By Nestor CASTIGLIONE Local pianophiles will want to keep their this Sunday. The reason: Local pianist David Rubinstein will be performing a recital of music by Beethoven, Chopin, Albéniz, Ravel, as well as his own works that afternoon. The Bronx native, who was born into a musical family, studied with George Kochevitsky, a noted Russian […]
The Assistance League of Glendale had a garden party tea and fashion show of their Thrift Alley fashions in March at their clubhouse at 314 Harvard in Glendale. President Mary Lo Follett introduced the chair (or tea hostess) Sue McGrew who, with her committee, presented a fabulous assortment of tea sandwiches, scones and wonderfully tiny […]
Mark Hafeman, a local artist, was awarded a Social Business Icon Award at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. He is pictured here with another award winner, Paula Abdul. Mark does plein air and landscape paintings and founded the group TULARIVA – Tuesday Los Angeles River Art – a group of artists that paints many of the […]
The La Crescenta Woman’s Club was pleased to receive a “big” check of $3280.50 for its participation in the Montrose Shopping Park’s first Wine Walk. It was such a big success that the merchants want to host another this fall. It was very kind of the merchants to choose the Club’s faithful ladies to work […]
On April 29, the Moose Lodge, which meets at the American Legion Hall at 4011 La Crescenta Ave., hosted a Spring Fling Dance. Members enjoyed a dinner of prime rib roast beef dip sandwiches, potato salad, pickles and dessert. After dinner they danced to the Generation Gap Band. The next event is the Cinco de […]
Wheaton College student Meghan Lacey of La Cañada Flintridge performed in “Confessions,” the annual spring dance show presented by Zoe’s Feet Dance Ministry. Zoe’s Feet is a Wheaton College ministry for dancers to use dance as worship and to the use their gifts to minister to others through dance. Wheaton College (Wheaton, Ill.) is a […]
Brandon HENSLEY Kenny Aceves provided the heroics for the Village Christian baseball team on Tuesday at Tujunga Little League Field, as the Crusaders walked off with a 2-1 win over Whittier. The victory, coupled with Maranatha’s loss, puts Village (18-4, 8-1 in league) in the driver’s seat for an Olympic League championship with less than […]
La Cañada High School eighth grade student Ryan Morgan won the Boys 14 and Under Singles Division of the prestigious 117th Ojai Tennis Tournament on April 30, besting Ojai resident Takeyasu Sekiguchi 6-4, 7-6 (4). The Ojai tennis tournament’s history dates back to the turn of the 20th century. Past champions of “The Ojai” include […]
By Leonard COUTIN The Pacific League track and field prelims were hosted at Arcadia High School last Friday; the running of several heats caused the meet to run over six hours. The varsity field athletes did not have to qualify in the prelims. The athletes tested their strength against their rivals from each of the […]
The Annual Lincoln Talent Show took place earlier this month in the Lincoln Elementary School auditorium. It was under the direction of Lincoln Student Council advisors/teachers Nicolas James and Sara Morris. This year’s show was run entirely by the student council whose members worked backstage as well as undertaking the duties of masters of ceremonies. […]