Friends Used Book Sale Set for This Weekend
“There is no mistaking a real book when one meets it. It is like falling in love, ” – Christopher Morley. Yes, with Valentine’s Day approaching, love IS in the air! When considering the perfect…
Articles by Bill Coburn
Sierra Madre’s Official Community Calendar
If you visit the City of Sierra Madre website, which is currently being revamped and redesigned behind the scenes, and you go to the Community and Personnel Services Department page on the site, right at…
Ed Clare, Corfu to Host February Joint Chamber Mixer
The February Mixer of the Sierra Madre Chamber of Commerce is a joint mixer with the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce, and will be held at Corfu, 48 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., on Thursday, Feb. 10th…
Senior Community Commission Seeking “Older ‘Sierra Madre’ American Of The Year”
The Community & Personnel Services Department and the Senior Community Commission are now accepting nominations for the Older “Sierra Madre” American of the Year. If you know someone who lives in Sierra Madre, has demonstrated…
Local Arts + Business Collaborative Launched
On Thursday, January 20, 2011, Elizabeth Converse and Star Higgins, individual artists and collaborators of A+B (Arts plus Business Collaborative, a new service which offers businesses the opportunity to display local, original art) interviewed Sierra…
Charcuterie to Host January Mixer
Charcuterie will be the site of the Chamber of Commerce Mixer for January, this Thursday, Jan. 27th, from 5:30 to 7pm. Enjoy delicious food, fine California wines, enter to win door prizes, and networking. Charcuterie…
SierraMadreSue’s Music News, 1/25/11
Phew! I made it. I am actually getting this out before the end of January, as I made a silent promise to myself to do so. A resolution you ask? Now let’s not go and…
Sierra Madre Police Blotter, 1/16 – 1/22/11
During the week of Sunday, January 16th, to Saturday January 22nd, the Sierra Madre Police Department responded to approximately 360 calls for service. See crimereports.com for updated information. Tuesday, January 18th: 11:03 AM- Make…
One Night Only! “Fibber Mcgee And Molly” At Sierra Madre Playhouse On February 6
“Fibber McGee and Molly” was one of the most popular comedies of the Golden Days of Radio, enduring from 1935-1959. The fun is being re-created by actors of Bill Martyn’s Special Mark Productions in a…
“Travelers & Collectors” Season Premier
Sierra Madre Public Library’s popular “armchair travelers” series will kick off on Friday, February 11, at 7:30 p.m., in Sierra Madre City Hall Chambers with, “Exploring West Africa: Mali, Burkina Faso and Benin,” presented by…
A Man, A Woman, And A “Dog” Bring Hilarious Ménage A Trois To “Sylvia” At Sierra Madre Playhouse
By Fran Syverson It’s midlife crisis time for Greg. Time for an affair? For a sizzling red convertible? For a dog named Sylvia? A dog??? Feeling stifled in his job, Greg skips work one afternoon…
Citizen of the Year Dinner Celebrates Amy and Glenn Putnam
Amy and Glenn Putnam were recognized as Sierra Madre’s 2010 Citizens of the Year at the Chandelier Room at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, Jan. 22nd, 2011. More than one hundred people turned out, many…
“On Gold Mountain”—Sierra Madre’s 2011 “One Book One City” Selection
Activities Planned Throughout February The Sierra Madre Public Library is pleased to announce “On Gold Mountain: The One-Hundred Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family,” by Lisa See, as the City’s 2011 One Book One City…
Friends of the Library Wine Tasting Selections in Good Hands
Imagine over the holidays you invited 500 of your closest friends over for dinner and wine. Now imagine that these same 500 are pretty sophisticated wine drinkers –each having a different preference for varietal, and…
Parent/Child Workshops To Be Held At Sierra Madre Library
Sierra Madre Public Library is pleased to announce a new program for families and children from birth through three years of age. A five-week Parent/Child Workshop will be held at the Library on six consecutive…