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1970 - SCV voters recall two Hart School Board members who didn't let Canyon students protest the Vietnam War [story]
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UN Women’s HeForShe, CalArts Create Animated Gender Equity Promos
Wednesday, Aug 22, 2018

UN Women’s HeForShe movement has partnered with internationally renowned California Institute of the Arts to promote gender equality through a series of animated films. The partnership engages students in CalArts’s animation programs to tackle persisting gender stereotypes and drive cultural change...

Senior Center Offering Acrylic/Oils Art Class
Tuesday, Aug 21, 2018

The Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center is excited to announce a new acrylic/oils art class with artist Susan Taylor Tredway, Wednesdays, from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. The class will take place at the SCV Senior Center, Room A6, located at 22900 Market Street, Newhall, 91321. There is no charge to take...

Sept. 9: Motown in Town 3 Benefiting SCV Senior Center’s Building Campaign

Santa Claritans will have a musical treat in September with the much-awaited “Motown in Town 3,” a dinner show & dancing event at the Hyatt Regency Grand Ballroom in Valencia on Sunday, Sept. 9, from 5:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. The event benefits the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center’s...

Oct. 7:  Polo Expo for Veterans

The relationship between a human and a horse is rewarding and unique. Horses are real and present beings. They live in the here and now. They constantly build and maintain positive relationships with each other and their environment. This is what makes them such incredible therapy animals. Therapy...

Aug. 23-25: Santa Clarita Arts Calendar

Here is the list of Santa Clarita arts-related events for Aug. 23-25: Aug. 23: Doo Wop Concert presented by the SCV Senior Center Silvertone Singers at SCV Senior Center Time: 2:30 p.m. Sha-lang, Sha-lang! Doo-wa-diddy! The Silvertone Singers perform popular doo-wop songs from the 50’s and 60’s...

Sept. 16: Friends of Santa Clara River Fete 25th Anniversary

Friends of the Santa Clara River will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of the founding of their group. The 25th Silver Streams Gala Celebration and Fundraiser will take place Sunday, Sept. 16, from 3:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., at the historic Rancho Camulos along the banks of the Santa Clara River....

‘Santa Clarita Diet,’ ‘Killer Therapy,’ ‘Dead Wrong’ Now Shooting in SCV
Monday, Aug 20, 2018

The city of Santa Clarita has updated the list of film and television productions shooting in the city and the Santa Clarita Valley the week of Aug. 20-26, 2018. Filming this week includes: · “Future Man” – Television · “Station 19 ” – Television · “S.W.A.T.” –...

Aug. 17: Black Panther to Close Out Summer Movies in the Park Series
Thursday, Aug 16, 2018

The County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation, in collaboration with The Friends of Hart Park, presents its, “7th Annual Summer Movies in the Park Series.” The community is invited enjoy outdoor, fun-filled summer nights at the movies. Park visitors can see the last movie of this...

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Tribute Band Free Falls into Concerts in the Park

Well, I don’t know but I’ve been told, you’ll never slow down, you’ll never grow old with the music of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. The tribute band, The PettyBreakers, is next to perform at Concerts in the Park, presented by Logix Federal Credit Union. Take them as they come ’cause...

Aug. 23: New Heights Artist Development Series, “Taxes and the Artist”

The New Heights Artist Development Series will be holding a free presentation on taxes and artists. In “Taxes and the Artist,” tax expert Scott Rubenstein will go over the basics of how artists should properly navigate through the tax system. Wondering as an artist what can you write-off as an expense,...

