GUITARISTS TO PERFORM TODAY AT A.V. MALL.Byline: KAREN THACKER Community Columnist Guitar music will fill the Sears court of the Antelope Valley Mall The Antelope Valley Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Palmdale, California. Opened in September, 1990, its buildings take up around 1 million square feet (90,000 m²). Its physical main building, parking lots, and ring road businesses encompass an area a bit less than 0. from noon to 2 p.m. today as members of the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Guitar Society play to raise donations for the Lancaster Community Homeless Shelter Homeless shelters are temporary residences for homeless people. Usually located in urban neighborhoods, they are similar to emergency shelters. The primary difference is that homeless shelters are usually open to anyone, without regard to the reason for need. . Celtic music Celtic music is a term utilized by artists, record companies, music stores and music magazines to describe a broad grouping of musical genres that evolved out of the folk musical traditions of the Celtic peoples of Northern Europe. , rockabilly, classical music, religious music and a young group called the Rugrats will be part of the show. People are encouraged to bring an unwrapped gift, food or clothing to be donated to the shelter. In return, the Guitar Society is giving out raffle tickets, from which donated prizes will be given. The 3-year-old organization has developed a large following. The group has 125 members and averages two performances a week, usually fund-raisers, or for senior citizens or at other places where they can serve the community. The Society has a quarterly newsletter, meets the first Saturday of every month and has even formed songwriting groups. Contact Entertainment Director Dan Collins at (805) 789-3630 for more information. Fourteen beautiful trees decorated by local businesses and organizations were auctioned off to the 650 people in attendance. Most went for $500 to $1,000 each, said Jill Harris, education foundation director. The RECESS (Recreational and Educational Communities Ensuring Success in School) tree decorated with stars, birds, nests, birdhouses and flowers took in $19,000. All the money raised from that individual tree will go toward the after-school activity program, which started this year. The other funds donated will be given as grants to local teachers. Four grants were announced at the fund-raising banquet. A $10,000 grant will go to Highland High School Highland High School or Highlands High School may refer to: In the United States:
(at secondary school) → collégiens mpl; lycéens mpl schoolchildren school ; $1,500 will go to Antelope Valley High School Antelope Valley High School is located in Lancaster, California and is part of the Antelope Valley Union High School District. It was founded in 1912[1]. It is located in the Mojave Desert. teacher Marcia Eyberhide to use for a mock job interview program; and $1,000 will go to Palmdale Choral Ensemble director Mike McCollough. The Festival of Trees This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. is the foundation's biggest fund-raiser. It also increases public awareness of the foundation's efforts. ``It's to let people know we're here and what we're doing,'' Harris said. |
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