Film and TV productions bring revenue and jobs to the Santa Clarita Valley. On any given day, you might encounter a film crew. These productions are filming around Santa Clarita during the week of –Dec. 4-10, 2017:
Feature
Break In
Healing Hands
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The MAIN
24266 Main Street
Newhall, CA 91321
In the latest exhibit at The MAIN, artist Tyler Scully questions how connected we really are in a world dominated by social media and news outlets. A minimal expressionist painter originally from San Francisco and currently living in Los Angeles, Tyler believes that misinformation, crafted identities, and detachment from humanity are all perpetrated by the online culture. In creating his paintings, he draws from the imagery on various social media sites to deconstruct people and expose a darker reality of isolation and the inhuman nature of modern society.
Artist Statement:
In a simple sense I just paint portraits. Portraiture experienced through the disjointed lens of internet culture.
In my work I want to show the growing disconnection of the hyper connected digital world. The images I reference I get from multiple social media sites; then I deconstruct and reconstruct them into familiar, but distinctly other imagery.
Further the application of impasto layers of paint is uniquely analogue that cannot be recreated digitally and serves to reinforce the deconstruction of modern images. – Tyler Scully
The gallery is free to visit Tuesday through Friday, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Residents and visitors are also invited to attend a free art reception on Thursday, December 21, 2017 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Participants will enjoy light appetizers, entertainment, and a chance to meet the artist.
The “Abandoned Art Project” — organized by students and members at Newhall’s Ceramic Artists Studio Inc., or CASI — will be leaving pieces of ceramic art at random public places around Santa Clarita beginning November 6.
The art will be left for unsuspecting people to stumble upon; however, clues for those whereabouts will be posted on the “Abandoned Art SCV” Facebook page, a news release said.
KHTS:
‘Abandoned Art Project’ to Leave Ceramic Art for Santa Clarita Community Members to Find
Each month the Arts Commission recognizes individuals or groups who have made a significant contribution to the artistic and cultural life of the Santa Clarita Valley. This month the Commission was proud to recognize Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell for their huge contribution to the artistic and cultural life of Santa Clarita.
Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell are passionate about the American West and the creative spirit of those that interpret its story. It all began when they moved to California in 1991 and visited the Autry Museum. That experience inspired Bobbi to become a volunteer at the museum, and she was eventually invited to join the staff working directly with visitors and curatorial staff.
The years at the Autry Museum exposed the Bells to the engaging history of the West, and they realized that this was their life’s calling. Hence, OutWest was born! Launched in late 2007 as an on-line Western boutique, and finally, on the National Day of the Cowboy 2009, they opened their brick-and-mortar store on Main Street in Old Town Newhall. It was a natural step for this couple who met working at JC Penney and who, together, have decades of retail experience.
In 2009, OutWest was also invited as a Community Partner organizing the Buckaroo Book Shop during the Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival. Each year, they host this popular venue inviting 20 authors to participate with live interviews, panel discussions, and book signings.
August 2009, they held their first live, in-store music concert featuring three award-winning Western performers – Joni Harms, Eli Barsi, and Canadian Cowgirl Poet Doris Daley. In June 2010, SCVTV joined in to film a performance by the multi-award-winning Juni Fisher, and they’ve been filming ever since.
The cultural impact by the Bells also extends to radio. For several years, Bobbi co-hosted a popular radio show on KHTS, “Around the Barn,” with Nancy Pitchford Zhe, Julie Pomilia, and Mike Dowler. Today she continues to provide radio platforms for musicians and authors, co-hosting two online programs: “Campfire Café” with Gary Holt out of Nashville and “The Writer’s Block Radio Show” with host author Jim Christina on LA Talk Radio.
Today, OutWest is an online retail venue continuing to serve both the local and international communities with curated unique merchandise collections as well as links to concerts and radio shows. Their tag line “We deliver the West door-to-door, coast-to-coast, and over the air” is really true. Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell have embraced the western culture of Santa Clarita and have brought immense cultural experiences to the local community.
Arts Commission Chair Dr. Michael Millar shared on behalf of the Commission how grateful the community is for the Bells’ passion and artistic leadership within the City of Santa Clarita. He also shared the following testimonials:
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From Andrea Kidd: Award Winning Cowgirl Poet and Equestrian
I want to convey my profound gratitude and respect and “Thank You” to Jim and Bobbi for all your help, assistance and support, for the opportunities that you provided me and most of all for your wonderful and most treasured friendship.
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Jerry Hall and Trick Shot: Executive Vice President, Western Music Association
Jim and Bobbi treated us like family while the events were very well organized and professionally produced.
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Juni Fisher: Multi Award Winning Songwriter, Singer, Performer, and Equestrian
Every time I was honored to play one of their shows, I was rewarded with their gracious hospitality and true enthusiasm for the community! I can think of no one else in the area that has done so much to bring the level of talent and diversity that Western Music has to offer!
