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Fri., Jan. 1, 8:30 a.m. – Glacier Slide Polar Bear Swim Date. Join the official Santa Clarita Polar Bear Club and celebrate the New Year by taking a chilly plunge in the Aquatic Center’s Waterslide Pool on New Year’s Day! Your name will be added to the Polar Bear Club Plaque in the trophy case. The waterslide will be open and coffee and snacks will be provided. Drop-ins are welcome at this event. Located at the Santa Clarita Aquatic Center. Contact Chris Lundie for more information. 661-250-3766 clundie@santa-clarita.com
Fri., Jan 1, 8 p.m. – Carnival of Venice. Carnivale di Venezia! Celebrate New Year’s Eve with the Repertory East Playhouse. Come one, come all to Carnivale di Venezia, the event of the centuries that you don’t want to miss! Where for one night the prince and the pauper can mingle and dance with one another without being known. Dress Code – Men: tuxedos or dark suit and tie. Ladies: evening gown or cocktail dresses. All: Carnivale masks and/or costumes. Located at the Repertory East Playhouse, 24266 Main Street in Newhall. Contact Ovington Michael Owston for more information. 661-288-0000 ovingtonmichael@repeastplayhouse.org www.repeastplayhouse.org
Wed., Jan. 6 3:30 p.m. – Craig Newton: Music Around the World. A Season of Diversity: Instruments and songs from various countries. For children of all ages. Registration required. Located at the Canyon Country Jo Anne Darcy Library, 18601 Soledad Canyon Road in Santa Clarita. Contact Community Services for more information. 661-250-3708 www.santa-clarita.com/humanrelationsforum
Fri., Jan. 8, 7 p.m. – The Spizzwinks. Join the Hart Show Choir Alumni Concert featuring the Yale Men’s A Cappella group. Located in the Hart High Auditorium. Tickets available at door. Come be entertained by the many talented former members of Hart High Show Choir singing Broadway to pop – Also enjoy the Yale Men’s A Cappella group, The Spizzwinks. They have played Carnegie Hall and will be traveling internationally throughout the year. For more information please contact Gail Hart at ghart@hartdistrict.org.
Sat., Jan. 9, 10 a.m. – Meet the Rose Experts. Consulting rosarians from the Santa Clarita Valley Rose Society will be at Green Thumb Garden Center. Rose experts will offer advice on bare root rose selections, planting, and care. Pruning demonstrations will be conducted at regular intervals. Green Thumb Garden Center is located at 23734 Newhall Avenue (formerly San Fernando Rd.) Newhall. 661-259-1072
Sun., Jan. 10, 2:30 p.m. – Rose Care & Pruning Seminar. The Santa Clarita Valley Rose Society is hosting a free rose care and pruning seminar. The seminar will feature Rose Consultants Bob Belendez, Kitty Belendez, and Steve Jones who will demonstrate how to properly prune various types of roses. The club will also have a door prize, rose raffle, and refreshments after the seminar. There is no cost to attend, and the public is invited. For more information contact Kitty Belendez. Please RSVP so that we can provide sufficient seating, handout materials, and refreshments. Visit the Santa Clarita Valley Rose Society web site at www.scvrs.homestead.com. Located at the SCV Senior Center, 22900 Market Street in Newhall. 661-296-5033 rosextckb@aol.com www.scvrs.homestead.com
Wed., Jan. 13, 6 p.m. – Surviving the Unthinkable: The Holocaust. A Season of Diversity: Elaine Geller was just a four-year-old girl living in Poland when the Nazis invaded her country. After a brutal six-year struggle to live, Geller became one of the youngest survivors of the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp. Of the 11 million Jews in Europe during World War II, six million were murdered during the Holocaust. Of those six million, 1.5 million were under the age of 17. Geller will share her memories of a lost childhood. Located at Rio Norte Junior High School, 28771 Rio Norte Drive in Santa Clarita. Contact Community Services for more information. 661-250-3708 www.santa-clarita.com/humanrelationsforum
Sat., Jan. 16, 8 p.m. – A Night with Kris Kristofferson. Kris Kristofferson has been a mainstay of American music songwriting since the moment he arrived in Nashville and began putting pen to paper, crafting classic tunes such as Me and Bobby McGee, Sunday Morning Coming Down, and For the Good Times. Don’t miss this opportunity to spend an evening with one of the most powerful voices in the world today, Kris Kristofferson – a man with his fingers on the pulse of the American music scene. The Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center is located at 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road in Valencia. Contact the PAC Box Office for more information. 661-362-5304 patronservices@canyons.edu www.canyonspac.com
Wed., Jan. 20, 7 p.m. – Canyon Country Advisory Committee. Meet the candidates for the 2010 City Council Elections. TimBen Boydston and Harrison Katz will be there to introduce themselves and answer questions. Disney will be presenting their proposed plan for SCV. Located at the George A. Caravalho Activity Center Banquet Room, 20880 Centre Pointe Parkway in Santa Clarita. Contact Alan Ferdman for more information. 661-713-9344
Thurs.-Fri., Jan. 21-22, 7 p.m. – Hart High Show Choir presents its annual Cabaret Pops Concert. This is one of Show Choir’s most anticipated shows of the year. It is entirely conceived, choreographed, and directed by the students. Come see our talented show choir performers in a lively, professional, and sometimes humorous show. Located in the Hart High School Auditorium. Tickets available at door. For more information please contact Gail Hart at ghart@hartdistrict.org.
