The 27th year of the Ragga Muffins Festival has been presented in the City of Long Beach. The festival features an average of 20 artists spread out over a two-day event and is deemed one the largest reggae festivals in the U.S.
The festival, popularly coined as "Bob Marley Day," is held around the late Marley's Feb.
An audience of over 200 was witness to the last performance of the Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Queen Mary on Saturday, Feb. 9. The show, presented by theater company Midnight Insanity, has been running at the Queen Mary Theatre for a year and a half.
Show producer Mark Tomaino said, "The Queen Mary is owned by the city and they have a new management company administrating all the events.
Long Beach City College's Mardi Gras celebration kicked off at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 5 in the LAC food court. The annual holiday gave students the chance to dress up and eat specially prepared food, including jambalaya and moon pies.
Participants were not charged any fees and an I.
Professor Courtney Seligman offered a state-of-the-art planetarium show followed by a telescope viewing of the night up close on Friday, Jan. 18.
Although Seligman has offered telescope open houses since 1974, the open houses have definitely changed. In late 2006, a brand new state-of-the-art projector was installed to the planetarium and by Spring Break 2008, new theater style seating will arrive.
U.S. album sales fell more than10% in 2007 while sales of digital tracks skyrocketed 45 percent from 2006.
Major retailers like Tower Records and Virgin Megastore have downsized or gone out of business in part to the new online downloading market. In a battle to save money, students weigh their options when it comes to buying music.
A dozen individuals gathered together for a night of free expression and coffee at Cup of Jo, kicking off the first of a planned bimonthly event on Friday, January 18th. The atmosphere at the Italian coffee house was that of a holiday family gathering. The lights were dim and smiling faces called for familiar and unfamiliar on-lookers to approach the microphone and say a few words.
Here's the storyline, two desperate debt-laden petty criminals concoct a scheme to rob a church amid a backdrop of comedy. Huh? That was my first reaction when I saw a preview last Fall of "First Sunday" starring Ice Cube, Tracy Morgan and Katt Williams.
The thought of someone robbing a church was not only a blasphemous idea for me to imagine, but a head-scratching moment as well as I pondered, 'who would green-light such a ridiculous concept for a movie?'Alas, my question was answered when "First Sunday" hit theaters Jan.
The death of Actor Heath Ledger sent shock waves around the world and drew instant response to LBCC students.
He was found dead Tuesday, Jan 22 of a possible drug overdose in a Lower Manhattan apartment, the New York Police Department said.
"It's a shame, he was a great talent.
William Shatner once said, "Nobody could have imagined the phenomenon that 'Star Trek' became. It's still almost impossible to imagine."
The statement helped illustrate "Star Trek's" enduring popularity among young and old for more than 40 years.
Star Trek fans at LBCC have a rare opportunity to experience the history behind the phenomenon.
William Shatner once said, "Nobody could have imagined the phenomenon 'Star Trek' became. It's still almost impossible to imagine."
The statement helped illustrate "Star Trek's" enduring popularity among young and old for more than 40 years.
"Star Trek" fans at LBCC have a rare opportunity to experience the history behind the phenomenon.
A group of teachers attended a wine and chocolate tasting hosted by the LBCC College Foundation on Friday, Feb. 8.
Foundation executive director Ginny Baxter said, "This event is offered for new and part-time faculty from both LAC and PCC as a thank you and also to introduce them to the Gateway to Greatness campaign.
Students stitched together new fashion design and showed clothing collections in the presence of designer Nony Tochterman in the Auditorium on Dec. 19.
The showing of clothing designs was the final projects for fashion design students. It brought a crowd of local high school students aspiring to become fashion majors.
Mardi Gras will provide the rare opportunity to dress up, eat large amounts of food, listen to music and participate in a centuries old tradition.
Mardi Gras is the day before Ash Wednesday, and may also be recognized as, "Shrove Tuesday." It marks the end of carnival and the festival season before lent, which is always 47 days before Easter.
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