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Greenhouse Café owner Andy Urban admits the restaurant's name might be misleading for some people. "Because it's ‘greenhouse' they expect almost a vegetarian-type place, but it's not," he said. "It's good, all-around American food." And then he quipped, "There are plenty of calories in our dishes." He added, "All our food is made fresh to order and our dressings are fresh-made here every day." While you can go low-cal or no-meat at Greenhouse Café (there ...

	'The Bachelorette': Seriously, what is she thinking? Jillian Harris, the fun-loving Canadian beauty of last season's "The Bachelor," has been described as "intelligent, independent and passionate." As the star of this season's "The Bachelorette" many woman across the country started the season rooting for her to find love after "The Bachelor," Jason Mesnick, dumped her just short of the finale. Women everywhere could identify with her search to find a man who could be her best friend, soul mate and future husband. ...
	Game Review: ‘Fight Night Round 4’ A boxing game looking to draw players the into the ring needs to make sure they feel in complete control of the fighter's movements while providing graphics that live up to our ever-increasing high-def expectations. EA Sports scores on both with "Fight Night Round 4" ($59.99, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3), the new undisputed champion of the genre. Whether you're pitting George Foreman against Muhammad Ali for a "Rumble in the ...
	Two Women on Wine: Hot dogs, burgers and good wine By now you should know that we're fairly traditional. So it should come as no surprise that at our Fourth of July cookout you would find hot dogs and burgers grilled to order, heaps of creamy potato salad and cole slaw, plenty of smoky baked beans with bacon, not to mention sauerkraut and corn-on-the-cob slathered in butter.
	Escape Music Calendar (July 3, 2009) All Corked Up 26340 Diamond Place, Santa Clarita, CA 91350 Phone: (661) 799-7979 Web site: www.allcorkedup.com Notes: Wine merchant, cellar lounge, tasting bar, full-service warehouse and wine storage facility. Live music events on Friday and Saturday nights from 7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. The Londoner 18511 Soledad Canyon Road, Canyon Country, CA 91351 Phone: (661) 252-2597 Web site: under construction Notes: Live music on Friday and Saturday nights starting at 9 p.m. and ...
	Escape Family Fun Calendar (July 3, 2009) Farmer's Market at COC parking lot Parking Lot 8, 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, Valencia, CA 91355 Phone: Call (805) 529-6266 for information Web site: www.vccfarmersmarket.com Every Sunday, 8:30 a.m. - noon: The Santa Clarita Farmer's Market is held every Sunday at College of the Canyons, Parking Lot 8, in Valencia. Hart Park Events 24151 Newhall Avenue, Santa Clarita, CA 91321 Phone: (661) 259-0855 Web site: www.hartmuseum.org/ Through July 5, 11 a.m. - ...
	Who makes holidays? My calendar says that Sunday, June 28 is Paul Bunyan Day. Seriously. You know, legendary oversize lumberjack, gigantic blue ox, cleared entire states of trees, dug the Great Lakes, yadda, yadda. Big guy, big deeds, got a holiday. But my calendar doesn't specify where it's Paul Bunyan Day. For sure it is in South Lyon, Mich. I know for a fact the Lyon Township Public Library is celebrating the day. Of course, the library is ...
	Family-friendly BBQ It's a location with a long history of great barbecue. The corner of White's Canyon and Soledad Canyon Roads (Canyon Center) in Canyon Country previously housed a Santa Clarita Valley institution, Rattler's, for more than 20 years. Now, that venerated location is home to T-Bo's House of BBQ.
	Courthouse Square is back Tracked by an arsenal of video and still cameras, serenaded by the USC Marching Band playing "Seventy-six Trombones" and swatted by a bottle of champagne, the first Universal Studios Hollywood tour-tram to visit famed Courthouse Square in a year made its appearance on Thursday, June 18. And those aboard it probably became the most photographed studio visitors in decades.
	‘Broadway Under the Stars’ Reprise Theatre Company presents "Broadway Under The Stars" for one night only, on Saturday, June 27 at 8:30 pm at John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, starring six favorite Reprise performers - Jason Graae, Lucas Grabeel, Dorian Harewood, Jean Louisa Kelly, Vicki Lewis, and Valarie Pettiford. The production is directed by Lee Martino, with music direction by Mary Ekler.
