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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.
Thursday, April 4 Art Slam! 7 p.m. Art Slam! is a monthly art happening, which will feature a variety of art, entertainment, and activities centered around a theme. Many of the Art Slam! Events will see artists’ responding to a theme by developing interactive opportunities for the public, installations of art work, gallery shows featuring several artists, etc. For the evening, the block/area will be transformed into an open air gallery. For more information please contact Arts & Events Office at 661-250-3787.
Saturday, April 13 MOMS Club of Canyon Country-South Spring Open House The MOMS Club of Canyon Country-South is a local chapter of MOMS Club International, a support group designed especially for stay-at-home moms and moms who work part-time (including moms with home-based businesses)! We are local moms with children of all ages who have come together to offer one another support, resources, and friendship. For more information, call 661-347 – MOMS (6667)
Saturday, April 13 Earth Arbor Day 10 a.m. The City of Santa Clarita Earth Arbor Day celebration will take place at Central Park. This day celebrating the Earth will have a variety of activities, entertainment, and other components to it. Several themed zones will be present at the event including, eco, green car, water conservation, community, and children’s zones. www.greensantaclarita.com.
Saturday, April 13 A Toast and a WiSH 7 p.m. “A Toast and a WiSH,” is a benefit for the future leaders of Santa Clarita. Fine library wines and food pairings will be served at the event, located at the Old Town Newhall Library. For more information, call 661-799-9474.
Thursday, April 18 – Sunday, April 21 Cowboy Festival The best performers in western entertainment will celebrate the City of Santa Clarita 17th annual Cowboy Festival, with several events throughout the Santa Clarita Valley. Walk through an authentic Western movie set at Melody Ranch Motion Picture Studio, enjoy performances by Cowboy musicians and poets, and dine on Cowboy cuisine. www.cowboyfestival.org.
Thursday, April 18 SENSES on Main 7 p.m. Awaken your senses at this monthly themed block party where bands, food trucks, drinks, activities, contests, and more get the weekend started right in Old Town Newhall. Hosted on the third Thursday of every month, SENSES on Main Street transforms the street into a nightlife atmosphere that is free and open to guests of all ages. www.thursdaysatnewhall.com.
Saturday, April 20 Circle of Hope 9th Annual Run/Walk for Hope 7:30 a.m. Walk for Hope is a run/walk that provides assistance to individuals diagnosed with breast cancer in the Santa Clarita Valley. All money raised will provide financial assistance. A great way to come out for some exercise on a great course and enjoy some shopping at the vendor pavilion as well as enjoy lunch that comes with the event sign up. www.circleofhopeinc.org.
Saturday, April 20 Sierra Pelona Valley Wine Festival 11 a.m. The festival will celebrate the recently established AVA, The Sierra Pelona Valley Appellation. Proceeds from the festival will benefit the Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital. Guests will be treated to gourmet food pairings from highly acclaimed Los Angeles area chefs and artisanal food makers such as Le Chene French Cuisine, Cheers At All Corked Up, The Whole Wheatery, Natcheryl Organic Cafe, Roman Holiday, Truffles n Toffee, Naked Juice, California Bakery, and Dove Chocolate Discoveries. www.reyeswinery.com/spv-winefestival.
Thursday, April 25 LUNAFEST Film Festival LUNAFEST® is a festival of 9 short films – created by women, for women, about women’s issues. Zonta Club of SCV presents this year’s LUNAFEST. For more information, visit www.scvzonta.org.
Saturday, April 27 & Sunday 28 KHTS Emergency Expo 9 a.m. In co-operation with the City of Santa Clarita and Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital, the KHTS Emergency Expo will be held in conjunction with the Home and Garden Show in the Valencia Hyatt parking lot. The Expo will promote how to be ready and resilient for disasters. For more information call Gary Buterbaugh 661-255-7063; or visit scvemergencyexpo.co
Saturday, April 27 Rock, Walk & Wag 9:30 a.m. Free family fun with live music, food trucks, low cost pet adoptions, lots of exciting vendors, bounce house and obstacle course, free microchips, low-cost vaccines and much more! Walkers are also being sought for the Perimeter Trail dog walk, which will raise money for spay/neuter. For more information, visit www.bringfido.com/event/9087/.
Saturday, April 27 Healthy Kids Day 11 a.m. The Santa Clarita Valley YMCA is celebrating YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day® with a free community event to get kids moving and active, and families living healthier. Healthy Kids Day is the Y’s national initiative to improve the health and well-being of families and to help them get a jump on creating a healthier summer. For more information, call 661-253-3593 or visit www.ymcala.org/scv
Saturday, April 27 Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society-Author Ted Faye 2 p.m. The Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society is pleased to host Ted Faye at the Old Town Newhall Library. The general public is welcome. Admission will be free. For more information on this and other upcoming programs from the SCVHS, please call Alan Pollack at 661-254-1275.
