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Festivals
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Sunday, November 16, 2008
Colorful fiestas, from the religious to the quixotic
Travel |
November 16, 2008
Many Americans visiting Mexico never venture beyond their palapas, or grass-roofed beach huts, at such popular resorts as Puerto Vallarta, Cancún or Los Cabos. Read more
Monday, November 3, 2008
L.A. to host ambitious 10-week arts festival
Entertainment |
November 3, 2008
In what could be the region’s most ambitious, broadest-based artistic endeavor since the 1984 Olympic Arts Festival, Los Angeles Opera will join forces with more than 50 Southern California arts and educational institutions to stage a 10-week festival in spring 2010 inspired by the opera company’s upcoming production of Richard Wagner’s epic “Ring” cycle.The launch of Ring Festival L.A., which will include a variety of performances, symposiums, concerts, special exhibitions and film screenings, wi Read more
Monday, October 6, 2008
Sounds a bit familiar
Entertainment |
October 6, 2008
Given the Dodgers, USC and UCLA games, a Neil Diamond concert at Staples Center, a fundraiser for Barack Obama featuring Hillary Clinton at the Edison, and the third annual L.A. Weekly Detour Festival, the traffic advisory for downtown on Saturday was somewhere between “suicidal” and “apocalyptic.” Read more
Monday, September 29, 2008
‘Tell-Tale Heart’ off; actor’s visa denied
Entertainment |
September 29, 2008
The U.S. debut of Barrie Kosky’s adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart,” scheduled to open UCLA Live’s International Theatre Festival on Wednesday, has been canceled because the Department of Homeland Security has rejected the visa application for Austrian actor-singer Martin Niedermair, whose solo performance is the heart of the show. Read more
Thursday, September 4, 2008
A sweet victory for garlic fest gurus
California | Local |
September 4, 2008
As birthdays go, Bob Poelker’s 49th stank. Read more
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Car bomb kills three at bus station in Iraq
World |
August 16, 2008
A passenger van packed with explosives blew up Friday at a bus station north of Baghdad where Shiite Muslim pilgrims had stopped for the night, killing at least three people and wounding dozens, U.S. and Iraqi officials said. Read more
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Getting within spitting distance
Entertainment |
August 7, 2008
At the northern tip of the Crescenta Valley between the San Gabriel and Verdugo mountains, communities still take pride in living close to the land. Read more
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Runnin’ on empty
Entertainment |
July 22, 2008
OUT IN the hardscrabble world of rock concert touring, promoter Sean Carlson has learned a thing or two about eateries. Read more
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Many flavors of hip feed the Hard fest
Entertainment |
July 17, 2008
ON NEW YEAR’S Day of 1993, fans of cutting-edge music could have done worse than hanging out with Gary Richards on his 22nd birthday as he rode a roller coaster high above Knott’s Berry Farm. Read more
The future is NOW
Entertainment |
July 17, 2008
Performance artist Kristina Wong never imagined that living in her West L.A. apartment with her cat Oliver – her sweet, reliable companion as a single woman – would prove as difficult as navigating a bad relationship. Read more
POOR DOGS DIG FOR THEATER’S BONES
Entertainment |
July 17, 2008
It sounds like the archetypal young actor’s plight, one repeated with every fresh arrival to Hollywood. Read more
Santa Monica prepares to Glow
Entertainment |
July 17, 2008
LOS ANGELES has long been known for its stars, both corporeal and celestial, but for one night, its oceanfront sibling hopes to shine as the West Coast’s own City of Light. Read more
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Hay fever
Books |
June 22, 2008
THE SMALL market town of Hay, nestled on the border between England and Wales, is an unlikely setting for one of the world’s biggest book festivals. Read more
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Hundreds join in song
California | Local |
April 19, 2008
Theresa Fajardo had a moment of fright Friday afternoon as she waited to sing her solo in front of a nearly full house at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Read more
Monday, February 4, 2008
‘Buffy’ reunion on slate for TV fest
Entertainment |
February 4, 2008
A reunion of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” a tribute to writer-producer Judd Apatow and salutes to several first-year series highlight the 25th annual William S. Paley Television Festival being announced today. Read more
Friday, December 21, 2007
Muslim rite of sacrifice collides with law
National |
December 21, 2007
For six years, it has been a tradition for Muslims in the Research
Triangle: After morning services on the first day of Eid al-Adha –
the “festival of sacrifice” – scores of families leave the tweedy
environs of Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill and head toward an
obscure plot of land on a two-lane country road. Read more
Sunday, December 16, 2007
‘Miracle’ unites kids, toys
California | Local |
December 16, 2007
Ten thousand toys were stacked inside the Hollenbeck Youth Center
gym like piles of treasure. Read more
Friday, December 7, 2007
It’s a bleeping music festival
Entertainment |
December 7, 2007
Haeyoung Kim, a classical pianist, took the stage at a hip
Manhattan art space before a crowd of twenty- and thirtysomethings,
many shaggy-haired and wearing T-shirts and glasses. Read more
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Tamale fans savor a world of flavors
California | Local |
November 11, 2007
The vendor selling churros, snacks of fried dough tossed with
sugar and cinnamon, shouted to attract customers because no one was
in line. Read more
Thursday, November 8, 2007
A new generation of dancers, guided by some seasoned pros
Entertainment |
November 8, 2007
This year’s SOLA Contemporary Dance Festival will put an even
heavier emphasis on all things modern than in years past, according
to Torrance-based choreographer and SOLA creator Regina Klenjoski. Read more
