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CalArts Character Animation Producers’ Show 2019 Screens 19 Films
Friday, May 10, 2019

The CalArts School of Film/Video hosted its annual Character Animation Producers’ Show at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater of the Motion Picture Academy of the Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills on Wednesday. The highly anticipated screening premiered 19 student films selected from 190 submissions to an...

CalArts 2019 Film/Video Showcase Continues at REDCAT
Wednesday, May 8, 2019

The annual CalArts School of Film/Video Showcase celebrates the culmination of student work from the past academic year, presenting a juried selection of special screenings from the School of Film/Video’s four programs: Character Animation, Experimental Animation, Film Directing and Program in...

CalArtians Among 2019 Tony Award Nominees
Monday, May 6, 2019

Several CalArtians were counted among Broadway’s best in the 2019 Tony Award nominations. “Hadestown,” a mythological musical following the intertwining romances of Greek deities King Hades and Persephone and young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, leads the pack with 14 nominations. Among...

‘Whose Land Are We On?’ A Tataviam Teach-In at CalArts

A delegation from the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians presented “Whose Land Are We On?,” a teach-in on May 1 at CalArts’ Lulu May Von Hagen Courtyard. Guest speakers included Tribal President Rudy Ortega Jr.; Pamela Villaseñor, executive advisor for the Tataviam tribe; Eric...

CalArtians Featured in ‘Photoville LA’ Exhibit at Annenberg

“Photoville,” a popular Brooklyn-based photography pop-up exhibition, visited Los Angeles for the first time in its seven-year history from April 26-May 5. Taking place at the Annenberg Space for Photography in Century City, Photoville LA offered visitors a dazzling cross-section from the...

May 3-5: CalArts’ 2019 World Music and Dance Festival
Wednesday, May 1, 2019

This weekend, May 3-5, CalArts’ 2019 Annual World Music and Dance Festival will bring musical traditions from around the world to Southern California, featuring 20 concerts of music and dance from cultures around the world on two open-air stages. With two stages this year, the Wild Beast Concert...

April 28: CalArts’ School of Art MFA Students Open Their Studios to Community
Friday, Apr 26, 2019

CalArts’ School of Art invites the public to visit the studios of its MFA students for a day of exhibitions, performances and screenings on the Institute’s Valencia campus on Sunday, April 28. Visitors can enter the intimate workspaces and chat with the artists from the Art, Photography &...

CalArts Alum Ellen Reid Wins 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Music
Wednesday, Apr 17, 2019

Composer, sound artist and CalArts alum Ellen Reid (Music MFA 11) on Monday was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for music for “p r i s m,” “a bold new operatic work that uses sophisticated vocal writing and striking instrumental timbres to confront difficult subject matter: the effects of...

CalArtians Receive 2019 Mike Kelley Foundation Grants
Monday, Apr 15, 2019

CalArts alums and faculty are among the recipients of the 2019 Mike Kelley Foundation Artist Project Grants. The Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts, founded in 2007 by CalArts alum and former faculty member Mike Kelley (Art MFA 78), announced the distribution of $400,000 in grants among 10 Los Angeles-based...

CalArts Alums, Faculty to Perform at LA Dance Festival
Thursday, Apr 11, 2019

CalArtians are among the esteemed Los Angeles-based dance talent performing at the 7th annual Los Angeles Dance Festival (LADF), which runs throughout the month of April. Festival Curator Deborah Brockus invites followers of LA’s modern dance scene to an expansive array of performances, community dance...

