SAN FERNANDO VALLEY Panorama City Grants: Kaiser Permanente has donated nearly $125,000 to 11 Valley nonprofits. Kaiser gave $45,000 to Access to Care Collaborative, which provides healthcare to the low income. MEND (Meet Each Need with Dignity) and New Horizons received $30,000 each. MEND supports improved access to medical services, and New Horizons provides services to individuals with developmental disabilities. Kaiser donated $15,000 each to the Mid-Valley Family YMCA, Valley Community Clinic and the Kennedy-Monroe School Based Clinic and Family Resource Center. The YMCA aims to help the community make healthy lifestyle choices. Valley Community Clinic provides restorative and preventive dental care to the low income. The Kennedy-Monroe School Based Clinic and Family Resource Center has adolescent obesity, mental health and staff trainings. Rounding out the award recipients are El Nido Family Centers, New Directions for Youth, El Proyecto del Barrio, Bienestar Human Services and Project New Hope, which received $11,071, $10,000, $8,000, $8,000 and $5,304, respectively. El Nido seeks a visiting nurse and to expand services for pregnant teens. New Directions has a culturally sensitive and bilingual obesity prevention program. El Proyecto del Barrio provides bilingual case management to HIV patients, and Bienestar provides HIV tests, counseling, and safe sex education. Project New Hope seeks to expand its accommodations for HIV positive men. CONEJO VALLEY Thousand Oaks Launch: The Cupcakery, Cupcake Bakery and Boutique has opened at North Star Plaza. It will sell fresh-baked specialty cupcakes and custom-ordered cakes as well as a boutique filled with baking and party related items. The full menu will soon be available at: www.cupcakeryonline.com. With the help of CB Richard Ellis retail brokers Bill Burnett and David Rush, Cupcakery co-owners Lisa Kraus-Rayner and Lynette Duncan signed a multi-year lease agreement with the property landlord, SIMA Management, for the 1,675 sq. ft. retail shop space. Concert: The California Lutheran University choral ensembles will present one of their hallmark concerts featuring an eclectic program of exciting and unusual works Oct. 12 at 2 p.m. in Samuelson Chapel. The Women’s Chorale performance during the Homecoming Choral Concert will include Australian composer Stephen Leek’s “Kungala,” a musical setting of the Aboriginal word meaning “a place to sing and shout,” as well as Danish composer John H & #345;ybe’s rarely performed “Alleluja.” The CLU Choir will sing three Latin hymns by contemporary Estonian composer Urmas Sisask. He studied the solar system and developed theoretical sound values for the rotations of planets establishing what he calls the “planetal scale,” which is the basis for his music. The choir will also perform an arrangement of Eliza Gilkyson’s “Requiem,” which was written as a song of grief following the Asian tsunami in 2004. Information: (805) 493-3306 or http://www.callutheran.edu/music. SANTA CLARITA VALLEY Art: The City of Santa Clarita hosted its Street Art Festival Sept. 27-28 in the heart of Old Town Newhall on Main Street. Free and open to the public, the festival featured street painters creating works of art in real time — from the beginning when they begin their outlines, until the end when the works are completed. The creations featured a variety of renditions of famous artistic masterpieces as well as numerous original creations. ANTELOPE VALLEY Lancaster Workshop: The City of Lancaster will be offering PSAT/SAT preparation courses as part of the new fall special class line-up. Enrolled students will take practice tests and learn test-taking strategies to achieve higher scores on these college entrance exams. Instructor Deborah Sinness has taught high school locally for several years and directs Math Magicians, an after-school homework help/tutoring center located in Quartz Hill. The PSAT/SAT class is open to high school students 14-18 years old. Sessions are offered Monday and Wednesday evenings Oct. 6-29 and Nov. 3-Dec. 3 for language arts or on Tuesday and Thursday evenings Oct. 7-30 and Nov. 4-Dec. 4 for math. The cost is $160 per session for Lancaster residents and $165 for non-residents, plus a materials fee. Information: (661) 723-6077, www.cityof lancasterca.org or City Hall, Parks, Recreation & Arts counter, 44933 Fern Ave., Lancaster. Palmdale Festival: The 23rd annual Palmdale Fall Festival will be held Oct. 11-2, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., at Marie Kerr Park, 2723 Rancho Vista Blvd. in Palmdale. There will be six stages of entertainment featuring spectacular performers from around the world. On the main grounds, the new “You Can’t Stop the Beat … A Tribute to Hairspray,” showcasing the talents of local performers, makes its debut. There will also be music, dance and entertainment by Pete Knight High School Marching Band, Nuns for Fun, Alturas, Kids of Rock Theater, L.A. Salsa Kids, Mariachi Divas, and Phat Cat. There will also be a special children’s area, and activities for children. The Aerospace Expo will feature displays from The Boeing Company, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman. The Expo includes a 100 Years of Flight display presented by Northrop Grumman. There will be emphasis placed on the Antelope Valley’s aerospace history. Information: www.cityofpalmdale.org/ fallfest.