By Charly SHELTON This year, as every year, southern California theme parks are pulling out all the stops for their Halloween promotions. Disneyland has brought back its Halloween time Celebration for both parks at the resort. Universal Studios Hollywood is inviting guests into the worlds created on screen by its horror films, and Knott’s and […]
The premiere of the full-length ballet “Zal & Rudabeh” is created and directed by choreographer Anna Djanbazian and performed by dancers from the Djanbazian Dance Company.The ballet is based on an epic tale “Shah-nameh,” the Book of Kings by Ferdowsi, an11th century Persian poet. It is a timeless tale of forbidden romance, war, triumph and […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Parents and children filled the seats at the Laughing Loudly for Literacy on Monday evening at the MacDonald Auditorium at Crescenta Valley High School. Hosted by Once Upon A time bookstore, the event hosted four children’s book authors and illustrators who shared their secrets on how they came up with the crazy […]
Jake (Sam Worthington) gets his first look at his avatar — a human-alien hybrid bred from Jake’s own DNA. AVATAR In Theatres December 18 Photo credit: Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox NOW IN THEATERS UA LA CANADA Fame (PG) 11:40am 2:20 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 10:10 p.m. Surrogates (PG-13) 12:30 p.m. 2:50 p.m. 5:15 […]
By Susan St. JAMES In director Steven Soderbergh’s new film “The Informant!” Matt Damon plays real life agribusiness mole Mark Whitacre, vice-president of ADM, one of the world’s largest agribusiness companies based in southern Illinois. Crooked as a corkscrew, Whitacre spins across the screen with a manic grin and a firm belief in the goodness of […]
Brent Beerman’s new play, “Mourning Song” is going to be brought to life in Crescenta Valley’s Underground Theatre at 2900 Community Ave. in La Crescenta. They open on Oct. 8th. Click here to see a video trailer for the play with interviews with Brent Beerman, the writer, and Gary Lamb, the director.
BY CHARLY SHELTON For those of you who have seen the Terminator films and thought, “I would really like to see burlap covered, six-inch tall critters fighting that machine,” this is your movie. In a post apocalyptic future, after the machines have turned on humanity and all but exterminated the humans, nine heroes rise from […]
Ingredients 6 medium cloves of garlic 2 teaspoons sea salt 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper 1 cup olive oil 1/2 cup chopped, fresh parsley 1 tablespoon paprika 1 1/2 lbs. boned pork loin 1 sweet onion 1 green pepper 1 red pepper 1 yellow pepper Preparation Mix spices, garlic, parsley and oil in food process. […]
All concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 11 Peter Frampton & Kansas Sept. 12 Good Charlotte with special guest Alana Grace Sept. 13 Lynyrd Skynyrd Sept. 17 Creedence Clearwater Revisited Sept. 18 WAR Average White Band Sept. 19 LeAnn Rimes Sept. 20 Mariachi USA® Fiesta with Fireworks Finale Sept. 24 Pat Benatar Neil Giraldo Berlin […]