Family Fun

Mycologist Bat Vardeh shows an attendee small mushrooms growing on a dead branch at Placerita Canyon Nature Center on Sunday afternoon, March 16, 2025 Maya Morales/The Signal

Looking for fun, guys: Head outside 

Nature center hosts mushroom foraging expedition  Karen Arechiga and her friends were among the large group of people who attended a mushroom foraging hike at the Placerita Canyon Nature Center

Photos: Salsa lesson fundraiser

Organized by salsa student Cristina Hernandez, attendees gathered for a salsa dance fundraiser on Saturday at Pointe Dance Studio to raise funds for an orphanage in Mexico.

From left: Oskar Strauss, 8, Teddy Strauss, 4, and Anna Strauss participate in a self-defense demonstration during a community hike hosted by the city on Feb. 8, 2025 at Central Park in Santa Clarita, Calif. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Photos: Community hike and self defense

The city of Santa Clarita hosted a community hike at Central Park on Saturday, and dozens of attendees were able to experience a self defense class from professionals with the

Guests look through numerous paintings from 20 local SCAA artists during the first art show of the year titled “Signature You” at the 6th Street Gallery in Old Town Newhall, Jan. 18, 2025. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Photos: SCAA “Signature You” art show

The Santa Clarita Artists Association opened the 2025 year with their first art show titled “Signature You” featuring 20 local SCAA artists on a recent Saturday evening at the 6th

Chill seekers take the polar plunge 

It’s safe to say that the month of January is well into the season of cold. On Saturday morning, at 51 degrees and with 10-mph winds, about 100 people took