[LA SummerFEST] – Organizers for the Los Angeles SummerFEST are announcing an open call for musicians and bands for its 2016 season. LA SummerFEST is an annual, 5-week long summer cultural series that serves the North Los Angeles County region and includes music, theatre performances, and special...

The SCV Custom Crush Services, the only winemaking facility in Valencia, will play wine tasting host and wine educator for fundraiser on Sunday, May 31 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. A large portion of the event’s proceeds will benefit the work of the Unitarian Universalists of Santa Clarita. Just like in the...

Carl Kanowsky, Esq. If you’ve been to any nonprofit event in our valley, you know Greg Amsler either by sight or by reputation or both. Greg, proprietor of Salt Creek Grille, ranks at the top of the list of most giving restaurateurs in the Santa Clarita Valley. Beyond having a big heart, Greg owns...

Santa Clarita Valley’s very own local wine writer for nearly a decade, Eve Bushman, has written a Kindle book for people new to wine, aficionados and those in the wine industry that just want to make sure they don’t make any faux pas while enjoying, or promoting the enjoyment of, wine. Over 1,500...

Carl Kanowsky, Esq. “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Ah, that Shakespeare, what a romantic. In this quote from “Romeo and Juliet,” Juliet is trying to convince Romeo not to let his last name control his destiny. We know how that worked out. Breaking...

Carl Kanowsky, Esq. Pity poor Bill Koch.  He’s not the world’s wealthiest man.  He’s only the 92nd richest American, and just No. 329 in the world, worth a measly $4 billion.  Boy, I don’t know how he gets up in the morning. Adding insult to injury, he bought 2,669 bottles of wine at one auction...

Carl Kanowsky, Esq. Wine is big business in California. According to the Wine Institute, during the recessionary 2009 economy, California vintners shipped 467.7 million gallons (196.7 million cases) of wine to the U.S. wine market. The estimated retail value was $17.9 billion. That’s billion with a...

The College of the Canyons Foundation’s Library Associates and Friends of the Gardens groups will host a Twilight Garden Party and Progressive Food and Wine Pairing event June 9, designed to showcase the relaxing ambiance of the college’s garden areas, while providing an overview of the ongoing Gardens...

Vino 100’s seven-part summer wine education classes continue Thursday, Aug, 25, with a lesson in “summer whites.” Participants will be introduced to interesting and unfamiliar white varietals that are nice alternatives to the usual selections. The crisp, aromatic grapes are perfect...