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• ARTS •<br />
‘THE BLUES IS ALIVE<br />
AND WELL’<br />
LEGENDARY GUITARIST BUDDY GUY<br />
LIGHTS UP THE ROSE SATURDAY<br />
NIGHT<br />
P.25<br />
FROM LEMONS<br />
TO LEMONADE<br />
BY CARL KOZLOWSKI<br />
Greg Sestero might be one of the best real-life examples of<br />
someone who put the adage “if life gives you lemons, make<br />
lemonade” into practice. The longtime South Pasadena<br />
resident was a struggling actor in 2002 when he was cast by his eccentric<br />
fellow acting course classmate Tommy Wiseau to co-star<br />
in an independent film called “The Room.”<br />
What seemed like a decent career break turned into one of the<br />
strangest experiences of his life, resulting in a movie that is widely<br />
regarded as one of the worst movies of all time. Yet rather than<br />
FILM | THEATER | BOOKS | MUSIC | COMMUNITY | LISTINGS<br />
‘LOST’ AND FOUND<br />
WRITER LESLIE SCHWARTZ<br />
RECOUNTS HER HARROWING DUI<br />
INCARCERATION IN ‘THE LOST<br />
CHAPTERS’<br />
P.27<br />
Dave and James Franco in The Disaster Artist<br />
ACTOR GREG SESTERO TURNED HIS ROLE IN THE LEGENDARILY BAD FILM ‘THE ROOM’<br />
INTO BEST-SELLING BOOK AND ACCLAIMED FILM ‘THE DISASTER ARTIST’<br />
slipping through the cracks, “The Room” became a worldwide cult<br />
sensation, leading Sestero into an even more unexpected career<br />
direction when he was signed to write the memoir “The Disaster<br />
Artist” about the making of the film.<br />
Co-authored with veteran journalist Tom Bissell, that 2013<br />
tome became a critically acclaimed national bestseller, inspiring a<br />
film of its own. The resulting movie earned its director/star James<br />
Franco a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor-Comedy or Musical<br />
and nominations for his direction as well as for Best Picture,<br />
CONTINUED ON PAGE 22<br />
STRANGER THAN<br />
FICTION<br />
SPIKE LEE PRESENTS HIS BEST FILM<br />
OF THE 2000S WITH THE AUDACIOUS<br />
NEW TRUE-LIFE TALE<br />
“BLACKKKLANSMAN”<br />
P.31<br />
GET YOUR OWN...<br />
BY JOHN SOLLENBERGER<br />
COOL CARS<br />
The Lake Avenue<br />
Church Classic<br />
Car Night features<br />
vintage, classic<br />
and exotic cars<br />
and newer model<br />
sports cars,<br />
live music and<br />
burgers from 6<br />
to 8 p.m. Friday<br />
at 393 N. Lake<br />
Ave., Pasadena.<br />
Admission is free,<br />
but donations are accepted to cover the cost of<br />
food. Call (626) 844-4700 or visit lakeave.org.<br />
CARIBBEAN SOUNDS<br />
The Rotary Club<br />
of Altadena’s<br />
Farnsworth Park<br />
summer concert<br />
series continues<br />
at 7 p.m. Saturday<br />
at 568 Mount<br />
Curve Ave.,<br />
Altadena with<br />
reggae and soca<br />
by Upstream.<br />
Free. Call (626)<br />
798-6335 or visit<br />
altadenarotary.com.<br />
SOUND OF BRAZIL<br />
The Pasadena<br />
Playhouse District<br />
Summer<br />
Jazz Concert<br />
Series features<br />
Brazilian music<br />
by Little Brazil<br />
from 5 to 7 p.m.<br />
Sunday in Vroman’s<br />
courtyard,<br />
695 E. Colorado<br />
Blvd., Pasadena.<br />
Free. Visit<br />
playhousedistrict.org.<br />
TRIVIA FIX<br />
One Colorado<br />
hosts Trivia Tuesdays<br />
every Tuesday,<br />
including<br />
pop-up bars and<br />
prizes, starting<br />
with deejay music<br />
at 6 p.m. followed<br />
by pop culture<br />
trivia at 7:30<br />
p.m. at 41 Hugus<br />
Alley, Pasadena.<br />
Admission is free.<br />
Call (626) 564-1066 or visit onecolorado.com.<br />
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