Archive for Thursday, May 15, 2008

Foresight pays off for ‘Blindness’ director

• Francis Bacon triptych breaks record at Sotheby’s auction

• Strawberry Festival coming to Oxnard By Elina Shatkin

• Night Lines By

• Saturday night’s alright for dancing By Enid Portuguez

• The Stiletto at Beso

• Venice Art Walk

• New in town: Greenleaf Gourmet Chopshop in Beverly Hills

• Kenneth Turan: ‘Son of Rambow’

• Untitled by Paul Young By Paul Young

• Big Syphe at Club Tatou

• Pacific Chorale

• THE LIST

• Opera ‘Susannah’ in O.C.

• Peter Dinklage

• THE LIST

• Don’t leave him alone with girl after remark

• “Forever Plaid” and Anaheim White House team for dinner and a show

• Not that kind of singer-songwriter By Geoff Boucher

• The Enabler: Hope Louie in Chinatown

• The Glutton: Beverly Hills lunches

• Critic’s Preview

• THE LIST

• THE FIVE THIS WEEK: PIG OUT By

• Making a Big deal about ‘Sex’ By Claudia Gryvatz Copquin

• THE LIST

• ‘A Freewheelin’ Time’ by Suze Rotolo

• She’s the reason he traveled on By Kristina Lindgren

• Watts Towers work to begin

• SCENESTEALER

• Calendar’s Calendar

• Luna Park makes cupcakes for USC graduation

• Author Michael Ondaatje at Hammer Museum

• Strutting their stuff in front of legends By Jeff Weiss

• Restaurants: The Crosby in Santa Ana

• Flying with a vampire

• Art: Terence Koh’s ‘The Whole Family’ at Peres Projects

• I Panini di Ambra in Little Armenia

• Too much of a rush job By Pete Metzger

• Pinkberry opens 50th store

• Los Angeles Ballet to have Orange County debut

• Q&A with Joss Whedon, writer, producer and director By Ez and Maria Elena Fern

• Avocado Community Street Fair in Lincoln Heights

• Grandma wants her title

• Bach cantata an ill fit on chamber bill By Chris Pasles

• THE LIST

• Leslie Bixler at McCabe’s: Chugging along

• Hit on the head by an off-the-wall concept By Mindy Farabee

• Peter Dinklage By Susan King

• CBS adds two comedies, three dramas to fall lineup By Matea Gold and Maria Elena Fernandez

• Carina Chocano: ‘Iron Man’

• Two more candidates for Kelly jury emerge By Stacy St. Clair

• ‘Iron Man,’ ‘Baby Mama’ and more: Exhibit showcases set decorators By Susan King

• Rubber ducks float home to Huntington Beach

• Fried chicken in Koreatown: It’s not just in Kentucky anymore By Cynthia Dea

• Diane Schuur at Catalina Bar & Grill

• Hollywood press agent Warren Cowan dies at 87 By Ap