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Whether you’re just stopping by or have lived here for years, there are always fun events and concerts to keep everyone busy. December and January has everything from musicals to festivals, so get ready because it’s a great time to be in the Santa Clarita Valley.
December 2013
Friday-Sunday, December 1-14
Woody Allen’s Play It Again Sam
Friday & Saturday 8 p.m. Sunday 2 p.m.
This romantic comedy tells the classic tale: girl meets boy, boy meets an inferiority complex, crippling anxiety, and frequent fantasies of Humphrey Bogart. For tickets, purchase online at www.repeastplayhouse.org or call 661-288-0000.
Friday, December 6, 13, 20, 27
Celebrate Recovery- 6 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Celebrate Recovery is a new faith-based ministry of Real Life Church that provides hope and healing for people struggling with life’s ‘hurts, habits and hang-ups.’ Celebrate Recovery will meet at its Newhall campus at Savia (23780 Newhall Avenue). Call 661-775-2050 or email cr@reallifechurch.org for more details.
Friday, December 6
COC Music – Annual Holiday Jazz Band Concert – 7:30 p.m.
Come join in the Holiday festivities as we present an evening of familiar holiday tunes, Jazz style. The band will feature various guest artists that promise to bring along their holiday cheer. You’re guaranteed to be humming all the way to your cars. More information is available at www.canyons.edu/Offices/PIO/CanyonsPAC/
Saturday, December 7
12th Annual Holiday Boutique and Fundraiser for the local Mothers of Twins Organization
8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Come join us for our 12th Annual Holiday Boutique and Fundraiser for the local Mothers of Twins Organization. There will be over 20 vendors selling items ready for your holiday shopping, a bake sale table with yummy treats to buy and don’t forget our amazing raffle prizes! Come join us at The Real Life Church in Valencia, 23841 Newhall Ranch Road. Contact Sharon at 661-212-0998 for more information.
Friday-Saturday, December 7-8
Valencia High School
Holiday Boutique
9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Friday
9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Saturday
Valencia High School will be hosting their annual Holiday Boutique to help raise monies for the Valencia High School Choral and Valencia Vocal Jazz! Over 30 vendors will be in attendance at this public boutique in the Valencia MPR selling holiday goods, crafts, and treasures! Choral students will also be singing carols at the boutique and throughout the community! Located at VHS in the MPR, 27801 N. Dickason Drive in Valencia. If you would like to sponsor a Valencia High Choral Student, or be a vendor in our upcoming boutique, please contact Marina Jarocki or Teri Felts at vhschoirboutique@gmail.com or call 661-294-1188 ext. 526 (Quickest reply via email).
Saturday, December 7
Santa Clarita Elementary School PTC Holiday Boutique – 9 a.m. -1 p.m.
The Santa Clarita Elementary School PTC is a 100 percent volunteer driven non-profit group dedicated to improving the quality of education in a public school format. We are excited to partner together and help involve the community in our efforts. Come and finish up your holiday shopping all while supporting your local elementary school. Each vendor will give the Santa Clarita Elementary School PTC 20 percent of all sales. Santa Clarita Elementary School is located at 27177 Seco Canyon Road on Seco Canyon Road between Bouquet and Copper Hill.
Saturday, December 7
Home Tour League Offers
Spectacular Holiday Experience
9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Four beautiful Santa Clarita Valley homes will be decked out in true holiday style during Henry Mayo’s 33rd annual Home Tour. Holiday shoppers looking for unique gifts will be delighted with the Home Tour’s indoor holiday gift boutique at Pico Canyon Elementary School, 25255 Pico Canyon Road in Stevenson Ranch. If you just can wait to see these spectacular homes, there will be a Preview Gala on Friday, December 6, from 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. starting with a festive buffet dinner at TPC and including a tour of the homes. Advance tickets only. Cost is $125. For ticket information and to purchase, please call 661-253-8051
Saturday, December 7
Literacy and Arts Festival – 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Celebrate the seventh annual Santa Clarita Literacy and Arts Festival at the Old Town Newhall Library with youth entertainment, education, and activities to encourage, promote, and expose the importance of literacy and the arts to people of all ages. Be entertained by storytellers, be a part of the hands-on art activities, and practice journalist skills for the day, all while bringing out the surprise and delights of the imagination. For more information check out the Santa Clarita Valley Education Foundation page at www.scveducationfoundation.org.
Saturday-Sunday, December 7-8
Placerita Canyon Nature Center Associates Annual Holiday Craft Fair – 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Make wreaths and centerpieces from a variety of live greenery, holly, pine cones, mistletoe, dried fruit and seed pods. Kids crafts include candle dipping, bead bracelets and pine cone art. Santa will make an appearance. Parking and admission are free. A modest fee is charged for wreath making and the children’s crafts. Visit: placerita.org or call the Placerita Nature Center at 661-259-7721 for more information.