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1970 - SCV voters recall two Hart School Board members who didn't let Canyon students protest the Vietnam War [story]
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1924 - SCV Deputy Ed Brown killed in shootout with Gus Le Brun [story]
Deputy Ed Brown
The 30th Annual Hart of the West Pow Wow will be held at William S. Hart Regional Park on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 5-6.
Oct. 5-6: 30th Annual Hart of the West Pow Wow
The Santa Clarita Tourism Marketing District Advisory Board will hold a special meeting Tuesday, Sept. 17, at 3 p.m., in City Hall's Mural Room at 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA 91355.
Sept. 17 Tourism Marketing District Advisory Board Special Meeting
CalTrans, in partnership with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, planned on holding two scoping meetings to receive public input on enhancing the safety of State Route 14. However, less than a week before the first scoping meeting was to be held, it was announced that the meetings would be postponed for an undetermined period of time.
SR-14 Scoping Meeting Postponed
The city of Santa Clarita announces the opening of its latest art exhibition, "Nature's Palette," in the First Floor Gallery within Santa Clarita’s City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Valencia, CA 91355.
‘Natures’s Palette’ Art Exhibition to Feature in City Hall
Vallarta Supermarkets Inc., headquartered in Santa Clarita, is continuing to expand within California.
Vallarta Supermarkets Adds New Locations
As a father of three, I understand firsthand the importance of guiding our children through open communication and keeping them engaged in extracurricular activities and sports to foster their growth.
Mayor Cameron Smyth | Parenting for Prevention, Building a Drug-Free Future
The city of Santa Clarita has announced the Third Annual Fall Hiking Challenge where participants are challenged to complete a marathon, 26.2 miles in the Newhall Pass Open Space and surrounding trails.
Santa Clarita Announces Fall Hike a Marathon Challenge
The Santa Clara River Watershed Area Steering Committee meeting will be held Thursday, Sept. 19, 1 p.m.-3 p.m. in the Carl Boyer Room at Santa Clarita City Hall.
Sept. 19: Santa Clara River WASC Meeting
The county of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation is hosting community meetings this month at 67 parks and nature center locations, including Castaic Sports Complex and Placerita Canyon Nature Center in the month of September.
L.A. County Parks Invites Public to SCV Community Meetings
The California Department of Transportation announced the southbound Interstate 5 will be reduced to one or two lanes from two miles north of Templin Highway (near the Whitaker Sand Shed) north of Castaic to Lake Hughes Road overnights Monday, Sept. 16 through Friday, Sept. 20 for paving work.
Sept. 16-20: SB I-5 Lane Closures Continue in Castaic Area
The Santa Clarita Planning Commission will hold its regular meeting Tuesday, Sept. 17, at 6 p.m., in City Hall's Council Chambers at 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA 91355.
Sept. 17: Planning Commission Continues Hearing on Speedway Property
The William S. Hart Union High School District Governing Board unanimously approved the appointment of Valerie Van Oss as the new Director of Fiscal Services and Mark Overdevest as the new assistant principal at Valencia High School.
Hart District Names Van Oss, Overdevest to Leadership Team
1964 - Fire fighters mop up after blaze in Bouquet Canyon that destroyed world's largest live oak tree [story]
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No. 16 College of the Canyons took an early first quarter lead before suffering a 31-20 loss to visiting No. 13 Citrus College in its season opener at Cougar Stadium.
No. 16 Canyons Drops 31-20 Result to No. 13 Citrus
Eighteen William S. Hart Union High School District 2024/25 Teachers of the Year were recognized by the Governing Board on Wednesday, Sept. 11 during the regular meetomg pf the Hart District Board of Trustees.
Hart District Teachers of the Year Honored by Governing Board
The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce will host the fifth annual Health & Wellness Forum - The A.I. Business Healthcare Advantage 7:45 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 17.
Oct. 17: Health & Wellness Forum The A.I. Business Healthcare Advantage
You may have noticed that things look a little different around our city. Maybe you noticed the motion sensor lights at our parks, or the solar panels being installed in city parking lots.
Ken Striplin | The Green Revolution in Santa Clarita’s Energy Practices
The Jeepers Creepers Half-Marathon will be at Valencia Heritage Park, Sunday, Oct. 13 starting at 8 a.m.
Oct. 13: Jeepers Creepers Half-Marathon
The Acton Agua Dulce Arts Council is hosting “Spooktacular”, a Halloween-themed art exhibition, at the TAADAA Art Gallery, Saturday, Sept. 14 through Sunday, Oct. 27.
Sept. 14-Oct. 27: ‘Spooktacular Art Show’ at the TAADAA Art Gallery
The city of Santa Clarita is inviting the community to attend the Sidewalk Poetry Reading Dedication on Wednesday, Oct. 2 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at The MAIN Theater, 24266 Main St., Newhall, CA 91321.
Oct. 2:  Santa Clarita Arts Sidewalk Poetry Reading Dedication
Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency was recognized by the USC Foundation for cross-connection control and hydraulic research for being a charter member.
SCV Water Honored as Charter Member of USC Foundation
The MAIN in collaboration with Eclipse Theatre Los Angeles will host Ray Bradbury's "Something Wicked This Way Comes" starting Friday, Oct. 11 at 8 p.m. at the MAIN, 24266 Main St., Newhall, CA 91321.
The MAIN to Present ‘Something Wicked This Way Comes’
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