By Charly SHELTON Los Angeles, 30,000 years ago, was much like the Los Angeles of today – it was crowded with traffic. Well, relatively speaking. The LA basin was a lush area of little streams and low-lying plants with clusters of shade trees, and the basin and valleys made for easy travel. This encouraged […]
Rep. Adam Schiff recently announced the nomination of seven students from the 28th Congressional District to U.S. service academies for the class of 2025. Nominees included Gavin Choi from La Cañada High School and a La Cañada Flintridge resident who was nominated to Military Academy and Naval Academy, Abigail Kim from Crescenta Valley High School and […]
The community is invited to enjoy artist Erin Fussell’s art installation “No Movement” at the Adams Square Mini Park Gas Station, 1020 E. Palmer Ave. in Glendale continuing until Feb. 26. “No Movement” celebrates and critiques the Streamline Moderne architecture of the Adams Square Mini Park Gas Station, which emphasizes speed at the early stages […]
On Wednesday, Feb. 3 at 12:10 p.m., the Free Admission Glendale Noon Concerts program will be streamed. Violinist Ken Aiso and pianist Valeria Morgovskaya will perform works by Francis Poulenc, including “Sonata for Violin and Piano,” Astor Piazzolla’s “Cafe-1930” from Histoire du Tango, and Claude Debussy “Sonata for Violin and Piano” on a Facebook stream and […]
By Charly Shelton With theme parks closed and live events largely canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, themed entertainment is pretty much non-existent right now. Into this desolate market came the “Stranger Things Drive-Into Experience” – a live theatre event viewed from the comfort of a car, based on the popular Netflix program, with no […]
Well, the holidays are over and Los Angeles County is under lockdown once again with the highest number of COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic last March. Our hospitals are also at full capacity – which means that theaters are still not likely to resume live performances anytime soon. As such, most surviving […]
On Wednesday, Jan. 20 at 12:10 p.m., the Free Admission Glendale Noon Concerts program will be streamed. Violinist Jacqueline Suzuki and pianist Brendan White will perform sonatas by Kirstin Fife (a premiere) and Johannes Brahms (No.3 in D minor) on a Facebook stream and YouTube. There are many wonderful violinists on the world’s stages today, […]
By Charly SHELTON Most years seem to fly by with the New Year ball dropping in behind us like the boulder from “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” But 2020 was the year spent inside as the days slowly dragged on … and on … with seemingly little good news interspersed. But now that we’re (hopefully) […]
The Ambassadors Program of the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce is hosting a launch of Chris Erskine’s book, “Lavender In Your Lemonade” Tuesday, Dec. 29 at 7 p.m. via Zoom. Each RSVP will be entered into a drawing to win a personalized/autographed copy of the book. “Lavender in your Lemonade” is Erskine’s fourth published book, […]
The Glendale City Church has, for decades, provided an outstanding Christmas concert enjoyed by the entire community. This year’s concert will be no different, except it will be virtual. The concert will premiere on the church’s YouTube channel (www.YouTube.com/c/GlendaleCityChurch) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 18. The concert will include singers from the Glendale City […]