Bike Repair at Repair Cafe, 2015 (Photo – Maelane Chan).
Get ready for the holidays with a weekend packed with festive events and opportunities to help the environment.
By Katlyn Ong
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Friday, December 15, 2023
Holiday Tree (Photo – Staff)
- 10:00 am – 6:00 pm: Holiday Tree Decorating
Decorate an ornament and then find a special place on the tree to hang it (@ Lamanda Park Branch, Pasadena). - 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
Enjoy a showing of Scrooged, starring Bill Murray and Karen Allen (@ Pasadena Senior Center, Pasadena). - 3:00 pm: Ugly Christmas Sweater Extravaganza
You supply the sweater, and we’ll supply the decorations for you to make a one-of-a-kind holiday masterpiece (@ Santa Catalina Branch, Pasadena). - 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Altadena Neighborhood Farmers Market
Find freshly prepared foods and hand crafted goods from over 30 vendors while delighting in live music and a community garden open house (@ Altadena Farmers Market in Loma Alta Park, Altadena). - 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Monrovia Friday Night Street Fair
Enjoy the charm of Old Town Monrovia (@ Myrtle Avenue, Monrovia). - 5:30 pm – 11:45 pm: Altadena Christmas Tree Lane
This season’s lights will stay on from 5:30 pm to midnight until January 7, 2024 (@ Christmas Tree Lane, Altadena). - 5:30 pm – 10:00 pm: Lightscape 2023 at the Los Angeles County Arboretum
The reimagined Lightscape merges nature and art in the mesmerizing Fire Garden, awesome Arch of Light, eye-catching Feast of Light, exotic Dancing Palms, and other spectacular installations (@ Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, Arcadia). - 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). - 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm: Caltech Tai Chi Club – Fridays
Learn and practice Hao-style tai chi chuan (@ Caltech – Hameetman Center, Pasadena).
Saturday, December 16, 2023
Santa, Dec. 6, 2022 (Photo – City of San Gabriel)
- 8:00 am – 11:00 am: Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy Habitat Restoration Events
Help maintain trails with the Friends of Rubio Canyon by removing invasive species and planting native ones at the Rosemont and Sunshine Preserves (@ Rubio Canyon, Altadena). - 8:30 am – 12:30 pm: Pasadena Farmers’ Market – Saturday
Shop for fresh, nutritious, locally-grown fruits and vegetables (@ Victory Park, Pasadena). - 9:00 am – 12:00 pm: South Pasadena Nature Park Volunteer Day
Join us at the South Pasadena Nature Park to pull, bash, curse, chop and behead weeds, pick up litter, and enjoy the park (@ Nature Park, South Pasadena). - 10:00 am – 6:00 pm: Holiday Tree Decorating
Decorate an ornament and then find a special place on the tree to hang it (@ Lamanda Park Branch, Pasadena). - 10:00 am – 1:00 pm: Pasadena Repair Cafe at Throop Church
Bring an item to be repaired at Pasadena Repair Café and Really, Really Free Market (@ Throop UU Church, Pasadena). - 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm: Third@First Christmas Joy Concert
The First UMC choirs and instrumental ensembles will team up for this annual celebration of seasonal music (@ First United Methodist Church, Pasadena). - 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Southern CA Haiku Study Group (on Zoom)
Haiku poetry workshop and newcomers are always welcome (@ Virtual Event). - 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm: Make a Holiday Tree with Toban Nichols
Create a fun and festive holiday tree out of jewelry (@ Santa Catalina Branch, Pasadena). - 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm: SPARC Gallery Holiday Art Show and Sale
The South Pasadena Arts Council (SPARC) presents its annual Holiday Art Show, offering a wide array of works by noted professional artists for sale with a Saturday opening event on Dec. 16 (@ SPARC Gallery, South Pasadena). - 4:30 pm: A Christmas Carol
Enjoy an array of Christmas carols from Christmas Matters Holiday Carolers (@ Linda Vista Branch, Pasadena). - 5:30 pm – 11:45 pm: Altadena Christmas Tree Lane
This season’s lights will stay on from 5:30 pm to midnight until January 7, 2024 (@ Christmas Tree Lane, Altadena). - 6:00 pm: Santa’s Jolly Journey Through Monterey Park
Santa will be escorted by the Monterey Park Police and Fire Departments to wave and spread holiday cheer throughout Monterey Park (@ See Event’s description for location, Monterey Park).
Sunday, December 17, 2023
Christmas Tree Lane in Altadena on Dec. 1, 2021 (Photo – JerryShots)
- 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). - 10:00 am – 5:00 pm: Kidspace Winter Frolic
Families will enjoy a flurry of hands-on wintertime activities and all-new special performances at one of Southern California’s favorite family holiday celebrations (@ Kidspace Children’s Museum, Pasadena). - 5:30 pm – 11:45 pm: Altadena Christmas Tree Lane
This season’s lights will stay on from 5:30 pm to midnight until January 7, 2024 (@ Christmas Tree Lane, Altadena). - 5:30 pm – 10:00 pm: Enchanted Forest of Light
Experience Descanso Gardens’ iconic winter light show (@ Descanso Gardens, La Cañada Flintridge).
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