When school opened for the 2012-13 year at St. Bede the Venerable Roman Catholic School, parents and students met and welcomed local LCF resident Patrice Fontes, the school’s new kindergarten teacher. Many recognized Fontes from when she taught at the local St. George preschool and La Cañada Flintridge Community Center preschool. She and her family […]
GPO Holding Auditions The Glendale Pops Orchestra is holding auditions for The Glendale Pops Youth Chorus. This all student/all city choir will perform under the direction of Choral Director Rod Yonkers and Artistic Director/Conductor Matt Catingub at the Dec. 7 HolidayPOP! performance at the historic Alex Theatre in Glendale. Audition information can be found online […]
By Misty DUPLESSIS On Wednesday, Oct. 3, GUSD elementary schools are encouraged to put on their walking shoes and participate in the national Walk to School Day. Parents and staff from many of the local schools will be volunteering their time to make sure that students get to school safely. Dunsmore Principal Karen Stegman is […]
By Polet BAGATOURIAN Everyone it seems who lives in La Crescenta knows about Once Upon A Time bookstore. A quaint little shop set in Montrose, the “family bookstore” has been around since 1966. Although an avid reader myself, I had never really seen the need to visit. With the advent of ordering the books I […]
By Ted AYALA There were moments of poignancy, but no tears. Only smiles, laughter and the shared delight of audience and musicians alike in good music – no mournful elegies here. The Pasadena Symphony and Pops’ tribute concert on Saturday evening on the steps of Pasadena’s City Hall gathered several hundred music lovers to honor, […]
By Ted AYALA At Camerata Pacifica’s inauguration of its 23rd season at Zipper Hall last Thursday, audiences were welcomed not with a tepid, toe-dip into the musical waters, easing some of their listeners into the organization’s always lively programming. Rather, artistic director Adrian Spence and friends cheerfully dunked their audience into an aural experience that […]
SETS IN STEPS SQUARE DANCE CLUB The Sets in Steps Square Dance Club is sponsoring a new square dance class for beginners or those who want to refresh their dancing on Thursday evenings from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the La Cañada Community Center. The first three dances are free. To introduce the class, […]
Fr. Bryson Samboja, an ordained minister with the Anglican Church of Kenya and International missionary with Global Teams in Kenya, will be preaching and sharing highlights of his ministry work in Kwale, Kenya at St. Luke’s Anglican Church on Sunday, Sept. 30. Fr. Samboja has served in the Diocese of Mombasa since 1984. For nine […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU St. Bede the Venerable Catholic Church celebrated the feast day of Korean Martyrs on Sept. 16 with a tea and Korean food tasting, and public demonstration of a traditional tea and wedding ceremony. Celebrated each year on Sept. 20, the feast day of Korean Martyrs honors 103 Korean saints who were […]
St. Bede Hosts Grief Support Group Dr. Gloria Lee, licensed marriage and family therapist and leader of the “Good Grief” program at St. Bede the Venerable Roman Catholic Church, is conducting a six-week program for those who have lost a loved one through death. The group meetings continue through Oct. 25 from 7 p.m. to […]