Sierra Madre Concerts in the Park (Photo – ColoradoBlvd.net)
As the summer heats up, spend time under the sun strolling local markets, enjoying live outdoor entertainment, or participating in the annual Active Streets event.
By Katlyn Ong
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Friday, June 20, 2025
Nathalia (Photo – Joanne Leung Photography)
- 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
500 Days of Summer – A greeting-card writer and hopeless romantic reflects on his 500 days with ex-girlfriend Summer, who suddenly dumped him (@ Pasadena Senior Center, Pasadena). - 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm: Nathalia Bilingual Music for Families at Altadena Library
Exploring a variety of imaginative themes, Nathalia and her dynamic ensemble paint a world of musical colors by fusing popular styles with traditional Latin American sounds and rhythms (@ Altadena Main Library, Altadena). - 4:30 pm: Norton Simon Board of Trustees Film Series
The Lady Eve (1941) – Aboard a cruise liner, a card shark sets her sights on a nerdy snake researcher, who happens to be the heir to a brewery fortune (@ Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena). - 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Monrovia Friday Night Street Fair
Enjoy the charm of Old Town Monrovia (@ Myrtle Avenue, Monrovia). - 6:00 pm: Sierra Madre Family Movie Fridays
Spend an evening enjoying a showing of Moana 2 accompanied by Aloha with Ohana Night, featuring Dulce Europa Shaved Ice, the Aloha Food Truck, a lively hula performance, and the Ukelele Orchestra of the Western Hemisphere (@ Sierra Madre Memorial Park, Sierra Madre). - 6:30 pm: Fish Water People Film Festival in Pasadena
Join Patagonia Pasadena for the first-ever Fish Water People Film Festival, hosted by California Trout, an evening of storytelling, connection, and celebration of the lands and waters that shape us and our state (@ Patagonia Pasadena, 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).
Saturday, June 21, 2025
A market (Photo – Kayleigh Scott)
- 9:00 am – 3:00 pm: Rose-stravaganza at Descanso Gardens
There will be free activities for all ages, live music, floral displays, demonstrations, and discussions (@ Descanso Gardens, La Cañada Flintridge). - 9:00 am – 12:00 pm: South Pasadena Milkweed Restoration and Giveaway
Help declining Monarch butterfly populations by joining South Pasadena’s first Milkweed Restoration and Giveaway (@ Nature Park, South Pasadena). - 10:00 am: Abstract Expressionism Workshop at Pasadena Senior Center
The course will progress from history to design and finally to practical workshops where participants will be able to make their very own abstract expressionist inspired works (@ Pasadena Senior Center, Pasadena). - 10:00 am – 11:00 am: Christopher T. Magician Magic Show in Sierra Madre
Join Sierra Madre Library at the Memorial Park Bandshell for a family-friendly magic show presented by Christopher T. Magician (@ Sierra Madre Memorial Park, Sierra Madre). - 11:00 am – 11:45 am: Wild Wonders Animal Show at Alhambra Library
Walk on the wild side with Wild Wonders as they showcase animals from around the world including South America, Africa, Australia, Asia, and North America (@ Alhambra Public Library, Alhambra). - 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Altadena Library Collage Exchange with Artist in Residence Joe Bruns
Participants will learn approaches to collage, with artworks being created around mixing visual media with text that interpret and transpose haiku into collage pieces (@ Loma Alta Park, Altadena). - 2:00 pm: Little Women Ballet at Pasadena Playhouse
Little Women is an original ballet, manifesting the coming of age of sisters Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy as they navigate an ever-changing world as they learn to embrace their artistic gifts and share them with the world as a source of comfort (@ The Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena). - 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm: Mt. Wilson Observatory Matinees on the Mountain
Enjoy a selection of sci-fi silent shorts on the mountain (@ Mount Wilson Observatory, Mount Wilson). - 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm: Screening of “Can We All Get Along? The Segregation of John Muir High School”
The film reveals how shifts in perception and systemic policy decisions have created formidable obstacles to maintaining well-funded, inclusive, and equitable public schools (@ Pasadena Heritage Blinn House, Pasadena). - 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Summer Night Market in Pasadena
