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2015 - Freak landslide begins to destroy section of Vasquez Canyon Road; earth moves for several weeks [video]
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CalArts Welcomes 27 New Regular Faculty Members
Monday, Sep 26, 2022

As California Institute of the Arts 2022-23 academic year kicked off on Sept. 12, 27 artists have joined CalArts as new regular faculty members. The roster of new faculty, several of whom have had prior academic appointments at CalArts, span all of CalArt’s six schools and the Library. The CalArts...

CalArts Theater Faculty DeLorenzo Directs  L.A. Premiere of ‘Ghosts’
Tuesday, Sep 20, 2022

California Institute of the Arts School of Theater faculty Bart DeLorenzo will direct the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble’s Los Angeles premiere of Henrik Ibsen’s “Ghosts,” running now through Sunday, Oct. 23 at the company theater in Los Angeles. DeLorenzo directs Richard Eyre’s “electrifying”...

CalArts Center for New Performance Kicks Off 20th Anniversary Season
Friday, Sep 16, 2022

California Institute for the Arts Center for New Performance kicks off its 20th anniversary season on Thursday, Sept. 29, with the world premiere of “Scene with Cranes,” written by acclaimed playwright Octavio Solis, directed by Chi-wang Yang. It will run from Sept. 29 through Oct. 1, at...

Louise Sandhaus, Cal Arts Faculty, Named 2022 AIGA Medalist
Friday, Sep 9, 2022

The American Institute of Graphic Arts, the professional association for design now known as AIGA, has named California Institute of the Arts School of Art faculty Louise Sandhaus (Art BFA 1993, MFA 1994) one of three 2022 AIGA Medalists, honored for contributions to the field of design. The AIGA Medal...

CalArts Mourns Death of Pixar Veteran Ralph Eggleston
Thursday, Sep 1, 2022

California Institute of the Arts alum, Academy Award-winning director, animator and art director Ralph Eggleston (Film/Video 1986), celebrated as a “cornerstone of Pixar’s visual style” by Cartoon Brew, died Monday, Aug. 29. He was 56. Eggleston died in San Rafael, of pancreatic cancer, according...

CalArtians Featured in New Arts Foundation Group Art Show
Friday, Aug 19, 2022

The New Arts Foundation presents High as the Sky, a group art show running Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 20 and Aug. 21, at the historic Great Hall/Long Hall in West Hollywood. The foundation, founded by California Institute of the Arts alum Greg Jenkins (Film/Video MFA 2022), is a curatorial project and...

CalArts Alum Kirsten Lepore Brings ‘I am Groot’ to Disney+
Friday, Aug 12, 2022

Marvel Comics’ best-known, tree-like sentient being, Groot, a character that became widely popular through the action comedy “Guardians of the Galaxy,” gets his own animated show on Disney+. Written and directed by California Institute of the Arts alum Kirsten Lepore (Film/Video MFA 2012),...

Latest Edition of CalArts Magazine, The Pool, Now Online
Monday, Aug 1, 2022

The latest issue of The Pool, the California Institute of the Arts alumnx/alumni magazine, is now online. Named “The Comeback”’ issue, the magazine captures the stories of how CalArts made its way back to in-person learning, art making and celebration after a year-plus of remote-ness. In addition,...

CalArts Expands Campus with Purchase of Vista Village Medical Building
Friday, Jul 29, 2022

California Institute of the Arts in Valencia is expanding its footprint with the recent purchase of the Vista Village Medical building adjacent to the existing campus. To make the Main Building more conveniently configured for students, CalArts has purchased an adjacent property on Tournament Road known...

Troy Allen Named New CalArts VP Facilities Development, Management
Monday, Jul 18, 2022

California Institute of the Arts recently announced the appointment of Troy Allen as its new vice president for Facilities Development & Management. Reporting to CalArts president Ravi S. Rajan, Allen begun his work as a member of the Institute’s senior leadership team on July 11, 2022. “We...

