn and Mozart, with the world […]
By Charly SHELTON “And there came a day unlike any other, when earth’s mightiest heroes were united against a common threat! On that day the Avengers were born! To fight the foes no single hero could withstand!” On this day, the Avengers assembled to stop Loki, who intended to conquer Earth with an army of […]
By Steve ZALL and Sid FISH As you start preparing for your Mother’s Day celebrations, why not make her happy by taking her to see one of these great shows: OPENING “Abigail/1702” answers the question ‘What ever happened to Abigail Williams?’ It’s 1702, a decade after The Crucible‘s infamous seductress danced with the devil in […]
By Ted AYALA The name alone causes the casual listener to dismiss its possibilities: toy piano. In fact, for decades it was just that – a children’s toy that, at most, was sometimes employed in the “toy symphonies” often devised as household entertainments by 19th century composers. But it took composers like John Cage in […]
By Ted AYALA David Lockington has plenty reason to smile these days. The English-born conductor has nearly wrapped up his first season at the helm of the Pasadena Symphony (he also currently holds the music directorship at the Grand Rapids Symphony in Michigan). By all accounts it has been an audience and critical success. “It’s […]
The El Cordova Hotel on Coronado Island By Greg ARAGON Coronado Island is a seaside paradise in the San Diego Bay that is full of history, offering a relaxing atmosphere and great weather. The small resort town is also home to a charming boutique hotel called El Cordova, which I recently discovered on a memorable […]