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Oct. 1: CalArts Wild Beast Series Kicks Off with Native SoCal Birdsinging
Monday, Sep 26, 2016

The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts kicks off this year’s Wild Beast Concert Series on Saturday, Oct. 1, with “We Are Birds: An Evening of Bird Singing from Native Southern California.” Bird singing, a tradition of the Cahuilla and other Southern California Native nations, is among...

Sept. 19: CalArts Wild Beast Concert Series Opens with Tuvan Throat Singing (Video)
Saturday, Aug 29, 2015

The Alash Ensemble brings the beautiful and exotic sounds of their Inner Asian homeland to launch the 2015-16 season of the California Institute of the Arts Wild Beast Concert Series on Saturday, Sept. 19. Alash’s musicians, Bady-Dorzhu Ondar, Ayan-ool Sam and Ayan Shirizhik are internationally renowned...

All Weekend: Free Outdoor Concerts at CalArts Wild Beast
Friday, May 1, 2015

Friday, Saturday & Sunday Entertainment with an International Beat This weekend (May 1-3), The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts presents seven free outdoor concerts in the annual World Music and Dance Festival, part of The Wild Beast Concert Series. This year’s music offerings include West...

April 18: Free Public Concert at CalArts Wild Beast
Thursday, Apr 16, 2015

The five bands in Americana Currents, part of California Institute of the Arts’ Wild Beast Concert Series, exemplify a new breed of young American musicians, influenced equally by American roots music and 21st-century sounds. The musicians — all CalArts alumni — combine folk, honky-tonk, country...

Dec. 5: Jazz Trumpeter Peter Evans to Perform with CalArts Brass Ensemble
Thursday, Nov 13, 2014

For an evening of brass virtuosity, New York-based jazz trumpeter Peter Evans brings his “prodigious technique and catholic tastes” to a special performance at California Institute of the Arts. Evans will perform with CalArts’ New Millennium Brass Ensemble, conducted by faculty Edward Carroll. The...

Sept. 12: Japan’s Underground Musicians to Perform at CalArts
Wednesday, Sep 3, 2014

A concert of the Minor Musics Japan Tour 2014 launches the 2014-15 season of California Institute of the Arts’ Wild Beast Concert Series. Introducing venerated artists of Japan’s musical underground to American audiences, the tour features dream-pop band Ché-SHIZU, Maher Shalal Hash Baz’s...

Fun Stuff to Do This Fall in Santa Clarita Valley
Wednesday, Oct 9, 2013

CalArts, The Wild Beast Theater The Rite of Seasons Saturday, October 12 Families are invited to pack a picnic and enjoy a free outdoor music concert with open lawn seating at 5:00 p.m. The concert will provide an exhilarating journey through familiar and evocatively new soundscapes of...

CalArts Announces Fall Series at Wild Beast
Friday, Sep 13, 2013

The Rite of Seasons Saturday, October 12, 5 pm   CalArts Dance Party Saturday, October 19, 6 pm   California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is pleased to announce the fall 2013 events of The Wild Beast Concert Series hosted by the Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts.  The concert series...

April 27: West African Music, Dance at CalArts (Video)
Thursday, Apr 4, 2013

The Herb Alpert School of Music at California Institute of the Arts is pleased to announce the second spring 2013 event of the Wild Beast Concert Series. A concert under the stars, on Saturday, April 27 at 7 p.m. will feature the incendiary beats of West African music and dance. The concert is in the...

CalArts Jazz Ensemble to Headline April 13 (Video)
Sunday, Mar 24, 2013

California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is pleased to announce the latest event of the 2013 Wild Beast Concert Series hosted by The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts. Headlining the April 13 event is the CalArts Large Ensemble, a high-powered 20-piece jazz band conducted by Lauren Baba and Andrew...

