Musical Instruments

Burbank Philharmonic Orchestra officials are hoping to create a harmonious blend of the visual and performing arts at the free classical music concert on Saturday. Local high school students will display photographic illustrations they’ve created, and all ages can try out musical instruments before the concert in the Hall of Liberty at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills. John Burroughs High School’s advanced photography class has created the illustrations of composer Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Scheherazade,” said Lynda Willner, of Glendale, who is president of the philharmonic’s board of directors.

Glendale Community College will host its monthly swap meet/flea market this weekend. The event is from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at the college's upper parking lot, 1500 N. Verdugo Road. The event is free and open to the public. Dealer spaces are available for $35. The parking lot is at the corner of Mountain Street and the Glendale (2) Freeway. The swap meet includes more than 70,000 square feet of antiques, collectibles, jewelry, vintage clothing, furniture, dolls, books, handcrafted items, tools and musical instruments.

Glendale Community College will celebrate the eighth anniversary of its monthly swap meet/flea market at a special event later this month. The anniversary will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 20 in the college's upper parking lot at the corner of Mountain Street and the Glendale (2) Freeway. The college is at 1500 N. Verdugo Road. The event will include two raffles at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Admission is free and the event is open to the public. The swap meet/flea market will include more than 70,000 square feet of antiques, collectibles, jewelry, vintage clothing, furniture, dolls, books, hand-crafted items, tools and musical instruments, among other things.

If you're a fan of America's show-style marching bands and want to be entertained by the best, then plan on attending the Fine Arts Festival featuring the St. Francis Drumline at the Degheri Performing Arts Center. The Center is located at St. Francis High School, 200 Foothill Blvd, La Cañada Flintridge. Performances are May 7 and 8, starting at 7:30 p.m. Under the direction of Tye Gaddis, the St. Francis Drumline is made up of 20 students from diverse backgrounds. These talented young men, armed with their musical instruments, will command your attention with their spectacular display of choreography and musicianship.

Gary Moskowitz Live music, freshly baked cakes and hot tea are on the menu for this weekend's Hoover High School's Tour of Homes. The event is from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday at three private residences in northwest Glendale. Tickets are $12 in advance and can be purchased at Hoover High School, 651 Glenwood Road, and at several stores along Kenneth Road in Kenneth Village. The annual fund-raiser, hosted by Hoover High's Parent-Teacher-Student Assn.

Ryan Carter Val Grayson's clarinet still sits in his business office, even though he can't play it anymore. But the music is still playing at Grayson's Tune Town on Honolulu Avenue, even after 50 years. Val Grayson, 89, and his family will celebrate 50 years of being in business in Montrose, from 6 to 8 p.m. June 4 at the music instrument shop at 2415 Honolulu Ave. The event is part of a chamber mixer hosted by Grayson's and the Montrose-Verdugo City, La Canada Flintridge and the Crescenta Valley chambers of commerce.

The Glendale Community College monthly Swap Meet/Flea Market will celebrate its 10th anniversary Sunday, Nov. 21, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The swap meet is held each month in the college's upper parking lot, located at the corner of Mountain Street and the Glendale (2) Freeway. To celebrate the anniversary, the swap meet will hold two raffles and give away two $100 and $50 cash prizes, one at 9 a.m. and another at 11 a.m. The first 100 customers participating in the raffle will receive a free gift.

Darleene Barrientos School groups, residents and local organizations regularly donate money and gifts to the school district, for things ranging from playground equipment, to books, to musical instruments or office equipment. But a recent list of gifts impressed even longtime district officials like board Vice President Chuck Sambar, who read aloud from the list during July's board meeting. More than $77,000 in cash alone came in from groups and residents in June.

Gary Moskowitz GLENDALE -- They were asked to express feelings about music through their art, and now three Glendale student artists are finalists in this week's 2002 Music Center Visual Arts Spotlight Awards. Winners will be announced at a reception Sunday in Santa Monica. Artwork from Glendale students Anna Firsova, Peter Sriployrung and Eunice Park will be judged against 14 other works of poster art and photography submitted in November by high school students in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, San Diego and Santa Barbara counties.

Gary Moskowitz Lindsey Hansen accomplished two important goals this weekend. The 17-year-old Glendale resident organized and presented an event called Kids' Music Day on Saturday at Glendale's Pacific Park Branch Library, in an effort to get local children interested in playing musical instruments. And in the process, Lindsey earned her Gold Award, which is the top honor attainable in the Girl Scouts, comparable to an Eagle Scout Award in Boy Scouts.

