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Summer 2012 – Discovering What the Parks Have to Offer
By Charly SHELTON Yes, it’s only March. Some say that is a bit early to start making summer plans for theme parks to visit and attractions to experience. But I say, it is right on time! Crews have been working for months to take us to new heights at the local theme parks, whether back […]
‘Mass Effect 3’ – Ready to Launch
By Michael WORKMAN Shepard warned us the reapers were coming, but we didn’t listen. Now the fate of the entire galaxy is looking dim as the army of an unstoppable ancient machine race seeks to wipe out all life. BioWare’s hugely popular “Mass Effect” series is about to debut its third title on March 6 […]
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This Summer 2012
Reaping What They Sow: Making Music with Matthew Sikora and The Harvestmen
By Agnes CONSTANTE With his lips pressed against a silver mesh microphone grille, Matthew Sikora belts out the words to an original song he’s written: “Oh, yea I’m talking to you/Been watching you all night long/Yea, you see I had to unwind/Now that I’m good, now that I’m good/And unraveled/What’s your name?/I don’t care if […]
Oriental Airs Waft Through Ambassador Auditorium
By Ted AYALA Open up any national newspaper today and news about the Middle East is likely to be at or near the front page. This fascination – and often fear – of the Middle East may seem to be a recent phenomenon. But in truth the west has for centuries viewed their peers in […]
Toe Tapping Baroque? LACO Brings Out The Disco Ball At “Baroque Conversations 2”
By Ted AYALA So most listeners already know about how Wagner referred to Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 7” as the “apotheosis of the dance.” But many listeners have given little thought as to how much of classical music – and most music in general – found the initial spark of inspiration in the impulse to dance. […]
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace 3D
By Charly SHELTON I dressed like Han Solo at Comic Con this year. I made my girlfriend dress as Slave Leia. I operate a website based around a Stormtrooper toy. I have beaten “Star Wars Battlefront” campaign time and again. Even now, as I sit in my office at the Crescenta Valley Weekly, I am […]