Past Stories
The 7 Day Stretch
Thurs/5/10
DENGUE FEVER
Dengue Fever has invented a new sound; the likes of which have never before existed in our music scene. Described as expressing “Cambodian garage rock, Afro Grooves and Neo-surf tunes” only b...
The 7 Day Stretch
Thurs/5/3
DIRTY GHOSTS
There are two types of ghosts (probably): serious spirits looking to scare and dirty ghosts who just want to pull pranks in the afterlife. Now, this band isn’t either of these but with a bit of inspirat...
The 7 Day Stretch
Thurs/4/26
SKYSCAPES FOR THE SOUL
Artist Jeni Bate is well practiced in many different artistic techniques. From acrylic and oil paintings to gouache, Bates loves using color to create sky portraits. Using a specific technique ...
The 7 Day Stretch
Thurs/4/19
MOON BLOCK PARTY
For the first time ever, the Coachella Music Festival is spread out over two weekends. For music fans this means more music, more new bands and obviously, more parties, too. So if you’re not on...
The 7 Day Stretch
This is a big year for the ever-famous Coachella Valley Music Festival. For the past decade it has dominated much of the desert over the course of a single weekend, growing in popularity as the years go on. If you’ve…
The 7 Day Stretch
Thurs/4/5
SHAQ’S ALL-STAR COMEDY JAM
I don’t know what Shaquille O’Neal is doing near any comedy events because remnants of Kazaam still haunt my dreams but fortunately, you’ll be seeing more than just the Shaq-ster...
The 7 Day Stretch
Thurs/3/29
LADIES POKER NIGHT
This weekend it’s all about the ladies. Although this is a weekend event reserved strictly for women to compete, Pechanga is allowing the lucky men tagging along to join in on the fun for one eve...
The 7 Day Stretch
Thurs/3/22
NASCAR HAULER PARADE
This one’s for the diehard NASCAR fans sporting trucker hats so old that the only reason they keep them is for luck. You won’t see any racing here, but these diesels will parade their cargo o...
The 7 Day Stretch
Do you know why we celebrate the land of emerald green, debatably fictitious leprechauns and the belief in luck? Neither do we, but the IE’s got Irish fever and tons of good brews and night-long parties. Plan ahead because St...
The 7 Day Stretch
Fri /3/9
TEMECULA ROD RUN
Two days, 70,000 people, and all the cars you can set your sights on: These are the ingredients for a fun weekend! Not only is the Rod Run helping out local SoCal charities, they’re creating…
7 Day Stretch
Thurs /3/1
2ND ANNUAL RIVALRY HOLD’EM POKER CHALLENGE
900 hockey fans, divided in half by loyalty to their favorite hockey teams, are invited to join the Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks for one crazy Poker tournament. Alo...
7 Day Stretch
Thurs /2/23
OTHELLO
Looking for some tragedy to follow Valentine’s day? Well look no further than the king of tragedies: Shakespeare and his timeless play of forbidden love. Othello and Desdemona have been secretly marrie...
7 Day Stretch
Thurs /2/16
BOEING BOEING
In reality, husbands always boast that having even one wife is too much for them to handle and while we’ve seen stories about men trying to have more than the opted one, this one takes the…
7 Day Stretch
Thurs /2/9
ANJELAH JOHNSON
This San Jose-born Hispanic/Native American wasn’t always involved in the career of busting sides. In fact, if you aren’t a Raiders fan (and c’mon, who is?) then you might not know t...
The 7 Day Stretch
Thurs /2/2
MURDER MYSTERY: ALIBIS
A glamorous movie star has been murdered at her own party and everybody knows that having a handful of suspects is a requirement of any murder mystery. Join the next chapter in C & C…
The 7 Day Stretch
Thurs /1/26
MY FAIR LADY
The quirky tale that teaches you how to pronounce your H’s as “Hair” and not “-air” is back again in the IE. Eliza Doolittle is a flower girl trying to sell flowers with a ...
The 7 Day Stretch
ASHER HARTMAN: “HALFWAY TO VEGAS”
“Halfway to Vegas” isn’t your average art exhibition. Hartman, known for his work in the intersection of performance and theater brings to the Culver Center select...
The 7 Day Stretch
Thurs /1/12
ESCENSY DUO
You shouldn’t feel bad if you need to start your weekend a day earlier by calling in sick from work (don’t worry, we won’t rat you out). If you choose to hang out at The Press…
The 7 Day Stretch
Thurs /1/5
PREPARING FOR THE “BIG ONE”
Much of California is split between the Pacific and North American plates which grind at each other’s borders. One of these days we’re going to get a much mor...
The 7 Day Stretch
Thurs /12/29
NEW EDITION
Remember those dang boy bands of the ’90s? Well bands like N’Sync and the Backstreet Boys take the cake in this genre but perhaps you recall the original boy band group New Edition. Thirty years lat...
The 7 Day Stretch
Count down to 2012 with this year’s hottest and most extravagant parties and dinners around the IE.
AFTER FIVE COCKTAIL LOUNGE
Usher in the New Year with a fully stocked bar and rockin‘ beats from a house band all night&...
The 7 Day Stretch
Thurs /12/15
TOM GREEN
Betcha haven’t seen this guy in a while. He may not be showing up much in comedy films anymore (his last big one was back in 2009; even prior to that you might remember Road House…
The 7 Day Stretch
Thurs /12/8
CEDRIC THE ENTERTAINER
Cedric isn’t called “The Entertainer” for nothing; he’s been in the comedy business for quite a while. Not only has he won a few prestigious comedy awards, one of which was alo...
The 7 Day Stretch
Thurs /12/1
FIFTH INTER-AMERICAN BIENNIAL OF VIDEO ART
If you’re a video-phile (and admit it, you know you are) this is a one of a kind chance to see 20 short videos chosen from the massive collected at the “Inter-American&...
The 7 Day Stretch
Thurs /11/24
A FRACTION OF THE SUN
Have you ever seen those tiny colored ribbons wafting around in the wind at construction sites? Instead of using flagging tape for its intended purpose, such as marking sites for eventual ...
The 7 Day Stretch
Thurs /11/17
“AFTERSHOCKS”
Following the exhibition Seismic Shift which spans photography from the ’40s to the ’70s comes the aptly named Aftershock. Continuing landscape photography of the west from the...
7 Day Stretch
Thurs /11/10
THE CRUCIBLE
There was drama in 1692 just as much as there is now in 2011 with Jersey Shore (we don’t judge if you watch it— that’s your thing) but maybe you should check out the drama of…
The 7 Day Stretch
Thurs /11/3
CATS
Much unlike the cushy lives of a house cat, alley cats have got it rough and in CATS they’ve learned to live with each other as unrelated family. CATS features a large group of alley cats in…
