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With craft and ingenuity, Sarah Allegra creates art from deep places

With craft and ingenuity, Sarah Allegra creates art from deep places

All photos © Sarah Allegra. All rights reserved and used with permission. by Timothy Rutt Sarah Allegra’s "Crossing the First Threshold" uses Photoshop and her own costuming and crafts skills to put her model, actress Lauren Cohan, into a mythological landscape in an Altadena back yard. They say that artists must go deep into themselves [...]

NBBA to host town council candidate forum May 29

NBBA to host town council candidate forum May 29

by Timothy Rutt Neighbors Building a Better Altadena (NBBA) has announced that it will host a candidate forum for Altadena Town Council candidates at the Community Center on Wed., May 29. According to NBBA, all 17 candidates have been invited, and will be asked to respond to questions provided ahead of time as well as [...]

Altadena Junction: a memorial and summer in the park

Altadena Junction: a memorial and summer in the park

Our column for the Pasadena Sun is already online, looking at the Memorial Day ceremony at Mountain View Cemetery. Read the Full Story at Altadena Blog

Ale House wine tasting fundraiser Saturday

Ale House wine tasting fundraiser Saturday

Don’t forget that the Altadena Ale & Wine House, 2329 N. Fair Oaks Ave., is having a wine tasting fundraiser for their soccer team this Saturday, May 18, from 3-5 PM. $20 buys you seven wines, and cheese baguette and pasta will be served. Wines include white, sparkling, rose, and reds from around the world. [...]

Town council deadline Friday; can submit applications as late as 10 PM Wed-Thurs.

Town council deadline Friday; can submit applications as late as 10 PM Wed-Thurs.

from the Altadena Election Committee: Applications for the 2013 Altadena Town Council Elections are due no later than 5:00 pm on Friday, May 17, at the Altadena Community Center – 730 East Altadena Drive. The Community Center is open late on Wednesday and Thursday, from 1:00 to 10:00 pm, and Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 [...]

Town council deadline Friday; can submit applications as late as 10 PM Wed-Thurs.

Town council deadline Friday; can submit applications as late as 10 PM Wed-Thurs.

from the Altadena Election Committee: Applications for the 2013 Altadena Town Council Elections are due no later than 5:00 pm on Friday, May 17, at the Altadena Community Center – 730 East Altadena Drive. The Community Center is open late on Wednesday and Thursday, from 1:00 to 10:00 pm, and Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 [...]

Peace Office Memorial Torch Run ends at Altadena Sheriff Station May 19

Peace Office Memorial Torch Run ends at Altadena Sheriff Station May 19

from the Altadena Sheriff Station Altadena deputies, families and friends will pick up the torch from Crescenta Valley Station and run into Altadena at approximately 2 PM, on Sunday, May 19, 2013. The Memorial Torch will run its final leg through Altadena to the Altadena Sheriff’s Station. We would like to invite the public to [...]

Peace Office Memorial Torch Run ends at Altadena Sheriff Station May 19

Peace Office Memorial Torch Run ends at Altadena Sheriff Station May 19

from the Altadena Sheriff Station Altadena deputies, families and friends will pick up the torch from Crescenta Valley Station and run into Altadena at approximately 2 PM, on Sunday, May 19, 2013. The Memorial Torch will run its final leg through Altadena to the Altadena Sheriff’s Station. We would like to invite the public to [...]

Altadena Farmers’ Market offers even more this summer

Altadena Farmers’ Market offers even more this summer

by Timothy Rutt In addition to the new summer hours (4-8 PM) and "picnic in the park" (see previous story here), the Altadena Farmer’s Market is offering even more this summer. Market manager Joseph Shuldiner writes: We are currently organizing programing to take place at the market from June – September. The program is called [...]

Memorial Day at Mountain View remembers Civil War Vets and living history

Memorial Day at Mountain View remembers Civil War Vets and living history

by Timothy Rutt Mountain View Cemetery will commemorate Memorial Day on May 27 by honoring Civil War veterans and with "living history" as presenters play the roles of Thaddeus Lowe, Native Americans, and the women who were left home as their men marched to war. Historian Nick Smith said that the Sons of the Union [...]

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