Students Off And Running (SOAR) Hosting 2nd Annual Mardi Gras Madness 5K at Bridgeport Marketplace in Santa Clarita Bring the whole family Saturday March 3 as the Santa Clarita Track Club and Bridgeport Marketplace celebrate Mardi Gras Madness at Bridgeport Marketplace in Valencia. The Mardi Gras Madness 5K and Mini Madness 1K will benefit Students Off And Running (SOAR), a program that provides a fully supported LA Marathon training experience to youth in need living in the Santa Clarita Valley at no cost to student participants or their families.
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Bob & Diane
Celebration of Love, Commitment and Romance HMNMH Foundation's Sweetheart Couple, Bob and Diane Benjamin Married in 1978, Bob and Diane Benjamin recently celebrated their 33rd anniversary. Together, they have two children, Rob and Katy and three beautiful grandchildren, Mackenzie, Chase and Wyatt. The happy couple will be serving as this year’s Sweetheart Couple for the Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital Foundation’s Sweetheart Gala, set to take place on Valentine’s Day…Tuesday, February 14. The event will be hosted by Shelley and G. Marshall Hann at their home in Santa Clarita. O... Read More >>
Dee Gadbury
News from SCV-Newhall Optimist Club - Feb 2012 Belated Happy New Year to all our friends and family from us! Our good wishes are late but no less sincere due to shoulder surgery on my behalf and I was unable to get my article out. December was very busy for us as we participated in our Optimist Festival of Trees, which was a huge success. It’s heartwarming to see our members and our La Mesa JOOI Club participating to create these beautiful trees that have proven to generate funds for our Optimist Youth Home.
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On the Town
An Evening of Laughs Santa Clarita Elks Charity Roast It was an evening of entertainment at the 14th Annual Elks Charity Roast benefiting the Samuel Dixon Family Health Centers on Saturday, January 21 at the Santa Clarita Elks Lodge in Canyon Country. CEO of Heys Plumbing, John Heys, was this year’s Roastee. This year’s Elks Roast was MC’d by Bob Kellar and guests enjoyed a social hour, along with dinner, live auction, and the roast.
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Clyde Smyth
In Loving Memory Former Santa Clarita Mayor and Man of the Year, Clyde Smyth, has touched many lives throughout our Valley.
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February 10, 2012
CTG's Gala "Night of a Thousand Stars" Celebrate Valentine’s Day with your loved one on February 10 when the Canyon Theatre Guild presents a night of romance with “A Night of a Thousand Stars” gala at the Valencia Country Club. This Gala fundraiser will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a no-host bar and Silent auction followed by an elegant dinner in the Country Club’s main banquet room. This black-tie evening will also feature music by the Vibe Quartet, entertainment, live auction and dancing.
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Canyon Theatre Guild
Curtain Up on Gypsy at the CTG! The hit Broadway musical Gypsy, which is a fable loosely based on the memoirs of a famous striptease artist known as Gypsy Rose Lee runs weekends through February at the Canyon Theatre Guild’s Old Town Newhall playhouse. The story focuses on Gypsy’s mother, Rose, whose name has become synonymous with “the ultimate stage mother,” and follows Mama Rose and her daughters, June and Louise as they struggle to find success on the vaudeville circuit during the Great Depression. With music by J... Read More >>
The REP opens the 2012 Season with the smash hit comedy Jewtopia. Jewtopia, written by Bryan Fogel and Sam Wolfson is a comedy where stereotypes collide, cultures clash and chaos ensues! Oh, and it’s back at the Repertory East Playhouse! The production, co-sponsored by Friedman, Thompson and Co. and Wild Flour Gourmet Baking is the longest running comedy ever to come out of Los Angeles.
Santa Clarita’s Annual Hearts for Heroes Join us on Saturday, February 4 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Make Valentine’s Day Cards for our Heroes: troops in Afghanistan, firefighters, law enforcement and more! There will be pizza, prizes and you can meet and thank Heroes. Bring a donation if you can for care packages to our troops in Afghanistan.