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2015 - Freak landslide begins to destroy section of Vasquez Canyon Road; earth moves for several weeks [video]
Vasquez Canyon Road
The regular meeting of the William S. Hart Union High School District’s Governing Board will be held Wednesday, Nov. 20, beginning with a closed session at 6:15 p.m., followed by an open session at 7 p.m.
Nov. 20: Hart Board Regular Meeting
For the first time since 2018, The Master's University's women's volleyball team has won the GSAC Championship Tournament, this time defeating the Benedictine Mesa Redhawks 21-25, 25-23, 26-24, 25-18 Saturday Nov. 16 in The MacArthur Center.
TMU Women’s Volleyball Wins GSAC Championship
Olive Branch Theatricals will present "Plaid Tidings: A Special Holiday Edition of Forever Plaid" weekends beginning Saturday, Nov. 30- Sunday, Dec. 15 at The Patios at Valencia Town Center, 24201 Valencia Blvd., Valencia, CA 91355.
Nov. 30: ‘Plaid Tidings’ A Special Holiday Edition of Forever Plaid
Supervisor Kathryn Barger has helped an artwork find its home in the high desert through the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s sculpture loan program.
Barger Brings ‘Saddle’ LACMA Sculpture to the Antelope Valley
College of the Canyons Women's Soccer pushed its unbeaten streak to seven games with a 2-1 road victory over Antelope Valley College on Nov. 12, and followed that with a 3-0 win over LA Valley College on Nov. 15. That has the Lady Cougars riding an eight-game unbeaten streak as the team prepares for Round 1 of the 3C2A SoCal Regional playoffs.
COC Women’s Soccer Takes Unbeaten Streak into Playoffs
The regular meeting of the Saugus Union School District Governing Board will take place Tuesday, Nov. 19 beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Nov. 19: SUSD Regular Board Meeting
Sun Princess, the newest and next-level Love Boat from Princess Cruises, has been named a 2025 Good Housekeeping Family Travel Award Winner.
Sun Princess Wins Good Housekeeping 2025 Family Travel Award
Santa Clarita Public Libraries present 17th Annual Family Literacy Festival on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Old Town Newhall Library, 24500 Main St., Santa Clarita, CA 91321.
Dec. 7: 17th Annual Family Literacy Festival at Old Town Newhall Library
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is investigating two local cases of E. coli associated with a multistate outbreak linked to multiple brands of recalled organic whole bagged carrots and baby carrots sold by Grimmway Farms.
Public Health Investigates E. Coli Linked to Organic Carrots
After months of development, the Bouquet Canyon Trail in Saugus is ready to open. Join members of the Santa Clarita City Council, the Santa Clarita Valley Bicycle Coalition and the community for a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, Nov. 25 at 10 a.m. at Central Park, near the basketball courts, 27150 Bouquet Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91350.
Nov. 25: Celebrate the Opening of the New Bouquet Canyon Trail
The city of Santa Clarita’s Film Office has released the list of six productions currently filming in the Santa Clarita Valley for the week of Monday, Nov. 18 to Friday, Nov. 22.
Nov. 18-24: Six Productions Filming in Santa Clarita
1957 - Newhall County Library dedicated on Ninth Street; replaced by City of Santa Clarita's Old Town Newhall Library in 2012 [story]
Newhall Library
1969 - Construction begins on Magic Mountain amusement park [story]
Magic Mountain under construction
1941 - Rose (stagecoach) Station at bottom of Grapevine dedicated as California Historical Landmark [story]
Rose Station marker
The Fourth Annual Barnyard Light Tour at William S. Hart Regional Park presented by the County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation will be held Saturday, Dec. 14, 5-7:30 p.m.
Dec. 14: Fourth Annual Hart Barnyard Light Tour
William S. Hart Union High School District junior high schools (Arroyo Seco, La Mesa, Placerita, Rancho Pico, Rio Norte and Sierra Vista) have been ranked in the top 14% of middle schools in the State of California by U.S. News & World Report.
U.S. News Ranks Hart Junior Highs in Top 14%
Local and federal law enforcement officials conducted a large-scale narcotics trafficking operation on Wednesday, Nov. 13, that resulted in the arrest of several individuals.
Arrests Made in Large Multi-Agency Drugs, Firearms Operation
Sunday, Nov. 17 is National Take a Hike Day. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has a few tips to share to celebrate the day safely.
Nov. 17: National Take a Hike Day Safety Tips
The popular "I Found Sammy Clarita campaign" is back and Sammy Clarita has a new look and a new book, "Sammy Stories, Volume 5, They Call it Puppy Love."
Sammy Clarita is Back with New Book, New Look
Barbie fans of all ages, this one’s for you. The Barbie Truck Dreamhouse Living Tour is continuing its 2024 tour of the West with a stop in Valencia on Saturday, Nov. 16.
Nov. 16: The ‘Barbie’ Truck Dreamhouse Living Tour
The November city of Santa Clarita Community Hike will be held Saturday, Nov. 16, 9 a.m. at East Walker Ranch Open Space, located on Placerita Canyon Road, 2.5 miles east of the Placerita Canyon Nature Center.
Nov. 16: East Walker Ranch Free Community Hike
1978 - Southern Pacific Saugus depot closes; later moved to Hart Park [story]
Saugus depot
Finally Family Homes is looking for tiny home building assistant volunteers to help create affordable housing while making a pathway to ownership attainable for college-aged foster youth.
Volunteers Needed to Help Build Tiny Homes
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