To the shock of Tierra fans everywhere, the news moved quickly on Facebook pages as one more blow to end this horrendous year.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican ballad singer and composer Armando Manzanero died at the age of 85, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Monday.
The Emmy Award-winning interdisciplinary performance collective Manual Cinema returns to The Soraya with the world premiere of a visually and musically inventive adaptation of Charles Dickens’ holiday classic, Christmas Carol. There are six performances only, Dec. 11-13, that will broadcast directly into audience’s homes with hundreds of paper puppets, miniatures, silhouettes, and an orig…
Violins of Hope is an internationally renowned collection of over 60 stringed instruments rescued from the Holocaust and restored by second-generation violinmaker, Amnon Weinstein, and his son, Avshalom in their shop in Tel Aviv.
A milestone anniversary deserves a celebration, particularly the kind of celebration that artists are capable of producing. And the Mariachi Master Apprentice Program (MMAP) — where musicians from the Grammy-winning group Los Camperos teach the art of mariachi music to students ranging in ages from 7-19 — is poised to celebrate its 20th anniversary this month.
Martin Espino, a traditional, ceremonial musician and a cultural educator, began the year 2020 with Native American music residencies at elementary schools, libraries, museum and a full schedu…
Alternative Theatre Los Angeles (ATLA) in association with LA Stage Alliance (LASA) presents “Together LA: A Virtual Stage Festival” celebrating the vibrant and diverse intimate theatre scene …
The city of Los Angeles and Councilmember Monica Rodriguez will present its first-ever virtual ¡El Grito! telethon on Sept. 15, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
“This Is Me” to Premiere at Soraya on July 31
Beloved author Rudolfo Anaya, referred to as the “grandfather of Chicano literature” and a “literary giant” died this week.
Talent often runs in families and the inspirational exhibit Yolanda Gonzalez: Sueño de Familia/Dream of Famly is a mighty example of a generational family of artists documented starting wit…
In honor of Black History Month, the Delmar T. Oviatt Library at California State University, Northridge is exploring African American life from both sides of the camera with “Photography thro…
Tune your guitar and cue up your Beatles and Jimi Hendrix albums. California State University, Northridge’s Department of Cinema and Television Arts (CTVA) is ready to rock the screen this spr…
LOS ANGELES, CA (January 11)–MOCA kicks off its free general admission with a daylong festival. Over 5,000 visitors joined Saturday’s cultural celebration at The Museum of Contemporary Art (MO…
Sylmar resident Chuy Bravo, best known as the sidekick on the E! network’s “Chelsea Lately” show, died Sunday, Dec.15. He was 63.
The play, “Always Running,” based on the award-winning book ALWAYS RUNNING: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A., has had its successful run extended until Nov. 24, and has enjoyed often sold-out …
Oscar -winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro displayed the Mexican flag as he received a star on the Walk of Fame. He utilized his big moment to speak out in the aftermath of the El Pass mass s…
SANTA MONICA (CNS) — The Santa Monica-based Recording Academy and Miami-based Latin Recording Academy have expressed condolences to the family of Brazilian singer, songwriter and guitarist Joa…
Whether it’s a story about a refugee on an epic quest to find a home, or the tale of an uber-organized mother and her spontaneous teenage daughter, California State University, Northridge’s Te…
If you’re not a television watcher, you might not find any value in what I have to say today. But perhaps you will.
"SISTER ACT, The Musical," currently playing at CASA 0101 in Boyle Heights is well worth the drive from the valley. It's a shining example of showcasing true diversity with a cast and crew t…
People are often tasked with maintaining a rigorous skill set and “winning” attitude, even while internally they are battling their own mental and physical traumas.
The stories are a reflection of the issues of our time — from sexual assault and immigration to racial tensions — yet they offer a unique perspective through the eyes of a new generation of fi…
Top choreographers and dancers within California State University, Northridge’s kinesiology program will demonstrate their diverse choreographic experience on April 24 and 25.
On Sunday, April 7, 120 young mariachi musicians returned to the stage following a long hiatus to perform in the much-loved concert La Voz del Mariachi, at San Fernando High School’s Cesar Cha…
World premiere of ‘The Mother of Henry’ by Evelina Fernández set in 1960s working class melting pot of Boyle Heights
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — The NAACP has announced that “blackish” star Anthony Anderson will return to host the 50th NAACP Image Awards for the sixth consecutive year.
