CalArts Center for New Performance

The California State Summer School for the Arts, commonly known as CSSSA ("SEE-SUH"), is a rigorous four-week, pre-professional visual and performing arts training program for high school students held each summer at the California Institute of the Arts. The goal of CSSSA is to provide a supportive environment in which students acquire experience and training that extends beyond the practice and improvement of aesthetics and technique. Artistic disciplines offered by the program include: animation, creative writing, dance, film and video, music (including vocal arts), theatre arts, and visual arts. Its purpose is to provide a training ground for future artists who wish to pursue careers in the arts and entertainment industries in California. Admitted students are designated California Arts Scholars, honored throughout the state's fifty-eight counties. Upon completion of the program, the students are awarded a Governor's Medallion, the highest distinction in California for artistically talented students. Founded in 1987, CSSSA is a California State agency funded through a unique public/private partnership.

The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a private art university in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for students of both the visual and performing arts. It offers Bachelor of Fine Arts, Master of Fine Arts, Master of Arts, and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees through its six schools: Art, Critical Studies, Dance, Film/Video, Music, and Theater.The school was first envisioned by many benefactors in the early 1960s, staffed by a diverse array of professionals including Nelbert Chouinard, Walt Disney, Lulu Von Hagen, and Thornton Ladd. CalArts students develop their own work, over which they retain control and copyright, in a workshop atmosphere.

College of the Canyons (COC) is a public community college in Santa Clarita, California. It comprises the Santa Clarita Community College District. The college is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and has campus locations in Valencia and Canyon Country.

Academy of the Canyons (AOC) is a public middle college high school in Santa Clarita, California, United States. The school, which enrolls students from 9th to 12th grade, is part of the William S. Hart High School District. It is located on the Valencia College of the Canyons campus, where students of AOC are concurrently enrolled. Students attending Academy of the Canyons take high school classes at the University Center and college courses at the College of the Canyons campus. During grades 9–12, students can earn up to 80 college units. A significant number of students at Academy of the Canyons have received one or more associate degrees by or before their high school graduation. Due to CIF regulations, students are not allowed to participate in high school or intercollegiate sports. The school's motto/slogan is "Your Future Today". The symbol or mascot of the school is the Golden Oak Tree. Students often refer to themselves as "AOC Oak Trees" or "Acorns."

Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital (commonly referred to as Henry Mayo Hospital) is a 357-bed not-for-profit community hospital and trauma center in Valencia, Santa Clarita, California. It was founded in 1975. Named after businessman Henry Mayo Newhall, the hospital recently opened a new patient tower that includes 90 private patient rooms and a new Center for Women and Newborns, also with all private rooms. Henry Mayo is an Advanced Primary Stroke Center and a STEMI Receiving Center. The hospital features inpatient facilities, a neonatal intensive care unit, catheterization lab, infusion center, breast center and an outpatient surgery center. Additional services include cardiovascular, trauma, emergency, intensive care, neonatal intensive care, maternity, surgery, nursing, wound care, spine and joint, behavioral health, and acute rehab, as well as cancer, imaging, lab, digestive, respiratory services and physical and occupational therapies.

The Newhall School District is an elementary school district in the Santa Clarita Valley that serves the Valencia and Newhall communities within the city of Santa Clarita, California, as well as the Stevenson Ranch community in unincorporated Los Angeles County. It currently includes ten schools.

McBean Regional Transit Center, also known by its acronym MRTC, is a transit center and bus station located at 24375 Valencia Boulevard in the Valencia area of Santa Clarita, California, near the intersection of Valencia Boulevard and McBean Parkway. It is located next to the Westfield Valencia Town Center.

Stevenson Ranch is an unincorporated community in the Santa Clarita Valley of Los Angeles County, California. Stevenson Ranch is set in the foothills of the Santa Susana Mountains and lies west of Interstate 5 and the city of Santa Clarita. Stevenson Ranch encompasses about 6.4 square miles (17 km2). About 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) are set aside as parks, recreation areas, and open space. A master-planned community, it was approved by the county in 1987. The population was 17,557 at the time of the 2010 census. For statistical purposes, the Census Bureau has designated it a census-designated place (CDP). It is home to Stevenson Ranch, Pico Canyon, and Oak Hills elementary schools (part of the Newhall School District), and Rancho Pico Junior High and West Ranch High School (part of the William S. Hart Union High School District). The Valencia Marketplace and Stevenson Ranch Shopping Center are popular shopping areas in the community. Six Flags Magic Mountain, an amusement park, is located about three miles (4.8 km) north of Stevenson Ranch. The area backs up to the historic oil-mining town of Mentryville, founded in 1875. The names of many streets located in Stevenson Ranch are those of authors (e.g., Thackeray, Hemingway, Shakespeare, and Poe). It is also the filming location of several film and television productions, including the television show Weeds, a Showtime original series, as well as the feature film Pleasantville. Its master-planned nature is at the heart of the suburban commentary of Weeds, such as the "Little Boxes" song and sprawling development portrayed in the opening of the show. It was the site of the 2001 James Beck Shootout.

