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Weekend Fun for LA Kids: Women's March, Moana Sing-along, Year of the Rooster, Jan 21 - 22
VPAC Playdate: Hansel & Gretel: A Wickedly Delicious Musical Treat - Northridge
Justin Roberts is having quite the weekend. His modern take on the sweet fairy tale plays at the Valley Performing Arts Center. -- Mommy Poppins
22 Best Things to Do in L.A. This Week
Cal State Northridge begins its semesterlong John Cassavetes retrospective with Shadows, which more or less ushered in the independent filmmaking movement. Raw, visceral and performed by a cast of nonprofessionals, it's a directorial debut for the ages — and, remarkably, a film Cassavetes improved upon several times over throughout his singular career. CSUN, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge; Thu., Jan. 26, 7 p.m.; free. (818) 677-1200, csun.edu. -- LA Weekly
‘The Movies vs. the Nazis’ series among movie screening events in the LA area
Cinematheque at Cal State Northridge: John Cassavetes Retrospective: “Shadows” (1959), 7 p.m. Jan. 26. Free. Alan Armer Theater in Manzanita Hall, Auditorium Room 100. 18111 Nordhoff St. www.csun.edu -- Los Angeles Daily News
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
The Cartoon Self with Charles Hatfield – Fun Home carries on the tradition of autobiographical comics or graphic memoir. Join CSUN Professor Charles Hatfield for an illustrated talk about the roots and branches of this burgeoning genre. Saturday, March 11 at 2:00 pm | Main Library, MLK Jr. Auditorium, 601 Santa Monica Blvd. -- Santa Monica Observed
A Double Dose Of Justin Roberts
Grammy-nominated children’s musician Justin Roberts will be in L.A. for two reasons in January. One reason is something you would expect: a concert. The other is something you might not expect: a theatrical performance. Roberts is coming to Pepperdine’s Smothers Theatre (24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu; www.arts.pepperdine.edu) with his band and a new CD, “Lemonade,” for 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. shows Jan. 21. He will also see “Hansel & Gretel: A Wickedly Delicious Musical Treat,” a musical featuring his original songs, have its West Coast premiere at the Valley Performing Arts Center -- L.A. Parent
Trump’s impact in California hard to gauge
“We are really in some uncharted territory,” said Lawrence Becker, Chairman of the Political Science Department at Cal State Northridge, who closely followed the campaign. -- Los Angeles Daily News
Why Inland Empire Catholics are fasting for political healing
Traditionally, Catholics fast during the Lenten season in preparation for the sacrificial death of Jesus on Good Friday, “as a way to spiritually and psychologically prepare for that,” said Lara Medina, a Cal State Northridge professor who specializes in religion and social change. -- San Bernardino Sun
The Effects Noise Has on Fish
All fish species [that have been tested] can hear,” Krahforst says. “They utilize hearing for a number of purposes.” They use it to find food, locate schoolmates, engage in courtship, and avoid danger. Yet the degree to which a fish relies on hearing varies with each species and with the ambient noise level within any particular body of water, she adds. Pelagic fish such as bluefin tuna, for example, don’t depend on auditory sensitivity as much as do fish species that inhabit shallower water, such as redfish or white seabass, says Larry Allen, chair of biology at California State University at Northridge. -- Sport Fishing
Divisive election prompts local Catholics to fast for political healing
Traditionally, Catholics fast during the Lenten season in preparation for the sacrificial death of Jesus on Good Friday, “as a way to spiritually and psychologically prepare for that,” said Lara Medina, a Cal State Northridge professor who specializes in religion and social change. -- Press-Enterprise
Review: Jacaranda unleashes a tribute to composer John Adams that goes a little bit 'Berserk'
If only all proponents of contemporary classical music could channel P.T. Barnum the way Patrick Scott did on Saturday night at the Valley Performing Arts Center in Northridge. -- Los Angeles Times