Entertainment

  • June Music: Songs for the Summer

    “Vienna” by Billy Joel- Billy Joel is the type of artist that makes you weirdly nostalgic while you’re sipping on some coffee in a café. To some, “Vienna” feels like a sad song, but to me, it feels peaceful. The piano melodies at the beginning and Joel’s smooth vocals make it a classic song…

  • Free up your summer for these free events

    It seems there is always something going on in our area, from concerts to movie showings. What makes these events even more fun, is when they are free (because who doesn’t like free things?). Use this as your brief but comprehensive guide for what could be the FREE highlights of your summer. For the…

  • Summer Season Brings Back Fan-Favorites

    Each and every year, we are fortunate enough to get what is now known as the “summer movie season,” spanning from the beginning of April to the end of August. This year’s summer movie slate is bringing the heat and its wide array of genres should allow you to keep returning to the theaters…

  • Auntie Mame brings life to the stage

    After hours and hours of rehearsals, the Newbury Park theatre cast took the stage for their production of Auntie Mame from April 12-20, telling the story of an eccentric independent woman in the 1920s named Mame, who is left to care for her nephew Patrick after his wealthy father passes away. “When it came…

  • Choir celebrates the year at their final concert

    Marking the end of an eventful year, choir performed their final concert on May 25 and 26. Women’s Ensemble, Advanced Women’s Ensemble, Concert Choir, Chamber, and Men’s Choir all showed off their vocal talents in the performance.

  • Netflix removes cult classics and ruins lives

    Netflix is constantly adding new shows and movies that we celebrate, but at the same time, taking off programs that are close to our hearts. The company has increased the production of their own shows and movies to increase revenue, pushing some favorites off the page. Here are several being taken off in April…

  • The Fate of the Furious Races into Theaters

    A cherry red Ferrari jumped across Dubai from skyscraper to skyscraper in the last installment, but somehow we believed that Vin Diesel and Co. had something even bigger up their sleeve. Luckily for us, director F. Gary Gray found a way to raise the stakes even higher in “The Fate of the Furious”, the…

  • Choir snatches top awards at nation’s country music capital

    After weeks of preparation, the NPHS Choir department headed to Nashville for the annual Heritage Festival on April 19-22. Once they took the stage, the audience was in awe as they listened to their melody and harmony. When the voices tapered down and the piano softened to a close, the crowd roared with applause.…

  • Burgerim slides short of expectations

    At the corner of the Ventu Park Center in Newbury Park, the relocation of Starbucks prompted a curious buzz in the community: what store would take its place? When signs for Burgerim appeared on the windows, I knew I had to try it. After gaining popularity at its first location in Israel, more sites…

  • 13 Reasons Why: A Must See

    I first heard about 13 Reasons Why on Pandora. Almost immediately, it caught my interest. Why would this girl kill herself and then leave a tape recording behind? Even before watching the show, I was captivated. I could not wait until March 31 rolled around so the show would be on Netflix. The story…