Power Rangers (Photo – visitpasadena.com)
Enjoy a weekend full of art, live entertainment, and workshops.
By Katlyn Ong
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Friday, August 23, 2024
A screen grab of Centennial Square Boxing Show (File Photo – Pasadena Media)
- 10:00 am – 8:00 pm: Power Morphicon
Power Morphicon is the official Power rangers convention with over 200 guests from almost 30 years of the franchise (@ Pasadena Convention Center, 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
King Creole (1958, PG) — Denied his high school diploma because of a schoolyard fight, Danny Fisher is unsure how he is going to support himself and his unemployed father (@ 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). - 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm: Jazz in the Garden at Norton Simon Museum
Each event features a live jazz performance, a happy-hour wine menu in the Garden Café, and drop-in drawing supplies for guests to check out (@ Norton Simon Museum, 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: DBSA San Gabriel Valley Support Alliance
San Gabriel Valley Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (@ DBSA San Gabriel Valley, Pasadena). - 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm: Pasadena Centennial Square Boxing Show
This free, family-friendly event features 12 bouts of action-packed, Olympic-style boxing, with both male and female competitors ages 8 and older (@ Pasadena City Hall, Pasadena). - 7:00 pm: Playhouse Village Movies in the Park
Directed by M. Night Shyamalan, The Sixth Sense stars Bruce Willis as a child psychologist who is helping a young boy who claims he can see dead people (@ Playhouse Village Park, 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 24, 2024
Edwin Hubble at Mount Wilson’s 100-inch telescope,1922 (Photo – Huntington Library, Mt. Wilson)
- 8:00 am – 6:00 pm: Power Morphicon
Power Morphicon is the official Power rangers convention with over 200 guests from almost 30 years of the franchise (@ Pasadena Convention Center, Pasadena). - 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 – 3:00 pm: Free L.A. County Household Hazardous Waste Collection
Los Angeles County residents may properly dispose of their household hazardous wastes (HHW) for no cost by taking it to this periodic one-day collection roundup (@ Los Angeles County Department of Public Works Headquarters, Alhambra). - 11:00 am – 12:00 pm: Savoring Roots – A Journey Through Plant-Based Indigenous Culinary Traditions
Join Dr. Claudia Serrato for a unique lecture and food demonstration exploring the vibrant world of plant-based nutrition through the rich traditions of Indigenous cuisine (@ Altadena Main Library, Altadena). - 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Old Time String Jam Band
Enjoy live American folk music under the pepper trees, courtesy of the Old Time String Jam Band (@ Ernest E. Debs Regional Park, Los Angeles). - 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Silent Movie with Live Piano Accompaniment at Altadena Library
Enjoy a showing of the 1920 silent film One Week starring Buster Keaton with live piano accompaniment performed by Larry Garf (@ Altadena Main Library, Altadena). - 5:30 pm – 11:30 pm: Mount Wilson Observatory’s Talks & Telescopes Lecture Series
Mount Wilson Observatory will host a talk by a Jet Propulsion Lab Panel on the triumph of the Hubble Space Telescope, followed by picnicking and convivial stargazing through both of the two largest telescopes in the world (@ Mount Wilson Observatory, Mount Wilson). - 7:00 pm: Altadena Summer Concerts 2024
Enjoy the music of Sting and the Police performed live by Ghost in the Machine (@ Farnsworth Park, Altadena). - 7:30 pm: Pasadena POPS Summer Concert Series
California Dreamin’ presents music that shaped a state of mind from the Gold Rush through the ‘60s – from Chet Baker’s West Coast Jazz and the Latin sounds of Carmen Miranda and Santana to the Beach Boys, the Mamas and the Papas, and more (@ Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, Arcadia).
Sunday, August 25, 2024
Zines (Photo – Armory Center for the Arts)
- 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: Power Morphicon
Power Morphicon is the official Power rangers convention with over 200 guests from almost 30 years of the franchise (@ Pasadena Convention Center, Pasadena). - 11:00 am – 4:00 pm: Armory Zine Fest
The Armory Zine Fest is a free festival for zine makers to showcase their works, connect with other creators, and share their love for zines (@ Armory Center For the Arts, Pasadena). - 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: They Move – Highland Park Walking Group
No reservation needed, show up ready to move (@ Be Nice Have Fun, Los Angeles).
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