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1879 - First official Newhall School building erected near Walnut & Ninth streets [story]
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April 21-22: New West Rides into Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival
Friday, Apr 13, 2018

Award-winning Western music trio and local favorite New West will ride into Hart Park for four Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival performances on Saturday and Sunday, April 21 and April 22. Renowned songwriter Mike Fleming, fleet-fingered lead guitarist Raul Reynoso and the incredibly talented bassist Dave...

April 14: Hart Drum Line to Compete in SCPA Finals

The Hart Drum Line made Finals at the SCPA Competition last week and will perform their show, “Big Brother,” one last time Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario on Saturday, April 14. The event starts at 10 a.m. and the Hart Drum Line is slated to perform at 1:25 p.m. Parking will be $15...

April 14: CalArts Dance School to Perform HUMAN at Hauser & Wirth

Hauser & Wirth in downtown Los Angeles will welcome student dancers from CalArts for two performances of Dimitri Chamblas’ HUMAN on Saturday, April 14, at 4:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. The performances will be held within the public spaces of the Hauser & Wirth gallery and compromised of multiple...

Jaap Blonk Shares Contemporary Vocal Techniques at CalArts

CalArts hosted self-taught composer, performer and poet Jaap Blonk as part of The Herb Alpert School of Music’s Visiting Artist Series on Tuesday, March 20. Blonk is currently in the United States as part of a six-week tour and was primed to share his talents with the students and guests in attendance. The...

CalArts Alumna Clarissa Tossin Wins 2018 LA Artadia Award

Artadia recently announced the winners of the 2018 Los Angeles Artadia Awards, EJ Hill and Clarissa Tossin (CalArts, Art MFA 09). Hill and Tossin each will receive $10,000 in unrestricted funds as well as access to the ongoing benefits of the Artadia Awards program. Applications for the awards were open...

CINETECALARTS Film Festival Launches in Mexico City

MEXICO CITY – California Institute of the Arts has launched an exciting new film festival, CINETECALARTS, running at the renowned Cineteca Nacional in Mexico City from now through April 20. CINETECALARTS, which opened Thursday, is presenting works by CalArts faculty from the School of Film/Video and...

CalArts Selects Tracie Costantino as Its Next Provost

California Institute of the Arts has selected Tracie Costantino as its next Provost. Costantino comes to CalArts from the Rhode Island School of Design, where she was interim Provost. “We are excited to have attracted a leader of Tracie’s experience, talent, and knowledge,” said CalArts President...

April 21: Honey County Performs at Cowboy Festival
Thursday, Apr 12, 2018

Tickets for the event are $20 and can be purchased [here].   The Cowboy Festival will host ticketed performances of nationally known Western musicians and cowboy poets located at the Canyon Theatre Guild. This 280 seat theater is furnished with plush comfortable seats to make your viewing enjoyable....

April 20: Book Signing with Harry Turtledove at CSUN

Award-winning historical fiction, science fiction and fantasy author Harry Turtledove. Photo credit: Oviatt Library Events Website. California State University, Northridge’s Friends of the Oviatt Library will host a luncheon, discussion and book signing with Harry Turtledove — an award-winning historical...

April 29: Santa Clarita Artists Association Spring Art Festival at Le Chène

The Santa Clarita Artists Association will hold a Spring Art Festival at Le Chêne, Sunday, April 29, from 10:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. Forty-five artists will be featured at the event. Art lovers get 15% discount on brunch or lunch the following day, Sunday, April 30. Le Chène is located at, 12625 Sierra Highway,...

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As part of the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency's ongoing commitment to ensuring local groundwater quality and reliability, the SCV Water recently began construction on a new treatment facility to remove perchlorate and volatile organic compounds at Well 205 in Valencia.
SCV Water Begins New Water Treatment Project in Valencia
Get ready to set sail at the Pirates SENSES Block Party, presented by the city of Santa Clarita, Thursday, Sept 19 from 7-10 p.m. on main street in Old Town Newhall.
Sept. 19: SENSES Pirate Block Party
No. 21 College of the Canyons football team knocked off No. 5 Fullerton College 29-13 on Saturday night behind a stifling defensive effort and five field goals from Luis Rodriguez.
No. 21 Canyons Knocks Off No. 5 Fullerton 29-13
Six of the seven Foothill League Varsity football teams begin league play Friday night, Sept. 20.
Foothill League Football Begins for SCV Teams
The California Institute of the Arts will present the "NAACP Santa Clarita Masquerade Ball", Friday, Oct. 4, 7-11 p.m. at 24700 McBean Parkway, Valencia, CA 91355.
Oct. 4: NAACP Santa Clarita Masquerade Ball at Cal Arts
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is investigating two human cases of a rare parasitic infection, Baylisascaris procyonis, also known as raccoon roundworm.
Public Health Investigating Disease Spread from Animals to Humans
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
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