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Watch the full performance of Saugus Union School District Choir from the Santa Clarita Youth Arts Showcase.

In celebration of Youth Art Month, the city of Santa Clarita held its third annual Youth Arts Showcase on March 24, 2018, at The Centre. The free event gave students in the Santa Clarita Valley an opportunity to showcase their talent by performing or displaying their art for the community.

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Finding Art Santa Clarita | Youth Arts Showcase: Saugus Union School District Choir

The City of Santa Clarita’s Thursdays@Newhall series, presented by Valencia Auto Center, charges into April with free events in Old Town Newhall.

The month begins on April 5 when line dancing comes to JAM Sessions from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Get ready for the Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival by learning to line dance with Candy Sherwin. Sherwin will show you dance step sequences that will get everyone moving together as one. Dust off your boots and join in the lines! Singles and couples of all ages will then enjoy music from The Mary White Band, whose infectious energy makes you want to get up and dance! JAM Sessions is hosted in conjunction with the Ford Theatre Foundation, bringing dance and original live performances to the Old Town Newhall Library.

Also on April 5 at The MAIN, 10 performers will take the stage for 10 minutes each and share their comedy, storytelling, short films and music at the monthly 10 by 10 show. Performances this month include storytelling from Ruby Cooper, Isadora O’Boto and Philip Scorza; music featuring Fisher Fifteen, Ted Case and The New Mexican; comedy from Shawn G and Richard Myers; mentalist Gabe Ableson; and a screening of film shorts “Route 66” and “Glenda.”

Revved Up is next on the list for the all-new Variety Night, and will take place on April 12. Support the Santa Clarita car scene at this local car meet up open to all types of vehicles. Enjoy the sights of clean lines and the sounds of engines roaring as fast cars, classic cars and everything in between line Main Street.

Also on April 12, local musicians will take the stage for Note by Note inside The MAIN. Note by Note is a free musical showcase delighting audiences with a variety of genres. Bands, duos and soloists will perform for the audience’s listening pleasure. Come enjoy a wide range of styles including rock, folk, Celtic, Americana, blues, jazz, country, experimental, western and more! Featured performers in April include Doug & Rich, Mark Christian, Thomas M. Alfera and Pat Nason.

SENSES, the wildly popular monthly block party on Main Street, will go western with the annual Cowboy Kickoff on April 19. Rediscover the spirit of the Old West and stimulate your senses on Main Street with music from The Mary White Band, mechanical bull rides, line dancing, street performers, gourmet food trucks and drinks from El Trocadero!

On April 19, an art reception will be held inside The MAIN. This month’s featured exhibit is “Shoreline Symmetry,” by artist Karen Hochman. The exhibit features mandala-like work that begins with photographs that she then spins and adorns into digital prints mounted on aluminum to create her own kaleidoscopic imagery. Guests attending this free reception will enjoy light appetizers, entertainment and have a chance to meet Hochman.

Thursdays@Newhall’s slate this month finishes on April 26 with an entry in the New Heights Artist Development Series inside The MAIN. The goal of many artists is to find ways to make a successful living, while at the same time pursuing their passion.  How I Did It: Artists Share Their Journey will feature Laura Wambsgans, JoAnn Peralta and Toni Haigh. Throughout this free panel discussion, the artists will share their stories and strategies that they have used to achieve their level of success.

For more information about these and other arts events visit the Santa Clarita Arts Calendar.

Disney/Pixar’s “Coco,” co-written and co-directed by CalArts grad Adrian Molina, won “Best Animated Feature” and 10 more trophies in its sweep of the 45th Annual Annie Awards Saturday night at UCLA’s Royce Hall.

Molina also shared Annies for “Best Writing in an Animated Feature Production” with Matthew Aldrich, “Best Direction in an Animated Feature Production” with Lee Unkrich, and “Best Music in an Animated Feature Production” with Michael Giacchino, Kristin Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez and Germaine Franco.

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CalArts Grads’ Animated Film ‘Coco’ Sweeps 45th Annie Awards

A new non-profit called Arts for Santa Clarita has been formed by local arts leaders in an effort to unite our arts community and provide stronger support for the arts in Santa Clarita.

Arts for Santa Clarita’s mission is to enrich the Santa Clarita community through the development and facilitation of arts programming, facilities, education, support, and advocacy. Its first priority is to support the creation of a local Arts and Cultural Center.

Arts for Santa Clarita is kicking off its community engagement by hosting a logo creation contest. It is seeking an original logo that is identifiable to the Santa Clarita Valley and has an artistic spin. One that is relatively simple in design to aid in reproduction. The logo should embody visual, performing and cultural arts in all mediums, in and around the Santa Clarita Valley.

All entries are due by Monday, March 19th, 2018 and may be submitted in JPEG or PDF format to: artsforsantaclarita@gmail.com. Entrants must live or work in the Santa Clarita Valley. A $300 stipend will be awarded to the winning artist if a logo is chosen. When submitting a logo, please include your full name, phone number, mailing address and email address. An artist’s statement may be submitted but is not required.

The winning logo will be announced on Saturday, April 21st, 2018 at the Santa Clarita Arts Run in Heritage Park. This will be the first event hosted by Arts for Santa Clarita, and its expected attendance is 300-500 people.

About Arts for Santa Clarita

Formed in 2017, Arts for Santa Clarita’s mission is to enrich the Santa Clarita community through the development and facilitation of arts programming, facilities, education, support, and advocacy. Its first priority is to support the creation of a local Arts and Cultural Center.

The board is made up of local arts advocates Sara Brown (iLead Schools), Stephanie O’Connor (Forge Ahead Arts), Alex Bozman (CalArts Alumni Association), Lisha Yakub Sevanian (Calgrove Media ), David Stears (Santa Clarita Shakespeare Festival), Mark Elfont (Santa Clarita Philharmonic), and Ed Hill (Master Chorale), as well as advisory board members Sue Bird (Old Town Newhall Association) and Phil Lantis (City of Santa Clarita).

For more information visit www.artsforsantaclarita.org or email artsforsantaclarita@gmail.com.

The College of the Canyons Art Gallery will begin the new year with “Budding Artists,” an exhibit featuring artwork created by the children enrolled in the college’s Center for Early Childhood Education (CECE), opening on Tuesday, Jan. 16.

“Budding Artists” will debut with a special open house event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16 and will run through Wednesday, Jan. 31.

“We are very excited to share the artwork created by CECE children with their families and the community,” said Pamela Lewis, COC Art Gallery director.

A silent auction fundraiser will also be held for the duration of the exhibit with proceeds going toward the CECE.

Auction winners will be announced during the exhibit’s closing reception from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27.

“This year we are especially excited to introduce this new fundraiser,” said Monica Marshall, CECE program director. “We will be auctioning seven items created by our budding artists.”

The College of the Canyons Art Gallery is open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday. Those unable to visit the gallery during normal hours are welcome to contact the gallery to schedule a viewing appointment.

All gallery exhibitions and related events are free and open to the public.

For more information about “Budding Artists,” please visit the COC Art Gallery web page.

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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Filming this week in Santa Clarita, Dec. 4-10, 2017

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.

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‘Abandoned Art Project’ to Leave Ceramic Art for Santa Clarita Community Members to Find