By Charly SHELTON Many Americans know roughly what happened on Sept. 11 and Sept. 12, 2012 in Benghazi, Libya. There was a hostage situation, an ambassador was involved, Americans were trapped. But it’s not until a movie of the story comes out that much is cleared up and thrown in such sharp relief, easily consumable […]
Famed for its warmly intimate and interactive stage-free musical experience, Le Salon de Musiques celebrates the genius of Austrian master Franz Schubert. The concert features an exquisite chamber music program for voice, strings and piano on Sunday, Feb. 7 at 4 p.m. on the fifth floor of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Introduced by musicologist Dr. […]
KCET, the nation’s largest independent public television station, introduces a new special broadcast series, “LOST LA” created in partnership with the University of Southern California libraries. It is based on KCET’s “LA as Subject” web series written by L.A. historian Nathan Masters. “LOST LA” is the latest broadcast special to come out of KCET’s online […]
January 2016 Now that the holiday season is officially at an end, we can turn our attention to live theatre once again, with such fabulous shows as these: Opening “Louis & Keely: ‘Live’ at the Sahara” Louis Prima and Keely Smith shared a larger-than-life marriage and a groundbreaking Las Vegas act featuring […]
“Pillars Of New York” is the story of four couples’ struggles in and around the events surrounding the 9/11 tragedy. As recovery unfolds both mentally and physically for the couples, therapist and author Jake Kelly evaluates his own personal loss and mortality. This new production will perform in the heart of the NOHO Theatre District. […]
2015 has been a great year for the Leisure section of Crescenta Valley Weekly. From Disneyland’s 60th anniversary to Town opening in Montrose, and from Mythbusters to Avengers, so much has happened this year that it can’t possibly all be recapped. Here are some of the highlights of 2015 in Leisure. Each of the snippets […]
For the past 20 years, Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy has teamed up with the students of Santa Teresita, a Catholic elementary school in Boyle Heights, for the ultimate Christmas celebration. This year was no different. On Dec. 18, Santa Teresita students and staff headed up the hill where the young students were paired with a […]
Geoffrey Rivas, director of as the Latino Theater Company’s current production of “The Latina Christmas Special” created by Diana Yanez, written by and starring Latina comediennes Diana Yanez, Sandra Valls and Maria Russell, will be extended for one week, Jan. 7, 8, 9 and 10 in observance of the Feast of Three Kings or The […]
By Charly SHELTON Finally. After years of waiting and hoping, a decent “Star Wars” film has awakened. Last weekend was filled with hype and rushing to try and get the last tickets available in each showing just to see JJ Abrams lend his hand to directing the second biggest franchise of all time (second only […]
By Charly SHELTON Every Who down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot. But the Grinch, who lived just north of Whoville, liked it just a little bit more. Though he once tried to steal the holiday, the Grinch has seen the error of his ways and now embraces Christmas wholeheartedly, with a heart that is […]