CULINARY CELEBRATIONS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
by tony reverditto RESTAURANT WEEK SAN DIEGO RESTAURANT WEEK San Diego Restaurant Week (SDRW), presented by the California Restaurant Association, is set to transform the city into a vibrant landscape of culinary delights. This gastronomic extravaganza extends its reach across over 30 neighborhoods, featuring over 100 restaurants that serve as the heartbeat of their respective […]
GUILLERMO DíAZ IS HERE TO STAY
by chris carpenter Out actor Guillermo Díaz will be commanding movie screens this month as the star of You Can’t Stay Here. Directed by longtime, underground filmmaker Todd Verow (Frisk, Tumbledown, Goodbye Seventies), the movie will open Thursday, February 8 at theatres in Los Angeles and elsewhere. The plot of You Can’t Stay Here was […]
THE LIFE & MUSIC OF GEORGE MICHAEL HITS THE STAGE: CONCERT-STYLE SHOW HONORS LATE SINGER
photos by Timothy Norris by tony reverditto George Michael, in my opinion, is one of the greatest singers of all time. I saw him perform with Wham! on March 5, 1983 on American Bandstand. They were literally an overnight sensation. He sang “Young Guns” with Andrew Ridgeley, and they both wore matching leather jackets, white […]
EMMY® AWARD-WINNING RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE RUVEALS THE NEW QUEENS OF SEASON 16
MTV today ru-vealed the cast for the 16th season of the Emmy® award-winning global phenomenon, “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” which returns Friday, January 5th at 8:00 PM ET/PT with 90 minute episodes. The new season ushers in 14 dazzling new queens to compete for the title of “America’s Next Drag Superstar” and a cash prize of $200,000 for the winner served by Cash App. This season […]
DAVINA AND THE VAGABONDS RETURNS TO LA JOLLA FOR TWO HOLIDAY-THEMED SHOWS
by andrew j stillman Davina and the Vagabonds Return To La Jolla for Two Holiday-Themed Shows Experience the unmatched talent of Davina and the Vagabonds as they grace The JAI stage at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center in La Jolla for two spectacular holiday-themed shows like no other! Davina and the Vagabonds have become […]
SURF’S UP FOR THE CALIFORNIA WINE FESTIVAL HUNTINGTON BEACH
by tony reverditto I have been to many wine and food festivals over the years and the California Wine Festival is definitely my favorite, with access to hundreds of premium California wines and regional craft brews. California’s 20 year old premier wine festival returns to Huntington Beach for two days of oceanfront tasting events on […]
OPEN AIR, OPEN MINDS, OPEN HEARTS: PRIDE UNDER THE PINES RETURNS TO IDYLLWILD
by kevin perry Struggle yields strength. Every time we battle through adversity, we emerge more fabulous than before. Coming out of the closet, enduring a bad breakup — heck, even the act of being born is traumatic. But in each of these occasions, we overcome the tumult, catch our collective breath and wail our independent […]
A FRESH TAKE ON CABARET AT THE OLD GLOBE
Lincoln Clauss Stars in the Reimagined and Visionary New Staging of the Tony Award-Winning Musical by tony reverditto Cabaret takes place during post-World War I in 1929 in Germany. Berlin is amid an economic depression and the beginnings of Hitler’s totalitarian regime and the rise of the Nazi Party. The story revolves around Clifford Bradshaw, […]
DAVID ARCHULETA IS READY TO CELEBRATE HIS JOURNEY OF SELF-DISCOVERY AT SAN DIEGO PRIDE
by dan renzi It’s a big year for David Archuleta, filled with new beginnings, new music and a new outlook on life. Archuleta entered the public eye when he placed second in the 2008 season of American Idol. He then amassed legions of fans in the Christian music scene, as he balanced his career while […]
JAKE SHEARS IS READY TO BRING DOWN THE HOUSE
by andrew stillman Fans of Jake Shears may know him best from the pop rock band Scissor Sisters, where the music is a little more melancholy. The Sisters have been on an indefinite hiatus since 2017, but that hasn’t kept Shears from keeping busy. Now living in London, Shears recently did the “Tammy Faye” musical […]