Sierra Madre Writer Tells It Short, But Not Always Sweet
New Book of Short Fiction is an Easy Read For centuries, writers have been fascinated with the challenge of telling a story in 1000 words or less. Today, it is a popular, albeit difficult, form of fiction showing up in bookstores. Short story telling is known as flash-fiction. Linda Courtland is a Sierra Madre resident [...]
Arcadia Political Leaders Call California’s Constitution "Flawed"
Town Hall Meeting tonight at Dana Middle School 6 to 8 p.m. to discuss possible changes The Arcadia City Council and the Arcadia Unified School District’s Board of Education will co-host a Town Hall meeting tonight to learn from an advocate for a California Constitutional Convention just what the proposal might entail. The two bodies [...]
Reinecke Leads Pasadena Community Orchestra in His Second Season
The Pasadena Community Orchestra advertises itself as “A continuing heritage of fine music”. Indeed! Alan Reinecke is now Music Director; as he begins his second season as conductor this orchestra is bound to flourish. Founded when PCC decided to discontinue the college orchestra program in 1983, Wayne Reinecke kept it going and served as Music [...]
City Pride at Stake: Delay May Risk Integrity of Baldwin Adobe
This Article is Part III of our Series on the Historic Hugo Reid Adobe Restoration Project As you read this, the adobe structure located on the grounds of the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden in Arcadia continues to deteriorate. And its condition is of grave concern to many at the County, Arboretum volunteers [...]
Baldwin: Successful rancher; Big-time Bon-vivant; Founder of Arcadia
“Hell, we’re giving away the land. We’re selling the climate” – Lucky Baldwin
Musical Flights of Fantasy to Open Pasadena Symphony Season
A new season starts for the Pasadena Symphony on Saturday, Oct. 24 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. Several changes have been made for the 2009-2010 season. First, a starting time for the symphony, 8:00 p.m., is new this year. Also, no formal dinner has been planned as the Symphony and its wealthy supporters are downsizing. [...]
Arcadia Public Library to Celebrate Chinese Music
The fifth season of the Arcadia Public Library’s A Classical Kaleidoscope begins at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21 in Cay Mortenson Auditorium at the library when Zhiming Han and Cynthia Hsiang return for their second appearance at this series with the music of both contemporary and ancient China. Cynthia Hsiang, an adjunct professor of Asian [...]
Arboretum’s Shocking Revelation: It isn’t the Hugo Reid Adobe!
One of the most important structures in all of Arcadia, the first on the Rancho Santa Anita, is the Hugo Reid Adobe. But research has uncovered an ugly truth.
Violinist Chalifour Opens Music Series in Arcadia with Panache
Timothy Durkovic, Music Director at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Arcadia, began a winter music series called Music in Sacred Spaces several years ago, in 2002. Over time, Durkovic has brought some of Southern California’s finest classical musicians to the church chapel, including the Calder Quartet, pianist Kevin Fitz-Gerald, L A Opera tenor [...]
A Harvest of Wine, Food, Music, at Arboretum
This weekend, the Pasadena Wine Festival will offer the opportunity to sip both California wines and wines from around the world while sampling cheeses and food at a two day event at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Gardens Saturday, Oct. 3 and Sunday, Oct. 4. The festival will be open from 4:30 p.m. [...]
