Visual
Playhouse to premiere new musical 'Bonnie and Clyde'
L.A.-based writer Ivan Menchell remembers being flattered, honored and daunted when director Jeff Calhoun flew out from New York two years ago and asked him to write the book for the new musical "Bonnie and Clyde." He also remembers his answer.
Nov 04, 2009 | 10:25 am | Loading…
CALIFORNIAN: Mason brings squeaky clean comedy to Pechanga
If you decide to go see comedian Vargus Mason at the Comedy Club at Pechanga this week, be careful. It could be dangerous.
Nov 04, 2009 | 7:00 pm | Loading…
THEATER REVIEW: Harrowing 'Bent' still has power to shock
This article has been corrected since its original publication.
Nov 04, 2009 | 10:25 am | Loading…
CALIFORNIAN: Students of differing ages team for 'Oliver!'
The plot to cast the Great Oak High School production of the musical "Oliver" was nearly as complicated as the plot of Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist," on which it is based.
Nov 04, 2009 | 7:00 pm | Loading…
Day of the Dead celebration returns to Escondido arts center
While the streets of Escondido will be hopping with treat-or-treaters on Saturday, the hot spot on Sunday will be the California Center for the Arts, Escondido, where Mexico City artist Eloy Tarcisio will present his 12th annual Day of the Dead-themed exhibition for the public.
Oct 28, 2009 | 9:00 am | Loading…
THEATER REVIEW: PowPAC has strong cast for unconventional 'Fuddy Meers'
PowPAC, Poway's Community Theatre, is staging a somewhat contentious play that mixes humor with an underlying message of a more serious nature. While mature language prevails throughout, the story itself is a memorable one. "Fuddy Meers" tends to be confusing and may take more concentrati…
Oct 28, 2009 | 9:00 am | Loading…
THEATER REVIEW: Clever 'Foreigner' delivers messages with skill
The vagaries and dangers of missed communication are at the heart of "The Foreigner," a longtime favorite repertory play given some comic oomph by the tuned-in cast at Patio Playhouse in Escondido.
Oct 28, 2009 | 9:00 am | Loading…
CALIFORNIAN: Local singers present 'Sweeney Todd'
Stephen Sondheim's multi-award-winning stage musical "Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street" was a huge success when it premiered in 1979. And the fairly popular 2007 movie, starring Johnny Depp, helped to attract, perhaps, a whole new generation to this haunting and grisly tale …
Oct 28, 2009 | 10:30 pm | Loading…
CALIFORNIAN: Bob Golub is polish and proud
Dubbed the "Polish Madman" by his peers, comedian Bob Golub wants to know why everybody's making fun of him.
Oct 28, 2009 | 10:30 pm | Loading…
CALIFORNIAN: Shang keeps it real, sometimes controversial
When discussing women in his act, comedian Shang doesn't beat around the bush.
Oct 21, 2009 | 6:35 pm | Loading…
Culture Shock: Hip hop dance world comes to Escondido this weekend
Ten years ago, the hip-hop dancers that make up Culture Shock San Diego decided to put together a showcase so that all the different Culture Shock companies from various cities could share what they were doing. Expectations were low, far too low it seems.
Oct 21, 2009 | 9:35 am | Loading…
THEATER REVIEW: 'Lion King' still has plenty of 'wow'
It must be hard starring in the touring production of "Disney's The Lion King," because no matter how good an actor you may be, the show itself is so spectacular it overwhelms the senses to the point that individual performances can get lost.
Oct 21, 2009 | 9:45 am | Loading…
Theater
- Playhouse to premiere new musical 'Bonnie and Clyde'
- L.A.-based writer Ivan Menchell remembers being flattered, honored and daunted when director Jeff Calhoun flew out from…
- CALIFORNIAN: Mason brings squeaky clean comedy to Pechanga
- THEATER REVIEW: Harrowing 'Bent' still has power to shock
- CALIFORNIAN: Students of differing ages team for 'Oliver!'
- THEATER REVIEW: PowPAC has strong cast for unconventional 'Fuddy Meers'
- THEATER REVIEW: Clever 'Foreigner' delivers messages with skill
Books
- Local reporter shares behind-the-scenes stories
- In her 17 years as a radio and television news reporter, Elizabeth Sanchez has heard countless stories told among her f…
Art
- Day of the Dead celebration returns to Escondido arts center
- While the streets of Escondido will be hopping with treat-or-treaters on Saturday, the hot spot on Sunday will be the C…
- California sculptor to finish marble 'collar' series at Lux
- CALIFORNIAN: MSJC exhibition explores man, nature and the future
- Provocative 'American Dream' exhibit casts ceramics in a new light
- 'Moving Points': Exhibit showcases drawings by eight Southern California artists
- CALIFORNIAN: Aranda's artwork on display in Hemet
Go!
