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Pasadena Pops presents in concert "Michael Feinstein Sings Broadway" at the Los Angeles County Arboretum, July 29. Future concerts include "The Music of Queen" on August 26 and "Hollywood Blockbusters" on September 9.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36509
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 17, 2023
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 17, 2023
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Feinstein, Michael
Concerts
Musicians
Pasadena Pops Orchestra
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Michael Feinstein was appointed principal conductor of Pasadena Pops Orchestra, following the sudden death of conductor Marvin Hamlisch. The summer concert series continues at Los Angeles County Arboretum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33137
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 18, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 18, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Conductors
Feinstein, Michael
Pasadena Pops Orchestra
Item ID
33334AN
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Pasadena Symphony Association and its Pasadena Pops Orchestra, will take over the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden's 2012 summer concerts, which had featured the California Philharmonic Orchestra and its music director Victor Vener for 14 years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32385
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 29, 2011
Pages
p. A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 29, 2011
Pages
p. A7
Subjects
California Philharmonic Orchestra
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden--summer concerts
Music
Pasadena Symphony Association--Pasadena Pops Orchestra
Item ID
32583AN
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California Philharmonic Orchestra officials held a press conference and said they do not know why the county decided to end a 15-year run of concerts at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden with them. The press conference was held at Cal Phil's new office in Arcadia. In attendance were Cal Phil founder and Music Director Victor Vener, his son Andre Vener (the orchestra's CEO), Robert W. Miller (member of the Cal Phil board), Michael Arnold (principal clarinetist), Barbara Hicks (volunteer) and 20 protesters who had picketed at the Arboretum, in reaction to the ouster of the orchestra.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32394
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 1, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 1, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Arnold, Michael
California Philharmonic Orchestra
Hicks, Barbara
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden--summer concerts
Miller, Robert W.
Music
Pasadena Symphony Association--Pasadena Pops Orchestra
Vener, Andre
Vener, Victor
Item ID
32592AN
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Songwriter and composer Marvin Hamlisch dies at age 68. He had been the Principal conductor of Pasadena Pops Orchestra. His last concert was July 21 at the Los Angeles County Arboretum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33136
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 8, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 8, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Conductors
Deaths
Hamlisch, Marvin
Pasadena Pops Orchestra
Item ID
33333AN
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Pasadena Pops and Rusnak Summer Concert Series has Michael Cavanaugh singing Billy Joel and Elton John on August 27 at LA County Arboretum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36307
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 18, 2022
Pages
p. A1 (advertisement)
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 18, 2022
Pages
p. A1 (advertisement)
Subjects
Cavanaugh, Michael
Concerts
Los Angeles County Arboretum
Pasadena Pops
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California Philharmonic (Cal Phil) has announced its 2012 summer concert season is moving to Santa Anita Park. Cal Phil Music Director Victor Vener said a multi-year contract would be signed with the track, making the deal a partnership. CalPhil had been considered a Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden tenant for the past 15 years. The 2012 season will open June 30.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32432
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 28, 2011
Pages
p. A11
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 28, 2011
Pages
p. A11
Subjects
California Philharmonic Orchestra
Music
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Summer concerts
Vener, Victor
Item ID
32630AN
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Pasadena Pops Orchestra debuts its first summer season at the Los Angeles County Arboretum today with Marvin Hamlisch, composer and conductor. The CalPhil lost out to the Pasadena Pops in a bid to stay at the Arboretum and CalPhil signed up with neighboring Santa Anita Park instead.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33066
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 16, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 16, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
California Philharmonic Orchestra (CalPhil)
Hamlisch, Marvin
Los Angeles County Arboretum
Pasadena Pops
Vener, Victor
Zdunek, Paul Jan
Item ID
33263AN
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Melissa Huff, a sophomore at Arcadia High School, was the victim of a burglary in which her custom-made prosthetic leg was stolen. It is valued at $5000 to $7000.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29759
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 2, 2005
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 2, 2005
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Huff, Melissa
Burglaries
Prosthetics
Item ID
29944AN