Westfield Valencia Town Center, formerly Valencia Town Center, is a shopping mall in the neighborhood of Valencia in Santa Clarita, California. Westfield Group first acquired a quarter-interest in the property in 2002 and a further quarter-interest in 2005, thereafter assuming management control. The mall was then renamed Westfield Valencia Town Center. Anchor stores include Macy's (first opened as May Company, later became Robinsons-May in 1993 until Macy's in 2006), JCPenney, Forever 21, Regal Cinemas, H&M, and Gold's Gym with one vacant anchor last occupied by Sears, which closed on March 18, 2018.In 2019, Westfield Valencia Town Center proposed a new “The Patios Connection” project at the former Sears site, which would include a luxury cinema, gym, Costco, and gas station. The proposed Costco would include a 275-space, rooftop parking lot. In April 2021, the project was canceled.

Santa Clarita (/ˌsæntə kləˈriːtə/; Spanish for "Little St. Clare") is a city in northwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is located about 30 miles (48 km) northwest of downtown Los Angeles, and occupies 70.75 square miles (183.2 km2)[12] of land in the Santa Clarita Valley. Two silent film superstars called what is now the city of Santa Clarita home : William S. Hart and Harry Carey. Hart has a presence throughout the city, with his former ranch house now William S. Hart Regional Park, and a high school and a school district bearing his name. At least 60 pictures feature him as director or actor. Harry Carey's former home is now Tesoro Adobe Historic Park; he appeared in over 250 films. His son Harry Carey Jr. was a well known character actor. More modern audiences will recognize Cesar Milan, celebrity dog trainer whose facility is in northern Santa Clarita; and Naya Rivera, star of Glee, whose life was tragically cut short. Santa Clarita is a powerhouse in modern times for athletics. Indycar racer Colton Herta, and his father Bryan Herta, both hail from Santa Clarita. Shane Vereen has a super bowl ring from his time with the New England Patriots. Santa Clarita is well known for baseball, and her high schools have produced many major league players. Three World Series champions - Kevin Millar, known for helping the Red Sox break their curse by playing in the world series, Mike Montgomery, who saved game 7 of his series for the Chicago Cubs, and Bob Walk, rookie winning pitcher in game 1 of his series. World Series participants include Tyler Glasnow, currently a pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and a 2024 all star; Trevor Bauer, an all star and Cy Young Award winner; James Shields, who played in 2008 for the Tampa Bay Rays, then in 2014 for the Kansas City Royals; Danny Worth, current coach of the Waves at Pepperdine University; and Todd Zeile, who shares with Tommy Milone the distinction of having played for 11 teams in his career. Santa Clarita has also produced several Olympians, including Crystl Bustos, two-time gold medal winner with the softball team as a designated hitter; Alysia Montaño, track and field star with a bronze medal in 2012; Cory Snyder, part of the 1984 silver medal team for baseball; and Abbey Weitzeil, a swimmer with six Olympic medals.

Hyatt Regency Valencia is a hotel and convention center in the community of Valencia in the city of Santa Clarita, California, United States. It is located at the southwest corner of McBean Parkway and Town Center Drive, across McBean Parkway from the Westfield Valencia Town Center. With a height of 73 feet (22 m), it is tied with the nearby Princess Cruises headquarters as the tallest building in Santa Clarita. It is adjacent to the Santa Clarita Conference Center and the Valencia Country Club. In 2018, the Vines restaurant and bar was converted into Greater Pacific, a high-end sushi restaurant.

Valencia is a neighborhood in Santa Clarita located within Los Angeles County, California. It is one of the four unincorporated communities (along with Saugus, Newhall, and Canyon Country) that merged to create the city of Santa Clarita in 1987. It is situated in the western part of Santa Clarita, stretching from Lyons Avenue to the south (on the border with Newhall) to north of Copper Hill Drive, and from Interstate 5 east to Bouquet Canyon and Seco Canyon Roads. Valencia was founded as a master-planned community with the first development, Old Orchard I, built on Lyons Avenue behind Old Orchard Elementary School.