By Jon K. When you walk into Seasoning Alley on Honolulu Avenue in Montrose you may have to herb your enthusiasm. After all, there’s a lot to like here: a welcoming vibe, fresh and tasty classic Mediterranean food and lots of meal choices, including an array of appetizing side dishes. All the iconic Middle Eastern […]
Glendale Arts presents All Unfinished, a solo exhibition by contemporary artist, director, concept artist and background painter Nic Gregory, on view through Oct. 17 at ace/121 Gallery in Glendale. Where perfection and the finished product are often the focus, All Unfinished welcomes viewers to step back from the finish line and discover the beauty of […]
Applications are currently open for the 2027 season of the Brand Associates Dance Series. Started in the 1960s, the Brand Associates Dance Series presents top dance companies from Southern California performing site-specific work in non-traditional, outdoor performance spaces around Brand Library & Art Center. Dance companies with at least five years of experience who present […]
On Oct. 7 from 12:10 to 12:40 p.m., the free admission Glendale Noon Concerts (GNC) will feature violinist Ken Aiso and pianist Valeria Morgovskaya performing works by J.S. Bach and Jean Marie Leclair. They will be performing in the sanctuary of Glendale City Church, 610 E. California Ave. in Glendale. The works by J.S. Bach […]
An Exciting Stride Forward: ‘Resident Evil’ is Funny and Scary in Equal Measure By Jackson TOYON Director Zach Cregger has become one to watch following his previous horror outings – 2022’s “Barbarian” and 2025’s “Weapons” – so I was immediately interested when I heard that he was at the helm of another project. “Resident Evil” […]
By Charly SHELTON Halloween haunt season in Southern California is crowded. Universal has its movie monsters, Knott’s has more than half a century of experience filling the fog with original monsters and Six Flags Magic Mountain has been frightening guests on and off for decades. But this year there is an interesting connection between the […]
By Jon K. Based on the NY Times bestselling novel by Sara Gruen, the show “Water for Elephants” received seven Tony nominations, including Best Musical. But go see “Water For Elephants” at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood just for the dazzling acrobatics, stunning trapeze acts, brilliant aerialists and other circus artistry. It’s a life story […]
Epic But Uneven: ‘The Uprising’ is Pertinent to Our Time But Sometimes Falls Short By Jackson TOYON History is rife with moments when ordinary people finally decide they’ve had enough and few are quite as dramatic as the Peasants’ Revolt. In “The Uprising,” director Paul Greengrass (of Jason Bourne fame) brings a dramatized version […]
By Charly SHELTON There comes a point every year when Halloween haunts end, the fog clears, the mazes come down and horror fans are expected to go back to being “normal” people until next fall. Universal apparently decided that was unreasonable. Universal recently invited me to Las Vegas to experience Universal Horror Unleashed – its […]
The Jack Lantz Sextet will present a Jazz Vespers concert and worship experience featuring the jazz versions of hymns, spirituals and gospel music in the sanctuary of La Cañada Presbyterian Church on Sunday, Sept. 20 at 5 p.m. The Sept. 20 Jazz Vespers program will feature the Jack Lantz Sextet (Lance Rickman, alto and tenor […]