Film and Television Set Designer Extraordinaire Gabriella Douglas is Leaving Her Artistic Mark on Hollywood Superstar set designer/art director Gabriella Douglas has so many new credits she can’t even keep up. From “Star Trek” to “Mrs. America,” she is a highly sought after set designer in Canada, Hollywood and beyond. Her talents have led her […]
A Montrose Memorial Day to Remember It was a somber but special morning at the Montrose Vietnam War Memorial (corner of Honolulu Avenue and Ocean View Boulevard) on May 30 as we honored our local residents who fought for our country and made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. Our annual Memorial Day ceremony was […]
Crescenta Valley Strong This past month the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce concluded two highly successful events … its May 18 mixer, which was combined with the Montrose-Verdugo Hills Chamber of Commerce and held at the La Crescenta Woman’s Club and our Vendors Silent Auction with over $12,000 in valuable gift items auctioned to the […]
A Perfect Day at the Fair Beneath a Chamber of Commerce picture perfect blue sky and ideal temperature, an estimated crowd of 5,000-6,000 parents, children, students, friends and just plain Fair lovers attended this year’s Hometown Country Fair last Saturday at Crescenta Valley Park. Check out this year’s participants … more than 50 vendor booths, […]
The Montrose Chamber’s New Normal It’s interesting to reflect back on how much we missed the “old normal” and how frightened and even resentful we were of a “new normal.” However, as we have resumed in-person events again this year and as we continue to plan our much anticipated Montrose Craft Beer Fest 2022 and […]
It’s Time for the Hometown Country Fair! Your Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce is busily preparing for one of our community’s premier family events. On Saturday, April 30 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. the annual Hometown County Fair, now in its 16th year, returns to Crescenta Valley Park. What makes the Fair so fun? […]
Montrose is in Bloom Spring is finally here and we have a slew of exciting upcoming events for families and businesses! Be sure to check out all of them below. Our unique Easter event was so well-received last year that we decided to bring it back as an annual event! The last day to place […]
March ‘Madness’ Comes to the Crescenta Valley Be prepared for some crazy happenings this month. March is the first month of spring – officially this year it’s March 20 – and while temperatures start warming, gardens spring to life and new leaves appear on our trees, there is always the unexpected blast of cold, rainy, […]
Marching Together into Spring With the recent winter coronavirus surge subsiding and mask mandates changing, we are starting to feel really united and especially optimistic. At the beginning of the year we at the Chamber decided to pause having in-person events but we now feel confident to once again host in-person events. Please be sure […]
A Hard ‘Goodbye’ but Also a Wonderful New ‘Hello’ We are starting off 2022 with a hard goodbye to our 2020-21 MVCC president Raffi Ashdjian. Raffi brought a multifaceted perspective to the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce. Between his experience at the Glendale Area Schools Credit Union as the director of Marketing and Business Development […]