On Feb. 21, students from Crescenta Valley High School visited Huntington Hospital as part of the American Heart Association’s (AHA) STEM Goes Red program. STEM Goes Red is a year-long engagement program that gives high school junior and senior girls the opportunity to explore science, technology, engineering and math outside the classroom. During their visit, […]
Special readers from the community came to Valley View Elementary to celebrate Dr. Seuss Day. Officer Joe Allen from Glendale Police Dept. stopped by to visit the second/third grade class of Lisa Jenks.
Monte Vista Musical Theatre, under the direction of Carolyn Widholm, Susan Lee and Chris Nuanez, presented “Go West” on March 2. This production re-enacted the expansion of America from east to west with an emphasis on California history. Miners for gold, pioneers, early folks of the railroad and cowboys told the story through song and […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Though most people don’t like taking a test, more than 150 people showed up to the fourth floor council rooms at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital on March 7 to take the ultimate trivia test at the Smart-A-Thon. The Smart-A-Thon is one of the biggest fundraisers for the CV Chamber of Commerce/Mary Pinola […]
By Néstor CASTIGLIONE Fortune and fame: for many, the two most glittering prizes in human existence. But as most soon learn they are also the most difficult to attain. Even if seizesd in life, they can quickly slip from one’s grasp in death. For every Beethoven or Stravinsky in music, for example, there is a […]
By Charly SHELTON Each year, Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park hosts several events to offer something new to their guests each time they visit. At Christmas, it has a holiday celebration. Over the summer, Ghost Town Alive! brings the Wild West to life. At Halloween, Knott’s Scary Farm is a must for fans of […]
By Néstor CASTIGLIONE The age of automation is upon us – or so an endless array of utopian technological theologians and despairing neo-Luddites would have us believe. They say that the storm is coming and coming at us fast; a deluge of epochal proportions that will sweep away millenia-old concepts of “work” and may possibly […]
GLENDALE FOOTHILLS TOASTMASTER Those interested in learning the art of public speaking are invited tonight, Thursday, March 22 to the Glendale Foothills Toastmasters from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. for a fun open house. There will be the chance to hear prepared speeches and, for those comfortable doing so, a chance to speak extemporaneously in […]
Local Restaurant Pairings Known as the Montrose Craft Beer Fest but, just as importantly, this event has the investment of some of our local restaurants providing food pairings. Experts such as those from Basin 141 and Thee Elbow Room will lead the charge in paring food and craft beer at this April 8 event. […]
Old New Kid on the Block Hello, CV Weekly readers! My name is Matt Allen and I am the new assistant executive director of the Chamber of Commerce. Before I tell you about some of the exciting events we have coming up and how excited I am to be here, let me tell you […]