The Oscars are here again and that means its time to make your predictions as to who will win. Here is a ballot with all the nominees. One box is “Charly’s Pick,” our Entertainment reporter’s personal picks as to who will win. The other box is for you to check your selection. There will be […]
Award-winning cinematographer/writer/editor/director Rick Ray will present an exciting travel adventure “The Soul of India” on Saturday evening, Feb. 26 in a Kiwanis Club of La Cañada Travel Adventure to be presented at Flintridge Prep Auditorium. Ray has traveled the world to capture images of its peoples and cultures. In this Kiwanis program attendees will learn […]
Verdugo Hills Hospital (VHH) received a $21,000 donation from the VHH Foundation’s Women’s Council during a recent luncheon celebration at the hospital. The funds raised will help support the hospital’s Computers on Wheels project, which is part of VHH’s Electronic Medical Record system, as well as assist with the purchase of infant warmers for the […]
By Ted AYALA An expert in such arcane mathematical fields as stochastic processes, statistical mechanics, and game theory and a notable figure in 20th century architecture: this doesn’t sound like a very likely pedigree for a composer. That this particular composer was able to marry all these and other diverse elements into a challenging, but […]
By Charly SHELTON Honestly, I don’t know of one person who lives in our town that doesn’t have some Disney memory. Be it at a movie, at the Disney Store, a Disney gift, Disney cartoons on TV, or even at the ultimate happy memory place – Disneyland – most everyone can recount some joyous time […]
Executive producer James Cameron offers personal insight into making of 3D thriller. By Charly SHELTON The largest caves in the world can hide the largest danger. There is no monster in this cave, no secret ancient curse, and no reality bending vortex. Just the dark. And when your only way back to the light is […]
By Ted AYALA Beating within the chest of any orchestra is a heart comprised of the talents of the orchestra’s section leaders; their timbres the orchestra’s lifeblood. Often it is the conductor with baton flashing or the guest star soloist plowing through a virtuoso concerto that grips the audience’s attention and fascination. But the listener […]
Sanctum By Charly Shelton The largest caves in the world can hide the largest danger. There is no monster in this cave, no secret ancient curse, and no reality bending vortex. Just the dark. And when your only way back to the light is cut off while the cave slowly fills with water, the dark […]
By Ted AYALA Is the era of good music behind us? Many classical music critics and listeners would have you think so. Certainly you may be compelled to feel that way given the look of your average symphony orchestra program nowadays. The symphony orchestra has become a kind of aural museum where the only good […]
The 83rd Academy Awards Oscar nominations have been announced. There are cowboys and kings, fighters and fathers nominated. The Oscars will be handed out on Feb. 27. A family favorite shines with the nomination of “Toy Story 3” in the category of Best Animation and Best Picture. The field this year is very competitive, from […]