FALLBROOK–Brandon Gallery has announced winners for its first open juried portrait competition. The gallery allocated $600 for awards and Chick Curtis, a Redlands, Calif., artist received Best of Show for his portrait entitled ‘Cellphone Solitude’,” Noreen Ring, Event organizers say more than 90 pieces were entered by area artists. The portrait show will open at [...]
Academy to Celebrate Gene Kelly with Centennial Tribute
May 1, 2012 By
BEVERLY HILLS–The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present a two-night celebration of the life and career of legendary dancer, director and choreographer Gene Kelly on the 100th anniversary of his birth. Film clips, personal remembrances and an exploration of the technology Kelly used to change the look of dance on film will [...]
Video: Selena Gomez at UNICEF Event
April 30, 2012 By
Encore Kicks Off Summer with Two-Part Crime Drama
April 27, 2012 By
BEVERLY HILLS–This summer, Encore will present the television premiere of the riveting two-part crime drama event “Thorne: Sleepyhead” on June 12 and “Thorne: Scaredy Cat” on June 13. Encore will also debut the all new original interview series featuring some of today’s biggest film stars, “Movie Talk with Peter Bart,” on Sunday, May 20. “‘Thorne’ [...]
San Diego high schools to compete in annual Globe Honors competition
April 20, 2012 By
SAN DIEGO–Preliminary round auditions for the 2012 Globe Honors and The Road to the Jimmy Awards, an annual competition recognizing excellence in high school theater, will take place on May 5, 6 and 7 at The Old Globe in San Diego. Presented annually by The Old Globe,and this year in association with Broadway/San Diego – [...]
Author, tv host to discuss pies
April 19, 2012 By
SAN DIEGO–Adventures by the Book will present author, pie baker, journalist, and TV host Beth Howard at the Pacific Beach Farmer’s Market on April 24. The event is free and open to the public, although pre-orders for fresh pies and signed books are available at www.adventuresbythebook.com. Activities include pie-making demo, book signing, and an opportunity [...]
Kenny Garrett Performed Excruciatingly Enjoyable Jazz Rhythms from ‘Seeds From The Underground’ CD at Boston’s Regatta Jazz Club
April 11, 2012 By
By Danny R. Johnson BOSTON — Saxophonist and composer Kenny Garrett’s most anticipated second album on Mack Avenue Records, Seeds From The Underground, debuted April 10, 2012, and contains ten tracks of electrifying and complex rhythms offering numerous interactions with his quintet, which was on full display at his two-nights, April 6-7, 2012 gigs at [...]
Art center’s new chorale group to hold first meeting
April 11, 2012 By
ESCONDIDO–The California Center for the Arts, Escondido board of trustees have launched the formation of The Center Chorale under the direction of Dr. Joe Stanford as a major new musical activity. The Center Chorale’s first organizational meeting is April 23 at 7 p.m. in Art Studio III. Auditions will be held August 6, 7, 13 [...]
Cygnet Theatre to present premiere of Ripples From Walden Pond
April 9, 2012 By
SAN DIEGO–Cygnet Theatre launches second world premiere production of acclaimed local writer Richard Platt’s Ripples From Walden Pond - An Evening with Henry David Thoreau. The production, which began as a staged-reading in collaboration with Write Out Loud, will once again feature Cygnet Resident Artist Francis Gercke as Thoureau, and will be directed by Eric Poppick. Ripples From Walden [...]
PG-13 rating granted for Bully by MPAA without cutting crucial scene
April 8, 2012 By
NEW YORK–(PRNewswire)– The Weinstein Company, aided by the guidance and consultation from attorneys David Boies and Ted Olson, announced Friday that the MPAA has lowered the R rating, given for some language, for “Bully” to a PG-13 in time for the film’s April 13 expansion to 55 markets. The scene that has been at the forefront of the battle with [...]
