What’s Happening This Weekend!

Here’s a comprehensive list of what’s happening in town and nearby this weekend. Have a great time choosing.

By Brian Rodriguez

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Friday

– 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Design as an Asset

A spirited discussion about design’s true impact on your business’ speed and finances (@ WeWork).

– 5:45 pm – 7:00 pm:  Connect ’17 URB-E Derby Final + Races

This event precedes the Connect ’17 Festival in Centennial Square ( @ Pasadena City Hall).

– 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm: Connect ’17 Festival

The streets in front of Pasadena City Hall will be shut down for Innovate Pasadena’s biggest innovation festival (yet!) (@ Pasadena City Hall).

Saturday

– 8:00 am: Devil’s Punchbowl to South Fork Campground

Learn environmental impacts of San Andreas Rift Zone on this moderate 8 mi hike (@ La Cañada rideshare point).

– 8:00 am – 10:30 am: Green Light Victory Celebration

Repair Cafe plus lots of fun activities at this community celebration event (@ 1787 N Fair Oaks Ave.).

– 10:30 am – 12:30 pm: TEDx Yourself

If you ever wanted to be one of the TEDx speakers or lead one of their events, you need to know how to make your idea stand out from the rest (@ Multiple locations in Pasadena).

– 11:00 am – 2:00 pm: The Shower of Talent

Share the magic of creativity and the human spirit with friends and shower recipients with poetry, music, singing and dancing talents (@ All Saints Episcopal Church Highland Park).

– 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Evolution of Success

Valerie Alexander takes us through the evolutionary roots of success, showing us how women and men can succeed together in the corporate world and create thriving businesses (@ Blankspaces).

– 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Southern CA Haiku Study Group

Haiku poetry workshop where newcomers are always welcome (@ Lamanda Park Branch).

– 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm:Third@First Concert

Free concerts every third Saturday of every month. This month: Baroque Showcase (@ First United Methodist Church of Pasadena).

– 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm: Flower Pepper Gallery: 6th Year Anniversary Show

Last year, they celebrated in December, this year they’re celebrating 2 months early! Who’s counting (@ Flower Pepper Gallery).

– 5:00 am – 9:00 pm: South Pasadena Arts Crawl – 2017

This is the time of the year when South Pasadena comes alive with music and art (@ Mission Street and beyond).

Sunday

– 8:00 am – 11:30 am: Sunday Morning Neighborhood Bike Stroll

A ride (and clinic) just for The Beginner Rider or the rider wanting to ride more effectively (@ Pasadena Cyclery).

– 9:00 am – 2:00 pm: Old Pasadena Farmers Market

Old Pasadena offers residents and visitors alike a chance to “buy fresh & buy local” along with live music (@ Old Pasadena Farmers Market).1

– 10:00 am – 4:00 pm: How to Build an App

For the techie in you, how to develop a full-stack native mobile app and what the traditional process is (@ Cross Campus).

– 10:30 am – 4:30 pm: Car Classic 2017

An awesome event celebrating Italian, french and American car design (@ ArtCenter).

– 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Spoiler Alert: A Good Artist is a Great Entrepreneur

Spend the afternoon with local artist and entrepreneur, Katrina Frye, as she uses one her clients, Arielle Estoria, as a case study proving “A Good Artist is a Great Entrepreneur” (@ Armory Center For the Arts).

– 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm: Healing Blue

Part storytelling event, part modern dance, this performance of Healing Blue mixes new stories, dance and music telling stories of women with breast cancer (@ Lineage Performing Arts Center).

Weekdays Highlights

10/25/2017 10:30 am – 11:30 am	PMCA Free Fourth Wednesday Wee-Read Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena CA
10/25/2017 12:10 pm – 12:40 pm	Music at Noon Concerts Pasadena Presbyterian Church, Pasadena CA
10/25/2017 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm	Free Movie at Central Library Pasadena Central Library, Pasadena CA
10/25/2017 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm	Altadena Farmers’ Market Altadena Farmers Market, Altadena CA
10/25/2017 6:30 pm	Affordable Housing in Pasadena! Pasadena City Hall, Pasadena CA
10/25/2017 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm	Caltech Tai Chi Club – Wednesdays Caltech – Braun Athletic Center, Pasadena CA
10/25/2017 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm	Yoga at Throop Throop UU Church, Pasadena California
10/25/2017 7:15 pm – 8:15 pm	Free Yoga at Patagonia Patagonia, Pasadena CA

10/26/2017 6:45 am	Henninger Flats Conditioning Hike See Listing, Altadena CA
10/26/2017 – 10/29/2017 9:00 am – 7:00 pm	Craftsman Weekend – $ See Listing, Pasadena CA
10/26/2017 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm	Weekly LA Law Librarian Service Pasadena Central Library, Pasadena CA
10/26/2017 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm	Poets on Site at Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden, Pasadena CA
10/26/2017 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm	FREE Eviction Consultation Assessment Offered Pasadena Central Library, Pasadena CA
10/26/2017 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm	2017 Thursday Night Music Zona Rosa Caffe, Pasadena CA

See you next week!