By Ted AYALA Regional or community orchestras and opera companies tend to be given a bit more slack when it comes to musical standards and discipline. While audiences expect nothing less than perfection from ensembles like the Berlin Philharmonic or the La Scala Opera, a community orchestra may be forgiven the occasional lapse in ensemble […]
By Brandon HENSLEY In 2003, Normand Latourelle and his show “Cavalia” set out to give audiences a dream-like experience – a spectacle where horses and humans unite. Latourelle hoped it would last two or three years. As it turns out, the show is still going strong, and since its original production in Quebec, Canada, more […]
By Charly SHELTON The wait is finally over. The culmination of almost 30 years of waiting and hoping (for those old enough to remember 30 years ago) is upon us. “TRON: Legacy” was released Friday at midnight screenings across America. The local United Artists theater was not exactly packed, but there was at least one […]
By Susan JAMES Fast-paced and gorgeously photographed in 3D, director Michael Apted’s new chapter in The Chronicles of Narnia, “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader” works hard to seduce audiences into believing that the C.S. Lewis fantasy franchise is at the peak of its powers. Easily the best of the three Narnia films, “Dawn Treader” […]
Prom Plus Holiday Tour of Homes has completed another year. Visitors toured homes on Saturday, Dec. 11 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. that were decorated with holiday spirit “We would like to thank all the homeowners that participated in the tour,” said organizer Lisa Yeghiayan. Supporters of Prom Plus toured the family homes of […]
By Ted AYALA The economic recession that closed the first decade of the 21st century and is stubbornly lingering into the beginning of its second decade has been a disaster for arts and music organizations. Opera companies are some of the worst affected of all these organizations. Requiring the work of not only a large […]
By Charly SHELTON Christmas time is back, and that means taking the entire family on an annual trip to Disneyland. The holly, the Christmas tree, the candles all lit up in the windows – it spells Christmas. Returning this year is “It’s A Small World Holiday,” the joyous cruise around the world to see Christmas […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The CVHS Prom Plus Holiday Home Tour is this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This year there are three homes, one truly holiday decked out shop and a youth house on the tour. For many the home tour has become an annual tradition. Each year the homes on the tour […]
By scuzzybit, Independent Program Request: Access Code 6 Password Series PS 17 Reindeer Flotilla… Greetings, Programs! As you all know, the most important movie of the year is coming in just two weeks. All across the Grid, you have all seen updates from my user, Charly Shelton, at conventions and gatherings for the last year […]
By Ted AYALA If there is anything tougher than buying Christmas presents for your nearest and dearest, it’s buying Christmas CDs. Amidst the morass of “Jingle Cats,” “Jingle Dogs,” and whatever other jingling beasts known to man lie in wait at your local record store aisle, finding a good classical Christmas CD can be tough. […]