By May S. Ruiz A Noise Within opens its Spring event with William Shakespeare’s ‘The Winter’s Tale,’ going on in repertory from February 9 until April 11. Directed by Geoff Elliott, it features Frederick Stuart as Leontes, Trisha Miller as Hermione, Brian Ibsen as Polixenes, Jeremy Rabb as Camillo, Deborah Strang as Paulina, Angela Gulner…
By Brianna Chu Florian Zeller’s “Le Pére,” or “The Father,” translated to English by Christopher Hampton, subjects its audience to the fractured cacophony that remains of aging father André’s memories, forcing them to confront the distortion and disruption that dementia inflicts upon its sufferers. Delving into themes of reality, paranoia, splintered familial relationships, trauma, and…
By Fran Syverson It’s one thing to become old; it’s quite another to become invisible. And that’s just how Joanna Lipari felt. Not when she received her Medicare card—she was grateful to have it. But when she began reading a booklet on the “Activities of Daily Living,” she realized that society—the people around her—thought she…
Artists, musicians and merchants gear up to celebrate the winter season with another Neighborhood Night-on-the-Town on Saturday, Feb. 15, from 4 to 9 p.m. The South Pasadena Arts Crawl welcomes you to this free event which offers art exhibitions and activities, live music, open houses, food and drink specials, and sales throughout the business district….
Among them is a colonial plot to defraud Native Americans of ancestral land The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens recently announced that it has acquired a recently discovered archive documenting an 18th-century investigation into a land deal—the so-called Walking Purchase—that defrauded the Lenni Lenape (known to Europeans as Delawares) out of more than…
Plus Oscar and Grammy Award-winning composer Michael Giacchino’s Voyage Music Director David Lockington and the Pasadena Symphony continue the 2019/2020 Symphony Classics season with Gershwin/Debussy on Saturday, Feb. 15 at Ambassador Auditorium with matinee and evening performances at 2 and 8 p.m. This Valentine’s program opens with Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man and celebrated film composer Michael Giacchino’s interstellar Voyage. Nick Kendall, of Time for Three, brings his infectious…
2020 is an exciting year for the California Philharmonic, celebrating two momentous anniversaries – Ludwig van Beethoven’s 250th birthday and its 25th anniversary of presenting summer concert seasons. In 1995, Music Director Victor Vener founded the California Philharmonic Orchestra that soon attracted 4,000 to 5,000 music lovers to concerts at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and…
By Destiny Torres In celebration of Black History Month, I’ve gathered a short list of my favorite books by African American authors. Ranging from memoirs to non-fiction, these five picks are perfect for a night in. 1. “The Hate You Give” by Angie Thomas I am not the first person to rave about this book,…
Discover the fascinating botany of love and lust during this special night hike exclusively for adults on Valentine’s Day. You’ll impress friends and family with these takeaways: Why do we give roses to our sweethearts? What are the quirky botanical origins of the birth control pill? The Valentine’s Day event will begin at the Los…
The cast and crew of Arcadia Stage Theatre Company are taking on Disney’s “Newsies: The Musical.” Based on the real-life Newsboy Strike of 1899, this Disney musical tells the story of Jack Kelly, a rebellious newsboy who dreams of a life as an artist away from the big city. After Joseph Pulitzer raises newspaper prices…
