Things To Do In Santa Clarita, Santa Clarita Events – March 14, 2018: COC 2018 Women’s Conference: “Making the Most of Your Life”; Henry Mayo presents “St. Patrick’s Day Zumbathon”; Kenneally Acupuncture Spring Seasonal Event… and more!
COC 2018 Women’s Conference: “Making the Most of Your Life” 3/17
Henry Mayo presents “St. Patrick’s Day Zumbathon” 3/17
Kenneally Acupuncture Spring Seasonal Event 3/18
Tickets On Sale Now for Phil Wickham Concert at Grace Baptist Church 3/25
Dillard’s / Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Fundraiser 3/19-20
West Ranch High School presents Glenn Miller Orchestra in Concert 3/19
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COC 2018 Women’s Conference: “Making the Most of Your Life”
When: Saturday, March 17 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Where: Dianne G. Van Hook University Center at COC, 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road in Santa Clarita
Website: COC – Women’s Conference
What: “Making the Most of Your Life” is designed to inspire and create your best life! Workshops include Healthy Relationships, Inspirational Parenting, Genealogy, Employability Skills, Caring for elder parents and much, much more. Registration is $35 and includes breakfast and keynote luncheon! Register online.
Henry Mayo presents “St. Patrick’s Day Zumbathon”
When: Saturday, March 17 from 12 to 4 p.m.
Where: Henry Mayo Fitness and Health, 24525 Town Center Drive in Valencia
Website: More Info on Hometownstation.com
What: Kick off St. Patrick’s Day with some zumba fun and move to the music! Cost to participate is a donation of any size to benefit the new Patient Tower at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital. Register online today!
Kenneally Acupuncture Spring Seasonal Event
When: Sunday, March 18 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: Kenneally Acupuncture, 18635 Soledad Canyon Road, #101 in Canyon Country
Website: Kenneally Acupuncture
What: The menu of services at this year’s Kenneally Acupuncture Spring Seasonal Event includes: Seasonal Acupuncture Treatments; Akashic Record Readings by Christine & Monique; and Aura Chakra Imaging by John Lundgren.
Tickets On Sale Now for Phil Wickham Concert at Grace Baptist Church
When: Tickets on Sale Now; Concert Sunday, March 25 at 6 p.m.
Where: Grace Baptist Church, 22833 Copper Hill Drive in Santa Clarita
Website: Grace Baptist Church – Phil Wickham Concert
What: Phil Wickham is coming to Santa Clarita! Join Grace Baptist Church for a special concert on Sunday, March 25. Tickets are on sale now!
Dillard’s / Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Fundraiser
When: Monday, March 19 and Tuesday, March 20 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: Henry Mayo Education Center, 23803 McBean Parkway in Valencia
Website: More Info on City of Santa Clarita Calendar
What: Join Dillard’s Antelope Valley Mall for two days of shopping, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting Patient Care Services at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital. Discover the Dillard’s difference with Louis Vuitton handbags, Michael Kors, Coach, Free People, Dansko, ECCO and more. If you wish to purchase merchandise outside of the inventory that is brought to the event, you can purchase a gift card onsite and visit Dillard’s at your convenience.
West Ranch High School presents Glenn Miller Orchestra in Concert
When: Monday, March 19 at 7 p.m.
Where: West Ranch High School Theatre, 26255 Valencia Blvd in Santa Clarita
Website: Glenn Miller Orchestra in Concert
What: A musical treat for young and old, the world famous Glenn Miller Orchestra is returning to the Santa Clarita Valley! Directed by Nick Hilscher, the Glenn Miller Orchestra will present a selection of material from the vast Glenn Miller Orchestra library, which includes compositions from the civilian band and Glenn Miller’s Army Air Force Band. The program for the evening may include favorites such as In the Mood, Moonlight Serenade, Tuxedo Junction, Chattanooga Choo-Choo, Rhapsody in Blue, At Last, Stardust and Pennsylvania 6-5000.
More Things To Do In Santa Clarita, Santa Clarita Events:
SENSES Block Party: St. Patty’s Day
When: Thursday, March 15 at 7 p.m.
