Parks Closure

Los Angeles County Dept. of Parks and Recreation will close all botanic gardens, lakes, and local, community and regional parks to the public on Sunday, April 12 in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19. An anticipated influx of visitors to parks on the Easter holiday would make it impossible for the public to […]

Scene in LA – April

Unfortunately, all theaters throughout Southern California are now closed through at least the end of April on official orders from state and local authorities due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic outbreak. So we have nothing to list in our event column for this month. Hopefully, this mandate will be lifted soon and things can return […]

What to Do During the Break

What to Do During the Break

By Charly SHELTON It’s been nearly two weeks of the statewide lockdown and, as evidenced by videos being posted on social media, many residents are fed up already with it and choosing to go out to parks and beaches against the orders of health officials. Some might say it’s selfish to chance the spread of […]

Glendale Noon Concerts Live Streamed

During the Covid-19 “Safer at Home” period, Glendale Noon Concerts will bring its programs via streaming, without an audience, on Facebook Live and YouTube. The April 1 program features violist composer Jonah Sirota and oboist Regina Brady, who will perform works by Benjamin Britten, J.S. Bach, and the premiere of a work for oboe and […]

Entertainment Venues and More React to COVID-19

Entertainment Venues and More React to COVID-19

» CORONAVIRUS AND ENTERTAINMENT By Charly SHELTON Amid an abundance of caution, most every entertainment enterprise requiring in-person interaction has been shut down. Theme parks are closed. Movie theaters are closed. Festivals are postponed or canceled. Let’s take a look at the realities and the impacts of what this means for the entertainment industry.   […]

Little ‘Upsides’

  PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE     By Charly SHELTON The shutdown sucks. No two ways about it. Being inside for the best weather of the year with nowhere to go and nowhere fun open if I could go. Being out of work while so many businesses are shut down is stressful, too. The virus is enough […]

Biggest St. Joseph Table Announced

In keeping with a long standing annual tradition, the Italian Catholic Federation branch at St. Bede the Venerable Church in La Cañada Flintridge has announced that this year’s St. Joseph Table event on Sunday, March 22 will feature a large table of donated baked good, focaccia, homemade tomato sauce, and a variety of especially prepared […]

Coronavirus Fears, or How We Should Have Been Living All Along

Coronavirus Fears, or How We Should Have Been Living All Along

By Charly SHELTON Coronavirus – COVID-19 – panic is sweeping the nation. Originating overseas, the precautionary shuttering of public places and events to limit the spread of the virus has now begun in earnest in America. Classes at some of the country’s largest colleges are planned online until further notice. James Bond’s new film will […]

Aiso and Morgovskaya to Perform

On Wednesday, March 18 from 12:10-12:40 p.m. the Free Admission Glendale Noon Concerts will feature violinist Ken Aiso and pianist Valeria Morgovskaya performing Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No.10 in G Major, Op.96, in the Sanctuary of Glendale City Church. Internationally acclaimed violinist/violist Ken Aiso has performed worldwide as soloist, chamber and orchestral musician. Aiso graduated form […]

Scene In L.A. March 2020

Scene In L.A. March 2020

Here are some of the shows you can see in our local theaters this month: “Barefoot in the Park” Paul and Corie Bratter are newlyweds in every sense of the word. Fresh off a honeymoon at the Plaza Hotel, free-spirited Corie and her buttoned-down husband Paul find themselves struggling to adjust to married life in […]