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          Second Annual Pasadena Tea Festival

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          March 9, 2017 by Jessica Woo

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          Sat, Sept. 24 – Music, Wine, Art Fair in the Japanese Garden

          September 22, 2016 by Staff

          This best kept secret in Pasadena will be transformed into a unique open-air gallery for its first annual “Art Fair in the Garden”. Works of art (for sale...

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          Wine, Snack, and Samurai

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          Mapping the Artist: James Haddad Revisited

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