Back by popular demand, actress Kres Mersky will present a moving portrait of famous dancer Isadora Duncan on Saturday, July 21 at 3 p.m. in the Sierra Madre Public Library. A native Californian, Duncan performed to acclaim throughout Europe in the late 1890s and early 1920s. A free spirit and free thinker, she was dedicated…
EDITOR’S PICK Summer Concert at Library Park, July 8 from 7-8:30 p.m. (321 S. Myrtle Ave., Monrovia, CA 91016). Enjoy an evening of Motown jams courtesy of The Tom Nolan Band. This event is free. For more information, contact the Public Services Department at (626) 256-8246. –MONROVIA Your weekly events July 6 Flavor of Thai…
Enjoy a Bit o’ Britain at the June Faire The British Home will be holding its 2018 June Faire on Saturday, June 9th, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. This family-friendly event celebrating “All Things British “ is held annually in June on a Saturday at Sierra Madre’s graceful non-profit independent and assisted living facility…
The volunteers of the Sierra Madre 4th of July Committee are pleased and excited to announce that the 2018 Fourth of July Parade Grand Marshal will be Sierra Madre’s very own Steve Heydorff. The Grand Marshal is a person, or persons, whose efforts over a long period of time have been beneficial to the community…
It’s time again for the Saturday that savvy bargain-hunters have been waiting for all year: the annual Creative Arts Group Flea Market in Sierra Madre. Known throughout the San Gabriel Valley as the “Day of Surprises,” the bazaar is a cornucopia of stunning discoveries sure to fill a niche somewhere in your toy chest, hobby corner, family…
Originally published Aug 8 at 10:53 / Last updated Aug. 15 at 9 a.m. The Sierra Madre Police Department and the Sierra Madre Search and Rescue Team with the assistance of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue along with search teams from Altadena, San Dimas, Antelope Valley and Montrose concluded an exhaustive search for…
By Fran Syverson Whose story is it? When a life-story is written, who can claim it as theirs—the person who lived it?—or the one who wrote it? For Shelita Burns, this becomes a career-shaking question. As a New York editor, she has been featuring a series of autobiographies of African-American women whose stories, she feels,…
Leaving a Legacy of Love: Garlett Law By Emily G. Peters When Sierra Madre attorney Marc Garlett launched his legal career, he thought he’d find fulfillment in what he described as the “all-out pitched battle” of litigation. And though the firm he established was successful, the contention and negativity took a heavy toll. With the…
