Entertainment

  • Spend some time at Art Trek’s Five Dollar Friday

    Art Trek is a cute and quirky arts program found on Rancho Conejo Blvd., Newbury Park. Trinkets line its entryway, paintings hang about on every possible surface and oddly enough, several giant patterned bunnies sit about. On the third Friday of every month, Art Trek opens at 7 p.m. for Five Dollar Friday. After…

  • Obituary: The Fallen Heros of NPHS

    Standing by while a loved one is in pain is one of the worst feelings a person can experience. Now, imagine that your phone, your complicit conspirator, trustworthy confidant and pseudo-child fell, victim to serious physical harm. Devastating. It is a hostile world out there, and while sticks and stones may break your bones,…

  • The Room Makes a Return in the Disaster Artist

    “The Room,” widely regarded as the worst film of all time, has recently been remade, or explored rather, in “The Disaster Artist.”James Franco’s new film, a dramatization of the  “The Room’s production tackles the friendship between the director of the original film, Tommy Wiseau, and the actor who plays Mark, Greg Sestero. A film…

  • Their name is sweeter than their cake

    I have wasted many afternoons sitting on the couch, mouth watering, watching “Cake Boss.” For those that don’t know, “Cake Boss” is a television show on TLC network that features Buddy Valastro’s world-famous bakery, Carlo’s Bakery, in Hoboken, New Jersey. It follows Buddy’s masterful, inventive and expensive creations, many of which I have dreamed…

  • Shop at local businesses

    There is an endless variety of big brand name stores, but supporting local businesses provides a different shopping experience and helps those in the community. Here are some local businesses in Newbury Park to check out.   Ragamuffin 111 N. REINO RD (805)375-9000 Ragamuffin is one of those small yet cozy coffeehouse environments that…

  • Star Wars strikes back

    The latest installation in the Star Wars saga, “The Last Jedi,” left some audiences speechless while leaving others simply disappointed. However, the film succeeds in honoring the past as well as moving towards the future, bringing back characters from previous films and introducing new ones to transition away from the old films.    Mark…

  • Warner Bros. Studio is a tour of magic

    Unlike Universal Studios up the street, Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood is not a theme park, although it bears resemblance to the studio tour ride at Universal. This tour supposedly shows you behind-the-scenes looks at Warner Bros. sets, and teaches you how they produce shows and movies. Packed with a camera, water and enthusiasm,…

  • Jumanji jumps back

    After seeing trailers revealing how different a path the “Jumanji” remake took, many fans were not very keen on seeing how different the new movie was from the original. The original film, released in 1995, was targeted at a younger audience and took on a much more intense and scary plot than the remake…

  • The annual winter dance concert finds a place for every student

    Excited energy and anticipation buzz through the cool air, posters and flyers lined the school walls and could be found all around social media. It is that time of year again, the winter dance concert. The posters read  “The Art of Courage displayed the concert dates ranging from Dec. 14 to Dec. 16. Student…

  • Sushi Fujiya is worth every penny

    As I walk into Sushi Fujiya in Camarillo, I am seated by a hostess and asked what I would like to drink and if I was going to engage in the endeavor of the “all you can eat” sushi. Of course, I respond with the answer of yes and ask for a glass of…