This is Part 3 in the 3-Part Series on Actor Danny Trejo
This is part two of a three-part series on Northeast San Fernando Valley resident and actor Danny Trejo.
The Aida Cuevas "Totalmente Juan Gabriel" concert was a pleasant opening Sat. Sept. 29, that inaugurated the new season of the CSUN based Younes Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts.
The Ford Amphitheater could not end it's summer season any stronger. It was a stunning performance delivered by a powerful team of musicians and dancers gathered to honor the legacy and w…
The "Queen of Ranchera Music," Aida Cuevas will pay tribute to one of Juan Gabriel - Mexico's most prolific and beloved songwriters. This concert opens The Soraya season on Saturday, Septem…
SYLMAR (CNS) — Authorities are urging other possible victims of a man charged with sexually assaulting three children at a dollar store in Sylmar where he worked to contact detectives.
A minor domestic violence incident that turns into charges that could mean potentially life in prison. A lead detective who is friends with the victim’s family, and harasses the defendant’s fa…
HOLLYWOOD (CNS) — Sir Patrick Stewart will return to the role of Jean-Luc Picard for a new “Star Trek” series on CBS All Access following the next chapter of Picard’s life.
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Lack of diversity continues to dog the film industry, with minimal improvement in female speaking roles over the last decade and persistent dominance of white men both on s…
Armed with a poll, research from UCLA's “Hollywood Diversity Report,” and a failed attempt to come to an understanding with studio executives, the National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) and …
Off the Tracks Theater’s presentation of “Are You Bringing Something from Mexico” offers a timely and stark reminder that undocumented immigrants in the United States have often faced a biased…
Strengthening the emotional bonds that tie families together is one of the themes explored in this summer’s productions by California State University, Northridge’s 2018 Teenage Drama Workshop…
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — An ex-girlfriend of Charlie Sheen who sued the actor alleging he exposed her to HIV will have to take her case to arbitration, a judge said in affirming a tentative ruling.
Alien Con came to the Pasadena Convention Center last weekend, attracting thousands of true believers, the curious, and perhaps a skeptic or two.
Twenty years after their original production “Bordertown” that examined the issues at the U.S./Mexico border – Culture Clash brings a new production that couldn't be more timely and importan…
The Los Angeles metropolitan area harbors the largest homeless population in the United States of America. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development reported a nearly 26 percent inc…
Twenty years later, Culture Clash has revived their original production Bordertown with Bordertown Now, remixed and fully reloaded taking a satirical aim straight at the most controversial is…
The Critically-Acclaimed, Award-Winning Musical School of Rock made its Los Angeles premiere at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre last Thursday, and will continue its run through the 27th.
HOLLYWOOD (CNS) — A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame to honor Eva Longoria was unveiled Monday, April 16, fulfilling a prophecy the “Desperate Housewives” star said she made in 1998.
Suzie Cortez, an award-winning fine artist and instructor at the Larry Gluck’s Mission: Renaissance Fine Art Studio in Encino, is the first Salvadoran fine artist to provide a reproduction pa…
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Dolores Huerta formed the first farmworkers union with Cesar Chavez, stood next to Sen. Robert Kennedy minutes before he was assassinated, inspired Barack Obama’s 2008…
Comics and Visual Culture 2018, a symposium, will take place at California State University, Northridge on Saturday, March 10, at the University Student Union.
Directors Joe Brewster and Michele Stephenson will appear at a screening of their film, “American Promise, on Saturday, Feb. 10, as part of the Black History Month activities sponsored by Cal …
The upcoming film Mazinger Z: Infinity, soon to premiere on the big screen in the United States, is one of the latest entries in the mecha genre of anime. Already released in Italy and Japan, …
BEVERLY HILLS (CNS) — As if Kobe Bryant hasn't received enough accolades, the retired Laker is now up for an Oscar.
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Tickets are now on sale for a California Science Center exhibit billed as the largest traveling collection outside Egypt of artifacts from the tomb of Tutankhamun — better …
Perhaps someday the Northeast San Fernando Valley will have its own community theater space, but until then, an alternative is to take a drive out of the valley to CASA 0101 Theater in Boyle H…
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