<![CDATA[The Oswegonian - Entertainment RSS]]> http://www.oswegonian.com/se/the-oswegonian-entertainment-rss-1.117615 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:37:08 -0400 en <![CDATA[Mediterranean cuisine comes to Oswego]]> http://www.oswegonian.com/laker-review/mediterranean-cuisine-comes-to-oswego-1.1436477

By: Jessica Pett - Staff Writer


Oswego resident Raymond Jock returns home to open new restaurant

Nestled in a corner of W. 2nd Street in downtown Oswego is the Mediterranean inspired restaurant La Parilla. Chef Raymond Jock opened the restaurant this February after working in New York City and Florida for many years. Being an Oswego native, Jock has ...

]]> 1.1436477 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:46:15 -0400 <![CDATA[Not just a bunch of 'Losers']]> http://www.oswegonian.com/laker-review/not-just-a-bunch-of-losers-1.1436475

By: Olivia Pepe - Staff Writer


Action team thrills viewers in latest comic book adaptation to hit the silver screen

“The Losers” explodes to life on the big screen as an adaptation of the comic books by Andy Diggle and Jock. The team; Jensen, the funny, flirty and nerdy technician, played by Chris Evans (“Push”); tough guy Roque, the heavy weap...

]]> 1.1436475 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:44:35 -0400 <![CDATA[Talking to Sweedish 'General']]> http://www.oswegonian.com/laker-review/talking-to-sweedish-general-1.1436467

By: Aaron Z. Lee - Staff Writer


Track-By-Track

I recently had the chance to interview Alexander Chen about his new solo project The Consulate General. His new album is entitled “Person Number.” It features slow melodic tracks that blend orchestral and electronic elements with Mr. Chen&rsqu...

]]> 1.1436467 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:39:14 -0400 <![CDATA[Indie Series brings in spring with 'Buttercup']]> http://www.oswegonian.com/laker-review/indie-series-brings-in-spring-with-buttercup-1.1436466

By: Dylan Nagy - Outgoing A&E Editor



Sheldon Hall Ballroom will play host to Drink Up Buttercup on Thursday, May 6, at 8 p.m. in the fourth installment of Oswego State’s Indie Series. Headlining act Drink Up Buttercup originates from Doylestown, PA, just north of Philadelphia. Their m...

]]> 1.1436466 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:36:10 -0400 <![CDATA[Student art exhibit displays environmental concerns]]> http://www.oswegonian.com/laker-review/student-art-exhibit-displays-environmental-concerns-1.1436464

By: Jenna Schifferle - Staff Writer


Issues portrayed through different artistic mediums in Penfield Library

Oswego State’s art students voiced their interpretations of environmental issues in the Environmental Art Exhibit at Penfield Library for the month of April. More than 35 works were submitted to Deale Hutton, the Art librarian and curator for the ex...

]]> 1.1436464 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:34:37 -0400 <![CDATA[Man of many secrets]]> http://www.oswegonian.com/laker-review/man-of-many-secrets-1.1391556

By: Kaitlin Provost - Staff Writer



“I’m not making friends in college because I spend Friday nights on Facebook remembering friends from home,” reads one postcard in Frank Warren’s latest PostSecret book, Confessions on Life, Death, and God. This secret, and countl...

]]> 1.1391556 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:23:25 -0400 <![CDATA[Classic comedy 'conquers' Tyler Hall audiences]]> http://www.oswegonian.com/laker-review/classic-comedy-conquers-tyler-hall-audiences-1.1391551

By: Jenna Schifferle - Staff Writer



The cast of 15 well-rehearsed performers brought the stage to life at Waterman Theatre in their production of “She Stoops to Conquer” by Oliver Goldsmith. The actors not only managed to portray the idea of love in restrictive society, but they...

]]> 1.1391551 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:14:01 -0400 <![CDATA[Reality television producer traces roots back to Oswego education]]> http://www.oswegonian.com/laker-review/reality-television-producer-traces-roots-back-to-oswego-education-1.1391544

By: Ken Sturtz - Staff Writer


Maggie Dolly, class of '07, speaks to students about post-college success in Hollywood

Plenty of people dream of making it in Hollywood, but few have what it takes. Maggie Dolly, however, has been working on reality television shows in “Dollywood” as she likes to call it, for several years. Dolly, a 2007 graduate of Oswego Sta...

]]> 1.1391544 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:10:28 -0400 <![CDATA[Teenage superheroes 'kick-ass']]> http://www.oswegonian.com/laker-review/teenage-superheroes-kick-ass-1.1391542

By: Olivia Pepe - Staff Writer


Comedic action film redefines superhero role

“Kick-Ass” flies on-screen as an interrupted version of modern-day super heroes, directed and partly written by Matthew Vaughn. Dave Lizewski, played by Aaron Johnson (“Nowhere Boy”), is just an average teenager. He goes to school...

]]> 1.1391542 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:08:01 -0400 <![CDATA['Flaming Lips' rock Cornell]]> http://www.oswegonian.com/laker-review/flaming-lips-rock-cornell-1.1391539

By: Aaron Z. Lee - Staff Writer


Track-by-Track

What a year for concerts it has been for upstate New York so far. Bands worth their hype like Passion Pit, Miike Snow, Dan Black (formerly of The Servant), El Ten Eleven, Phantogram, Neon Indian, FreezePop and Plushgun have been streaming steadily through...

]]> 1.1391539 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:06:23 -0400 <![CDATA[Humans vs. Zombies: Diary of an almost survivor]]> http://www.oswegonian.com/laker-review/humans-vs-zombies-diary-of-an-almost-survivor-1.1391534

By: Bill Portoghese - Staff Writer



Imagine two mobs of people, one clad in orange headbands and toting Nerf guns, the other in green headbands savagely rushing toward the orange group. The object of the game is simple; humans in orange must fight back the zombie apocalypse, while zombies i...

]]> 1.1391534 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:04:40 -0400 <![CDATA[Former 'Idol' releases self-titled album]]> http://www.oswegonian.com/laker-review/former-idol-releases-self-titled-album-1.1391530

By: Courtney Couture - Staff Writer



 Jason Castro, a past competitor on “American Idol,” released his debut, self-titled album on April 13, 2010....

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