Joshua Rubin (Photo – Da Ping Luo)
Hop into a weekend full of spring egg hunts and live entertainment.
By Katlyn Ong
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Friday, April 18, 2025
Free Tai Chi – Caltech
- 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
Risen follows the Roman military tribune Clavius whose beliefs are questioned when he’s tasked with investigating the mystery of what happened to Jesus following the Crucifixion (@ Pasadena Senior Center, Pasadena). - 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Monrovia Friday Night Street Fair
Enjoy the charm of Old Town Monrovia (@ Myrtle Avenue, Monrovia). - 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, April 19, 2025
Caltech Jazz Festival, 2018 (File Photo – ColoradoBlvd Instagram)
- 7:00 am – 11:00 am: San Gabriel’s ‘Egg’straordinary Spring Celebration
San Gabriel’s ‘Egg’straordinary Spring Celebration returns with a pancake breakfast and egg hunt (@ Smith Park, San Gabriel). - 9:00 am – 12:00 pm: Great San Marino Egg Hunt & Firefighters Pancake Breakfast
This fun-filled event includes crafts, games, pictures with the bunny, giant egg hunts, and a pancake breakfast (@ Lacy Park, San Marino). - 9:00 am: Sierra Madre Easter Egg Hunt
Hunt for eggs and win egg-stra special prizes (@ Memorial Park, Sierra Madre). - 10:00 am – 1:00 pm: Arcadia Repair Café
Whether it’s a broken appliance, a torn garment, or something else in need of a little TLC, the Repair Café is here to help (@ Arcadia Public Library, Arcadia). - 10:00 am – 2:00 pm: Spring Eggstravaganza in Arcadia
Celebrate the joys of spring with an exciting lineup of activities, including games, arts & crafts, a dedicated toddler area, and vibrant face painting (@ Arcadia County Park, Arcadia). - 10:00 am – 2:00 pm: Vassar Club of Greater Los Angeles Eaton Spring Celebration
The Vassar Club of Greater Los Angeles will host a spring celebration for those affected by the Eaton Fire (@ Rite Aid, Altadena). - 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm: South Pasadena Library’s Repair Café, Craft Supply Swap, and Indigo Dyeing
This is the perfect place to give your broken small appliances, worn clothes, and dying plants a second chance at life (@ South Pasadena Library Community Room, South Pasadena). - 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm: Fényes Mansion Film History Tour
Learn about the movies, television, music videos, and commercials that have been filmed at the Fényes Estate over the many years (@ Pasadena Museum of History, Pasadena). - 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Altadena Poetry Zine Workshop
Celebrate National Poetry Month with a zine-making workshop (@ Altadena Main Library, Altadena). - 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Caltech Jazz Festival
This free, outdoor event offers a unique opportunity for the Pasadena community to experience world-class jazz in a relaxed, picnic-friendly setting (@ Caltech – Hameetman Center, Pasadena). - 2:00 pm: Arabic Music at Pasadena Libraries
Learn about Arabic string and percussion instruments, while enjoying traditional Arabic classical music (@ Allendale Branch Library, Pasadena). - 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm: East West Players Theater for Youth Presents “Patsy”
East West Players Theater for Youth presents “Patsy,” an original play by Alison Minami about the first Asian American Congresswoman, Patsy Mink (@ San Gabriel Library, San Gabriel). - 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Third@First Concerts
Intimate and meditative, three unaccompanied Bach Cello Suites will be played by three LA leading cellists–David Garrett (Los Angeles Philharmonic), Dahae Kim (Los Angeles Philharmonic), and Benjamin Lash (Pacific Symphony)–to observe the holy weekend (@ First United Methodist Church of Pasadena, Pasadena). - 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm: Melodia Mariposa Presents Concert of Violin and Accordion
Come and enjoy music from around the world by Bach, Piazzolla, Kreisler, Tchaikovsky, Dinicu, and more (@ Altadena Main Library, Altadena). - 7:30 pm – 9:15 pm: Internationally Acclaimed Clarinetist Joshua Rubin on “Waves in Bloom”
Joshua Rubin, a master of both modern and historical clarinets, collaborates with several of his esteemed musical colleagues on “Waves in Bloom,” a concert exploring the fascinating intersection between classical composition and electronic innovation that traces the emergence of new sonic possibilities (@ Sierra Madre Playhouse, Sierra Madre).
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