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VALLEY CULTURAL CENTER:
WOODLAND HILLS-TARZANA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
The Valley Cultural Center serves the greater San Fernando Valley as the prominent resource in promoting the performing and visual arts. With the active support and participation of the community, our mission is to entertain, enrich and educate current and future generations. We offer diverse programs and events as well as recognize outstanding achievements in the arts. Each summer since its inception in 1975, the Valley Cultural Center has presented free Concerts in the Park, a program that today has played to more then four generations of Valley Residents. Initially presented in Shadow Ranch, by year two, Concerts in the Park moved to its current home in Warner Center Park, the 20-acre plot of land on Topanga Canyon Boulevard donated to the City of Los Angeles by the Harry Warner family. In 1993, the stage facility was dedicated as the Lou Bredlow Pavilion in honor of VCC founder. Today, more than 145,000 people attend VCC free summer concerts including the Playboy Jazz Festival and the Dennis P. Zine July 4th Extravaganza each year. A focal point for the Valleys summer entertainment, the concerts are only a small part of what VCC brings Valley Residents and their families.
The Valley Cultural Center has presented free Concerts in the park every summer since 1975. Concerts, featuring rock, classical, jazz, R& B, Latino pop, country, cowboy, Dixieland, folk and more, entertain more than 100,000 Valley residents and visitors each year. In 2007 we expanded our food court to 16 vendors and added a childrens play area to encourage and support family activity. In addition, our Corporate Village was expanded to 30 vendors.
The VCC continues to add programming at Warner Park with the expansion of Movies in the Park in late summer of 2008. Outdoor family movies are presented on Saturday evenings starting at around sunset, projected on a 30 inch screen with digital projection and 7.1 surround sound. All of the amenities you have come accustomed to with Concerts are there for your enjoyment. We are pleased to be working with Shelleys Audio and Video of Woodland Hills as the Presenting Sponsor of this project.
Since 1997 Monday Morning Concerts has placed professional, often world class musicians, dancers and actors in an intimate educational setting with children, age fie through eleven. Monday Morning Concerts consist of a performance, a brief history lesson on the musical and cultural style being presented, followed by a question and answer session with the performers. Often children are invited on stage to be part of the performance. The concerts are free and take place every Monday mourning throughout the summer.
Dennis P. Zine July 4th Extravaganza
With the biggest fireworks display and the largest attendance of any July 4 event in the Valley, VCC Extravaganza delights over 45,000 people with a free concert and fireworks display.
Professional musicians and dancers are placed into elementary schools across the San Fernando Valley. Events consist of a performance, a history lesson on the performing and cultural style being presented, and a question and answer session with the performers. Often children are invited to be part of the performance. Dance on the Move takes dance, dance therapy, and dancercise to schools, recreation centers, and senior residences. Performers will show audiences how dance can be fun and good for the body, mind and spirit.
Join us for our fundraising event in the fall of each year as we guarantee a fun time with our signature party night. We also bestow our annual Golden Horn Award to one individual for their outstanding participation, dedication, and commitment to improving the lives of people in our community. In addition we present the annual Clyde Porter Humanitarian Award for philanthropy and volunteerism. In 2007 over 300 people attended this event.
Hundreds of connoisseurs from all over the Valley gather at Westfield Promenade to experience the ultimate in local restaurant delicacies, California wines, and Los Angeles-area microbrews.
We are pleased to continue our partnership with the world-renowned Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and its community concerts program. The free concert takes place in the spring at the Madrid Theatre.
Each year, VCC awards over $10,000 in performing and visual arts scholarships. We do so through the generous support of corporations and individuals committed to providing a head start to up-and-coming artists.
Poster Art Contest
This contest is in keeping with our tradition of offering scholarship opportunities to encourage youth to pursue their creative and educational goals, Valley Cultural Center will hold a Poster Art Contest in 2008. It encourages students to gain increased understanding and respect for the multi-cultural community that represents the many families residing in the San Fernando Valley.
A Fundraiser for the men and women of the LAFD, VCC co-produces this event with Douglas Emmett and Company in October of each year. In 2008, we raised over $62,000 net for this cause.
Celebrate Halloween indoors and Valley Cultural Center and Westfield Topanga provide a safe family environment in which to trick-or-treat. Come and enjoy costume contests, games and fun for the entire family. |
