Here are the celebrities of Xmas Tree Lane, the biggest of whom is the lovely Rosa Johnson, Mrs. Altadena. It’s fitting that this icon of our town is dressed as a Santa, so she is Santa Rosa on Santa Rosa. Also here is avid Xmas Tree Lane supporter Supervisor Mike Antonovich, emcee Meshack Taylor (Designing Women), Linda Lane-White, Maureen Ward, and the choirs from Altadena Baptist Church and Blair High School, plus the Altadena Children’s Choir and John Muir High School Drum Corps. Unfortunately the hot cider and hot chocolate ran out way too early, but the crowd was enthusiastic anyway. So take a drive down the Lane and then head east on Mendocino to get the best view of the Balian Mansion (just east of Allen and Mendocino) as it appears before you like a vision.
AltaEvents of Note
December 17, 2008
More Xmas Tree Lane
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December 17, 2008
Xmas in Altadena
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Here are some pictures from both the Altadena Heritage membership party at Beckett Hall and the lighting of Christmas Tree Lane. More to come!
September 29, 2008
Halleleujiah, we have something wet to celebrate in Altadena — Rain! At 7:30ish this morning, bam!
September 18, 2008
Here’s the Pasadena Weekly story on the film “Lakeview Terrace,” that is apparently based on a real-life story in Altadena…
I had an LAPD officer living behind me and a Sheriff next door, and I’m happy to say I’ve had no problems. Felt quite safe.
http://www.pasadenaweekly.com/cms/story/detail/copping_out/6402/
September 15, 2008
Elvis Kissed Me Last Night
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- That rascal Tim Rutt from The Altadenablog
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- Altadena’s Poet Laureate Marcia Thompson
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- Elvis in the crowd
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- Rick Alviti as The King
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- There’s slow dancing, then there’s Blow dancing…Sheriff Blow that is!
Ok, so it was Rick Alviti AS Elvis, not the King himself who draped a gold lame “scarf” around me and planted a juicy one on my cheek, but hey, a girl can dream. And Rick ain’t bad for that matter! The Sheriff Support Group of Altadena outdid themselves on this, the last of the season’s summer concerts. What a hoot! At one point I think more people were up dancing than sitting, and all ages were participating.
Here are a couple of shots, the rest are on my Flickr site, http://www.flickr.com/photos/ohdebutaunt/.
September 13, 2008
Tonight it’s all about Elvis in Altadena, read all about it! http://altadenasheriffs.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2008-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-08%3A00&updated-max=2009-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-08%3A00&max-results=20
July 17, 2008
Environmental Car Show Sunday July 20, 2008
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July 17, 2008
Altadena Politics:New Council In, Lamb Out
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Here’s the report from Tuesday’s Town Council Meeting.
July 16, 2008
No, not me. The show at Pasadena Playhouse. Here’s a link to my review on Showmag.com. http://showmag.com/ Let’s just say Valerie Harper is amazing.
In my past life I reviewed theatre for about 15 years and now I’m ready to review again, now and then, not the pace I used to. At one point I worked full time and saw three to four plays a week and wrote as many reviews and a weekly column in the Santa Monica Outlook. Yikes. That’s why I can’t stand to rest my arms on armrests any longer. Like nails on a chalkboard. I have to have a sweater or something to pad the surface.
Yet this week I’m also off to see that unsinkable Debbie Reynolds, a former Miss Burbank who used to ride her bicycle around the El Portal and proclaim that one day she would be a movie star, in her one-woman show at El Portal Theatre. The good news is the seats are sold out and I’ll be sitting on a chair!
I’ve also got a couple of friends in the news. Links to them later.
June 6, 2008
Altadena Heritage Golden Poppy Awards & McNally House Tour
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I’ll be there Saturday evening drooling over great Altadena gardens. See ya there???? I should have posted this sooner, sorry! I’ll have photos.
Announcing Altadena Heritage’s 5th Annual Garden Party and “Golden Poppy” Garden Awards to be held Saturday, June 7, from 5-7:30 pm.
The Golden Poppy awards are given annually to recognize community members whose gardens improve and maintain the character and quality of Altadena.
Celebrate Altadena’s most beautiful gardens with wine and cheese in the garden of Anita and Chris David.
Admission is $15 at the door for members. Admission is free for new members who join at the door ($30 annual membership fee). Cash or checks only, please.
RSVP to altadenaheritage@aol.com or 626-797-0054. We will contact you with the address for the event.
And Sunday is the McNally House Tour. Great stories to be told, I’m sure. Here’s the link to the Star News story. http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_9482986
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