Fri., Jan. 22, 6:30 p.m. – SCV Chamber of Commerce 86th Annual Installation and Recognition Dinner. Join guests in celebrating 2009 Chairman of the Board, Bill Kennedy and installing 2010 Chairman of the Board, John Shaffery and the 2010 Officers and Directors. Located at the Hyatt Regency Valencia, 24500 Town Center Drive. Please contact Nichole Swanson at 661-702-6977 or nswanson@scvchamber.com with any questions. Visit our website, www.scvchamber.com, to register for this event.
Fri., Jan. 22, 7:30 p.m. – Night and Days: An Evening with Kevin Spirtas. Stage, screen and musical star Kevin Spirtas brings his captivating act to the cabaret setting at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center! Well-known for his seven and a half year stint as the dashing Dr. Craig Wesley on Days of Our Lives, Spirtas has been on the stage or in front of a camera since landing his first professional job on Broadway at the age of 18, in the role of Mike Costa in “A Chorus Line.” The Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center is located at 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road in Valencia. Contact the PAC Box Office for more information. 661-362-5304 patronservices@canyons.edu www.canyonspac.com
Sat., Jan. 23, 2:30 p.m. – Margo’s Artwork: Mexican Bark Painting. A Season of Diversity: Rough paper and bright paint colors re-create a traditional Mexican folk art, for children in first grade and up. Registration is required. Located at the Valencia Library, 23743 W. Valencia Boulevard in Santa Clarita. Contact Community Services for more information. 661-250-3708 www.santa-clarita.com/humanrelationsforum
Sat., Jan. 23, 9 a.m. – Zonta Club of SCV/Lifeforward Workshops. Borrowing Basics – benefits of borrowing types of borrowing. Location: Valencia Library – 23743 W Valencia Boulevard 661-252-9351 http://www.scvzonta.org
Sun., Jan 24, 2 p.m. – Roberto Clemente: Latino Baseball Legend. A Season of Diversity: One-man show recalling the life and achievements of Major League baseball player, Roberto Clemente, the first Latin-American player elected to the baseball Hall of Fame. Location: Valencia Library, 23743 W. Valencia Boulevard, Santa Clarita, CA 91355 Contact: Community Services 661 250-3708 http://www.santa-clarita.com/humanrelationsforum
Tues., Jan. 26, 7 p.m. – Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. The tradition continues as College of the Canyons offers a free community concert with virtuoso members of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra performing a ion of chamber music. In signature LACO style, the musicians will introduce the music from the stage, putting a personal stamp on the evening and inviting the audience into the experience. No charge. This is a non-ticketed event. Seating is on a first come first served basis. The Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center is located at 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road in Valencia. Contact the PAC Box Office for more information. 661-362-5304 patronservices@canyons.edu www.canyonspac.com
Tues., Jan. 26, 6 p.m. – Compassion Plays: Wheels. A Season of Diversity: Who “belongs” in this country and who doesn’t? Wheels explores immigration, and the privileges and responsibilities of citizenship through the eyes of Oscar, a 15 and a half-year-old Salvadoran-American youth, and the people he encounters on his first journey through the maze of the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). Located at Rancho Pico Junior High School, 26250 W. Valencia Boulevard in Stevenson Ranch. Contact Community Services for more information. 661-250-3708 www.santa-clarita.com/humanrelationsforum
Tues., Jan. 26, 6:15 p.m. – AAUW presents “Changing the Way We View Autism”. The Santa Clarita Branch of the American Association of University Women presents: Emily Iland – Changing the Way We View Autism Open to the public, with RSVP required by January 22. Our Santa Clarita Branch of the American Association of University Women speaker, Emily Iland, is an award-winning author, advocate, and a leader in the autism field. She will present cutting-edge information on navigating the maze of diagnosis and empowerment strategies. Social and buffet dinner at 6:15 p.m. with the meeting at 7 p.m. in the Residence Inn, located at 25320 The Old Road in Santa Clarita. The cost is $20. Contact Jane Hanson for more information. 661-259-1861 hanson@ideasalacarte.com www.aauw-scv.org
Tues., Jan. 29, 6 p.m. – SCV Senior Center Foundation Annual Installation. Please join us for wine and appetizers as we install our New Board Members and thank our Outstanding Volunteers! Location will be determined. Contact: Kathy Crone for more information. 661-964-7626 kcrone@scvsc.org www.scvseniorfoundation.org
Sat., Jan. 30, 2 p.m. – Fun & Fit’s 25 Year Anniversary Celebration. Come celebrate 25 years of successful gymnastics as Fun & Fit gives back in a tremendous way! Enjoy a big open house and fundraiser benefiting the SCV Child & Family Center with a grand prize of six months free tuition. Space is limited so call today to RSVP. 661-255-7244 www.funandfit.com.
Wed., Jan. 30, 9 a.m. – Zonta Club of SCV/Lifeforward Workshops. Work/Life Balance and Goal Setting Learn strategies for balancing work/life challenges Understanding and setting goals Located at the Canyon Country Library, 18601 Soledad Canyon Road in Canyon Country. 661-252-9351 www.scvzonta.org
Wed., Jan. 30, 2 p.m. – Watch for Falling Rocks. An illustrated talk about the nature of asteroids and comets, the effects of collisions with the earth, and what can be done about them. With Richard Wade, science educator and local resident. A free program for adults that is also suitable for teens. Located at the Newhall Library, 22704 West 9th Street in Newhall. 661-259-0750 www.colapublib.org/libs/newhall/
Thurs., Jan. 31, 2 p.m. – Exotic Dances from Islands Afar. A Season of Diversity: Come enjoy both mystical and enthusiastic dances from distant islands to include Sri Lanka, the Philippines, and Cuba. Located at the Senior Center, 22900 Market Street in Santa Clarita. Contact Community Services for more information. 661-250-3708 www.santa-clarita.com/humanrelationsforum.