For a town that has been tied to the entertainment industry for so long, Santa Clarita has conspicuously gone without a local film festival for several years. Fortunately that drought of fresh talent and new stories has come to an end thanks to the Santa Clarita International Film Festival (SCIFF) presented by the Jack Oakie […]
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Golden Valley welcomes local band Bluedive to perform regularly for students
Local Santa Clarita emo-punk band Bluedive played a set at Golden Valley High School during lunch for the second time this Monday. Two of Bluedive’ band members are current Golden Valley High School students: lead singer and lead guitarist Aidan Dixon is a senior and forward on the Golden Valley basketball team, while drummer Riff […]
LAUSD president talks with Fernandeño Tataviam tribal president about people’s history
Los Angeles Unified School District president Kelly Gonez hosted an informational event via Zoom on Wednesday, featuring tribal president of the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians (FTBMI) Rudy Ortega, Jr. The event was introduced as part of Native American Heritage Month and part of the movement to get the Fernandeño Tataviam people’s federal recognition. […]
Dammit, Janet! The MAIN’s screening of “Rocky Horror” dared fans to not dream it – be it
Theatergoers in Newhall hopped to the left, stepped to the right and did the Time Warp again back to 1975 at The MAIN’s screenings of the cult classic film “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” After the 2020 screenings were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Santa Claritans shivered in antici…pation for a year until Friday […]
Musicians and artists can file now to be part of SCIFF; Proclaimer partnering with film festival
Ahead of what looks to be a massive spectacle, the Santa Clarita International Film Festival is calling all local artists and musicians in the region interested in performing live music or comedy and displaying their art from the Dec. 9 launch until Dec. 12. “We want to support – as much as possible – the […]