News release Child & Family Center presents the Purple Palooza 5K Walk to End Domestic Violence on Saturday, Oct. 16, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the center’s main facility, 21545 Centre Pointe Parkway. Funds raised will support the center’s Domestic Violence Program, which provides
News release Family Promise of Santa Clarita Valley’s second annual golf tournament fundraiser is scheduled to be held at Sand Canyon Country Club on Monday, Oct. 18. It was cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic and the organization says it
News release Circle of Hope’s 17th Annual Tea celebration is scheduled be held at the Hyatt Regency Valencia on Oct. 9. This year’s fundraising event is a kickoff to 31 Days of Hope,
A good biopic can be judged by a fairly simple rubric: If you know nothing about the subject matter going in, is the movie still an interesting and well-told story? The best person to judge an effective film biography is the one
Toward the end of the new musical “Dear Evan Hansen,” Julienne Moore sings “So Big/So Small,” a lament for the difficulty of parenthood and especially single parenthood. It’s the best song in the film and the only
On a recent podcast, Quentin Tarantino mused about how the creative reputations of aging film directors would have been improved if they had just stopped directing before the quality of their films began to
News release The 8th annual SCV Charity Chili Cook-off has been rescheduled, with a fall Halloween theme. Forty amateur chefs are sweating it out in the kitchen, preparing to compete. People’s Choice and Judges Choice prizes will
News release The Santa Clarita Master Chorale is proud to announce its annual benefit event: Cabaret and Cabernet. The theme this year is “Another Opening, Another Show. Broadway is back, and so are we!” This event will showcase talent from the chorale, performing music from
News release The Santa Clarita chapter of the American Cancer Society is excited to announce its annual leading fundraiser of the year — Relay For Life. The event will take place on Saturday, Oct. 2, at the Westfield Town Center Mall located at 24201 West Valencia Blvd., at the top of the Macy’s parking
News release Santa Clarita Sister Cities, in partnership with the city of Santa Clarita, is proud to have two local students receive national recognition in the 2021 Young Artists and Authors
The Canyon Theatre Guild announced the musical comedy “Mamma Mia” premiered at the Newhall theater this week, with shows continuing until the end of next month. “We wanted to bring
News release The city of Santa Clarita invites nonprofit organizations interested in learning more about the 2022 grant cycle of the Community Services and Arts Grants Program to a meeting on Thursday, Sept. 23, at 6 p.m. The informational meeting will be held in Council Chambers
News release Zonta Club of SCV and its foundation announce “Women in Film featuring LUNAFEST,” a new project to improve educational and career opportunities in the entertainment industry for women in the Santa Clarita Valley.
The Santa Clarita Valley is surrounded by open space, meaning its residents are often catching glimpses of some of the natural wildlife that calls its hills and valleys home. However,
“Malignant,” James Wan’s new horror franchise-to-be, is American giallo, an Italian sub-genre of horror thriller that generally includes a few consistencies: bloody ritualistic murders, rudimentary investigative work by so-so detectives, and a vulnerable female lead who serves as the killer’s ultimate target. Dario Argento is perhaps the greatest of
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy will be playing at The Canyon in Santa Clarita Friday at 8 p.m. Glen Marhevka, the band’s trumpeter and Santa Clarita native, will be performing on stage Friday night. “It’s
News release Cheri Marcovitch, award-winning watercolor artist, will have a solo art exhibit at the Canyon Theatre Guild opening Saturday and running through Oct. 31, coinciding the theater guild’s production of “Mamma Mia!” An artist’s reception is scheduled
What began as a fun hobby for Serenity Grace Russell has turned into a multi-title championship run, as the 6-year-old competes in scholarship pageants and learns the value of community
Santa Clarita native Connor Garelick wasn’t one of those kids who grew up dreaming of entering the entertainment industry, rather as someone who simply loved to create. While Garelick took
Santa Clarita teen Griffin Loch is well on his way to his goal of creating four feature-length films by the time he turns 18. “My entire life, I’ve always wanted