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Injury forces Michael McKean out of Broadway show Published 5/23/2012 at 2:38 p.m. 0 comments
Broadway producers scrambled Wednesday to fill Michael McKean's part in a revival of Gore Vidal's "The Best Man" as the actor recovers from a broken leg after being struck by a car.Producer Jeffrey Richards said that McKean's role will be ...
Art imitates life for Ojai theater director Published 5/23/2012 at 12:59 p.m. 0 comments
Ojai theater director Steve Grumette's latest project is a case of art imitating life — his own.
LA museum to unveil artist's big rock work in June Published 5/23/2012 at 12:00 p.m. 0 comments
A rockin' good time is planned next month when the Los Angeles County Museum of Art pulls the covers off artist Michael Heizer's latest creation a 340-ton boulder positioned to appear as though it's floating in mid-air.The gigantic work titled ...
1,600 museums offer military families free tickets Published 5/23/2012 at 11:00 a.m. 0 comments
More than 1,600 museums across the country will offer free admission to active-duty military personnel and their families this summer in a program that has more than doubled in size since 2010.The expanded Blue Star Museums initiative was announced Tuesday ...
Marvel Comics plans wedding for gay hero Northstar Published 5/22/2012 at 10:04 a.m. 0 comments
Marvel Comics plans wedding for gay hero Northstar
The machine that shaped California Published 5/19/2012 at 3:00 p.m. 0 comments
The car — including its shotgun-riding companion, traffic — is arguably one of the two iconic images of California, the beach being the other. A new exhibit at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art attempts to tackle the car culture's ...
'Noah's Ark' ready to sail again in Thousand Oaks Published 5/17/2012 at 3:32 p.m. 0 comments
The Titanic, naturally, has drawn a boatload of nautical attention this year as people the world over mark the 100th anniversary of the ship's tragic loss at sea.
Conejo Players Theatre stages 'Man Who Came to Dinner' Published 5/17/2012 at 3:25 p.m. 0 comments
George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart's "The Man Who Came to Dinner" can't hide its vintage. Precious few contemporary comedies would involve a cast of two dozen, some in multiple roles, and a playing time including two intermissions.
Everything you need to know about Oxnard strawberry fest this weekend Updated 5/18/2012 at 10:01 a.m. 0 comments
The 29th annual California Strawberry Festival in Oxnard this weekend can be summed up in one monosyllabic word: yum.
Topanga Banjo-Fiddle Contest & Folk Festival set for May 20 Published 5/17/2012 at 3:00 p.m. 0 comments
Expect plenty of grinnin' to go along with the pickin' at the Topanga Banjo-Fiddle Contest & Folk Festival on Sunday at Paramount Ranch in Agoura Hills. As Steve Martin once said in a "Saturday Night Live" bit, "The banjo's such ...
Festivals, fundraisers and outdoor activities: May 18, 2012 Published 5/17/2012 at 3:00 p.m. 0 comments
Evetns this week include the Fillmore May Festival, Rebozo Festival in Camarillo and Bowlful of Sol in Ojai.
Art galleries and museums: May 18, 2012 Published 5/17/2012 at 3:00 p.m. 0 comments
What's happening at local art galleries and museums.
Rubicon Theater to stage August Wilson's 'Gem of the Ocean' Published 5/17/2012 at 3:00 p.m. 0 comments
The Rubicon Theatre Company has been around for 14 years, but until now, never got around to staging a play by celebrated American playwright August Wilson.
T.O. makeup artist is making her way in Hollywood Published 5/17/2012 at 3:00 p.m. 0 comments
Ashley Ann Harris was at her home in Thousand Oaks when the phone rang. "It's Tyler. Meet me at my house at 7 … and bring the fangs." Far from odd, that's the kind of call Harris expects as a ...
Theater, classical music and cultural events: May 18, 2012 Published 5/17/2012 at 3:00 p.m. 0 comments
Onstage evnets this week include "Brooklyn Boy" in Ojai "Noah's Ark" in Thousand Oaks and Perla Batalla in Thousand Oaks.