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First Artwalk of the Year is Just Around the Corner The weather is beautiful now and it is a perfect time to come out and stroll on the streets of Montrose. This year we have various artists representing many genres in the art world: water colors, oils, acrylics, etchings, photographers, collagists and more.     Artists […]

Lending a Hand

By Brandon HENSLEY It takes a lot for students to go on a mission trip, and this spring students from middle and high school took their time and money to help others in different places. Members of La Crescenta Presbyterian Church set out on a mission from April 7 to April 14 to the Dominican […]

NOTES & NODS

Alpha is Here! Do you have questions about life? Questions like, “Is there a God? Why am I here? Where am I going? Is there more to life?” All are invited to attend the Alpha Course, hosted by St. Luke’s Anglican Church, on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. held at 5022 Hook Tree Road in La […]

Pet of the Week

Here’s Juda! He’s a cute Pusgsu, (Pug, Dad, Shyt-Su, Mom), Juda, is a chocolate, bear cub, he’s lovable, kissable, and adorable, gotta, love him! He is 8 months old, he graduated from, Pet Smarts, Dog Training Program, this month of April! Thanks for loving pets! CV Weekly loves to hear about your pets! Send a […]

CALENDAR THIS

GAMC TO HOST LAPAROSCOPIC LECTURE Glendale Adventist Medical Center’s “Live Well Senior Program” will offer a free lecture on Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS) on Monday, May 14 from noon to 1p.m. at the hospital’s main auditorium Sam H. Carvajal, MD, FACS will be the presenter. He specializes in general surgery and vascular surgery, advanced […]

‘The Avengers’ and the Ultimate Marathon

By Charly SHELTON Seventeen and a half hours. On Thursday, I spent 17-and-a-half hours sitting in the same chair, in the same movie theater, all to watch movies I have seen countless times before. And I paid for that. I bought a rather expensive ticket to sit there and see all the comic book movies […]

Anne Le Baron’s ‘Crescent City’ Pushes Opera Envelope

By Ted AYALA If you’ve been around since at least the 1990s, you’ve heard of them. “Extreme.” “Max.” “Uber [insert noun, verb, or adjective here].” They’re products and genres that take familiar ideas and push them further than you thought possible. Those Doritos too boring for you? Try their “extreme” cousins. Just make sure you […]

»MUSIC NEWS

GYO to Perform Finale The Glendale Youth Orchestra, under the baton of conductor Brad Keimach, will have the season finale concert of its 23rd season at 7 p.m. on Sunday, May 20 at the historic Alex Theatre in Glendale. The concert will feature concerto winner Se Jun Kim of Hoover High School. A silent auction […]

Disney Store Opening is Truly Grand

By Charly SHELTON In 1987, a new store opened at the Glendale Galleria. One of the best, most successful malls in the state, the Galleria has seen many new retail concepts come and go, as this is the mall where new ideas are tried out. Some fail miserably; others have a few locations open up […]