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Your Community: Dates to Watch
Through Oct.26 Lombardi Ranch Pumpkin Festival brings the fall harvest to life each weekend in October at Lombardi Ranch, a local family owned and operated farm. Lombardi Ranch offers fresh produce and pumpkins in numerous shapes and sizes. Band performances, train rides, a petting zoo, wagon rides, a scarecrow contest and more. Hours are Mondays through Saturdays 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sundays and holidays 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Parking and entry to the ranch is free. Lombardi ...
Belgian Beer Cafe kicks off Loose Goose
The Loose Goose Wine Festival, based on a traditional European fall festival, has always been about the wine. But this year beer will also be center stage as the Festival expands to include a beer pavilion - the Belgian Beer Cafe.
Flavors of Life
The blades of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department helicopter blew dust, leaves and debris into the eager crowd anticipating a unique "first" at the "Flavors of Life" 17th annual classic benefit wine auction.
Your Community: Upcoming events
Alternative Christmas market The First Presbyterian Church will be hosting an alternative Christmas Gift Market on the church patio from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday, 24317 Newhall Ave. Info: (661) 259-0555. LETMSAIL Dec. calendar LETMESAIL (Lifestyle Enrichment Through Meaningful Exercise, Social Activity and Independent Living) for teenagers and adults with disabilities will be hosting the following December events for registered clients: Dec. 4 - 1 p.m.-7 p.m. Jay Leno taping and studio tour. Call ...
Your Community: Dates to watch
Friday Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital will host its 28th annual Holiday Home Tour Gala from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Dec. 5. Holiday attire suggested. Tickets: $150. Info: (661) 253-8082, www.henrymayo.com. Saturday Annual Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital Foundation Holiday Boutique from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 23233 Lyons Ave., Newhall. Info: (661) 253-8082. Old Town Newhall Children's Holiday Parade, 8:30 a.m. lineup, 9:30 a.m. parade Saturday, Dec. 6 ...
Art in the Afternoon
It may have been cold and blustery outside, but inside Hart Hall in Newhall the warm glow of original art brought more than 350 guests to experience the Santa Clarita Artists' Association's 19th annual Art Classic Gala. More than 100 works of original art were on display representing more than 60 artists. Styles and subjects ranged widely and included realism, impressionism, abstract, plein air, figurative, landscape, wildlife and still life.
Your Community: Dates to watch
Today YogaWorks, 23951 Newhall Ranch Road, Valencia in the Bridgeport Marketplace will host a open house from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. today. Noted yoga instructor Natasha Rizopolous will be on hand to sign her DVD. Info: infoval@yogaworks.com. Friday Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital will host its 28th annual Holiday Home Tour Gala from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Holiday attire suggested. Location released upon ticket purchase. Tickets: $150. (661) 253-8082, www.henrymayo.com. ...
Garage sale benefits SCV Food Pantry
Cynthia and Melissa Conmay of Re/Max of Santa Clarita recently sponsored a neighborhood garage sale and collection to benefit the Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry. Neighbors of the Stonecrest and Mountain View East tract of Canyon Country participated in the event.
Your Community: Upcoming events
Concert for Stephen Sorenson A special fundraising event for Stephen Sorenson will be held from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. today at Hart High School Auditorium. Suggested donation at the door: $20. Info: (661) 644-1253, www.concertforstephen.com. ChristmasSing at Master's College The Master's College will host "Come ChristmasSing 2008: the Splendor of Christmas" Tuesday through Saturday in Bross Gymnasium, 21726 Placerita Canyon Road, Santa Clarita. Concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. Matinee begins at 2 ...
ACS Cancer Warriors Honored
A record breaking year for the American Cancer Society Santa Clarita Unit brought dozens of attendees together to celebrate a year of success with a with a festive evening of recognition and rewards Thursday at the Robinson Ranch Clubhouse in Sand Canyon.
Your Community: Dates to Watch
Today Street Art Festival, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Old Town Newhall. Watch artists create masterpieces on Main Street in downtown Newhall. Live entertainment, arts and crafts, hands-on crafts. For more information, visit www.streetartfest.com. Today-Oct.26 Lombardi Ranch Pumpkin Festival brings the fall harvest to life each weekend in October at Lombardi Ranch, a local family owned and operated farm. Lombardi Ranch offers fresh produce and pumpkins in numerous shapes and sizes. Band ...
