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Amanda Avila of Rowland Heights is one of 16 finalists on television's talent show "American Idol." Her family and friends meet at an Arcadia restaurant every week to see if she advances to the next round.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29442
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 4, 2005
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 4, 2005
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Avila, Amanda
American idol
Television shows
Singers
Item ID
29627AN
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Newspaper Index
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Five-year-old Krysti Chavez of Arcadia sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the opening of the Orange Line in the San Fernando Valley. A photo with caption is included.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29751
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 29, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 29, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Chavez, Krysti
Singers
Musicians
Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) - Orange Line
Item ID
29936AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Gene Simmons, frontman and singer of rock group KISS, promises to work magic at Santa Anita Park race track, with ideas for using the track for nightclubs, shopping, lifestyle attractions, concerts, and other events.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33335
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 6, 2013
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 6, 2013
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Simmons, Gene
Singers
Item ID
33531AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Marcia Whitehead grew up in Arcadia and is following her dream of being an opera singer.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29454
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 25, 2005
Pages
p. D1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 25, 2005
Pages
p. D1
Subjects
Whitehead, Marcia
Opera
Singers
Item ID
29639AN
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Obituary/death notice. Radio personality and singer Veeva "Suzy" Hamblen has died at the age of 101, in Santa Clarita, California. She and husband Stuart Hamblen (died 1989), also a radio entertainer, had a ranch in Arcadia for many years and were known as some of the leading trainers at Santa Anita Race Track in the late 1940s. Stuart and Veeva rode their Peruvian Paso horses in the Rose Parade from 1979 to 1989. Veeva was also famous as a gospel songwriter.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31025
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 10, 2008
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 10, 2008
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Celebrities
Entertainers
Famous people
Hamblen, Veeva Ellen Daniels "Suzy" (1907-2008) - biography
Hamblen, Stuart
Singers
Songwriters
Item ID
31220AN
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Newspaper Index
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A profile of local 27 year old opera singer Jamie Chamberlin.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29950
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 10, 2006
Pages
p. U17
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 10, 2006
Pages
p. U17
Subjects
Chamberlin, Jamie
Singers
Musicians
Item ID
30136AN
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Newspaper Index
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Singers Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken perform at Arcadia Performing Arts Center on Saturday, 9/23/2023. They were two of the favorites on the second season of TV show American Idol. Studdard won the American Idol competition and Clay Aiken was the runner up 20 years ago. The tour is called "Twenty, the Tour."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36532
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 31, 2023
Pages
p. A2
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 31, 2023
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Aiken, Clay
Arcadia Performing Arts Center
Singers
Studdard, Ruben
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The Towne Singers present the choral concert Merry and Bright, a return to an in-person holiday performance at Arcadia Performing Arts Center on December 4, 2022, at 4:00 PM, at 188 Campus Drive, Arcadia, CA.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36381
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 25, 2022
Pages
p. C10
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 25, 2022
Pages
p. C10
Subjects
Arcadia Performing Arts Center
Concerts
Holidays
Music
The Towne Singers
Collection
Newspaper Index
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