Even Steven Goes to War," a heartfelt play about a young boy's journey through the Vietnam War, debuted this weekend at the Little Theatre. An imaginative "Even Steven," played by the talented Jessica Hope Kummer, prepares for a move out of his childhood home by playing a war game with some friends.
In the West Coast premiere of "Orange Lemon Egg Canary: A Trick in Four Acts," a unique blend of dark comedy, romance and magic are employed to draw the audience into an experience that is surprisingly intimate-but ultimately disappointing at the climax. Playwright Rinne Groff and director Talya Klein bring us the story of Great (Brett Schneider), a magician who is running from his past due to a magic trick that went terribly wrong.
The new addition to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art opened its doors to the public on Feb. 16, showcasing works by big-name contemporary artists and possessing an entertaining if at times perplexing atmosphere. The Broad Contemporary Art Museum, or BCAM for short, contains works by artists like Andy Warhol, Jeff Koons and John Baldessari.
Chicago 10" is an inspiring film that unveils the injustices that American revolutionaries faced during the crucial time period of the Vietnam War in 1968. Written and directed by Brett Morgen, "Chicago 10" is a true story documenting the Chicago Conspiracy Trial and the violent suppression by police during protests in Chicago which resulted in dramatic confrontations.
It's our past, we can change it if we want," might be an excuse a smart-alecky eighth grader gives a teacher for failing an exam or writing an inadequate essay about the Civil War. In this case however, it is what the characters in "Be Kind Rewind" say when they set out to create their own cinematic masterpiece about jazz musician Fats Waller.
As we grow up, we tend to let go of the fairy tale genre. The big-budget films with their elaborate story lines catch our eye and make us forget about the magical world of fantasy. With the change in movies comes the change in the traditional fairy tale.
A four-point play in a basketball game is an oddity, but it happened twice on Saturday night. Unfortunately for the Matadors, one of those oddities helped greatly in preventing something that nowadays, more than odd, is nearly impossible: an Irvine home loss.
After a rough start to the 2008 baseball season last weekend against Northwestern, things went a lot smoother for the CSUN Matador baseball team against the LaSalle Explorers this past weekend. The Matadors grinded out a tough 7-5 win on Friday, but followed that effort up with blowouts the next two games, winning 15-0 on Saturday and 16-5 on Sunday.
Just like so many other times this season, time ran out with the Cal State Northridge women's basketball team behind on the scoreboard. This time, though, the end of the game also marked the end of the home season and the end of any hopes of a post season for the Matadors, who will be the only Big West team not playing in the Big West Tournament.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a historic executive order on the stage of Plaza del Sol Center yesterday establishing a new California cabinet position called the secretary of service and volunteering. Speaking to a capacity crowd in the performing arts center, Schwarzenegger announced that Karen Baker, a graduate of UCLA who has been serving the Schwarzenegger administration as the executive director of CaliforniaVolunteers, would be the first in the nation to hold a cabinet position dedicated to volunteerism.
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