Arts & Entertainment

Getting Through by The Skin of Our Teeth

How long will the human race last? Forever? Until the sun burns out? That is the eternal question and may become less and less likely with each passing decade of climate change.…

Auditions for Angel City Chorale

Angel City Chorale is holding auditions for the fall concerts on Sunday, August 4, 1:30-5 p.m.; Tuesday, August 27, 7:30-10 p.m.; and Thursday, August 29, 7:30-10 p.m. ACC divides the year into…

The Gin Game Promises a Winning Hand

Westside audiences are in for a treat. Last season’s acclaimed, Ovation-recommended production of The Gin Game, directed by Christian Lebano at the Sierra Madre Playhouse, will be re-staged outdoors at Will Geer’s…

Four Centuries of Music in One Evening

On a warm Sunday solstice evening (June 23), the musicians spoiled us with a special summer concert of classical music from four centuries: the 1700s, 1800s, 1900s, and 2000s.  It was a…

Kidiwische Corner Summer Schedule

Hupa tribe member, Kat High, is resuming her local workshops in Native American culture and lore after and much-too-long hiatus. Join her at Kidiwische Corner beginning Sunday, July 14, Her summer schedule…

Strange Things…More Like “Sampled Things”

The ignorance of youth has never been more glaring. To be clear and to make it official, Michael Bay is officially off the hook. Any and all shorthand for lazy directing or…

“Smoke and Mirrors” at Topanga Canyon Gallery

Cold-hearted orb that rules the night Removes the colours from our sight Red is grey is yellow white But we decide which is right And which is an illusion —Graham Edge And,…

The Skin of Our Teeth Opens July 13

Place: the Atlantic City Boardwalk in Excelsior, New Jersey. Time: Immemorial.  The Skin of Our Teeth, the Pulitzer Prize-winning tribute to the indestructibility of the human race by Thornton Wilder, opens on…

The Cake was Delicious

On a recent Sunday afternoon, some fortunate Topanga residents and others were treated to a delicious staged reading of The Cake. A timely work of fiction, set in modern-day North Carolina, it…

Quilt Display: New and Imagined Visions

About two years ago I completed hand-embroidered squares for a quilt of our country’s 50 states, each piece of the quilt represented a state and included the name of the state, the state…