By Charly SHELTON The sounds of drums and laughter echo once more through the trees of Irwindale as the Original Renaissance Pleasure Faire returns for the 2025 season. Held at the Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area, the faire is the longest-running Renaissance fair in the country and continues to offer immersive, whimsical fun for all […]
Brand Library & Art Center presents Opulent Mobility, curated by founder A. Laura Brody and Anthony Tusler in collaboration with students from Glendale Unified School District (GUSD). Founded in 2015, Opulent Mobility has been hosting annual open calls for artworks that tell stories that humanize, uplift and celebrate disabled artists and disability art. Opulent Mobility […]
Josefina López, the celebrated Mexican-American award-winning playwright and screenwriter best known for creating and authoring the play and co-authoring the film “Real Women Have Curves,” who was an undocumented 5-year-old immigrant when she migrated with her family from San Luis Potosi, Mexico to the United States […]
By Charly SHELTON Knott’s Berry Farm knows how to throw a food festival and this year, it’s going bigger than ever to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its Boysenberry Festival. With more than 80 different boysenberry-infused dishes and drinks to offer, this festival proves yet again why Knott’s remains the theme park founded on food. […]
On April 16, the free admission Glendale Noon Concerts will feature violinist Philip Vaiman, saxophonist Chika Inoue and pianist Brendan White performing W.A. Mozart’s “Sinfonia Concertante in E flat major” transcribed for violin and alto saxophone. Originally composed in 1779 for violin, viola and orchestra, Sinfonia Concertante has remained one of the most cherished works […]
Elaine Hagenberg, celebrated as one of today’s leading choral composers with music that “soars with eloquence and ingenuity” (ACDA Choral Journal), will be performing on April 13 at 2 p.m. at La Cañada Presbyterian Church. Renowned for her ability to seamlessly weave lush harmonic landscapes, captivating melodies and evocative piano and orchestral accompaniments, she offers […]
We hope those who lost their homes in the recent historic wildfires have found a way to start rebuilding or relocating so that they can move on with their lives. COVID protocols continue to be dictated by each individual venue, so bring a face mask to wear during the show in case the venue requires […]
The deacons of La Crescenta Presbyterian Church will be presenting their fourth annual variety show, Strike Up the Band – Part IV, on Sunday, April 27 at 3 p.m. This activity is a fundraising project in benefit for the LCPC Higher Education Scholarship Fund, which has been highly successful since it began in 2020. Thus […]
The final program on LACO’s popular Chamber Series curated by concertmaster and director of chamber music Margaret Batjer features lauded contributions to chamber music by women composers on Saturday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m. at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, and Sunday, April 6 at 7:30 p.m. at The Huntington’s […]
By Charly SHELTON It may be spring on the calendar, but in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Hollywood, it’s prime time for the sweetest season of all: Butterbeer Season. Now through May 31, witches, wizards and muggles alike are invited to celebrate the iconic beverage and its ever-expanding menu of treats […]