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Michael Berick
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Michael Berick has been a journalist in Southern California for over 25 years, writing about the arts, culture, and events as well as travel, food, and environment. His work has appeared in such outlets as the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Santa Fe New Mexican, LA Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, and Westways Magazine, among other print and online publications. He also served for many years as the calendar editor at both Parenting OC and LA Parent magazines.
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May 22, 2026 ∙ 5 min
Pacific Symphony Asks What America Means – in Music, Images, and History
Two West Coast premieres anchor the orchestra's America at 250 series, including works by Pulitzer Prize winner Raven Chacon and Southern California collaborators Peter Boyer and Joe Sohm. Ret. Milton S. Herring saluting the United State flag at Los Angeles National Cemetery Annual Memorial Event on May 26, 2014. This photo is among those included in the 'American Mosaic' presentation, which will accompany a composition by Peter Boyer. Image courtesy of Joe Sohm The Pacific Symphony takes on...
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Mar 23, 2026 ∙ 5 min
4,000-Year-Old ‘Gilgamesh’ Gets a New Life in Cerritos Opera Premiere
Lyric Opera of Orange County joins Assyrian artists to transform the ancient tale into a sweeping multimedia production. Poster art for "Gilgamesh: The Opera," March 28-29 at Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts. Before there were Marvel superheroes, before there was Tarzan, before there was even Noah and his ark, there was Gilgamesh, a superhuman (two-thirds god and one-third human) from ancient Mesopotamia whose life story has been hailed as the world’s first hero. On March 28 and 29,...
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