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Marvin O’Dell: President of Western Music Association
The City of Santa Clarita has been fortunate to have these two upstanding members in its community; their work ensures that Santa Clarita will continue to reach a national and even international community with its ongoing western events.
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Jim Christina: Western Author
It has always been apparent with me the amount of time and effort Bobbi and Jim put into their community and the sacrifices they made while doing it.
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J.R. Sanders: Author
Their live concerts, book signings, radio programs and other events have become fixtures of the SoCal arts scene, as they’ve fed the hunger for Western culture in older generations who grew up with it – and introduced it to younger generations who didn’t – through music, literature, art, fashion, and much more.
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Bob and Marie Mann: Big Hat Entertainment
We’ve enjoyed witnessing your accomplishments and wish you continued success and prosperity.
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Doris Daley: Award Winning Canadian Cowgirl Poet
“If cowboy poetry performances were old western TV shows, then my memories of OutWest, Santa Clarita, Jim and Bobbi Jean are Bonanza, Rawhide and Gunsmoke all rolled into one, with a little bit of F Troop thrown in for good measure!”
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Jim Jones: Award Winning Songwriter, Performer, Author
Not only are Jim and Bobbi Jean enthusiastic purveyors of Western culture and lifestyle, they are high-quality human beings. I’m proud to call them my friends.
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D.B. Jackson: Novelist & Screenwriter
Bobbi Jean and Jim tirelessly continue to help bring artists and fans together in settings that are unique and personal.
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Joyce Woodson: Award winning Songwriter, performer
Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell have been fearless in giving their all by creating a place for talented musicians, writers, and poets to perform at their OutWest venues in Santa Clarita.
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John Zipperer: Songwriter, Performer
My experience with OutWest was superlative in every way. The nicest, most professional people I’ve had the pleasure to work with.
CalArts alum Roger Holzberg (BFA 76), a cancer survivor and former creative director and vice president at Walt Disney Imagineering, co-founded Reimagine Well, a revolutionary company that creates immersive healing experiences and builds custom virtual reality theaters in hospitals for pediatric and adolescent cancer patients.
SCVNews.com:
CalArtians Collaborate on ‘Infusarium’ for Youth Cancer Patients
The 2017-18 Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center (PAC) season will feature an eclectic lineup of talented musicians and performers, as well as family-friendly programs as part of its College of the Canyons Presents season.
Local residents will have the opportunity to experience a variety of internationally acclaimed acts and artists, without ever having to leave the Santa Clarita Valley.
Highlighting the 2017-18 PAC schedule are performances by:
Other acts and artists visiting the PAC this season include: The Underwater Bubble Show; Animaniacs Live!; The Chieftains; and Grandeza Mexicana Folk Ballet Company’s Mexico, Al Son de la Banda.
“We are very excited about the PAC’s new season lineup, which has something for everyone in the family to enjoy,” said Lindsay Gambini, PAC director. “We look forward to welcoming returning and new patrons alike to the PAC, which has become the premier performing arts center in the Santa Clarita Valley.”
As in years past, the PAC will also host a number of College of the Canyons theatre, music and dance department productions, as well as other community group performances.
PAC series ticket package sales will begin at 10 a.m. Monday, July 10.
Individual ticket sales will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 12.
Tickets can be purchased online, over the phone, or in person at the PAC box office.
For more information about the PAC 2017-18 season or to purchase tickets please visit www.canyonsPAC.com or call the PAC box office at (661) 362-5304.
The City of Santa Clarita will officially dedicate The MAIN, formerly the Repertory East Playhouse, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Old Town Newhall on Thursday, June 29 at 4 p.m.
SCVNews.com:
The Santa Clarita Shakespeare Company’s registration deadline for theatre camp is June 2, 2017. The camps offer fun, creative, and educational experiences for young people. Curriculum is designed by professional theatre artists and educators. These exciting day camps are filled with fun theatre games, mask making, and rehearsals for a final presentation. Their professional teaching staff guides the young artists through all aspects of performance and production: making costumes, building sets and rehearsals. For more information, visit SCShakespeareFest.org.
The registration deadline is approaching to register for the five-week theatre intensive for students that are serious about acting or just having fun. There will be workshops with trained theatre professionals in acting, voice and speech, movement, and stage combat. The classes meet Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays from July 10 thru August 10 1-4 pm.
Workshops will be held at The MAIN in the Old Town Newhall Arts and Entertainment District. Visit SCShakespeareFest.org for more information.
Students at Charles Helmers Elementary debuted their school-wide art installation, a collection of wings based on artist Colette Miller’s famed Global Angels Wings Project.
The wings, which were initially created as street art in Los Angeles, are human-sized public art, and become interactive when people take photos with, and thus become part of, the work.
Miller has now painted the wings all over the world, and on Thursday the students at Charles Helmers presented their tribute to the artist’s project by displaying their own wings around the campus.
SCVTV.com:
Helmers Elementary Students Debut Tribute to Famed ‘Global Angels Wings’ Project
