People Making News

More than 4,400 undergraduate students at the University of Kansas earned honor roll distinction for the fall 2011 semester including Matthew Allen Kohorst of La Cañada. He is a senior in management and leadership. He made the honor roll for the School of Business. The honor roll comprises undergraduates who meet requirements in the College […]

VHH Women’s Council to Host Fashion Show

The Women’s Council of Verdugo Hills Hospital Foundation will host its annual luncheon and fashion show on Friday, April 13 at the hospital in the Council Room located on the fourth floor lobby. The event begins at 11:30 a.m. and tickets are $40 per person. Funds raised at the fashion show will benefit Verdugo Hills […]

Paleyfest 2012 Celebrates Television

By Susan JAMES The highly anticipated annual television festival PaleyFest took place during the first two weeks of March at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills. A celebration of some of television’s most popular series, PaleyFest is run by the Paley Center for Media and offers fans the unique opportunity to interact with industry stars […]

Sonic Exploration and Formal Tradition Meet at Camerata Pacifica

By Ted AYALA If there was a single thing that defined 20th century music, it was that there wasn’t a single thing that defined it. That is to say that under the rubric of “20th century music” there thrived and spawned literally hundreds of genres, styles, and schools, each as distinctive from the other as […]

‘John Carter’ Fights for Good – on Mars

By Susan JAMES If you want to class up a swash and swagger adventure movie, there is nothing better than surrounding your lead actors with classically trained British thespians who can go from Hamlet to Hannibal in the blink of an eye. Writer-director Andrew Stanton has followed this rule in Disney’s new blow-out, $250 million […]

Pet of the Week

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MOSTER TO SIGN Todd Moster of Moster Legal Placement in L.A. and author of “The Underground Guide to Job Interviewing: A Quick and Irreverent Primer for the Working Professional” that helps job candidates is doing a book signing on Sunday at 4 p.m. at Vroman’s book store at 695 E. Colorado Blvd. in Pasadena. EYE […]

NOTES & NODS

St. Joseph’s Table at St. Bede The Italian Catholic Federation-Branch 374 at St. Bede the Venerable Roman Catholic Church invites all parishioners to the annual honoring St. Joseph on Sunday, March 18 after each morning Mass. Purchases can be made in the Parish Center from the traditional St. Joseph’s table of baked goods, fruits, candies, […]

“God’s Trombones and Spiritual Americana” at LaCan Pres

Uniquely American hymns and spirituals from the 18th and 19th centuries will rattle the rafters of La Cañada Presbyterian Church when it presents “God’s Trombones and Spiritual Americana” on Sunday, March 25 at 4 p.m. The program will showcase the church’s 50-voice choir and 45-piece orchestra, plus soloists Rev. Dr. Allen L. Williams and his […]

»Montrose Shopping Park News

Meeting & Mingling with the MSPA What a nice time we had earlier this month at our first Montrose Shopping Park Association “Meet & Mingle” event. This was an idea that came out of last year’s events committee and was spearheaded by Montrose Ambassador Steve Pierce. The purpose was to provide a forum where business […]