AROUND TOWN - March 21, 2009
TODAY
Children can meet the Easter Bunny and have pictures taken with him from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Nordstrom Wing of the Glendale Galleria, 2148 Glendale Galleria, Glendale. The Easter Bunny will be there every Saturday until April 11. For more information, call (818) 240-9481.
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Donations 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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First South Glendale Festival will begin at 1 p.m. at the Pacific Park Community Center, 501 S. Pacific Ave., Glendale. The event will feature free barbecue, live music and a City Council candidate fair. Admission is free. For more information, call (310) 893-4000.
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The Crescenta Cañada Cooperative Nursery School parents, alumni and friends will have a fundraiser beginning with a car rally at 6 p.m. and prizes at 8 p.m. at Lutheran Church in the Foothills, 1700 Foothill Blvd., La Cañada Flintridge. The event supports early childhood education in the Crescenta Valley community. Prizes include Disneyland tickets, Chez Cherie Cooking Classes, The Little Gym and others. Tickets for the car rally are $20 per person and can be purchased by calling Leila Bell, Event Chairwoman at (818) 248-8772. For more information on fall registration, call (818)952-2524 or visit www.ccnsonline.com.
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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. March 26 and 28 and 4 p.m. March 27. Tickets at the door are $7, $5 for students. For more information, call (818) 249-5871.
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The play “Once Upon a Mattress” continues at 2 and 8 p.m. today and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Glendale Community College’s Auditorium Mainstage Theatre, 1500 N. Verdugo Road., Glendale. 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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SUNDAY
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra will present its Family Concert Series “Springtastic Strings” conducted by Margaret Batjer at the Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale. Pre-concert activities begin at 1 p.m. with an instrument petting zoo and Kidspace’s World Famous Spider Show. The all-Vivaldi concert begins at 2 p.m. and features Bassoon Concerto in C major, RV 477; Concerto in B-flat major for violin and cello, RV 547; and Violin Concerto in E major, “Spring” from “The Four Season.” Tickets range from $10 to $16, with discounts for groups of 12 or more. For tickets, visit www.laco.org, call (213) 622-7001, Ext. 215, fax (213) 626-2157 or stop at the box office the day of the concert.
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The Brand Library Dance Series finale will feature Vox Dance Theatre at 2 p.m. in the Brand Library Art Galleries, 1601 W. Mountain St., Glendale. The performance is sponsored by the Associates of Brand Library and includes a discussion with the choreographers and dancers. Admission is free. Call Benita Bike at (818) 353-5734 or visit www.danceart.org.
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Burbank International Film Festival opens with a reception and screenings from 5 to 11 p.m. in the Fletcher Jones Auditorium at Woodbury University, 7500 Glenoaks Blvd., Burbank. The festival continues through March 29. Go to www.burbankfilm festival.org.
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