The Folk Tree’s 28th Day of the Dead Altars & Ephemera exhibition, on view from Oct. 8 through Nov. 5, features traditional altars honoring loved ones who have passed, as well as installations dealing with broader contemporary issues and concepts about death. Also on view is a large selection of work in various media by […]
Check back right here all week to see Entertainment Reporter Charly Shelton’s blog of the reviews of each issue as they are released. August 31st Justice League- a good intro to the new DC Universe, but leaves you wanting. In the 22 page comic, there is about 4 pages worth of story. The rest is […]
By Charly SHELTON Some of our readers may remember two years ago when our paper had just started, reporter Charly Shelton went to the L.A. County Fair for the first time. Several deep fried things later, you, our readers, got a funny video that has been talked about more than any other single video we […]
By Ted AYALA “What is that music?” my father called out from the living room one weekend afternoon back in 1991. “I’m playing a video game,” I answered. My father – a severe man who held a profound disdain for my obsession with video games – stepped into my room. Immediately I froze. “The music […]
By Charly SHELTON Two out of five men don’t wash their hands after going to the restroom. That figure comes from mashing together several figures from studies placing the number anywhere from 77% down to 50% (just search the Internet with “Average that men wash hands”). So let’s say two out of five men don’t […]
For those of you who finished our summer scavenger hunt, thanks for playing! As promised, you will be receiving a completion certificate via email in the upcoming weeks. We will be holding another treasure hunt in October, themed for Halloween. So keep an eye out in the Crescenta Valley Weekly. Please forgive any spelling errors […]
By Charly SHELTON Earlier this summer, we went to E3 – the Electronic Entertainment Expo – to see the newest video game releases and newest gadgets coming up. Then we took you to Comic-Con to see the new everything else that will be found in movies, comics, games and pop culture. Now for our final […]
By Ted AYALA Summer is often a time for leisure for many people – but not for Sonia Marie de León de Vega. For nearly a quarter of a century, she has been the engaging and energetic music director of the Santa Cecilia Orchestra, whose home is Occidental College’s Thorne Hall in Eagle Rock. Over […]
By Ted AYALA There was a sense of optimism wafting between the notes on Saturday at the Rose Bowl. On the stage set up on the stadium’s lawn were the Pasadena Pops and its music director Marvin Hamlisch. Hamlisch has much to take pride in. His inaugural season with the Pops has been an undisputed […]
By Ted AYALA A handful of concerts from local musical organizations will be bringing this year’s summer concert season to a close this weekend – and the timing couldn’t be better. With temperatures this weekend expected to soar into the 100s in the valleys, this is the perfect opportunity for local music lovers to venture […]