By Charly SHELTON “The Best Student Film Festival Ever” is set for Friday, July 12 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Sparr Heights Community Center. “The festival this year is going to be all student films from the local area,” said Christopher Vinan, event organizer and co-founder. “We have schools like [Crescenta Valley […]
By Charly SHELTON Wednesday saw the release of a great new action/adventure film. It stars Johnny Depp and a young actor (who could be a big star) in a film directed by Gore Verbinski, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio. The film is a period piece – Johnny Depp […]
It may be the last weekend in June but it’s the beginning of what promises to be a phenomenal summer season for California Philharmonic and music lovers throughout Southern California. This year marks the17th season of the ever-popular Festival on the Green at Santa Anita Race Track and the 10th anniversary of Cal Phil at […]
By Charly SHELTON June 21 is the longest day of the year. The summer solstice is when we are tilted closest to the sun. Never has the longest day felt so long as it does when you are at Six Flags Magic Mountain. Located just a quarter mile from the surface of the sun, Six […]
This summer, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® Presents Built To Amaze! an all-new circus spectacular that will tour the Southland. The show comes to Staples Center Los Angeles July 10-July 16, Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario July 19-July 23 and the Honda Center in Anaheim July 26-Aug. 4. The show is led by Ringmaster […]
The public is invited to have one more look at the historic Alex Theatre at 216 N. Brand Blvd. in Glendale before it temporarily shuts down for five months for renovations. The open house is on Sunday, June 30 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The event is free, but a $20 donation is suggested. […]
By Ted AYALA At some point after 1930, the straight line of musical modernism began to stress and splinter. By the 1970s it shattered altogether. Modernism has never stopped, of course. But what it meant to be a “modernist” or to be a “contemporary composer” went through a profound shift. The path leading to a […]
The City of Burbank has announced the 2013 Starlight Bowl summer concert series schedule. The season kicks off with the annual tradition of the Fourth of July celebration, featuring the national anthem performed by the United States Marine Corps, followed by jazz favorite High Street Band and a spectacular aerial fireworks show to end the […]