May 15, 2009 RSS feed / Neighbors

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Just 21, Simi native is touring globe alongside jazz legend

Gifted pianist finding the keys to success
By Carissa Marsh cmarsh@theacorn.com
When New Orleans jazz legend Donald Harrison Jr., "The King of Nouveau Swing," calls you a "phenomenal talent," it's akin to putting the seal of approval on your musicianship. More...

Artist with edge inks Warner Bros. deal

Simi pop painter crafts new works for 'Wizard of Oz' 70th birthday art tour
By Carissa Marsh cmarsh@theacorn.com

Fascinated by the abstract and the surreal, local pop artist Nelson De La Nuez has always been a huge fan of the 1939 classic film "The Wizard of Oz." "It was one of my favorite movies as a kid," he said last week in his Simi Valley studio More...

Big hats, smiles for scavenger hunt winners

FIRST DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE—Larry and Nadine Block, Scott and Rhonda Hansen, and Ashley Raines, all dressed as the Mad Hatter, took home first place in last Saturday's Boys & Girls Club of Simi Valley scavenger hunt. More...

College group raising money for AIDS walk

Yolanda's Mexican Cafe in Simi Valley is hosting a fundraiser Wed., May 20 for a group of Moorpark College students participating in the upcoming AIDS walk. More...