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1987 - Slender-horned spineflower listed in Federal Register as endangered species [story] Slender-horned spineflower


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September 16: Harry Gamboa Jr.: ‘Chicano Male Unbonded’ Opens at The Autry
Friday, Sep 15, 2017

This fall, the Autry Museum of the American West presents “Harry Gamboa Jr.: Chicano Male Unbonded,” the first comprehensive exhibition of the artist, writer and CalArts faculty member. Featuring more than 90 black and white photographs set within Los Angeles’ distinct urban landscape,...

Andrea Pallaoro’s Latest Film Opens at Venice Film Festival

“Hannah,” the latest film from director, screenwriter and CalArts alum Andrea Pallaoro (Film/Video MFA 08) premiered at the 74th Venice International Film Festival on September 8, and the following day, the film’s lead Charlotte Rampling was awarded the prestigious Volpi Cup for Best...

Paul Rodriguez Added to Cheech Marin’s Evening of Comedy Line-Up
Thursday, Sep 14, 2017

Comedian Paul RodriguezCredit: MIchael Schwartz CSUN Alum Cheech Marin (Up in Smoke, Jane the Virgin) hosts an evening of comedy for the 3rd annual CSUN alumni performance on September 28 at Valley Performing Arts Center (The Soraya). The evening will also feature Paul Rodriguez, Marcella Arguello,...

Academy Names 2017 Student Academy Award Winners
Wednesday, Sep 13, 2017

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has voted 17 students as winners of the 44th Student Academy Awards competition, and all winning films are eligible for Oscars. This year, the Student Academy Awards competition received a total of 1,587 entries from 267 domestic and 89 international...

Summer Highlights in for CalArts’ School of Critical Studies

Amanda Beech, dean of the CalArts School of Critical Studies, had a summer full of adventures in art and academia. Beech was in Singapore for the opening of “Propositions for a Stage: 24 Frames of a Beautiful Heaven,” a group exhibition at LaSalle College of the Arts that opened on July 28....

October 5-6: CalArts Hosts Immersive Realities Conference
Tuesday, Sep 12, 2017

CalArts will partner with the Themed Entertainment Association to host the 17th Annual Science + Art + Technology = Entertainment conference at the Valencia campus on October 5 and 6. This year’s theme is “Beyond the Screen: The Future of Immersive Realities.” With panels on storytelling,...

Sept. 28: ARTree Speaker Series, COC Animation Department
Monday, Sep 11, 2017

The Animation program at the College of the Canyons is proud to partner with the Remember Us/Righteous Conversations Project to record and animate survivor stories from the Nazi Holocaust. As children, these men and women experienced the horrors from the worst of humanity’s collective past. Now their...

Sept. 12-15: Santa Clarita Arts Calendar

Preview of Santa Clarita arts-related events for Sept. 12-15. Sep 12, 2017: Real Shadows for Mere Bodies – Artists’ Reception at College of the Canyons Sep 12, 2017 04:00 pm You are invited to an artists’ reception for the latest exhibit at The College of the Canyons Art Gallery. The...

September 9-10: Model Railroad Club Rolls into Hart Hall
Friday, Sep 8, 2017

The High Desert Modular Model Railroad Club rolls into Hart Park’s Hart Hall this weekend for a free show of its massive HO-scale model railroad layout. The HDMMRC is an HO-scale modular model railroad group that promotes this fascinating and diverse hobby in the Antelope Valley-Santa Clarita Valley...

September 14: Shani Rose Opens North Park ‘Autumn Nights Music Series’

Shani Rose opens North Park Village Square’s free Autumn Nights Music Series in the courtyard near Starbucks on Thursday, September 14 from 5:50 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The series runs on Thursday nights through November 9, weather permitting. Come and join us for a relaxing evening to wind down from...

