We know everyone thinks they know all about the PCC Flea Market, but when was the last time you actually went? After a long break, we recently returned to this free flea market and rediscovered its magnitude. Currently residing in a cement parking structure on the east side of the Pasadena City College campus, the [...]
This Saturday, La Canada’s premier indie bookstore and coffeehouse reopens after four months of reconstruction. (It was all but destroyed when an out-of-control truck slammed into it on April 1.) Owners Lenore and Peter Wannier stayed in business during the restoration in a trailer in the back parking lot, but it certainly wasn’t the same. [...]
If you’ve ever been curious about the origins of Old Town, Pasadena Heritage is here to help. On August 1 it will host another of its regular guided tours of Old Pasadena and open your eyes to the history of our favorite buildings — and we don’t just mean when the shoe store was a [...]
This Wednesday, Neomeze will host a swanky benefit for Five Acres, the Boys’ and Girls’ Aid Society of Los Angeles County. The cause is inspiring – the Altadena-based Five Acres is dedicated to supporting children and their families as well as preventing abuse and neglect. The benefit also looks to be great – Neomeze and [...]
When the city starts to get us down, we dream of the country — a quaint, mythical place of solitude, gardens, fresh food and a chicken or two. Who knew that oasis exists right here in Altadena? For proof, join Altadena Heritage on Sunday at the Golden Poppy Urban Homestead Fete, a celebration of all [...]
As the afternoon heat slowly cools this Saturday, head on over to Mission Street in South Pasadena for a fantastic benefit filled with art and wine. It seems like every other building on Mission has a gallery or two, filled with photography, installations and fabric work. Proceeds from the evening will benefit the Downtown Women’s [...]
Pasadena Critical Mass Bike Ride Saturday, July 18, 10 a.m.; ride departs at 10:30 a.m. Coming up is the third Saturday of the month, which means it’s time for everybody’s favorite local anarchist’s event, the Pasadena Critical Mass bike ride. A cheerful group of cyclists of every age, shape and outfit meets at Memorial Park [...]
Newly opened on the main stage at Pasadena Playhouse is Crowns, a musical that premiered in Washington D.C. and won four Helen Hayes awards. Written by Regina Taylor, the play is based on an acclaimed coffee-table book, Crowns: Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats. The play uses musical portraits to explore the lives of [...]
Altadena Community Garden Annual Picnic Hometown Pasadena’s Sandy Gillis writes: It’s time once again for Altadena Community Garden’s annual barbecue, for which 108 of us community gardeners have given up our keyboards, our reading time, even some weeding (see plot #44) of the 65 plots in the garden to prepare for a lazy summer afternoon [...]
Here’s the lineup for the coming week/weekend for free concerts in Pasadena and environs. It’s summertime, and the performances are free! Wednesday, July 8 Vagabond Puppets presents Ferdinand the Bull (children’s series) @ 7 p.m., Levitt Pavilion, 85 E. Holly St., Old Pasadena, levittpavilionpasadena.org Thursday, July 9 Lovell Sisters (bluegrass-folk-country) @ 8 p.m., Levitt Pavilion, 85 E. [...]