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1850 - Henry Mayo Newhall arrives in California [story]
The monthly meeting of the Santa Clarita Artists Association on Monday, Aug. 19 will feature an artist demonstration by Derek Harrison. He will be conducting a portrait painting using a live model.
Aug. 19: SCAA Features Artist Demo by Derek Harrison
Burrtec Waste is hosting a free document shredding and textile drop-off event for city of Santa Clarita residents only on Saturday, Aug. 10 from 9 a.m. through noon at the Via Princessa Metrolink Station, 19201 Via Princessa, Santa Clarita, CA 91321.
Aug. 10: Santa Clarita Document Shredding, Textile Drop-off Event
The city of Santa Clarita will soon begin construction work on the annual 2024 -2025 Road Rehab Program, which uses slurry seal and overlay road treatments to improve city roadways.
Santa Clarita to Begin Annual Road Rehab
The United States Youth Volleyball League (USYVL) registration for the 2024 fall program in the Santa Clarita Valley is now open.
Youth Volleyball Registration in SCV Now Open
The Valencia Library, 23743 West Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA 91355 will host Craig Newton for an interactive musical program, Wednesday, July 10 at 4 p.m. and another program at 4:30 p.m.
July 10: Craig Newton’s Interactive Musical Program
Patti Negri, renowned for her psychic abilities, will host “Hot Summer Seance,” at the MAIN, 24266 Main Street., Newhall, CA 91321 Friday, Aug. 2 from 8-10 p.m.
Aug. 2: ‘Hot Summer Séance’ with Patti Negri at The MAIN
The Santa Clarita Valley Fourth of July Parade Committee has announced the trophy award winners for the 2024 SCV Fourth of July Parade.
SCV Fourth of July Parade Trophy Winners
The United States Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, recently issued a ruling that will increase the city of Santa Clarita's authority to enforce public camping ordinances that dictate where homeless people can camp and sleep.
SCOTUS Restores Local Authority to Enforce Camping Regulations
A night of nothing but military-related stories in music with a dash of micro-fiction/prose poetry by Robert Morgan Fisher will be at the MAIN, 24266 Main Street., Newhall, CA 91321 Thursday, Aug. 1 from 8-10 p.m.
Aug. 1: A Night of Narrative Jokin’ Folkin’ Funny Story Songs at The MAIN
With wildfire smoke and reduced air quality affecting many California communities, the California Department of Public Health is urging Californians to take steps to protect themselves from air pollutants.
CDPH Urges Californians to Avoid Wildfire Smoke
The Los Angeles County Health Officer has issued an update for the excessive heat warning and advisory as high temperatures have been forecast for Los Angeles County.
Excessive Heat Warning, Advisory Updated by County Health
Visit the Canyon Country Jo Anne Darcy Library, 18601 Soledad Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91351 on Tuesday, July 9 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. to create beautiful artwork from melting old crayons.
July 9: Crayon Melting at Canyon Country Library
The Sierra Hillbillies Square and Round Dance Club is hosting and Black and White Masquerade square dance 2-5 p.m. on Sunday, July 7.
July 7: Sierra Hillbillies Host ‘Masquerade’ Square Dance
Growing up in the 1980s, I have many fond memories of spending time with friends at the Skate-N-Place on Soledad Canyon Road.
Cameron Smyth | The Rink is Rolling Along
1914 - Rev. Wolcott H. Evans, the future "pastor of the disaster," named pastor of Newhall's First Presbyterian Church [story]
church
The Canyon Theatre Guild will present Santa Clarita Regional Theatre's production of "Disney's The Little Mermaid" at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons.
July 20-Aug. 11: ‘Disney’s The Little Mermaid’ at Performing Arts Center
The 92nd annual Santa Clarita Valley Fourth of July Parade attracted thousands to the streets of Old Town Newhall to cheer more than 100 parade entries representing politicians, scout troops, businesses, nonprofits, fraternal organizations and others.
SCV Parade Marches Through Old Town Newhall
The Santa Clarita City Council is scheduled to discuss the transfer of William S. Hart Park to Los Angeles County at the Council's regular meeting Tuesday, July 9, at 6 p.m.
City to Discuss Hart Park Transfer from L.A. County
"Shrek Jr. The Musical," presented by Canyon Theatre Guild’s STARS program, will perform weekends from July 6 to July 14.
‘Shrek Jr. The Musical’ Coming to Canyon Theatre Guild
The history of the United States of America Flag was shared by Santa Clarita Elks Lodge 2379 officers at their annual Flag Day Ceremony, which was held June 14.
Elks Lodge Honors American Flag at Annual Ceremony
1932 - Robert Poore wins the greased pole climbing contest and $2.50 at Newhall's July 4th celebration [story]
4th of July Parade
Celebrate the Fourth of July in Santa Clarita with a full day of festive events including a run, pancake breakfast, parade and fireworks.
Celebrate Fourth of July in the Santa Clarita Valley
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