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1987 - Slender-horned spineflower listed in Federal Register as endangered species [story] Slender-horned spineflower
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed a motion on Tuesday, Sept. 24 to officially designate “Old Glory” a Los Angeles County Historic Landmark.
Supes Vote to Officially Make ‘Old Glory’ Historic Landmark
After exhausting other identification methods, Antelope Valley Medical Center, an acute care hospital in Lancaster, California is seeking the media and public’s help in identifying family for a male patient who has been hospitalized since Sept. 5.
AV Medical Center Asks Public’s Help in Identifying Patient
Staff, students, and families from Opportunities for Learning Public Charter High School’s Santa Clarita and Canyon Country campuses recently participated in the 10th annual Be the Light night run in Valencia.
Opportunities for Learning Staff, Students, Support Be the Light Run
The Santa Clarita Planning Commission will hold its regular meeting Tuesday, Oct. 1, at 6 p.m., in City Hall's Council Chambers
Oct. 1: Santa Clarita Planning Commission Regular Meeting
The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada.
SCV Water Earns Certificate for Excellence in Financial Reporting
Caltrans will close lanes overnight on Interstate 405 near the Interstate 5 interchange the nights of Thursday, Oct. 3 and Friday, Oct. 4 for slope and drainage repair.
Oct. 3-4: Overnight Lane Closures Scheduled for I-405 at I-5
California State Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo (D-Chatsworth) has announced three bills in her legislative package have been signed by Governor Gavin Newsom.
‘Click to Cancel,’ Foreclosure Protection Bills Signed by Governor
The California Department of Transportation advises motorists that Southbound Interstate 5 will be reduced to only one or two lanes in northern Los Angeles County between Vista Del Lago Road and Templin Highway beginning Sunday night, Sept. 29, through Friday morning, Oct. 4.
Sept. 29-Oct. 4: SB I-5 Lanes Closed, Vista Del Lago-Templin Hwy
Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean C. Logan has announced the mailing of Sample Ballot Books to all registered voters for the Nov. 5 General Election has started.
County Mailing Sample Ballot Books for General Election
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Missing Persons Unit is asking for the public’s help locating a man last seen in Saugus.
LASD Seeks Public’s Help Locating Missing Saugus Man
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has confirmed the first death due to West Nile virus for the 2024 mosquito season in Los Angeles County.
First West Nile Virus Death of 2024 Reported in SFV
2014 - Towsley Canyon Loop Trail named for naturalist Don Mullally [story]
Don Mullally
The William S. Hart Union High School District Governing Board approved the appointment of Jon Carrino as the new Assistant Superintendent of Business Services.
Hart District Names Jon Carrino to New Post
NAACP Santa Clarita will hold the Santa Clarita Masquerade Ball, a fundraising Gala at California Institute of the Arts.
Oct. 4: CalArts Presents NAACP Santa Clarita Masquerade Ball
On Sept. 26 Princess Cruises, headquartered in Valencia, celebrated a major construction milestone of its second Sphere-Class vessel, Star Princess, with the traditional maritime float out ceremony at the Fincantieri Shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy.
Star Princess Receives Float Out Ceremony
The Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley has received a $10,000 donation from the Valencia Invitational Baseball League.
SCV Boys & Girls Club Receives $10K Donation From VIBL
All For Kids is seeking foster families and now offers two virtual ways for individuals or couples to learn how to help children in foster care while reunifying with birth families or how to provide legal permanency by adoption.
Oct. 17: All for Kids Foster Families Virtual Orientation
California State Sen. Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) has announced his bill to help expand access to low- and no-cost spay/neuter services, a much-needed first step in relieving California’s animal shelter overcrowding crisis, was signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom.
Governor Signs Wilk’s Bill on Animal Shelter Overcrowding
Prepare for a ghoulishly delightful time at the Newhall Family Theatre of the Performing Arts as the Raising the Curtain Foundation presents the Bob Baker Marionettes' "Hallowe’en Spooktacular", Saturday, Oct. 19 at 11 a.m. at 24607 Walnut St., Newhall, CA 91321.
Oct. 19: Newhall Family Theatre Hosts Bob Baker Marionettes’ ‘Hallowe’en Spooktacular’
Santa Clarita Artists Association presents "Dark, Odd, & Mysterious", a bizarre and twisted art show bringing strange and curious local art to Old Town Newhall with a reception Saturday, Oct. 5, 5-8 p.m. at 22508 6th St., Newhall, CA 91321.
Oct. 5: ‘Dark, Odd, Mysterious’ Art Exhibit Reception at SCAA Gallery
One of the most beloved and meaningful parks in our community is about to expand, offering some exciting new amenities to our residents.
Marsha McLean| David March Park is Expanding
Circle of Hope Cancer Support Center will host the Seas the Day Afternoon Tea Saturday, Oct. 19 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Bella Vida in the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center, 27180 Golden Valley Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91351.
Oct. 19: Circle of Hope Seas the Day Afternoon Tea
With one group of Mustangs cross-country athletes having already competed on Friday night, Sept. 20, at the Larry Young Classic in Columbia, Mo. (where the men and the women both won the team titles), a second group of The Master's University men's and women's cross-country teams raced against top competition at the UC Riverside Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 21, in Riverside, Calif.
TMUXC Doubles Up Weekend’s Success, Men Place Second at UCR Invitational
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