Where: Main Street and Market Street in Old Town Newhall
Website: Thursdays at Newhall – SENSES
What: The SENSES Block Party brings live music, food trucks, themed activities and adult beverages to Main Street every Third Thursday from March to October. Snap a photo at the lounge, grab a drink from the on street bar (hosted by 8th and Rail, El Trocadero, or Newhall Refinery), dance the night away to high energy performers, and order a bite from the food trucks or local restaurants. Don’t miss this fun and festive adult setting right here in Santa Clarita.
COC Studio Jazz Ensemble and Lab Bands present “Jazz it Up For Spring!”
When: Friday, March 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Where: Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at COC, 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road in Santa Clarita
Website: Santa Clarita PAC
What: This spring concert with the award-winning COC Studio Jazz Ensemble and Lab Bands will feature songs celebrating spring and a varied collection of jazz styles, tempos and arrangers. A special guest artist is scheduled to join.
Symphony of the Canyons presents “Echoes of the Past” at the PAC
When: Saturday, March 17 at 7:30 p.m.
Where: Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at COC, 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road in Santa Clarita
Website: Santa Clarita PAC
What: Join the Symphony of the Canyons for a celebration of music in film with “Echoes of the Past.”
St. Patrick’s Day 5K presented by Knights of Columbus
When: Saturday, March 17
Where: Mentryville, 27201 Pico Canyon Road in Newhall
Website: St. Patrick’s Day 5K 2018
What: The Knights of Columbus are sponsoring the 38th St. Patrick’s Day 5K race at the historic oil drilling town of Mentryville in Newhall. The race is an “out and back” course that begins at Mentryville Park and takes you in front of Charles Mentry’s grand 13-room mansion, a one-room schoolhouse and a period barn.
Val Verde Teen Club presents “Spirit Quest – Teen 2018”
When: Saturday, March 17 at 12:30 p.m.
Where: Val Verde Community Regional Park, 30300 Arlington Street in Val Verde
Website: More Info on Hometownstation.com
What: The next family “Healing” event for teens is presented by the Val Verde Teen Club, Spirit Quest and Friends of Val Verde Park. This is a group collaboration with local healers that are willing to share coping skills and emotional healing through spiritual alternative methods. Enjoy food concessions, a spiritual marketplace, healers, guided meditation, a nature walk, drum circles, music and much more!
Mosaic Art Demonstration at the Old Town Newhall Library
When: Saturday, March 17 from 12 to 3 p.m.
Where: Old Town Newhall Library, 24500 Main Street in Newhall
Website: Santa Clarita Arts – Domes
What: Israeli mosaic and multimedia artist Naomi Young will present a live art demonstration in conjunction with her exhibit “DOMES,” which is on display at the Old Town Newhall Library until May 11. Mosaic is an ancient art using broken tiles on different surfaces to create an image. Naomi will demonstrate the process from breaking the tiles to grouting it.
SCAA General Meeting and Art Demo by Oil Painter Rich Gallego
When: Monday, March 19 at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Barnes and Noble, 23630 Valencia Blvd in Santa Clarita
Website: SCAA
What: Gallego has been painting the landscape since 1996. After attending ArtCenter College of Design he studied with such luminaries as Karl Dempwolf, George Strickland and Jean LeGassick. His longtime love of nature’s wild places has taken him far afield, from Arizona’s Canyon de Chelly to the beaches of Hawaii; from the rivers, gorges and adobes of Northern New Mexico to the glaciers of Alaska and so many places in between, all in search of the scenes he loves to paint.
6th Annual SCV Charity Chili Cook-Off
When: Tuesday, March 20 at 6 p.m.
Where: Wolf Creek Brewery, 25108 Rye Canyon Loop in Valencia
Website: SCV Charity Chili Cook-Off
What: Enjoy forty kinds of chili to taste, photo booth, silent & live auction, kids area, live band, DJ, craft beers and wine for $25 admission. Jersey Mikes and Sweet Beam Ice Cream will be available for purchase. This cook-off is benefiting WiSH Education Foundation, raising money for schools in the Hart District.
St. Clare Lenten Fish Fry
When: Fridays; March 9, 16, and 23 from 4:30 to 8 p.m.
