The Lanterman Historical Museum Foundation celebrated the native landscape of the Crescenta Cañada Valley with a free outside event at the Lanterman House on Sunday, Nov. 7. The event was highlighted by a land acknowledgment ceremony, which recognized the Gabrielino Tongva people as the traditional stewards of the Crescenta Cañada Valley, and affirmed their enduring […]
On Sunday, Nov. 21 the Glendale Youth Orchestra, conducted by Henry Shin, will return to the historic Alex Theatre concert stage after 20 months away from live performances. Kicking off its 33rd season is “Peter and the Wolf” at 6 p.m. The program will feature a chamber size orchestra performing Copland’s “Appalachian Spring,” Anderson’s “The […]
By Bethany BROWN French director Emmanuel Tenenbaum’s live-action short film “Free Fall” screened at the COLCOA French Film Festival in Hollywood last week (Nov. 1 to Nov. 7). The festival, ranked among the top three film festivals in Los Angeles, is an annual highly competitive event committed to showcasing the vitality and diversity of French […]
On Wednesday, Nov. 17 at 12:10 p.m., the Free Admission Glendale Noon Concerts program will be streamed. Pianist Brendan White will perform works by Rachmaninoff, Chen Yi, Albéniz, Rzewski and Chaminade on a Facebook stream and YouTube. More info about the program, and the link to the stream, can be seen at http://glendalenoonconcerts.blogspot.com. Pianist Brendan White has appeared […]
By Steve ZALL and Sid FISH November 2021 COVID-19 cases are on the decline in the Southern California area, and those theaters that survived the shutdown have reopened or will soon be opening. This is all good news, but COVID protocols are still in place, so in order to attend performances proof of vaccination […]
Lightwave, a temporary and interactive light art installation, will join the community of Downtown Glendale through Nov. 12. Designed to honor the physical distance needed to maintain and promote the health and well-being of the public, Lightwave requires community involvement to tell the story of how physical distance refuses to interrupt social connection during the […]
Glendale Library, Arts and Culture and ReflectSpace Gallery presents “You Can’t Arrest an Idea,” an exhibition by Sheila Pinkel, that brings together an important selection of the artist’s social and political work never before shown together. Sheila Pinkel is an American visual artist, activist and educator who has been creating engaged political and socially conscious […]
The final outdoor concert of the 2021 222 East Concert Series is on Oct. 30 and features the Igor Kogan Quintet. Igor Kogan is a jazz artist, bassist, composer and bandleader. He has performed at prestigious venues and festivals in U.S., Canada and Europe, including Jazz at Lincoln Center and Steinway Hall (New York), Bern […]
LA’s brightest holiday tradition returns on Nov. 19 for the 2021-22 season with a wild wonderland of light featuring handcrafted and new high-tech attractions. Among these are glowing light animals including tigers, lions, macaws, monkeys, meerkats and flamingos “decorating” the Zoo; musical elements including a sound tracked LED lightshow; interactive elements like a voice-activated “sound […]
On Wednesday, Nov. 3 at 12:10 p.m., the Free Admission Glendale Noon Concerts program will be streamed. Violinist Philip Vaiman and pianist Maksim Velichkin will perform works by Ysaye, Velichkin and Schnittke on a Facebook stream and YouTube. The program includes Eugene Ysaye “Sonata No. 4” for violin solo, Maksim Velichkin, piano improvisation and Alfred Schnittke, […]