Cooking Contest Looks for Competitors

How does an all-expense paid trip to Hollywood sound?

Dole is grilling up a chance for Diamond Bar and Walnut residents to win an all-expense paid trip to Hollywood where they can compete in the 2012 DOLE California Cook-Off. Cook-off participants will compete for a $10,000 prize. To enter for a chance at the trip, residents should visit www.facebook.com/dole. The deadline is May 25. Finalists will get four days and nights in Hollywood, where they’ll prepare a Dole dish in a head-to-head competition with other finalists at The Grove in front of a live audience and a panel of prestigious judges led by renowned celebrity chef, Ben Ford.

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So Where Did Mother's Day Begin?

The Egyptians, the Greeks and the Roman all celebrated mom.

Cal Poly's "Curse of the Starving Class" Cast Includes Lamb

The Sam Shephard play opens tonight and runs through May 20.

The Cal Poly Pomona theatre department presents Sam Shepard's "Curse of the Starving Class," a dark comedy that deals with the breakdown of the American Dream. The show will open tonight and run through May 20. "Curse of the Starving Class" portrays a family living in California during the decline of the family farm and the disappearance of unspoiled land. The play will feature, for the first time, one of Cal Poly Pomona's own lambs. The lamb is on stage for much of the performance and occasionally acts as a non-verbal participant that characters direct monologues toward. Working with a live animal on-stage proved a challenge, but getting it from the university made the process much easier. "We're very fortunate to be able to get the lamb …

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Despite Setback, City Birthday A Go for Saturday

Diamond Bar will celebrate its' 23rd birthday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Pantera Park.

Rain may have dampened Diamond Bar on the city’s original birthday celebration, but it did no such thing to its spirit as it prepares to party this Saturday. Diamond Bar turned 23 this year. The city will mark the anniversary with a celebration at Pantera Park. The event, scheduled from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., will include carnival rides and teen games and activities. “The city has always put on the birthday party,” said Diamond Bar Mayor Pro-Tem Jack Tanaka. “It’s a fun event that puts the city on full display.” “And it’s for all ages,” he said. “People do say they have seen neighbors and friends they had not seen in a while,” Tanaka added. Rain and gloom forced the city to postpone the event, originally scheduled for April 14, for the first …

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Chaparral Orchestra Shines at San Francisco Festival

The Chaparral Middle School Sinfonia 8th Grade Orchestra won at the Heritage Music Festival April 14.

The Chaparral Middle School Sinfonia 8th Grade Orchestra won top honors at the Heritage Music Festival held in San Francisco on April 14. The more than 100 member ensemble received a Gold Rating for scoring 95.67, the Adjudicators Award given to groups who score a 92 or higher. The group was also named Outstanding Orchestra Group, outscoring every school in the festival, including all of the high schools. Violinists Betty Kim and Frances Song were awarded the Maestro Award, a prestigious honor only given to outstanding students. “We were very surprised when our names were called to receive the award,” they said. “We didn’t expect this honor and we are just so happy that the orchestra won the overall award.” Fifty middle and high school …

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Summer Arts Academy Now Enrolling Students

The Summer Theater program will include a production of "Annie Jr."

Students who crave the arts – who wish to sing, dance, paint and perform drama – can enroll now in two summer arts programs. The Summer Arts Academy is June 11-29, for children entering first through sixth grades with Monday-Friday classes from 8:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Students will experience daily hands-on art projects, singing and dancing and will present an arts showcase of their work at Gallery Night on June 28 at 5 p.m. The cost for three weeks of instruction, all art supplies and a Summer Arts t-shirt is only $180 per child. Students who want to experience putting on a musical production can take part in the Summer Theater program, with this year’s production of “Annie Jr.,” offered June 11-July 6 for children entering grades 5 …

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Mt. SAC Students Face Reality in New TV Production Class

The class is the only one of its kind in the state.

The pace, production, and popularity of today’s crop of television reality shows may seem a bit unreal to some. But to Mt. San Antonio College Professor Dan Smith, it’s all part of the industry that is growing by leaps and bounds and is the reason for the debut of Mt. SAC’s new Reality Show Production class, the only one of its kind in the state and maybe the nation. “As far as I can tell, there is no other educational institution in state—perhaps the nation—that offers a reality show production course like this,” said Smith, who has been teaching television production at Mt. SAC for 14 years. While there are other colleges that offer reality show survey courses, the Mt. SAC class is the only one that offers students hands-on production …

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Joel Salazar

9:42 am on Thursday, April 12, 2012

I think this is a great idea. I left my first Job at Fox Sports to go work on a Reality TV show. On my last day, a producer wished me luck because he said they wouldn't be around forever. The shooting style has crossed-over into scripted shows in the form of Docu-Drama shooting, like The Office on NBC and Modern Family on ABC. These are sitcoms that cut to Interviews.   more ›

Budding Artists Wanted for Paid Summer Internships

The internships for college students and qualifying graduating high school seniors pay $350 a week.

LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Summer arts internships paying $350 per week are available for 74 college students, who may apply now. Interested students -- who must have completed at least one semester of college and be enrolled in a community college or four-year university -- should act as soon as possible, as there is stiff competition, said a county official. Graduating seniors who will complete their degrees by September 1 are also eligible. Descriptions of the internship positions are posted on the Los Angeles County Arts Commission's website at www.lacountyarts.org and include postings with theater and opera companies, orchestras, dance and chamber groups and other arts organizations. The positions are for 10 weeks beginning on June 1. …

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DBHS to Present "Fiddler on the Roof"

The performances will take place April 26 and 27 and May 4 and 5.

The Diamond Bar High School Performing Arts Department will present Fiddler on the Roof April 26 and 27 and May 4 and 5. All performances will take place at 7 p.m. at the Diamond Bar High School Theater, 21400 E. Pathfinder Road, Diamond Bar.  Advance tickets can be purchased for $14 for adults, $12 students, or at the door, $15 for adults, $13 students. For reservations or more information, call director Peter Bland at 909-594-1405, ext. 33276.

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