San Lyon Swing Jazz (swingjazzla.com)
September 14 is National Live Creative Day. Celebrate the whole weekend by engaging in the fun and creativity offered at local events.
By Katlyn Ong
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Friday, September 12, 2025
“An Autumn Afternoon” (Photo – Janus Films)
- 10:00 am – 11:00 am: Sierra Madre Senior Hawaiian & Polynesian Dance Class
Join instructor Barbara Dempsey as she leads you in the art of Hula (@ Memorial Park, Sierra Madre). - 1:00 pm: Movie Matinees at Pasadena Senior Center
My Dog Skip – A boy and his dog go on adventures and form friendships (@ Pasadena Senior Center, Pasadena). - 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Arboretum Summer Nights Series
San Lyon will dazzle with French and American Swing Jazz (@ Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, Arcadia). - 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Drawn2Art Pasadena Art Show at Vroman’s
Join Vroman’s for a special pop-up art show with Drawn2Art Pasadena outside on the Paseo (@ Vroman’s Bookstore, Pasadena). - 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Monrovia Friday Night Street Fair
Enjoy the charm of Old Town Monrovia (@ Myrtle Avenue, Monrovia). - 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Screening of “An Autumn Afternoon” at the Norton Simon Museum
An Autumn Afternoon is a gently heartbreaking story about a man’s dignified resignation to life’s shifting currents and society’s modernization (@ Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena). - 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Caltech Tai Chi Club – Fridays
Learn and practice Hao-style tai chi chuan (@ Caltech – Hameetman Center, Pasadena). - 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm: DBSA San Gabriel Valley Support Alliance
San Gabriel Valley Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (@ DBSA San Gabriel Valley, Pasadena). - 7:30 pm: MUSE/IQUE “Made in Memphis” Open House
Join MUSE/IQUE for this quintessentially American tale of how soul music, shaped by studios like Stax and Sun Records, became a powerful vehicle for self-expression—amplifying the resilience, ambition, and hope of the Black community (@ Caltech – Beckman Auditorium, Pasadena). - 8:00 pm: Sierra Madre Back-to-School Movie Night
Enjoy a showing of A Minecraft Movie at Sierra Madre’s Back-to-School Movie Night (@ Memorial Park, Sierra Madre).
Saturday, September 13, 2025
Puppy Love Dog Paw-ty (Photo – City of San Marino)
- 8:00 am – 11:00 am: Monterey Park Free Compost Giveaway
These are drive up events with bags of compost available on a first come, first served basis for Monterey Park residents while supplies last (@ Garvey Ranch Park, Monterey Park). - 9:00 am – 12:00 pm: Community Legal Clinic at Robinson Community Center
Public Counsel and the City of Pasadena’s Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department present Community Legal Clinic and Homelessness Prevention Legal Clinic providing free legal services to low-income individuals and families (@ Jackie Robinson Community Center, Pasadena). - 9:00 am – 11:00 am: Puppy Love Dog Paw-ty at Lacy Park
Stop by and meet new furry friends while socializing with other dog enthusiasts (@ Lacy Park, San Marino). - 10:00 am – 3:00 pm: Alhambra Citizenship Workshop
Asian Americans Advancing Justice SOCAL will conduct a free in-person Citizenship Workshop with immigration attorneys and expert volunteers who speak Chinese, Korean, Khmer, Tagalog, Thai, Vietnamese, and Spanish (@ Alhambra Public Library, Alhambra). - 10:00 am – 2:00 pm: Altadena Art Conservation Clinic
Services will include condition assessments of your recovered artworks and belongings, cleaning objects to remove soot and ash, demonstrations to remove the smell of smoke from small objects, and custom archival boxes for safe storage (@ Altadena Main Library, Altadena). - 10:00 am – 11:00 am: Arcadia Paper Preservation Workshop
In this workshop, learn all about the preservation methods used by museum professionals to preserve papers (@ Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage, Arcadia). - 10:00 am – 1:00 pm: Reconnecting Pasadena Project Community Engagement Workshop
This workshop will include a presentation of the latest project design options, and a moderated panel discussion featuring the project team and subject matter experts (@ Friendship Pasadena Church, Pasadena). - 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Altadena Poetry Review Celebration
Featuring Mary Anne Berry, Don Kingfisher Campbell, Ron Koertge, Noriko Nakada, Anna Mixtlan, Thelma Reyna, Lynne Thompson, Pam Ward, Alene Terzian-Zeitounian, and an Open Mic. Hosted by Poets Laureate Sehba Sarwar and Lester Graves Lennon (@ Altadena Main Library, Altadena). - 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Monterey Park Martial Arts Movie Fest
Join Monterey Park Library for a weekly screening of some of the most beloved martial arts movies (@ Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library, Monterey Park). - 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm: Chess at the Norton Simon Museum
Not a chess master? Learn the rules of the game from U.S. Chess expert Jay Stallings (@ Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena). - 7:30 pm: MUSE/IQUE “Made in Memphis” Open House
Join MUSE/IQUE for this quintessentially American tale of how soul music, shaped by studios like Stax and Sun Records, became a powerful vehicle for self-expression—amplifying the resilience, ambition, and hope of the Black community (@ Caltech – Beckman Auditorium, Pasadena). - 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm: Night Harvest Hike at the Arboretum
As the crisp air of fall settles in, join the Arboretum for an enchanting evening hike to celebrate the season of harvest (@ Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, Arcadia).
Sunday, September 14, 2025
Andrea Zomorodian (Photo – Restoration Concerts Series)
- 8:30 am – 1:15 pm: Alhambra Certified Farmers Market
Find a wide assortment of affordably priced fruits, vegetables, honey, herbs, bread, and more (@ 2nd St. between Main and Commonwealth, Alhambra). - 9:00 am – 3:00 pm: Rose Bowl Flea Market
Experience over 2,500 vendors full of antiques, vintage clothing, local art, and specialty products (@ Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena). - 11:00 am – 5:00 pm: USC Pacific Asia Museum Free Admission
USC Pacific Asia Museum is free every second Sunday of the month (@ USC Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena). - 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm: The Switchblades Live Performance in San Gabriel
Putting pieces of the past into the present, The Switchblades like to create an atmosphere of the olden days with various genres ranging from doo-wop all the way to psychedelic western garage rock (@ Blossom Market Hall, San Gabriel). - 4:00 pm: Restoration Concert Features Tesserae Baroque Ensemble with Andrea Zomorodian
Soprano Andrea Zomorodian joins a four-part viol consort to explore the sumptuous soundworld of the English Renaissance (@ South Pasadena Public Library Community Room, South Pasadena). - 7:30 pm: MUSE/IQUE “Made in Memphis” Open House
Join MUSE/IQUE for this quintessentially American tale of how soul music, shaped by studios like Stax and Sun Records, became a powerful vehicle for self-expression—amplifying the resilience, ambition, and hope of the Black community (@ Caltech – Beckman Auditorium, Pasadena).
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