Saturday, December 7
Santa Clarita Valley Family YMCA Snow Fest – 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Fun for the whole family is here. Its that time of season to enjoy the excitement of the holidays!!!! Come on by to your local Santa Clarita Valley YMCA to sled build a snowman and play in 10 tons of snow for free. Enjoy games, prizes, treats, and hot coco too while meeting Santa. Everyone always has fun in the snow! For more information please contact Sharlene Duzick at sharleneduzick@ymcala.org or you can call 661-253-3593
Sunday, December 8 – Second Sunday Food Truck Invasion – 4 p.m. – 9 p.m.
West Ranch Wildcat Football presents Second Sundays Food Truck Invasion. Second Sundays is a monthly fundraising event that brings gourmet food trucks and fun to the community of Santa Clarita every Second Sunday of every month March through December (except May-first Sunday) This food truck invasion is supported by boutique vendors with all funds raised supporting the Student Athletes of West Ranch Wildcat Football.
Wednesday, December 11
COC Dance – Dance Redefined – 8 p.m.
Join us as the COC Dance Company displays a variety of dance styles and choreographies presented by faculty, students and guest artists. More information is available at www.canyons.edu/Offices/PIO/CanyonsPAC/
Thursday-Saturday, December 12, 13, 14 – Real Life Church presents “A Real Life Christmas” 7:30 p.m. nightly. Saturday at 2 p.m.
Real Life Church invites your family to Experience the colors of Christmas – featuring awe-inspiring performances that bring the story of Christmas to life like you’ve never seen before! All tickets only $5 each with event and ticket information available at reallifechurch.org/Christmas. Make plans to arrive early for a special Tree Lighting Ceremony before every show in the outdoor amphitheater featuring lights, music and snow! Real Life Church is located in Valencia at 23841 Newhall Ranch Road. For more information, please call 661-775-7401.
Friday-Sunday, December 13-15
Holiday Party at Gymboree
Celebrate the holidays Gymboree style! Our parties provide an hour of fun activities catering to your young child and including a complimentary Santa picture from Liz Gray Photography. Reserve a spot for your child 0 to five years old. For more information, please call 661-287-3890.
Saturday, December 14
Bridge to Home Homeless Shelter Dental Clinic – 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Free to prequalified residents of Santa Clarita Valley, The shelter offers free basic dental care services to our homeless, as well as Single Mother’s Outreach clients, families from Family Promise and anyone in the community who needs dental work but cannot afford it. For more information, please call Tim Davis, Executive Director at 661-388-0081.
Saturday, December 14
Young at Heart Series Charlie Brown & Friends Christmas Concert Starring David Benoit – 8 p.m.
Good grief, don’t let your family miss this incredible opportunity. David Benoit, award-winning pianist and composer, brings his lifelong passion for the music of original Peanuts composer, Vince Guaraldi, to the stage for an evening of nostalgic indulgence and holiday cheer. More information is available at www.canyons.edu/Offices/PIO/CanyonsPAC/
Saturday-Sunday, December 21-22
Santa Clarita Street Fair – 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
The Santa Clarita Street Fair is one of Santa Clarita’s most vibrant and active community events. Discover an incredible marketplace of vendors teeming with arts, crafts, jewelry, fashionable attire, home décor, and so much more. Parking and admission is free as always! Located at College of the Canyons in the Stadium Parking Lot.
Monday-Tuesday, December 23-24
Real Life Church Christmas Eve Services Multiple times
Real Life Church invites your family to celebrate our Savior’s birth at one of its many convenient ‘Christmas Eve’ services. Featuring the theme, “It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year,” services will take place on Monday, December 23 at 4 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.; and Tuesday, December 24 at 1 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 4 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. Real Life Church is located in Valencia at 23841 Newhall Ranch Road. For more information, please call 661-775-7401 and visit reallifechurch.org.
Tuesday December 25 Christmas Day
January 2014
Wednesday, January 1
Glacier Slide Polar Bear Swim – 9 a.m.
Polar Bears prefer habitation in the sea ice (28.8 ºF) covering the waters in the high Arctic. In honor of these snowy white bears, take a chilly plunge into the Aquatic Center’s waterslide pool on New Year’s Day at 9:00 am. After the goose bumps have gone away, have your name added to the Polar Bear Club Plaque. The waterslide will be open and coffee and snacks will be provided. Drop-ins are welcome at the event. For more information, please contact 661-250-3766.
Sunday, January 12 – The World Famous Popovich Comedy Pet Theater – 2 p.m.
The World Famous Popovich Comedy Pet Theater is a family-oriented blend of the unique comedy and juggling skills of Gregory Popovich, and the extraordinary talents of his performing pets. Each of the show’s 15 cats and 10 dogs were once strays, rescued from animal shelters. Audiences will be delighted to see this extravaganza of European-style clowns, amazing juggling and balancing acts, and of course, very talented performing pets. It’s a show that both adults and kids of all ages enjoy!
Saturday, January 25 – World Beat Series Celtic Nights, A Journey of Hope – 8 p.m.
Six of Ireland’s most accomplished dancers mirror six of its finest voices to present a spell-binding and exhilarating picture of a proud and passionate people. Celtic Nights is an experience where beautiful ballads, striking choreography and compelling storylines intertwine effortlessly to tell the stirring tale of a people’s struggle to find their place in the world. Don’t miss the power and majesty of their music, and the hypnotic fury of dancing feet. Located at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center in Valencia. |
