Killer Lobsters!
Photos and story As summer comes to a close a fever begins to rise in the blood of many scuba divers. Some who haven’t dived since last year are eagerly picking out their secret spot for for the biggest night in SoCal Scuba. Lobster Season. Beginning at 12:01 AM on the last Saturday in September […]
Surf Sleds: Jin Kang’s ’83 Chevy C10 Silverado
Drop Zone checks out Jin Kang’s ’83 Chevy C10 Silverado
Pipeline: Purpus’ Sweet Marie Account
Purp’s first surf at Malibu in 31 years happened to be during the biggest he seen it in 55 years of surfing.
The Triple Firing Life of Jay Adams
Jay Adam’s seminal position as a major figure in the history of skateboarding often overshadows his skill and his passion as a surfer. His influence on skateboarding stemming from his involvement in Dogtown documented in the gospels of C.R. Stecyk are the catalyst for what makes a skateboarder. People often forget that Jay was a surfer before he was a skateboarder.
Beach Volleyball Guru to Speak in Manhattan Beach
The creator of the Asics World Series of Beach Volleyball will speak at Pages bookstore tonight to promote the book Going Supernova: The Bold Paths of 101 Superachievers.
Trouble in Paradise: “Dido and Aeneas” and “Bluebeard’s Castle”
Contrary to what some people may think, not all operas are Wagnerian in length, and some (it’s true!) clock in at about one hour. Two of the latter, similar and dissimilar at the same time, are Henry Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas,” composed in 1688 or possibly a couple of years earlier, and Bela Bartok’s “Bluebeard’s Castle,” which dates to 1918. LA Opera is presenting both of them as a double-bill, and as conceived and directed by Barrie Kosky they are very much worth seeing.
Mat Gleason curates “Fresh” at South Bay Contemporary – A year ago, none of this existed: All work is from 2014
Guest curator Mat Gleason has spent a couple of hours moving artwork back and forth, testing different combinations until the pieces begin to fall into place. He approaches the layout for “Fresh” like a field commander planning a strategic battle, the battleground in this case being the spacious South Bay Contemporary, a museum-sized gallery in […]
Kidnapping victim shares her story
A South Redondo Beach woman who was the victim of a kidnapping and alleged attempted murder/suicide last month that left the perpetrator dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound wants to set the record straight.
“Timothy had full-intent and plans to murder me that day,” the 22-year-old victim wrote in an email to various news outlets. “Words cannot begin to explain the horrific and terrifying trauma I experienced that day, and am continuing to cope with.”