Dining, Arts & Entertainment

In these times of fast food, it has become imperative to brush up our formal dining etiquette.  Nowadays, formal sit-down dinners are becoming less frequent.  There comes a business lunch or a dinner at a swanky restaurant where you are required to be sophistication incarnate displaying flawless table etiquette.

Three Blonde Moms — A couple of years ago, a comedian whom I had known for several years called me up and said I have this new show that I have put together called Three Blonde Moms. 

On Friday, September 12th PictureHouse and Square Tite Entertainment & Marketing will bring a spectacular Movie-Premiere filled with Hollywood magic to Santa Clarita. paparazzi, lights, cameras, celebrities and tons of action will fill the Edwards Theater and Araxi Hair Spa at the Soledad Entertainment Center.  Limousines, search lights, red carpets, bodyguards and anticipation will create an atmosphere of excitement for the premiere of The Women.

Happy hour doesn’t always have to mean alcohol anymore because now at Tropical Smoothie Café you can get two for one real fruit blended smoothies any day from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Thursday, October 2 will be an unforgettable night!  At 7 p.m., Santa Clarita Valley residents will be storming into the College of the Canyons Performing Arts Center to enjoy a motivational “Evening of Inspiration!”  LETMESAIL is proud to announce Destiny Youth Foundation as the generous title sponsor of this event, which is being co-hosted by Rochelle C. Feldman, M.D. and Prima Pediatrics as well as Total Financial Solutions. 

It’s August, and that means the kids are going back to school!  No more sleeping in late, lounging by the pool, and enjoying the laid back routine my whole family effortlessly fell into just two short months ago.  For me, back to school is a mixed blessing.  While my days are once again my own (sort of), my evenings are far more hectic.

The Russ Group, Inc. is proud to announce the next event in our Jazz Concert Series – the “Santa Clarita Jazz Festival” on Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 1 p.m. at the Valencia Country Club in Valencia.  This concert will feature “Smooth Jazz” recording Artists: Kim Waters, Jeff Lorber, Urban Jazz Coalition, Joyce Cooling, Al Williams Jazz Society (featuring Barbara Morrison), Phyllis Battle and JB Saxx.

It is hard to have self esteem these days.  I think you become a comedian in the first place because you have self esteem issues.  Every time I turn on the TV, I get barraged by people attacking me for something.  I have learned that I have bad breath, discolored teeth, I’m overweight and out of shape.

President Chris Miller and President-Elect Cindy Kittle represented the Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley (SCV) at the Zonta International (ZI) Convention 2008 in Rotterdam in July.  Delegates representing more than 1,200 clubs from 67 countries and geographic areas meet every two years for elections, bylaws review and to establish biennial goals.  Zonta, as a non-governmental organization (NGO) provides consultative status to the various United Nations councils and service funds that strive to improve the health, education status and welfare of women worldwide.

As gateway to the world-renowned vineyards of Central and Northern California, Santa Clarita knows and loves its wine! The fourth edition of the Loose Goose Wine Festival is set for October 2 to 5, and with up to 100 different wineries expected, local “lovers of the grape” have plenty to look forward to.  Welcoming an estimated 7,500 guests over its four-day period last year, the Festival has emerged as Southern California’s largest wine encounter!

The newest local club of Soroptimist International, known as the Soroptimists of Greater Santa Clarita Valley, announced plans to host the inaugural “The Wine Affair — Sip, Stroll and Savor the Sounds” on Sunday, October 19 from 1 to 5 p.m. along Town Center Drive in the Westfield Valencia Town Center in Valencia.

Independence Day is more than a chance for family and friends to get together for barbecues and fireworks displays; it’s an annual celebration to commemorate the courage and faith of our founding fathers in their pursuit of liberty.  Independence Day is especially meaningful to me, and my family, as we’re an “Air Force Family.”  We’ve traveled around the country, changed schools, found new doctors and dentists, made new friends, and said goodbye to old ones.  We’ve waited for “Daddy” to come home after months of overseas deployment only to wonder when the next one will start.  Yet we’re no different from thousands of other military families around the country who make sacrifices in the name of freedom.

The first program called Movies at the Lake began on June 13.  The community was invited to bring snacks, a comfortable chair or blanket and enjoy a family movie in Paradise Cove on the Lagoon.  Vehicle parking is $11, but the movie is free!

With the Patriotic Holidays upon us:

July 4 — Independence Day
September 1 — Labor Day
September 11 — Patriot Day