Meet Dorothy and Scarecrow from the new production of The Wizard of Oz landing in San Diego March 15 What can one say about The Wizard of Oz that hasn’t been said already? The film premiered in 1939 starring a very young Judy Garland, who was not the first choice, in fact it is said…
“Pierce”, sporting a loose V-neck sweater revealing his naturally smooth chest, smiled broadly when I arrived at TRUST. “Nice place,” he said after we were seated, obviously impressed. As a rule I wait 90 days before reviewing a new restaurant because eateries come and go so quickly in the greater gayborhood. I made an exception…
Last year during the 50th Anniversary Gala and “State Dinner’ of the International Imperial Courts of the United States, Canada and Mexico held in Portland, Ore., gay rights advocate and Academy Award winner (best screenwriter for the movie Milk) Dustin Lance Black announced that his ABC TV eight-hour miniseries When We Rise about the LGBT…
Annual Meeting Features Candidates Forum Hillcrest Town Council chair, Luke Terpstra is retiring after cementing the neighborhood organization’s role as an influential voice in San Diego politics and planning policy during the past five years. Widely regarded as a unifying figure amid a personality-rich and passion-charged Hillcrest community, Terpstra’s colleagues say he will be missed…
It is without question that Marco Rubio exposed the major flaws in Donald Trump’s candidacy at the most recent Republican presidential debate: his questionable business practices. Whether it was defrauding Trump University students, manufacturing a line of ties offshore, or hiring undocumented workers, Rubio put Trump’s conservative hypocrisy front and center. Unfortunately for Rubio and…
dvr this NBC, Thursday, 8 p.m. A co-production of NBC and Britain’s Sky TV, You, Me and the Apocalypse mines comedy from the last four weeks before a comet strikes the Earth and kills all life. That it works is rather impressive, and it’s all in Iain Hollands’s writing. The plotting is full of insane…
dvd of the week Ryan Coogler’s Rocky sequel-cum-reboot turns Rocky (Sylvester Stallone) into the trainer and Apollo Creed’s illegitimate son Donny (Michael P. Jordan) into the boxer with something to prove. The plot is a by-the-numbers boxing movie, but Stallone’s seventh turn as Rocky Balboa is arguably his best, and Michael P. Jordan is again…
thursday, march 3 Norm Macdonald Norm Macdonald is perhaps best known for his five seasons as a cast member on Saturday Night Live (SNL). For three years Macdonald anchored Weekend Update, SNL’s longest running recurring sketch. Macdonald also wrote for the popular ABC sitcom Roseanne and starred in The Norm Show from 1999 to 2001….
As a progressive Christian, I believe there are many names for God and many ways to a loving God; this article reflects one of those ways. Take from here what works for you. Celebrate life with joy and peace! Recalling our baptism is very meaningful for many of us. I remember, way back in 1969,…
thursday, feb. 25 Small Scale with a 12” Rule Think big and work small. This small images exhibition will feature 90 works of art no bigger than 12 inches by over 40 San Diego artists! Escondido Arts Partnership Municipal Gallery, 262 E. Grand Ave. in Escondido, 11 a.m-4 p.m., 760-480-4101, escondidoarts.org friday, feb. 26 Symphonie…
