By May S. Ruiz August Wilson, a Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, wrote a cycle of ten plays collectively called the ‘American Century Cycle’ which he set in a different decade of the 20th century. Each of the plays chronicles the complexities of the changing social and historical landscape of the African American experience over the…
By Brianna Chu Gem of the Ocean is the first of Pulitzer Prize award-winning playwright August Wilson’s Century Cycle. The cycle is comprised of ten plays, each of which is set in a different decade of the 19th century, capturing the lives and turmoil of everyday African-Americans in each decade. A Noise Within’s productions routinely…
By May S. Ruiz There are two lines in Leonard Cohen’s song ‘Anthem,’ that go ‘There is a crack, a crack in everything; that’s how the light gets in.’ The words inspired an original play by E.M. Lewis ‘How the Light Gets In,’ which is currently having its world premiere at Boston Court Pasadena from September…
South Lake Business Association is pleased to announce Tastes & Sounds Fall Crawl on Saturday, Sept. 28 from noon to 5 p.m. presented by Logix Federal Credit Union. The event will be held at The Shops on Lake, 345 S. Lake Ave. This free, family-friendly, outdoor, district-wide celebration features a variety of family-friendly activities. Guests can enjoy live music from internationally…
By May S. Ruiz Her Instagram followers watch her work her magic online in real time. She writes words – names, dates, places – on a blank space and it becomes a piece of art. All in a span of a few minutes. Her calligraphy pieces grace wedding receptions, Hollywood film openings, Grammy events, and…
Calling all adults. Why should kids have all the fun? This fall Kidspace Children’s Museum will celebrate 40 years of play by hosting its second annual Playdate. On Thursday, Sept. 19 from 6 to 9:30 p.m., guests will be treated to an evening of signature cocktails and tasty bites. Guests will explore the campus with…
Pittance Chamber Music presents Nate’s World, the first concert which takes place Sept. 15, 2019 at 3 p.m. at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music with Los Angeles Opera Orchestra Principal Bass and Nathan Farrington taking the audience on a musical safari ranging from Haydn to Hank Williams. Farrington will be joined on piano by best buddy Teddy Abrams, music director of the…
Feinstein and the Pasadena Pops close their popular outdoor summer concert series at the Los Angeles County Arboretum on Sept. 14, 2019 with an evening showcasing the legendary films of MGM Studios for MGM Movie Classics. The Pops season finale will provide a quintessential Feinstein experience with Broadway’s best singers, dancers, vintage costumes from Hollywood Revisited and rare original arrangements from the golden age…