Enjoy a fun summer night with shopping, community, live music, and delicious food (@ Green & Bisque Clayhouse, Pasadena). - 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Third@First Concerts
Organist Aaron Shows will take the audience to the movies with a performance of classic movie themes and provide an improvised soundtrack to a classic silent film (@ First United Methodist Church of Pasadena, Pasadena). - 5:30 pm: Pasadena POPS Summer Concert Series
Experience Broadway magic under the stars with Pasadena POPS (@ Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, Arcadia). - 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Love, Loud and Proud: Pasadena’s 4th Annual Pride Celebration
The event will feature performances by local drag artists, drag story hour, photo ops, music by DJ Keelez, food trucks, and more (@ Pasadena Centennial Square, Pasadena). - 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm: Violinist Vijay Gupta and Kuchipudi Dancer Yamini Kalluri
Choreographer/dancer Yamini Kalluri joins violinist Vijay Gupta for “When the Violin,” a mix of movement and music blending works by Reena Esmail and J.S. Bach with modern and traditional Kuchipudi dance (@ Sierra Madre Playhouse, Sierra Madre). - 8:30 pm – 10:00 pm: Friends In Deed Movie Night at One Colorado
Friends In Deed is screening The Pursuit of Happyness, starring Will Smith—a powerful, real-life story about perseverance, fatherhood, and overcoming homelessness (@ One Colorado Courtyard, Pasadena).
Sunday, June 22, 2025
Active Streets: Mission-to-Mission (Photo – ActiveSGV)
- 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-stravaganza at Descanso Gardens
There will be free activities for all ages, live music, floral displays, demonstrations, and discussions (@ Descanso Gardens, La Cañada Flintridge). - 10:30 am – 2:00 pm: DinkDrop Paddle Pickleball Playtest
Join open play, test out paddles, and maybe even win a prize (@ Orange Grove Park, South Pasadena). - 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Bee Kind to Our Planet Event at One Colorado
Join One Colorado to honor our planet and bees for Pollinator Week with fun, eco-friendly activities and a buzz-worthy experience (@ One Colorado Courtyard, Pasadena). - 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Dine Out Pasadena Streetfest
This event celebrates the city’s culinary scene and the debut of Pasadena’s new on-street dining platforms transforming into a vibrant hub of food, music, and community spirit (@ Union St. between Raymond and Fair Oaks Avenues). - 2:00 pm: Little Women Ballet at Pasadena Playhouse
Little Women is an original ballet, manifesting the coming of age of sisters Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy as they navigate an ever-changing world as they learn to embrace their artistic gifts and share them with the world as a source of comfort (@ The Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena). - 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Active Streets: Mission at Twilight
This 5-mile open streets event, hosted by SGVCOG and presented by Metro, will transform the streets of Alhambra, San Gabriel, and South Pasadena into a vibrant public playground for walking, biking, skating, and more (See event’s description for location). - 3:00 pm: Mt. Lowe Chamber Players Present Bach, Mozart, and Schubert
The Mt. Lowe Chamber Players will present a concert featuring Bach Brandenburg Concerto #2, Mozart C Major Flute quartet, and the Andante from Schubert’s string quartet “Death and the Maiden” (@ Westminster Presbyterian Church, Pasadena). - 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm: Renowned Sitarist Rajib Karmakar Presents Hindustani Music
Internationally recognized sitarist Rajib Karmakar, who is hailed for infusing classical Hindustani music with his unique global musical perspective, will be showcased in a matinee program (@ Sierra Madre Playhouse, Sierra Madre). - 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Pasadena Jazz in the Park
Enjoy a live performance of Bepop/Boogalo by the Elliott Caine Quintet (@ Playhouse Village Park, Pasadena). - 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Sierra Madre Concerts in the Park 2025
Step back in time with a 1950s and ’60s Rock ‘n’ Roll Dance Party presented by Acme Time Machine (@ Sierra Madre Memorial Park, Sierra Madre). - 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm: Monrovia’s Summer Concerts in the Park
Blue Breeze Band will dazzle the audience with Motown music (@ Station Square Park, Monrovia).
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