Costa Rican Hernán Jiménez directed Netflix’s current top pick film
Weekend trip from Los Angeles – Manzanar National Historic Site
Film – What should you watch in June? DEADLY ILLUSIONS
Film – Based on a true story, REEFA tells of a Colombian family destroyed by police brutality
Updated – Short film ‘A Concerto is a Conversation;’ photos of event celebrating its Oscar nomination
Local hike – Find the secret swing on the way to Mt. Baldy
Local hike – San Dimas Canyon Park trail
Film – FRENCH EXIT
Local hike – Colby and Dalton Trail in Glendora
Local hike – The Deane Dana Friendship Park and Nature Center in San Pedro
Local spot – The Korean Friendship Bell in San Pedro
Film – IDENTIFYING FEATURES is an immigration story that you haven’t seen before
Film – ‘You Will Die at Twenty’ reminds you that life is yours to live
Local hike – A bit of the Pacific Crest Trail in the Hesperia area
Weekend trip from Los Angeles – Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks
Local hike – Nike Hill in So. El Monte
Film- ‘The Last Vermeer’ introduces you to an artist with a vengeance
Drive-In movie experience to open in the heart of Hollywood
Music – ‘La Culpa’ is a spirited Latin fusion by Frank Di
Film – MY NAME IS PEDRO is an inspirational documentary for Latino parents and educators
Purchase ‘RBG,’ the documentary about Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and support ACLU and the Los Angeles Music Center
Film – EPICENTRO places Cuba as the center of the Americas
Film restoration – JAZZ ON A SUMMER’S DAY is a pleasure to the eyes and ears
Film – SPINSTER is refreshingly not a cliché
Film – SUMMERLAND is filled with love and imagination
Classical music from Costa Rica – Jorge Castro’s MONA
Good films to enjoy while you #stayhome
Film – WIDOW OF SILENCE reveals the plight of the Kashmiri ‘half widows’
Film – THE TOBACCONIST is a love letter to Cuban cigars, Freud, and freedom
Netflix presents ‘Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado’
Listen to PIMPINELA’s latest song – TRAICIÓN
Art, Interesting News, Theater
Enjoy museums, theater, and musicals during your quarantine
If you like classical music, stream Camerata Pacifica’s concerts
Cool movies for streaming – PAPI CHULO and SAVING ATLANTIS
New music release – ‘De Ayer Para Siempre’ by Mariachi Los Camperos
barcito in DTLA – A Buenos Aires inspired cafe and bar
Costa Rican artist JP Castillo releases his ‘Jugar Al Amor’
From food cart to its third restaurant location, El Sushi Loco is a sane enterprise
porkfolio – the new Korean BBQ restaurant at Westfield Santa Anita
New casual chicken restaurant in Old Pasadena – The Crack Shack
Day trip from Los Angeles – Red Rock Canyon State Park
Review – Funny and modern film sets A MIDSUMMER’S NIGHT DREAM in Los Angeles
Day trip from Los Angeles – The Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park
TED Blog – Costa Rica is looking to ‘inspire others’ with its clean energy efforts
Day trip from Los Angeles – Vasquez Rocks Natural Area
Book – ‘100 things to do on Route 66 before you die’
Dancing queens! Run to La Mirada Theater for MAMMA MIA!
August Wilson’s SEVEN GUITARS is now performing at A Noise Within in Pasadena
Celebrate Día (y Noche) de los Muertos at Hollywood Forever
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST is open virtually and in person at the Fremont Centre Theatre
Last chance for THE TEMPEST at the Griffith Park Free Shakespeare Festival
House for sale – Buenos Aires de Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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