Your Community: Upcoming Events
Evening of Inspiration LETMESAIL is planning an "Evening of Inspiration" featuring motivational speaker Patrick Henry Hughes at the College of the Canyons Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. Thursday. For more information, call (661) 702-8555 or visit www.letmesail.org. Debate watching parties with DAA The Democratic Alliance for Action will host debate watching parties at Vincenzo's Pizza, 25404 1/2 Lyons Ave., Newhall on Thursday and Oct. 15 at 6 p.m. Info: (661) 296-2098. Save ...
Boys & Girls Club celebrating 40 years in the SCV
The year 1968 was a watershed year in the life of the United States - and for the Santa Clarita Valley. It was the year that Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King were assassinated. It was the year that the USS Pueblo was seized by North Korea, and in Vietnam, where the lives of nearly 300 American soldiers were lost each week, the village of My Lai was destroyed. In 1968 "60 Minutes," a news ...
Your Community: Dates to watch
Dec. 5 Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital will host its 28th annual Holiday Home Tour Gala from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Dec. 5. Holiday attire suggested. Location released upon ticket purchase. Tickets: $150. (661) 253-8082, www.henrymayo.com. Dec. 6 Annual Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital Foundation Holiday Boutique from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 23233 Lyons Ave., Newhall. Info: (661) 253-8082. Old Town Newhall Children's Holiday Parade, 8:30 ...
Klymshyn is a Giant of a fan
It would be more than appropriate for Valencia resident John Klymshyn (pronounced CLEM-SHIN) to come out of nowhere and take the grand prize in DIRECTV's current search for "America's Ultimate Displaced Football Fan."
Articles by Section - SCV Life
Crafting heirlooms in the SCV
It is the secret that all quilters share said Glenna Beaver of Valencia, a quilter for 30 years: "She who dies with the largest stash wins."
Help the Painted Turtle Camp
Happy Father's Day to all the wonderful dads in the Santa Clarita Valley. I am always impressed at the number of fabulous fathers that live in the SCV!
SCV Scene: Boys & Girls Club Auction is party of the year
Mother's Day is behind us but Father's Day is only a week away! Don't forget dad! It's time to do something special for your dad this year, ditch the tie and think of something fun. Buy him a jersey from his favorite sports team, a "steak and potatoes" dinner or give him a break from "honey do" chores. Be creative!
Boys & Girls Club of SCV 'Rocks On!"
If you looked carefully at the crowd at the 42nd annual Boys & Girls Club Benefit Auction you could spot Janis Joplin, Sonny and Cher, Jimi Hendrix (possibly twins?), Paul Stanley of Kiss (wait, was that Paula Stanley instead?), Bob Marley, Bret Michaels and Billy from ZZ Top.
Miss SCV Scholarship Pageant will be held Saturday at the PAC
The 34th annual Miss Santa Clarita Valley Scholarship Pageant will be held Saturday at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center. The Queen's Social will be held at 5 p.m. with the pageant starting at 6 p.m.
Santa Clarita Valley Scene: Hot enough for you?
I am hoping that all the "heat freaks" living in the Santa Clarita Valley have gotten their fill from our recent heat wave to hold them for a while. I am simply not ready for it to be truly "summer in the SCV' just yet! Where's my June gloom?
Find your new ‘best friend’
Did you know there are more than nine reasons you might be healthier when sharing your life with cats and dogs, or that for $9 you can become part of a nationwide life-saving movement?
What will you buy at the auction?
The weather looks to be more reasonable this week, but with a slight warming trend that might make Saturday's Boys & Girls Club Benefit Auction a tad on the warmish side. Here's hoping the evenings stay cool!
Auction preview party rocks on!
The Sand Canyon estate home of Richard and Marian Sandnes welcomed sponsors and VIP guests on Wednesday to the annual Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley Auction Preview party.
An ounce of prevention saves lives
SueAnn O'Connor of Valencia has had a lot of dogs in her life, but never one quite like Lulu.
Finding the artist within
Packed with wall-to-wall photos and paintings, Tom Rogers says his house "is a museum."
Master Chorale serves up a ‘feast’
The Chorale wishes you "Bon Apetit!" at this concert featuring a menu of songs about food. Let's begin the feast with "The Seasonings" by P.D.Q. Bach, the forgotten child of the maestro discovered by Professor Peter Schickele: "By the Leeks of Babylon, E-i, e-i-o!"
Gentlemen for a Cause
ack by very popular demand, Soroptomist International of Santa Clarita Valley will host the Second annual "Gentlemen for A Cause" fundraiser on June 8 at the Westridge Clubhouse in Valencia.
Christmas in July
Having just returned from a little visit out of town I have to say that I actually enjoyed my time in the air on Virgin America airlines.