- Local cities plan Veterans Day observances
- Veterans Day arrives Nov. 11, and local communities will be honoring servicemen and women with a series of events.
Movies
- MOVIE REVIEW: 'Christmas Carol' long on wows, as emotion takes back seat
- Showing all the signs of a major holiday movie event, "A Christmas Carol" is halfway to a great gift.
- Carrey, Zemeckis capture 21st century Scrooge
- MOVIE REVIEW: 'Goats' a wide-open pasture for early laughs
- Encinitas chooses Mary Pickford as subject for first Silent Film Festival
- MOVIE REVIEW: 'Untitled' likable as romantic comedy with sass
- MOVIE REVIEW: 'Antichrist' a jumbled art-horror film exercise
Music
- Jon Foreman steps in and out of "Hurricane"
- When Switchfoot headlines the second night of FM 94/9's sold-out "7th Anniversary Bash" on Nov. 8, the North County-bas…
Preview Calendar
- Slinging a guitar not your style? Try 'DJ Hero'
- I was never much one for "Guitar Hero." Playing "Smoke on the Water" 50 times while holding a pint-sized plastic guitar…
Day of the Dead celebration returns to Escondido arts center
While the streets of Escondido will be hopping with treat-or-treaters on Saturday, the hot spot on Sunday will be the California Center for the Arts, Escondido, where Mexico City artist Eloy Tarcisio will present his 12th annual Day of the Dead-themed exhibition for the public.
Oct 28, 2009 | 9:00 am | Loading…
California sculptor to finish marble 'collar' series at Lux
Finding the time to finish a large-scale project can be difficult. That's why sculptor Elizabeth Turk is coming to the Lux Art Institute for a one-month residency during which she will complete the last piece in her 21-piece "Collar" series.
Sep 09, 2009 | 10:55 am | Loading…
CALIFORNIAN: MSJC exhibition explores man, nature and the future
The latest exhibit at the Mt. San Jacinto College Fine Art Gallery depicts various scenic vistas of the Hemet and San Jacinto Valleys, as seen from above in Idyllwild. "Kala-Man's Place in Time and Nature," a body of photographic works by Gina Genis, opened Aug. 22.
Aug 27, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Provocative 'American Dream' exhibit casts ceramics in a new light
For many people, the word "ceramic" brings up pictures of cookie jars and holiday decorations. That is most definitely not what artist Gregg Jabs creates.
Aug 26, 2009 | 11:35 pm | Loading…
'Moving Points': Exhibit showcases drawings by eight Southern California artists
As an art student at Saddleback College, Karen McGuire promised one of her professors that some day she'd have an art exhibition featuring drawings created by hand. It has taken her 10 years to fulfill that promise but "Moving Points: Contemporary Drawing in Southern California" has final…
Aug 26, 2009 | 11:35 pm | Loading…
CALIFORNIAN: Aranda's artwork on display in Hemet
"Awakening the Soul: Works by Cecilia Aranda" opened Aug. 15 at the California Palms Restaurant in Hemet as part of a partnership with the Mt. San Jacinto College Art Gallery.
Aug 20, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Quint exhibit looks at past, present, future of local contemporary art scene
There is nothing conventional about the California Center for the Arts, Escondido, Museum presenting a show devoted to a San Diego gallery. But then, there's nothing conventional about the gallery itself.
Aug 12, 2009 | 7:30 am | Loading…
Talmadge Art Show returns to Encinitas for second year
Homemade clothing, jewelry and decorative items are such a rarity in these days of discount stores and disposable items. That's what makes the Talmadge Art Show a mecca for people who love the way things used to be crafted.
Aug 12, 2009 | 7:30 am | Loading…
Exhibit provides up-close look at museum work
So that's how they do it.
Aug 06, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Most Popular
- POWAY: Body found hanging from tree on Halloween
- VISTA: Two Rottweilers maul middle school student
- Police: Three college students found dead in pond
- VISTA: Teen killed in suspected DUI crash
- VISTA: Rancho Buena Vista student airlifted to hospital
- LETTERS: NCT, Nov. 6, 2009
- REGION: Deputy DA says fatal stabbing of neighbor was unprovoked
- LETTERS: NCT, Nov. 4, 2009
