The free admission Glendale Noon Concerts (GNC) series has returned to the sanctuary of Glendale City Church, 610 E. California Ave. in Glendale. On April 15 from 12:10 p.m. to 12:40 p.m., the GNC will feature violinist Johana Krejci and pianist Valeria Morgovskaya performing works by Tartini, Dvorak, Massenet and Elgar. Johana Krejci was born […]
Underwater Bottleneck by Elizabeth Criss and Sari Scheer is on display at the Adams Square Mini Park Gas Station from Monday, April 13 to Friday, June 26. Underwater Bottleneck reimagines the Gas Station as a deep-sea tableau. Schools of fish, crafted from discarded plastics and repurposed wine bottles, float gracefully overhead as jellyfish drift above […]
Full of Grace: ‘Project Hail Mary’ is a Beautiful, Hopeful Adaptation By Jackson TOYON When you think of sci-fi films, you usually think of a scarier and darker-toned movie, like an alien invasion, an extraterrestrial pandemic or a monster attack that characters must survive. What isn’t too common to see is optimistic sci-fi – […]
Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts (PSHA) has opened ticket sales to the public to visit Baldwin Oaks Estate through its only fundraiser, the Pasadena Showcase House of Design, one of the nation’s most celebrated home and garden tours. The historic Baldwin Oaks Estate, a 1907 shingle-style landmark, has never before opened to the public. […]
Glendale Arts presents “The Holdings,” a solo exhibition featuring new and recent paintings and sculptures from Los Angeles-based artist Lucas Novak, on view at ace/121 Gallery from March 28 through April 25. In “The Holdings,” Novak explores the tension between permanence and transience, positioning the fragile duration of biological life against forces that unfold over […]
By Charly SHELTON Knott’s Boysenberry Festival has long been the park’s most defining event – a food festival built around the berry that put Knott’s on the map. And now it’s back for another year of putting boysenberry into everything you can think of. In recent years, the festival has leaned hard into experimentation, sometimes […]
The free admission Glendale Noon Concerts series performs live at the sanctuary of Glendale City Church, 610 E. California Ave. in Glendale. On Wednesday April 1 from 12:10-12:40 p.m. a flute recital will be performed by Ellen Burr, flute and Lorenzo Sánchez, piano. They will perform selections from Erwin Schulhoff’s (Austro-Czech, 1894-1942) “Sonata for Flute […]
In a world shadowed by conflict and loss, music has long served as one of humanity’s most powerful calls for peace. The La Cañada Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir and LCPC Orchestra invite the community to a profound and moving afternoon concert on Sunday, March 29 at 2 p.m., exploring the urgent theme of World Peace […]
Wild, Wacky and Warm: ‘Hoppers’ is a Big-Hearted Eco-Adventure for the Whole Family By Jackson TOYON “Why doesn’t anyone care!?” It’s a question full of hurt that countless frustrated and demoralized people across history have shouted to themselves or others. Director Daniel Chong – the mind behind the charming Cartoon Network show ‘We Bare Bears’ […]
Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts (PSHA) held its 39th Instrumental Competition in February at Pasadena Conservatory of Music’s Barrett Hall. Nine finalists, ages 15-18, demonstrated their musical talents while competing for monetary prizes totaling $21,000. The finalists came from Los Angeles, Diamond Bar, Irvine, La Crescenta, Pasadena and San Marino. A panel of judges – […]