By Néstor CASTIGLIONE It’s Saturday, the night is young, and you’re looking for a change of pace from your usual round of drinks over at The Regal Beagle. What to do? Pittance Chamber Music might have just the thing for you with its “Three’s Company” program. Pittance Chamber Music, a series featuring players from the […]
By Charly SHELTON The Antelope Valley Poppy Preserve is in bloom, at least as bloomed as it’s going to get this year. There aren’t very many poppies this season because the winter wasn’t very wet, but there are a good selection of other wildflowers to brighten the hillsides of the Antelope Valley. Located just a […]
By Néstor CASTIGLIONE Pianist Charles Fierro, a stalwart of the local musical scene best known to locals as a regular guest performer at the Glendale Noon Concerts, passed away last December after a brief illness. During his life his art elicited praise from the likes of Aaron Copland and Nadia Boulanger, the latter praising his […]
PSA HOSTS 93RD ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION The Pasadena Society of Artists is hosting the opening reception for the 93rd Annual Juried Exhibition at 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 14 at White’s Fine Art Gallery in Montrose. Awards presentation at 6 p.m. The exhibition includes 77 new and original artworks created by 44 PSA members as […]
QUESTION: When my son was married to his first wife, they gave me a beautifully framed large oil portrait of them. They’ve since divorced and I’m at a loss of what to do with the portrait. I took it down and put it in my closet but brought it out recently when I had the […]
This Week at LCIF All are invited to Lutheran Church in the Foothills on Sunday, April 15 at 10 a.m. for the third Sunday of Easter. Pastor Scott Peterson will preach on the topic “Filled to Overflowing.” Stay for a time of fellowship with coffee, donut and breakfast treats. All are invited! Lutheran Church in […]
By Charly SHELTON Warner Bros. Studios has been around since the heyday of silent movies. It was founded in 1923 and has been the distributor of many of the films now referred to as “the classics:” “Casablanca” from 1942, “Gone with the Wind” from 1939, “The Maltese Falcon” from 1941, “The Jazz Singer” from 1927 […]
On March 16, the Boy Scouts of America Troop 319 went on a two-night camping trip on the beach of the Colorado River where they canoed three miles the first day, and 17 miles the second. The Scouts were stationed at Pirate’s Cove Resort, on the border of California and Arizona. Eleven scouts and parents […]
Vietnam Memorial Names –Michael Najarian, Fred Beckermann, James Bauder This continues our review of the lives of the men on Montrose’s Vietnam Memorial. Michael Anthony Najarian, June 18, 1966 – Michael Najarian, known to his friends as Tony, was a La Crescenta resident, growing up on the 3700 block of Altura Avenue, and working after […]
Collegewise Offers Insight into Essay Writing Collegewise is hosting a free workshop on April 17 offering insider advice and insight into tackling college essay writing. The workshop is from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Pasadena Public Library, Central Library – Children’s Story Room, 285 E. Walnut St. Character Building Organizations for Kids […]