By Charly SHELTON There is no need to stand in a pumpkin patch to wait for a great pumpkin to rise. At Descanso Gardens, hundreds of really great carved pumpkins have risen for the Halloween season. Rise of the Jack-o-Lanterns is on now at Descanso Gardens. For those who have never been, Rise of the […]
By Charly SHELTON This week, we reach our last Halloween event to be covered. Two weeks ago, we started with Knott’s Scary Farm, which is clever in both effects and themes, and less crowded. Last week we looked at Universal Studios Hollywood which, while the lines are massively long, provides incredible production values and mazes […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Hundreds of people – and thousands of ducks – made their way to Verdugo Park on Saturday for the 11th Annual Kiwanis Incredible Duck Splash – KIDS – event that raises money for the Glendale Kiwanis and for local non-profit organizations. A man-made, temporary “lake” – Lake Glendale – was set up […]
By Susan JAMES Director Danny Boyle’s new film “Steve Jobs” is a surprisingly engrossing plunge into the chaotic world of a man who created the future but was unable to deal with the present. The larger-than-life career of computer visionary Steve Jobs (Michael Fassbender) is one of dysfunctional relationships that lasted decades, taking a terrible […]
By Charly SHELTON As Halloween draws near, theme parks are preparing “spooktacular” events for visitors. This week, we venture over to Universal Studios Hollywood for their annual Halloween Horror Nights. We’ll see six terrifying mazes, four scare zones and a terror tram walk through the infested sets on the backlot. Let’s go. The six mazes, […]
By Steve ZALL and Sid FISH Halloween is fast approaching, but not so fast that you can’t get out to see some of the great shows around town this month, such as: Opening “The Money Fi$h” From Army Airborne Ranger to commercial fisherman on the Bering Sea, this is the true story of one man’s […]
By James M. GARREN One hundred and five years after its birth in 1910, Le Salon de Musiques welcomed the U.S. premier of Phillip Scharwenka’s String Quartet in D minor Op 117 courtesy of Francois Chouchan, founder and artistic director of Le Salon de Musiques. Also on Sunday’s program were “Quartettsatz” and “Rosamunde” by Franz […]
Casa 0101 Theater in Boyle Heights presents the world premiere of the latest work of Josefina López, “Drunk Girl,” written by López with additional plays written by Rocio Diaz and Libette Garcia. “Drunk Girl” is presented as part of Casa 0101 Theater ongoing 15th “Quinceañera” anniversary season. “Drunk Girl” features nine actors portraying 83 roles […]
By Charly SHELTON It’s that time of year again – the time when pumpkin spice everything becomes inescapable, when people carry a jacket because they think it will get cold any day now (wishful thinking), when candy corn becomes the foundation layer of the food pyramid, and when theme parks in the L.A. area go […]
By Brandon HENSLEY e took his seat in the coffeehouse of the Flintridge Bookstore and the words, with a laid-back cadence, came out his mouth so naturally, like he’s been part of the west coast, peace-sign waving vibe all of his life. “So you read the book?” he said leaning back, his long blonde hair […]