By Jason KUROSU Craig Johnson, the author behind the highly successful Longmire series, made an appearance in La Crescenta on Oct. 28 at St. Luke’s of the Mountains. Dedicated fans of the Longmire books and the TV show gathered at St. Luke’s to hear from Johnson and ask their burning questions about his inspiration for […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The year is 2025 and California has been in a drought for decades. The once green landscape has turned to dry and dying vegetation, and those who have survived have one purpose – to find water. But sometimes that which we search for, once found, is not our savior but our tormentor… […]
By Charly SHELTON As I sit down to write this article, I have a snack with me. A moist, delicious chocolate and vanilla marble cake. I have been saving this cake for almost a week specifically for when I write this article because I knew it would be so good that it would take me […]
By Susan JAMES What is a showrunner, you ask? If you are on Facebook or Twitter you already know that the showrunner is the person in charge of your favorite TV show – the one you send nasty tweets to if you don’t like the direction the show is going. Irish writer-director Des Doyle has […]
By Charly SHELTON In keeping with the Halloween season and its festivities, The Doctor’s House in Glendale held an event hosted by the Glendale Historical Society that is perfect for this time of year. Victorian era mourning rituals were the subject of a specialty self-guided tour for one night only on Sunday evening. When guests […]
By Ted AYALA Robert Thies is a pianist who – bless him – simply lets his instrument sing. There is nothing of the hoary carnival barker in his pianism, to say nothing of the sideshow. On the contrary. Here is a genuine aristocrat of the piano. Beethoven’s “Piano Concerto No. 4,” which he performed with […]
By Charly SHELTON The journey of Route 66 is a long one. Not only the journey on the road, but how far the road itself has come and what it means to America and the world. This journey was presented, via slideshow and photos by Ben Fitzsimmons of the Gene Autry Museum of Western […]
Frans Vischer, author of the “Fuddles” series, will be featured at the Oct. 28 La Cañada Flintridge Orthopaedic Guild book and author luncheon at the Angeles National Golf Club. Fuddles is a fat, pampered cat created by Vischer who has used his drawings to communicate since he was an 11-year-old immigrant from Holland. At […]
The Glendale Youth Orchestra, conducted by Brad Keimach, opens its 26th season on Sunday, Nov. 23 at 7 p.m. at the historic Alex Theatre in Glendale. The program includes Beethoven – “Coriolan Overture,” Mendelssohn – “Violin Concerto, 1st Movement” (performed by Lavinia Chen, violin), Mozart – Symphony No. 35, “Haffner” and Mendelssohn – “Symphony No. […]