Derek Thomas

Jazz Festival HOW DO YOU TAKE YOUR JAZZ? Jazz comes in assorted varieties, much like potato chips, and the Angel City Jazz Festival serves up a surfeit of flav...

By the time you read this, the misty cool weather of late, that yearly turn of summer giving way to fall, will have either abruptly reverted back to summer or i...

Biscotti! Gelato! Calamari! Calzones! All that and more awaits you at the Feast of San Gennaro L.A., the City of Angels' annual celebration of all things It...

You know what would be a great name for a blaxploitation vampire film? Hemoglobin Jones. Unfortunately, that movie has yet to be made. (Roger Corman, call me!) ...

What does Old Pasadena taste like? Find out at The Taste of Old Pasadena, a foothill food fiesta of more than 30 local restaurants serving up everything from su...

Pat Boone surveys his 50-plus-year showbiz career in An Evening with Pat Boone: A Pop Culture Journey, recalling his crazy days and the folks he met along the w...

If it's September, it must be Long Beach, and time once again for The Original Long Beach Lobster Festival (not to be confused with the Long Beach Crawfish ...

Based on the premise "Every movie is interesting for at least its first five minutes," the Cinefamily is hosting yet another fun-filled round of The Five Minute...

Join Luke Burbank (Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, This American Life) for a live recording of his podcast phenomenon Too Beautiful To Live, with superstar guests ...