Where: Santa Clare of Assisi, 19606 Call Way in Canyon Country
Website: St. Clare Lenten Fish Fry
What: Lent is here and St. Clare’s is again holding their Lenten Fish Fry. The dinners include beer battered Alaska cod, coleslaw and a choice of French fries, rice pilaf, or beans. Also available is the 2-fish taco plate served with rice and beans. Desserts can be found at the Bake Sale table. Milk, coffee and tea are included with dinner and sodas, beer, wine and margaritas are available for purchase. A two-piece dinner and/or the taco plate is $9 and three-piece dinner is $10. Meals are dine-in or take-out. Proceeds benefit local charities and families in need.
Todo Para Cristo Services
When: Thursdays from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sundays from 6 to 8 p.m.
Where: Todo Para Cristo (All For Christ), 23670 Wiley Canyon Road, near Orchard Village
Website: Todo Para Cristo
What: Todo Para Cristo (All For Christ) Ministry is an international nonprofit with a heart for missions. Todo Para Cristo serves in various prison ministries, orphanages and mission posts in Mexico and Central America. Orphanages and prisons are visited on a weekly basis, providing food, clothing and Christian literature for spiritual development. Take part in services and learn about their mission to provide love, hope and education to the disadvantaged.
Upcoming Things To Do In Santa Clarita, Santa Clarita Events:
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Blood Drive
When: Wednesday, March 21 from 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Where: Henry Mayo Education Center, 23803 McBean Parkway in Valencia
Website: Red Cross
What: To schedule your life-saving appointment, visit redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code HenryMayo or call 1-800-Red Cross. Refreshments and snacks will be provided, photo I.D. required.
“The Cemetery Club” Opening at the Canyon Theatre Guild
When: Friday, March 23 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, March 24 at 2 p.m.
Where: Canyon Theatre Guild, 24242 Main Street in Newhall
Website: Canyon Theatre Guild – Shows
What: In this warm and funny comedy, three Jewish widows meet once a month for tea before going to visit their husbands’ graves. Ida is sweet tempered and ready to begin a new life; Lucille is a feisty embodiment of the girl who just wants to have fun; and Doris is priggish and judgmental. Then along comes a man and the trouble begins!
COC Theatre presents “Almost, Maine” at the PAC
When: Friday and Saturday, March 23 and 24 at 8 p.m.; Sunday, March 25 at 2 p.m.; Friday, March 30 at 8 p.m.; and Saturday, March 31 at 2 and 8 p.m.
Where: Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at COC, 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road in Santa Clarita
Website: PAC Shows – “Almost, Maine”
What: On a cold, clear, moonless night in the middle of winter, all is not quite what it seems in the remote, mythical town of Almost, Maine. As the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky above, Almost’s residents find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and often hilarious ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. But the bruises heal, and the hearts mend – almost – in this delightful midwinter night’s dream.
Zonta presents Women in Service
When: Saturday, March 24 at 9:30 a.m.
Where: Hyatt Regency Valencia, 24500 Town Center Drive in Valencia
Website: Zonta’s Women in Service
What: Zonta will honor women from other nonprofits who do outstanding things to better the lives of women and young girls. The nonprofits select one woman to be a nominee for the prestigious Carmen Sarro award, which is given annually to a woman who has continued to give back to our community by volunteering in various areas.
Youth Arts Showcase at the Centre
When: Saturday, March 24 at 11 a.m.
Where: The Centre, 20880 Centre Pointe Parkway in Canyon Country
Website: Youth Arts Showcase
What: Bring your family and enjoy a variety of visual and performing arts, interactive art activities, youth art contests, art galleries, art vendors, food trucks and more.
Prayer Angels for the Military presents “Operation Forget Me Not” Easter Care Packages for the Troops
When: Saturday, March 24 starting at 11 a.m.
Where: Newhall Church of the Nazarene, 23857 The Old Road in Newhall
Website: Prayer Angels for the Military
What: The community is invited to make Easter cards and fill packages for local deployed troops. This is an annual event hosted by Prayer Angels for the Military and Newhall Church of the Nazarene for all ages. Bring a donation, monetary or item/s, if you can.
Children’s Bureau ‘Become a Resource Parent’ Informational Meeting
When: Saturday, March 24 at 10 a.m.
