Seeking to encourage new members from the local area who represent the business and professional community, the Noon Kiwanis Club of La Cañada formed a committee to create and organize an evening meeting branch of the club. The newly formed group will be a part of the Noon club and will be focused on local […]
The Poetry and Literature Committee of Sunland-Tujunga is honoring local resident Elsa S. Frausto as the next poet laureate. The McGroarty Arts Center will host the “Passing of the Laurels” at 3 p.m. on April 27 when Frausto will be inducted as poet laureate and begin serving her two-year term of promoting poetry and language […]
On May 3, Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy will hold its annual fundraising Gala on the Hill. In the meantime, a committee is hard at work planning the soirée, whose theme “Do You Believe in Magic?” setting a lighthearted tone for the upcoming event. The “magical” evening includes dinner, entertainment, silent and live auctions and an […]
The board of trustees of Crestview Preparatory School appointed Baudelia Chavez Taylor to be head of school effective July 1. In their announcement to the Crestview community, board chair Albert Lau and Search Committee co-chairs Julie Park and Vas Sarma stated, “It was clear that Baudelia Chavez Taylor had the leadership experience, drive, and knowledge […]
Students are currently waiting to be matched with an American host family and are looking forward for the opportunity to come to the community. EF High School Exchange Year, a non profit, is the sponsoring agent working in conjunction with the U.S. State Department allowing students to come on a J-1 visa to study in […]
By Isiah REYES This year celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Pasadena Showcase House of Design and no expense was spared in the lavish reworking of this Pasadena 1915 English country estate. The Showcase House is the main fundraiser for the Pasadena Showcase for the Arts, which is celebrating its 65th year. The architect of […]
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By Robin GOLDSWORTHY The average person will fall in love how many times before actually getting married? Which U.S. state is nicknamed the Gem State? Answers to questions like these – and more – were what participants of the 26th annual Smart-A-Thon were seeking at the annual luncheon held at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital on […]
The Verdugo Hills Women’s Chorus (VHWC), like many choruses in the California Women’s Chorus, Inc. (CWC), began as PTA Mother Singers almost 60 years ago. They sang under the direction of Betty McGaughy until her retirement in 1999. Since that time, Sharon Schlarb has served as choral director for the VHWC whose membership now totals […]