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Wartime Romance
The Musical Wartime Romance, A Time to Remember A must see! This pre-Broadway musical Wartime Romance, A Time to Remember - will be presented at Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center on Saturday, April 28, 2012. There will be two performances of this acclaimed patriotic production about a World War II (WWII) love story. The afternoon matinee performance begins at 3 p.m. and ticket sale proceeds will benefit a few local Veterans organizations. The evening performance begins at 7 p.m. with ticket sale proceeds benefiting a few non-profit... Read More >>
March 25, 2012
Santa Clarita Master Chorale and The Master's College Chorale Present Brahms' Requiem for the People It’s a special collaboration this spring that will bring together these two accomplished Valley choirs in three performances with full orchestra: one in Santa Clarita on March 25 and two in Glendale the following week leading up to Easter. It’s called the German Requiem and it is the composer’s best-known composition for choir. The March 25 performance is at 3:30 p.m. at the College of the Canyons’ Performing Arts Center. The Catholic mass begins with prayers for the dead; Johannes Br... Read More >>
City of Santa Clarita
City of Santa Clarita Partners with State Agencies Santa Clarita Committed to Protecting local jobs and Revitalizing Neighborhoods In the wake of today’s ruling by the California Supreme Court upholding the elimination of redevelopment agencies, the City of Santa Clarita is partnering with the California Redevelopment Association (CRA) and League of California Cities (League) to work with lawmakers to develop legislation to revive redevelopment in order to protect local jobs and neighborhoods.
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Whether it’s Dantes, imprisoned on the island plotting his revenge in The Count of Monte Cristo, or Pip, the orphaned boy in search of the meaning of friendship and love in Charles Dicken’s Great Expectations, great literature has the power to captivate their readers, inviting them into a whole new world to discover. Well, you too can become your favorite character from literature. Our cover story this issue features some of the participants of the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center Foun
A Note from The Publishers - February 2012 It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of my father William Arthur and Moe’s brother Iraj. We like to believe that when we lose someone close to us they still live through us and give us strength. The time we have spent with those we have lost makes them part of us. We would like to dedicate this February issue of The Magazine of Santa Clarita to them both. When we think of February, we think of romance and love. Be sure and take a moment to show your lo... Read More >>
2nd Annaul Walk
Hundreds Expected to Walk in Support of Children with Cancer The Second Annual Michael Hoefflin Foundation Walk for Kids with Cancer The Michael Hoefflin Foundation will hold its second annual Walk for Kids with Cancer on Saturday, March 24, at College of the Canyons’ Cougar Stadium. The family-oriented event starts at 9 a.m., with registration opening at 8 a.m., and features a three-mile walk through College of the Canyons and festivities. “We are very excited about this event,” said Gillian Stone, Acting Executive Director of the Michael Hoefflin Foundation. “It’s a great way for people to support the Foundat... Read More >>
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Keeping Our Soldiers Warm Our soldiers risk their lives on a daily basis just to protect the very freedoms we enjoy today. They have to make long journeys, often far from their families for months and months at a time. Having many friends who are enlisted and have spent time in foreign lands, I understand the hardship of deployment, both on the family as well as the soldiers.
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COC
Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook University Center at COC March 2012 Open House Community members are invited to attend an Open House at the Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook University Center located on the College of the Canyons Valencia campus. The event, which will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 20, will provide prospective students with information about the bachelor’s and master’s degree programs offered through the Center by partner institutions.
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March 18, 2012
Fashion, Fun and Fantasy With Soroptimist International of Greater Santa Clarita Enjoy an evening of fashion and fun at Soroptimist International of Greater Santa Clarita Valley’s “Fashion, Fun & Fantasy” on Sunday, March 18, at Hyatt Regency-Valencia. Boutiques open at 3:00 p.m., with doors opening for the “Sunday Night Supper Show” at 5:30 p.m. The show will begin with an exciting array of fashions from White House/Black Market modeled by such community leaders as past-recipients of the Betty Ferguson Foundation Woman of Honor Award.
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Home Instead Senior Care
Salute to Senior Service Search on for State’s Outstanding Senior Volunteers The Home Instead Senior Care® office serving seniors in Santa Clarita and Antelope Valley has announced the Salute to Senior ServiceSM program to honor senior volunteers for the tireless contributions they make to their local communities. The program will include a search for the most outstanding senior volunteer in each state and culminate with the selection of a national Salute to Senior Service winner during Older Americans Month in May.
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Congratulations to Santa Clarita residents Walt and Gertrude Schrey as they celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary around Valentine’s Day…February 22, to be exact.
