It’s hard not to love a little Matisse. The Norton Simon is currently exhibiting a series of illustrations the artist put together for a collection of love poems. He selected and updated poems by the French master Ronsard and proceeded to illustrate the text. The culmination of seven years of work, Florilege des Amours de [...]
We can always count on Caltech to have fantastic events, and this dance show is no exception. Ragamala Music and Dance Theater is dedicated to preserving the South Indian classical dance form of Bharatanatyam while using it as a springboard for innovative choreography. The performance uses traditional as well as contemporary dance and will [...]
Local author Jerry Stahl, of Permanent Midnight fame, will be discussing and signing his most recent work, Pain Killers, tomorrow at Vroman’s. This time his work chronicles the story of an ex-cop and his ex-wife as they go under cover to find the true identity of an old inmate. Wednesday, April 1 7:00 p.m. Vroman’s [...]
Back behind the Zen Garden of the Huntington is the famous Bonsai collection. It’s beautiful and unique, made up of a dozen or so perfectly crafted bonsai. Want more? Come to the Annual Bonsai Show, put on by the California Bonsai Society. Awesome. Also appearing with the bonsai trees will be the Malachite Exhibit, organized [...]
Here is your chance to take a piece of this amazing garden home with you. The Spring Plant Sale allows you to buy clippings from Descanso plants and bring them to your own backyard. This includes clippings from the famous rose gardens, as well as “warm weather lilacs developed at Descanso,” which sounds pretty darn cool. [...]
This coming Sunday, half a dozen beautiful, privately owned California houses will open their doors for the annual Pasadena Heritage spring tour., which this year celebrates ”the quintessential California style of the 1920s and 1930s.” In each house you will find a docent-guided tour. Sunday, March 29 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Locations provided with tickets — [...]
Esotouric bills itself as “the eclective bus adventure company.” Sounds interesting, right? Awesome. This weekend they bring their knowledge of Los Angeles County crime to the east side. Our beloved Pasadena is full to the brim with true crime, something that Esotouric wants us to remember. Tour guide Kim Cooper says, “I believe every neighborhood [...]
Although born in England, painter Sam Hyde Harris was a true Southern Californian, a California impressionist and one of the leaders of the plein air movement of the first half of the 20th century. Perhaps best known for his paintings of Chavez Ravine, Harris was an Alhambra resident who taught at Chouinard and world as [...]
Personally, I’m always trying to start my own crafty business. So far my attempts have failed. Here at The Pink Parlour Festival are dozens of women who make their livelihood crafting and generally being awesome. I want to support them because I want to be like them. This yearly festival has a ton of followers. [...]
Erika Oller, a Pasadena native who graduated from Westridge School back in 1960, is now the Cynthia Clark Maxwell ’71 Artist in Residence at her alma mater. The endowment aims to bring local artists to campus, making it possible for art students to benefit from the talent of the Los Angeles area. Oller, an artist, painter, [...]
