On the Town

Local Authors Katie Jennings and A. R. Meyering held an event and raffle at the Open Book on Saturday, September 13. This celebration featured their novels, Jennings’ When Empires Fall and Meyering’s The Angel of Elydria.

On September 7, Poonam Parashar and Muskan Parashar, from Parashars Indian Kitchen, served delicious dishes to guests from 4 pm to 9 p.m. at the St. Clare Church for Raise Your Glass charity event.

The community gathered at Westfield Valencia town Center to honor those who fell victim during the 9/11 attacks.  HandsOn Santa Clarita presented a Night of Remembrance on Thursday, September 11 in the roundabout in front of the mall.

Nearly 640 guests were entertained at the 5th Annual Dancing With Our Stars event presented by The Magazine of Santa Clarita and élite Magazine!  The star-studded evening began with a VIP reception and show to follow at Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons on Friday, August 22. 

To celebrate their patients and thank them for their loyalty and support, Valencia-based dentists Drs. Allen & Kelly Smudde recently hosted an afternoon of food, fun and festivities at the Santa Clarita Lanes in Saugus, CA.

Educating Young People on Preserving Their Hearing. Advanced Audiology was the host of CARE Learning Academy-SCV Tutors on August 7, 2014. The group received a tour of the sights and sounds of what a professional audiology center looks like. The children asked many questions… “They were such a great group of kids. The children who came were very smart and asked a lot of questions,” Nola said.

It was a delightfully warm evening on August 16th at California Institute of the Arts during the 13th Annual Vine 2 Wine Classic. Guests enjoyed wine, 60 plus craft brews, and amazing food from Santa Clarita’s finest eateries while listening to music from the wonderful Jimmy Carnelli and his band in the main gallery.

It was a night of celebration on August 7th of this year at the beautiful Hyatt Regency in Valencia during the 3rd Annual SCV Leadership Awards presented by The Magazine of Santa Clarita, in partnership with the Valley Industry Association, and SCV Chamber of Commerce.

Angelo Lucchese has been a student at Legacy Christian Acadamy since kindergarten. Over the past six years Legacy friends, family, and teachers have watched him grow up playing baseball here in Santa Clarita at Hart Baseball Park along with many other young boys who have a love for the sport!

The walls have come down and the roof is off in Santa Clarita Christian School’s British literature classroom.  Thirty-five SCCS students and chaperones travelled across the pond for nine days in April touring England from its northern parts in Haworth, to the heart of the country in London.

The first annual GraceFest SCV was a huge success, held at Central Park in Santa Clarita on Saturday, May 31. 

There was royalty in the park in July.  The Santa Clarita Shakespeare Festival honored two leaders for their support of the arts in valley and support for the growing LA SummerFest. 

I did not have the pleasure of meeting Diane Bruckner, but when I first saw her work it connected with me to the core.  And I wasn’t alone in that connection.

Way back in 1949, a number of interesting events took place including:  the first broadcasts from Los Angeles based KTTV TV (channel 11) and KNBH - now KNBC TV (channel 4), then President Harry Truman labeling his administration the “Fair Deal”, RCA releasing its first single record ever (45 rpm), Joe DiMaggio becoming the first $100,000/year baseball player (NY Yankees), a USAF plane beginning the first nonstop flight around-the-world, the first automatic street light going into operation (New Milford, Ct), Mrs. Georgia Neese Clark of Kansas becoming the first woman treasurer of US, the NBL & NBAA merging into the National Basketball Association, the flight of the first jet-propelled airline (De Havilland Comet), “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer” appearing on music charts and in Santa Clarita, Golden Oak’s first graduating class stepping on the stage. 

On May 24 and 25, Triumph Foundation hosted the Wheelchair Sports Festival at the Santa Clarita Sports Complex Gymnasium.  It was a day for the entire family as nearly 400 people participated in this fun filled event. 

On June 8, 2014 JCI SCV (Jaycees), ‘N Style Salon, and Finailly the Right Salon hosted a variety of cancer patients, survivors, and caretakers to receive complimentary beauty treatments.

On Saturday, May 31, community members gathered for GraceFest SCV, Santa Clarita’s premier music and message festival featuring contemporary Christian artists.

Saturday, June 14 was filled with laughter, smiles and lots of happiness as children of all ages showed up at Central Park for the Senior Center’s Annual Touch-A-Truck event.