Brand Associates, in partnership with Brand Library & Art Center, is opening the 47th Brand Annual National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper, on view from Sept. 7 through Oct. 25. The exhibition includes 89 works of art selected by juror Alma Ruiz from over 1,000 submitted. Artwork is available for sale. Twenty-five percent of […]
By Charly SHELTON For years, the hype gained momentum. Star Wars Land was coming to Disneyland. In anticipation, Disney warned us how crowded it was going to be. Columnists wrote about it. Instagram models invited to the media events talked about the exclusivity of admission to Star Wars Land and how hard it would be […]
The Vignes Rooftop Revival plays high-energy acoustic Gypsy jazz, swing, and international folk music. They will be playing on Aug. 9 at 7 p.m. at the Brand Plaza in Glendale. Tucked away in a corner of Downtown Los Angeles lies a secret rooftop garden, where artists and musicians mingle with scientists and inventors, and the […]
Here are some of the shows running in our local theaters this month: “Loose Knit” A seductively smart, dark comedy about women, men and knitting things…together. As the sweaters pile up, their lives fall apart. Written by Theresa Rebeck and directed by L. Flint Esquerra, it runs Aug. 2 through Sept. 8 at the Lonny […]
By Susan JAMES Twelve movies in and the “Fast and Furious” franchise has a new baby brother, a spin-off explosion of two side characters, Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) and Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham). While Hobbs has operated on the side of the angels as part of Vin Diesel’s Dominic Toretto franchise, Shaw has been a […]
Every Friday through August visitors to Brand Park can hear summer concerts for free on the Brand Library Plaza, supported by the City of Glendale and the Glendale Arts & Culture Commission, with funding from the Urban Art Program and the Brand Associates. This Friday, July 26 at 7 p.m., the Brand Plaza Series presents […]
By Charly SHELTON Jurassic Park – The Ride opened at Universal Studios Hollywood in the summer of 1996, after the massive success of the film three years prior. The water ride was a technological marvel at the time, with life-sized audio animatronics of stegosaurus, parasaurolophus and even Tyrannosaurus rex. Then, 22 years later after the […]
Every Friday through August visitors to Brand Park can hear summer concerts for free on the Brand Library Plaza, supported by the City of Glendale and the Glendale Arts & Culture Commission, with funding from the Urban Art Program and the Brand Associates. This Friday, July 26 at 7 p.m., the Brand Plaza Series presents […]
By Susan JAMES There is something strangely dated in Disney’s remake of the animated classic “The Lion King.” At the time of the original film’s 1994 release, it was groundbreaking – an African story that borrowed from “Hamlet” and “Richard III” but left no doubt about its African roots. Julie Taymor’s stage adaptation was even […]
Every Friday through August visitors to Brand Park can hear summer concerts for free on the Brand Library Plaza, supported by the City of Glendale and the Glendale Arts & Culture Commission, with funding from the Urban Art Program and the Brand Associates. This Friday, July 19 at 7 p.m., the Brand Plaza Series presents […]