John Bell

Riding a wave of recent success, "Rango" took home four trophies at the 10th annual Visual Effects Society Awards. "Hugo," "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" and "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" each took home two awards....

Today a sad realization has cast a gloomy haze over my lonely writer’s garret, as I come to grips with the fact that Michele Bachmann is not going to be with us forever. Or maybe I should say that her presidential campaign is not going to be with...

Theresa Ann Torsky, 57, of St. Thomas, Pa., passed away Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011, in Chambersburg, Pa. Born Oct. 12, 1953, in Hagerstown, Md., she was the daughter of Frank Walter Bell Sr. of Falling Waters, W.Va., and the late Betty Rayetta Stuller Bell....

TILL SUNDAY Duesenberg Luxury Cars The Lyon Air Museum will be displaying ten Duesenberg automobiles from Gen. William Lyon's collection. The museum, 19300 Ike Jones Road, Santa Ana, has daily hours of 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and various admission charges....

WEDNESDAY Coastline Car Classic The third annual Coastline Car Classic Wine Dinner is at 6:30 p.m. at Mastro's Ocean Club, 8112 E. Coast Hwy., Newport Beach. The cost is $100 and reservations are required. Proceeds go to benefit the Pediatric Cancer...

WEDNESDAY Paul Rodgers Rocker Paul Rodgers performs at the Pacific Amphitheatre, as part of the O.C. Fair. The show starts at 8 p.m. For more information, visit http://www.pacamp.com. Coastline Car Classic The third annual Coastline Car Classic...

FRIDAY R&B and Hip-Hop DJ Ron Sleezy and Bobby Soul perform at 9:30 p.m. at the Commonwealth Lounge & Grill, 2406 Newport Blvd., Newport Beach. For more information, call (949) 675-4444. Phil Shane Singer Phil Shane will perform cover songs from...

SATURDAY DJ Josh one DJ Josh One performs at 9:30 p.m. at the Commonwealth Lounge & Grill, 2406 Newport Blvd., Newport Beach. For more information, call (949) 675-4444. Indie Rock Local indie rock bands New Oldsmobile, Cosmodelion and Ponder...

A young orphan, played by John Bell, is largely on his own - except for the baby seal he befriends - to make his new life work in this Irish-themed drama. Taken in by a benevolent woman (Connie Nielsen), he finds himself less welcome by her husband...

After her raging success in Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire," actress Cate Blanchett is tackling another formidable stage classic for her follow-up -- Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya," which opened this week at the Sydney Theatre Company in...

Two area churches are inviting the public to join them next month when they will open their doors for renowned hymn writer and preacher, Rev. …...

As promised in today’s column, the farm vehicle in the photo—er, excuse me, the implement of husbandry in the photo—is indeed a sprayer, as John Bell of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau had suspected. Farmer Mark Lichtenwalner of Lower Magungi...