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1879 - First official Newhall School building erected near Walnut & Ninth streets [story]
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May 12: Breakfast with the Gibbons
Tuesday, May 8, 2018

In honor of Mother’s Day weekend, help Gibbons at the Gibbon Conservation Center celebrate their moms and yours. The Center will be holding Breakfast with the Gibbons Saturday, May 12, from 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. The event includes breakfast, tour of the Center, Conservation Station, kids...

May 15: Hart Regiment Band’s Annual Spring Concert

Hart High School’s Regiment Band will be holding its annual Spring Concert Tuesday, May 15, at 7:00 p.m. in the Hart High School Auditorium. Admission is free. The concert will include performances of the Concert Band, Percussion Ensemble, the Hart Jazz Band, and a newly formed Trumpet-Ensemble. And...

May 8-11: Santa Clarita Arts Calendar

Here is the list of Santa Clarita arts-related events for May 8 – 11: May 8: Harmony Open House at Valley Oak Village Apartments Time: 7:30 p.m. The Men of Harmony Barbershop Chorus invites singers and those who need entertainment to visit at their 2018 Open House, where they will demonstrate the...

June 9, 10: Artists Exhibit at Oakmont Senior Living

On June 9-10, 20 artists from Santa Clarita Artists Association will exhibit at the Oakmont Senior Living lobby and courtyard. Gourmet appetizers, pastries and drinks will be served from 11:00 – 3:00 p.m. This event, featuring original fineart in a variety of media, along with live musical entertainment,...

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...

‘Futureman,’ ‘Atypical,’ ‘Unbound’ Now Filming in Santa Clarita

The city of Santa Clarita has updated the list of productions shooting in the city and the Santa Clarita Valley for the week of May 7-13, 2018. Filming this week includes: · “Futureman” – Television · “Mayans MC” – Television · “Atypical” – Television ·...

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 17: Powderpuff Football Game Benefiting Jack’s Angels
Thursday, May 3, 2018

Vasquez High School students in Acton are preparing for their 6th Annual Powderpuff Football Game benefiting Jack’s Angels, a local charity dedicated to awareness and research for DIPG, the deadliest pediatric brain cancer, and advocacy for children with cancer. The Powderpuff Game began in 2013 with...

May 12, 13: Audition Notice ‘Beauty and the Beast’

The Santa Clarita Regional Theatre is proud to present the hit musical, Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” co-directed by Laurie Morgan and Tim Ben Boydston. Performances will be at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center July 20 – Aug. 12. Needed for large cast musical: Men, Women,...

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1879 - First official Newhall School building erected near Walnut & Ninth streets [story]
First Newhall School
The city of Santa Clarita is hosting Make A Difference Day on Saturday, Oct. 26 and is looking for enthusiastic residents to volunteer for various projects that benefit local nonprofits, as well as the city.
Oct. 26: Volunteers Needed for Make a Difference Day
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital and PathPoint announced the graduation of Aiden Land and Andrew Mendence from the Project SEARCH internship program.
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital, PathPoint Celebrate Grad Interns
The William S. Hart Union High School District has announced upcoming community information meetings about Learning Post Academy Independent Study School, Thursday, Sept. 18 and Friday, Sept. 19.
Sept. 18-19: Learning Post Academy Online Information Meetings
The Santa Clarita Community College District Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting Wednesday, Sept. 18, 5 p.m. in open session to interview and appoint a new trustee for Area 5.
Sept. 18: COC Board to Interview, Appoint Area 5 Trustee
The city of Santa Clarita wants to remind residents that volunteer registration is open for the 29th Annual River Rally Cleanup and Environmental Expo scheduled for next Saturday, Sept. 21, from 8 to 11 a.m. at the William S. Hart Pony Baseball and Softball Complex, 23780 Auto Center Drive, Santa Clarita, CA 91355.
Sept. 20: Last Chance to Register for the River Rally
The California Highway Patrol is dedicating Sept. 15-21 to promoting child passenger safety across California, focusing on the protection of the state’s youngest road users.
CHP Emphasizes Child Safety for National Child Passenger Safety Week
The regular meeting of the Saugus Union School District Governing Board will take place Tuesday, Sept. 17 beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Sept. 17: SUSD Regular Board Meeting
West Ranch High School’s Studio A Jazz Band will be the opening act for the Huntertones, a Brooklyn-based sextet, who are coming to the Santa Clarita Valley for a one-night performance.
Sept 30: West Ranch Jazz Band to Open for Huntertones
An exclusive Ransomeware webinar "Ransomeware, Don't Be the Next Victim!" will be hosted Wednesday, Sept. 25, 11 a.m.- noon by Shield IT Networks, in partnership with Lucas Insurance Services. It will be free for VIA members.
Sept. 25: Free Ransomeware Webinar for VIA Members
As part of the Third Annual Business for Artists Conference on Saturday, Oct. 19, Judith Modrak will lead the Imaginary Fossils Sculpture Making Workshop.
Oct.19: Business for Artists Fossils Sculpture Making Workshop
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, Sept. 16 to Friday, Sept. 20.
Six Productions Filming in Santa Clarita
1872 - Mitchell adobe home in Soledad Canyon area first used as schoolhouse; genesis of 1879 Sulphur Springs School District [story]
Mitchell adobe
1970 - SCV voters recall two Hart School Board members who didn't let Canyon students protest the Vietnam War [story]
voting
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
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