Weekend Highlights: Noodles, Moonlight Dancing and Killer Tomatoes.

It was a full weekend packed with eclectic performances and diverse events.

Here are highlights from some of the 19 events that marked the past weekend.

(Click on any image to start photo gallery).

Pasadena Obon Festival, 2014 – Saturday and Sunday

By Wafic Khalil and Tim Toda

The essence of Obon lies in the occasion for rejoicing in liberating others and ourselves from suffering. The Pasadena Obon Festival had all the necessary ingredients to rejoice and have fun.

Dancers from around the Southland gathered around the yagura and danced the traditional Obon Odori dances. Bingo and silent auction added to the fun, as well as kids games that filled the day with excitement and food booths that satisfied the eclectic taste buds.

Various martial arts performances were scheduled throughout the day with evening Taiko performances being the center of the attention on both days.

Jimmy Lafave @ the Levitt Pavilion – Saturday evening

By Debra Penberthy

Jimmy Lafave, The King of Rock and Roll! That’s how he was introduced on stage and quickly became a running gig throughout the evening.

He rocked the house and made a one of the truly memorable evenings at the Levitt. (Read his interview with Colorado Boulevard here).

South Pasadena Green Expo, Car Show and Race – Sunday afternoon

By W.K. and Vahe Simonyan

The City of South Pasadena celebrated its annual Green Living Expo from 2p.m. to 7p.m. on Sunday, July 20, at Garfield Park.

The free green event was held in conjunction with Summer Concerts in the Park and served as a host to numerous exhibitors, an electric car show and the Greenest Fastest Mile (GFM) race. The proceeds from the 1-mile race will benefit the South Pasadena High Booster Club and The Place, an after school program for teens in the city of South Pasadena.

Here are photos from the event plus photos of overall winners of the GFM race.

Jazz Summer Concert Series @ Vroman’s Courtyard – Sunday afternoon

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes @ Central Park – Sunday evening

And finally this adorable series of photos of mother and child enjoying the evening on Sunday night prior to the screening of the “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes”.