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• Pacifica Performance Showcase, Friday, January 16 at 2:30 pm with guest writer/director/producer George Stevens, Jr.

  Host Donna Walker welcomes George Stevens, Jr., founder of AFI and co-creator of Kennedy Center Honors, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, 14-time Emmy Award winner, as well as Peabody and Humanitas awards. Son of the legendary director George Stevens ("Giant," "Diary of Ann Frank," "A Place in the Sun"), we will talk about the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures George Stevens lecture series, which will screen his father's epic "The Greatest Story Ever Told" with guest moderator Guillermo del Toro.

  Posted by Donna Walker at Wednesday, January 14, 2026

• LA Theatre Works, Sunday, January 18 at 10:00 pm, Lee Blessing's "A Walk in the Woods" Starring Alfred Moilna and Steven Weber

  An idealistic American diplomat locks horns with a mercurial Soviet negotiator during a series of conversations in the woods outside Geneva. As their mutual friendship and understanding deepens, an awareness that their work may ultimately be pointless casts a shadow over their hopes to achieve a lasting peace. Includes a post-play discussion with playwright Lee Blessing and UCLA Political Science professor Richard Anderson.

  Posted by Donna Walker at Tuesday, January 13, 2026

• Phil and Ted's Sexy Boomer Show, Tuesday, Jan. 13 at 2:00 pm with special guest noted author Whitley Strieber (Communion, The Wolfen, The Hunger)

  Phil and Ted welcome noted author Whitley Strieber, whose alien encounter resulted in his bestselling book "Communion," altering popular perspectives on alien experiences. His subsequent efforts to recontact "the visitors" have been going on for the past 30 years resulting also in Transformation, Majestic, and now A New World. His website, unknowncountry.com, deals with paranormal phenomena and his podcast, Dreamland, has been ongoing for twenty years.

  Posted by Donna Walker at Tuesday, January 13, 2026

• Remembering Bob Weir (1947–2026)

  Bob Weir, founding member of the Grateful Dead and a towering figure in American music, passed away on January 10, 2026. Arnella Barbara, host of Dark Star, Dead & Music on KPFK, shares a personal tribute reflecting on his life, his music, and what his passing means to Deadheads and listeners everywhere.

  Posted by Arnella Barbara at Saturday, January 10, 2026

• Pacifica Performance Showcase, Friday, January 9 at 2:30 pm with guests Beau Gravitte ("The Notebook") and Kelly Hargraves (Dance Camera West)

  Host Donna Walker welcomes actor Beau Gravitte starring as "Old Noah" in "The Notebook" at the Pantages. Based on the beloved book by Nicholas Sparks and subsequent film starring Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling, "The Notebook" is a perennial story of enduring love, memory, and loss. In the second half, Kelly Hargraves join us to talk about upcoming Dance Camera West film fest (Opening at the Theatre Raymond Kabbaz on Jan. 22) and tribute to choreographer David Rousseve.

  Posted by Donna Walker at Friday, January 9, 2026

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