Last Saturday evening, Holy Redeemer parents Michael and Eugenie Nogueira opened their home to fellow parents and supporters of Holy Redeemer Middle School for the school’s annual wine tasting event. The evening included dinner, a dessert and coffee bar, and a variety of wine – some of which was brought by the 60-plus guests – […]
Bak ~ Erickson Agnes Bak and Kraig Erickson of Redondo Beach have announced their wedding engagement. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Jozef and Antonia Bak of Brandon, Fla. She was born in Poland and moved to Suffield, Conn. as a child. She received her bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Boston College and is currently […]
By Bruce GIBSON Meeting new people, getting to know them and getting to know their tastes in wine is something The Wine Cave owner Scott Starkey genuinely enjoys. It’s no act, though it could be, seeing as Starkey is a former actor, being classically trained and having appeared on stage and television. Starkey caught the […]
By Susan JAMES “Twilight” director Catherine Hardwicke takes another shape-shifting tale out for a spin in her new film, “Red Riding Hood.” The movie owes a large debt to Tim Burton’s 1999 classic “Sleepy Hollow,” all moody scenery, frightened villagers and scary supernatural beast. What it lacks is the star power of a Johnny Depp […]
By Ted AYALA John Cage has never been met with easy acceptance. His teacher at UCLA and USC, Arnold Schoenberg (himself a 20th Century musical revolutionary), was at once intrigued and puzzled by Cage’s music. “Of course he’s not a composer,” he is reputed to have said of his student. “But he is an inventor […]
By Ted AYALA It takes some work to take an oft-played chestnut like Felix Mendelssohn’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream” Overture, polish it to a brilliant gleam, and allow the listener a glimpse as to how it must have struck the work’s first audience. But that is exactly what conductor George Stelluto and the Pasadena Symphony Orchestra […]
HIGH SCHOOL REUNIONs PLANNED Anderson W. Clark Junior High School, (now Crescenta Valley High) class of 1956 is having a reunion on Saturday, April 2 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the La Crescenta Woman’s Club. Between 110 and 130 classmates and guests are expected. Coach Ed Goorjian and most of his 1956 champion […]
Spiritual Growth at St. Bede St. Bede the Venerable Roman Catholic Church has created opportunities for spiritual growth and reflection for the Lenten season for all residents of the La Cañada Flintridge community beginning with daily mass in the main church Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. and Saturday morning at 8 […]
St. Luke’s Anglican Church invites the community to attend the upcoming Diocese of Western Anglicans Kingdom Conference on Friday and Saturday at Mariner’s Church, 5001 Newport Coast Dr. in Irvine. Keynote speaker Michael Green is a noted speaker, evangelist, theologian and author from Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, England. This conference has been designed for entire family […]
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! In the Montrose Shopping Park, we enjoy all the special holidays and seasons of the year. St. Patrick’s Day is no exception. Isn’t it nice to have a place close to home where you can celebrate? Corned Beef and cabbage is a “must have” today and there are several places that […]