An upright piano installed near the administration building at Glendale Community College last month as part of a three-week performing arts project is slated to become a permanent fixture on campus. The piano was one of 30 placed at public sites around Los Angeles County by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra to celebrate 15 years under the leadership of music director and pianist Jeffrey Kahane. “One of the best parts of having the piano outside on campus is to see students with no other access to musical instruments just playing with it and having fun,” said Peter Green, chairman of the visual and performing arts division at Glendale Community College.

Burbank Philharmonic Orchestra officials are hoping to create a harmonious blend of the visual and performing arts at the free classical music concert on Saturday. Local high school students will display photographic illustrations they’ve created, and all ages can try out musical instruments before the concert in the Hall of Liberty at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills. John Burroughs High School’s advanced photography class has created the illustrations of composer Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Scheherazade,” said Lynda Willner, of Glendale, who is president of the philharmonic’s board of directors.

Children put the violin, cello, drums and other instruments to the test on Sunday during pre-concert activities at the Alex Theatre. Before the start of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra’s concert, “Spanish Tales and Guitar Scales,” children took part in an instrument petting zoo and arts and crafts activities. Dozens of youngsters and their families filled the theater’s first and second floor lobbies to participate in the activities before the concert.

By now, the 18 4- and 5-year-olds in Mary Williams’ preschool class at the La Crescenta Presbyterian Church Center for Children are experts on Sergei Prokofiev’s musical fairy tale “Peter and the Wolf.” The classic tale, in which a young boy finds himself in a precarious bind after disobeying his grandfather, is the focus of the class throughout January. Williams and other preschool teachers at the center hand-picked the story as a vehicle for teaching the instruments in an orchestra to the children, she said.

If you're a fan of America's show-style marching bands and want to be entertained by the best, then plan on attending the Fine Arts Festival featuring the St. Francis Drumline at the Degheri Performing Arts Center. The Center is located at St. Francis High School, 200 Foothill Blvd, La Cañada Flintridge. Performances are May 7 and 8, starting at 7:30 p.m. Under the direction of Tye Gaddis, the St. Francis Drumline is made up of 20 students from diverse backgrounds. These talented young men, armed with their musical instruments, will command your attention with their spectacular display of choreography and musicianship.

A trio of Glendale musicians and business people are hoping to make some money from pianos, but not by playing them. The three owners of the Central Piano store in Glendale officially opened their doors for sales on Sunday. "We offer best product, best service and best price," co-owner Nick Martin said. Those prices can range from $1,000 to $80,000 depending on the piano maker and the size of the piano. The store carries baby grand to concert size. For Central Piano owners Vigen Hovanessian, Juliet Ayvazian and Martin, strings and polished wood have been their respective livelihoods and loves for years.

Nostalgia and patriotism were intertwined during Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills' 100th anniversary celebration on Sunday. Close to 3,000 new and veteran guests turned out for the open house to see the museum's newest exhibit, munch on hot dogs and popcorn and hear the debut of a group of special musical instruments. Children were having their pictures taken with actors dressed as former Presidents Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln. The new exhibit in the Hall of Liberty, "Celebrating Life Through Art, Music & Literature," features display cases filled with newspaper articles, paintings and photographs chronicling the evolution of Forrest Lawn's six parks from 1906 to the present.

Darleene Barrientos School groups, residents and local organizations regularly donate money and gifts to the school district, for things ranging from playground equipment, to books, to musical instruments or office equipment. But a recent list of gifts impressed even longtime district officials like board Vice President Chuck Sambar, who read aloud from the list during July's board meeting. More than $77,000 in cash alone came in from groups and residents in June.

The Glendale Community College monthly Swap Meet/Flea Market will celebrate its 10th anniversary Sunday, Nov. 21, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The swap meet is held each month in the college's upper parking lot, located at the corner of Mountain Street and the Glendale (2) Freeway. To celebrate the anniversary, the swap meet will hold two raffles and give away two $100 and $50 cash prizes, one at 9 a.m. and another at 11 a.m. The first 100 customers participating in the raffle will receive a free gift.

Jackson Bell Many local authorities and parents are infuriated that a Burbank Superior Court judge lightened the conviction from a felony to a misdemeanor for a woman who embezzled $38,000 from the Lincoln Elementary School Foundation. Kenya Duke, 36, of La Crescenta pleaded no contest Thursday after Superior Court Judge Patrick J. Hegarty let her negotiate a lesser charge of misdemeanor grand theft, full restitution of the stolen money and three years of unsupervised probation, officials said.