Mike Stoller at Skirball Cultural Center

“Mike Stoller in Conversation with Steve Barri” will be presented at the Skirball Cultural Center on Thursday, May 31 at 2 p.m. in the auditorium. Immediately following the program, Stoller will be signing copies of his book, “Hound Dog – The Leiber & Stoller Autobiography.” Tickets are $5 for general admission and free to Skirball […]

Tide Rolls in with New 52 – Second Wave

By Charly SHELTON Last summer, DC relaunched all of their comic book series back to issue one. There were 52 new titles that were launched and 46 of those comics were really well received. The other six didn’t do so well. In an effort to always give the readers what they want, those six titles […]

A Beautiful Garden Starts Now

Memorial Day Means Gardening for Many By Melinda Myers, gardening expert, TV/radio host, author and columnist Get out the shovel and trowels – Memorial Day weekend is coming and that means gardening for many. Spend a bit more time getting your garden off to a good start and reap the benefits all season long. Proper […]

Conducting a Tune

Marc Stirdivant, senior administrative analyst for the City of Glendale, Community Services & Parks Dept., enthusiastically took the baton during the final performance of the season of the Glendale Pops on Friday. Stirdivant was the lucky winner in a fundraising raffle for Glendale Arts that offered a chance to conduct the Glendale Pops. Stirdivant, whose […]

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Free Dance Performance Held At Glendale College Dance Production 2012 will be presented in the Glendale Community College Dance Theatre Tuesday, May 22 through Sunday, May 27. Shows are at 8 p.m. on May 22, 12:20 p.m. and 8 p.m. May 23-25, 8 p.m. on May 26 and at 2 p.m. on May 27. The […]

‘The Avengers’ and the Ultimate Marathon

By Charly SHELTON Seventeen and a half hours. On Thursday, I spent 17-and-a-half hours sitting in the same chair, in the same movie theater, all to watch movies I have seen countless times before. And I paid for that. I bought a rather expensive ticket to sit there and see all the comic book movies […]

Anne Le Baron’s ‘Crescent City’ Pushes Opera Envelope

By Ted AYALA If you’ve been around since at least the 1990s, you’ve heard of them. “Extreme.” “Max.” “Uber [insert noun, verb, or adjective here].” They’re products and genres that take familiar ideas and push them further than you thought possible. Those Doritos too boring for you? Try their “extreme” cousins. Just make sure you […]

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GYO to Perform Finale The Glendale Youth Orchestra, under the baton of conductor Brad Keimach, will have the season finale concert of its 23rd season at 7 p.m. on Sunday, May 20 at the historic Alex Theatre in Glendale. The concert will feature concerto winner Se Jun Kim of Hoover High School. A silent auction […]