Santa Anita Race Track Draws 44,000 Plus Fans – Hero John Shear Returns to Paddock Position
By Terry Miller While there were many winners during Boxing Day’s opener at Santa Anita, none could actually top that of Paddock Guard John Shear, 91, returning to his job at the track after facing a near death experience last spring when he saved a young girl from a bolting horse. Shear threw himself in [...]
ORCHIDS BLOOM AT GARDEN CLUB
Sierra Madre Garden Club invites you to step into the footsteps of popular TV star Raymond Burr at its Garden Club dinner meeting on Monday, January 9, at 6:30 p.m. This gathering will be held in the newly renovated Memorial Park Hart House Senior Center, 222 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre. The program presentation [...]
BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC OWNERSHIP CHALLENGE COMING TO SANTA ANITA PARK FOR THE GOODWOOD STAKES
Fans in attendance that register at the track will share part ownership of Classic qualifier Building on 2011 record levels of consumer awareness for its flagship asset, the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic, the Breeders’ Cup has launched a racetrack-focused consumer promotion encouraging fans to “own” a share of the winners of Breeders’ Cup Classic [...]
Koffeehouse Launches The Koffeehouse Century City Music Series
Wednesday, September 28 · 7:00pm – 9:00pm X Bar Patio Lounge at The Century Plaza 2025 Avenue of the Stars Century City, CA Koffeehouse is excited to announce the launch of The Koffeehouse Century City Music Series at one of LA”s most esteemed properties — the landmark Century Plaza Hotel. Our first evening [...]
Dan Israely Productions & Kit Productions
Dan Israely Productions & Kit Productions Present The Los Angeles Premiere of a Limited Engagement of JOLSON AT THE WINTER GARDEN A New Musical Starring: MIKE BURSTYN Two Weeks Only: September 6 – 18, 2011 AL JOLSON, once dubbed as The World’s Greatest Entertainer, will return to North Hollywood at the historic El Portal Theatre [...]
Evening of Independence: Benefit Concert under the Stars
Evening of Independence: Benefit Concert under the Stars By: Jennifer Elrod “Off the charts” would be the first description that comes to mind in recounting last Sunday’s events at the John Anton Ford Amphitheatre in Hollywood, but also describes the hope for all the artists’ musical talents and abilities for the future. Koffeehouse Music, LLC [...]
Hussein Jr. Film is Devilish Fun Indeed (The Devil’s Double)
The Devil’s Double, a movie about Saddam Hussein’s psychopathic son Uday and the body double whom he forces into a life of disturbing excess, may well be one of the first films of the year to get little screen time while receiving enough critical praise to carry it into Oscar season. Dominic Cooper’s performance as [...]
CAL PHIL SEASON FINALE….NOW THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT
Festival On The Green’s 2011 Finale Marks Last Concert At The Arboretum Before Cal Phil Moves To Santa Anita Park In 2012 The California Philharmonic and esteemed Maestro Victor Vener are turning up the heat again with That’s Entertainment, the summer’s Festival on the Green finale. Taking place on Saturday August 20 at the Arboretum [...]
Pasadena Entertainment and Civic Center Join Forces for an Incredible Beatles Tribute
I must admit, I had the chance to see the Beatles at Shea Stadium in 1965. We had just come across the pond to have a new life in America earlier that year. My Dad was assigned to cover the story for the Daily Telegraph of London. His two sons, true Beatle fans, were supposed [...]
CALIFORNIA PHILHARMONIC TAKES AUDIENCES ON A MUSICAL TOUR AROUND THE WORLD
SATURDAY AUGUST 6, 2011 AT THE ARBORETUM AND SUNDAY AUGUST 7, 2011 AT WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL The fourth concert of this summer’s spectacular Festival On The Green series takes place at the Arboretum on August 6, 2011 with Rogers & Hammerstein In Europe. The exciting concert pairs songs of Broadway’s greatest musicals with classics [...]
