Tuesday Table Talk On Tuesday, Dec. 3, Bethel Church in Sun Valley will show the film “Pay it Forward.” In this gentle drama, young Trevor McKinney responds to a school assignment with a plan to help three people who will, in turn, help three more, and so on, in an ever-widening circle. But Trevor […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley Town Council meeting on Nov. 21 was the last time President Cheryl Davis would be at the helm. After four years, Davis gaveled her last adjournment; the next meeting on Dec. 19 will seat the newly elected councilmembers and a new president will be voted in. Due to work […]
By Jason KUROSU Since his appearance in 2012 and subsequent forays into Glendale, Meatball the bear has become a popular figure, embraced by locals and animal advocates alike. Not only is Meatball the centerpiece for Glendale’s float in this year’s Rose Parade, but Lions, Tigers & Bears, a nonprofit animal sanctuary which Meatball calls home, […]
Home Tour Tickets Now On Sale Tickets for the Dec. 14 annual holiday home tour and boutique benefitting Prom Plus are now on sale. The self-guided tour is from 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. The $25 ticket gives access to five properties outfitted for the holidays including historic Rockhaven Sanitarium. There is no charge to […]
SKATING RINK IN BURBANK The holiday season in Downtown Burbank will be celebrated with the arrival of the first-ever outdoor skating rink that will be located adjacent to City Hall at Third Street and Orange Grove. The 4,100-square-foot rink will accommodate up to 165 skaters per session and will be open through Jan. 5. Hours […]
By Charly SHELTON We sit in the dark, watching the stage. A couple are sitting on an acrobat’s swing 20 feet off the ground. She stands up, he repositions. And then she jumps off. She falls for a split second, caught by her partner who has saved her in the instant before she is out […]
By Ted AYALA The concerts forming Los Angeles’ “Britten 100” – a celebration of the centenary of Benjamin Britten – will be winding to a close next month with Ruslan Biryukov, the charismatic cellist and founder of the Glendale Philharmonic. At the centerpiece of a program to be presented at the Los Angeles County Museum […]
Pacific Ballet Dance Theatre (PBDT), formerly known as the Media City Ballet Company, brings “A Holiday Nutcracker Festival” to the Alex Theatre on Sunday, Dec. 1. PBDT is kicking off the holiday season with an all day festival open to the public. Sponsored in part by the Glendale Downtown Merchants Association, the festivities will include […]
Featuring the ice skating debut of Merida from Disney•Pixar’s ‘Brave.’ Get ready to rock out with some of the most magical idols of all in Disney On Ice presents “Rockin’ Ever After,” an all-new live production coming to the Southland! A cast of world-class skaters brings your favorite moments from Disney•Pixar’s “Brave,” “Tangled,” “The Little […]
Sheina Martinez from Pomona had a wish, and the Trusted Choice Insurance Agents from Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena helped her fulfill her wish. Martinez is 16 and is battling acute lymphoid leukemia. Martinez recently finished chemo, ending a particularly hard couple of months. She became paralyzed for several days and suffered from other side effects […]