SAN DIEGO – San Diego Opera announced today that it and General Director and Artistic Director Ian D. Campbell and Deputy General Director Ann Spira Campbell have ended their formal association with each other. In a short press release San Diego Opera stated, “The Opera acknowledges and thanks Ian and Ann for their dedication and…
As I was walking out of Locke, a man behind me told his wife, “That’s my worst nightmare.” I was thinking of other clichés, too: for Ivan Locke, the events in the film are a shitshow, a tsunami, his Waterloo, a perfect storm. Most American audiences know Tom Hardy, who plays Locke, for sci-fi action…
You always hold doors open. That’s because your mama taught you to help others; you hold doors for stragglers, lend your ear, dispense advice, volunteer, donate and keep an eye on your neighbor’s house. Really, it’s no big deal. You’re a good helper, but how involved do you get in other people’s matters? Read Kitty…
dvd of the week Also available at Vimeo on Demand The power of lust is at the heart of Stranger by the Lake. Franck (Pierre Deladonchamps), a lithe and beautiful young man, comes to the beach every day to swim and cruise men and he is infatuated with a mustachioed man named Michel (Christophe Paou)…
dvr this Available for rent at Redbox Instant Voted the Best Film of 2013 by the San Diego Film Critics Society, Her is the least flashy of Spike Jonze’s movies, substituting the wondrous quirk of Being John Malkovich with a lush depiction of romance. That romance, however, is between a lonely writer of love-notes named…
thursday, may 15 Presidio to Pacific Powerhouse: How the Military Shaped San Diego Throughout its existence, San Diego has been impacted in some way by the military’s presence and has benefitted from its proximity as well. Presidio to Pacific Powerhouse: How the Military Shaped San Diego is a nine-museum collaboration that tells the story of…
The first international study on homophobia in sport, launched today, is set to shine a light on how often gay, lesbian and bisexual people face discrimination on and off the playing field. Researchers will also, gather ‘national data’ for the USA and then compare the United States with other countries. This will show which countries…
Playwright Jamie Morris (“Mommie Queerest,” “The Facts of Life: The Lost Episode,” and “The Silence of the Clams”) “ is at it again with his latest comedy parody. This time around he spoofs another popular 1980s sitcom, sending up the gals of the Sugarbaker Design Firm in Atlanta. The West Coast premiere of “Re-Designing Women”…
Victor Drai, the Las Vegas nightclub wunderkind behind the award-winning clubs Drai’s After Hours, Tryst and XS has announced the opening this summer of Liaison, an LGBT nightclub that will open in Bally’s Casino making it the first nightclub of its kind in Las Vegas. The club, which has the full support of owning company…
http://youtu.be/kSBUrhYFHxI SAN DIEGO – Martinis Above Fourth will welcome Broadway World winner Robyn Spangler for her venue debut with her one woman show Why I love Linda Ronstadt with musical direction from fellow Broadway World Winner and San Diego favorite, Todd Schroeder Thursday May 29 at Martinis Above Fourth, 3940 Fourth Ave. in Hillcrest. Linda…
