Entertainment

Julefest in Solvang features thousands of lights illuminating the Dutch village and hundreds of small Christmas trees outside of local businesses.

California Christmas Towns

By Michele E. Buttelman One moment you’re basking in the sun, frolicking at pool parties and gasping at the cost of your summer air conditioning bill, the next, WHAM!, you

Tiffany Dumas takes a photo of her family during the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation Barnyard Lights Your at William S. Hart Regional Park on Saturday, 121821.

Holiday Fun!

By Michele E. Buttelman  It seems as if there aren’t enough days left in the rest of the year to enjoy all the holiday fun scheduled throughout SoCal, especially events

5 Common Black Friday scams and how to avoid them

By Polly Percival   Black Friday and Cyber Monday are very enticing days for shopping before the holiday season begins, allowing for discounted prices on favorite products. However, with this encouragement

The Thanksgiving Table

By Michele E. Buttelman   Your Thanksgiving table might look slightly different this year. The cost of a traditional home-cooked Thanksgiving dinner has increased significantly from 2021.  The cost of the

The Festival Ballet’s production of the Nutcracker Ballet runs Dec. 10-24 at the Barclay Theatre in Irvine.

Holiday Entertainment

By Michele E Buttelman  It’s never too early to plan your holiday entertainment activities. Tickets to many events are often sold out if you wait too long and in the

Exquisite lighting effects in the Ancient Forest are one of the popular attractions of The Enchanted Forest of Light at Descanso Gardens in LaCanada-Flintridge.

Where to Go, What to Do in November

By Michele E. Buttelman  It seems like only yesterday that we rang in 2022. Now the year is quickly coming to a close. Before the mad rush of the holidays

Plan B Wine Cellars is a high-end craft winery specializing is red varietals.

Ventura County Wine Trail

By Michele E. Buttelman  According to the Beverage Trade Network California is the largest wine producing region in the United States with more than 1,200 wineries and 107 different American

The logo for the CalArts 50th Anniversary.

CalArts at 50

By Michele E. Buttelman  In 1961 legendary animator Walt Disney and his brother, Roy O. Disney, guided the merger of the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music, founded in 1883, and

Sales Manager Beth Culhane displays popular Halloween horror masks and accessories and costumes on display at A Chrous Line, Dancewear & Costumes in Valencia on Tuesday, 100521.

2022’s most popular Halloween Costumes

New research has revealed this year’s most Googled Halloween costumes in every state.   The research conducted by fashion experts Boohoo analyzed Google Trends data to establish the most Googled Halloween

Six Flags Magic Mountain’s Fright Fest will feature a new scare zone, CarnivHELL. Step right up and enter, if you dare, into this once-thriving circus that's been taken over by a carnivorous band of carnies.

Halloween Thrills and Chills

By Michele E. Buttelman   Boo! It’s time for Halloween fun. Put up the spooky spider decorations and cover everything with cobwebs. Then head out and enjoy some thrills and chills

A Caldron Full of Fun

Exhuming last-minute Halloween activities in the SCV  By Jim Walker  As we enter the last days before Halloween, you might wonder if there is some spooky fun still to be

Make Family Birthdays Fun Again

By Michele E. Buttelman  Now that social gatherings have returned to family calendars there are  many opportunities to make family birthday celebrations fun and unique in  the Santa Clarita Valley. 

A 2004 photo of the historic “Oak of the Golden Dream,” the site of California’s original gold discovery in 1842.

SCV’s Top Family Hotspots

By Michele E. Buttelman  It’s October and everyone is comfortably settled back into their routines of school and work. However, don’t forget to play, as a family. One of the

J. Cazaurang is the name of the first owner of this historic 120-year-old building in Pasadena featured on the Pasadena Ghost Walk. The two-story brick building began life as a hay and grain warehouse.

Haunted California: Ghost Walks

By Michele E. Buttelman  ‘Tis the season for all things that go “bump in the night.” When October arrives it’s natural to start thinking of all things pumpkin spice and,

At Camarillo Rancho the current three-story 14-room Victorian Queen Anne ranch house was built in 1892 to replace the original adobe that was destroyed in a fire.

In Search of Old California

By Michele E. Buttelman  When using the term “old California” many people think of a specific era in California history, the “rancho period.”  The “rancho period” is considered to be

Just 25 miles from the Pacific Ocean, the Zaca Mesa Winery on the Foxen Canyon Wine Trail in Santa Barbara County, sit in the sweet spot between a cool and warm climate. The winery’s vineyards include Rhône grapes like Syrah, Grenache, Mourvèdre and Viognier. Courtesy Zaca Mesa.

Cheers to California Wine Month

By Michele E. Buttelman   Oenophiles will want to raise a glass to California Wine Month. Every September the wineries of the Golden State celebrate the grape harvest. It’s a great

Nothing says “fall” in the SCV like football. Tickets to COC Cougar football are $10.

Fall into Entertainment

By Michele E. Buttelman  The Fall entertainment season is here. Not only is it NFL and college football season, but also new seasons of your favorite television shows are arriving

The Æbleskiver Breakfast at Solvang Danish Days, Sept. 16-18, is only $10 per person.

Falling into Fun

By Michele E. Buttelman  It might not look like fall, or feel like fall, but the calendar is clearly counting down to the autumn season of pumpkin spice and holiday

Hollywood City Tours offers excursions through Hollywood in open air buses. See famous landmarks and homes of celebrities.

Discover Your Inner Tourist in Hollywood

By Michele E. Buttelman  As mandates have lifted from the worst of the COVID pandemic people feel more comfortable traveling out and about. Discover what is the same… and what