Maestro Victor Vener and the California Philharmonic welcome the talented street, animation and hip-hop dancers from some of the top-tier dance shows on television at the 2016 summer season grand finale on Sunday, Aug. 21 at the Los Angeles Walt Disney Concert Hall. Cyrus “Glitch” Spencer, James “B-Dash” Derrick and Kevin “Konkrete” Davis will be […]
By Charly SHELTON Scare LA is the scariest convention of the summer. Specializing in Halloween, horror and all things scary, this is a convention held every August at the Pasadena Civic Center for fans of fear to get into the “spirit” of the season, just a few months early. It also serves as the go-to […]
By Charly SHELTON Sitting in a little counter service restaurant, you’re surrounded by skateboards and Mexican folk art-style skulls colored by customers, Loteria cards and punk band logos on the walls while Unwound’s song “Envelope” jams from the speakers above. This is not just a taco place … this is Epic Taco. Michael Ruiz, […]
As Straw Productions presents the world premiere of “As Straw Before The Wind,” a new play that offers a window into the life experience of a Filipina nurse who survives the trauma of World War II only to discover that her war is not yet over. “As Straw Before The Wind” recounts the story of […]
By Susan JAMES Every year the Los Angeles Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) opens its doors free to the public with a spectacular array of Emmy-nominated costumes from some of television’s most popular and some of its lesser-known shows. Nielsen ratings don’t measure the level of creativity in this year’s costume selection although […]
By Steve ZALL And Sid FISH With the hot summer sun beating down on us once again and the beaches and seas beckoning to us to spend our time enjoying them, let’s not forget the many new productions out there to enjoy, too, including: OPENING “All My Distances are Far” What happens to a foster […]
On Saturday, Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 18 at 3 p.m., Pacific Opera Project (POP) presents Stravinsky’s “The Rake’s Progress” at Thorne Hall at Occidental College. Stravinsky’s only full-length opera work, inspired by a series of eight paintings by William Hogarth (1697-1764), was written in L.A. over a three-year period of time […]
By Susan JAMES It’s strange that the faster the action gets on the screen the slower the story seems to move in writer/director Paul Greengrass’ third exploration of the world of Jason Bourne. It’s not just that we’ve seen soulless killers and endless car chases before – far more memorably filmed in the “Fast and […]
California Philharmonic Maestro Victor Vener has announced soulful songstress Judith Hill is joining the acclaimed orchestra as a surprise special guest during its Greatest Hits concert on Sunday, July 31 at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. “As someone who loves playing classical music and singing pop/soul songs, I think this concert will be a […]
By Susan JAMES Full disclosure: I’m a Trekkie. I’ve been a Trekkie since 1966 when the star ship Enterprise warped its way into a brave new universe with a crew that embodied diversity before diversity became a thing. So it is with regret that I say to other Trekkies and almost- Trekkies out there that […]