It seems as if vampires have devoured virtually every corner of the entertainment world, including this year’s Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.
Author Archives: Melissa Martin
Old-school beats make a return to Westwood on “˜Boom Box Thursdays’
In a town like Westwood, one might expect a pretty girl with shining black curls and a flair for fashion to be headed out to a fraternity on a Thursday night.
Cello-rock duo Oak and Gorski combine symphonic, acoustic sounds for a signature brand in L.A.
The city of Santa Monica is many things to many people: To some, it is a playground for the super wealthy; Jack’s Mannequin deemed it home to a freak show.
Fowler Museum to showcase choreo-cinematic films
Both dance and film can draw crowds of people to the theater on a Thursday evening looking to enjoy a night of the arts, but a choreo-cinema fusion may be unconventional for the typical show-goer.
Composing Unity
It is a virtuoso program for orchestra and a dream performance for developing musicians, showcasing the talent and beauty of individual performers and instrumental sections.
A lust-filled baroque opera
A plot oozing with infidelity, sexual escapades and heartache, “Giasone” may resemble an episode of “Access Hollywood” more than your stereotypical opera.
UCLA Professor Paul R. Abramson co-creates punk band Crying 4 Kafka
If it weren’t for a typewriter orchestra, he might just be known as the professor who knows absolutely everything about sex.