BRIEFLY HANUKKAH EVENTS SET THIS WEEKEND.VALENCIA - Chabad of the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. has two events planned for the holiday season. Residents are invited to attend a Havdalah/Hanukkah party featuring music, games, prizes and latkes at 6:30 p.m. today at Chabad, 23120 Lyons Ave., No. 19, Newhall. A Grand Hanukkah Ice Skating ice skating, gliding along an ice surface on keellike runners known as ice skates. Skating as a Sport Skating, besides being an important form of winter recreation and the essential skill in the game of ice hockey (see hockey, ice) has developed Party will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Ice Station Valencia, 27745 N. Smyth Drive, Valencia. The event will feature ice skating, latkes, doughnuts, free dreidels, raffles and a menorah menorah Multibranched candelabra used by Jews during the festival of Hanukkah. It holds nine candles (or has nine receptacles for oil). Eight of the candles stand for the eight days of Hanukkah—one is lit the first day, two the second, and so on. lighting. Cost is $9 for skaters and $5 for non-skaters. For information or reservations, call (661) 254-3434 or visit www.chabadscv.com. - Daily News Workshop tryouts set for Jan. 12 NEWHALL - Auditions for the spring semester se·mes·ter n. One of two divisions of 15 to 18 weeks each of an academic year. [German, from Latin (cursus) s of the Canyon Theatre Guild's Adventures in Theatre workshop are scheduled for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 12. This 11-week workshop, which will be scheduled two days a week for three hours per day for 11 weeks, will result in a production of ``Henry and Ramona,'' patterned after the characters in the popular Beverly Cleary series of children's books. This is the third year the guild has offered this daytime enrichment program, tailored to children who are home-schooled. The workshops offer an opportunity for children (and even parents who are so inclined) to participate in a theatrical, performance-based workshop. Students receive training in body movement, audition and cold-reading techniques, improvisation, acting techniques, character development, stage presence and theater history. The plays selected are literature-based and are age-appropriate. Instructors are professionals with acting, directing and teaching experience. Guest instructors are invited to address workshop participants on topics such as makeup, scenic design Scenic design (also known as stage design, set design or production design) is the creation of theatrical scenery. Scenic designers have traditionally come from a variety of artistic backgrounds, but nowadays, generally speaking, they are trained professionals, often with M.F.A. and audition techniques. Hours and days for the workshops are decided after enrollment so that the time chosen will be convenient for the greatest number of participants. Auditions may be scheduled by calling Patti Finley, director of daytime programs, at (661) 254-0064 or e-mailing actormom39(at)hotmail.com. ``Henry and Ramona'' performances will be held during the weeks of March 29 and April 5. Audiences will be children from local elementary schools elementary school: see school. . Fees for the workshop are $129 per student and some scholarships are available. - Daily News Christmas music program Sunday CANYON COUNTRY - Jam for Jesus 2003, featuring contemporary Christian music Contemporary Christian Music (or CCM; also by its religious neutral term Inspirational music) is a genre of popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith. , will take place at 7 p.m. Sunday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 27265 Luther Drive, Canyon Country. Robby Robinson Robby Robinson (born May 24, 1946) is an American former bodybuilder who won the IFBB Mr. America, Mr. World, and Mr. Universe titles on his way to becoming one of the most dominant professional bodybuilders of the 1970s. , who is the minister of music at Bethlehem and who also is a music director and keyboardist for many of the biggest stars in the music field, invites his friends to come together every year for a spectacular night of Christmas music. Now in its 12th year, the concert will feature some of the top music artists in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, performing a wide variety of music styles from pop to rock, R&B to jazz and beyond. Admission to the concert is free. For information, call Bethlehem Lutheran Church at (661) 252-0622 or visit www.followthestar.com. - Daily News |
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