We invite you to the 1st Annual Montrose Film Festival

We are so excited about this event! Imagine a night under the stars in beautiful Montrose. The free festivities take place in the lot next to Andersen’s Pets (2230 Honolulu Ave.) and start Friday night, Aug. 27 from 6:30 until 10:15 p.m. and continue Saturday, Aug. 28 from 6:00 to 10:40 p.m. We will be […]

Notes & Nods

First Baptist Church at La Crescenta readies for 65th anniversary First Baptist Church at La Crescenta invites present and past church members and the public to celebrate its 65th anniversary on Aug. 21 and Aug. 22. The Saturday schedule includes a picnic and games at Crescenta Valley Park; reunion choir rehearsal, and dinner in the […]

“My Brooklyn Hamlet” – a story of forgiveness, healing

By Brandon HENSLEY In 1995, Brenda Adelman’s father killed her mother and married her aunt. Five years later, Adelman turned her tragedy into a one woman play and now, 10 years later, it will be available to witness in La Crescenta this weekend. Appropriately titled, “My Brooklyn Hamlet,” Adelman will perform the play at the […]

Local family spreads the word of God via TV: part 2

By Odalis A. SUAREZ Last week, we learned about Hilda, Vahe, Elena, Carolina and Natalia – the Maranians, a local family that launched a Christian-driven network that offers varied programming attractive to varied ethnicities. International Christian Family Network – ICFN – serves the Glendale, Burbank, La Crescenta, Montrose, and La Cañada communities. The channel also […]

CALENDAR this

SUMMER CONCERT SERIES CONTINUES AT DESCANSO Summer evening jazz concerts at Descanso Gardens presents Willie McNeil tonight, Aug. 12 tonight, from 5:30–7 p.m. McNeil plays straight-ahead jazz with pop and rock influences. It’s the final performance in Descanso’s “The Evolution of American Jazz” concert series. Picnics and blankets welcomed. Free with Gardens admission: $8 adults, […]

Taking a look at Back to School Nooks

By Charly SHELTON It’s time for back to school, and for those of us who have to buy our books, it’s time to pay. Books for college can cost hundreds of dollars and, after that, you have to carry around the big heavy textbooks from class to class. How do we make this simpler? eReader.  […]

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World – and he does it well

By Charly SHELTON Musicals use song and dance as an outlet for emotion when the feelings are too strong. Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) uses comic book effects and video game fighting. When Scott’s dream girl Ramona (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) becomes a reality, he vows to do anything in his power to be with her. Little […]

‘Rent’ at Hollywood Bowl is a keeper

By Brian ROXAS I spent my Sunday evening among thousands of people cheering wildly for a group of AIDS sufferers, drug addicts, rioters and starving artists. No, I was not at a rehab center or caught up in some rave. I was at the Hollywood Bowl, where the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning musical “Rent,” […]

Author visits OUAT

With lines out the door, Once Upon A Time bookstore was recently host to close to a hundred anxious teens visiting the store for NY Times bestselling YA author Maggie Stiefvater. Author of the Wolves of Mercy Falls trilogy, Stiefvater’s “Shiver” and just released sequel “Linger” were well received by teens (and parents) coming from […]