The award-winning San Gabriel Valley Choral Company (SGVCC) invites the public to attend “Stage to Screen,” a celebration of musicals that have been turned into films, on Saturday at 7:30 pm at the stunning historic architectural landmark, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Monrovia. The choir will perform selections from Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim’s masterpiece “West Side Story,”…
EDITOR’S PICK Street Food Cinema Screening at Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, Aug. 25 at 8:30 p.m. (301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia, CA 91007). This will be an outdoor screening of the comedy “Bridesmaids” with live music before the showing by the band Curtsy. Advanced tickets in the reserved section are $19 for…
EDITOR’S PICK CatCon 2018 at the Pasadena Convention Center, Aug. 5 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. (300 E. Greent St., Pasadena, CA 91101). CatCon is where pop culture and cat culture converge, showcasing some of the world’s top cat-centric merchandise, conversations with those at the epicenter of the cat world, the adoption lounge, workshops,…
EDITOR’S PICK Sri Lanka Day at Pasadena City Hall, July 14 from 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. (100 Garfield Ave., Pasadena, CA 91101). The 12th Annual Sri Lanka Day celebrates the sights, sounds, and flavors of the island with dance troupes, a fashion show, musical acts, an exotic food festival, a “Pageant of Lanka” parade…
In preparation for a concert tour of Lebanon, mezzo-soprano Trisha Rivera and bass-baritone Raed Saade will perform with guest mezzo-soprano Megan Gillespie on Saturday, May 26 at 5:00 p.m. at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church (122 S. California Avenue at Foothill Boulevard in Monrovia). Admission is free, though donations in support of the tour are welcome….
The choir of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Monrovia will present its final Evensong of the 2017-2018 choir season on Sunday, May 20, at 4 p.m. at the church, located on 122 South California Avenue at Foothill Boulevard in Monrovia. Evensong for Pentecost will feature Felix Mendelssohn’s Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis featuring soloists Caitlin Stave, Trisha Rivera, Eric Werner,…
Yarns of U2 coming back to the Rose Bowl were dashing through the snowy social media sites last week. Now, apparently the Irish rockers have confirmed that they will perform at the iconic Rose Bowl in late May. Live Nation, the promoter, says that tickets will go on sale next week. The rumors started…