2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (596+ words) Violinist Ambroise Aubrun recalls sitting at his childhood home in France, watching classical music concerts with his family on the television. With no prior musical experience, Aubrun took to the string instrument gifted to him by his parents, practicing consistently…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (686+ words) Four decades of performing arts and music will be commemorated at Segerstrom Center for the Arts’ Ruby Jubilee on Sept. 13. The free, campus-wide community event will showcase all the Center has to offer, along with special participation from Segerstrom’s resident…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (338+ words) Locals are invited to have the time of their lives as the historic Lido Theater presents its inaugural Lido Legacy Live benefit concerts featuring the Righteous Brothers on Thursday, Sept. 10 and Friday, Sept. 11. The musical duo responsible for hits like…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (77+ words) Los Angeles Times Cliff diving at a gorgeous, notorious SoCal spot Andrew J. Campa is a member of the Fast Break team at the Los Angeles Times, having previously covered the Eastside and San Gabriel Valley. Before, he worked at several…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (149+ words) “It’s the decade of the cat right now thanks to an influx of cat ownership,” says Susan Michals who, as the founder of CatCon (think of it as a kind of ComicCon for cat people), has her finger on the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (625+ words) Many might think Knott’s Scary Farm activities only happen in October. But for Halloween and horror fans in the know, Knott’s Berry Farm starts turning scary much earlier in the year. And even the late summer heat couldn’t stop the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (245+ words) As fall draws near, we await, with timorous breath, the arrival of a Godzilla El Niño and touch-and-go midterm elections. We fret over emerging pathogens with pandemic ambitions and anything AI. Wars won’t go away. Prices rise as surely as…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1048+ words) When the 53rd Telluride Film Festival kicks off Friday high in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains, its lineup will span family rupture and sumo wrestling, AIDS and rock stardom, with films touching on astronomy, Rupert Murdoch and extraterrestrial biker gangs — a typically…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (783+ words) By the time I reached the top, my shoulders were burning, my calves were screaming and I could no longer say exactly how many steps I’d climbed. On the way down, I had counted 223. On the way back up, balancing…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (173+ words) Record-breaking temperatures have impacted our local food supply, so make it a priority to visit your local farmers market to snag the last ripe mangoes and other summer fruit. If you’re looking for recipe ideas, try cooking editor Cody Reiss…...