Photo Courtesy of Joe de Tufo Grammy award-winning pianist George Winston will bring his brand of piano music to Smothers Theatre tomorrow at 8 p.m. Winston will be performing selections of his soulful piano recordings along with R&B piano, stride piano, Vince Guaraldi’s “Peanuts” pieces and more. Winston will not only be playing solo piano pieces but also some … [Read more...] about Winston to wow Smothers
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Java House brews applause and awe
Photo by Shawn Jones Friday night the Sandbar was transformed from a Jamba Juice and homework hangout to a dimly lit coffee house complete with the smell of coffee and fresh pastries supplied by Porto’s Bakery. The seats arranged in neat rows facing the familiar pale blue piano were hard to come by as the lights dimmed. Thus the first CoffeeHouse of the year began. … [Read more...] about Java House brews applause and awe
Flash forward to Spring Break
Photo by Paola Ramos In a dark turn of events, Pepperdine experienced an emergency power outage Monday in an attempt to “avoid a potential system failure” — at least, that’s what the public relations email stated. Despite this outage, Pepperdine continued its regularly scheduled programs, one of which was the Spring Break Catalog Release. This annual event was set to take … [Read more...] about Flash forward to Spring Break
Dive head first into gastropub goodness
Photo by Corina Mun Since many Pepperdine students make Pavilions runs, order burritos from Lily’s and grab Acai bowls from Sunlife, one would think that there would be some chatter about the newly opened gastropub Duck Dive, located in the same plaza. There was a moderate crowd on the Saturday afternoon that my friends and I decided to pay a visit. Greeted by the sound … [Read more...] about Dive head first into gastropub goodness
‘Rush’ speeds toward cinema greatness
Photo Courtesy of Apple.com/iTunes For professional racecar drivers, it cannot get better than Formula 1. Out of the few men who compete in Grands Prix each season, there are usually a couple of drivers who stand out more than the rest. In 1975, these particular pilots were James Hunt and Niki Lauda. “Rush” portrays the rivalry between two famous Formula 1 drivers during … [Read more...] about ‘Rush’ speeds toward cinema greatness