Let there be light
With latkes, Jewish music, clowns and balloons, the local Chabad
community will celebrate Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, at
the Glendale Galleria at 5 p.m. Sunday. Chabad of Los Feliz, an
Orthodox Jewish organization, will light a giant menorah in Mervyn's
Court, marking the sixth night of the holiday. Hanukkah begins at
sundown on Tuesday and lasts for eight days.
CITIZENS HONORED FOR ETHICS
The Character & Ethics Project of Glendale will honor dozens of
local citizens for their commitment to good character and ethics from
3 to 5 p.m. Thursday at the Glendale Public Library Auditorium, 222
E. Harvard St. For more information, call 523-1950.
FLINTRIDGE PREP PERFORMS 'LARAMIE PROJECT'
Flintridge Preparatory School's Performing Arts Department will
present Moises Kaufman's "The Laramie Project" Wednesday through
Saturday. The play examines the town of Laramie, Wyo., during the
events surrounding the murder of Matthew Shepard in October 1998.
Performances are in the Miller Theater on the Flintridge Preparatory
School campus, 4543 Crown Avenue, La Canada Flintridge. Curtain time
is 7:30 p.m. for shows Wednesday through Saturday; there will also be
a 2 p.m. Saturday matinee. Tickets for The Laramie Project are $5.
For reservations, please call 790-1178.
'A Christmas Carol' takes stage
Charles Dickens' timeless characters come to the stage as the
Glendale Centre Theatre presents, "A Christmas Carol" through Dec.
23. Show times are 8 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and Saturday
matinees at 3 p.m. Ticket prices range from $12.50 to $23. The
theater is at 324 N. Orange St. For information, call 244-8481.
