By Jason Kurosu The CV Falcons’ varsity baseball team attempted to regain the Pacific League championship Friday night from the one team that has managed to thwart them not only this season, but during the last two title runs: the Arcadia Apaches. However, it was just not to be. After giving up a three-run home […]
CVLL to Host Day of Fun On Saturday, May 21 kids and parents are invited to take the day off from CV Little League competition for a carnival – CVLL style – with games put on by CVLL majors teams and the annual CVLL skills competitions. Following will be the annual blue and gold softball […]
By Misty DUPLESSIS Patchwork Penguin owner Crissa DuCharme doesn’t shy away when she hears of someone in need. She’s active in several charitable organizations including Project Linus that, according to its website, “provides love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need through the gifts […]
By Misty DUPLESSIS Glendale resident Frans Vischer has been bringing smiles to folks for years through his work as an animator. After completing college in the 1980s Vischer’s first job was for Disney. And though his path took him away from the animation giant for some years, he recently returned to the Burbank studio. A […]
Antioch University Los Angeles has named La Crescenta resident Bernadette Murphy core faculty in the MFA in Creative Writing Program. She will head the creative nonfiction genre. As core faculty Murphy plans and oversees the residency, hires guest speakers and associate faculty, and mentors students while providing detailed critique on new and revised work. The […]
The following students graduated from Azusa Pacific University on May 7. They will join more than 1,300 graduates at the spring commencement ceremonies. From Tujunga: Sona Nikoghossian with a Master of Science in Nursing. From Glendale: Araz Aghamalian, Melina Hospeyan Mer and Sungeun Susan Yang all graduated with a Master of Arts in Teaching English […]
The Crescenta Valley Fireworks Association is preparing for the 2011 4th of July fireworks show at La Crescenta Elementary School. Donations are being sought to meet the many expenses that have to be considered and paid prior to the event. Less than half of the expenses are paid by ticket sales and it is the […]
By Susan JAMES The Paley Center in Beverly Hills is offering a series of all-star panels focusing on popular television shows. Several, like “Bones” and “Fringe” (Fox) are just completing their seasons and are scheduled to return in the fall. Others like “Southland” (TNT) are currently on hiatus. The panels are open to the public […]
By Ted AYALA A veritable cornucopia of musical delights – spanning everything from classical and jazz to rock and bossa-nova – were served to the hungry audience attending the Glendale Pops Orchestra’s (GPO) “The Premiere” concert last Friday night, May 13. Matt Catingub, the GPO’s new artistic director, emceed the concert with a sly charm […]
By Ted AYALA The Santa Cecilia Orchestra (SCO), which finds its home in Occidental College’s Thorne Hall, closes out its 2010-2011 in a spectacular fashion on Sunday, May 22 at Occidental College’s Thorne Hall at 4 p.m. with a concert honoring two of Mexico’s – and the American continent’s – very greatest composers: Silvestre Revueltas […]