	Escape Events Calendar (June 26, 2009) J.R.'s Comedy Club At Marie Callender's, 27630 The Old Road, Valencia, CA 91355 Phone: (661) 259-2291 Web site: www.comedyinvalencia.com Notes: National level comics and pie, all under one roof. Admission is $12 (dinner and show packages starting at $24.99). Must be 18 and over or accompanied by an adult. Reservations required. Friday, June 26 and Saturday, June 27, 9 p.m.: Kenny Bob Davis Flickers at the Junction Heritage Junction, 24107 Newhall Ave., Newhall, ...
	Escape SCV Wine Calendar (June 26, 2009) Vino 100 28112 Newhall Ranch Road, Valencia, CA 91355 In the High Ridge Crossing Center at the corner of Copper Hill Drive in Valencia Phone: (661) 294-6886 Web site: www.vino100valencia.com Tasty Tuesdays: Enjoy a $1 tasting flight with the purchase of a bottle of wine. Every Friday and Saturday evening: jump start your weekend enjoying fine wines and Vino 100's small plate bar menu, $7 tasting flights, or order by the glass or ...
	Wolf Creek Restaurant and Brewing Company is howlin' It's almost a joke now, my fawning appreciation for the bruschetta ($7.50) crafted by Wolf Creek Restaurant and Brewing Co.
	Mat Hoffman’s Xtreme Sports Team will perform at Six Flags Magic Mountain all summer There was a whole lot of "flying" going on at Six Flags Magic Mountain last Thursday evening as Mat Hoffman's Danger Defying Daredevils Xtreme Sports Team amazed the audience at the Street Sports Action Theater - and, afterward, his Air-Borne Thrill Team tore up the sky. Skates, skateboards, BMX bikes and motorcycles were the vehicles of "wow" at the theater and helicopters, paramotors, parachutes and wing suits had the same effect in the atmosphere.
	Two Women on Wine: Enjoy a festival of summer wines Summer is right around the corner and we couldn't be happier. We've dusted off the patio furniture and are ready for candlelit patio dinners with family and friends on balmy nights. Our grill goes into overtime during the summer. We cook just about everything on the grill, from chicken or fish kabobs to steak and baby-back ribs, vegetables, hamburgers and hot dogs.
	‘Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead’ at the Tre Stage Theatre in Hollywood Five SCV residents appear in "Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead," which opens at the Tre Stage Theatre in Hollywood on June 27, and continues on July 4, 11, 18 and 25. Written by Bert V. Royal, the "unauthorized parody" of the famous "Peanuts" comic strip takes a look at the gang in their high school years.
	Video games: 'Ghost Busters' Movie comedies rarely lead to funny sequels. Take "Ghostbusters," whose blockbuster success in 1984 led to "Ghostbusters II" five years later. Critics, fans and, reportedly, some of the cast, felt let down by the result.
	Video games: Wii MotionPlus The Wiimote - the motion-sensing wand that controls the action on Nintendo's Wii - serves many purposes. It doubles as a sword, a gun, a racket, a steering wheel or whatever else a game designer might dream up.
	Escape Music Calendar (June 19, 2009) By Jim Walker Escape Editor All Corked Up 26340 Diamond Place, Santa Clarita, CA 91350 Phone: (661) 799-7979 Web site: www.allcorkedup.com Notes: Wine merchant, cellar lounge, tasting bar, full-service warehouse and wine storage facility. Live music events on Friday and Saturday nights from 7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. The Londoner 18511 Soledad Canyon Road, Canyon Country, CA 91351 Phone: (661) 252-2597 Web site: under construction Notes: Live music on Friday and Saturday nights ...
	Escape Theater Calendar (June 19, 2009) By Jim Walker Escape Editor Canyon Theatre Guild (CTG) 24242 Main St., Newhall, CA 91321 Box Office Hours: Tuesday - Thursday 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Friday, Saturday and Sunday noon - 7 p.m. Phone: (661) 799-2702 www.canyontheatre.org Friday, June 19, 8 p.m., "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" Saturday, June 20, 1 p.m. and 8 p.m., "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" Sunday, June ...
	Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons unveils new season To mark College of the Canyons' 40th anniversary and the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center's fifth, the 2009-2010 season will be filled with music that defined the five decades following 1969, when COC opened.
	Father’s Day, schmahther’s day In an effort to give everyone time to shop - and because, well, I alternate weeks with my columns and won't be doing one next week - let's get a little early perspective on Father's Day. To sum up, it blows chunks. Maybe if you are lucky, as a dad, you get a new pair of safari shorts, a tie or flip flops for Father's Day. And then you get to go out and buy ...
	Restaurant Profile: The Tea Gardens It's noon... do you know where the ladies of the SCV are? Most likely lunching at the Tea Gardens, the cozy tea shop tucked into the center off Bouquet Canyon Road between Valencia Boulevard and Magic Mountain Parkway - adjacent to the IHOP.
	Cherry pickin’ time Villa del Sol Sweet Cherry Farms, in Leona Valley, California, is the largest you-pick cherry orchard in Southern California, with more than 3,600 trees.
	Lexus of Valencia Jazz & Blues Concert Series kicks off tonight (June 12) on Town Center Drive By Signal Staff They're going be partying again on Town Center Drive in Valencia tonight, and every Friday night after that for quite awhile.
	Playboy Jazz Festival at Hollywood Bowl this weekend (June 13 and 14) Sax legend Wayne Shorter, Grammy-winning vocalist Patti Austin, soprano sax superstar Kenny G, Latin-jazz kings Pete Escovedo and Oscar Hernandez, New Orleans favorite sons The Neville Brothers and New Birth Jazz Band, and Jimmy Cobb's all-star 50th anniversary tribute to Miles Davis' epochal "Kind of Blue" album are just a few highlights from the stellar lineup performing at the Hollywood Bowl this weekend as part of the 31st annual Playboy Jazz Festival.
	Escape Family Fun Calendar (June 12, 2009) By Jim Walker Escape Editor Farmer's Market at COC parking lot Parking Lot 8, 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, Valencia, CA 91355 Phone: Call (805) 529-6266 for information Web site: www.vccfarmersmarket.com Every Sunday, 8:30 a.m. - noon: The Santa Clarita Farmer's Market is held every Sunday at College of the Canyons, Parking Lot 8, in Valencia. Hart Park Events 24151 Newhall Avenue, Santa Clarita, CA 91321 Phone: (661) 259-0855 Web site: www.hartmuseum.org/ ...
	Escape SCV Wine Calendar (June 12, 2009) By Jim Walker Escape Editor Vino 100 28112 Newhall Ranch Road, Valencia, CA 91355 In the High Ridge Crossing Center at the corner of Copper Hill Drive in Valencia Phone: (661) 294-6886 Web site: www.vino100valencia.com Tasty Tuesdays: Enjoy a $1 tasting flight with the purchase of a bottle of wine. Every Friday and Saturday evening: jump start your weekend enjoying fine wines and Vino 100's small plate bar menu, $7 tasting flights, or ...
	Escape Music Calendar (June 12, 2009) By Jim Walker Escape Editor All Corked Up 26340 Diamond Place, Santa Clarita, CA 91350 Phone: (661) 799-7979 Web site: www.allcorkedup.com Notes: Wine merchant, cellar lounge, tasting bar, full-service warehouse and wine storage facility. Live music events on Friday and Saturday nights from 7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. The Londoner 18511 Soledad Canyon Road, Canyon Country, CA 91351 Phone: (661) 252-2597 Web site: under construction Notes: Live music on Friday and Saturday nights ...
	Master Chorale back at Corral The Santa Clarita Master Chorale marks its 10th anniversary with a special performance in the venue where it all began - Saturday evening, June 6, at 8 p.m. at the Valencia United Methodist Church. This will be followed by a performance on Sunday, June 7 at 3:30 p.m. at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons.