By Ted AYALA The singing of Vanessa Carlton, the sounds of a superb symphony orchestra, the flash and brilliance of the USC Marching Band – and a few dashes of fireworks. It’s quite a way to kick-off a new concert season for any orchestra, but the California Philharmonic isn’t just any orchestra – nor is […]
By Ted AYALA In her autobiography, “My Life in France,” celebrity chef and television icon Julia Child wrote, “The sweetness and generosity and politeness and gentleness and humanity of the French had shown me how lovely life can be if one takes time to be friendly.” Those virtues permeated not only Julia Child’s Gallic sense […]
The story of Beatlemania as told through the music that changed the world. ‘The Stars of Beatlemania!’ which chronicles the musical history of the Beatles through live recreations of their electrifying stage shows, will be at the El Portal Theatre in No. Hollywood Friday, June 29 through Sunday, July 1. From their explosive debut on […]
Discovering Van Halen By Charly SHELTON I don’t like music. I have been listening to the same Disneyland album since 2005. Granted, I have added to it as new attractions arise, but it is largely the same. I have never really enjoyed music, so I don’t have new albums – or anything else – of […]
By Charly SHELTON In 2001, Disney’s California Adventure park opened across the way from Disneyland. It had maybe three good rides – Soarin’ Over California, Grizzly River Run and California Screamin’. The rest either broke constantly or were bad rides or just didn’t make any sense as to why it was in a Disney park, […]
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‘Courageous’ Video Presentations Bethel Church is offering a showing of the film “Courageous” on Saturday morning, June 16 preceded by a free breakfast. The breakfast starts at 7:30 a.m.; the video starts at 8:15 a.m. followed by the opportunity for discussion at about 10:15 a.m. In this recently released film, despite showing bravery on […]
By Charly SHELTON For the first time in the history of CV Weekly, we have commandeered the Leisure section for use solely on video games. E3, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, was held at the L.A. Convention Center last week and with all the games there, we decided to devote an entire section to it. Below […]
By Ted AYALA Are Japanese video game developers in a decline? It’s a question that has provoked lively debate from many video game pundits today. But even if their industry is sinking, they’re certainly not going away quietly. Some brilliant games from the Land of the Rising Sun were on display at last week’s E3, […]