The newly formed Cultural Arts Society of La Verne is very pleased and excited to announce their 2010-11 inaugural season, to be performed in the beautiful Hillcrest Meeting House located at 2705 Mountain View Drive in La Verne. Come and enjoy live opera, a 60-piece symphony orchestra, and an inter-faith Festival of Sacred Music without […]
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Finally, you can have your Panera Bread, and eat it, too. This Tuesday, Aug. 31, the bakery-café will open its doors at 6 a.m. Regular café hours will be 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday. “We are so excited, we’re just ecstatic,” said Laura Berrie, […]
The other day I was watching “This Property Is Condemned”, circa 1966, one of my favorite Robert Redford movies. It is also one of my favorite Natalie Wood movies. Also one of my favorite Sydney Pollack movies. Yes that’s right; “This Property Is Condemned” stars Robert Redford and Natalie Wood, and is directed […]
Move over William Sonoma! Get out of my way, Sur Le Table! The Village Kitchen Shoppe may not be as mighty or as well known as either specialty retailer of quality kitchen ware, but the 2,500-square-foot neighborhood store in the heart of Glendora’s gumdrop-shaped, ficus tree-lined shopping district knows its way around the kitchen, thank […]
On Thursday night at the legendary Whisky a Go Go — where Led Zeppelin and Jim Morrison and The Doors once rocked the house – La Verne’s Janitors of Justice are ready to sweep the crowd off its feet at the celebrated and sometimes notorious Sunset Strip hangout. “I don’t think I’ll be nervous until […]
Brace yourself. Because I’m going to violate the one rule I established for myself when I created this column. Just this once. I just wanted to tell you that up front, in the spirit of full disclosure. That rule, of course, that first promise I made to you way back […]
As a fine arts photographer, C.S. Champe keeps her eyes and camera lenses wide open to capture the best of nature’s bountiful gifts.
By Peter Bennett On a Friday night, I spent the night in a hospital contemplating suicide. I was watching the Bonita High School production of “The Girl in the Mirror” by Bruce Jacoby, a play whose setting is an intensive care unit where a teenage girl lies comatose after overdosing on sleeping pills. The subject […]
What is life without dessert? The Dessert Shoppe on Bonita in San Dimas makes speciality cheescakes, cream puffs and just about any other delectable treat you can imagine. Ain’t life sweet!
This year while attending the Celebration of the Arts, May 1-2, at the Church of the Brethren in downtown La Verne, take a while to also appreciate the church’s unique art and architecture. From its welcoming gates and courtyard to the pulpit and chancel, the church is a sanctuary of symbolism inviting your discovery and […]
