Day: August 20, 2014

To Be Takei — How To “Live Long & Prosper”

George Takei (rhymes with: here to “stay”) is a formidable presence. He has journeyed from the Japanese-American internment camps of his childhood, to television screens throughout the galaxy aboard the Enterprise (as Mr. Sulu of the original Star Trek crew), to political lecterns and halls of justice advocating for civil rights at home and overseas. …

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The World Stage: 25 Years of Seeking Light Through Sound

When you first stand outside the modest storefront of The World Stage Performance Gallery on Degnan Boulevard in Leimert Park Village, it might not look like the kind of place co-founded by one of the most important drummers in the history of jazz, Billy Higgins. The name itself might strike you as making a bit …

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