By Charly SHELTON Last weekend, a legend celebrated a milestone. Mickey Mouse debuted on Nov. 18, 1928 in the cartoon short “Steamboat Willie,” which makes him 90 years old as of last Sunday. And for the main Mouse’s birthday, Disneyland threw a big party. After months of teasing it out, a special art exhibition in […]
By Susan JAMES One of the strengths of the Harry Potter series was the way in which it reflected the wondrous nature of magic. Funny things happened. Mysterious things happened. But Harry’s particular gift, as Dumbledore told him so many times, was the ability to love. Love equals hope. In the second installment of “Fantastic […]
The Glendale Youth Orchestra, conducted by Brad Keimach, performs its opening concert of the 30th anniversary season on Sunday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. at the historic Alex Theatre in Glendale. The program will feature the Beethoven Coriolan Overture; Schubert Symphony No. 8 (“Unfinished”); Ravel Tzigane, for solo violin and orchestra, Rachel Mugemancuro, violin (Pasadena; […]
On Wednesday, Nov. 21 from 12:10 p.m. to 12:40 p.m., the Free Admission Glendale Noon Concerts will feature violinist Jacqueline Suzuki and pianist Brendan White performing Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op.96, at the Sanctuary of Glendale City Church. Suzuki is a longtime member of the Long Beach and Santa Barbara Symphonies. […]
By Charly SHELTON Clue name: Our First Library. And the clue is: If a student proved contrary/send him to our first (stand-alone) library/Soon, with practice, reading score/among the City we did soar. Hint 1: Look on the south side of a street called * * * Kilmer plus Pied* * * *. Hint 2: Flockhart […]
“My Date With Death – A Musical Romance” has a limited four-week run on Saturdays and Sundays (Nov. 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25 and Dec.1 and 2) at 8 p.m. at the Miles Memorial Playhouse in Santa Monica. Presented by The Zoo Theatre Company, with artistic director Daniel Sugimoto, the world premiere of “My […]
The next Free Admission Glendale Noon Concerts takes place on Wednesday, Nov. 7 from 12:10 p.m. to 12:40 p.m. at the sanctuary of Glendale City Church. The concert will feature the Transcendence ensemble performing selections from Claude Bolling’s Suite No.2 for Jazz Flute and piano trio. The program will feature Part 1 Espiegle, Part 2 […]
Here are some of the shows you can catch in local theatres this month: “Cleo, Theo & Wu” Lucy is a modern Angeleno gal just trying to be her best self. But suddenly, the fate of the universe is in her hands and she’s gonna need to do better than self-help books and inspirational Insta-quotes. […]
By Charly SHELTON When we think of Halloween, we think of witches. The two are inseparable, especially in today’s zeitgeist. But in the cultural fabric of America in 1692, witches were not relegated to late October. They were an everyday occurrence and an ever-present danger. This constant fear led to a series of witch trials […]
By Julian MITCHELL, intern Citizen Cope (a.k.a. Clarence Greenwood) is one of the most popular underground artists of the 21st century. Although he has 600,000 monthly listeners and songs with over 20 million listens on Spotify, it is more likely to see a ghost this October than meet a Citizen Cope fan. Having only released […]