Rings and Things as Cal Phil Salutes the Movies: July 24, 25
By Bill Peters This Saturday, the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden in Arcadia hosts the second concert of the California Philharmonic Orchestra’s summer series, Festival on the Green, with a musical tribute to the dramatic music of movies and opera. The program is repeated Sunday afternoon at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles. [...]
Mijares Makes Mexican MagicMijares Makes Mexican Magic
Right off the bat, I have been reminded more then once that the correct pronunciation is me-har-eez, Mijares Mexican Restaurant. What do The Chronicle, JJ’s Steak House and Wood and Eddy’s all have in common? At one time they were all very popular restaurants here in the Pasadena area. For one reason or another, they [...]
Robin Salzer Cooks Up Some of SoCal’s Best BBQ
The economy may still be in a recession, but Robin’s Woodfire BBQ stands firm in its astonishing offers, and is doing everything he can to guarantee that a family can still enjoy dining out. Barbeque has served as an American favorite for centuries now, and no, not the oven-roasted version that Tony Roma’s panders—the kind [...]
Celebrating 100 Years of Monrovia Fire Dept. – Community Helps Celebrate Local Firefighters
Cham Korean Bistro
Even a restaurant critic must sometimes use their radar to navigate as they fly, and that is what I did this week. For, I blindly landed in the Cham Korean Bistro off Lake Avenue.
HBO Tries Their “Luck” at Santa Anita
Santa Anita Park’s storied history will add yet another chapter thanks to “Luck,” the new series from HBO, acclaimed writer/producer David Milch and Oscar nominated director Michael Mann. “Luck,” described as a provocative look at the worlds of horseracing and gambling told through a diverse group of characters surrounding a racetrack, stars Oscar-winner Dustin Hoffman [...]
Camerons Seafood Goes to the Head of the Class
Pete Gallanis and his dad stand outside the famous restaurant on Colorado Boulevard. Photo by Terry Miller Cameron’s Seafood Restaurant By Victor Buell Cameron’s Seafood’s big red fish-shaped sign has been an icon in Pasadena since the doors first opened in 1984. Then proprietor John Cameron ran the place for only two years before the [...]
THE BANGLES IN CONCERT IN PASADENA ON MARCH 13; ALSO, BLIND LIKE SAM
The Bangles, who shot to rock superstardom in the 1980s with hits including “Walk Like An Egyptian,” “Eternal Flame,” “Manic Monday,” “In Your Room,” and more are appearing in Pasadena at the Duffy Lewis Gymnasium on the campus of La Salle High School on Saturday, March 13. Proceeds of the concert will go to support [...]
Anarchist Picnic at Memorial Park on Saturday March 13, 2010
Anarchist Picnics are events for local and not-so-local anarchists and the anarcho-curious or friendly to convene, hang out, and make friends. Our hope is for monthly or periodic anarchist events to pop up in as many different cities and regions as possible. There will be workshops, discussions, food, fun, literature, and performances. Please bring a [...]
Arcadia Public Library Concert Combines History and Music – Dissonance of War Shows up in Shostakovich Work
Paul Stein, the director of the Classical Kaleidoscope concert series at the Arcadia Public Library, explained to the full house in the Cay Mortensen Auditorium, that the music to be performed by the quintet would be Dmitri Shostakovich’s Piano Quintet for Piano and Strings in G-minor. He explained that the music would be dissonant, [...]
