For some, Mother’s Day is that day when you can’t avoid your mother’s phone call. In fact, you really have to call her or risk a lecture for the 364 other days of the year. You marvel at the marketing moms across the country have done because I mean, really, who knows when Father’s Day…
For many, St. Patrick’s Day is that one day when the vast majority of people who can’t stand the color green are forced to pick out that one green shirt they own or be assaulted by friends, family and pretty or many, St. Patrick’s Day is that one day when the vast majority of people…
Nonprofits and how they should perform Dear Editor, Countrywide, nonprofits do wonderful work for their communities, but sometimes the organization is strictly run for personal gain or ego. Such organizations must be looked at for their performance and must be transparent. There is no place in the not for profit organizations for stonewalling, unclear financials…
Around about this time every year the major museums in town begin to wind down their larger exhibitions in preparation for a mid-season replacement or an even bigger banner summer show. One such exhibition that is soon departing is Strange Beauty at the Museum of Photographic Arts. It will be coming down Feb. 3 so…
Happy 2013 everyone! I hope you all survived the holidays. I had a wonderful holiday this year and I have so many things to be grateful for in this coming year. The one that tops my list is that my hangover has finally gone! WOW, that was one hell of a party those Golden Chicks…
BY STAMPP CORBIN Under normal circumstances a holiday party at the White House is a festive once in a lifetime party. You feel so honored to be invited that you are almost giddy with excitement. The party we attended was Dec. 14, the day of the Newtown, Conn. tragedy. As we stood in line, most…
A line from “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” (first sung by the iconic Judy Garland) says, “Make the yuletide gay.” That was long before “gay” took on a different meaning. Yet, with its lights, designer ornaments, displays, fresh-baked smells, festive songs and images of elves, reindeer and penguins, what other occasion lends itself more…
As we approach the holidays, you will probably see more of your favorite bartender or bartenders. It is interesting the relationship you develop with a bartender that rarely extends beyond your favorite watering hole. Your barkeep knows a lot about you. They have seen you cry in your beer, pick-up a potential date and even…
The Reduced Shakespeare Company (RSC), the “Bad Boys of Abridgement,” are famous for such monumental shows as The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), The Complete History of America (abridged) and The Bible: The Complete Word of God (abridged). And so it was with this company that the San Diego REPertory Theatre presented their first…
As Christmas approaches here are a few suggestions for the weekend that might jump-start ye olde festive spirit. At the Cygnet Theatre, the WCYG Playhouse of the Air presents A Christmas Carol, a live reading of Charles Dickens’ holiday classic delivered in the style of a 1940s radio program. In the past It’s A Wonderful…
