Entertainment

Author Jeff Yang discusses the history of Asian representation in the movies with filmmaker Renee Tajima-Peña.

For Happy Hour, brunch, lunch or dinner, Mercado Hollywood is a fantastic way for Burbankers to Get Out of Town!

The Burbank outpost of Tocaya Organica serves healthy, fresh and tasty meals and drinks daily.

The annual "Burroughs on Broadway" extravaganza returns for three shows October 20, 21 and 22.

Burbank City Council directed City Staff to begin negotiations on a long-term contract with The Colony Theatre.

At the very western edge of Burbank, Hades Hot Chicken serves up some very tasty fried chicken and delicious sides from a nondescript strip mall near West Victory Boulevard and North Clybourn Avenue. The spice level is easily customizable, from no spice, mild, medium, medium-hot and Hades-Hot, which registers between one and two million on the Scoville scale. A dry spice rub is added before each piece is cooked, so diners can get the amount of heat they want, on a scale from no burn to eye-watering and mouth-flaming.

Morton's The Steakhouse has long been a mainstay of the studio and fancy steak dinner scene in Burbank, serving up excellent cuts of meat and indulgent dishes for decades. The cozy, upscale restaurant with a classic speakeasy vibe is tucked away in the Warner Music Group building on Olive Avenue near the 134 Freeway.

The newly renovated piazza of Urban Press Winery in Downtown Burbank was filled with guests, waiting patiently to see Dionne Warwick grace the stage and perform alongside friend and pianist, Todd Hunter. 

The Keith Haring exhibit, "Art Is For Everybody," at The Broad Museum in downtown Los Angeles is a colorful and stimulating way to beat the heat and experience some art while not requiring a long drive. Coupled with a stop at nearby Mexicali Taco & Co., one has the makings of a great way to Get Out of Town.

The Burbank City Council will schedule a special meeting in the coming weeks or months to decide the winner of the Burbank Center Stage Request For Proposals (RFP) process that has been mired in questions and complaints about City Staff execution, communication and competence around the procedure.