Arts & Entertainment

“After the heat…” Exhibit Opens September 6

Topanga Canyon Gallery’s new show is comprised of 17 artists and their metaphorical or literal interpretations of the show’s designation, “After the heat…,” where ceramic, glass, metal, watercolor, oil, acrylic, as well…

Stoneskipper Makes the Jump

Topanga local Brian Chapman’s EP makes loud statements by being decidedly delicate. Stoneskipper’s eponymous EP is mood music in the best way be it sunrise, sunset, nursing a hangover or a broken…

Imaginarium: Celebrating Art and Each Other

On Saturday, August 26, the Topanga Art Imaginarium celebrated a collection of spirit and talent with an exhibit that filled the small space with the beautiful results of imaginative creations of artists…

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Fantastic Fiddler

“Tony Selvage’s playing has always intrigued me. His use of electronics never gives the impression of gimmickry. Both in esoteric mood music and in standard pop, he is a master.” —Henry Mancini…

‘Under the Oaks’ Salon Series, Sept. 1– 22

Beginning September 1, at 8 p.m., and for three Fridays thereafter, Theatricum Botanicum presents four evenings of live music and performance outdoors in the intimate S. Mark Taper Pavilion Friday, Sept. 1, 8…

Counting to Ten…Emmys, That Is

The PBS travel show, “Travelscope,” hosted and directed by Topanga’s Joseph Rosendo, walked away with two Emmys from the Television Academy Creative Arts Awards, one for Directing and another for Hosting. These…

Botanicum Seedlings Announces 2017 Winner

Botanicum Seedlings, the development series for playwrights at Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum, has announced the recipient of the seventh the annual Izzy Award for new plays. The winning play, Still Life, by Barbara Blumenthal-Ehrlich, was presented…

Billy Joseph is More Surprise than “Mystery”

Singer/songwriter hits all the right notes. Immediate thoughts that came to mind when listening to Billy Joseph’s “Ride on the Mystery”: Who is Billy Joseph? Why am I just hearing about him…

Trouble in Mind, a Blockbuster

The problem with giving rave reviews to Animal Farm and Other Desert Cities, the non-Shakespeare plays in the 2017 summer repertory from Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum, is that this reviewer may have…

Virtuoso Violinist

In August 1982, the Topanga Symphony presented the first free concert at the Topanga Community House under the baton of Jerome Kessler. On August 27, 2017 at 7:30 p.m., Kessler will craft…