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1850 - Henry Mayo Newhall arrives in California [story]


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CalArts Names 5 Herb Alpert Award Recipients for 2018
Wednesday, May 23, 2018

The Herb Alpert Foundation and California Institute of the Arts awarded the 24th Annual Herb Alpert Award in the Arts to five exceptional mid–career artists at a lunch hosted by the Herb Alpert Foundation in Santa Monica on May 18. The awards recognize artists working in Dance, Film/Video, Music, Theatre...

Stream, Download CalArts Jazz 2018 Album
Wednesday, May 16, 2018

The 29th annual CalArts 2018 Jazz CD features 12 tracks, 11 of which are original compositions by CalArts students. Since 1990, CalArts Mel Powell Chair of the Jazz Studies Program David Roitstein has been producing the annual CalArts Jazz CD, which is a compilation of student-composed works that are...

Artist, Educator Edgar Heap of Birds Receives Honorary CalArts Doctorate
Friday, May 11, 2018

California Institute of the Arts will award an honorary doctorate of arts degree to contemporary artist Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds at the Institute’s 2018 commencement ceremony on Friday, May 11. Heap of Birds’ text-based paintings, public art projects, and abstract paintings produce searing...

May 10: CalArtian Laura Rizzotto to Perform on Eurovision 2018
Wednesday, May 9, 2018

CalArts grad Laura Rizzotto (Music BFA 14) is set to represent Latvia at the oldest and most watched song competition in the world, Eurovision, on Thursday. The 63rd annual Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, following the country’s victory in the 2017 competition with...

CalArts Stages End-of-Year Burlesque Show, Drag Ball

CalArts held its annual Burlesque Show and Drag Ball on Friday and Saturday, and this year’s themes were “Cartoon Cuties” and “’90s MTV,” respectively. The burlesque show at CalArts encourages students to celebrate their bodies’ beauty in all shapes and sizes. From...

‘Words, Planets’ by Laida Lertxundi Premieres at REDCAT

REDCAT presented the world premiere of “Words, Planets” (2017), a new 16mm film by CalArts alumna Laida Lertxundi (Film/Video MFA 07) on Tuesday night. The program, titled “Landscape Plus,” includes four additional works: “Footnotes To A House of Love” (2007), “Cry...

DGA Hosts CalArts Animation Producers’ Show 2018
Monday, May 7, 2018

The Directors Guild of America hosted the much anticipated 2018 CalArts Character Animation Producers’ Show on May 2. Students, faculty, friends, family, industry professionals and fans packed the West Hollywood venue to watch CalArts’ Character Animation Program’s best of 2018. From the...

Rapper Kurtis Blow Breaks it Down at CalArts’ Hip Hop Lab

It’s not every day a legendary rapper comes to campus to share the inner workings of his career that made him a star. Kurtis Walker, aka Kurtis Blow, spoke at The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts last week. As a special guest artist at CalArts’s Hip Hop Lab, Walker talked about his...

CalArtians Score 2018 Tony Nominations
Friday, May 4, 2018

A few lucky CalArtians were counted among the 2018 Tony Award nominees announced on Tuesday. “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical” – based on the iconic cartoon created by CalArts alum Stephen Hillenburg (Art MFA 92) – lead the pack with 12 nominations (tied with “Mean Girls”)....

May 9: New Normal Sustainable Arts Fair, Green Workshop
Thursday, Apr 26, 2018

On Friday, April 20, CalArts students competed in the inaugural competition, Junk Battle, a new environmental contest that asks some of LA’s most creative young minds to focus on an enormous environmental issue—namely, what to do about the mountains of waste that we humans create. Students from four...

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Registration for the city of Santa Clarita Newhall and Canyon Country Community Centers After School Programs will begin on Tuesday, July 16 at 10 a.m.
July 16: Registration Starts for After School Community Center Programs
The Santa Clarita Community College District Board of Trustees will hold a business meeting Wednesday, July 10, beginning at 4 p.m. The board will first meet in closed session at 4 p.m.
July 10: COC Board to Hold Business Meeting
The Santa Clarita Arts Commission will hold its regular meeting Thursday, July 11, at 6 p.m., in City Hall's Council Chambers
July 11: Arts Commission to Review 2025 Work Plan
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]
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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
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