By Terry Miller The legendary rock band Van Halen — composed of brothers Eddie and Alex Van Halen, vocalist David Lee Roth and bassist Michael Anthony — was formed in 1974 in Pasadena on Las Lunas Street. On Tuesday, Eddie Van Halen died in Santa Monica after a decade of battling throat cancer. Initially rehearsing…
The life and legacy of artist J.T. Sata will be the subject of a virtual program at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10, hosted by the Arcadia Public Library, in partnership with the Japanese American National Museum. The program, “J.T. Sata: A Japanese Immigrant in Search of Western Art,” is based on a recently published…
By May S. Ruiz Theatre saw its early beginnings over two thousand years ago in Athens, Greece when festivals were held in March to honor Dionysus. Today, this art form is staged all year around the globe. And it can be argued that nowhere is it performed more at its magnificence than at the Pasadena Playhouse,…
Art Collectors’ Council members also purchase a rare Edward Burne-Jones portrait as a promised gift The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens announced this week that it has acquired a newly discovered painting by John Singleton Copley (1738–1815) depicting celebrated 18th-century British actress Mary Robinson, as well as works by British artists Alice Mary…
By May S. Ruiz The Broad Stage and esteemed L.A.-based publisher Red Hen Press continue Season 2 of the Red Hen Press Poetry Hour as they discuss modern feminism. The online episode, which will broadcast on Facebook Live on Thursday, Sept. 24 at 6 p.m., will honor the extraordinary life and legacy of one of…
Hauntoween L.A. celebrates the season of ghosts and goblins with a fun, immersive, interactive, and safe drive-thru experience. Hauntoween L.A. will be open daily, Oct. 9 – 31, from 3 to 9 p.m. at 6100 Topanga Canyon Blvd. in Woodland Hills. This one-of-a-kind event comes to families from Experiential Supply, an award-winning company to which the Hollywood movie industry turns for…
By May S. Ruiz Created by English landscape and portrait painter Thomas Gainsborough around 1770, ‘The Blue Boy’ occupies a place of honor at The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Garden’s Thornton Portrait Gallery and is seen by about 800,000 people annually. After an 18-month restoration project, it has been rehung and will be…
As many as 1,500 buildings across North American will be lit in red to raise public awareness about the severe economic crisis facing the entire live events industry, which has been closed since March with no idea when events will start happening again. The Pasadena Playhouse will illuminate its courtyard and tower red Tuesday night…