Saturday, April 27 Santa Clarita Dodger Day 6 p.m. In its 36th year, the Santa Clarita Valley Dodger Day Committee invites you to enjoy a day out at the Los Angeles Dodgers stadium – LA Dodgers vs. Milwaukee Brewers at 6:10 p.m. Proceeds from SCV Dodger Day help support local schools and non-profit youth groups. www.scvdodgerday.com.
Thursday, May 2 Art Slam! 7 p.m. Art Slam! is a monthly art happening, which will feature a variety of art, entertainment, and activities centered around a theme. Many of the Art Slam! events will see artists’ responding to a theme by developing interactive opportunities for the public, installations of art work, gallery shows featuring several artists, etc. For the evening, the block/area will be transformed into an open air gallery. For more information please contact Arts & Events Office at 661-250-3787.
Friday, May 3 How The West Was Won Trap Shoot – Carousel Ranch 9 a.m. What better way to spend a Friday morning than at Oak Tree Gun Club, with good friends – raising money for the kids at Carousel Ranch. With each team or reservation, each shooter will receive three rounds of trap, gun rental, ammunition, targets and a BBQ lunch with prizes. For more information, call 661-268-8010.
Saturday, May 4 – Sunday, May 5 Castaic Days Festival 12 p.m. The Castaic Days Outdoor Festival is sponsored by the Castaic Days Civic Association (CDCA). The CDCA was formed in 2009 as a nonprofit public benefit corporation whose mission is to promote the betterment of the greater Castaic community and the Castaic Lake Recreation Area. We encourage the use of the lake by the general public as a recreational and educational facility. Our main focus is to promote and execute the annual Castaic Days Outdoor Festival. www.castaicdays.com
Sunday, May 5 Assistance League Operation School Bell 5K Run/Walk 8 a.m. Operation School Bell, the signature program of Assistance League, provides assistance to children in need. Chapters determine the specific needs in their local communities, then develop, fund and implement the programs. For more information, call 661-254-6488.
Sunday, May 5 Child & Family Center’s “Taste of the Town” 1 p.m. Over 40 restaurants and caterers serve up all the food you can eat, all the wine and beer you can drink, plus live entertainment, chef demonstrations and an auction all in a beautiful garden setting. For more information, call 661-255-6847.
Friday, May 10 2013 Chick-fil-A Leadercast 8 a.m. You ARE a leader. In fact, everyone is a leader. Leadership is simply influence. So, who do you influence? Co-workers? Peers? Your family? Register today for the Chick-fil-A Leadercast to help you positively increase your leadership influence with your organization, your community and your family. For more information, visit www.chick-fil-aleadercast.com.
Saturday, May 11 40th Anniversary : Frontier Toyota/Henry Mayo “Drive Safe” Golf Classic The 40th Annual Frontier Toyota/Henry Mayo Drive Safe Golf Classic. Golf, dinner, auction. All proceeds benefit Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital Emergency and Trauma services. Contact the Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Foundation at 661-200-1200 for more information.
Thursday, May 16 SENSES on Main 7 p.m. Awaken your senses at this monthly themed block party where bands, food trucks, drinks, activities, contests, and more get the weekend started right in Old Town Newhall. Hosted on the third Thursday of every month, SENSES on Main Street transforms the street into a nightlife atmosphere that is free and open to guests of all ages. www.thursdaysatnewhall.com.
Saturday, May 18 & Sunday, May 19 31st Annual Pine Mountain Club Lilac Festival 9 a.m. Begun in 1982 as a way to forget winter and welcome the approaching summer, the Lilac Festival started as little more than a bake sale and a Maypole Dance, and has grown into a full-fledged Mountain tradition. The Lilac was chosen as a centerpiece for the Festival because it thrives in our mountain climate, and its short flowering season falls roughly at the same time as the Festival. The powerful scent of lilacs is one of the few that outshines the always-present scent of sugar pine. www.pmclilacfestival.com.
Sunday, May 19 Annual Arthritis Walk at Six Flags Magic Mountain 7:30 a.m. “Let’s move together…” More than 50 million Americans, one in five adults, suffer daily from some form of arthritis and chronic joint pain. There are about half a million people in the Valley Region alone, who suffer from Arthritis. The Arthritis Walk is the Arthritis Foundation’s signature event that takes place in communities nationwide to raise funds and awareness to fight arthritis, the nation’s number one cause of disability. For more information, call 818-222-6790.
Saturday, May 25 Los Angeles County’s 16th Annual Veteran’s Event 10 a.m. A special tribute to our armed forces will be held at 11:30a.m., co-hosted by Channel 4 Weatherman, Fritz Coleman. Our family event will include skydivers, flyovers, a “Wall of Rememberance” of veterans (bring copies of photos of your loved ones to place on the wall), displays of military vehicles and equipment, a children’s area (face painting, arts and crafts, games, entertainment, free popcorn), free vacinations, free haircuts and manicures, live entertainment, food booths and much, much more. For more information, call 626-967-1441 or 909-394-2264. |
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