Email Author ERIN DEWITT

2010 Stories by ERIN DEWITT

• African Family Festival

  published December 30, 2010

  Every month, the Bowers Museum puts on an afternoon of dance, music, art and food of a specific culture. This time around, we can all learn about... More >>

• '80s prom NYE!

  published December 30, 2010

  Alex’s Bar is celebrating the end of 2010 in grand style—and if it means anything to you, this is where we’re going to be.... More >>

• Bike Messenger Project Opening Reception

  published December 30, 2010

  The underground subculture of bike messengers is apparently a difficult one to crack—photographer Bruce Hershey explains that those in the... More >>

• John Paul Jones Exhibit

  published December 30, 2010

  Laguna Beach has always been known for producing a thriving crop of artists amongst its mini-mansions and ocean views—now the Laguna Art... More >>

• Family Mornings at the Museum

  published December 23, 2010

  It’s winter break for schools, and the kids are either running around like mad people or glued to the computer—for two very long weeks.... More >>

• Santa Rocks

  published December 23, 2010

  If you still haven’t managed to sit on Santa’s lap and tell him you really, really want a pony this year, it’s not too late. This... More >>

• December Decimation

  published December 16, 2010

  Nothing says Christmas like a massive gathering of heavy-metal and deathcore bands. The third annual December Decimation takes over the Glass... More >>

• Unicornucopia Opening Reception

  published December 9, 2010

  What is “Unicornucopia”? It’s “an abundant, bountiful supply of mono-horned mystical beasts,” or maybe it’s an art... More >>

• Rated R for Radical

  published December 9, 2010

  Leave the kiddies at home for this one, as Grant Cotter’s “Rated R for Radical” is strictly NC-17. Currently on a two-month... More >>

• The Nutcracker

  published December 9, 2010

  Just as surely that every December stockings will be hung, malls will become volatile swarms of madness and It’s a Wonderful Life will clog... More >>

• Keiko Matsui Celebrates the Holidays

  published December 2, 2010

  Contemporary jazz musician Keiko Matsui did right by giving her fans at least one album nearly every year since 1987. Though gaining chart-topping... More >>

• Strega Nona

  published December 2, 2010

  Forget a good-ol’-fashioned burning at the stake—Tomie dePaola’s tale of Strega Nona is about a hospitable witch who, instead of... More >>

• 20th Annual Winter Fantasy

  published November 25, 2010

  ’Tis the season for Winter Fantasy, the cold-weather complement to the summer’s Sawdust Festival, a 45-year-old nonprofit dedicated to... More >>

• An Irish Christmas

  published November 25, 2010

  The holidays get an extra dose of merriment this month thanks to Kerry Records An Irish Christmas— that has nothing to do with whiskey. The... More >>

• Dark Star Orchestra

  published November 25, 2010

  Of all the bands paid tribute to, the Greatful Dead are among the most mirrored—alongside, say, the Rolling Stones, the Beatles and Led... More >>

• RRIICCEE

  published November 18, 2010

  RRIICCEE (not pronounced “rice”; you’ve got to spell it out) are a free-form experimental band started in 2007 by former Hole... More >>

• Indie Tuesdays: Fire in Cairo

  published November 18, 2010

  Scoring a weekly residency at a hip little venue such as La Cave is the equivalent to solid gold in the world of unsigned bands. This month, the... More >>

• Laughing Skull Comedy Festival

  published November 11, 2010

  Not only is the funny business a near-impossible one to break into, but also no other profession threatens peltings with rotten fruit for a bad... More >>

• Belanova

  published November 11, 2010

  One of Mexico’s up-and-coming pop groups, Belanova are touring in support of their newly released Sueño Electro I . The unstoppable... More >>

• ‘Darkness Into Light’ and ‘Looking Outward, Looking Inward’

  published November 4, 2010

  The oldest gallery on Laguna Beach’s Gallery Row, Sandstone features a diverse selection of contemporary fine art in an eclectic mix of... More >>

• Lucia di Lammermoor

  published November 4, 2010

  In 1839, Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti first brought his story of deceit, betrayal, madness and murder to a packed Parisian opera house.... More >>

• Face to Face

  published November 4, 2010

  Face to Face became a '90s SoCal punk mainstay and skate-video staple with the success of albums such as Big Choice, Face to Face and... More >>

• Richard Blade's New Wave Party

  published October 28, 2010

  Though he may no longer spin ’80s tracks during the lunch hour on KROQ, DJ Richard Blade appears on Sirius XM’s First Wave station... More >>

• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

  published October 28, 2010

  Lovable Everyman James Stewart single-handedly takes on the villains of D.C. in this 1939 Frank Capra classic that sees the naive, trusting Mr.... More >>

• Dr. Sketchy's: I Love Zombies

  published October 21, 2010

  Artists, voyeurs and horror genre lovers are in for a special treat this week when Dr. Sketchy’s Anti Art School gets zombie-fied. With... More >>