Monthly Archives: June 2012



THREE OAKS – Canadian musician Rita Chiarelli was planning a blues pilgrimage down U.S. Route 61, which runs from Wyoming, Minn., to New Orleans, La., when she stumbled upon a reference to Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. “It came up because it has this incredible musical history,” Chiarelli says by […]

Spending time in the big house




AT THE DANCING CLASSROOMS LA GRAND FINALS, LAUSD STUDENTS MERENGUE, RUMBA, FOXTROT, WALTZ, TANGO AND SWING THEIR WAY TO WIN AT THE COCOANUT GROVE Mandy Moore, two-time Emmy nominee, choreographer for So You Think You Can Dance, Phillip Rhee, martial artist, actor, director, producer, and creator of Best of the […]

Dancing Classrooms LA 2012 Grand Finals


On Tues. June 12, Lucy’s El Adobe, long a watering hole for political and entertainment industry figures,  extended a muy caliente “Bienvenidos” to St. Vincent Meals on Wheels supporters and amigos. Owner Lucy Casado, whose Mexican eatery on Melrose across from Paramount Studios has over the years nurtured many a political […]

Garden Party At Lucy’s