CLIP: Shakespeare in the Park
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Guitarist Taro Wayama to Perform Free Recital
By Ted AYALA Classical music immediately conjures up in the minds of nearly anyone – whether they’re familiar with the genre or not – the sounds of string instruments, namely bowed strings such as the violin and cello. Chances are, however, that whatever string instruments come to mind, the guitar isn’t one of them. And […]
Happiest Hour at Americana at Brand
By Charly SHELTON Bourbon Steak Los Angeles and Trattoria Amici are two of the finest restaurants in Glendale. Located in the Americana at Brand, both of these upscale dining locations are perfect for a night out on the town, a business lunch or anytime you want to feel pampered with great food and great service. […]
The Oh-So-Wild West Celebrated by Cal Phil
By Ted AYALA n the soul of a nation, there often beats at its core an intense nostalgia for the days when state boundaries were still being drawn, when the state itself was in the midst of an embryonic or evolutionary process, an often wild and even violent period that would eventually lead to what […]
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Non-Fireworks Laden Musical Happenings This Weekend
By Ted AYALA 4th of July weekend is coming up, and with it is no shortage of outdoor concerts with booming music accompanied by the even bigger booms of the obligatory fireworks show. Locals looking for a subtler musical experience that can still blow them out of their seats without leaving them in a smoky […]
Optimus Prime is Back – And on a T. rex
By Charly SHELTON The Autobots and Decepticons have been waging war for centuries on their home world of Cybertron. That war spilled off their planet and into the stars. Since 2007, the Transformers have waged war on Earth. The Autobots have fought alongside the humans to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons, and benefitted […]
Lopez to Appear at Fourth Annual Idyllwild Authors Series
Award-winning author Josefina López, best known as the creator of the play “Real Women Have Curves,” which spawned the popular Sundance Film Festival award-winning film of the same title starring America Ferrera, Lupe Ontiveros and George Lopez, will appear in The Fourth Annual Idyllwild Authors Series presented by Eduardo Santiago & Pen Center USA on […]
A String of ‘Closers’ Opens Cal Phil Season
By Ted AYALA It may be less of a certainty at your typical symphony concert these days, but at a summer concert, where the mood is often casual, a big, loud, flashy close to a program is a must. Summon the brass, percussion and hordes of strings, toss in a chorus, bells, maybe a cannon […]