Tippi Hedren will be in Orinda Friday night at a screening of Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece The Birds, as part of the California Independent Film Festival, which is… Read more “Tippi, Tippi, Tippi: Hitchcock’s classic The Birds (and Tippi) in Orinda Friday night; and, by the way, What’s your favorite Hitchcock film?”
Category: Arts and Culture
Live! Nude! Thespians coming to a suburban stage near you
Ever since hearing that Willows Theatre Company was going to present Hair, the groundbreaking 1960s counter-culture rock musical, some thought loops have been playing in my head.… Read more “Live! Nude! Thespians coming to a suburban stage near you”
Full Deck: a very cool show that celebrates the unconventional masterpieces of skateboard art comes to Walnut Creek’s Bedford Gallery
When Corey Duffel skateboarded in front of the Lesher Center at age 11, he would get a ticket. Now the Lesher Center’s Bedford Gallery is welcoming the… Read more “Full Deck: a very cool show that celebrates the unconventional masterpieces of skateboard art comes to Walnut Creek’s Bedford Gallery”
Stupid criminal tricks: Mugshot mishaps among notable perps and suspects
I was viewing the mugshot photo of Haithem Ibrahim (right), one of four Cal Poly fraternity members arrested this week in the December hazing death of his… Read more “Stupid criminal tricks: Mugshot mishaps among notable perps and suspects”
Does Walnut Creek’s emphasis on the arts and recreation help or hurt its fiscal health?
City Manager Gary Pokorny was blunt in the latest issue of the Walnut Creek’s newsletter The Nutshell: “The city is facing a $3.5 million shortfall in 2009-10… Read more “Does Walnut Creek’s emphasis on the arts and recreation help or hurt its fiscal health?”
Big, wild party in WC Saturday night
Okay, it was big, but no so wild, and the cops didn’t have to break it up. Actually, it was the 30th Annual Shellie Awards at the… Read more “Big, wild party in WC Saturday night”
Crazy in Suburbia 