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Adele Announces North American Tour Dates For 2016

Adele Announces North American Tour Dates For 2016

It’s here! The dates for Adele’s new tour have been announced. She will be returning to North America after five years. The tour begins ‪on July 5th in St. Paul, MN at Xcel Energy Center and run through November 15th in Mexico City at Palacio de los Deportes. The tour will have multiple shows in most markets, including six nights at Staples Center in Los Angeles and six nights at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Continue reading »

X-MEN: APOCALYPSE – New Trailer

X-MEN: APOCALYPSE – New Trailer

20th Century Fox has released the first trailer for X-MEN: APOCALYPSE coming to theaters on May 27, 2016. The new X-Men film will be starring, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Oscar Isaac, Nicholas Hoult, Rose Byrne, Tye Sheridan, Sophie Turner, Olivia Munn, Lucas Till, Evan Peters, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alexandra Shipp, Josh Helman, Lana Condor, and Ben Hardy. Continue reading »

Rituals + Remembrance at OMCA

Rituals + Remembrance at OMCA

The Oakland Museum of California explores this tradition and how other cultures honor their deceased in their exhibit, “Rituals + Remembrance”. The work represents elements of Buddhist, African American, Filipino, Hawaiian, Japanese, Chicano, and Latino rituals. Continue reading »

The Oldest Boy – San Diego Rep

The Oldest Boy – San Diego Rep

The Oldest Boy is centered on the themes of religion, parenthood and at its’ core; love. The story is about an American woman, her Tibetan husband and their 3-year-old child who is believed to be a lama or a reincarnation of a high Buddhist spiritual teacher. She finds this information out when one day two Buddhist monks randomly knock on her door. Continue reading »

Maya: Hidden Worlds Revealed At The NAT

Maya: Hidden Worlds Revealed At The NAT

San Diegans and San Diego tourists have the opportunity to learn about Mayan culture at the San Diego Natural History Museum’s newest exhibit, “Maya: Hidden Worlds Revealed,” until January 3, 2016. They were one of the most advanced ancient civilizations and influenced many of our technologies and beliefs today. “The artifacts and interactive exhibits are extraordinary and portray how advanced this ancient civilization was. Their sophistication with respect to math, astronomy, and architecture, to name a few, was way ahead of their time,” said Dr. Michael Hager, president and CEO of the San Diego Natural History Museum. Continue reading »

San Francisco Beer and Music Festival

San Francisco Beer and Music Festival

Rock Star Beer Productions held their first San Francisco Beer and Music Festival on November 21st. The Las Vegas company easily appealed to locals and sold out almost a week in advance. The event was outdoors at SOMA Streat food Park and showcased multiple local and regional breweries as well as local bands and DJ’s. There were over 50 craft beers to please your palate over and over again. Continue reading »

Heroes & Villains Fan Fest

Heroes & Villains Fan Fest

The first Heroes & Villains festival has gone and went in San Jose, CA. Passionate fans showed up as their favorite characters from the sci-fi, superhero and fantasy worlds. The event lasted two days and included exclusive panels, celebrity photo opportunities, kids area, and vendors for all your collectible figures, art and comic book needs. Continue reading »

Brooklyn – Film Review

Brooklyn – Film Review

Brooklyn tells the story of Ellis Lacey (Saoirse Ronan), an Irish immigrant and her journey to find a place to call home. She leaves Ireland and sets off to the United States in the early 1950s, naïve and untouched by the world, she looks out to make a better life for herself in America. Continue reading »

The Kid Thing – New Conservatory Theatre Center

The Kid Thing – New Conservatory Theatre Center

You can catch the Bay Area debut of, “The Kid Thing” directed by Becca Wolff, at the New Conservatory Theatre Center until December 13. The play written by playwright Sarah Gubbins was the winner of the Joseph Jefferson Award for Best New Play 2012 and an Edgarton Foundation New American Play Prize. Continue reading »