In the holiday spirit of mixing business with pleasure, the La Cañada Presbyterian Church (LCPC) Parent Education board, ministry support team, and staff met at the La Cañada home of Ashley Barrett on Dec. 4 for a year-end Christmas party and joint board/staff meeting. The evening was filled with good food, fellowship, reflection, planning and […]
Lutheran Church in the Foothills’ Man at Prayer, often referred to as the “touchdown” statue, is being repaired and repainted. Come see it up close – services are Sundays at 10 a.m. Lutheran Church in the Foothills, 1700 Foothill Blvd., La Cañada.
NOON CONCERTS OPEN TO PUBLIC Glendale Noon Concerts is a free-admission concert series that takes place every first and third Wednesday from 12:10 p.m. to 12:40 p.m. in the sanctuary of Glendale City Church. The next concert is on Jan. 3 and features Dali Ensemble L.A., which will perform works by Joseph Haydn, A.G. Villoldo […]
January People celebrated the Lunar New Year Festival at Universal Plaza with the entranceway decked out in red paper lanterns and banners, welcoming the year of the fire rooster. Cherry blossom trees stood around the courtyard with red slips of paper tied to the branches, each with a wish for the coming year. A Mandarin-speaking […]
By Susan JAMES The girls have totally taken over the franchise in “Pitch Perfect 3,” the last call for the Barden University BFF songsters known as the Bellas. Directed by Trish Sie from a screenplay by Kay Cannon, the all-female singing group that took their college competition by storm in “Pitch Perfect” (2012) and made […]
By Nestor CASTIGLIONE It seems that every passing year brings increasingly greater and richer musical experiences to music lovers in Southern California. If there was anything in which 2017 was pronouncedly better, it was in the amount and quality of great live music. As the twilight of 2017 dims before the auguring of 2018, I’ve […]
La Cañada Flintridge Orthopaedic Guild (LCFOG) held its annual Christmas meeting and luncheon on Dec. 7 at the home of Liz Argue, a former active member and currently a sustaining member of LCFOG. Easy De Laney coordinated the luncheon with her committee consisting of Marie Gilhooly, Arlene Massimino, Marie Baker, Maria Gero, Wendy Nicoll and […]
During John Sparr Tavern’s 10-day grand opening celebration in November, owners Rick Powell and Dave Fink committed to donate a portion of Monday and Tuesday evening sales to Fremont Elementary School. On Monday evening, Dec. 18, they were pleased to present Principal Dr. Christin Molano and PAC President Jenny Fickas with a check for $1,157.89. […]
The La Crescenta Valley Republican Women Federated installed its board at the Oakmont Country Club on Thursday. The board includes (from left), Florence Virgalito, co-3rd Vice President/Fundraising; Danette Erickson, Treasurer; Tamara Hughes, co-3rd Vice President; Karen Suter, President; Pat di Genero, 1st Vice President/Programs. Also installed but not pictured were Sharon Hales, 2nd Vice President/Membership […]
Thomas Lukas Hughes of Sunland was among 1,488 graduates who received degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln during commencement exercises Dec. 15 and 16. Hughes earned a Bachelor of Arts from the College of Arts and Sciences. The graduates are from 41 countries, 40 states and Puerto Rico, and more than 160 Nebraska communities. For […]