Jeff Hillman is on fire. Southwestern College's most all-around talented actor received the college's highest honor the same week a brilliant play he wrote opened. 'Roomies' is a comedic play-within-a-play penned by the 2011 Student of Distinction ...

They have been best friends for years. She trusts him completely and he is deeply in love with her. But she has a boyfriend and - and no clue. 'Girl Next Door' entertained audiences at Southwestern College's Mayan Hall as part of the Festival of New St...

Eyelids were getting heavy Wednesday at the debut of the student play 'Business as Usual' in Mayan Hall, despite solid performances from cast members that fished the script looking for coherence. They never found it. Distracted by the narration...

Performing musicologists like The Goliards work hard to keep old music alive. After hearing the group's SWC performance, however, it seems some ancient music should be allowed to stay in the past. Restoring to life a nearly-forgotten art form, th...

In a memorable presentation of abstract paintings, Mariangeles Soto-Diaz and Jessica McCambly shared their thoughts and inspirations through their art at 'Welcome to Anyware: Southern California Abstraction,' an exhibition of nine paintings from Soto-D...

Emerging hip-hop artist Lionel Hernandez is a classic starving artist. He said he has no social life or money. What he does have is an abundance of skill, talent and motivation. The 23-year-old produces music for the hip-hop group Apex Realm and wo...

Spring has just sprung, but a Summer Wave has already given Southwestern College a warm feeling. ...

Gina Bolles Sorenson grew up dancing in her parent's upbeat show choir, the Bonita Vista High School Music Machine. ...

Soothing melodies of blowing wind chimes calm the audience, evoking the gentle splash of raindrops falling gently upon a rural Italian village. ...

Unlike the tiny blue-coated Corsican tyrant, the band Napoleon Complex doesn't seem to have much to compensate for. ...

Ask a New Yorker how to get to Carnegie Hall and they are likely to grin and answer 'Practice!' ...

Surfers are a hardy bunch, as Dr. Serge Dedina makes clear in his fascinating mew book. Even a bad shark bite cannot deter a dedicated surfer from entering the ocean-or loving it. ...

'Instant karma's gonna get you' sang John Lennon on his classic record. It got Southwestern College creative writing instructor Jane Tassi, who by happenstance was plucked off a London street to sing on the record with the Beatles legend. ...

Beethoven was notoriously moody, but he would have loved his Valentine's Day present from Barbara Scheidker. ...

Southwestern College students may be looking forward to learning about science, technology, electronics and mathematics in one class, no strings attached. Well, except for six. ...

An eclectic group of men embarked on a journey into the past and re-invented the old oil on canvas aesthetic into a fusion of drawing, painting and aerosol art they call 'Rabbit Guts.' ...

It would be safe to say avante garde artist La O Vigo La O Vigo is especially well grounded. In fact, he creates all his art on the ground. With his feet. ...

Like most Southwestern College students, Denyse Tontz has a job. Unlike her classmates though, her job is in Los Angeles and hellip; on a popular television program. ...

Children have a funny way of telling the truth. They also have a funny way of being natural artists. ...

Glenna Jennings is one of those multi-talented adjunct instructors that blend in unnoticed in the hallways but sparkle like stars in the classroom. ...