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The weather might not be "frightful" yet, but Santa Clarita Valley residents may experience a soggy and cold Christmas Day this year. Rain is expected in the SCV beginning Tuesday, Dec. 23 in the evening and continuing into Friday, Dec. 26
Dec. 22: Burn Ban Day for SCV, Rains Start Dec. 23
1910 - Newhall (Auto) Tunnel opens, bypassing Beale's Cut [story]
Newhall Tunnel
1892 - Benjamin Harrison establishes 555,520-acre San Gabriel Timberland Reserve (Angeles National Forest). First forest reserve in California, second in U.S. [story]
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The Saugus Union School District Governing Board of Trustees elected Matthew Watson as 2026 board president at the Tuesday, Dec. 16 organizational meeting.
Watson Elected SUSD Board of Trustees President
Los Angeles–based painter Jasimen Phillips is a featured artist in the city of Santa Clarita’s “Pop Culture” exhibition, currently on view at the Newhall Community Center through March 25, 2026.
Phillips Examines Evolving Relationship with Technology in Exhibit
The Gibbon Conservation Center in Saugus is requesting donations, including memberships and gibbon adoption sponsorships to reach a matching goal of $15,000.
Gibbon Center Needs Donations to Meet $15K Match
The Santa Clarita Community College District Board of Trustees failed to complete its annual organizational vote to elect a new board president during its meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 17.
COC Board Fails to Elect New President in Deadlocked Vote
There's no better way to celebrate the season than with toys, treats, and rollercoasters. My annual Foster Youth Holiday Party is one of the most special traditions we do each year
Kathryn Barger | Keeping Up With Kathryn
The Canyon Theatre Guild’s production of "A Christmas Story," adds shows due to high ticket demand. Shows have been added on Sunday, Dec. 21 and Monday, Dec. 22.
CTG ‘A Christmas Story’ Adds Shows, Dec. 21-22, Due to Demand
The city of Santa Clarita will present its latest art exhibition, “Pop Culture,” on view at the Newhall Community Center now through March 25, 2026.
City Presents ‘Pop Culture’ Art Exhibit at the Newhall Community Center
This week’s Foothill League matches resulted in the Saugus boys getting a firmer grip on first place, and the Saugus girls slipping into second place. Meanwhile, holiday tournaments are bringing both wins and losses from non-league teams, with more on the way.
Foothill League Soccer: Saugus Boys, Hart Girls Leading
1970 - Snow day in Santa Clarita Valley [photos]
Saugus train station
Do you have a passion for swimming and a desire to make an impact in your community? The city of Santa Clarita is seeking individuals with strong customer service skills and a commitment to community engagement to join its lifeguard team.
Applications Are Open for the Summer 2026 Lifeguard Season
Santa Clarita Valley residents need to put down the yule log and refrain from all residental wood burning fires on Friday, Dec. 19.
Dec. 19: No Burn Day Alert Issued for SCV, South Coast Air Basin
U.S. Rep. George Whitesides (D-Aqua Dulce), announced the winners of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge for California’s 27th Congressional District: the “MathViz” team led by local Academy of the Canyons student, Gautham Korrapati.
Whitesides Announces 2025 Congressional App Challenge SCV Winners
The Mardi Gras Madness 1K/5K/10K, set for March 1, in Santa Clarita, is more than a race, it’s a celebration of health, community and giving back. Now through Wednesday, Dec. 24, take $10 OFF race registration with promo code WINTER10 at checkout.
March 1: JCI Santa Clarita Holds Mardi Gras Madness 1K/5K/10K Runs
Theatre Extempore will present the all time classic musical The Fantasticks, 8-10 p.m. Jan. 9-11. 15-18 at The MAIN.
Jan. 9: Premiere of ‘The Fantasticks’ Presented by Theatre Extempore
West Ranch High School senior Braulio Castillo (17) never did any long-distance running before high school, but what he has accomplished in that demanding discipline since taking it up is impressive. And, so far his senior year, it is phenomenal.
West Ranch Runner Going the Distance
Powerlab Studio will hold its grand opening and ribbon cutting 4:30-5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8 at 28110 Newhall Ranch Road, Valencia, CA 91355.
Jan 8: Powerlab Studio Grand Opening, Ribbon Cutting
B2 Entertainment will have a Cookies With Santa event, 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21 at 21516 Golden Triangle Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91350.
Dec. 21: Cookies With Santa at MB2 Entertainment
The College of the Canyons soccer programs will be hosting 'Friday Night Footy,' small-sided pick-up games, running on Friday evenings Jan. 2 through June 26 at the COC Soccer Facility.
Jan. 2-June 26: Cougars Soccer Programs to Host ‘Friday Night Footy’
College of the Canyons sophomore pitcher Nichole Muro will continue her academic and athletic career at Cumberland University after signing with the Phoenix softball program.
Muro Signs with Cumberland University Softball Program
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