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 with the work of great-grandfather Juan Nepomuceno Lopez (1860-1940), Margarita “Mague” Lopez Ibarra (1906-1999) (1906-1999) “Yola Lopez Gonzalez (b.1930), who took up ceramics at the age of 83 and Yola…
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 through the African American Lens,” an exhibition that will feature a panel of African American photographers showcasing their work on Tuesday, Feb 25.
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 spring semester, with its next series of free film screenings at the CSUN Cinematheque.
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 (MOCA) in launch of its free general admission.
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…
One night in 1991, after having dinner with friends, Harry Gamboa Jr. got into his 1966 Volkswagen Beetle, turned on the radio and heard an announcement: “Be on the lookout for a Chicano male.…
The Los Angeles Zoo is offering its visual extravaganza “L.A. Zoo Lights” for the fourth consecutive year.
Disney-Pixar's latest animated feature film "Coco" opens in the United States this week on the heels of record breaking success in Mexico and positive reviews at advance screenings nationwide.…
“This Land,” by playwright Evangeline Ordaz, is truly an LA story. It’s currently running at the Company of Angels Theater in Los Angeles (located smack on the grounds of USC Medical Center) …
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beyonce Knowles-Carter is joining the cast of “The Lion King” to voice to role of Nala.
Historical depictions of space exploration in modern media reflect a landscape void of multicultural influence, leaving little room for imagining possible diverse futures.
If Hollywood doesn't knock on your door … create it yourself!
English playwright William Shakespeare is considered one of the world’s best ever dramatists, thanks in part to universally celebrated works like “Hamlet,” “MacBeth,” “King Lear”and “Othello.”
A "Desmadre" was promised, and a party full of laughter, dancing and music that had people swaying to the oldies was delivered by Culture Clash and other "originals" last Sunday. The "friends…
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