What to Do this Weekend

What does Mayor Bogaard, 140 Ferraris, Model Trains and Opera have in common? A great weekend to be spent in Pasadena and nearby cities.

Here’s a comprehensive list of what’s happening in town and nearby for the weekend. (Click on highlighted event title for more info.)

Saturday

– 9:00 am – 12:00 pm: Annual Los Angeles River Cleanup

Friends of the Los Angeles River and the Arroyo Seco Foundation invite you to participate in the annual Los Angeles River Cleanup (@ Los Angeles River).

– 9:00 am – 11:00 am: Family Nature Walk @ Eaton Canyon

The Eaton Canyon Nature Center will host a family nature walk (@ Eaton Canyon Nature Center).

– 11:00 am – 6:00 pm: Pasadena Spring 2015 Fair

A 2 day shopping destination (@ Pasadena Central Park).

– 12:00 pm: The 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide Commemoration

The monument, located in Montebello, serves as a beacon for Armenians all around the world (@ Armenian Genocide Martyrs Monument).

– 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Pasadena Model Railroad Club Spring 2015 Open House

The Pasadena Model Railroad club will be hosting an open house in celebration of our 75th year anniversary (@ Pasadena Model Railroad Club).

– 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Mayor Bogaard Appreciation Day

Everyone is invited to a free celebration honoring Mayor Bill Bogaard for his 16 years of dedicated service as Pasadena’s top elected official (@ Pasadena City Hall).

– 7:00 pm: DIAMONDS & DENIM – A Celebration of Music & Artistry – $

Be among the first ever to step into the new Playhouse Plaza for a fun and fabulous evening with rising Nashville star Elizabeth Lyons, Southern California’s country music chart-toppers Kelly Rae Band and our Unscripted friends from Impro Theatre (@ The Pasadena Playhouse).

Sunday

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

Fresh produce and live music and children activities (@ Holly Street at Fair Oaks Avenue).

– 10:00 am – 3:00 pm: 8th Annual Concorso Ferrari 2015

Colorado Boulevard, in Old Pasadena, will be open to pedestrians to view over 140 vintage and contemporary Ferraris plus exotic car dealers and displays (@ Colorado Boulevard).

– 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Pasadena Model Railroad Club Spring 2015 Open House

The Pasadena Model Railroad club will be hosting an open house in celebration of our 75th year anniversary (@ Pasadena Model Railroad Club).

– 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm: Advenures in Onigiri – $

Join Japanese home-cooking instructor, Sonoko Sakai this Sunday at the Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden, for a hands-on rice ball making workshop for kids and adults (@ Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden).

– 4:30 pm – 10:00 pm: Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci – $

The Celestial Opera Company presents Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” and Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci.” (@ The Woman’s Club South Pasadena).

– 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Share Faire in the Park

A park swap of homegrown veggies (@ Farnsworth Park).

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