Daniel Radcliffe Takes on ‘The Woman in Black’
By Charly SHELTON What did they see? Who is the woman in black? Can Daniel Radcliffe pull off any character that isn’t a boy wizard? All these questions and more are posed by the new film, “The Woman in Black.” The ghost story is about a grieving mother whose child was lost in a marsh […]
Pianist Esther Keel to take “Egyptian Strut” with PSO
By Ted AYALA Take a look at a symphony orchestra program featuring the debut concerto performance of a particular pianist and chances are the work you’ll be seeing printed before you will be the Tchaikovsky “Piano Concerto No. 1.” Or a Schumann piano concerto. Maybe Grieg. Or one of Beethoven’s. But outside of those, the […]
Writers Discuss Their Works at the Glendale Public Library
On Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. at Glendale Public Library Auditorium, writer and Glendale resident Denise Hamilton will be discussing her new novel, “Damage Control.” The story weaves an engrossing story of teenage friendship and adult betrayal, featuring a high-powered young woman in the crisis management world who gets swept up in murder and scandal […]
Music for Lonely Hearts and Those in Love
By Ted AYALA It’s Valentine’s Day next week as some of you may know. For some, it’s a matter of life and death as forgetting this crucial date may result in a rolling pin to the head a la Andy Kapp from your significant other. For those of you still scrambling to find a […]
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Pacific Serenades Inaugurates 26th Season
By Ted AYALA Pacific Serenades, one of Southern California’s finest chamber music ensembles, opened its 26th season last week with four concerts devoted to the music of Ravel, Beethoven and local composer Laura Karpman. One of the most appealing facets of Pacific Serenades’ concerts – something that has surely ensured this organization’s continued good health […]
“Major Triad”: Synchromy, Symbiosis, and Music on Argyle
By Ted AYALA Above the main streets of Hollywood, where cars driven by Friday night club and bar hoppers crowded the streets, stereo systems thumping top 40 radio, music of another sort lured music lovers up the wending streets looming over the Hollywood skyline. A program of new music from local composers was held last […]
On the Big – and Small – Screen: Filming in Montrose
By Charly SHELTON Our little town has that quaint, hometown feel of Anytown, U.S.A. And because we are conveniently located only 15 minutes from the film and TV capital of the world, it is a lot easier to bring a production up to Montrose than to fly them out to the Midwest or Washington or, […]
Episode III: Return of the Oscar Ballot Contest
By Charly SHELTON Thats right folks, its Oscar time again. The Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, Feb. 26 at 4 p.m., and before the red carpet is unfurled or the Kodak Theatre is decked out in all its regalia, you get to choose who you think will win. For the past few years, […]