Child and Family Center Kid Expo

Sunday, October 19th the Child & Family Center will be holding their 6th annual Kid Expo at Golden Valley High School.  The focus of the day is for parents to learn about all the different activities there are for their kids to participate in the SCV.  There will be over 130 exhibitors there and food from Chipotle, Burger King and Z Pizza.

Kids will be able to go rock climbing on a mobile rock wall.  The Aquarium of the Pacific will have and under the sea exhibit with their “Aquarium on Wheels”.  There will also be a huge obstacle course brought to us by the Kidspace Museum of Pasadena that includes balance beams and parachutes.

For more information call Child and Famiy Center at (661) 259-9439.

Redstone Hall

Redstone Hall will be performing at Primo’s Restaurant in Santa Clarita on October 18th at 7pm.

The band has a huge fan base and are such a local favorite! Their album is being produced by Gerry Casale, of the ’80’s group, DEVO, and the guys are building quite a momentum. They performed at South by Southwest this year and play all over the LA area, bringing a ton of fans with them everywhere they go. They played at the Universal CityWalk for this year’s Summer Concert Series along with American Idol’s Justin Guarini.

Steven Rothstein, (lead vocals/keys) Zack Hall (guitar/vocals), Mac Hadar (bass) and Mike Nussbaum (drums) were born and raised in Los Angeles.
Hometown favorites, they consistently pack many L.A. venues including The Roxy, Whiskey, Molly Malones, KeyClub, Hard Rock Cafe, B.B. King’s Blues Club, Bovard Hall (USC), Dragonfly and the Viper Room to name a few.

They won at the Las Vegas AMPLIFY Music Festival in early August, competing against 150 other bands.

More information and a sample of their music can be
found at their website.

Primo’s Restaurant is located at 28200 Bouquet Canyon Rd. Santa Clarita, CA 91350

COC Hosts College Day

In it’s 5th year hosting College Day, COC is geared up and ready for what they hope will not only be a successful event, but beneficial to SCV teens.  On Saturday, October 11th from 9am to 1pm college representatives will be at the COC Valencia campus waiting to meet and great Santa Clarita high school students and give them information about their college. 

The day is scheduled with workshops and presentations as well as a mall like atmosphere for teens to walk around and gather information about colleges they are interested in.

Admission is free and the workshops they have tentatively scheduled include SAT & ACT test secrets, college bound student athlete, admissions essays, recommendations and interviews and more.

For more information you can go to the COC website.

Low Cost Pet Clinic

The city is offering a low-cost pet clinic on Saturday May 17th from 9:30-11am at Santa Clarita Park.  They are offering low-cost vaccinations, license renewal and free micro-chipping. 

Here’s the press release:

The City of Santa Clarita in cooperation with Los Angeles County is sponsoring the Annual Pet Vaccination Clinic that will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 17, 2008 at Santa Clarita Park. The offered services for dog owners who attend the Clinic include low-cost vaccinations, license renewal and micro-chipping for their pet.

Local Students Asked to Volunteer for City’s Cowboy Festival

The City of Santa Clarita has a great volunteer opportunity for teens to help out at the City’s upcoming Cowboy Festival.  Students, aged 11 to 14, who need to fulfill community service hours or who are simply interested in volunteering, can sign up to work at the Cowboy Festival’s Gold Rush Food Court, the weekend of April 26th and 27th.

Interested applicants must fill out a volunteer form and return in to the City no later than April 16, 2008.  Forms are available and can be picked up from the Community Services Office, which is located in City Hall at 23920 Valencia Boulevard Suite 110.

All Volunteers must attend a mandatory Volunteer Round-Up event on Wednesday, April 09, 2008 at 7:00 pm.  The round-up will be held in Council Chambers at City Hall. For more information, or to request a Volunteer form, please contact Araz Valijan Community Services Coordinator at (661) 284-1401.

19th Annual Arbor Day Celebration

The City of Santa Clarita will be hosting its 19th Annual Arbor Day celebration on April 12, 2008 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Central Park. This year’s celebration marks the 18th consecutive year that Santa Clarita will be honored by the National Arbor Day Foundation with the prestigious “Tree City USA” award, and the 4th year the City will receive the “Growth Award.”

Each year, the City hosts the Arbor Day Celebration to educate residents about the benefits of trees as part of the world-recognized Arbor Day holiday.
 

2008 Dodger Day

Even though I am a die hard Angel’s fan I’ll go ahead and put this out there because…well…it is baseball season now after all.

Santa Clarita Dodger day is Saturday June 7th with a 1pm game time.  You can purchase tickets through W.S. Hart Baseball at the canteen or through Washington Mutual Banks throughout the valley.   Quantities are limited, so if you want to go with a big group I wouldn’t wait too much longer.

The Dodgers play the Cubs that day, but SCV day at Dodger stadium is typically a fun day and they also have some pre-game activities where usually some local kids are chosen to go out on to the field.  Chances are you’ll know at least one of the kids out there.