By Ted AYALA Is there a conductor alive whose art exudes more charm, more elegance than that of Nicholas McGegan? If his guest conductor spots with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Pasadena Symphony are any indication, the answer is a clear, resounding “no.” And local music lovers are especially fortunate – the British conductor […]
By Jason KUROSU Joel L.A. Peterson hadn’t planned on committing his life story to pen and paper, but what started as a short piece written primarily for his family turned into his first book, “Dreams of My Mothers: A Story of Love Transcendent” released March 1. The book is a fictionalized account of Peterson’s journey […]
By Charly SHELTON The news is out – there’s a new restaurant in town. Since it opened a month ago, there have been hour-long waits for tables and reservations held every night. Many diners have tried out the new, more upscale fare in the Montrose Shopping Park and have reported back with wildly positive […]
By Ted AYALA “How has something this wonderful been forgotten for this long?” Chances are that’s the number one question on your mind after a Le Salon de Musiques concert. The path of musical history is a wide and sometimes widely traveled one, winding and twisting more so as the centuries progress, splitting and forking […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Friday came the news that Trekkers knew was coming eventually, but still it hit them like a photon torpedo. Mr. Spock, Leonard Nimoy, passed away at the age of 83. He died in his Bel Air home from end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to reports. For those […]
By Steve ZALL and Sid FISH Well spring is about to… well, spring – and so are these great shows opening and running in our local theatres like: OPENING “Confessions of a Mormon Boy” It has played off Broadway, across the country and internationally including the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and London’s West End. This critically […]
By Charly SHELTON The First Annual Pole World News Awards were held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion last week to celebrate the art and technique of pole and aerial arts. When many hear pole arts, they think of pole dancing, burlesque dancers and nude performers. But it is not all strippers who take to the […]
by Michael YEGHIAYAN One of the greatest things about classic films is their ability to continue entertaining audiences no matter how many times we watch them. A truly great film will outlive the medium it is recorded on and remain culturally significant decades after it is initially released. They possess a depth that may not […]
For the second consecutive spring, Art Center graduate Eerren Tsaturyan has assembled an eclectic, fun art show of local artists at the Modest Fly Art Studio Gallery, continuing through May 10. The show boasts dark pen and ink drawings, a friendly giraffe and everything in between. Among the selected works are three “treasures of the […]
By Ted AYALA You could make the argument – perhaps on a day when you wake up to find that your car had been broken into or that the guy right in front of you in line at the local Starbucks bought the last of those chocolate brownies that you love oh-so-dearly or you are […]