Persepolis is a Must-See

Persepolis is a poignant coming-of-age story of a precocious and outspoken young Iranian girl that begins during the Islamic Revolution. The film is French, animated, and almost completely in black and white. It was nominated for an Oscar and received another 15 wins and 21 nominations. Persepolis is that perfect combination of political commentary, excellent storytelling, and cheeky humor. By the end of the film you will wish Marjane, the heroine, was your best friend. There is a particularly great moment when she breaks out singing "Eye of the Tiger" in her adorably funny Iranian accent. What more can I say? I'm going to go buy the book now.

More Like First String...

The Second String Quintet rocked my world a little tonight. The fact that I've been deprived of the live music experience for a while had nothing to do with it. This local band is a perfect blend of folk, soul, and blues as well as original and covered songs. Their sound comes from a smooth blend of banjo, guitar, ukulele, keys, bass, harmonica and drums. The band features Esteban Aguila, Antonio Borrego III a.k.a Snap Jackson, Tony Avila, Nick Johnson, Justin Anderson, and Mike Klooser (who plays keyboard for the band, Smashmouth). They also just released their first self-titled album. They have some shows coming soon to the San Joaquin County that you won't want to miss.

The name says it all...

Weekend Plans: Euphorah: The Mist Sets Here will be showing at Stock​ton Empir​e Theat​re (in the same building at the Java Aroma coffee shop) on the Mirac​le Mile tonig​ht at 8pm. Doors​ open at 7:​30,​ Box offic​e opens​ at 7. Ticke​ts will be $5 at the door.​ Euphorah is a creative project of Pacific student George Brais that incorporates music, dance, video, poetry, and acting to tell an original story and ensemble piece. It's very avante-garde and unique. If you aren't doing anything tonight, come out and support the arts in Stockton! You can also click the link above to listen to some of the music from the show and from George Brais and his creative team.