By Charly SHELTON It’s hot outside – really hot. What better way of staying cool than getting out of the L.A. basin and taking in some refreshing sea air at Carmel-by-the-Sea? As I sit writing this, it is 102° in the Crescenta Valley area and it is 70° in Carmel. Its high next week will […]
By Steve ZALL and Sid FISH Summer days by the beach in the sand are tons of fun, but so are these great shows appearing in our local theaters! Opening “Citizen: An American Lyric” A provocative meditation on race fusing poetry, prose, movement, music and the video image. Shirley Jo Finney directs the world premiere […]
California Philharmonic audiences will enjoy popular music from some of Hollywood’s most revered classics during Lights, Camera, Action! on Saturday Aug. 8 at Santa Anita Race Track and Sunday, Aug. 9 at Walt Disney Concert Hall. The world-class orchestra, under the direction of Maestro Victor Vener, will perform music from such blockbusters as “Jurassic Park,” […]
By Steve ZALL and Sid FISH Summer days by the beach in the sand are tons of fun, but so are these great shows appearing in our local theaters! Opening “Citizen: An American Lyric” A provocative meditation on race fusing poetry, prose, movement, music and the video image. Shirley Jo Finney directs the […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Maddy Pumilia loves to write. It’s what led her to study journalism at Cal State Northridge, and it’s given her a career she loves as an assignment editor at a news station. Her job is also what led the 24-year-old to write her first published novel, “Bad News,” a suspense thriller that […]
Photos by Charly SHELTON The Gene Autry Museum of Western Heritage held a panel discussion on Civil War era photography, with a live demonstration of wet plate collodion photography, on Sunday. As part of a series of lectures and events at The Autry celebrating the exhibit “Empire and Liberty: Civil War and the West,” this […]
By Charly SHELTON On Saturday, the Arturo Sandoval Institute brought Cuba to Glendale, inviting guests to spend a warm night full of salsa, samba, roast pork, hand rolled cigars, mojitos and more dancing. “Hot Havana Night” was held at The Plaza at 801 in Glendale as a fundraiser for ASI, which encourages students to pursue […]
In case you missed it, take a look at what we offer in True Believer. This editorial by Charly Shelton is from the May 8 issue, just after the Ultimate Marvel Movie Marathon. Greetings, True Believers! It is I, your magnanimous leader, back once again to lay some knowledge on you from beyond the screen. […]
CV Weekly publisher Robin Goldsworthy attended Hot Havana Nights with ticket giveaway winner Connie Beck and her daughter Lisette Beck. Photo by Dan HOLM
Arturo Sandoval plays with students that the Arturo Sandoval Institute has benefitted at the ‘Hot Havana Nights’ event last Saturday.