By Charly SHELTON What strikes me first about the Electronic Entertainment Expo – or E3 as it’s known – on day one is the crowd. It has gotten more crowded each year, and harder to get into the demos to see the walk-throughs or play the games. I met Stan Lee my first or second […]
On Saturday, June 22 from noon to 1 p.m., the free admission Edendale Up Close Concerts will feature the Fiato Quartet performing the Ives “String Quartet No. 1” and the Tschaikovsky “String Quartet No. 1.” The concert takes place in the community room at Edendale Branch Library (LAPL) in Echo Park, 2011 W. Sunset Blvd, […]
The first presentation of the new season of Salon de Musiques takes place on Oct. 6 and is a 10th anniversary celebration. Featured will be Mozart’s “Divertimento” in D Major for String Quartet, Handel’s “Sonata in G minor Op 2” for two violins and piano, Haydn’s String Quartet No. 5 Op 64 in D […]
Here are some of the shows running in our local theaters this month: “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast” An arrogant prince is cursed to live as a terrifying beast until he finds true love. Strangely, his chance comes when he captures an unwary clockmaker whose place is then taken by his bold and beautiful […]
California Philharmonic Orchestra presents “Beethoven Meets the Beatles” on June 30, which will open its summer season at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Cal Phil founder and music director Dr. Victor Vener will conduct Beethoven’s monumental “Symphony No. 5,” as well as a set of Beatles hits featuring special guests The Fab Four, the nation’s leading […]
By Charly SHELTON Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is the newest land to open at Disneyland and with it comes a new section of the Disney Play app available on Apple and Android phones. The app, which launched last summer, gives guests a new interactive experience in the parks to play games while in line, discover […]
By Susan JAMES We live in a post-reality, animé-amped world so it’s only natural that the faux Aladdin would be the best Aladdin. Disney has a great trifecta going for it. Make a popular animated film, turn it into a live action movie and spin off a Broadway musical. Hello, “Lion King,” “Beauty and the […]
By Charly SHELTON The travelling exhibit “Antarctic Dinosaurs” opened at the beginning of April and will run through January at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles. Visitors can learn not only about the very cool (pun definitely intended) dinosaurs like Cryolophosaurus and the yet-unnamed sauropods A and B that were found in Antarctica, but […]
Brown & Out V, a groundbreaking festival that coincides with the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in New York City, will be presented Thursdays through Sundays from June 7 to July 7 at Casa 0101 Theater in Boyle Heights. The Stonewall Riots ushered in the beginning of the Gay Rights Movement, the 50th anniversary […]
On Wednesday, June 5 from 12:10 p.m. to 12:40 p.m., the Free Admission Glendale Noon Concerts will feature violinist YuEun Gemma Kim and pianist Isaac Friedhoff performing works by Ravel including Violin Sonata No.2 in G Major and Sarasate’s Zigeunerweisen Op.20 and Carmen Fantasy Op.25 Having earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Seoul National […]