Old Pasadena “commUNITY Dining” (Photo – ColoradoBlvd.net)
Get out this weekend and enjoy a variety of events including several benefit concerts and the return of Makeshift Muse Market.
By Katlyn Ong
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Friday, August 18, 2023
Lacy Park in San Marino (Photo – CityofSanMarinoCA)
- 9:00 am – 1:00 pm: Shred Day at Altadena Library
Bring old bills, bank statements, and other sensitive documents to this free, secure shredding event (@ Altadena Main Library, Altadena). - 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 A Man Called Otto (@ Pasadena Senior Center, 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). - 6:00 pm: San Marino Summer Sunset Concert Series
Enjoy Multicultural Music (@ Lacy Park, San Marino). - 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, August 19, 2023
Composting (Photo – LA Compost)
- 8:30 am – 12:30 pm: Pasadena Farmers’ Market – Saturday
Shop for fresh, nutritious, locally-grown fruits and vegetables (@ Victory Park, Pasadena). - 10:00 am – 11:00 am: Pasadena Compost Training
Learn how to compost and participate in a local, sustainable option to keep food waste out of our landfills (@ La Pintoresca Park, Pasadena). - 10:00 am – 1:00 pm: Repair Cafe at Altadena Library
Repair Cafe is a free, roving, all-purpose repair party for and by the community (@ Altadena Main Library, Altadena). - 11:00 am – 7:00 pm: Jazz to the Max Fundraiser
Enjoy a day-long jazz festival to benefit L.A. Vibraphonist, Composer, Arranger, and Educator, Nick Mancini’s son Max who suffers from Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (@ Address disclosed at ticket purchase checkout, Pasadena). - 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Makeshift Muse Market
Stroll this open-air marketplace, shop, and enjoy live music and good eats (@ Makeshift Muse, Pasadena). - 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Southern CA Haiku Study Group (on Zoom)
Haiku poetry workshop and newcomers are always welcome (@ Virtual event). - 7:00 pm: Altadena Concerts in the Park
Experience a live performance by Las Chikas (@ Farnsworth Park, Altadena). - 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm: Summer Cinema: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Join us for a summer evening on the Horseshoe Garden lawn as we screen Raiders of the Lost Ark under the stars (@ The Langham Huntington, Pasadena).
Sunday, August 20, 2023
All Saints Church (Photo – jameswalkermusic.com).
- 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). - 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Makeshift Muse Market
Stroll this open-air marketplace, shop, and enjoy live music and good eats (@ Makeshift Muse, Pasadena). - 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Greenline Housing Foundation’s Benefit Concert: Music for the Movement
Greenline Housing Foundation will host a benefit concert for racial housing justice (@ All Saints Church, Pasadena).
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