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1842 - Proof of discovery: New York Observer (newspaper) reports on gold in Placerita Canyon. [story]
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LOCAL ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Art Installations from Idelle Tyzbir, Jeanne Iler Coming this Month
Wednesday, Sep 7, 2016

Three art installations are coming up in the Santa Clarita Valley. Idelle Tyzbir’s Elements will be installed at the Westfield Town Center Mall on September 16. The opening reception is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. The Art Space is located inside next to Sisley...

Sept. 22: Wood Sculptor Scott Bruckner at Next ARTree
Tuesday, Sep 6, 2016

ARTree Speaker Series Thursday – September 22, 2016 – 6:30pm Old Town Newhall Library   As a sculptor, former Santa Clarita resident Scott Bruckner started working with cast-off construction materials. Now he uses exotic woods like Cocobola and African Mahogany for his award-winning...

Locals Confront Barriers, Make Art
Monday, Sep 5, 2016

More than 1,800 linear feet of orange-red, green and yellow flagging tape cover a chain-link fence on Main Street in Old Town Newhall. As people walk by, some stop for a moment, tilt their head and move a little closer to read what is written. A red tape reads: “My other half and finances – affected...

Artwork of Rebecca Lee, Valencia 2016, Selected for National Tour
Friday, Sep 2, 2016

Valencia High School graduate Rebecca Lee’s artwork entitled “#FirstWorldProblems” has been selected for the Art.Write.Now. Tour 2016-17, a national traveling exhibition of the 2016 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. A 2016 graduate at Valencia who is currently in the art program at the University...

ARTstART: COC Hosting Free Shows for K-12 Students at PAC
Thursday, Sep 1, 2016

For the third year in the row, the College of the Canyons ARTstART program will provide local elementary, junior high and high school students with complimentary access to select shows at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center. The PAC K-12 Arts Education Outreach Program, in partnership with the COC...

Oct. 1: ‘Date Night Done Right’ with Rosanne Cash at PAC
Tuesday, Aug 30, 2016

Country music fans from throughout the Santa Clarita Valley are invited to experience an evening with Rosanne Cash as the beloved Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter takes the stage for a special one night only performance at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at...

‘Energetic’ Art on Display at Valencia Town Center

The installation “Elements and Energy” by Santa Clarita artist Janet M. Stanton will be on display through Tuesday, Sept. 13, at the Town Center Art Space at the Westfield Valencia Town Center, 24201 Valencia Boulevard. “Elements and Energy” presents mixed media works and paintings that question...

10-by-10 Brings Entertainment to Main Street Thursday
Monday, Aug 29, 2016

The New Mexican This month’s Thursdays@Newhall series kicks off with 10 by 10 on Thursday, Sept. 1. The entertaining variety show is free and features 10-minute performances from 10 different performers at the Repertory East Playhouse, located at 24266 Main Street from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The New...

Nov. 21: Hot Bee’s Wax Art Demonstration at B&N

Caryl St. Ama, will demonstrate Encaustic at the Nov. 21 meeting of the Santa Clarita Artists Association. The event is free, open to the public and meets at 6:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble, 23630 Valencia Blvd. St. Ama’s interest developed from installation to painting as she discovered Encaustic; an...

3 CalArts Students Win Princess Grace Awards
Friday, Aug 26, 2016

Brian Carbine and Preston Butler III’s ‘Dead Awaken.’ | Image courtesy CalArts Festival Theater Princess Grace Foundation-USA announced the winners of its annual Princess Grace Awards, given to emerging artists in theater, dance and film in the form of scholarships, apprenticeships...

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1842 - Proof of discovery: New York Observer (newspaper) reports on gold in Placerita Canyon. [story]
New York Observer
The Los Angeles County Health Officer has issued an excessive heat warning as high temperatures have been forecast for the Santa Clarita Valley.
Excessive Heat Warning Issued for SCV
he city of Santa Clarita’s Film Office has released the list of seven productions currently filming in the Santa Clarita Valley for the week of Monday, Sept. 30 to Friday, Sept. 4.
Seven Productions Filming in Santa Clarita
The city of Santa Clarita invites all Kings fans for the annual Santa Clarita Kings Day on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 5 p.m. at the Crypto.com Arena.
Dec.7: May the Force Be With You at Santa Clarita Kings Day
Join International Celebrity Psychic Medium Colby Rebel for a spooky evening of spirits and messages, Friday, Oct. 4 from 8-10 p.m. at the MAIN, 24266 Main St., Newhall, CA 91321.
Oct. 4: Halloween Psychic Experience with Colby Rebel at the MAIN
Join the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce at the Business After Hours Mixer, alongside other business leaders from the Santa Clarita Valley, for an exclusive networking event at Valencia Acura on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 5:30 p.m.
Oct. 16: SCV Chamber After Hours Mixer at Valencia Acura
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced today the launch of the Rental Housing Habitability Program.
Public Health Announces Rental Housing Inspection Program
Los Angeles County must continue to move its ethics reform work forward. There's no question that public distrust in government runs deep.
Kathryn Barger | On Ethics Reform
1955 - Actor James Dean, 24, drives through Castaic Junction en route to his final resting place [watch]
James Dean
1969 - College of the Canyons opens with first class of students in temporary quarters at Hart High School [story]
COC
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
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