AROUND TOWN - March 20, 2009

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Donation are being accepted for the American Legion Glendale Post 127 will have its 22nd annual Rummage Sale scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 28 and 29 at the post, 714 W. Wilson Ave., Glendale. For more information, call the Post at (818) 242-1149.

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Producers of NatGeo’s “The Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan” will be auditioning dogs and their owners from 4 to 5 p.m. at Petco, 231 N. Glendale Ave., Glendale. A video showing your dog’s bad behavior is required for submission. For more information, visit www.cesarmillaninc.com. Aggressive dogs should be left at home. Release form should be signed and brought to audition along with video submission. For more information, call (818) 548-0411.

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Glendale Symphony Orchestra Assn. will have its sixth annual fundraising dinner “Springtime Extravaganza” beginning with social time at 6 p.m. at Oakmont Country Club, 3100 Country Club, Drive, Glendale. There will be a live auction, dinner, entertainment and presentation of the Bravo Award to Fran Buchanan of Buchanan Associates. Proceeds will go to the next Glendale Symphony concert. Tickets are $95 per person. Call the symphony office at (818) 500-8720 or (818) 244-7998.

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The Armenian American Chamber of Commerce will honor Edmond Avakian, Armine G. Hacopian and Larry Zarian at its 10th anniversary Business Gala at the Hilton Glendale, 100 W. Glenoaks Blvd., Glendale. A reception begins at 7 p.m. with dinner and awards presentation at 8 p.m. Donation to attend is $125. Call (818) 247-0196 or e-mail aacc@armenianchamber.com.

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“Evening with the Stars” presentations will be at 7 and 8:30 p.m. in the Glendale Community College Planetarium on the campus, 1500 N. Verdugo Road, Glendale. The digital planetarium show is an introduction to the stars, constellations and planets. Admission is $10, $5 for children 12 and younger. No credit cards. There is no late seating. Reservations can be made www.glendale.edu/ planetarium. Seats will be held up to 15 minutes prior to the show. Call (818) 240-1000, Ext. 5275.

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Crescenta Valley High School will present “Our Town” at 7:30 p.m. at the high school’s Underground Theatre, 2900 Community Ave., La Crescenta. Additional performances are at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and March 26 and 28 and 4 p.m. March 27. Tickets at the door are $7, $5 for students. Call (818) 249-5871.

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The play “Once Upon a Mattress” continues at 8 p.m. today at the Glendale Community College’s Auditorium Mainstage Theatre, 1500 N. Verdugo Road., Glendale. Additional performances are at 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $15, $12 for students and seniors, and $8 for groups of 10 or more and children 12 and under. The play is an adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale, “The Princess and the Pea.” For tickets and information, call (818) 240-1000, Ext. 5612.

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