Where: Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook University Center, Room 222 at COC, 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road in Santa Clarita
Website: Children’s Bureau – Foster Care Program
What: Adoption is a meaningful way for individuals and couples to fulfill their dream of parenting. Los Angeles County’s foster care population exceeds 21,000 children with 500 foster children waiting to be connected to a family who will adopt. Children’s Bureau offers a comprehensive foster care and adoption program that brings families together for a lifetime. The agency is in need of resource families for children in foster care while reunifying with birth families or to provide legal permanency by adoption.
SCV Historical Society presents “The Longest Straw” Film Screening
When: Saturday, March 24 at 7 p.m.
Where: Hart Hall at William S. Hart Park, 24151 Newhall Avenue in Newhall
Website: SCV Historical Society
What: “The Longest Straw” premiered at the New Urbanism Film Festival on October 21, 2017 and took home the award for “Best ‘Healthy Cities’ Film.” The screening will be followed by an interview Q&A session with Director Samantha Bode and Producer Angela Jorgensen.
CARE SCV presented by Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital
When: Saturday, March 24 from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Where: Santa Clarita PAC at COC, 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road in Santa Clarita
Website: Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital – CARE SCV
What: Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital presents CARE SCV, a Cancer Awareness & Resource Expo. This FREE event will feature oncology experts leading breakout sessions on skin cancer, immunotherapy, men’s health and nutrition (advanced registration required). Attendees will also learn about resources and support services available in Santa Clarita. A Q&A panel discussion will be moderated by broadcast journalist Bella Shaw.
“Rex’s Exes” Opening at the Canyon Theatre Guild
When: Saturday, March 24 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, March 25 at 2 p.m.
Where: Canyon Theatre Guild, 24242 Main Street in Newhall
Website: Canyon Theatre Guild – Shows
What: The Verdeen cousins from “The Red Velvet Cake War” are back with more shenanigans in Sweetgum, Texas. This hysterical, southern-fried comedy will have you rolling in the aisles with laughter!
Reyes Winery presents “Truffles N’ Toffee”
When: Saturday, March 24 and Sunday, March 25
Where: Reyes Winery, 10262 Sierra Highway in Santa Clarita
Website: Reyes Winery – Events
What: Truffles N’ Toffee will be back with a chocolate and wine pairing. Stay tuned for more information!
SCV Historical Society presents St. Francis Dam Disaster Flood Plain Tour
When: Sunday, March 25 at 9 a.m.
Where: Departing from Heritage Junction, 24101 Newhall Avenue in Newhall
Website: SCV Historical Society
What: Tour 52 miles of affected properties from Santa Clarita to Santa Paula. Speakers include: Dianne Erskine-Hellrigel, Executive Director, Community Hiking Club (Santa Clarita), Board of Directors, Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society; Dr. Alan Pollack, President Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society; and Ann Stansell, Archaeologist with National Park Service, Board of Directors, Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital presents “Stop the Bleed, Save a Life”
When: Wednesday, March 28 at 6 p.m.
Where: Henry Mayo Fitness and Health, 24525 Town Center Drive in Valencia
Website: Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital – Stop the Bleed, Save a Life
What: “Stop the Bleed’ is a national initiative designed to provide bystanders with the tools and knowledge they can use to stop life-threatening bleeding. Uncontrolled bleeding can result from man-made and natural disasters (e.g., active shooters, bombings, earthquakes) or from other emergency situations (e.g., vehicle crashes, power tool accidents). Severe bleeding can kill within minutes before EMS or other public safety providers arrive. The person closest to you may be the only one who can “stop the bleed.”
Reyes Winery Hike and Saturday Brunch
When: Saturday, March 31 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Where: Reyes Winery, 10262 Sierra Highway in Santa Clarita
Website: Reyes Winery – Events
What: Be there by 7:30 a.m. Please wear hat, sunglasses, long pants and comfortable shoes. It includes a two-hour hike through the Sierra Pelona Mountains, a light n’ healthy brunch, tour and tasting. Robert Reyes will guide you on a medium-advance level hike through the Sierra Pelona Mountains. You will have views of the beautiful valley from the 3500-ft elevation. It’s a seven mile hike.
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