‘The Snow Queen’ Arrives for 16th Consecutive Year

‘The Snow Queen’ Arrives for 16th Consecutive Year

Aerin Holt and California Contemporary Ballet will present the 16th annual production of the original ballet “The Snow Queen,” Dec. 21 and Dec. 22 at Glendale Community College Theater. Holt is the long-time artistic director and choreographer of California Contemporary Ballet (CCB), a professional non-profit dance company. This full-length ballet is staged with brilliant lighting […]

Celebrating the Holidays Through Song

By Mary O’KEEFE The holidays are traditionally a time for celebrating through music and this year is no exception. The first chance to hear beautiful music performed by talented musicians will be at the MacDonald Auditorium at Crescenta Valley High School on Friday and on Sunday. There are two concerts, one that invites participants to […]

‘Fallout’ Premiere Held

By Charly SHELTON As part of the “Kat Kramer’s Films That Changed The World” series, “Fallout” held its North American premiere Nov. 13 in Los Angeles at the Canon screening room.     The documentary, an Australian picture produced by Rough Trade Pictures in association with Screen Australia and Film Victoria, takes a close look at […]

Hollywood Men Come Together for Ground Breaking Stage Show

What We Don’t Say (WWDS) is a one-of-a-kind stage play providing a raw honest look at relationships from the male perspective. Featuring an all-male cast, this production is running at Theatre Asylum, located at the heart of L.A.’s Theatre Row. WWDS is inspired by the forthcoming book, “Married to the Franchise” written by Dr. Jon […]

Banquet Celebrates Season’s End – Almost

Banquet Celebrates Season’s End – Almost

By Leonard COUTIN The Falcons cross-country team celebrated a successful year at the annual awards banquet held on Thursday at CV High School. The audience of about 175 included runners, family and friends who were on hand to celebrate a year of accomplishment. Varsity lead runners Gabe Collison and Megan Melnyk received the MPV awards […]

Local Teams Battle in Falcon Classic

Local Teams Battle in Falcon Classic

By Brandon HENSLEY While the Crescenta Valley Falcons boys’ basketball team slugs its way through the early season, Berj Krikorian made life a little bit easier this week. The junior point guard scored the game-winning layup with three seconds left in overtime Tuesday night to lift CV to a 76-74 victory over the Verdugo Hills […]

A Perfect Comeback

A Perfect Comeback

When 5-to-8 year old kids play fall ball together, they’re not really supposed to keep score. But entering their final game on Saturday, the CSA Dodgers had yet to be outscored by an opponent. They were unofficially undefeated. Not that anyone’s counting. This was the only Pinto/Shetland team with girls on the roster (three). With […]

CV Boys’ Soccer Starting Strong

CV Boys’ Soccer Starting Strong

Photos by Dan HOLM Crescenta Valley senior Tony Royer (10) pushes the ball upfield in the Falcons’ 2-1 win over Crespi High School on Dec. 5 at CV High School. Royer collected an assist, while senior Matt Ryan and junior Jason Winicki scored CV’s goals. Royer leads the team in assists with three, while Ryan […]

Rosemont Runners Take their Mark

By Brandon HENSLEY While shoppers are running around searching for gifts this holiday season, students from the Rosemont Middle School cross-country team have just been plain running, and on Saturday they’ll put their months of preparation to the test in the annual Run4Fun. Rosemont will compete in the race, which is a 2K, or 1.25 […]

SPORTS notes

CVHS boys’ varsity basketball is hosting its annual Falcon Classic Tournament through Dec. 13. Games will be played today, Thursday at 4 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Four games will be played on Friday at 3:15 p.m., 4:45 p.m. and 6:15 p.m., ending with the championship game at 7:45 p.m. A toy and food […]