By Mary O’KEEFE “You Can Call Me…. Flemming,” a play by Sam Bodrick, is in its last week at Pasadena City College Sexson Auditorium. The play follows Henry Flemming who has a successful business that he hates. For reasons only a middle aged man can understand he sells his lucrative business and buys a questionable […]
By Ted AYALA Special to the CV Weekly If the ultimate worth of a work of art is measured in the amount of criticism it arouses, then Olivier Messiaen’s “Turangalîla Symphony” must be regarded as one of the immortal masterworks of Western music. Premiered in 1949 by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under the direction of […]
Then » In this photo from the ‘40s the town center of Verdugo City is a thriving business district. The beautiful brick Roger’s Pharmacy building takes center stage, and there are dentist and doctors’ offices above. Located here as well are a grocery store, gas station, auto repair and post office. This is the view […]
By Charly SHELTON Every year all the theme parks across Southern California as well as across the nation, maybe the world, host an annual Halloween celebration. This celebration usually consists of haunted houses, haunted ride-throughs, and Halloween-themed merchandise. Disneyland, being the hub of family-friendly entertainment, cannot do scary themed attractions. The majority of the Disneyland […]
By Susan JAMES From the opening scenes of ‘Life As We Know It,’ director Greg Berlanti’s new romantic comedy, we know where it’s going. There are no surprises about the destination but the film manages to make the journey enjoyable. Part of a growing genre of coming of age stories about boy-men and the women […]
By Ted AYALA Los Angeles’ Dorothy Chandler Pavilion was packed on the night of Oct. 5 with people anxious to hear the Los Angeles Opera’s latest commission, Daniel Catán’s “Il Postino.” There were even quite a few people standing in a queue outside the theater hoping to obtain cancelled tickets. It certainly appeared that Daniel […]
By Jason KUROSU A dog park, the first of its kind in the Los Angeles County park system, is in the works for development in none other than La Crescenta. It is an idea that is three and a half years in the making and finally seeing its culmination. Last week, funding for the park […]
By Michael YEGHIAYAN Wine enthusiasts can turn to the Los Angeles County Arboretum this weekend and be treated to live music, some of Los Angeles’ most coveted gourmet food trucks and free flowing wine from regions across the world. The Pasadena Wine Festival, held on Saturday, Oct. 9, promises to offer a relaxing and enjoyable […]
By Charly SHELTON What’s on your mind? Edit my profile. Status Update: Charly Shelton is writing his article, the (mostly) true story of the founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg. Facebook, the most popular social networking site to date, has over 500 million members. Five-hundred million profiles of teens and adults with pictures of their cats, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “So we come to God from different directions,” said Ida Mae Sturdevant to her strictly devout son in the production of “Leap of Faith” playing now at the Ahmanson Theatre. Ida, played by actress Kecia Lewis-Evans, is the leader of the revival choir Angels of Mercy. Her son Ricky, played by Leslie […]