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Arcadia High School senior Melissa Huff was awarded the first ever Jerry Lee Broadwell Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $1000.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31029
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 14, 2008
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 14, 2008
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia firefighters
Broadwell, Jerry
Huff, Melissa
Jerry Lee Broadwell Memorial Scholarship
Item ID
31224AN
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California Philharmonic persists despite financial straits. It owes "quite a bit of money to quite a lot of people," including about $2,000 apiece to 60 musicians, but the orchestra has no plans to go out of business, said Music Director Victor Vener. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 1 and 6, November 1, 2012.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33250
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 2, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 2, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
California Philharmonic Orchestra
Vener, Victor
Item ID
33447AN
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Pasadena Pops presents The Fray in concert on June 17 at Los Angeles County Arboretum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36473
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 24, 2023
Pages
p. A9
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 24, 2023
Pages
p. A9
Subjects
Concerts
Los Angeles County Arboretum
The Fray (musical group)
Pasadena Pops
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City of Arcadia Concert and Movies. Concert in the Park at Arcadia City Hall featuers Upstream, a band playing reggae, Soca and other Caribbean music on August 4. Movie is "Luca." August 4 is the 119th birthday of Arcadia and National Night Out.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36290
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 29, 2022
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 29, 2022
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Concerts
Movies
Musicians
Upstream (musical group)
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The prosthetic leg belonging to Melissa Huff, Arcadia High School student, which was stolen last year, was found in a back yard in Temple City. It will be returned to her as soon as possible.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29850
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 6, 2006
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 6, 2006
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Huff, Melissa
Prosthetics
Thefts
Item ID
30035AN
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After hearing of local girl Melissa Huff's loss of a prosthetic leg during a burglary, Rescomm Financial of Arcadia, decided to buy a replacement leg for her.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29762
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 3, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 3, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Huff, Melissa
Burglaries
Rescomm Financial
Realty Executives
Item ID
29946AN
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Cal Poly Pomona student Melissa Cripe, 20, will work with junior high students to solve personal problems without resorting to violence as part of the AmeriCorps program, a $360 million national program launched by President Clinton to act as a domestic version of the Peace Corps.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4478
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 26, 1995
Pages
p. H-2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 26, 1995
Pages
p. H-2
Subjects
Cripe, Melissa
Item ID
4354AN
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Arcadia High School student Melissa Huff's stolen prosthetic legs have been returned. They were found and returned to her mother's unlocked car.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29941
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 3, 2006
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 3, 2006
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Huff, Melissa
Arcadia High School students
Prosthetics
Thefts
Item ID
30127AN
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Wallace Wells was sentenced to 6 years for vehicle manslaughter. Arcadia residents Kevin Bruggeman and Melissa Dicke were killed when Wells ran a stop sign and hit their car.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper23090
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 17, 2002
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 17, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Automobile accidents
Wells, Wallace
Bruggeman, Kevin
Dicke, Melissa
Item ID
23298AN
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Arboretum again shines a light on the fanciful. The Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden has once again been transformed into a garden of illumination with its Lightscape holiday event. The nighttime walk-through attraction has taken over a mile long path with 18 elaborate installations that mix light sculptures and special effects with holiday-themed music.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36382
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 25, 2022
Pages
p. C3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 25, 2022
Pages
p. C3
Subjects
Holidays
Lightscape
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
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Rescomm Financial and Realty Executives of Arcadia donated $10,600 and prosthetist and orthotist Alejandro Freire donated about $6,000 to replace Melissa Huff's prosthetic leg that had been stolen.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29770
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 12, 2005
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 12, 2005
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Huff, Melissa
Burglaries
Rescomm Financial
Realty Executives
Prosthetics
Freire, Alejandro
Item ID
29955AN
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