Vintage Cars at a Car Show, 2014 – (Photo – Staff).
Fill your weekend with endless fun including a boxing show, car show, and silent film festival.
By Katlyn Ong
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Friday, August 25, 2023
A screen grab of Centennial Square Boxing Show (File Photo – Pasadena Media)
- 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 Sin La Habana (@ 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). - 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm: Centennial Square Boxing Show
This event will feature Southern California’s top amateur competitors as they prepare for this Olympic qualifying year (@ Pasadena City Hall, 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). - 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm: Caltech Tai Chi Club – Fridays
Learn and practice Hao-style tai chi chuan (@ Caltech – Hameetman Center, Pasadena). - 8:00 pm: Free Outdoor Movies at Playhouse Village Park
Watch The Greatest Showman, inspired by the imagination of P. T. Barnum (@ Playhouse Village Park, Pasadena).
Saturday, August 26, 2023
KCRW Summer Nights at One Colorado (File Photo – Robin-Laananen).
- All Day: The Camera Is Ours Silent Film Festival
A silent film festival featuring films produced before and after American women gained the right to vote (@ Sierra Madre Playhouse, Sierra Madre). - 8:30 am – 12:30 pm: Pasadena Farmers’ Market – Saturday
Shop for fresh, nutritious, locally-grown fruits and vegetables (@ Victory Park, Pasadena). - 3:00 pm: Pasadena Public Library’s Octavia Butler Book Club
Read and discuss Parable of the Talents written by Octavia Butler (@ The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino). - 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm: One Colorado End of Summer Festival
End summer with a bang with carnival games, delicious food, an adult beer garden, caricature drawings, and live music (@ One Colorado Courtyard, Pasadena). - 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Vroman’s Summer Music Series
Listen to The Ukelele Orchestra of the Western Hemisphere (@ Vroman’s Bookstore, Pasadena). - 7:00 pm: Altadena Concerts in the Park
Experience a live performance by The Gerry Rothschild Band (@ Farnsworth Park, Altadena). - 7:30 pm: POPS Summer Concert Series: Music of Queen
Enjoy a spectacular tribute to Queen’s greatest hits (@ Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, Arcadia).
Sunday, August 27, 2023
Sierra Madre Playhouse (Photo – Gina Long).
- All Day: The Camera Is Ours Silent Film Festival
A silent film festival featuring films produced before and after American women gained the right to vote (@ Sierra Madre Playhouse, Sierra Madre). - 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). - 9:00 am – 3:00 pm: San Marino Motor Classic
Experience one of the most notable car shows in the San Gabriel Valley (@ Lacy Park, San Marino).
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